Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 16, 1894, Page 5

SOLDIERS ARE ALL i CaMP City of Tents at Camp Abe Lincoln Prosents a-Lively Appearanoe, ROUTINE OF FIELD LIFE COMMENCED With Plenty of Musle, Balls and Bonting the Stern Veatures of a Soldier's Life Wil Be Softencd—History of Bome of the Companies. CAMP ADE LINCOLN, LINCOLN, Aug. 5.—(Special to The Bee.)—The boom of the cannon of the Wymore battery awoke Camp Abe Lincoln to the duties of the day this morning, jus. as the sun came up and tip- ped the tops of the tents with gold. The battery came in during the night and pitche its tents on the left side of the cavalry troop. ey had made the merch over land, and cvery man, horse and mule white with dust and half dead with the heat. The cavalry trcop had been ex- pecting them and warmed them up with a hot cup of coffee and a good square meal. A plunge in the lake did the rest, and this morning they are as fresh as daisies At 8 o'clock the call for regimental, troop and battery guird mount was sounded and this, one of the prettiest of the ceremonies of all, was satisfactorlly performed. At 9 o'clock the infantry drilled by battzlions and at 10 o'clock there was & drill of the troops and battery sections. All the tents are now in position and all the flags are flying. Brigadier General Colby has arrived in the camp and is estab- lished in brigade headquarters with his staft. The general headquarters are on the peninsula, some little distance from the troops, but beautifully situated where the waters of the lake on three sides of the lull the officers to sleep at night and all the movements In the busy camp are within view. There has been some delay in getting the commissary department in shape, but things are now beginning to move smoothly to the rellef of the hungry bluecoats The staft officers quartered on the penin- sula are: Adjutant General Gage; Colonel € E. Jenkins, quartermaster and commissary general; Colonel R. Emmett Giffen, surgeon general; Licutnant Colonel Harry S. Hotch- kiss, Inspector general, and the aids. Most of them are gorgeously uniformed, and all are very comfortably quartered. The iwo regimental bands are in tents adjoining the tents of the colonels of the regiments. Both of them are down for a series of afternoon concerts, and for the evolutions of the troops they are furnishing excellent music. There are a couple of man- dolin clubs also in camp, and the Omaha Guards have their plano, so that there is no dearth of music, day or night. The tele- phone company has put in a wire, and the headquarters of the staff, the brigade and the regimental headquarters and the cavalry headquarters are all In communication and connected with South Omaha. General Colby's advices from South Omaha Indicate that everything was quiet there this morning, and another of the companies stationed there has been ordercd into camp. The guards are in hopes that things will have quicted down sufficently to liberate thelr Gatling section, as thelr company is rather weak without them. ONE THOUSAND IN CAMP. There are about 1,000 of the troops on the yround, and every train brings in one or more companies. ~ The Omaha guards went into camp Monday night and their double row of tents was the first which sprung up on the grounds. Then came the Lincoln company, and after them the arrivals were 80 frequent that it was a task to keep track of them. All the boys are pleased with the camp grounds, and they have reason to be, for it would be hard to find a more suitable spot. The camp faces the west, on which side Is a seml-circle of low hills covered with fields of ripening grain. The camp is arranged in the regulation military style, with the Second regiment on the right and the First on the left. Back of each regiment are the ‘marters of the regimental officers, and back Of the center of the camp are the quarters of Colonel Colby and his staff. The quarters for the bands of each regiment are near the quarters of the regimental officers. On the extremo right of the camp Is cavalry troop “A Just enst of these a little peninsula juts out Into the lake, and on this Is sta- tioned officers’ mess tents and the Kitchen. Acrogs the lake, with its little fleet of sail Dboats and steamers, the domes and spires of the city rising through the midsummer mists complete a very pretty pictur one which the boys evidently appreciate. The trouble at South Omaha somewhat in- terfered with the work of preparing the grounds, and most of Jt had to be done yes- terday, but a small army of men has been at work, and a wonderful transformation has been effected. The Lincoln and Salt Lake car line has doubled its service and is hand- ling the travel in a satisfactory manner, while the steamer, ‘“The City of Lincoln,"” gives the visitors to the camp and the soldiers who wish to visit the city a aleasant ride across the lake. A delightful breeze was blowing all day and many of the newcomers enjoyed their first ride in a sail boat. A coupl> of the companles had just come from South Omaha and they appeared to take a good deal of satisfaction in getting rid of the dust and odors of that city with a plunge in the cool salt water, COMPANIES ON THE GROUND. The companics which had been assigned to quarters at 6 o'clock last night are as follows: C of the Second, Nebraska City, with 47 men; K of Schuyler, with 43 men; 1 of Stromsburs, with 43 men; G of Omaha-— the Omaha Guards—with 35 men, the Gat- ling_section being still at South Omaha, all of the Second regiment; A of York, with 40 men, and nine men in the signal corps, in- cluding four men on bieycles; 1 of Bennett, with 38 men; D of Lincoln, with 42 men; G of Geneva, with 47 men; F of Juniata, with 36 men; B of Fullerton, with 34 men, who were on duty in South Omaha until time to take the traln for the camp; L of Omaha—Thurston Rifles—with 65 men; H of Nelson, with 50 men, all of the Rirst. Com- pany H of the Second of Fairbury, the hold- ers of the cup, and three other companies, arrived later in the evening and they, with the cavalry troop, make the total now here sixteen companles, besides the staff officers and camp followers, The regular work of the encampment began yesterday morning with the guard mount, and from now on the greater part of the fleld exercises will look more like work than play, especially to those who are attending thelr first encampment. The first meal taken on the grounds was at noon yesterday, and as the commissary department was in an em- bryonic condition the rations consisted of dry bread and canned beef, but it was all taken as a part of soldier life, and everybody was good natured about It. Today the boys were given regulation fare, even to the beans. There have been comparatively fow visitors so far, but the stream of baggage and express wagons to and from the city has been a continuous one. Two objects of interest were on view today. The first was the big silver trophy proudly carried by Falrbury men as a token that they have grounds for thelr pretensions to being the crack company of the state, and the second, which was seen by only a privileged fow, s a very handsome medal which will be presented to the drilled man in the brigade, and there are a good many men who have made up thelr minds that they will wear it. Several of the officers and men have thelr wives and families hero, and thus additional interest is given to the gathering. CAVALRYMEN MAKE THEIR MARK. One of the eveats of yesterday was the arrival of the cavalry troop from Milford The company Is made up of men who got thelr hard muscles and bronzed faces while following the plow and harrow, but they are every Inch soldlers, and ccma to the en- campment for work and a very little play. They marched to the camp at an early hour in the morning with one wiron and an ambulance, and in about ten minutes after dolng assigned to their quarters they had thelr tents up and the horses picketed. No troop of old campalgners could have done quicker or better work. Troop A was or ganlzed on July 1887. It has never seon actual ser but is proud of the fact that it is always veady. It was called into quarters during the Indian troubles, but while awaiting orders the war came to an end. At cue time the troop owned an armory valued at $8,000. This was de- stroyed by fire In 1891, when all the equip- age was destroyed except the colors of the troop, which were presented to them by the ladies of Milford. ~ An explosion blew these out « ne side of the building, while Cap- tain Culver, who went in to rescue some mem- bers f the company sapposed to be in dan ger, was sent flying out the other, recelv- in ne and almost fatal injurie: The troop s splendidly mounted and drilled for rvice They drill about once a month but when they do they pat In two or three days at it, carrying all their baggige and cquipment ‘with them. They march to all the encampments, and In going there take advantage of all the cpen spaces to perform their evolutions At night the tents are pitched and sentries put out just as if in actual service, and Captain Culver is one of the men who knows just what actual service is, for he served through the civil war and hag sinea taken a ccurse at one of the lead ing military schools of she country He als) has command of the Wisconsin brigad at the Grand Army of the Republic reunions, Ho went int> the war as a drummer and cama out a color bearer after serving in eleven engagements and any number of skirmishes, His Milford troop has tended the encampments at Lincoln, W Beatrice, Grand Island and at Lincoln agsin, marching & distance of 570 miles, At Grand I«land their camp was struck by lightning and ten of the men shocke THESE MEN ARE SOLDIERS Another interesting body of men is com pany B, First regiment, of Fullerton, which came In yesterday. This s also made up of men who look like fighters, and the work which they did+at South Omaha last week would Indicate that they are not afraid of little hardship. It was organized as a cay- alry regiment for t purpose of going to the scene of the Indian troubles at Pine Ridge, and a company organized in those times was for service and not ornament The boys were not called on, however, and after the cloge of the war they were taken to Grand Island, and_there equipped as an in- fantry company. There are forty-three men in camp here, and as an instance of how weli prepared they are for trouble, may be men- tioned the record they made at South Omaha last week. It was just one hour after they were ordered out that they had thirty-four men on the ground, and they were on duty there almost day and night until ordered here to the e ampment Company C of Nebraska City Is one of the swell companles of the Second giment They also arrived yesterday, and they are good to look upon, and only anxious for a time when they may prove their mettle, The company was one of ‘the first called to Pine Ridge, and promptly responded, but th did not have the satistaction of killing an: Indians. They were only seven miles away from the battle of Wounded Knee, however. and wear the badge for service in that cam- paign. The company was organized in 1887 with Wililam Bischoff as the first captain. He ig now the lieutenant colonel of the regi- ment. The present officers are W. S. Mapes, captain; Larch Gilman, first lieutenant, and W. S. Harding, second lieutenant. The com- pany is made up of young business men, pro- fonal men, clerks, etc., and is one of trimmest and best looking companies in the regiment. Their average age is 23 years, They are splendidly drilled and all enthusi- astlc over the company and its work. Their signal corps has worked suceessfully over a distance of four miles, and can work twelve miles, The first order issued appointed Captain H A. Moreland of company F, First regiment, officer of the da Quite a _company of ladies is now in the camp, Including Mrs. C. J. Bills and her little daughter, Mrs. George E. Jenkins and several others, all of whom were entertained at lunch today by Colonel Jenkins of the governor's staff. Among the arrivals today was Captain J. G. Tate, chaplain of the Sec- ond regiment and grand master of the An- cient Order of United Workmen, who has just returned from a trip to California. At 10 o’clock on Sunday morning he will preach to the soldiers in front of the headquarters of the Second regiment. Tomorrow night at the pavilion _the Lincoln light infantry gives a military ball, which will be about the swellest thing of the encampment. On Saturday night at the same place the officers of the brigade and regiments tender a reception and several private balls are announced for the week. Today the Ancient Order of Hibernians are holding their annual picnic at the beach and the lake has been alive with boating parties, bathing parties and dancers all day. The two competitive drills of individual soldiers for the Colonel Bills medal and the company drill for the trophy are to take place on Saturday. This morning Inspector General Hotchkiss made his inspection of the camp and ordered a couple of rather dilapidated mess tents torn down and burned. Otherwise he found everything in military trim and as it should This evening there was a grand brigade dress parade, with the State band to furnish the music and the entire encampment in line. The program for tomorrow is as fol- low 8:00 a. m.—Guard mount. 9:00 a. m.—Company extended order drill, troop and battery dismounted drill. 10:00 a. m.—Battalion, troop and battery drill, 2:00 p. m.—Regimental, troop and battery arill. 3:00 p. m.—Brigade drill, 5:00 p. m.—Light artillery and Gatling gun_drill. 7:00 p. m.—Dress parade of six Infantry battalions. SOME OF THE COMPANIES. Battery A of Wymore was organized in 1875 and now has two fully equipped three- inch guns, one partially equipped gun and two small pieces. The officers are: C. M Murdeck, captain; A. M. Kenney, first lieu- tenant, and A. A. Murdock, second licuten ant. The present captain, then the first lieutenant, was the organizer of the com- pany, and he has been identified with it ever ' since. The battery has an armory 36x60 feet in size, and members enough to man four guns. They have sixty men in camp with them here. They also have stabling room for their horses and twenty- one acres of land which furnishes them a splendid_range, both for cannon and small arms. Their stable is supplied with run- ning spring water and all their equipments are complete. Like the cavalry, they march to all the encampments, and in coming to Lincoln they made sixty-three miles in the two days. They have seen no actual serv- ice, but were ready to go to South Omaha and also to Pine Ridge, and feel rather ag- grieved that they did not get a chance to Ko to either place. When called for serv- ice they went into their armory and waited there untll they left for the encampment here. The members of the battery supply ther own horses, and both men and horses aro in excellent drill. Company K of Schuyler, though lackin, some of the polish and glitter of the city companies, {8 composed of a vigorous set of sun-tanned young fellows, who look ready for any fleld of battle. Their great grief Just now Is that they were not selected to 80 down to South Omaha last week. They ere cal'ed out to Pine Ridgs, however, and Qid duty at Gordon. The company was or- ganized in July, 1887, and the present offi cors are Stewart, captain; C. J. Wertz, first 1lutenant, and W. 8. Howard, second utena IPor its armory the company has one of the largest halls’ in the city, and hough most of the company are newly re- cruitel they are becoming very proficient in the new drill. There are forty-thr:e men in the encampment Company H of the Second comes from kamah with fifty-three men. They were or ganized eight years ago, and though men have come and men have gone the company still remains as efeient and reliable as when it went out to Plne Ridge and put in thirteen days walting for the Indians at Gordon. They have an armory of their own, and for the past few weeks have put in some time preparing for the encanmpment. Like most of the cutside companies they have little time for the frills, but they look on their soldiering as a serious matter, and will be ready when the state wants their Germans Will Celobrate at Vennington BENNINGTON, Neb,, . Aug. 15.—(Special to The Bee)—In commemoration of the twenty-third anniversary of the victory achieved by the Germans at Gravelotte, Au- gust 19, there will be held at the park here a plenie and celebration under the auspices of the Hennington Landwehr verein. An ex cursion train will be run from Omaha, arriy Ing Lere at 9 o'clock a. m. Returning, the train will leave here at 10 o'clock p. m Beaver City Residence Burned. BEAVER CITY, Neb., Aug. 15.—(Special clegram to The Bee)—The residence of C. P. Lashley was burned at noon. A gaso line stove explosion was respousible. No ln surance; loss, $600, }AD\’E.‘JTISTS CONFERENCE ( Annual State Meeting at Lincoln Will Be Opened Today. [XTENSIVE PREPARATIONS COMPLETED Several Hundred People Will Be Present— Capital National Crookedness Very arly Causes Moro Troy to Mosher's Friends, LINCOLN, Aug. 15.~(Special to The Bee.) —Active preparations for the annual state conference and camp meeting of the Seventh Day Adventists have been in progress for the last week and tomorrow the encampment proper will begin. Several hundred peo- ple have been on the ground since August 9 pitching tents and engaged in other neces- sary work about the place. What Is known as the Laborers' Institute has been in progrese since that date, and much interest has been manifested in the work. Religious meetings are continually in progress in some f the pavilions or tabernacles, as they are called, services being conducted in the English, German, idinavian and Swedish languages. The camp is sitnated in Peck’s grove at Thirty-third and Vine streets, and covers many acres of ground. One hundred and fifty family tents are already set up and fifty more are expected to be pitched during the next two days. About 400 people are now on the ground, but Elder Hoops thinks that 1,200 at least will take part in the en- campment. Last yi at Seward the num- ber prescnt was 1 with only 175 family tents, while this year a greater number of tents will be pitched There are six tabernacles, the large one. with a seating capacity of 2,000, for general meetings, and the others, somewhat smaller, for meeiings of the various nationalities represented, kindergarten and youths' de- partments. The family tents are arranged in st ts and districts. A committee s appointed for each district, which looks after the interest of those included and reports at a tent set apart for the purpose at ¢ tain times during the day. When the camp has been fully organized the president, sit- ting in his tent, can tell the whereabouts of each individual connected with the en- rampment in five minutes’ time. Torches fixed upon posts planted in the ground at a distance of about forty feet apart serve as a means of lighting the grounds at night The sight of these lighted torches makes a pleasing effcct and gives the spectator the impression of beholding a miniature city. A large booth located in the center of the camp dispenses such provisions as the purchaser may desire at a reasonable price, while there is a general dining hall for those who come without the means of pre- paring their food. Each tent is provided with & board floor and generally furnished with a bedstead, cots and bureau. The daily program, which is subject to variation, is as follo Five o'clock, ris- ing bell rings; 5:30, prayer service and social meeting in large tabernacle; 7 o'clock, break- fast; 8 o'clock, prayer meeting in family tents; 9 o'clock, business session of the vari- ous committes; 10 o'clock, ycuth and kinder- garten meetings; 11 o'clock, Instruction and preaching service; 1 o'clock, dinner; 2:30, preaching service: 4 o'clock, business se sions; supper and preaching at 8 o'clock. BEveryone is supposed to retire at 9 o'clock. A force of a dozen patrolmen has been or- zanized to guard the camp during the day and night, Among the noted Seventh Day Adventlsts who will address the meetings during the encampment, which will last until the morn- ing of the 27th, are the following: Prof. W. W. Pre tt, educational secretary of the denomination, Battle Creek, Mich.; J H. Durland, superintendent of the general conference district, and W. H. Wakecam, fleld sccretary of the medical missionary work, Battle Creek. SAVED BY A TECHNICALITY. The story was made public today that an effort was made recently by parties inter- ested n the failure of the Capital National bank to have D. E. Thompson cof this city indicted by the grand jury for having signed one of the statements executed by the di rectors of the defunct bank, and whic was afterward proven to have been wholly false. From the statement of District At- torney Sawyer it appears that the grand jury ‘was dismissed until June 25 on ae- count of lack of funds. He wrote to Judge Dundy that he had ancther fmportant case to bring up, but by the time the answer arrived It was too late to get the old jury, and there was not time enough to em- panel a new one before the statute of limi- tation took effect, which in this case would be July 4, 1894 Tho statement in ques- tion was said to have been signed on July 4, 1891, the statute of limitation in this case being three years. The Lancaster county bar held its regular querterly meeting at the court house last evening. It was the first quorunt that has been secured since February 10, 1891 A committee was appointed to secure some eminent jurist to address the next regular meeting. ~ Judge Field offered the following resolution, which was tabled until the next meeting, as the members were not prepared to debate it: Whe In the trial of jury cases In Lancs er county it has become notorious that fair and impartial jurors are not chosen; nnd Whereas, In the opinion of the associa- tion the purity and integrity of the ju- dicial department in all its branches must be maintained; there be it Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed by the chair, whose duty it shall < to look {0 the prop of juror: at ery step in the pi eedings, from the selection of names by county commis- sloners to elr first drawing for actual serv court room. Resolved, That this association empowers IHH\IHH‘I'(‘. if to them it shall seem to employ persons to investi- gate any case which in the opinion of said committee may be a violation of the law relating to jurors. LINCOLN IN BRIEF. W. A. Johnston, who was brought back from South Omaha last evening by Detective Malone, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, began his hearing in the police court this afternoon, but it was con- tinued until tomorrow. Sam Adler accuses him of having purchased a watch at his store valued at $100, for which he paid $5 down and was to pay the rest on the install- ment plan. It is sald that some more Lin- coln partics have some accounts they would like to have Johnstcn settle, A requisition was Issued by the governor this morning for the return of Ebenezer Lawrence, who is under arrcst at Benton Harbor, Mich. He is accused of having swindled a wealthy farmer of Adams county out of quite a sum of money while acting as the agent of an eastern firm The proprieters of the ng Call hav asked the members of Typographical union to hold a speclal meeting to consider their proposition to reduce the price of com- position from cents to 25 cents per thou sand for dey work. They promise to lead matier and put on a couple of extra men. The proposed reduction does not meet with favor from the printers of the city, as this would affect all offices employing union men, and they don’t think that they should be called upon to pay fcr the Call's new press and building, which it s alleged will s:on afiliet the publie. A cordial invitation been lssued by the laboring men of Lincoln to all alliances, unions and Industrial leglons to take part in the Labor day exercis which are to be held September 3. Th merchints and manufacturers who are in sympathy with labor are especlally requested to take part in the parade, and a section of it will be set apart for thelr floats and other displays. J. Snyder was arrested yesterday at the Fourth ward demccratic primaries for as sault There was much feeling manifested about the polls, and it is said that he as- saulted his brother because he objected to his working the political wires. The case in the police court against Mrs Mary M rs came to an abrupt ending this morning was charged with sell ing liquor on Sunday, and wis arrested on the statement of a couple of sputters, but they could n:t be found to testify and as the case had been continued on th account before, this time it was dismissed by de fault. Elllott Will Not B Frosecuted. NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 15.—(Special 1 cgram to The Bee.)—The item in this morn MEANS THAT 12 DAYS ONLY s that ever saw the light of day in Omaha The Fmal Crash- Men’s Suits. An elegant line of all wool cassimere sults, sizes 34 to 42, which we close at $3.50. A line of heavy home spun cheviots, a light shades, imeres and stralght cut 3 lot of assorted clay worsted suits, sacks as well as cutaways, bound or stitched of black and blue weights, the best cloth manufactured and as y trimmed and tailored as any merchant tailor_can produce, closing out at $12. A fine line of minester's suits, coats as well tan and gray, closing at $16.00 a few of our leaders in men's, rest at the store. Mid Summer Coats. Alpaca coats and vests, drap d'etes, long extra sizes short , in all imaginable shades, at just half last week's closing out and shorteuts, stripes and This news tqo good to be true? Not a bit of 1t? There's nothing strange about it. are closing out and the only way to do It is to name prices which will conform to your pockets and the hard times. But if the fore- what Is the following? going is good news, Mail Orders must be accompanied with the cash during this sale. : FINAL, ADAm R olumbia Clothing * HAVE again made reductions to positively closa up the business by Aug. 25, so for the next AT You can buy clothing and furnishings at the cheapest pric *¥" CLOSE WE MUST AND CLOSE WE WILL. == What we are trying to do is to cut down our big stock as much as possible, as the balance left will be sold to a dealer who has agreed to take it, but whose means are such that it is necessary to reduce before he assumes it, but we promise you that the present bargains cannot be had after August 25, as COLUMEBJA QUITS FOR GOOD. ~Choice of the very finest Men's or Young “Men's Suits 1o the whole of the big stock $12 50 MORE RECORD BREAKERS. 5" Children’s Suits. Nice line of children suits in three styles, at 75c—ages 4 to 14. An elegant lot of cheviot suits, ages 4 to 14, at $1.15. A line of dark and fancy cassimere suits, ages 4 to 14, at $2.00. A few mancy worsted sults, ages 4 to 14, at $2.50. All the best grades af black and fancy 2-plece suits, at $3.00 and $3.25. We have some broken sizes In assurted knee- pants, at 10c a pair, at 20c, 25¢ and 50c Furnishing Goods. We carry the most complete and finest line of men's furnishings, the most popular makes in this city, which have a reputation for perfection—Wllson Bros' goods for in- stance—in all lines. A full line of white ahirts, negligee shirts, their underwear, their suspenders, their scarfs, their hosiery, at prices less than we paid for them ourseives. A full size working shirt, made in Omaha enough cloth in it for twice the money we ask for it, our price 25c a shirt. Umbrellas. In silk and alpaca, in all styles and sizes, at any price to close. Hats and Gloves. Wo will give an elegant black or brown Derby hat, all the latest shapes, all siz at each, We carry all classes of felt hats, as well as crushes, Stetson makes and other first class brands. We must sell them and if prices are any Inducement, we will come pretty near doing it. Elegant dress, kid or driving gloves, down to the cheapest mitt or working gloves, at one-half of the regular retail price. Men’s Odd Pants. A few fancy tweed pants closing out at $1.00 a pair. All wool cassimere pants taken from suits that costs as high as $8 and $10, light shades will be closed at $1.50 a pair. A line of the old style Harrison cassimere pants, every thread and fibre wool, at $2.00. An all worsted pair of pants that are hummers, closing at 2.50 a pair. Trunks and Valises. If you intend to go away or stay at homo it will pay you to see our line of trunks and valises and get prices, as we have a large stock, and all the modern styles In hand- bags and telescopes, at one-half the pirce trunk stores ask. ing's Bee referring to the arrest of Rabe Elliottt of Nemaha county for assault with intent to kill was misleading. matter having No prosecu- | JASON COLE ASSASSINATED. Shot by an Unknown Enemy While Work- NIS, Neb., Aug. 15.—(Special Tele- Bee.)—Jason Cole, who resides thirty miles north from Hyannis, dered yesterday by belng shot through the gram to The ceived the fatsl shot, and was found sitting in is unknown. Cole leaves a wife two children Cole who was killed at Hastings some two His remains were shipped from Hyannis to Hastings HASTINGS, Aug. to The Bee. morning that Jason ws was received here this Colo of Hastings Cherry county and that body would be brought home tomorrow even- Cole comes of an ill-starred family, , having been shot by years ago and having dled a few days ago. When Cole was here attending his mother's trouble while working on a ranch in Cherry expected to have some when' he got back. JEWELRY STORE RAIDED, Teeumseh Got Away with al Watches dnd Oth TECUMSEH, } gram to The Bee)—Since the reunion opened this town has been overrun with tough char- and a great monds and three trays of gold rings gone, amounting in all to $1,500. night a_thief . Chittenden’s milline in the county jail. watches, some d! was_captured During the night his pals from the outside wrenched the lock off with heavy tools, and he escaped. Sherift Woolsey arre depot who was trying to steal a keg of wine. He had his man handeuffed and started for the Jail when some one threw a rock from the darkness and knocked the sheriff down. The man escaped. Thousands at Camp Washington. TECUMSEH, Telegram to The Bee.)—This was Corps day the principal wero Miss Olive Ballard of Diller and Mrs. Mary €. Carman of Tecumseh. 15.—(Special reunion and The weather the session Governor Majors and Hon. be the principal speakerd: Church Howe will Sham battles and Washington is throhged with pl Box Butte County Tea, HEMINGFORD, 16.—(Special consisting of P Miss Sullivan of Des Moines of Alttance. will last for one mote ‘Week The following teachers were employed by Waldon of York, s, all of whom are from Dawes Iirnllnlm'«» i BEATRICE, ordinance passed that the error in the publication was brought Flne Corn on the Heservat stalks for fodder. the stock over eral farmers have trom 600 to 4,000 bushels of old corn on hand. Those who are not so fortunate will have to sell many of the which they would have fed until next There will be some good corn on the Indian ervation, about ten miles north of town. ank Coil has 230 acres, which he says wlil average over thirty bushels to the acre. Rev. Mr. Findlay of Orville, O., has been engaged to preach for the Presbyterians the coming year. Mr. Lee B. Cake and Mrs. Ella June Meade Cake rendered an intercsting pro- gram at the Prsbyterian church last evening. Whipped His Boss and Defied the Sheriff, AUBURN, Neb., Aug. 15.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Henry Rohr is the fore- man of a stone quarry located about five miles west of Auburn and Lee Young has been working for him. This morning they got into a dispute about wages, which re- sulted in a broken head for Rohr and Young becoming a fugitive. The beating was done with a billy and the butt of a revolver. Rohr’s wounds are very severe, but not dan- gerous. At last accounts Young had returned to his home, barricaded the doors and windows and defled arrest. The sherift and his deputy have gone after him, but as Young is a desperate man more blood may be shed be- fore he is arrested. Left Home and Many Creditors, NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. 15.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—A number of North Platte citizens are sorrowing over the some- what sudden departure of G. C. Campbell, a resident of this place for many years. Camp- bell was the local agent for eight insurance companies and did a fair business. Before leaving he collected premiums on various policies and investigation of his business affairs since his departure discloses the fact that the collections were not reported to the companies. It has been ascertained that this method of doing business was employed by Campbell for some time. The amount of | his cash discrepancies is not known. rema FREMONT, Aug. 15. to The Bee)—The architects selected for the pur- pose of examining Into the condition of the Central school building pronounce it un- safe, which will probably result in its being demolished and a new one built in its place The Misses Luaura and Edith McDonald gave a surprise party for their brother, Charlie, who has just returned from Oberlin college. Misses Lida Brown and Erma Goft are visiting friends in Leigh. Drowned in the Loup River, FULLERTON, Aug. 15.—(Special to The Bee.)—Last night while Stevie, the 11-year- old son of Peter Marshal, of this place, was bathing In the Loup river, he was drowned. He was subject to epileptic fits and it Is supposed he was taken with one while in the water. The accident cannot be ac- counted for in any other way, inasmuch as he was a good swimmer, Alleged Bootlegger Jalled. BEATRICE, Aug. 15.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—A government official lodged John Simpson of Brownville in jall here today, and he will bo given a hearing before United States Commissioner Cobbey to rrow on u charge of selling liquor without a gov- ernmnt license. He has been doing a whole- sale job of “bootlegging’ at Brownville, it s said. AL Approaching Camp OAKDALE, Neb., Aug. 15.—(Speclal to The Bee)—The ninth annual camp meeting of the Neligh district of the north Nebraska conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held in Fairchild's grove August 16 to Rev. D, K. Tindall, D.D., of Omaha will have charge of the evangelistic work Thrown In Front of w Corn Cutter. HASTINGS, Aug. 15.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Gllbert Jaden, u boy living o fow miles east of Hastings, while cutting corn, was thrown in front of the cuttor and his right leg horribly mangled and cut from the knoe to the ankle, Crized by Business Keverses. CLAY CENTER, Neb, Aug. 15.—(Special to The Bee.)—Wililam Foy was yesterday de clared insane and Sheriff Davis conveyed him to the asylum at Lincoln. Business roverses and loss of property seem to have been the cause Demise of ¢ M'COOK, Nob., Aug to The Bee.)—George L. Etter, proprietor of the Commercial hotel of this oity, died last night, the result of a stroke of paralysis re colved several weeks ago Gathering in Memory of Soldier Days in the 0.d Fatherland, PITTSBURG PREPARING TO RECEIVE THEM Piaus Have Been Laid by the Promotors to Accommodate a Large Crowd and to Furnish Them with P! of Amusement, PITTSBURG, Pa,, Aug. 15.—The arrange- ments of the tenth annual national Krie- gerbund festival, which will be held in this city from August 18 to 21, inclusive, have been completed. From what has already been accomplished in local quarters, and judging from corre- spondence on hand from the various cities that will send delegates and members to the Kriegerfest, there will be a large gath- ering here of members of this German- American assoclation of soldiers who partici- pated in the Franco-German war. The festival will begin on Saturday, August 18, with a reception to delegates, and a commers, which will take place in Masonic hall, Allegheny. This hall has been se- cured by the Kriegerbund for the entire ses- sion. On Sunday evening a sacred con- cert will be the feature. The crowning event, however, occurs on the succeeding day, Monday, August 20, wh the grand civic and military parade place. Over 5,000 men will be in line, in- cluding large delegations from New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louls, Cleveland, Columbus, and as far west as ‘rancisco. In the afternoon a large picnic will be held at Ross' grove and preparations will be made for the accommodation of 15,000 people. P Niosday morning the steamer Mayflower will take the delegates and the visitors_ to Mendelssohn park, on the Monongahela riv Hore will take place the shooting for gold and silyer medals. In the evening a Schlachten concert (war and music songs) will be glven In Carnegie Music hall, Alle- gheny, under the direction of Prof. Ecker, assisted by eminent solo singers, a good chorus and an excellent orchestra In connection with the preparations now going on for the Kriegerbund festival, a letter of invitation has been sent to the Ger- man embassy at Washington, requesting their participation in the coming event. The invitations are addressed to the ambissador, Baron A. von Saurma-Jelzch, Baron Clemens von Ketteler, councilor and first secretar: Captain Albrecht Hesse, military attache; Mr. F. W. Buddecke, chancellor; Mr. €. Von Dor Weth, assistant chancellor, and Cart von Mutzenbecher, technical attache Tho letter sets forth that, in behalf of the German Kriegerbund of North America, it would be sgnificant to have the festival graced by the presence of the German em peror's representatives to the United States This reunien is considered by the German American residents here us a happy fore- runner to the Grand Army encampment to be held here in September. Invitations have been sent to the various Grand Army posts In Pittsburg and Allegheny to Jjoin in the parade. It is confidently expected that the two citics will join in with the German-American residents in decorating bulldings along the route of the procession The last Kreigerbundfest took plice in St Louls. The present president of the asso. ciation is Charles Reiber of Columbus, O. This reunion promises to be the blggest event of its kind since the German centen- nfal, held about ten years ago. The Kreiger buni p-sed of soldiers honorably dis- charged from the German army at thoe ter mination of the Germsn-Franco war. In the past ten years any soldier in the German ny wha has served his full time can b comp a member. The badge of decoration to be worn by the delegates will be in the shaps of the famous Iron Cross, which originated with Emperor Wilkelm on the close of the war of 1870-71, and only glven for bravery on the battlefield. Many of the German veterans are members of the Grand Army of the Republic 1 thos from a distance’ will remalu here for the en campment - Hartington Hotal Change. HARTINGTON, Neb, Aug. 156.—(Speclal to The Bee)—The Merchants hotel of this clty has changed ment B. Boater of Colerldge takes ¢ f the business Boys' sults light effect RASH Co. Take your pick from suits which have sold herotofore at $18.00, $22.50, $25,00, $28.00 | Boys’ Suits. 14 to 18 years, In cheviot, dark mixed, 3 picces, A line of cassimere same ages, In Good heavy welght woolen suits at $3.00. Fancy black worsteds, same ages and stzes at §4.25, It you or your children clothing for six will need any come, this is an opportunity to make a paying fnvestment, Overcoats. Wo have 800 overcoats, all in price from investigation. now, but we're clos will go cheaper than anything they are harder medium weight effects, ranging They will bear u don’t want one and overcoats this time of the year. You can save the price of an overcoat by buying one now. There is no hoeus-pocus dodge about these wonderful bargains actly at prices named, The goods are here ex- exactly at prices de- scribed. Take our advice, come at your ears lest convenience—the the better! Bargains such as we have named will go like wildfire! 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