Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1902, Page 10

OMAHA DAILY This Is where you have to give 60 draw your money. Saving Money deir & Sons, Bankers. A dollar start it. (More if you wish.) Then little home ou are provided with a afe. This little strong steel box will wonderfully ald you in_saving odd dimes and other colns. You keep th safo and we hold the key. At intel yals you bring it here and depos! its holdings. Not a Sav Yout can withdraw it here any time without notice. How the Little Home Safe Can Assist You. 4 Open an account with J. L. Br ngs Bank days notice before you can banking board. anking Dept. Opens Saturday Money may be deposited in any amount from $1.00 to $1,000 7% Interest Paid on Deposits Banking Offices on the Balcony on our Main Floor Banking hours from 9a.m. to 5 p. m.every day. On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p. m. Teaches Children To Save Money, be it ever so little, that a child puts in a bank, teaches them not only a prac- tice of self denial, but shows in a most certain way the value of money; teaches them the vir- fues of thrift and lays the foun- dation of future wealth. J. L. Brandeis & Sons, BANKERS. 1 0 Interest Paid On Deposits CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE “elume of Business Transacted Last Month Largest on Record for August. MARKETS IN GOOD, HEALTHY CONDITION to Favorable Pr cts for u Corn Crop Both Jobbers and Retallers Look for Success- ful Fall and Winter Trade. jbbers and manufacturers in .3':’&51,’“." lines report the volume of Dusiness for August as being far ahead of all previous records for that month. Not only that, but they also say that the outlook for the future is better than it ever has been before at this time of year. Merchants throughout the territory tribu- tary to this market have had a large and rous business during the past several months, which puts them in good condition financially, a0d also makes them hopeful for the future. The excellent outlook for & Jarge corn crop, with indications favorable for good prices for all kinds of farm products, is the real reason for merchants Deing €0 certaln of a brisk fall and winter trade. The advance orders that were placed dur- ing the month of August very plainly re- flected the general prosperity existing throughout Omaha's territory and the gen- eral impression 1s that September will make even a better snowlag than August. Prices as a rule continue very firm, but comparatively few fluctuations have takeén lace during the week under review. ‘here i & scarcity of many lines of goods, t a8 @ gencral thing, with the exception of groceries, prices are not being advanced porceptibly on that account as yet. There Seems to be no doubt but what present Walues will be maintained throughout the peason, so that it seems to those who are ted as & safe proposition for merchants stock up freely at present prices Coffee Took a Jump, ‘Wholesale grocers experienced & ,very demand last week, and in’ fact hout the month of August, as co ns with August of last year show a n for this year. The market as a in very much the same position ‘t Was & week ago, but still there have a few changes of fmportance. e first of the week the coffee market New York was rather excited owing to of kiling frosts in Brasil. Price up K@%c, but as the reports were t ve & weaker feellng developed. ere has been no change in sugar so gar as quotations go, but at the same i jocks are light and on some grades re. are oversold from ten days to two The demand is very hesvy and o m:r will remain so for the next three wee are a trifie frmer owing to un- Beans vorable weather existing throughout the producing sections and particularly jew York and Michigan. It is reported the have done a good deal of and tha 1 r‘; & large part of the crop canned goods there has been little 1if ghange 8o far as prices go. Jobbers, as well as retailers, are greatly e tomato situation. m X in the indicate that the pack will be e ity Mgkt The vines In the west sre ithy, bul A it will unless warm weather is.ex- the frost holds off the total will not be anything like an average, an_early frost would mean almost . Many of the leading packers ha #0_far ref o name price new 1802 pack of western corn ap- on the market last week, and the y is sald to bo exceptionally fine o the favorable weather experlenced he packing season. emand for dried fruits continues hi, and, in fact, {8 much smaller 1 at’ this time of year. The tion Ia thought to be found in the wupply of fresh fruits and s been very large all summer. thouh, Is looked it 113 !!E I 2 on, as prices are much lower than were & year ago. The stock that come forward so far is ?I'l?o nortc satisfactory as regards quality. . eveporated however, are Open a Bank Account With Us This bank is operated under state charter and is incorporated under the laws of Ne- braska—under the supervision of the state Sept. 6th 9 A M Open a Bank Account The Many Advantages of J. L' Brandeis & Sons’ Banking Dept The banking department of J. L. Brandels & Sons, Bankers, which will be found on our balcony on main floor, offers unusual advantages to depositors. Four per cent interest 1s allowed, and you are also pro- vided with one of these little steel home safes which will wonderfully aid you in saving money. The Little “Home Safe” is Loaned to You Free of Charge J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS, BANKERS. We will supply every person who becomes a depositor.to the amount of $1 or more with a PRIVATE HOME SAFE like this one we show in the illustration. office in the balcony on the main floor. “L'"ldekhsm . L. Brandels & Son5 These Home Safes may be obtained at our banking BANKERS BANKERS EVERY PRIVATE HOME SAFE is a steel strong box, has a locked door in the bottom, a slot in the top for the money, and a patent device on the inside to keep the money from slipping out. The bank is at all times ready for the reception of money. You can slip in a coin or a bill whenever you feel like increasing your fund. WHEN THE LITTLE SAFE IS DELIVERED To you it is locked. It can only be opened by us. The idea is that you shall accumulate as much money as circumstances permit, and at least once in every 60 days bring the safe to us, when your savings will be removed and entered up to your credit on your pass book. Your money draws 4 per cent interest. ! SMALL BAN ACCOUNT IS A WISE PRECAUTION AGAINST THE DAY OF ADVERSITY much higher than they were owing to the crop belng very ligh Heavy Demand for Dry Goods. The dry goods_trade eontinues very large and In fact the Howard street houses were crowded to thelr l'uplch{ last week with both order business and house trade. Fall may now be sald to be on in ear- d the number of merchants coming et is a surprise to everyone. Thelr orders as a rule are exceptionally large, as they are anticipating the best fall trade that they have ever experienced. The dis- tribution of dry goods extends to all de- artments, Including dress goods, cloaks, osiery, underwear, blankets and woolens. There has been practically no change during the week In the price of leading staples, although the cotton goods market is very {trong. There seems to be quite a scarcity in popular lines of fall wash fabrics, and domestics in desirable dark work are also in short ufipk’. ‘Wholesale miliiners also had a nice trade last week, and many more customers ar- rived than were expected. Another big opening is advertised for this week, and even a larger attendance is expected than at the previous ones. Orders are very lib- al and jobbers are more than pleased th the way business is going. Hardware Hard to Get. ‘Wholesale hardware dealers. are shipping out great quaMtities of fall goods, such as stoves, coal scuttles, stove boards and pipe, and in fact all kinds of fall goods are moving rapidly. The demand so far has been very heavy and jobbers report a big gain over last year. ' Goods seem to be hard to obtain as ever, and con- e dificulty is belng experienced in getting enongh bullders' material and me- chanies' tools to meet the demand. One reason for the shortage s, of course, the unusually heayy demand owling to the fact that practically every mechanic in the country is employed except where strikes are klntquuflnl with the regular course of work. The market has shown ro quotable change during the week. Prices are firm all along the line, but no important changes are looked for in the immediate future. There 1s also an active demand for farm machinery. Plows in particular are moving out very freely, as there is to be more than the usual amount of fall plowing done this year. The ground is in fine condition and farmers are taking advantage of it. Hay tools are also in good request. Farm wagons and buggles are selling treely, and the prediction is that owing to the big corn crop more wagons wild be sold out of Omaha this year than ever before. Boot and Shoe Men Busy, ar ago Leather goods jobbers also have a good word to say regarding the condition of trade. A g0od many buyers are coming on the market and are buying quite freely. Most of them have, of course, bought the big bulk of their goods, but at the same time lh_i are placing lberal filling-in orders. Travellng men are also meeting With good success on the road, 80 that Jobbers have no complaints to offer. = They are still busy shipping out thelr advance orders, but they now have a good start on em. Rubber goods are moving out at a rapid rate, and 8o are the orders coming in freely for both footwear and clothing. The un- mount of ain has made rubber s sell readily and present indications are that jobbers will do & phenomenal business this season. Frults and Produce. T mand for fruit still continues very large end the supply ls also liberal. The most of the peaches an plums offered last week were from California, but this week Colorado and Utah stock 18 expected to arrive in large quantities. Accord) ||% to advlees roeelved the auality will be fine. Prices ruled a little higher last week than the week before, as will be seen from the quotations in another column. rhere was no material change last week in vegetables, and about the e prices hold good that have been in force for some lttle time. The oyster season opened last Thursday and local jobbers report being _exccptionally good. from 90 to 45 cents per can. There has been very little chan prices ruling on poultry, eggs an the supply and demand apparently keeping about even. Spring chickens. though. weak. ened a little, while butter, toward the clos of the week. firmed up a trifie, Aside from those ghanges the mark:t on that olass of §00ds s the same as it was & week ago. Bringing the Remains Home. LONDON, Aug. 3.—The steamer 8t Louls salled from Southampton for New York, having on board the remalns of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair, in the butter, the demand as | Prices range | BURGLAR SHOOTS T0 KILL J. B. Masen Has Desperate Struggle with Rebber in His House. TIMELY STROKE PREVENTS A MURDER Householder and Burglar, with Desperation, Roll Flight of Stairs—Mara; Makes His Escape. Fighting Down J. B. Mason of 4907 Webster street, Dun- dee, had a desperate hand to hand struggle with & burglar who entered his house at 2 yesterday morning, during which three shots were fired from the marauder's re- volver, and the two men, each desperately fighting to finish the other, rolled down a flight of stairs. Mr. Mason fought against heavy odds, as the burglar had the double dvantage of being the heavier and stronger and being armed. The struggle undoubtedly would have ended in murder had not Mr. Mason's son appeared at a critical moment and knocked the revolver from the burglar's hand. About 2 o'clock in the morning, during the thunder storm, Mr. Mason was aroused ‘trom his sleep by & noise at the kitchen The perceptible transition from summer to autumn moves the Springfleld (Mass.) Republican to draw the following pen ple- ture of nature's glorious season: Before the gray winds come and the birds €0; while yet buckwheat bloom is sweet to the bees and the rising sun awakens nymphaea on the bosom of thé misty pond; while yet the flelds are fragrant with rowen clover, and the grouse and the wood hen cluck to thelr late broods in the hazel thickets; while the lush greens of summer still possess the flelds and crown the hills with sumptuous repose in the long day— in short, just mow, before we forget our blessings in a possible hot and stewing Sep- tember, let us give grateful praise to the uncommon loveliness of the season. Not the best of corn weather, but for sheer physical comfort and joy in breathing quite the best, especlally in the midsummer weeks, wherein the dog- the mosquito revels, and fittul and wearisome uncertainty. A good many rainy days, and many more days of freakish showers, some of them notable and furious, have given to the follage of the trees and the herbage of the meadows those lusclous perfections of verdure which they wear so happjly. Other days have Inter- vened, keen with reacting alr currents, bril- nt with clear, swift sunshine and with owing white clouds drifting over pro- found asure depths of sky. How the earth has felt the luxury of its vegetable life, how flowered and leaved In marvelous gay- ety and profusion, how sent forth new swaying sprays from the tip boughs of birches and cedars, hemlocks and pines, and flung forth, as in child's play, the deli- cate tender red leaves of spring from the ds of young maples and oaks! Nay, spring hues and fall tints have even bal- anced each other on the forecasting joined together in the happy unity of the year's advance. —_— And pow that the later and more splen- did of the golden rods are beginning to glorify the plains and gleam in the bush rows between the fields, the aster tribes are beginning thelr royal succession in the (BRANR! Interesting to Both Children and Adults Here’s a gun metal safe to We supply it free to all who deposit which we keep the key. a dollar or more in our Bank Department. moneys in this little safe and Put your odd every so often bring it down to our bank, where we will open it, place the amount in it to your credit and allow you 4 per cent interest. S MONEY'IN THE BANK | GIVES ONE A FEELING OF COMFORT AND SATISFACTION 47 0 Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit Running 3, 6 or 12 Months door of his house. Whil Iying in bed awaiting developments a flash of light- ning {lluminated the room and he saw a man there rifiing his pockets. Mr. Mason jumped from the bed and seized the bur- glar. Burglar Fires Revolver. After soufiling for a few seconds the bur- glar drew his revolver and fired three shots in quick succession. Each time the gun ‘was leveled at Mr. Mason’s head, but each time he succeeded in striking the burglar’s arm just before the trigger was pulled and the bullets flew into different parts of the room, one lodging in the mattress of the bed, in which Mrs. Mason lay trembling and helplessly nervous. Mr. Mason fought the burglar with des- peration, realising that a moment's fespite might bring a fatal shot from his adver- sary’s gun. In the struggle both men went to the floor and then rolled, one over the other, down a flight of stairs. In the fall Mr. Mason sustalned: cuts about the head and a fracture of the ankle, He was now in a weakened condition, but his son Claude appeared on the sc: and took a hand in the fight. The burglar was downed and given a severe beating, the revolver first baving been knocked from his band by the younger Mason. Escapes in the Darkness. The burglar, belng & blg and powerful man, finally succeeded in breaking away outside. ‘which he had taken from Mr. Mason's pock- The burglar got away with $7 ets. The Omaha police are at work on the case, although the crime was committed outside the city limits. Before entering the Mason home the bur- glars had visited the residence of Prof. Lighton, next door, but they secured no booty there. Yesterday blood spots were discovered on the floor of the Mason house, and these indicate that the burglar may have been struck by one of the bullets from his own gun. ’ IRELAND TO GET RED HAT Inereased Number of Oatholics im United States Entitles Ohurch te Another Cardinal, ROME, Aug. 80.—In view of the increase of Catholics in the United States the pope has decided to create another American cardinal in order to re-establish the equilibrium 1n the sacred college. It has been pointed out to him that whereas Great Britaln and Ireland, with 6,000,000 Catholics, have two representa- tives, and even Australia, with hardly 1,000,000, has & cardinal, (Moran), 13,000,000 American Catholics have only one cardinal from the Masons and escaping through the back door. As he disappeared in the dark- At the Threshold of Fall | violets and purples which are so much more emphatic than their earller fellows of the wooded shades, whoss ray flowers are white, though their disk flowers are red gold abd lemon yellow, ripening to deeper topes as they grow old. The ch scter of thess autumn blossoms is such to challenge every eye, and indeed it s chiefly now that the element of daring and vigorous splendor comes into evidence, and the earth grows rich with the glory that none can pass by. It is the garnered sun- shine of the centering life of the year that new echoes the great orb in which is em- bodied and from which proceeds the very fnner vitality and emergy of our familiar earth. What a tremendous revelation is this—not the gentle, tender, slow graces that begin the floral year, with their shy pyrola, linnaea, partridge berry and such silent woodland flowers, that must be sought in their seclusion. Even the tall, white daisies and buttercups seem retiring as the black-eyed Susans take their places in the fields. There are still recluse beau- ties in the woods, but who thinks of them in the brave onset of the golden rods, pur- ple asters and the sunflowers—flowers that seem to say, as the poet appealed to the rose: Suffer yourself to be desired And not blush so to be admired. It is {pteresting tg note how the ripen- ing of leafage into fall color begins bumbly, on the ground, so that now in many a fleld one sees whole tracts that are barmoniously colored in orange and flame from the little buckwheat vine, which croeps on the earth where it finds nothing to ‘climb upon, or more intensely red with multitudes of other polygonaceae, such as smartweed, hearteease and the rest, whose pinkisk flowers but serve to tone down the seif-assertion of the red stems and leaves. Now the high grasses and sedges come out with motable plumes, and their stems and long, swaying blades, deep with marcons and olives, lft the pioturesque flower panicies into light in o aerial free- Gom; and the thatch that abounds om our (Gibbons). It is certain that Archbishop Treland will get the red hat. A Pen Picture of the Autemn Season. plains begins to assume that Maderis wine tinge that gives its tone to many an acre. Besides these there are the sumacs, begin- ning to intimate the riot of leaf color to come, while their scarlet or crimson pom- pons break upon the sight like fantastio triumphal decorations of the march of the hosts of the outgoing year. Meantime, the katydid has come, a little belated this year, and not so strong in nus ber as often. The evening concerts from the trees are wenderfully soothing and content- ing—a single movement of the great insect chant, which in all its variations makes a symphony of nature, though the sonata form has never been mastered by these curious orchestral performers. Monody is the true Y epithet for the crickets and the grasshop- spirituel apparition as arbutus, hepatics,’pe; as for the cicada, whose savage whirr resounds at noonday, he wields an instru- ment that belong rather with the sultry Af- rican music, not yet harmonized to & sens tive ear, and which is rather a barbario in- terruption, such as amid a crylng of infinite lelilfes by an Arab army breaks in upon the eacred appeals of Allah with & harsh stri- dency of an; It 1s like in effect to the note of Silya's horn in the opera, that calls Eruani from his dream of happiness to meet the fatal stroke. If one could but remove that note from the rest, it would all be “Allah 1§ Aliah!" And so it shall be. Praise be to God, and Joy to man, that there is an unending chorus of Iite in the earth—Iife that was as the dews distilled and the sun dissolved them ages ago, and life that will be to the end. ell, and others s come, and know all and more than we have known, and also they shall take a last look with earthly eyes upon these works of God, and go on to discover and dwell among other of His works, 00d and as beautiful. Or rather, go on into the wider life of God, in which we are but motes and all that we be- bold and enjoy and love but shadows or prophecies of that which shall be revealed to us fn further life. Nothing ends; but all forever and ever begins. BRIDGE REPORT IS ADOPTED Oounty Cemmissioners S8eal One Chapter of 01d Board's Record, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS SAVED Commission App: ted to Investigate Recommends a Reduction of Final Estimate and This is at Last Agreed To, Acting upon the report of the special commission appointed to investigate the matter of the bridge on the asylum road, the county commissioners, after some heated discussion, determined to deduct $1,808 from the estimates as submitted by the contractor, Robert Z. Drake. It was disclosed In the discussion that the first and second estimates, amounting to $2,600 each, had not yet beem allowed and it was decided to deduct the amount named from the second estimate. The report, which is signed by Robert B. Howell, W. 8. King and F. A. Bdquist as commisstoners, relates in a specific manner that the commission had examined each of the different records forming portions of the proceedings of the board in relation to this bridge and after stating in & general way that the price was practically in ac- cordance with the terms agreed upon, pro- ceeds as follows: “We further find that under such con- tract of July 18, 1600, and the prices therein forth to be charged and allowed for bridge material and bridge work, and under the order and resolution of June 24, 1801, and July 18, 1901, respectively, and the modified plans and specifications as mc- cepted July 81, 1901, that the correct price allowable to sald Robert Drake on such bridge is as follows, vis. 40-foot span... & Increase foot tubes . 860 feet of floor girders.. 280 feet of hand rall 884 feet of I,\Illnx. 1,158 feet of lumber in sewer box Extra length of girders and tle rods in substructure. Total Commissioner Ostrom moved the ac- ceptance of the report, ating that the final estimate for the work had been al- lowed, but that the first and second esti- mates of $2,600 'h had been withheld and embodylng in his motion & provision that the sum of $1,808, which was the dif- ference between the reasonable cost of the bridge as fixed by the commission and ost as shown in the contractor's esti- be deducted from the final esti- This troversy the proceedings r old con- in which the bridge were conducted and in the course After the discussion Commissioner O'Keefte asserted that the records did not show a portion of the action which the board was alleged to have taken. He was asked by Commissioner Ostrom why, If he thought the final estimate when presented to the bridge committee was too high, he 414 not that fact to some of the other members, and replied that every saloon man in town had heard bhim say it. In re- sponse to that Commissioner Connolly sald: motion revived the to the manner ing to “That's just where you did your taiking when you should have done it in the board meetings. The motion of Commisaioner Ostrom pro- viding for the deduction of ¥1,808 from the second estimate was finally adopted. 4 The resignation of Elmer & Thomss as | roalize deputy county orney was accepted amd the appointment of George A. Magney to fill the vacancy was approved. May Keep Pteifer. The resignation of Otto Pfeifer as fireman at the county hospital was referred to the committee on poor farm, it being suggested that Mr. Pfeifer had a grievance which might be adjusted. A bill of Joseph Decker for ecorn de- livered at the county hospital, amounting to $200, was taken from the committes and allowed, as the corn had been bought with the understanding that it was a cash transaction. The bills of the South Omaha were lald over for another week. The committee on courthouse and fafl wae authorized to decorate for the Ak- Sar-Ben festival with the understanding that the expenditure for additional ma- terial should not exceed $150. The board, aiter a brief but earnest dis cussion, adopted the county surveyor's plans for the proposed pile bridge across the Platte at Valley, the cost of which is estimated at $13,400, Commissioner O'Keeffe alone voting in the negative. MAN DIES OF STAB IN LEG Wo Known as His Wife a Missing Wanted by the St. Louls Police. sors ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.—Robert Luther la dead at the morgue In East St. Louls as the result of a stab wound in the leg, and the police are looking for a woman, known as Luther's wife, who disappeared after summoning & physicia Luther was found dead in his chair by Dr. Charles A. Smith, The couple, it is stated, formerly lived at Litchfield, Iil. Boer Generals Start for London, THE HAGUE, Aug. 80.—Generals Botha, Dewet and Delarey started for London today. e INVESTORS_ COMBINE CAPITAL. Pooling Their Intere; Enormous and %, They Fo Powerful Syndicate, One of the new moves in the financial world that is attracting a great deal of at- fention is the pooling of interests by smal investors. A St. Louls firm, the Prudential Investment Co., is the prime mover in the an. ‘This company receives the money of thousands of small investors, and, combin~ ing them, form gigantic sums that enable them to' successfully transact enoi deals that pay handsome profits dividual members of the pool. This s & new phase of the Community-of-Interest ldea made so popular by J. Plerpont Mor- gan, the only difference s that this com- pany is composed of an unlimited number of small investors, while Mr. Morgan's com- panies are composed of a limited number he Prudential is the first of rich men. company organized on this new because of its wonderful sucoess :?'t‘.’b..'(“.‘ question of a short time until ma; Wil onter the fiaid. Tt 18 & well khown fact that the man of money has thousands of opportunities to make profitable - ments that never come to b AL means. In money to ma . By this new Of combination the amall investor secubes Uhe same opportunities that come o the man of milllons and as & consequence ree alizes the same enormous per cent of profit gn his investment, however small it I L)opullr langua, o mone, who take advantage of the tes offered by ihe first of these ‘corpanion more on thelr mona than they would under ordinary conditigns in & year. The Prudential Investment is rapidly extending its fleld of operation: and, {o arouse additfonal interest, has i8sus coklet explaining iy detall Its plan o operation. This hooklet is sent free to Iho write ‘for le ¢ nyestment Co,, 0530, Louls, Mo, " nies will,