Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 26, 1903, Page 9

EDITORIAL SHEET. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. PRI R R PAGES 9 TO 16. 59 ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 18 OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1903. YDEN; T 1 RELIAKLE STORE., SINGLE The Dollar’s Worth You Buy Here Will Bring You Back Again, Not Because You Get $2 for §I, But Because You Get Good Honest Value for Your Dollar. COPY THRE CENT HAY DENs THE RELIAPLE STORE. Hayden Bros’. Cloak Dept, the Busiest Piace in Omaha. 80 sample sults that sold from $12.50 to $65.00 and 400 sample coats that sold from $1.60 to $45.00, purchased by our cloak buyer, who is now In the eastern mar- ket, at 65c on the dollar, and just received. This entire lot will be placed on sale Baturday morning Your chance to purchase a beautiful coat or sult at % off the regular price. First cholce—46 sults, handsome creations, #swell tallored, in new mixtures, made in 3-plece and Louls XIV styles; worth Women's Rainy Day and Walking Skirts. 1,30 skirts, made of mixtures and plain $45.00, $50.00, $60.00 and $65.00 39 nu' colors, tallor made, worth up to $.00, on . on sale Saturday at sale Saturday and displayed 3 08 Becond cholce—100 sults, made of pretty | tn our window, at Fur Department. mixtures, nicely taflored and finished, 1n | ;) convuing brown marten scarfs, made of All the newest effects; worth 25 0‘] the best quality of fur, with six large 90,00, 8550 and 300, Saturday... £V UU | apip, worth $10.00, on sate 6 50 Third cholce—200 sults in Cheviots, Vene-| Saturday at Aohis 4y tans, mixtures and all the new mate- | % Astrackan capes, 3 inches long, Skinner rials, made to sell for 00 and l8 uu | satin-lined, worth $18.00, $25.00, one sale Saturday at... UU| saturday at {Best quality of beaver coats, worth $%, Saturday for.. 69 Ufl 95 sample coats, made of the finest camel's | Mink capes, 30 fnches long, worth hair and Panne Zibeline and fancy silk, | $00.00, for, each.. 3‘35 in Norfolk, Louis XIV and loose effects, | worth $20.00, $35.00 and $45.00, on 2 0;" doa. wrappers, made of good quality of Vaos Bdtuctay At 28.00" aaneistin, worth Tie, on sate "~ Ag 20) sample coats, made of the finest Ker- | yrm',,;,',',, O soys, Zibelines and silks, worth IB nu 200 children’s long coats, made of Zibeline, $20.00 and $26.00, on sale at 10 in red, brown, green and blue, 3 98 100 sample coats, made to sell at $12.00,| worth $6.0, for... e $15.00 and $18.00, some Skinner satin-lined, DON*T FORGET O SBAMPLE SAL made of all new materials, Including | BEGINS AT 8 A. M. SATURDAY. OR- stlk, on wale Baturday 9 9 CHESTRAL CONCERT AFTERNOON at .....dtJU | AND EVENING IN MILLINERY DEPT. Women’s Conts. Saturday’s Big Bargains 25c Scalloped and Hemstitched Handkerchiefs . o sieie s JERE This is a lot of samples of the newest patterns and all in good condition. Ge plain and fancy bordered Handkerchiefs ................24c Just the thing for school children. 10c and 15¢ Handkerchiefs for only ..... 25¢ Ladies’ Belts for 5¢ Novels for . ¥ devausie wave o v es THE 25¢ Dress Trimmings for . ... vees «o010€ 50c Hand Bags, 50c Pocket Books and 50c Wrist Bags each..25¢ BIG RIBBON SALE MONDAY. 85¢ new all silk Ribbonat ........ .cocennvnnee unn ...124c Orchestral concert afternoon and evening in the millinery dept. Hardware, Stoves and| Handsome Styles Housefurnishings New Fall Hats for Men Special Sale on |u o e variets maes Heating Stoves it easy for any man to find the hat he ought to wear. They are superior in ‘The handsomest, double-heating base bur- ner made, the Regal Universal. Come and . 5e HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE. Orches{ral Concert Afternoon and Evening. A Millinery Sensation $3.50 Tailored Street Hats, $1.29 2% styles of white, gray other colors of tallored- trimmed street hats, the surplus stock of a large New York house, These goods are of splendid design and finish and would be $3.50 if regularly priced. The shapes are of the smart prevalling effects— Saturday and HATS DRAPED FREE OF CHARGE. $1.7 stitched satin edge shaggy felt hats in turban and large flare cffects, black, brown, ssc Trimmed Hats at $4.90 It you admire novelty and originality—milfnery that the style of Parisian genius has made charming—hats cleverly designed and as cleverly made up by our own ex- perts, not alone inexpensive hats, but splendid creations of the most adept millinery artists—then see these hats we offer today—you will certainly appreclate 4 90 | 4 ' . | | them at the price... HATS TRIMMED FREBE OF CHARGE. Infant’s and Children’s Bonnets SPECIAL SECTION FOR THE LITTLE ONES. The Infants' and childrens' bonnet section of the millinery department contains an extensive array of correct headwear for Fall and Winter, at prices which will certainly please all mothers looking for stylish headwear. 25c, 39c, 49c,'69c, T5¢c, 98¢, $1.49 and upwards The Gainsborough Street Hats $2.45 Two shapes of now popular Gaineborough street hats ars offered for Saturday at the low price of two dollars and forty-five cents. They are trimmed with velvel ribbon and ornaments sold everywhere at $.75— 2 As | Saturday . PTO L) 1 50c Black and White Feather Pompons (0¢ HATS DRAPED FREE OF CHAR! CHILDREN'S HATS. A vast assortment of nobby effects for children in beau- tiful colorings in flat and rolling brim styles, both side and streamer trimmings, 49, Toe, 98¢ and Hc large imitation stesl ornaments in & number of the very newest ideas while they last Special Sale of Ladies’ Sweaters Saturday Ladies' all wool sweaters, double-breasted, smrda% Special in The Big 00?'- Now at its Best Flegant quality crepe de chine, 24 inches wide, black, white, cream and all shades, only 69c. WAIST VELVETS—In metal print and| all colors and sizes, at $5.00. Ladies' blouse jackets, all sizes, at $5.00. colors and | Egg-O-See Breakfs | Cholce Utah peache: | Mutton stew, Grocery Department | Fresh Fruit anl Cereal Specials Fancy freestone peach per dozen ... Large basket plums .. Fancy Bartlett pears, per dozen Large juicy lemo each siseesas Force Breakfast Food, per package ..... Vim Breakfast Food, ackage cakfast Food, package....... Malta Vita Breakfast per package Neutrita Breakfast per package. | 1 Washington blue 00d, Food, st Food, per package Malta Ceres Breakfast Fo per packug uail Oats, per packag 2-1b. packuge self-rising pan: flour, per packags Fresh crisp ginger snaps, per pound 3 Large sacks white or yellow cornmeal Pure rye flour, per sack ure Whole Whe: per sack....... 10 bars of laundry soap for Large Itallan pru per pound od, P at Flour, nes, per pound Fancy Virginia raspberrie per pound § Faney Michigan evaporates apples, per pound a cleaned currants, per pound ... Fancy Moor per pound Choice Bantos coffee (special), per pound . v rk apricots, Meat Department OUR COMPETITORS TRY TO K UP, BUT WE KEEP ON CUTTIN PRI TILL WE HAVE LOS' Mutton legs, per pound . per pound Mutton roast per pound Vegl stew, r pound Veal roast per pound . veal steak, per pound . Pork .oins, per pound Spare ribs, per pound Round steak, per Ib., s 10c and . Sirloin_steak, 10¢ and Porterhouse steak, per pound - TN Shoulder steak, 4 Ibs. for . Roast beef, per pound .eeunee Rib boil, per pound Shoulder boil 0,000.00 worth of Ladies’, Mens' and C S bought direct from the ls Mens' and Childrens gest and best mi thing made in Ladios’, and Paats, in all-wool and fleece-lined good Underwear, at a saving of % the regular p on sale. cotton fleece-lined Vests , at 2Bc. Ladles' heavy and Pants, worth Ladies' Jersey-ribbed Vests and Pants, heavy down fleece backs, worth 6oc, at 890, Ladles' Stratford Combination Suits in white or silver, floece-lined, worth Tic, at 50 Ladfes' half-wool Combinati fect fitting, worth $1.50, at 88 Ladles' wool mixed Combination Suits, in sllver or white, extra fine in quality, worth $2.00, at $1.50, Ladies' fine \ Sults, per silk and wool 8 $3.00. Ladies' cotton knit Skirts, assorted col- | at 5oe. mixed worth e, wool ors, Ladies' heavy quality, worth $1. knit Skirts, extra at 988, susorted colors, worth e, at &c. Ladies’ extra heavy outing flannel Gowns, embroidery and silk trimmed, worth $1.50, at 9se. Childrens’ outing flannel sleeping gar- ments, with feet, In all sizes, at 3 “hildrens’ outing flannel Gowns, alzes, worth T, at boc Childrens’ fine Jersey Pants, fleece-lined, and & perfect garment, at 2%c. in an ibbed Vests and fitting Combination | 5 hand-crocheted neck, worth $5, at| | vadies' outing flannel Gowns, extra large, pecial Underwear and liosiery Sale hildrens' fine Underwear and Hoslery, Ils in this country. This comprises every- Suits, This 1= the best made and best fitting T Underwear, Hoslery, Unlon Vests rice. ss6 goods will be marked and put Boys' extra heavy fleece-lined Vi Drawers, in all sizes, at 25 Childrens' fleece-lined Combination Suits, sey-ribbed, In all sizes, at 6c. 0 dozen Ladies’, Misses' and Childrens' in light and medium weight, also ¥ fleece-lined, for fell and winter wear, at 10c, 16¢, 1% and 2, Ladies' fancy lisle thread hose, in plain black and fancy colors, at e, worth up to $1.00 2 Ladles’ plain black and eolored Lace Hose, o value, at 10 Mens y fleece-lined Shirts and Draw ers, regular 50c quality, at 25c. Mens' heavy Jersey-ribbed Shirts | Drawers, in blue and ecru, regular e qual | sty, at 8 Mens' extra heavy wool fleece-lined Shirts awers, in plain and fancy colors, reg- ¢ quality, at | Mens' heavy wool Shirts and Drawers, in al gray and hair, in all sizes, and natv am ‘Mmz ns' $1.50 wool Shirts and Drawers, [ natural gray and 1s' hatr, at $1.00, made single or dov wsted. | Mens' $2.00 and & ll-wool Shirts and Drawers, puro Australian and camels’ hair, mads single or dotble breasted, at $1.50 per | garment. Furniture Clearing Sale. Only five more days of the September C our goods. Fvery plece of furniture gua goods tn this sale at from % to % off regu 6-ft. extension tables, at .. Solid oak, §-drawer ci B et e Iron beds at $5.00, $1.00, $3.00, $2. and Kitchen cabinets, with flour bin, ‘at . 8-plece end commode, for b-plece parlor sult or chitoniers, 4 QB 115 er Get our prices and examing aun Yearing sale. ranteed to give perfect satisfaction. lar prices. SNB\EGARLEE S Dining chalr at 31 and .. 4 0dd parior ehairs and rockers at Orchestral concert afternoon an new gun metal noveltles, only §9c and @c. BLACK RUSTLING TAFFETA-2i-inch, | worth $1.2%5, for 75c. per pound California hams, Per pound ......oe.s style and quality to anything we have ever shown for the price—$1.00, 2 50 see it. We carry 12 different kinds, up from $27.60. £.50, $2.00 end.... Ladies' double and single-breasted sweat- Agency for the “Imperfal” $3.00 hats. The Vulcan Hot Blast beats ers, all sizes and colors, at $3.60, $2.60 and . even- ‘om all, [ We are Omaha headquarters for the world renowned John B. Stetson hats, boys' and EXTRA SPECIAL—Saturday evening | $1.98. No. 1 hams, ing in the millinery department. sale ot silks from 8 until 9 o'clock, for one | Ladies’ all wool vests, double and single- hour. The Etar Oak, a great big, 17-In. Alr children's school cape, all wool caps, in plan and fancy colors, worth Sc, 25‘ on sale Baturday at Boys' yacht, automobile, golf and yacht golf caps, In plain and fancy colors, 76c quality on sale Baturday at Tight, usually sells for $18.80, our price, 456, A dandy Oak up from $6.96. No. 8 laundry stoves, $3.19. The Universal Onk, the best Air Tight Oak made. Extra heavy, all fitted up in cement, the greatest floor heater on the market. Burns any kind of coal. Will keep fire as well as any base burner. Easy to regulate, up from $16.95, 30x30-inch stove boards, 4So. 6-inch pipe, 10c. Elbows, 6e. Coal hods, 15c. Girls' school caps at 8o, 75c, 60c, ®e, and...... ORCHESTRAL CONCERT AFTER- NOON AND EVENING IN MILLIN: DEPARTMENT. 7 Changsable brocade and molre sijks,| Potsted st L while not all silk, nevertheless are strong| 8ses’ all wool sweaters, largest assort- and durable for linings, waists and trim-|ment in the city, all colors and sizes, at | mings; for this one hour, only lic yard. §.98 and $LE0. Bacon, per pound ......ooiievens Spring chickens, per pound New York and W Cheede, per pound .... HAYDEN BROS. China Department Decorated cups, saucers and plates... $¢ Pig banks [ Fine Japanese decorated cups and sau- .. 120 (They are worth 60c per pair.) cers Decorated cream pitchers . G6-plece_crystal cream sets S-inch crystal fruit dish Optical Department IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT OUR OP- TICAL DEPARTMENT FIRST. Up-to-date in every respect. Moderate pric Satlstaction guaranteed. No chargg for examination. TALK OF A COMBINATION Oity Hall Men Look for Gas and Electrio * Oompanies to Unite. clal thumb of E. W. Nash, the capitalist and a brother to F. A. Nash. The proposition to consolidate the two lighting companies s not a new one. It was under consideration and pressure not long ago, but feil through and the latest Nuash move to force an electric light monopoly 18 belleved to have been really a measure to assist in bringing about this arrangement. There is good and sufficlent reason, it is urged, for the Interested concerns to keep a “community of interests” scheme dark at the present tjme, because of the near election and the possibility that the ques- | tion of a municipal eleotric light and power plant may be submitted to the | people. Bhould it become known that the In elty hall circles it is candidly stated Bas and electric interests had combined | 3 it combined AR A FRSR AAE the Streel-UERURE A0 8 | o i1y “tne tatention of forcing emotuste } & closed incident so far as the submission electr ‘ of competitive bids by the gas and electric m;',,‘,",,;:,'"w'n"'.‘x'.'f'"i" Fheanpminted s ight companies is concerned. On the other %6 ‘anything but in- ! 1ok | decisive in voting for a public plant. Hence hand, the report is current in inner ctreles | T TUURE Hor @ PYbe | that tho lull in the storm portends &n en- | no vetter for the cor m"" ng at present tirely new deal with the element of compe- PIRSHIN, tition eliminated and a clear fleld for ex- | KENNERY SUES FOR SALARY clusive street illumination by electricity. Whether this fs to be accomplished bY & | woniy Pay trom Clty for Services a . Fire und Police Comm ANTICIPATE NO FURTHER COMPETITION Nash, Who Makes Several Trips East, is Quoted as Telling Hench- men that “Everything is Fized.” formal consolidation of the gas and electric | lighting interests, or by a properly safe- | guarded understanding, Is the question, and the wiseacres lean toward the former scheme, saying that F. A. Nash's two re- ent New York trips were for the purpose of combining the two corporations. slomer. Frank A. Kennedy has filed a claim with the city council for 3.9 for salary as a member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and as a member of the “Everything Fixed." 1 p 3t A cense board. ro st 3, 102, to Apr Before Mr. Nash Jeft for New York on his | ¢ “Joas "The bil) nas hen rejeercd: we i) last trip he told the men who were Indus- | \ocent board, which ousted the boad of triously trylng to grease the way for &n | uhnich Mr. Kennedy was a member. The electric monopoly to suspend work until he | 1 iter says: x 5 returned. After he got back from the east the “pluggers” reported for duty and were | o, told that “everything had been fixed." nasmuch as I was appointed for four from April 6, 189, to April 6, 19, d nd was ready and willing at all times to Sunday {"lll‘k~‘"- Nash will leave for an-| portorm the duties of the office, I consider othen New York trip. Of course it 18 given| 0t | have a claim against the eity " out that the power canal scheme and fts| ' | Kennedy w ointed by May financing s the matter that demands his y was appointed by Mayor Moores iand was forced out of office by a supreme attention. However, the one or two recent | court decision in the summer of 12, which conferences which the president of the | » enabled Governor Savage to name the new electric light company held with the presi- | otV ES TOVIEROT FOVAKS 19 now - dent of the gus company are uot taken as | e e question vight of the mayor or as |as to the ultimate b 04 e purpe - oing altogether for the Purpaseyof dis-|¢ng governor to name the board is stlll | pending in the supreme court. cussing the power canal project. Whether & consolidation of the two com- panies is considered, or whether it has been tentatively arranged, are matters that are| FROM OMAHA TO.DES MOINES guarded closely by the principals, and facts as to the deals, If they have been ma Moter SAnnot De sbialhed. Men closs 1 the sise. | tric light company have given It out as thelr convietion, however, that a deal of | the kind is afoot and practically consum- mated, Limes Hetween These Two tiles Osne of the Plans Ac- evedited to Polk. It reports are true Omaha and Des Moines will soon be connected by an in- | tefurban motor Mne. President Harry The gas company I8 owned and con-| Polk, of the Des Molnes luterurban line, trolled by Philadelphians while the! has announced the iutention of his com- electrio Lght company @ uader the finan- pany to make many exiensions Dext sew- Ownership of Companies. | ready being constructed to Winterset and | has recelved word from Judge McPherson son. The Colfax interurban line will be extended to Newton and Marshalltown. A line will be bullt to Ames, via Ankeny, BURT STARTS NEW WORK exdend west from North Des Motnes to | President of Union Pacific Has Many Sur- Omaha, through Dallas Center, Panora, | 3 5 Guthrie Center, Audubon and Harlan. The veyors in the Northwest. total system, including a line which 1s al- | IN CHARGE OF HARRIMAN EXTENSION Indianola, will include over road. The construction cost at $5,000,000. WILL PASS ON LINNIER CASE Judge McPherson Monday Will Say Whether the Charge Can Be Reduced. 200 miles of is estimated Twenty-Two Corps of Fugineers Busy Running Lines for Sodthern Pacific and Oregom Short Line. Twenty-two corps of engineers under the general direction of President Horace G. Burt of the Union Pacific are at work run- ning lines for new roads in the porthwest for the Harriman system. It is not gener ally known, but a fact, that Mr, Burt is not only performing the functions of presi- dent of the Unlon Pacific and general man- ager, too, but is alsc practically in charge {ot the general construction work on the Southern Pacific and Oregon Short Line He has recently returned from the west, where he was inspecting the new work and is now in the east consulting with Harrl- man and other officials. True, his confer- ences there are sald to be for other pur- poses, as well as those alluded to. Some important developments and extensions are to follow Burt's surveys in the west. United States District Attorney Summers that the judge will be in Omaha Monday at 11:30 a. m. to pass upon the propnsition that Lina Linnier be permitted to enter a plea of guilty to manslaughter for the kill- ing of his comrade, Robert Yours, at Fort Niobrara, April 17 last. Linnler, a mem- ber of the Twenty-fifth United States in- fantry (colored) was found guilty of the murder in the first degree at the May term of the United States circult court and was subsequently granted a new trial. After- ward a proposition was submitted by Lin- nier's attorney that he be permitted to enter a plea of gullty to manslaughter. It is this proposition that Judge McPherson will pass upon Monday next. GOOD OMENS FOR THE FAIR Plant Gets Promotion. N. P. Plant, for the last fourteen years car tracing clerk in the office of the gen- eral freight agent of the Union Pacific, wil} leave for California Saturday to take up the work of solicjting freight agent, to which position hie has been appointed. The tellow clerks of the office presented Mr. 1L Plant with a handsome valise and & sliver Reports from the country dlstricts inai- |handled umbrella just befors he severed cate that the county falr this year wil|his connection with the office here. It Is have a number of particularly attractive |FeEretted by his assoclates very much that exhibits. The plan of having county col- | Mr. Plant has been transferred, although lective exhibits and awarding prizes for |'hey joln In congratulations for his promo- \hem In addition to the regular prizes to |90 individual exhibitors, Is taking well and will, it is expected, improve the arrange-! The annual examinations for all positions, ment of the exhibits as well as increase | are being held at Fifteenth street, by the the number and quantity of them. The| Unlon Pacific, where the three speclal cars booths for the falr are now belng bullt on | have been switched. The party will be Nineteenth street, within the Ak-Sar-Ben |here all of next week, as every employe carnival grounds. | 18 expected to take the annual examination. | The board of examiners consists of F. G. Fisher, conductor from Kansas division, chairma O. W. Brandt, dispatcher, Omaha; D. Hamilton, engineer, Evanston, | Wyo.; D. H. Brees, general air brake in- spector and H. 8. May, assistaut general alr brake inspector, Omaha. The in- leatfons Are that County's Festi- Will Be Successful Af- falr This Year, val Examination is ou. Marringe Licenses. These marriage licenses have been tasued Joseph Doleza). South Omaha Kate Kment, South Omaba.... .. Ben). ¥, Bonsman. South Omaha. Rosa F. Braner, South Omaha Leo J. Clarke, Lincoln 1da M. Grotzun, Courtland. of special car 499, for private use of the examiners, and dining car 474.. Rumor has it that the Rockefeller inter- ests will largely control the action of the stockholders and directors of the Milwaukee at the annual meeting to be held in Mil- waukee, Saturday, but local representatives of the road say that no changes in the board or among the officlals are looked for. The Rockefeller interests in the Milwaukeo have been very large, but it is said that the present board fs fully in ac- cord with the wishes of theso inter- ests. The old board will in all prob- | ability be re-elected. Jt is composed as | follows: August Belmont, Peter Geddes, Roswell Miller, Willlam Rockefeller, Joseph Millbank, Samuel Spencer, Frank 8. Bond, Charles W. Harkness, Henry R. Roger and James H. Smith, all of New York, and Ogden Armour and A. J. Earling of Chieago, and Frederick Layton of Milwaukee. Railway Notes and Fersonals: A. W. Kelso, assistant superintendent of the Rock lsland, spent yesterday in the city. D. H. Hoops, general agent of the North- tern at Chicago, s in the city on busi- ness. | J. J. Cox, divislon freight agent of the | Burlington 'located at Lincoln, is in the clty on business. Jay Russell, superintendent of transpor- tation for the Missouri Pacific at Atchison, {18 In the city. | A. P. Rutherford, district passenger agent ' of the Rock Island, went west yesterday evening on business for the company. M. P. Donovan, freight trafic manager of the Boston & Maine, located at Boston, Mass., is in the city in the interests of his | company. | Bherman Gillette of the general frelght | department of the Northwestern passed | through the city enroute home from a visit to the Black Hills and surrounding terri- tory. J. A. Kuhn, assistant general frelght and passenger agent of the Nebraska and Wyoming division of the Northwestern, has returned home after a visit in ihe west The Milwaukee has made arrangements for through car service from Minneapolis to California, which will begin September These will be run by way of Kansas ity and the Santa Fe. J. F. Wallace, general manager of the Nllinols Central, arrived in town Friday in his private car, which came in from the west over the Burlington. He returned to his home in Chicago last evening. A special tourist car came in Fridey over the Illinois Central and went west on the Rock lsland, bound for California One of these cars is taken west every F' | day, during the summer and autumn s son C. A Goodnow. general manager of the Rock lisland. passed through the city yes- terday, on his way to California where he will spend his vacation. Ten people were in the party and they upled u spectal train J. P - oc Wallace, assistant general manager | of ‘the Niinols Central, with his wife and his son, H. U. Wallace. and wife, passed | compi | parture of the re structions are being given in special car ARns® Mada” Dusanaend: i 591 Beside this car, the train i composed Anna through the city yesterday. They came in on a private car on the Burlington, and ! were lmmediately trunsterred to the lilinols | Central and sent eastward. Mr. Wallace and party are just returning from a month's outing in California and southwest- ern points E. _A. Gould, gene the Missourl Pacific at Kansas City, spent several hours here lay morn . dur- ing which time he visited the offices of the ny here and then left for the west in his private car. J. G. Pollock, operator at the Unfon sta- tion, has returned home from a trip through Colorado, where he went in interest of gold mines in which ho stock. He brought home several samples of the ore and feels highly gratified over the result of an assay of the metal. TWELVE THOUSAND TROOPS Soldlers al superintendent of from Several States Wil Participate in Maneuvers Fort Riley. The plans for the forthcoming army ma~ neuvers at Fort Riley are about completed, although there are yet many detalls to be verfected. The maneuvers wlll begin Oc- tober 16 and continue for ten days. The troops participating will approximate 12,000 and will comprise the regul mands from Jefferson Ba Leavenworth and Rliley, Kan.; Reno, Okl; Niobrara and Robinson, Logan, Colo.; D. A. Russell, W las, Utah; Snelling, Minn. Keogh, Mont., and Myer, Va nt of national guards will from Arkansas, one from lowa, the Second regiment Nebraska Natlona! Guards and signal corps, two regiments of infantry and two batteries of artillery fr one reglment from Missour! The brigade commanders will be Generals Grant, Bell, Barry and Carr of the regular army, General Hughes of the Kansas Na- tional Guard and Major Coffin, U. 8. A., in command of divisional artillery. Major General John C. Bates, U. 8. A., will be in supreme command The maneuvers will comprise a seriesof militafy problems already planped by a oard of officers and the field of operations will be over several thousand acres of land on both sides of the Kansas river ad- jacent to Fort Riley. The main camp will be on the low-lylng ground between Fort Riley and Junetion City, Kan. Communica- tions will be maintained between the op- posite sides of the river by means of two or thres pontoon bridges About all the officers of the Department of the Missour! will be present at the ma neuvers. The Twenty-second Infantry -wil participate be of m army Mo.; ym- Forts n Lincol One regi- be present Kansas and ot ise the Buckien best in the world bolls, bruises, burns, salt rheum. Cures plles or For sale by Kuhn & Co The tor eu scalds, sores, no pay. BREAKS BUILDING RECO.D —— September Will B One of the Best Months in History of City. PERMITS ARE FAST BEING ISSUED Not Including Some Large Ones Come, Two Hundred Thous Dollar Mark is Already Reached. Scptember in the city building department 1s going to be ono of the biggest months of the year and one of the best Septembers in the history of the office, according to Chiet Clerk Grotte. The value of buildings for which permits have been issued is already arly $200,000, with Dr. C. C. Allison's new §15,000 home and ten smaller dwellings to be authorized. Yesterday a permit was secured for n 35,000 brick rectory at All Saints chureh, Twenty-sixth and Dewey avenue. The rectory will be two stories high and 40x40 feet. John McDonald is the archigect and Walter Peterson the contractor. Wyman, Shriver & Co, took out permits for four $1000 frame cdttuges at Twenty-sixth and Spencer streots, | | OVER HUNDRED AND FIGHTING John Flannagan, Century Mark, Still His Nerve. One hundred and elght years and sull fighting 1s the record of John Flannagan, colored, who was brought into police court along with a man named Albert Teasort, who | Flannagan adlleged ssaulted him because | was digging a ditch on his own ground | Teasort proved that Flannagan was work- ng on ground which was affected by an injunction restralning Flannagan from en- tering thereon. He also showed that Flan- | nagan had waved a 22 short in his vicinity, | much to his alarm and intimidation. Both were discharged, but Teasort was admon- | 1shed not to assault;as,venerable and well known a citizen again suse in Ransacked. M North Feriy- ey police that her e night by a 1gh the rear duor leading first floor and e house Mrs. Astell’saye she old ring, several small pi @nd § in money. » i ¥ treet The r thief got Kicked ope lar to the