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Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
ForeeIosing a Kansas Road.

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. IA bill to fore
close the Kansas Midland company, a
feeder OF the st. Louis & San Francisco, has
been filed in the United States circuit court
here, together with an order from Judge
Caldwell appointing A. l.. Wolf OF st.
Louis receiver. The suit Is brought by the
Mercantile Trust company Of New York
City. as trustee for the first mortgage
bonds, amounting to 81 COS. 900.
The Kansas Midland extends from Wichita
to Ellsworth, a distance of log miles, and
was built In 1856. The Mercantile Trust
company is represented In the suit by AL
eXander a. Green OF New York City and
OVermeyer e. Mulvane OF Topeka, and the
Kansas Midland by l.. +. Parker OF st.
Louis
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
EFFORTS TO PREVENT scaLpr,e.
Western ROnds MIKE n Chem Rnto
ON TraIlc 10 smIt LnIsc CITY.

"VN''TH NUHUH NHINe n IheHD Nnfo
ON Trafic 10 Salt LAX City.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Omcers of the Vest
ern Passenger association are making Wig
orous efforts to prevent scalping of the
cheap rate tickets to be put on sale In
this city next Thursday. The chairman of
this organization gave the following state
ment to the press today: Understanding
has now been reached with regard to the
fire chiefs meeting at Salt Lake City
whereby the special reduced rate of $50
from Chicago and SGT from st. Louis will
be used as a selling rate only. not TO be
rendered to connecting lines In the sale
Of tickets. Steps will be taken whereby
the chairman will be given a description of
all tickets sold for this occasion. so that
any tickets which may. be purchased by
brokers and transferred from the original
purchasers will be refused for passage"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
NOTES FROM OMAHA SUBURBS,
henson.

MessTs. b. C.. Jack and A.. ID. Hall OF
Plattsmouth We're visitors in Benson during
the week.
Mrs. j, Sheely and son, Walter. OF Gram
marcy park returned from a two weeks
visit with relatives in Delaware.
Misses Lettie and Zella Smith returned to
their home in Plattsmouth Wednesday
after a weeks visit with friends.
Mrs. Harvey Groves returned from Ash
land Tuesday, where she had been called
by the serious illness Of her sister.
Rev. L. ]. Fowler will preach his fare
well sermon this morning At the Methodist
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
TALISING UP A NEW ENTERPRISE
Company Organizing 40 Manufacture
Hot Air

A number of Omaha capitalists are talk
ing strongly of organizing a company for
the manufacture OF hot air furnaces for
heating dwelling houses and other build
ings. The amount of capital stock pro-
posed is 800, 900. and the East omaha Land
company has promised TO supply the grounds
necessary for the factory buildings. 1t is
proposed to utilize the Wells patent. which
the promoters OF the scheme believe to be
superior to anything now in general use,
Mr.. Wells, who is a practical furnace man
and who has been working at his trade
In Beatrice until recently. will be in Omaha
the first OF the week. Edward Walsh OF the
firm OF Waich & Pumpelly is pushing the
enterprise and hopes to bring something
out Of il. though the scheme is still in a
very embryonic state.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

Jesse L. Test esq., an old resident and
highly respected citizen OF our town, called
this morning and after purchasing a bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, said: IF anyone asks you
if this remedy will do what is claimed for
it, tell them yes, and refer them to me-" II.
Alexander Stoke. Reynoldsville, Pa. No
one can doubt the value Of this medicine
after giving it a fair trial. Then 1t is
pleasant and safe to take, making 1t es-
pecially valuable for children. For sale
by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
List of Appointive Offices.

LINCOLN. July 2S.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: VIII you kindly tell if there
is any book published containing a list
of the various appointive offices govern
ment), name of book and where one can
get copy of same, JAMES MARTIN.
The Chicago News Almanac contains such
a list.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
For the Chuaren.

Last summer We had a child suffering
from bloody hux, when we came into pos
session of a bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. gave
some Of 1t TO the child according to direc-
lions. 1t afforded almost instant relief and
effected a permanent cure. Geo. jenkins,
Cedar Creek. Taney Co, Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
OUTING OF THE ELEs.
Over One Hundred of Them Spend the
DRy mt Munnyya.

The Elks held their annual outing yester-
day afternoon at Lake Manawa and Manhat-
tan beach, over 100 of them being in at
tendance. The first delegation went over
the river in a gaily decorated special car,
accompanied by the Second Infantry band,
which dispensed music along the route. The
merrymakers were carried arot;A the loop
in Council Bluffs and then took the motor
for the lake. Additional members dropped
in during the course of the afternoon. so
that considerably more than 100 took their
places at the dinner tables which were
spread at Z o'clock. A goodly number went
in bathing and all the amusements about
the beach were patronized. The return was
made at a late hour last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
Illinois Centrars New Branch.

FRANKFORT. KY, Aug, 1.-The Chesa-
peake. Ohio G. Southwestern railway, pur-
chased by the Illinois Central, to be known
as the Louisville division OF the Illinois
Central, filed articles OF incorporation today
with the secretary OF state.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
ON win the Horse.

j. f.. WOllenhaupt reported to the police
last night that two strangers, of whom he
caught a glimpse, took his horse and
buggy while II was standing in front
of the Omaha Guards armory and drove
dow South Seventeenth street with II.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

John Peterson Of Patoutville, La, suffered
with dysentery for eighteen years and tried
three of the best doctors in. New Orleans;
also half a dozen or more patent medicines.
Very little relief followed until he began
using Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which effected a perma-
aent cure.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

Episcopal church. He will soon leave for
Salt Lake City where he goes to take an
agency for the American Bible association,
Miss Nettie Ryan, who attended school in
this place two years ago, was married last
Sunday to Arthur Norman of Irvington'
Rev. r. j. Fowler oficiated.
Miss A.. f. Stiger entertained last week
in honor of the Misses Smith Of Plattsmouth,
Among those present We're: Miss Zella
Smith, Misses Smith, Hillyard, Stafford
Messrs. Hillyard, Stafford, Hall and Jack.
The heavy rain which visited this place
Wednesday evening was welcomed by all
except the parties who went to the park
to spend the day. Going without any prep,
a~rations for rain therefore they got slightly
wet and 1t is said some of the women
saved their tan shoes by stepping, off tbs
car without them at Benson. and going
home through the mud with them in theiI
hands. The boys on wheels said 1t rained
mud as well as water.
Fort Crook.
Private Axt. company H, late drum major
OF the Prussian army. was yesterday at
tached to the band, where he will serve in
the same capacity.
Private John Sharp, company E, after five
years good and faithful service, was dis,
charged and will proceed east in a few
days time, where he expects to go in bust.
ness.
The Fort Crook Giants will cross bats
with Hayden Bros base ball team at South
Omaha this afternoon. Quite an interest
ing game Is anticipated, as the soldiers
want to win back their lost laurels.
If there are any persons desiring to take
fencing lessons, they should call on II.
Black, band, or First Sergeant l.. Chapins
company A, late provost darmes OF the
French army at Paris. France, where they
achieved quite a reputation as %fencers.
The laundries are doing much better work
J 1nan they did at fTSt. Tor 1t seems they
have found out that the men are human
and that they know how to appreciate good
laundry work. If they did come from the
wild and woolly west, where the Cheyenne
Indians and sagehens were their nearest
neighbors.
Sergeant Gibson, company D., who has
been on twenty days furlough, which he
spent very pleasantly visiting friends and
relatives in and around Omaha, has reported
for duty. The sergeant has a good record
as a soldier, having served pretty nearly
twenty-five years in the service OF the
United States army.
Second Lieutenant David S. Stanley, son
of the celebrated General Stanley, retired,
who Is governor of the Soldiers home at
Washington, and better known as the gen
eral commanding the Fourth corps, Army
of the Cumberland, by special permission OF
the French government, will take a course
of studies at the celebrated military college
at Saumur, France.
During the storm Friday afternoon about
$3.50 o'clock the canteen tent blew over,
burying beneath its wall nearly 100 men
who were inside drinking beer to keep dry,
Strange as 1t may seem, the most self-pos-
sessed man in the crowd was the popular
canteen steward, who coolly called out
Hold to the hut poles, boys, and | will
hold to the beer Some of the men broke
out and ran 10 the quarters. The men
worked with a will and soon righted the
tent, which is 20x60 in size.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

With a steady increase In its production
for the past 40 years. Cooks Imperial Extra
Dry Champagne now takes the lead.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

friends and associates. hereby lender you
a testimonial concert to take place at such
time as may be most convenient for you;
their services for the occasion: Miss
Myrtle Coon, Mr.. w. T. Tabor, Mr.. Franz
Adelmapn, Mr.. Frank Lea Short and others.
Very truly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
Not as Mise ns serpent..

Talking of snakes" said man who
had recently arrived from the wilds of
Nicaragua, says the New Orleans Times
Democrat, reminds me of an incident 1
witnessed while I was in the interior of
the little republic. 1t was in the section
where the hills approach the rivers.
happened to be padding down the stream,
and halted to escape the sun just under a
cliff which was some thirty feet above the
low ground, forming an abrupt declivity.
While / was leaning against the trunk
Of a large trumpet tree near the bank of
the river l happened 10 glance up at the
edge of the cliff and noticed a snake hang
ing head downward and swinging in the
open space. While l was wondering 1
was more surprised at seeing another rep
tile clumb down the body of the first and
coil his tail about its neck. Then there
came another and another, all doing the
same thing until there was rope OF
snakes reaching within about three feet
of the ground, all pursuing the same tao
tics as the second. Then realized that
the things were trying to reach bottom in
this original manner. They did not reach
low enough, and directly the bottom ones
crawled to the top and shortly reappeared,
each with small bit of twig in his mouth.
When the first one with the twig reached
the end of the rope the hanging one grasp
ed the wood in his mouth and the other
nunS tail down. linen second dropped
down the rope, coiled his tail about the
tail of the other, and hung head down
with the stick in his mouth and a third,
climbing the living coils, in his turn
grasped the other piece of twig, and was
suspended tail down like the first BY the
aid of the pieces of twig they heightened
the coil until the bottom snake touched
the ground"
Say" queried one of the interested lis
teners what became of the snake at the
top; did they drop?"
THAT was just the thing. When the
bottom snake was about to let go, he
seemed to realize that the ones at the top
would be no nearer terra firma than be-
fore, changed his mind and, crawling up
slowly, apparently informed the others,
and the links shortened as the snakes
crawled up, and the last I saw of the lot
they were hunting for a piece of twist
vine to make rope ladder"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
personal.

THE Duchess of Albany and her sis
ter, Princess Elizabeth of WaIdeck-Pyr-
mont, rode to a fire in London recently
on fire engine.
The late Lady Tennyson wrote two
hymns that were regarded by Prof. Pail
grave as good enough to reprint in his
Treasury of Sacred Song"
Mr.. Jacob the great curio collector
and jewel merchant of SimIa, India,
who is the original F. Marion Crawford
Mr.. Isaacs," is obliged to sell his col
lection, owing to the, action of the gov
eminent, which makes it Impossible for
him to carry on his diamond trade with
the chiefs of feudatory states
johann Strauss and his wife were
one day strolling in the park at Schon-
au. Austria, when suddenly the composer
exclaimed: Give me a piece of paper
or an envelope, quick l have a waltz
in my head and must write it down be-
fore 1 forget it." His wife, however, had
nothing of the kind with her. and the
composer was almost distracted when
Frau Strauss suddenly thought of her
cuffs. In few minutes they were cover
ed with music, but still the inspiration
was incomplete. Strauss was about to
make wild dash for, home to get some
paper when his wife thought of her col
lar, and in an instant the remaining bars
of the Blue Danube" decorated its sur
face.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
BRIGHT BITS.

You look frightfuily gloomy, simp-
kins: are you in debt?"
mo, the trouble is 1 can't get a chance
to be."-Chicago Record.
His Honor Severely: How could you,
sir, be so mean as to swindle people who
Put confidence in you?
Prisoner: Well, your honor, I'll make
1t worth something to you if you will
tell me how to swindle them as DON'T
rit-Bits.
Bargain Day.-"Dearest."
He stopped reading his paper long
enough to ask what his bestest little wife
might want.
when they mark dollars down to SO
cents, will II be every day, or only on Fri
days?'-Indianapoli Journal
The IAttle Critic.--'I think that must
be a splendid book, Aunt Jennie"
"Why do you think so, dear?"
Because, when you read the authors
description of that midnight scene, l got
just as sleepy as / could be-just as If
it really was night."-IIarper's Bazaar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04

Inc correspondence between Chairman
Clay of the state democratic campaign
committee and Chairman Cunningham OF
the state populist campaign committee
makes interesting reading, because 1t
leaves the impression that Mr.. Cunning
ham ds hunting for campaign thunder,
rather than for what he states he wants.
In his first letter to Mr.. Clay he asked
for a fair division of the election mama
gers and clerks at each voting place on
the occasion of the state election. Mr..
Clay answered that he would do his best
to comply with the request, and it seems
he notified the county authorities of each
county of the desire of the democratic
campaign committee in the matter.
But Mr.. Cunningham was not salts
fed. He asked Mr.. Clay to secure from
the chairmen of the democratic executive
committee in each county an oath that
clerks would be made. Very naturally
Mr.. Clay has declined to attempt to do
any such thing, and the chairmen OF the
democratic executive committees would
resent any such attempt if 1t should be
made. And they would be acting proper
ly by refusing to furnish such an oath
as Mr.. Cunningham calls for. Mr.. Clay
has no authority to demand the kind of
an oath that Mr.. Cunningham wants
from the chairmen of the county execu-
tive committees of the democratic party,
and 1t is to be presumed that Mr.. Cum
ningham knows he has not.
Why, then, did Mr.. Cunningham ask of
Mr.. Clay something he knew he could
not grant? The only reasonable conclus-
ion is that he wanted something on which
to base a charge that 1t is the purpose
of the democrats to retain absolute con-
troll of the ballot boxes and win the
election by fraudulent means. We shall
be surprised If this charge is not gener-
ally made by the populist orators during
the remainder of fAe campaign.
The charge, however, can hardly do the
democratic party any harm. Every DEM
ocrat will know 1t has no foundation in
fact. We have no doubt that the election
will be an absolutely fair one. 1t is i'm
possible to say what course the demo-
the matter of granting the populists equal
representation at the ballot boxes but it
Is safe TO say that II Mr.. Cunningham
had let the matter rest where it was
placed by Mr.. Clay's first letter, there
would have been no difficulty in respect
to managers and clerks of election. The
request of Mr.. Cunningham would have
been granted. Now. however, there may
be hesitation to do so in some Of the
counties, because of the course Mr. Cum
ningham has seen fit to pursue. Perhaps
the populist chairman prefers to have a
chance TO say that the populists do not
believe the election will be a fair one
rather than have a share OF the election
managers and clerks. Certainly the cor
respondence permits Of an Interpretation
of that kind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
A Mean Trick.

He is well known around town as an
ardent free silver man, says the Chicago
News. He always participates in every
primary in his ward and is in politics to
keep. Like many other men deeply inter-
ested in the financial question, he is full
of oratory and vociferous in his addresses
on the subject. No place Is too poor and
no audience too small and no time map
propri2te for the dissemination of his lat
est doctrines.
He was occupying a portion of the thor
ouelhfare in front of the Chicago opera
house delivering himself of certain wise
saws concerning free silver and the many
advantages which would acrue to the
workingman if this country should have
the nerve to try the experiment. He re-
versed the usual argument and said the
dollar would be worth two.
Now, what the dickens do you know
about a Workingman?" asked one of his
audience. II have known you for thirty
years and you never worked in that time
l bet you never did a days work in your
life"
Faith. an I worked more than you
did. But any man who knows anything
about a silver question knows"
"Oh, let up. You're a fine subject to
make a silver speech. Why. you're a
goldbug."
The old man grew livid and lifted his
hand in the air as he denounced his ira
Queer.
Then take down your sign" was the
retort.
Then the orator discovered that the
laughter which he thought grew out of
his exposition of the financial question
was due to the placard which somebody
had pinned to the skirts of his coat: 1t
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
The IndinnnnoII. Ticket.

The gold standard democrats have NOM
mated their ticket and adopted their
| platform. The Indianapolis convention
did its work quickly. There will be no
| more national political conventions this
year-a year remarkable for conventions
Of that kind
The platform of the gold standard dem
ocrats is just aboutrWhat it was expected
It would be. 1t gives the reasons why a
second democratic convention was thought
to be necessary by men who have been
lifelong democrats, and ii condemns
strongly the leading declarations of the
Chicago platform. II points out the ne
cessity for maintaining the purity and
independence Of the supreme court. and
takes strong grounds against the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver. 1t is a plat
form that Will commend itself to demo-
Gratis who have approved the admins
tration OF President Cleveland, and who
are confident that the free coinage OF
silver means the debasement of the cur
rency.
The ticket is as strong a one. probably.
as the convention could have nominated
Senator Palmer, the nominee for Presi-
dent, has been in public life for more
than half a century, and has won fame as
a statesman and a soldier. He is an old
man, nearly so, but is as rugged as the
average man is at co. He is a native of
Kentucky but has been a resident of Illi-
nois nearly all his life.
Gen. Buckner, the nominee for Vice
President, is a Kentuckian, and was a
distinguished and gallant soldier in the
civil war on the confederate side, and
served with distinction in the Mexican
war He is also an old man, being 70, but
he has the appearance Of man who has
many years to live. He is as popular in
Kentucky as Senator Palmer is in Illi-
nois.
Nobody, of course. expects the ticket
to be elected, and there is vast difference
in the estimates of the number of votes
that will be cast for it, There is also
a great difference of opinion as to whether
it will draw more votes from Mr.. Bryan
than from Mr.. Mckinley. The chancs
are, however. that it VIII lessen Mr.
Bryan's chances of carrying Illinois and
Kentucky.
Now that all the presidential tickets
have been nominated, the national cam
paign may be regarded as having fairly
begun, although other candidates than
those named yesterday have been doing
campaign work for several weeks. From
this time on the campaign will increase
in intensity and interest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
I AM A GOLDBUG
The financial lecture came to an abrupt
Knew the Game.


The train was nearing Detroit, says the
Free Press, when at way station a
young man dressed in the hight of fash
ion and carrying a summer overcoat
stepped on board and went through the
cars as if looking for some one. He stop
ped once or twice at a seat occupied by
a farmer-looking man who attracted his
attention. Finally he asked politely:
rs this Mr.. Sam Garland of Beanville,
2"
yes. 'Spose you read my name on my
valise hey?"
NO uncle; I'm your nephew, Hal Gar
land of Detroit"
81 guess not. reckon 1 amt lived IS
years not to hev my eye-teeth cut. An 1
amt got a newly that looks sech a dude
as you air, by long shot"
The young man colored, but laughed
good-naturedly.
81 can find some one on the train who
knows me-" he said And going into an
other car soon returned with youth who
was of his own age and style.
This is my friend, Mr.. Sampson. I'M
Gle. Perhaps you remember his father,
who came from Beanville?"
"Howdy, Mr.. Confederate? remem-
Der Jim Sampson fust rate, but he warn't
no relation of yours. I'm right sorry,
boys, that can't cash that check of yours
1 reckon the goods will have to stay in
the freight house. You see, your old I'M
Gle has Travelled afore'
The two young men went off laughing
and the nephew who had been taken so
persistently for a confidence man had the
satisfaction of seeing his uncle take the
wrong car and OF saying to his friend:
THE next time mother sends me to
meet some of her country relations I'll
take her along. i know the old man will
bring up at the police station"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04

The vernacular of the campaign is in
creasing in volume. and will be replete
around. The Cincinnati Enquirer calls
the democrats who met at Indianapolis
"boltocrats," the Augusta Chronicle calls
them ''soundocrats," whatever that may
mean; the Atlanta Constitution calls them
''Hannacrats," and various other papers
have given them nick-names equally fun
ny. There will probably be other contri-
buttons from time to time, until the Of
Tending "crats" will find themselves bur-
led under a pile Of names.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
False Statements and Misrenro
tatiOns.,

Corruption does not exist in no,i.;o,
alone. The time was when people vera
shocked to hear that such conditions -.
vailed in politics, but worse than all alzo
is the fact that this evil should be carrias
into the drug business and the sicL -
made to suffer in consequence tbaraos
For various reasons dealers allow tban.
selves to be persuaded to stock IN ~
cines of all sorts. to be sold to the sio,-
on the representation that they are inse
the same as Simmons Liver Regulator
greater outrage has not been perpetra+os
upon the people. This has been the e1,r,s
rience of many who have been duped h..
these false statements. Take only ~
Old Friend. Simmons Liver Reg,,Iat 10
with the Red z on every package. ana
you'll get the medicine that did the oi1
folks so much good in bygone DAYS 7,
has been kept up as their inheritance -
the present generation.