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Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
Last Nights Fires.

number OF gasoline barrels In the rear
Of the store Of the w r. Bennett company,
Fifteenth and Capitol avenue. caught ire
from an unknown source at o'clock last
night and burst at once into bright blaze.
The flames reached above the building and
threatened to communicate to the wood
work OF the store. The fire was extin-
guished, however, without damage.
4 barn belonging TO A. L. Clarke, 272S
Parker street, was damaged by fire caused
by children's experiments with matches 4
portion OF the building was destroyed, to-
gether with a small amount Of grain. The
loss amounted to $50
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30

ond blow was dodged by the Wilson wo-
man who ran down the street crying muir
der
with her bleody knife In her hand the
Rhodes woman led her husband 10 their
home where she slammed the door shut.
The sounds that issued later proclaimed
that the two we're having q hot argument
As soon as the Wilson woman had her
wounds sewed up she made a bee line for
the central station. The police are looking
for Mrs Rhodes
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
JUST A LARGE CROWD


Continued from First Page)
would accept a tender of one fare plus 81
for the round trip from the Western Pas
senger association. II an affirmative reply
is received immediate action will be 1aken
to induce the Western Passenger associa-
ton to tender the rate.
Manager Babcock has just received from
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Passen-
ger association the formal notice Of the
rates scheduled by the association last
week. 4 rate OF so per cent of one fare
from all points within 200 miles of Omaha
for the Firemen's tournament, September
5, and Woodmen Of the World day, Septem-
Der g. is also announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
bohemian Boy Band.

Among the hundreds Of Bohemians who
left yesterday for home after their cele-
bration On Saturday was the juvenile oana
of some twenty pieces from WILDER, Neb
This band is made up OF little Bohemians,
ranging from 10 10 Is years Of age, but they
can turn out music with the rest of them "a
they showed very conclusively on Saturday.
Yesterday this band gathered at the Tenth
street station about twenty minutes before
train time and favored the bystanders with
somA of their choicest selections.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
Populist Caucus Fails.

The populists Of the Sixth ward we're con-
spicuous last night by their entire absence.
The usual place Of caucus meeting for them
is in a barber shop at the corner OF Twenty
seventh and Lake streets, but last evening
until half past no one showed up to vote
and no one in the neighborhooi for several
blocks around had any knowledge of such
a gathering.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30

Ella Wilson, a comely colorsd woman.
stood on the corner Of Ninth street and
Capitol avenue Sunday night talking with
friend named Rhodes when they we're ap-
preached by julie Rhodes, a resident OF the
neighborhood. Say, you black niggah, you
amt got no kind OF license 10 talk with
nah man" cried the Rhodes woman, as
she slashed the Wilson woman across the
left eye with a knife and then attempted
TO slash har across the throat The Sec
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
Cloud Family UnIueky.

MIDDLESBORo, KY, Aug. 29.-Ben
Johnson OF Middlesboro shot and killed
Nathaniel Cloud. deputy sherit OF Claiborne
county. Tennessee, John Cadle, bystander
was shot and killed. Charles Burch, a
friend OF Johnson. was suspected OF hav-
ing fired the shot which killed Cadle. Cloud
was a brother Of a member OF the elgisla-
ture. who was killed AZ the same place a
year OF two ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
PLANS FOR LABOR DAY PARADE
Meeting of the Marshals Decides on
the Details of the Great Sep-
tember Demonstration.

Last evening there was a meeting at
Labor Temple of the marshals who will
have charge Of the parade on Labor day.
At this meeting the order of parade and
line of march was decided on. 1t was
agreed that the labor day parade should be
held together with that OF the visiting fire.
men, who will be here to take part in the
next week. Both will start at
10 o'clock next Monday morning. The order
of parade will be:
Visiting Firemen.
. Omaha Fire Department.
Durant Engine Company.
Central Labor Union.
Speakers.
City officials.
Citizens in Carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Carpenters Union.
Bricklayers' Union.
Plasterers' Union.
THIRD DIVISION.
Painters Unions.
Plumbers Union.
Electrical Workers Union.
Sheet Metal Workers Union.
Machinists' Union.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Typographical Union.
Pressmen's Union.
Stereotypers Union.
Press Feeders Union.
Newsbcys' Union.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Horseshoers Union.
Cigarmakers' Union.
Retail Clerks Union.
Brewery Workers Union.
Theatrical Workers and Stage Mechanics
Union.
Walters Union.
Cooks Union.
Hack Drivers Union.
SIXTH DIVISION.
(South Omaha.
Stock Yards Troopers.
Beef Butchers Union.
Hog Butchers Union.
Sheep Butchers Union.
Federal Assembly liz.
Federal Assembly 1873.
Bohemian Federal Assembly.
parade and his aides are s. S. Smiley and
E. S. Thompson. The line Of march will
be as follows: Parade form on Capitol ave-
nue.; east to Tenth, south to Douglas, west
to Sixteenth, north TO Nicholas. counter
march TO Farnam; parade divides on Far
nam, fremen going north TO tournament
ground and labor unions east to Thirteenth
and south to Turner park, where the exer'
cises will be held There will be a barbe
cue and long program Of sports at the
picnic. Samuel Gompers, well known in
connection with the American Federation Of
Labor, will be the principal speaker and
will be followed by Sidney J. Kent, deputy
labor commissioner Of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
C(j'TI(;(jRA
WORKS WONDERS.
A Remarkable Cure Of Sore Eyes
And Sight Restored.

lam a graduate of Oberlin College, taught
long enough after / graduated 70 have them
give me the Honorary degree, and have
great many acquaintances in and around Bos-
ton. About three years ago my son brought
home 4 box OF CUTICCRA (Ointment), and
picked up the circular that was around it, and
learned about the CUTICURA SOAP, and told
him 70 get me cake. When got il, the cir
cular advised its use for the bath, teeth, scalp,
etc. had been a great sufferer all my life
from sore eyelids, the whole lid outside and in
was red as beet. Ihad 10 sit in dark room,
evenings, for eight and half years, and wear
black spectacles 10 keep the sun from my eyes
in the daytime. When got the CUTIcUEA
SOAP, got fine, soft cloth, dipped il in hot
water and rubbed IL on the soap and washed
nv ewes with il. / can't tell you how much
good it has done me, although il smarted
very much at hrst My eyes are as clear and
bright as when was young lady. had TO
go backwards in getting spectacies and wear
No. Is, the same az did twenty years ago, I
can read medium si=ed priHt in daylight nth
cut aHy spcc'acieS. AS a matter Of course am
kind OF a walking advertisement Of CUTICURA.
People will call 70 me when / am going along
the street and tell me how much good my
CUTICURA SOAP has done their eyes.
Mrs. VI. r. CONGDON,
Jan. Is, 81. 26 No. Cedar Avenue, Oberlin, y.
ss- We take pleasure in publishing this tesli-
nouial as sho wing the interest taken In CUTI-
cURA REAEDIEs, and the varioGs uses made Of
them not anticipated or suggested by Us We
cannot, Of course, anticipate how CuTIcuEA
soar will work In eases similar 10 the above, but
20 those who desire TO try il We would suggest
beginning with a very weak solution or suds ="
Of warm water and CurIcuRA soar until its
action Is determined. For innaned, graduated,
or eczeratous sysIids, zht applications Of Gu
TIcURA ointment viii IL nost cases be found
70 work Woaders.
sod ssrsaxhsuf ses ssria- PoTTIA DEua .sp cHEx.
CokF. s0s PfsPs Bossea- Eos q Cars hslaafs, nee
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
Mnsic for This Morning.
PART ]

This morning al 10 o'clock at the Audi
torium the Mexican National band will play
the following program:
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-30
FLOUR MILLS.
IRON WORKS.

Manufacturers old process raw linseed oil.
kettle boiled linseed oil. old process ground
linseed cakes, ground and screened haxseed
for druggists. OMAHA, NEB.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

an amateur and II is said that he worked with
an S-inch instrument The suspected discovery
was reported TO Pukowa, with a request for
confirmation or refutatlon. Seraphimoff is cred
tied with having looked at the nebula and hay
ing corrobOrated the story Of a new star Some
indecisve testimony has been offered on the
subject from other sources within the last two
months but nothing Of definite character was
presented until Professor E. F.. Barnard, OF the
Yerkes Observatory. furnished "The Astrophysi-
cal Journal" with a statement few days ago
II should be remembered that the Yerkes tele-
scope is the largest refractor in the world More
than that the astronomer In question has made
frequent observations Of the AndrOmeda nebula
for years The significance Of this latter fact will
be better appreciated when one knows that most
work one man devotes his thought and OBJ
servation mainly to sun spots; another to the
spectra OF thiri-type stars; another works on
asteroids and comets: a fourth makes observa-
tons for parallax to determine the distances
Of stars a fifth studies meteors: n sixth notes
the apparent changes in terrestrial latitude,
which show to what extent the earths axis Is
wabbling about in space. and a seventh includes
in the list OF his specialtes the visual examlna-
ton and photography OF nebuR. This IS true
Of Professor Barnard. who Is consequently ex-
ceptionally qualified to review any announce
ment about the Andromeda nebula
The williams Bay star-gaZer tells The AS
tronhvsical Journal that he made a careful
survey OF this celestial object last July. and
again in September. after the news vas re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

Some experiments have been made In the west
hut what was discovered do not know.
.Jt 10 not difficult to see" he continued. no"
roucb this means to institutions which contein-
r,ato the erection OF an electric laboratory
Every such laboratory contains at least one
room given UP to the most delicate measure
ments by apparatus in which detection so
minnie that it could hardly be distlngushaDie
rrdor the lens might mean disaster to the ex-
reriment. Now. suppose that one BRICK as
strong as the most powerful we have examined
,ou,d no mt into the walls Of that room. Inc
rosuIt would be that the instruments would De
oil off That is exactly what has happened IN
many Of the finest Laboratories in the country
raLe Harvard for example. In building 1t they
were narticularly careful TO do away with
averv bit Of iron and steel They put IN DricKs'
Their instruments are giving them constant
,rorh,a We examined one OF the bricks which
entered into the walls Of the laboratory, ana we
found that it was a perfect magnet. In my
mind that is just the trouble with the instru-
ments at Harvard.
This discovery will be OF great value 70 the
brick manufacturers. They have been eager to
Furnish Professor Lawrence with samples so
that they may know just what clay produces
IN. hest results Professor Lawrence and Mr..
Cage will continue their experiments farther IN
the course of the winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

from the yardmen that they always stack
bricks face to face or side to side never on end
This means that the lines Of magnetic force
which dip to the surface of the earth at an angle
approximating 10 degrees cut the bricks from
face to face or from side to side.
1t was discovered that it was impossible to
induce magnetism into bricks by slipping them
into wire coils, nor was it possible to change
their poles. 1t was found possible. however. to
change their power by introducing them into
strong magnetic field. Heating destroyed the
magnetism temporarily. AS soon as the brick
became COOL however, it returned again as
strong as ever
while l do not think that this Is discov-
cry on our part" said Professor Lawrence the
other day. Il do think have carried the ex-
periments further than any other laboratory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
"CROSSED" MONEY ORDERS.
SAFEGUARDS EMPLOYED IN ENGLAND IN MAX.
ING SMALL REMIT NCES

SAFEGUARDS EMPLOYED IN ENGLAND IN MAX.
ING SMALL REMIrTANcEs
Americans who buying books in small
quantities renting dues to the treas
urers Of English societies Of which they happen
to be members occasionally receive a printed
or written request to use a Crossed" order
when sending money. At first they are likely to
be mystfed by the phrase. Even IL inquiry is
made at the postoflice in this country, it is quite
possible that no satisfactory explanation will be
obtainable. The remitting party will ascertain.
though. that American postofiices do not issue
crossed" orders.
The term in question refers to two lines drawn
with pen from the top to the bottom Of postal
order on it's face. near the middle. and an inch
or two apart. That treatment Of a money order
will prevent payment Of it to any one but a
banker. And If. as is sometimes done, the name
of some particular bank is written in the space
between the lines the order will be paid only to
that institution. 1t is not necessary to use any
words in addition to the name Of the bank No
explicit prohibition is required. The mere cross
ing of the order is a we'll understood signal to
the British postal authorities for. while the GUS
tom is comparatively unfamiliar to people on this
side of the Atlantic, il is common enough in the
United Kingdom.
When an American RENTS money in this man.
ner he crosses his order himself; but in several
foreign countries the pOstol!ice does not give
the order to the sender but transmits it direct
ly to the paying office. The person who RENTS
merely sends notice 10 the right person to go TO
the postofTice and apply for the money Where
this usage prevails the postofce issues crossed
order because the sender cannot cross the order
himself Such is the practice, for instance. in
Germany Belgium, Austria and Italy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

ceived In this country Of the supposed discovery
He declares that he has not been able to detect
any new condensation therein. This statement
will be accepted by experts disposing Of the
story completely.
Professor Barnard courteously offers an ex-
PLANTATION Of the error made by the resident OK
Athens and the Pulkowa astronomer He says:
THE nucleus Of this great nebula is so affected
by the conditions OF seeing. and by moonlight
that one readily be deceived If he is not per-
fectly familiar with it's appearance under all
conditions. When the air is steady the nucleus
Is almost stellar, especially with low powers
(eyepeces Of low magnifyng power. II the
seeing Is not good, the nucleus is woolly and
faint, and often lost sight of entirely, so that
one familiar with these conditions alone would
suppose that a great change had occurred II
he saw the nucleus under the best conditions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
BARTLETT'S MICHAEL ANGELO.
A STATUE WHICH WILL BE PLACED IN
THE ROTUNDA OF THE CONGRESS
SIGNAL LIBRARY.

Paul w Bartletts statue Of Michael Angelo.
| which, when complete. will occupy place in
the second story Of the great rotunda in the
| one Of the remarkable works Of art In that col
| lection. because the artist has refrained from
| ideazing his subject, and has portrayed him
| in keeping with the descriptions of the great
| sculptor which have come to the present gener-
! alton. He is represented contemplating one
| OF his works The position OF the head makes
some people who have seen the model think
| that the completed work will have to be viewed
from it's own level to be at it's best and that
| 1t will be less effective from the main floor OF
| the rotunda from which point it will receive the
| most attention
| Michael Angelo was neither stately nor tall;
he was In no respect handsome man, and his
plain face had been disngured by an injury He
| dressed in careless manner. and historians
| have described him as the exact opposite Of the
popular beautiful and artisticaly robed RAJ
phae All these shortcomings all the eccen-
tricties and peculiarlties, have been considered
| in the modelling of the statue and the artist
| has taken pains to show and not to hide them.
The creator Of the statue, Paul Wayland Bart
| lett. is an American who went to Paris when
the leading men In his profession. having re-
ceived the gold medal for his Dancing Indian"
| in 1889. His columbus" and Washington" at
tracted much attention. the former having been
secured by the Government for a place In the
Congressional Library, where the new statue viii
also be placed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
NO NEW STAR IN ANDROMEDA
PROFESSOR BARNARD sPons THAT INTERESTING
STORY FROM PULKOwA

rather interesting announcement was made
about three months ago from the Pulkowa Cd
servatory. in Russia 1t was printed and DIS
cussed in The Tribune at the time The astrono-
mer Seraphimof. with the 3O-inch glass Tor
which Pulkowa is famous thought he saw
starlike condensation in the great nebula In the
constellation Of Andromeda 1t afterward ap-
peared that the original observation was made
by some in Greece, probably the English
Consul at Athena The observer was no doubt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
A CONSERVATIVE VERDICT.

From The Kansas City Journal
"He died through his own exertion with some
slight assistance from his neighbors." was tho
verdict Of an early day COroners jury in Els
worth County after it had heard testimony 70
the effect that the Vigilance Committee had
made a horsethef climb ladder against tel:
egraph pole and jump of with rope around
his neck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

car deaths in Brooklyn Justify the query
whether this is treating defeated enemy &C
cording to the rules OF civilized warfare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
THE INDIGNANTLY OF PEACE.

From The Chicago Times-Herald
The American trolley-car Is TO be introuuceu
;,to cuba at once. Recent records Of trolley
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-06-17

The Atlanta Constitution has the
follwing war notes from BIllyillc:
We would all enlist for war. but we
understand the rainy season Is on In
Cuba, and times are hard, and un..
drellas come high.
We are taking up war subscript-
ti0ns for noble boys. So far we have
received two tons OF tracts and Il trasn-
load Of hymus. We hope they'll have
time to look over them.
Some Of our men have not received
their unifOrms,and IL now looks like
they will have To march on Cuba at
tired only in an army rifle and pal
mctt0 fan.
These war liars should have their
portion. Where the Thermometer
reaches 100 in the shade, and where
the shade is twenty miles apart.
Our warships throw shell that cost
$500 she'll Oh, il we could just tind
one in the sand and sell it to the gov.
ernment at half price!
Ii the war would just last ten
years, that would mean ten extras
Il day, and editors could then gO to
mcalS'as regularly as miliOnairos.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-06-17

The Chinese do everything back.
ward, says the New York Post. They
exactly reverse the usual order Of civ
fllzation, says the Richmond Chris
tian Advocate.
Note, first, that the Chinese com.
pass points to the south instead OF
the north.
Men wear skirts, the women trous
ers.
The men wear their hair long, and
the women wear it short.
The men carry on dressmaking, and
the women carry burdens.
The spoken language is not written,
and the written language is not spoken
Books are read backward. What va
call ioot-notes are inserted at The to,
Of the page.
The Chinese dress in white at funer
ans and In mourning az weddings
whIle old women always serve al
bridesmaids.
The Chinese launch their vessel
sideways, and mount their horse
from the of side.
The Chinese begin their dinner wit
dessert and end with soup and fish.
10 China the hands OF the clock
are immovable; II isthe dial that +,
wolves.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-06-17

A famous general once said: "The
feet of army win its battles" Just
how far this is true only the experts
know. 1t is certain, however, that
the utmost care is taken to get the
most comfortable and durable shoes
for the United States soldiers that
skill can produce and that money can
buy. The quartermaster-ge spe-
cl1lcatlOns for the contractors who
make the army shoe cover four pages
OF small type. The last on which the
shoes are made is prescribed by the
quartcrmaster-general, and inspectors
are placed in the factories to see that
the contractors conform strictly to
the peciiications. The result is that
the United States soldiers wear the
best hand-sewed shoes. Experts dc.
clare that no better shoe is made in
the world. The government pays from
sl.92 IL to s2.37 l2 pair for tens of
thousands OF pairs at a time. The
same system Of definite specifications
and rigid inspection is followed in the
case Of every supply contracted for
by the quartcrmaster-general's dc.
partment. Recently bids were opened
at Philadelphia for $4,000, 900 more of
similar supplies.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-06-17
HOW DEWEY GOT THE PLANS
OF MANILA.
Scientific American.

Scientific American.
William Doherty, an American or.
nithologist and entomolOgist of repu-
tation, has just returned to tbs cOun.
try from the Philippine Islands via
Hong Kong and San Francisco His
latest distinction was in successfully
passing the Spanish customs officers
at Manila with the complete
plans Of the city, the harbor, fortifica-
tlons and minute details of the arma-
ment' 1t was dangerous proceeding
but Mr.. DOherty carried it out sue
cessfully. The plans and drawings
were concealed in newly laundried
shirt which was folded, pinned and
banded in the usual style and put
with other clothing in his trunk. He
arrived In Hong Kong early in April
and at once delivered these most i'm.
portant papers to Commodore Dewey
on the Olympia.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-06-17

There is . policeman 10 s.' L'u.' ,se"s
named Hell, and when he breaks III y.
there IA something much ''Ac ~
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-06-17

"CAT SHAKE" IN CHURCH

The latest and most novel cntcr,o,
mcnt among the colorcd populatlon :,
JeflersonviIle and vicinity Is a "o,.
shake" In the Colored r.. 's
church Of that Indiana town ' t.
nights ago the congregation gave on' ~"
OF these performances. '"'
a nickel each Is charged the par,i,
ipants 10 the Festivities. A large sc..
ry cat Is secured, and the mjnis,".
stands In the pulpit with il in III,
hand. The people group about hin '
with outstrctched hands. He sbata,
the bag several times and then sus
denly opcns it and lets the cat on,
The one who catches the animal ro,"
so cents In cash. e's
Rev Mr. Rice, the pastor, had char,,
OF the affair. lie mounted the nuln,,
promptly at ) o'clock and maSe :
statement In regard 10 the rules nor
erning the contest. Tie then took ~.
cat and held 1t up for inspection !,
was a brilliant animal, with sirdoo.
voice. Then the minister c,,,.s
Time" The lights had been t,,rn.d
low TO give the cat a chance to esc,no
The bag was swung around and
round the head of the minister and
suddenly the cat flew out into tho con
ter 0f the room. Women shripked :.
he raced up and down. At last ars,
- minutes struggling, Fannie O'Ban,
non clutched the cat firmly and hold
on to him. She flung her most perss.
tent pcrsucr, Barker Hill, back in,
tho crowd and made her way to ,hs
pulpit, where she presented the fright.
ened animal to the pastor. The lights
were turned up, there was a sbou.
from the people, and in a neat little
speech Rev. Mr.. Rice presented The
winner with a silver half dollar.