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Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

A notable social incident of the week was
the dance given by Miss Nash at her home
on Thursday evening in honor of the Misses
Crceden and Stewart. Miss Nash was as
sisted by her sisters, Mosdames Crofoot and
Cartan, and Mrs. George Mercer. The spa
cious parlors were transformed into a ball
room and refreshments were served in the
dining room, which was a bower OF orchids,
roses and sweet peas. The music was ex-
hilarating and the wide porches OF the
stately home afforded delightful Longing
places, where one could listen to the music
floating out through the vine-draped win
dows. About eighty guests were present.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
DEFINING THE STAMP DUTY
Commissioners scott Rules ON rokcr
and Grain in Storagc-Collcc-
tor Houtz's Rulings.

There has been considerable discussion as
under the new revenue law, and the de-
cision of COMMISSIONS Scott given TO A.
j. Daugherty, internal revenue collector at
Peoria gives light on the subject, The rul-
ing was handed down on July 1, and is
as follows:
A member of the Board of Trade, usually
denominated as a commission man, is to
be regarded as n commercial broker and
subject TO special tax under paragraph 4,
section 2 of the act of June 13, 1898, IL he
nogotiates sales or purchases OF goods as a
broker. If it is denied by any such COM
mission man that he transacts business as
a broker, you will please obtain and send
to this Office a statement of the grounds on
which such denial is based.
Commissioner Scott also gave the fol-
lowing ruling:
When grain coming from some local sta
ton is transferred through an elevator and
into cars for shipment and a warehouse
receipt showing weight and grade is is
sued, the stamp tax of % cents must be
paid on such receipt, Although the grain
to be transferred through the elevator is
in the warehouse bins only a few hours it
is to be regarded as ION storage within
the meaning of these words IN the last
paragraph Of schedule A Of the act.
In answer to inquiries Collector Houtz
has received the following kilograms:
Stamps must be affixed to bills of lading
issued by railroad companies covering the
transportation of government supplies.
A person renting lands or houses, selling
real estate and making loans on real estate
upon commission is not liable therefore as
a Ii oker.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

Miss Helen Hoagland is at Lake Wash
ington, MINI.
Mrs. j. Chilberg is at home from Big
Springs, Neb.
Miss Grace Gunnell returned from st.
Paul last week.
Miss Baldwin of Council Bluffs attended
Miss Nash's dance.
Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Hull will leave next
week for Portland, Me.
Miss Ella Mcdonald is established for the
summer at Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Alfred Hunt has gone to East Or
ange, N, j., for a months visit.
Miss Nellie McShane returned this morn
ing from a visit to Burlington. la.
Miss Alice Hitte has gone to Colorado to
spend the remainder of the summer
MIR. James Walsh has returned from a
six weeks visit at WATERFOWL, s. d.
Miss Emily Wareham is spending the
summer with friends in Ashland, Wis.
Mrs. NJ. LOTUS and three daughters will
spend the summer at Colorado Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Redick returned
Wednesday from a delightful western trip.
Mrs, Samuel Burns and Mrs. Lozier of
New York returned from Denver last week.
Miss Anna Wetzel left to spend a month
or six weeks at Salt Lake City, Denver and
Manitou.
n ~ NiNSOlllGll III marry I1uS-
sic are spending a couple of weeks at Hot
Springs, s.. ID.
Miss Mary A. Shaw, accompanied by her
little niece, Irene Mcconnell, returned from
a trip to Chicago.
Miss Ethel Morrison, who has been visit
ing in Missouri for the last three weeks,
has returned home.
Miss Grace Vandervoort and Miss Della
Day have gone to Park Bluff, Ill.,, for a
several weeks outing.
Mrs. c. F. Graham of Lewis, Ia, is visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. c. A. Bum
gardner, 2414 Caldwell street.
Miss Helen Mackin, who has been study
ing music in Berlin for the last three years,
has returned to her home In Omaha.
Mack Morrison, who enlisted as a pri-
vate in the Omaha Guards Just previous to
their departure, has been made a corporal.
Mrs. Charles F. Catlin left on Monday for
Glenwood Springs, Colo, where she will re-
main during August and September, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. L. A. Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Campbell and laugh
ter, Miss Jean, accompanied by Mrs. Brooks
of Fayette, Mo-, leave Monday for Denver,
Colorado Springs and other Colorado points.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

will form in line at the Horticultural build
Ing, General Manager T. S. Clarkson is to
be the marshal OF the parade. Starting from
the horticultural building the line OF
march will be confined to the Bluff tract,
passing between the Nebraska and Illinois
buildings on the right and the Iowa and
Wisconsin buildings on the left, and circling
several times around the plaza in front Of
the band stand; thence past the Georgia
building and through the main boulevard.
There is great dissatisfaction among the
women Of the executive committee, as also
among the women who have agreed to par
ticipate in the flower parade. over the man
ner In which they have been treated by
Mrs. H. Mccall Travis. When the parade
was first suggested it was announced to
them that all the arrangements would be
provided under the direction OF Mrs. Travis,
who was employed by the exposition to get
up the parade and do all the work required
to Insure its success. For this work she
has been drawing upon the exposition treas
ury for expense money at the rate Of IS per
day, in addition to the 5000 which she was
to receive as her salary. For this she was
lot only to organize the parade, but also to
design the decorations for the carriages
and the costumes for the drivers and to give
ell necessary instruction to enable the
women participating TO put the plan in
motion.
Instead of doing this Mrs. Travis has left
almost all this work to the committee in
charge. The women who wish to consult
her have been unable to find her. Instead
of making designs for the carriages she has
simply told them to look over her collection
of photographs and select something they
would like to initiate. The instruction with
reference to making the flowers has been so
crude that it has had to be supplemented by
a number of Omaha women who are experts
in that line and without whose assistance
the floral decorations could not have been
prepared. Worse yet, not content with the
muniicent remuneration promised by the
exposition, Mrs. Travis has been d~evoting
her time, although paid for by the exposi-
ton management, to the decoration Of pri-
vate carriages, for which she is charging the
owners from $50 to $50 each. Naturally, the
women who have put themselves to so great
trouble to make the flower parade a success
do not relish this kind Of treatment from
the woman who is being paid to do the
work and claiming all the glory. The pa
rade Will without question be a great sue
cess, but 1t will be due entirely to the self
sacrificing and unremitting labors of the
Omaha women who have volunteered to act
on the executive committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

aosne. 1 met him a few days after the
opening Of the exposition, as he was about
TO leave Omaha. and with great joy he
said that so soon as he could arrange his
affairs, he was off for Paris. Years OF work
opened out before him He was already
a successful sculptor in Chicago; he had
exhibited at the salon and had received
medals at the Worlds fair and at Nash
vile.
have previously referred to his charm
ing little bronze water nymph-7ss-and the
carefully studied figure Of a boy listening
to the sea-7SS-whioh are in the Art build
ing. He was not old and he was at the
very threshold Of his career; he was de-
voted to his chosen profession and happy
in the thought Of having an ateller in the
congenial, artistic atmosphere Of Paris. In
the statue Of the electric fountain we have
not only a beautiful. decorative figure, but
a memento Of an artist whose creative hand
has been stayed. ETHEL EVANS.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
ART AT THE EXPOSITION

Very beautiful in line and dignifed in
pose is the statue OF Neptune of the cleo
trio fountain. His form is strong and mus
cular; with the right hand he holds his
trident, the three-pronged symbol Of his
power, with which he shattered rocks and
called forth or subdued storms. His head
Is bent and his left arm is extended as
if in the act of quelling the troubled waters.
AS the state of the sea is varying, so this
god OF the sea Is sometimes represented in
violent agitation and sometimes-as the
sculptor has here fashioned HMM a state
Of repose. One foot rests on the head of
a dolphin, one Of the symbols of Neptune.
The legend has it that Amphitrite, his wife,
at first fled from his love, but he came to
her one day riding on a dolphin, and thus
won her affections, showing even at that
early day that the feminine mind did not
disdain accessories. For this timely service
the dolphin was ever after in favor with
the sea god.
The statue is placed on top of a Roman
Doric column. A little below half way of
the height the column Is decorated by an
ornamental band with projecting Roman
prows. The column sets on a pedestal from
each side of which projects a conventional
ships Prov, while between the prows are
uoiphth Twin WdISi lulO III ldSUUn.
The effect of the ensemble, of the serene
and majestic statue standing on the deco
rative column Is impressive, il for no other
reason than by its simplicity. The figure
can be seen from all parts of the lagoon
court; and although in comparison to the
MacMonnies fountain in the court OF honor,
1t may seem inadequate, yet were 1t larger
and more obtrusive 1t would probably
dwarf the adjacent buildings and diminish
the apparent size of the lagoon. And as
the main object Of the fountain is to be
only a decorative unit in the whole compo-
sition. it would have failed in its mission
had it been more dominating. Although
the idea and the pose of the statue are not
original, the sculptor has modelled it with
loving care. He has represented the god with
outstretched hand to still the restless waves,
yet how indifferent he is to the play of
the water about him. This unchanging
god, Neptune, looks out unperturbed either
by the past or the future. Wars wage
about him, nations rise and fall, yet the
ceaseless throb Of the sea, his home, has
been neither quickened nor diminished in
its pulsation, since the Greeks worshipped
him as Poseidon and Phidias immortalized
him in stone on the Parthenon.
What irony Of fate that this statue Of
the implacable god should be the last
earthly production of the sculptor-Emil
Henry Wuertz-before he was swallowed up
1t was only a few weeks after the statue
was finished and placed in position that he
was drowned in the sinking Of the Bour-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

troit, Mich, Is one of the many thou
sand of Pe-ru-na's friends, This is what
she says to DIR. Hartman:
We have used your Pe-ru-na with
the most remarkable results and would
not be without it. We have always
recommended it to our friends. A few
years ago l purchased a bottle of your
Pe-ru-na and after seeing its results,
recommended it to my grocer who was
troubled with dyspepsia, the curing of
which induced her to sell it in her
store. She has sold large amounts of
it. My daughter has just been cured
of jaundice with Pe-ru-na. My pen
would grow weary were / to begin to
tell you of the numerous cures Pe-ru-na
has effected in our immediate vicinity
within the last couple Of years
DR.. Hartman, President of the Surgi-
cal Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, will counsel
and prescribe for fifty thousand women
this year free of charge, Every suffer-
ing woman should write for special
question blank for women, and have
nr. Hartman's book, "Health and
Beauty" All druggists sell Pe-ru-na,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

the Misses Erma and Daisy Goss, who will
be her guests for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Weber and their two
daughters, Misses Gertrude and Hattie.
who have been visiting MIR. and Mrs. J.
Weber, jr, at Florence, left last Thursday
for their home at Wayne, Neb.
Mesdames l. w. Miner and c. j. Frice
are entertaining q house party. The guests
are the Misses Junser OF Rock Island, Ill:
Misses Flick and Elder OF Streator, ILL.,,
and Irene Test OF Council Bluffs. la.
Misses Blanche and Grace Sorenson Of
Portland. Ore, who have been visiting in
Omaha for a short time, left Friday even
ing for Chicago and a trip through Wiscon-
sin. On their return they will spend a few
DAYS in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

Neuman, was married TO Mr.. Jacob Klein,
Rabbi Leo NJ. Franklin officiating. The cere-
incny was witnessed by relatives only. Miss
NJ. Rothschild was maid Of honor and the
bridesmaids were Miss Minnie Block of At
lantic and Miss Goldstein Of Council Bluffs.
Messrs. James Klein and Newman were the
groom's attendants. The bride wore q
heavy white satin and the bridesmaids were
gowned in white organdy over white silk.
After the ceremony a reception was held.
Refreshments were served In the dining
room over 200 guests we're present. Mr..
and Mrs. Klein left for an extended trip
through Yellowstone Park.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

The beacon light in the tower OF the hos
bitable home Of j. j. Brown was lighted for
the fete champetre with which Miss Brown
entertained a number of friends in honor
of her guest, Miss Clark, on Friday evening.
The grounds were bright with freely
lights and on a large dancing floor raised in
the center of the lawn, gaily decked with
bunting, the summer girl and her attendant
squire whiled away a delightful evening.
Delicious refreshments were served on the
lawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

hHheHtS or the week.
Mrs. S. A. McWhorter entertained at din
her on Saturday night.
A luncheon was given by Mrs. A. New
man on Thursday Afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Henry Newman.
Wednesday evening Miss Seaver enter
tained in honor of Miss Kellar of Chicago
and Mr.. II. Reader of Kansas City.
Mrs Howard Smith, in honor CT Mrs.
Lozier Of New York, who is the guest of
Mrs. Burns, entertained at dinner Tuesday.
Last night a bicycle tournament was
given by Mrs. Frank Holmes. Picnic supper
was served at Z, after which the tourna-
ment came off.
Alex Griftiths celebrated his 10th birth
day anniversary by entertaining twenty of
his young friends on the Midway Saturday
afternoon and evening.
A dozen young women and a number of
men were entertained by Miss Mae Hamil-
ton Friday afternoon. The men made a
great success In making paper flowers.
The st. Mary's girls and their young gal
Iants, under the guidance of Odin Mackay
and MISS Helen Cady, took in the Midway
MONDAY night. The party numbered sixteen.
Mrs. Louis Rothschild rendered a, lunch-
con to a dozen of her friends on Saturday
afternoon. The dining room was artistic
ally and deliberately decorated with cut
flowers.
Friday afternoon eighteen women were
uellghtfully entertained at luncheon by Mrs.
III. Cohn. The dining room was profuselv
decorated with sweet pease. The luncheon
was In honor of Mesdames Marcus and
Taufer.
In honor of the Misses Baldwin and Nor
ton Miss Edith Smith entertained forty of
her friends at a 5 o'clock tea on Thursday.
TIL color scheme was red. Miss Smith was
assisted by the Misses Baldwin, Mercer,
Morton and Shears.
Mr.. w. Haas, now of New York, formerly
of Berlin, who toured the country with
Rubinstein, honored Omaha with his pres
ence last week and rendered Miss Creighton
and a number OF her friends a musical at
the Auditorium Wednesday afternoon.
The morning glory breakfast given by
Mrs. A. j. Love Saturday complimentary to
her guest, Mrs, X. Dewey Squire, was the
novel function of the week. Mrs. Love was
assisted by Mesdames Dickey, Offutt, Morris,
Wilbur. Burt, Ogden, Bidwell, Scoby, Heth,
Pennock, Kennedy and Miss Chambers.
The picnic that was to have been given
Mt Syndicate park in honor of the st. Mary's
girls, owing to the threatening weather
was adjourned to the home of Miss Her,
where supper was served picnic fashion,
with dance accompaniment. Forty were
present,
One of the merriest outings of the sea-
son was the dance and supper given by Miss
Mabel STUNT in honor of her birthday an
nivcrsary TO about thirty OF her friends
Tuesday night at Hanscom park in the pa
vilion. Dancing was INDUCED In until a
late hour. Mrs. G. M. Hunter served as
chaperone.
In honor of the Misses Baldrige and Nc
Dowell Mrs. Howard Baidrige and Mrs. Me-
DOwell gave n lawn fete on Tuesday even
ing Mt the home of Mrs, Mcdowell. The
grounds looked like fairyland, decked with
myriads of lights, rejecting the soft sum-
mer toilets of the guests. Punch was served
by the Misses Wyman and Grimes.
x..t.. -
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
new CLERK To POLICE CHIEF
Report by Way of Chicago that
Charles Kubnt IN lated
for Job.

The report comes by way Of Chicago that
a new clerk is soon to be appointed to the
chief Of police In the place of Clerk King,
now serving in that capacity. From an
Omaha man interested in police matters
who has just returned from the lake city it
is learned that Charles Kubat, an Omaha
attorney, has been over there during the
past week with introductions from the police
Of this city to familiarize himself with the
Bertillon system Of Identifying criminals.
Kubat has been giving it out that he is
simply preparing himself for his duties as
clerk to the chief of police, which he thinks
he will be fitted to perform in a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
SOCIETY IN THE MID SUMNER
kaleidoscope Changes Present Many Novel
and Striking Features.
oUT.oF-TowN GUESTS IN EVERY HOME
liyeliest Social Calendar Ever shown
I'm Omaha Mt This Sea-
son of the
Year.

Midsummer with almost all the society
folk still in town is a novelty for Omaha,
whose enjoyment is due to the exposition.
AS a result, however, the social calendar is
better filled than it ever has been at this
season and the different entertainments
have been following one another not only in
quick succession, but also with Kaleidoscope
variety. At the several turns during the
past week society has flashed forth a dane
ing party, a morning glory breakfast, a
bicycle tournament, with numerous dinners,
luncheons, plcnics and Midway excursions
in between.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
weddings and engagements.

The wedding OF Miss Hattie Cady to Mr.,
Herbert Wheeler is announced to occur
August l6.
At noon on Wednesday, July 81, at the
home of the brides parents, 81 Park avenue,
Berkeley, Colo, occurred the wedding of
Miss Grace Il. Mason to Mr.. j. Charles
Shaver Of South Omaha, Rev. Il. +, Kra-
mer of All Saints Episcopal church ofici-
ating. After the ceremony refreshments
were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaver will
make their home at 6S1 North Twenty
fourth street, South Omaha, after August
20, 1898.
Tuesday evening, at Metropolitan hall,
Miss Bertha Neuman, daughter of Mr.. A,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

The flower parade Tuesday will be the
central social figure Of the coming week. In
fact, 1t has held society in anticipation for
some time. At one of the recent entertain
ments the men who accepted invitations
were put at work making the paper flowers
that are to adorn the chariot of the hostess.
Floral trophies from the favorite carriages
promise soon to be as popular with the men
as brass buttons are with the feminine ad-
mirers of the soldier boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
ing making dancing enjoyable. Ice cream
and cake were served during the evening
GUARDS GET THE BOXES
Omaha Boys NJ C~hicknmnuga VIII
Feast Today On Good Things
from Home.

Wednesday night Major wilcox Of Brown
ing, King & Co. sent by express several
boxes addressed to the Omaha Guards at
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga. These boxes
contained something over q ton OF good
things intended to make camp life more
bearable. 1t was hoped the consignment
would reach its destination in time for Sum
day. Last night Major Wilcox received the
following message:
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ca, July 80
Major II. S. Wilcox: Boxes received. Each
and all send thanks and greetings to our
Omaha friends. c. H.,
Captain Commanding Company q.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage license was is
sued by County Judge Baxter yesterday:
Name and Residence. Age.
oliver Palmer. San Francisco, Cal....... IS
Daisy Whorton. San Francisco. Cal,..... 22
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
Mnrtnlity stntistics.

The following births and deaths were re-
ported to the health commission during the
twenty four hours ending at noon yester-
day:
Births-Jens Hanson. 1912 Blonde, girl.
Deaths-Mary Weeman, Eleventh and
Cunning, 45 years; Charlotte Nelson, Brad
ish, Neb.. Emmanuel hospital, 80 years;
Kent X, Hyaden, Lincoln, "A years.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
Benson.

Mrs. G. r.. Williams of Elk City made a
visit In Benson last week.
MIR. George Hawkins made a business trim
to Blair last Thursday, returning on Friday.
Miss Dora Ulrich and the Misses Harp
strife of Chicago were visitors at the home
of Miss Ada Stiger last week.
Mrs. Hun and grandchildren returned to
their home last Tuesday, after a two weeks
visit with relatives in Louisville.
Services will be held at the Methodist
episcopal church this evening at the usual
hour by the pastor, Rev. Frank Bross.
Miss Mary Grousie left last Tuesday for
her home in Chicago, after a fortnight's
visit with her sister, while visiting the ex-
position.
Mrs, McDill and Miss Jessie McDill of
Hiawatha, Kan, arrived in Benson last
Tuesday and are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan while taking in the exposition.
A number of the members and friends OF
the Modern Woodmen of America of this
camp went to Arlington last Wednesday to
attend the annual picnic of the camps of the
Omaha district. The date OF the annual pic
mic OF the Benson camp was set for Saturday
at McCombs Grove, three miles west Of
Iryington,
The annual Sunday school picnic of the
Benson Methodist Episcopal church was held
last Saturday week at Sheeley's grove. The
children gathered at the church at / p. m,
going In the motor from there to the grove,
where they enjoyed a pleasant afternoon
with various games OF amusements. In
evening a number of the older people joined
them, The pastor gave a talk TO the little
ones, afer which they were treated with
candy, oranges and ice cream, returning to
their homes at 8 p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
Dauehtcrs of Pocahontas Dance.

The Red Men and Daughters of Poca-
hontas of Omaha enjoyed a pleasant dane
ing party in Labor temple on Saturday
light. The pIty was given by Minnehaha
council, No. 2, Daughters of Pocahontas,
and continued until midnight, the cool even