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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

HENRY B. PAYNE's BARGAIN LIST.
519-2l-2S So. 25th Ave, 10-room all modern
houses. nicely papered and painted, new
throughout, just ready for tenants. These
are close in, and only $500 and s27.5O
3OOS Farnam St, S-room dwelling, strictly
modern. with barn. fine lawn, etc, for rent
December ], at $40 to first class tenant.
SIG S. 35th Ave, Groom. strictly all modern,
up-to-date house, splendid condition, half
block to car, reduced to s25. A snap.
262S Capitol Ave-. Groom all modern house,
easy walking distance, reduced to $3.50
l4s4 N; Goth ST., 7-room house, modern
plumbing, newly papered and painted, So.
Sll s. 35th Ave, Groom cottage, all modern
except furnace, beautiful new paper in
all rooms. SEQ
22lO Ohio ST. Groom cottage. all modern
except furnace; block from car lines so
26OS Pierce St, Groom cottage, city water,
cistern. barn, fine lawn. only SIG.
1915 n. 2lst ST., 7-room cottage. city water,
cistern, barn, close TO shops, SIS.
1906 Canton ST., Groom cottage, city water
inside only blocks from car, 81.
272S Parker St, 5-room cottage, good re-
pair, city water, cistern, $40,
14l0 NJ nth ST., 3-room fiat, city water, easy
walking distance. only 81.
HENRY B. PAYNE, COL N. Y. LIFE
D-Ma3i-90
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

ATTRACTIVE, wealthy widow, unencum-
bcrcd. excellent character and amiable,
Devoted. 1926 Forest ave, Chicago, III
G-aS7 i9'
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FOR $500 we will get your wheel, put anti
rust or. store ii for the winter. Nebraska
Cycle Co., Cor. 18th and Harvey:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

$500 square IT. of choice space on ground
floor U. s. Natl Bank Bldg, with fine
light. VIII lease altogether or divide if
desired and put in another Farnam street
entrance Electric light steam heat, very
large vault; fixtures of finest quarter
sawed oak; plate glass, etc. VIII deco
rate wall and reset fixtures to suit. Sew
eral thousand dollars being expended on
interior of building, including new ele-
Vator power
Offices $S and up.
Inquire room 36, U. S. Natl Bank Bldg
ILL 10
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

CULTURED young woman with consider
able cash and property wants 10 marry a
good, honest man capable of looking al fter
her interests. Address, Union Correspond-
ing club. Box G37, Austin, III.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

But NO ONE CAN EQVAb.
Gives advice to make you successful in love,
business, marriage, divorce, lawsuits. etc,
locates mines. buried treasures, cures
drunkenness, bad habits, evil influences.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

tPERFLUOtS hair warts and molcs
permanently removed by electricity; con-
guaranteed Miss Allcnder, 1919 Douglas
t'-97a 19e
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

GENTLEMAN (Gcl. sterling character, fine
appearance. income $1,000, socks his af-
ser, 615 Lexington Ave- New York.
U--925 -l9'
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

NINE. GYLMER genuine palmist, 1905 Dodge
$50
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

FOR RENT, 2ols Half Howard 10 rooms
modern. good barn.
424 SO. goth street, II rooms, modern. car
pets on floors, good barn.
These houses are we'll located near business
center. Can make very liberal rent to
good parties. For particulars and keys
see
GARvIN BROS, 1913 FARNAM ST.
D-MSS0 20
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

BRIGHT young woman, alone In the world
Just Inherited Sil 900 in property. $500 per
month income. wants husbands affection
and advice, Josie May, THE Cristoval.'
Cottage Grove ave, Chicago, Ill
t--9al i9'
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

of science over disease; cancer
battling general practitioner skill Yields
readily to our scientific methods. Mason
Medical Co. l2l w. 42d street, New York
Book and advice free. u
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
FOR RENT-sToREs AND OFFICES.

DESIRABLE rooms with board: references;
steam. 2G2 n. 18TH FINES 20*
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

FOR RENT, store in first-cIass locations
rent reasonable. Apply r. c. Peters g..
Co., ground floor Bee Bldg. I-266
FOR RENT, a ground floor office. specially
suitable for real estate ETC., splendid
vault built for use of city treasurer. APP
ply r. C. Peters & Co., ground floor Bee
Building. I-267
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
AGENTS WANTED.

work. Service paid in cash. No deliver
ing or collecting; easy work; big pay.
Write, stating experience, books handled,
n. d. Thompson Publishing Co, st. Louis,
Mo. J-MS6O 2Os
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

54 North 23d-Parlors and other front
rooms, furnished or unfurnished modern;
board. Telephone 1l74. Harney line.
F-94O-19*
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FoR RENT--HoUsEs.

7oS S. SSth. s-r. all modern, good condition
water paid, $3.50. So L. S. Natl Bank
Bldg. D-i09 ~
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

WEALTHY American, well connected and
prosperous looks for life long companion
to love and cherish. MIR Howard 997 w.
saith St. Chicago, ILL., t9S6 1a'
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

WANTED. ladies to address envelop as.
mail samples and cirnulc RS at home; reply
with se'f-addressed envelopes. The Pre-.
scription Co. South Pend. Ind C-0Si l9f
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

1914 BURT ST. S-room fine residence. en-,
tirelX modern; hot water heat: In good 1000
condition; will rent to a good tenant for
$500 per month. Omaha Loan and Trust
Co.. 18th and Douglas D--M30S
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
CLAIRVoyANTs.
DIR. LEE HARR1pEN,

OCCULT SCIENTIST
CLAIRNOYANT AND LIFE READER,
PRESIDENT OF POBYTECHNICAb COL
lege of Washington, u. G., demonstrator
of therapeutics metaphysician, theoloEi-
cal lecturer controversial and moral
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

CALL of business men and farmers seek
ing working girls and widows who desire
good husbands and comfortable homes in
Neb.; ages from 20 to IS: call and nvesti-
gate. Matrimonial Club office, 20t Douglas
block. U-3lO l9*
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

DRUG store for sale or trade in a good
town In southeastern Nebraska: located
IN one Of the best farming sections In the
state. Address 40 Bee Y-MS7g M.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

FOR RENT, 3l0 and 312 n. 22d; modern,
fine location. Inquire 30i N. 22d.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

$50 GIRLS wanted; all kinds work; 50 to s7
Canadian office, 1872 Douglas.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

FOR RENT, room, all modern house:
corner lot near Hanson Park: have re-
duced the rent to s35. j. II. Sherwood
423 N. Y. Life D-493
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

FOUR-ROOM house, city water. 1913 N 10Th
D-S93-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
DEFENDER A SURPRISE.
The Old Yacht Practically Won
Race Over the Columbia.

Vineyard Haven Mass, Aug. 1.-THE
old Defender practically won a race
against Columbia, if time allowance was
given. in the direSt sort of weather for
must be added was more than well earned
and the yachtsmen of the New York club
may not see again for years such a SAIL
ing event. The margin between the IA
a minute In the 81 mile run from BTen-
tons Reef lightship off Newport to the
a change in the course at Vineyard Sound
lightSihlp, ia miles miles from the start The
race between Columbia and Defender was
fairly soul stirring. After both got away
with eaSed SneetS Tor almost an hour, De-
fender just a hairs breadth, compare
bia abeam. Even after Columbia made
a gain so that Defender could cross IN
away as the heaVy breeze hove the latter
down and made her lose distance on re-
Newport with miserable weather pros
poets. Rain fell through the entire day
and the southerly Is knot wind brought in
a wringing wet mist from seaward.
Defender crossed the line at 11:20:10 and
bore down on Defenders weather quar-
tear, but could not get by her, and for Is
before reaching the hghtship, both boats
set No jib .topsails and three strong
umbia being forced to huff each time.
From the lightship to the finish, nearly
and Columbia drew away from Defender,
hnish1ng one minute and four seconds
ahead TOday's race and the performance
of Columbia was satisfactory on the score
of heavy weather She took all that
came, and while eased up several times
that was no evidence that she would have
too much of a good thing if a stake were
pending on the outcome of the race. All
the other boats found that the weather
was boisterous enough for the time being
and some. of the schooners fairly flew
through the water. The slooD Valiant
which headed the feet finished first with
Navhoe second and then came the two
big racers. All the craft finished in
nasty squat, which made the turn at the
west chop buoy particularly exhilarating
for all hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Santa Fe company is placing cleo
trio lights upon the tower signals at
the west end tower house at Emporia.
These lights are arranged so that a
running engine upon striking a piece of
track one-half mile away from the
tower house will illuminate the signals
so they can be seen by the engineer
The electricity is furnished by a ground
battery
D w. Maffot of Davenport, Ia, has
been appointed general freight agent of
the Rock Island at Wichita. w. H.
Herbig, the former freight agent, is act
ing as commercial agent during the ILL
will remain in that position permanent
", as it is considered doubtful whether
Mr.. Myers will return.
Milt Player, foreman of the round
house, has gone to Chicago for a two
weeks vacation.
Engine No. $40 went west today in
charge of Engineer Kelly and Fireman
Jones. 1t will be put into service on
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe.
J. w. Gibbons, foreman of the paint
shop, went to Kansas City yesterday
in response to a telegram received an
nouncing the death of his father. Mr.
Gibbons has been in very poor health
for the past five years and his death
yesterday was not wholly unexpected.
Both the Rock Island and Santa Fe
roads have been building many new
cars in their respective shops, and as
quick as these cars are finished they are
put into service. Most of these new cars
are built extra strong and are above
the usual $4,000 pounds capacity. With
the moving of the old grain and the
prospects of a heavy traffic in the new,
which will commence almost immedi-
ately, the railroads will be kept extra
busy for several weeks to come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
MAJOR GREEN'S DEATH.
Letter From Capt. Moss, a Friend of
the Gallant Kansan.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. 11-Captain A
P. Moss of the United States army
gives the details of the death of Major
James L. Greene of Oswego, Kan, who
was killed in duel at Sancti Spiritus
by a Cuban officer. The captain de
sired to notify his relatives, and, not
knowing their wherea bouts, he wrote to
the mayor of this city, knowing that
Greene had graduated from the Kansas
normal college in this city in 1892. His
letter follows;
Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Aug. 5.-NIayor
Fort Scott, kan: Dear SRA young
man by the name of J. L. Greene, who
was formerly D. student in the Kansas
normal college, and who was later an
officer in the rough riders and an ex-
regular soldier, was shot here yester-
day by a Cuban officer in this city. The
trouble arose in Havana last March.
where a challenge was accepted by
Greene. but the Cuban officer failed to
meet him, hence the duel was delayed
until a few days ago, when they met,
with the foregoing result. am kan
san and a friend of his, and would like
to have the facts in the case known. If
you can find any of his friends and no
tify them you will confer a favor on
me, and them, no doubt. I inclose
photo of his, taken a few weeks ago.
Very respectfully, A. P. MOSS,
Captain United States Army, Sancti
SpirituS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
WILL CANCEL THEIR POLICIES
Fort Scott Having Trouble With Com
panies That Refuse to Paw.

Fort Scott, Aug. 1.-THE board of
county commissioners of this county
threaten to cancel tornado insurance
policies amounting to $4,000 on the
county buildings, distributed among
seven leading companies, if they do not
each pay their share of the damage
done to the buildings by a severe hail
storm last May. One company, the
Rockford, has paid its portion, but the
others refuse, and give as a reason that
they are afraid of trouble with the state
insurance officials for paying a loss
when their charter does not provide for
loss by hail.
The county commissioners, however,
hold that the damage was done by the
severe wind that blew the ahailstones
through the glass and roofs, and there
fore covered by the tornado policies
The commissioners have taken the mat
ter under Amusement until Saturday, b 1t
state that if they cancel the tornado
policies they will also cancel the fire
policies in all the companies that refuse
to settle the claims in question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
KANSAS NEWS
Argentine Citizens Are After a
Black Brute.
ScOur the Woods For a Young
GfrI's AssaiIant.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Daughter of Prominent Farmer
and Banker
Dragged From Her Horse by a
Negro, But Is Saved.

Argentine, Aug 11-At lonely place
along the old Turner road, about a mile
west of Argentine a negro man yester-
day assaulted Miss Edna Perkins, the
16-year-old daughter of J. s. Perkins,
a farmer near Turner, receiver of the
Argentine bank and chairman of the
Wyandotte county Republican central
committee.
The brute sprang from the roadside as
the young woman was passing and
dragged her from her horse to a clump
of bushes near by. Miss Perkins Strug-
gled with her captor franticalIy and
succeeded in keeping him at bay until
farmers wagon appeared, when the ne
gro became frightened and FED through
the woods.
Miss Perkins was painfully scratched
about the face and arms, and received
a severe nervous shock, but otherwise
she was unframed. At the time of the
assault the young woman was upon her
way to the postofice for the daily
mail.
The negro is described as a short.
heavy set mulatto, with a stubby mus
tache, shabby frOck coat and tan shoes.
At the time of the assault the negro
was barefooted and escaped carrying
his shoes in his hand.
it was but the work of a few min
utes to raise a posse and start in pur-
suit of the fend, and in an hour after
the occurrence the woods for a mile
about Argentine were thick with men
searching high and low for the negro.
The party grew larger and larger until
dark, when there were probably 1000
men in the various searching parties.
Every cross road, every foOt-path and
bridge of any kind was guarded by
stern-l looking men, who carried guns.
A negro answering the description of
the one wanted was seen by the watch
man to cross the old southern bridge
over the Kaw river in the afternoon
and make his way toward Armourdale.
The cleW given by the Watchmen was
taken UP by a hundred men half an
hour later and a farmer boy midway
between the bridge and Armourdale
saw the same negro pass just a, few
minutes before the posse came by, but
a careful search of the country failed
to reveal the man.
It was rufnored that a negro covered
with perspiration and very much ex-
cited was seen to secrete himself in a
cOrnfield near the Rock Island round
house in ArmOurdale, and every inch
of the ground was searched, but the
negro was not found.
There was another rumor that the ne
gro was seen to board a westbound
Santa Fe freight train in the Argentine
yards, and kilograms were sent to all
of the stations along the line giving a
description of the man and asking that
he be intercepted. The Missouri author
tiles, as well as the police in Kansas
City, Kan, were notified and all last
night the railroad yards and negro
quarters were kept under close watch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
CALIFORNIA RATES.
Roads Decide to Raise Price of Tickets
After September.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-So called colonist
rates to California are to be restored to
the basis prevailing prior to March l
after September l. This is subject to
the vote Of two or three lines not repre-
scented at yesterdays mass meeting
of general passenger agents of western
lines. This is practically restoring the
old second class rate which was cut to
NOrthern's rate Of S25 to south Pacific
coast points from ST. Paul could not be
ignored. Now General Passenger Agent
w hitney of that road has said that he
win not use the $25 rate from st. Paul
as a basis for his California rates
though that rate will be kept in force
for the territory it reaches. This means
a raise from $3.50 to S51 so from Chi
from S45 to $50. so via the Missouri river
and insures a fair rate to the California
lines on the winter tourist business that
will start up in September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
LIFE is TOO SHORT.
For Some Things Says Sir Wilfrid
Lauren.

to H H Kohlsaat of the Chicago Times
Herald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the Canadian
premier, denies the truth of an inter-
view recently given out by F. w. Fitz-
patrick of the treasury department,
Washington, in which Mr.. Fitzpatrick,
asserted that Premier Laurier had stated
TO them that he would not accept in
vitation to the Chicago autumn festival
because the somewhat strained relations
between the two countries might result in
In his letter Premier Laurier says:
You are at liberty to say that L have
pa1o. no attention to an interview pub
nshed- recently in a Washington paper. in
which the reporter purported to give the
public words not spoken to him by me-
but to somebody else. Life is too short
Tor busy man to take notice of this kind
or any kind of hearsay evidence. If I
mad any communication to make to the
public 1 would prefer to make it directly
and in my own words.
TT seems to me that I need hardly add
that the invitation of the Chicago auth
critics will receive from me the most
courteous consideration
A meeting of the committee on invita-
lions and arrangements will be held Fri
day at which time Chairman Truax, who
has been in Washington, where he went
10 extend a formal Invitation to attend
the festival to the president will be pres
enE and the Canadian premier will then
be cordially invited to attend the festival
This will be the first invitation extended
the committee deny that Mr.. FItzpat-
rick had any authority to invite the pre-
mier or that he is any way connected
with the festival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11

enworth through his father, Henry
Bennefield, for $4,000. The suit is for
damages which We're sustained by the
boy over a year ago and caused by his
having fallen off the enbankment of
the bridge over the creek flowing be-
tween Eighth and Tenth streets on
Kickapoo. The boy fell a distance of
nearly 40 feet down the steep embank-
ment and fractured his skull, from the
effects of which, the petition states, he
has never recovered.
AT the time he fell down the en-
bankment, it is claimed in the petition,
there was no railing of any sort along
the arch and that it was extremely
dangerous for persons going along, as
there was nothing to protect them from
falling down the side of the hill which
is nearly 40 feet high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
BASEBALL NOTES.

Freeman has made thirteen home runs.
Meekin has lost nine consecutive games.
McGraw has stolen hfty-four bases to
Bgrkett is again batting over the 400
In eighty-seven games Willie Keller
To date Delehanty leads the league hit
tiers, with a percentage Of .4l6. -
only twice in 1orty-Iour games mas
Delehanty has made thirty-seven two
oaggers ano " mems fLi tWsnIyone t[lPl ,
turns to Washington at the termination
of the present season, was the star pitch
er of the Eastern Observation-Disclosures ash
Pitcher dunno of the superbas, has
played twenty-nine games without
Thirteen bases on balls were given by
Nay NJ Seymour e. in nine-innins game on
Doheny and Seymour have each struck
out nine men in a single game, the sea-
Big Bill LANCE. of the Chfcagoas, is af-
ter the base-running record of the Nat
The kind of base running that the giant
William is doing is a revelation to other
First Baseman Wills of the Louisville
club has a contract whereby he can Meth
the close Of the season. He mas ably dem
onstrated that he is not OF National league
calibre, but will continue to draw salary
from Louisville just the same.
record. He began the season by winning
two games; then ne lost two. then he won
a tie. He then lost three, won three. lost
again. and won three. Total -, won and 10
lost. with one tie.-Boston Herald
The Colonies now have six regular mem
bers of the team who are batting above
the 300 mark There are but few teams
in the league that can make such boast
Pittsburg has released Bill Clarke, first
baseman, the man who spurned President
Freeman of the New York club. Mike
Bowerman will cover first base for the
Pirates.
Jesse Burkett says he will quit baseball
at the end of the season to engage in the
saloon business in Worcester, Mass.
The Chicagos have won but three shut
out games this season The st. Louis
team were the victims in every instance
The Philadelphia club can have Hugh
ey Jennings" said Hanlon, IF they Will
paw our price. We hold Jennings release
at big figure and If they meet it they
can have him. Lajofe's absence makes a
big hole in the Quakers' inheld. and IS
going to cost them a high position.
Louisville contemplates signing a broth
er of Hans Wagner. If he is half the
PLAYER that Hans is Louisville had better
stop contemplating and go to doing.
Manager Selee of the BostOnS visited
Detroit recently for the purpose Of look
ing over some Western league players.
He thought well of Pitcher Fisk and Cen
ter FIELDER Barrett of the Detroits and
out Fielder Gier of St Paul, but left
without making any deals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
ILLEeAL PosTAL oARps.
Mcpherson Woman Arrested For
Sending sSwear Words In Mail


Wichita, Aug. 11-Mrs. Alice Lane of
Mcpherson was arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Fred Trigg for
sending unavailable postal cards
through the mails. They were unmail
able in three ways. They were obscene,
abusive and demanded money. They
were sent to eight citizens of Lyons.
The former referred them to the United
States postal department and Mrs.
Lanes arrest followed. She does not
deny sending the cards, but sets up as
her defense that she did not know that
she was violating the law. This is
thought by many to be true as she is a
rather ignorant German woman.
Last November a number of citizens
of Lyons called on Mrs. Lane who liv-
ing on a farm near that city. and in
formed her that unless she left the vi
entity within three days there would be
trouble. Mrs. Lane says that they
threatened to tar and feather her and
then hang her. Mrs. Lane did not like
to run any chances and she packed up
her belongings and moved to McPher-
son. The Lyons men claimed that she
was a bad character and that she de-
famed the town by her actions. She
absolutely denies this and asserts that
there is not word of truth in it.
Soon after she moved to Mcpherson,
she wrote postal cards to the men in
Lyons who visited her that night and
demanded $50 damages from each one
of them for the fright caused her by
their actions and the loss Of her home
and living. She promised to "give them
hell unless they put up the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
BIG SALT WRECK.
A Hutchinson Block of 10000 Bar
reIs Topples Over.

Hutchinson, Aug. 11-There was a
serious and expensive wreck at the Riv-
erside salt block last night.
The plant is the property of the
HutchinsOn-Kansas Salt company and
when the wreck occurred contained
about 10000 barrels of salt. The build
ing, like others of its kind, was up on
blocks to furnish drainage. Its heavy
load caused the building to slide to the
south of the foundation. The roof was
badly broken, but the building held to-
gether, so that none of the night hands
was injured. There were a number of
cars loaded with salt on the track by
the side of the plant and these were
caught by the building. The building
Will be propped up and the roof repair
ed until the salt can be removed, then
the plant will be reconstructed The
accident will cost the company several
thousand dollars.