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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
PRACTICE WITH SMALL ARMS
Competition al Targets Among En-
listed Men Of Department of
the Missouri.

Captain w. M. Wright. inspector Of small
arms practice of the Department Of the Mis-
souri,, will leave on Sunday for Fort Leav-
enworth, where he will remain during the
annual infantry target competition. There
is q new rule in force in the army in re-
gard to these competitions. In former
years the officers and enlisted men entered
the competition on equal terms, both being
IN the same competition. Now there are
competitions for the officers and men sep
~arately. This year there will be no officers
competition In this department, the one at
Fort Leavenworth being for enlisted men
exclusively. One man from each OF the
twenty-four companies in the department
will be sent to the grounds, this man being
selected as the best marksman In the COM
pany by the captain. The first four days
will be devoted to shooting at targets set
at known distances. one day being devoted
to 200 yards, the second to 300 yards, the
third to 500 yards and the last to 600 yards.
After this there will follow two days OF
skirmish firing, the targets being at un-
known distances. The names Of the COM
petitors will be sent TO headquarters on
Monday. after which the program Of events
will be issued.
Oh1cers of the department have been re-
quested to make report Of experiments with
the Luger automatic pistol. one OF the side
arms now under consideration by the War
department. Other automatic pistols are
being experimental with. but reports are
not yet received.
Major H. P. Birmingham. surgeon OF the
United States army. arrived in Omaha after
having inspected the hospital corps At
Forts Niobrara and Robinson. He imme-
diately left for the south to inspect the
hospital corps at Jefferson barracks and
the forts in Arkansas. Oklahoma and Kan
sas. 1t is understood that this inspection
is being made to ascertain II q reduction
can be made in the hospital corps in this
department in proportion to the reduction
In the total strength Of the army. II the
reduction is recommended the members OF
the present corps may be sent to the Phil
ippines. or transferred to some other
branch Of the service.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
PENNSYLVANIA AND SANTA FE
Another Csmbination Railroad from
the East "a the
West.

The report that the Pennsylvania rail-
road is to take over the Santa Re has been
revived and was In circulation among local
railroad men yesterday morning.
Il understand that this report comes
from very reliable sources" said an oficial
Of a Chicago-Omaha line, land for my part
I am inclined to believe there Is consid-
cradle IN It. You see that would give the
Pennsylvania a mighty thorough route from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, forming a pow
erful link between the two oceans and
traversing the greatest part Of the United
States. or, you might say, taking their
connections into consideration, trayersing
the whole Of the United States"
The effect Of such a combination or rail-
road purchase on the Union Pacific was
also discussed in this connection. A Union
Pacific oficial, while not doubling that
such a move might be made by the Penn
sylvania, was not Inclined to think that II
would have any effect whatever upon their
affairs of his road. At any rate, he was
positive It would not, could not detract
from the business Of the latter, as he
claimed NO combination OF roads could give
az direct q route as the Union Pacific.
The eastern connection OF the Union Pa
| cihc and the most common routing Is made
! with the Northwestern and the New York
Central, both Vanderbilt roads. This ar
rangement is considered more satisfactory
by the Union Pacific, in which the Wander
bilta Of course hold stock. than II that
road owned It's own track east, for 1t Is
claimed II IL In better position to make
routing over other lines whenever neces-
sary, for instance. its Kansas City travel
through st. Louis.
One common feature Of the Pennsylvania
- G--A- ~ a. 49, - AA-aNa0nf foTtnF
such as q Hill, a Hartman, q Morgan or a
Vanderbilt, controls either road. Its stock
Is scattered over a wide expanse Of terri
tory. The Santa Fe IL said TO be owned
largely by New England parties. while vast
amounts Of the Pennsylvania are held
abroad.
'It is not at all improbable hat many
Of the stockholders in one Of these roads is
financially interested in the other" said an
ofncial. Probably there is q closer rela-
tion already between them than is gen.
orally known or believed. I don't know as
to that. however,
Gerritt Fort, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Union Pacific, has returned
from an ofncial trip to st. Louis and other
points south. Mr.. Fort says there is a
decided scarcity Of labor in the southern
states and that large cotton growers are
alarmed over the prospects OF getting their
crops, which are unusually heavy, gathered.
Similar reports Of a dearth Of laborers
were received from the northwest, which
suffered extensively last year from this
cause. The wheat crop there is abundant
and men are said TO be so scarce that 1t is
necessary to resort to the most ingenious
plans to get them.
While Nebraska IL In the midst Of an
enormous harvest, no reports Of a serious
labor dearth are heard from any source.
Harvest hands are being paid as high as
$3.50 and their board in this state and they
seem to be. adequate in number to meet the
demands. .
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
Vacation watches. a2.SO. EdhOlm. ieweIsr.
GASOLINE STOVE EXPLoDES
Mother ana Daughter Painfully
Burned az Result Of Accident
Yesterday Evening.

By the explosion OF q gasoline stove
about 4:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs. william Johnson and her 11-year-old
daughter, Laura, were severely burned, the
former about the face and hand and the
latter about the face, arms and legs, both
arms aud legs being blistered. Though
both suffered great pain. It is not believed
either is dangerously injured.
The accident occurred at the Johnson
home, 1856 Farnam street. Mrs. Johnson
was cooking supper. when the stove ex-
ploded. She screamed for help and the lit
tie daughter, in endeavoring to get through
the room TO give the alarm. also caught
IRE. Residents OF that vicinity came to
the rescue Of mother and daughter and ex-
tinguished the flames, the clothing OF both
being on IRE. The department extinguished
the hre. which threatened the build
ing. with very little damage TO the contents
OF the house. The mother and daughter
were taken to a nearby drug store and
their burns we're dressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
HE FLoURISHED A REVOLVER
Charles DoOIey, an Imported Union
Pacific Guard, locked Up
By POIiS~.

Charles Dooley is in the city jail charged
with carrying concealed Weapons. A half
dozen ofieers went after Doooley at Z yes
terday morning on a hurry-up call in answer
to a telephone message that q man was
running up and down the street near Four
teenth and Chicago with a revolver in his
hand. acting as though insane. When
brought TO the station Dooley told the ON
GERS that he was a guard in the employ OF
the Union Pacific Railroad company and
the company hAd brought him here from
North Platte.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
LAW BRINGS LITTLE BENEFIT
Creamery Butter Men See No Advance Due
to Tax on 0leOmargarins.
FEW LICENSES TAKEN OUT IN OMAHA
Internal Revenue Collector Gets Lit
tie Money as Result of Impose
ton Of Tax on Imita-
AZ tion Butter.

After three weeks Of the operation OF the
law increasing the tax on colored oleo-
margarine and levying a tax on renovated
and process butter the creamery managers
profess to see little material benefit from
those provisions. The price Of creamery
butter is about 1 cent a pound higher in
the markets than Il was this time last year,
but this condition is attributed to the
shortage of the creamery product rather
than to the new law. One reason for this
condition is that the commissioners OF In
ternaI revenue made a ruling several
months ago that the colored oleomargarine
manufactured before July ] would not be
taxed at the higher rate and manufacturer
stored many thousands OF pounds previous
20 that date.
In some Of the cities the dealers in I'M
coIored oleomargarine have adopted a plan
aor providing their customers with means
OF coloring the product after II Is pur-
chased for consumption. Small capsules
of butter color are prepared and printed
directions for incorporating the color with
Che oleomargarine are supplied by the man
lufacturers. When application is made for
pleomargarine to a dealer the customer Is
asked whether he wants 1t with or with
out a capsule" II he desires TO color the
butter substitute before It Is placed on the
table the capsule and directions are given
to him. According to some directions 1t is
necessary to place the oleomargarine in a
Lehurn with a little milk in which the color
Is dissolved. The mass is then churned and
worked and creamery butter finds its way
70 the table, where only oleomargarine has
been purchased.
Few Licenses Out.
Dealers in the butter substitute and the
process butter have not been active in TAX
sng out licenses at the once Of the col
iector Of internal revenue. There have
been six manufacturers Of process butter
apply for permission to make the article,
each paying a tax of $50. The wholesale
and retail dealers in this product are not
taxed, The law prescribes that the whole
sale dealers shall keep 'Fecord OF sales
made TO retailers, but as no tax is levied
upon either of the parties to the sale, the
commissioner Of internal revenue has sus-
pended the operation OF that provision of
the law.
Three Wholesale dealers in uncolored
oleomargarine have paid the tax Of 5000
levied upon them, but none has shown any
desire to handle in q Wholesale way any
of the colored product, which carries with
It. a tax Of $3.50. One retail dealer In col
ored oleomargarine has been found in the
district who has paid the tax Of $4s. In
Omaha there are about thirty-hve retail
dealers in uncolored oleomargarine who
have paid the annual tax Of SO.
There are no manufacturers of oleomar-
garine in the state. the Nebraska law,
passed several years ago. having resulted
In a suspension of operations in South
Omaha. where previously at least two plants
were in operation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
ChiIaren IKE It,

my little boy took the Group one night"
Ssys F. D.. Reynolds of Mansfield, O., 'and
grew so bad yol could hear him breathe all
over the house. / thought he would die, but
a few doses Of One Minute Cough Cure re-
lieved and sent him to sleep. That's the
last we heard OF the Group" One Minute
Cough Cure Is absolutely safe and acts at
once. For coughs. colds. Group. grip
asthma and bronchitis.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
New umbrellas. EdhOlm. isweler. 18th 8,
Notice.

North Omaha lodge No. 2s. Degree of
Honor; You are hereby notined TO attend
the funeral Of Sister Anna Gibson Friday.
July %. 1902. at l o'clock sharp, at resi-
denee. SOFA North gath street. All sister
lodges invited.
MRS. BELL MCCONNELL.
Chief of Honor.
MRS. MINNIE M'GAHAN.
Recorder.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
LAKE OhOBOJI.
On the milwaukee. hallway.

For a short or . long vacation this beau
tiful lake offers the most economical. yet
delightful outing that Is available for
Omaha people.
Quickly and easily reached from Omaha
via the Milwaukee railway. altitude al
most 1000 feet, air always cool and In
MIGRATING. A beautiful. clear. deep lake
with high shores. picturesquely timbered
with hardwood trees. Excellent fishing,
boating and bathing. Moderate-priced. but
good hotels. This is a list OF advantages
not to be equAled. Full information cheer
fully furnished at the Milwaukee Railway
City once. 1904 Farnam street.
F. A. NASH, General Western Agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
Bead chAtelsins bags. Edholm. iswslsr,
DIED.

GIBsoN-Anna p, beloved wife OF A. q.
Gibson. July q, is02, aged 50 years.
Funeral Friday July Is. 1902, from resi-
dence, 3014 North TWenty-fourth street. az
2 p. m Interment Laurel Hili cemetery.
Friends invited, Detroit. Mich; P%ittsburg
ana AleGheny, Pa papers please copy,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25

Uot1 VAUUIOUU . NeNE
Because he has q keen, clear brain IN q
vigorous body. Electric Bitters give both.
and satisfy or no pay. Try them. boc.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
E1cursiOns Abandoned.

Excursions 20 New York City. Atlantic
City and Montreal, advertised by the Wa
bash for July 81. August 7 and IA. have been
abandoned.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
E1cursions A~banaoned.

Excursions to New York City. Atlantic
City aud Montreal. advertised by the Wa
bash for July 81. August Z and IA, have been
abandoned.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
Members Mecca Court, Tribe Ben *

Members Mecca COurt, Tribe Ben Hur.
The funeral Of our sister. Mrs. y. G. Glib
son. will be held at the residence. SOFA
North gath street. at 2 o'clock p. m. FRI
day. July rs. g. h. CLARK. Chief.
O. 4. ALLEN, Scribe.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25

Commencing Sunday. July Is. the St.
Louis Express viii leave omaha Union sta
uon at b;56 p. M. arrive 81. Louis 7 a. m.
Wabash new city omee. 1891 Farnam street.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25

The Wabash ST. Louis Express leaves
Omaha Union station 5;55 D. M; arrives
81. Louis Z q. m. WABASH NEW CITY
OFFICE, 1901 Farnam Street.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
however. heartilY in fnYor nf In

NAPoNAh6 ohA 40 eSSo W pm -"
Plan Has OmciaI Favor.
IT am. however. heartily in favor Of the
consolidation Of Nebraska districts when
the law can be properly revised to permit
It," he says. Several counties In the CEN
trail portion of Iowa have tried It with good
results and in Indiana and Ohio 1t is quite
prevalent. superintendent Fowler Of this
state Is an ardent advocate of the plan and
It Is certain to be arranged for,
soner or later. It's advantages are
apparent when we think of how
impossible It is to arrange anything like q
thorough course with only one teacher to
instruct in all the studies and perhaps only
one pupil in some Of the numerous classes.
BY centralizing interests better grading
could be done, and eventually there would
be financial saving TO the counties, even
though 1t would be necessary to provide
facilities for transporting the scholars to
and from the school houses IN such in
stances as when their homes are at the
edge Of the district and farthest from the
school house. In consolidating the Water
loo districts as proposed. for instance, the
remotest pupil would be about four miles
from the building should the latter be
placed in the center Of the consolidated dis
trict."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

HuckIeh'a Arnica saIVe.
The best In the world for Cuts, Corns,
Boils. Bruises. Burns. soalds, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum. Cures piles or no pay. 25e.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25

s~hAmpOoing and Undressing. sSe. At the
R@tAsTy. 2ls-1So Bee building. Tel ina
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25

something that superintendent Bodwel be-
lieves the Waterloo directors are not anti
cipating and he goes to explain It.
plan Hns OmcfaI E.won
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
Forty Minutes Faster Time Omaha to
81. Louis Via the wabash.

The WABASH 81. Louis Express leaves
Omaha Union station 5:56 p. m; arrives
81. Louis Z q. m. WABASH NEW CITY
OFFICE, 1901 Farnam Street.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25

TRY EdhOlm's watch repairing department
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-25
Our Store

will convince you of the utter foolish
ness Of putting this piano matter off any
longer.
A comparison Of quality, prices and
terms is cordially invited.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03
Heights to Which Birds Fly.

The heights to which different
birds attain in their flight have often
been the subject of dispute, espe-
cially among spOrtsmen. From OBJ
servations lately made in Germany
it would appear that the highest
hier, as has always been supposed, is
the eagle. This bird was seen at a
height of 5000 yards. Crows also fly
very high, though not to be com
pared with the king of birds, the
greatest heights at which aeronauts
have encountered them being 400
yards. The lark, which is usually
supposed to reach great heights, in
reality only scars to about ,000yards
above the ground, while the pigeons
which were allowed to escape at an
altitude between 900 land 5000 yards,
quickly descended to lower regions OF
the air.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03
BREVITIES OF FUN.

Nan-"What is she worrying about
now Fan-"Because she can't
think of anything to worry about. -
Somerville Journal.
Tcmpus Fugit. q don't like
the man" why not?" 81 hadn't
been talking to him five minutes be-
fore he said was an idiot" "Why the
delay"-Judge.
Excited Wife-"Wake up, Henry!
The house is on frep Sleepy Hus-
band-"Great heavens! Now we'll
have to move againp-Ohio State
journal.
Young Doctor-"Now, if you will
take my advice" She-"Well, /
don't mind taking your advice. What
| object TO taking is your medicine"
Detroit Free Press.
81 allus try to be a gentleman"
said Uncle Eben. Mighty few peo-
pie succeeds, but de fact dat any
body's maxim de effort counts heap
to his credit" Washington Star.
Genuine Surprise-Tess-"I told
that old beau of yours that you were
married" Jess-"Did you? Did he
seem surprised?' Tess--"Yes, in
deed He said: How on earth did
that happenY Philadelphia Press.
Politely Put.-Biggs-"Is Windig
man whose word one can depend
upon5" Diggs-"Well, l wouldn't
care to say anything against him, but
in the language Of the poet, it might
be safe to remark that to him truth
is stranger than fiction Chicago
Daily News.
she-"I suppose you thought you
were paying Mrs. Maybud a very
pretty compliment when you told her
she didn't look a day older than 30?'
He-"Why, yes, | thought l was say
ing the agreeable thing" She-"But
of course you did not know that Mrs.
Maybud only owns to 25."-Boston
Transcript.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03
HARD TO PLEASE.
Young Man Who Studied a Feminine
Trait at Short Range.

81 know Pm young" remarked the
proprietor of the large chrysanthe-
mum. II don't pretend to that knowl-
edge Of human nature which permits
a man to make cynical remarks intel
ligently. But there is one thing l
will say, without fear of contradic-
ton"
What is that, dear boy?" asked
the owner of a big bunch of violets.
Girls are very hard to please"
you are so original, Algy, SO vast
ly original"
mo, that's not an idea of my own.
It's something that | learned by bit
ter experience. ! used to call on a
young woman Of a melancholy dis
position. Her face always had an ex-
preston of fatigue. Other people
said they didn't notice it, but my
keen perceptions were not to be de-
ceived. | was touched by her sorrow
and did my best TO cheer her up. She
had a very slight sense of humor
There was only one style of witticism
that she appreciated, and that was the
kind that tells about young men who
make calls and don't know when it's
time to go home! She used to cut
them out of the newspapers and paste
them in a scrap book. When she
had handed me the scrap book four or
five times l awakened TO a realizing
sense"
you always were so quick to see
through anything, Algy."
at took me almost two weeks.
But having learned the lesson | re-
solved to profit by it. i called on
another young woman, and | took
care to look at my watch frequently,
SO that it shouldn't get to be IL
o'clock without my knowing it,"
"You always were a shrewd fellow,
Algy."
Not at all. Yesterday received
avery indignant note from her. She
sent back the ring | had given her
and stated that all was over; that no
man who truly loved a girl would be
so much scared as l was about miss
ing the last train. London Tit
Bits.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03
IN THE SOUDAN.
Christian Antiquities Found Far South
of Former Explorations.

of Former Explorations.
Mr.. John Ward, +. S. A, writes US
from the Savile Club: eve have all
heard of the temples andpyramids at
Meroe, but few were prepared for the
discovery of ruined Christian cities
beyond Khartum. In the beautiful
garden of the palace at Khartum, 1
saw huge stone Paschal lamb, of evil
dent Roman structure. Father Ohr-
valdez told me that this was brought
from the ruins of SODA, on
the Blue Nile, rs miles be-
yond Khartum, in Gordon's time,
and that he knew the place,
which abounded with the remains of
Christian temples, and was once the
center of civilized kingdom. Col.
Stanton, governor of Khartum, found
me map of the country round SODA,
with the ruins laid down. Since then
he has visited the ruined temples him
self, and prepared to have them
cleared from the sand, and photo
graphed. About eight miles north
of this there are the extensive ruins
of another city-Naga-with fine
temples of Roman architecture, ave-
nues of lambs, the same as the one at
Khartum, leading up to them. The
inscriptions are in hieroglyphs,
while the composite capitals of the
columns bear the cross, both of SODA
and Maya The lamb at Khartum
has a long hieroglyph text and the
cartOuche of some ancient king. This
inscription had not been observed be-
fore | discovered it on the base I'M
der the gravel So far south, Roman
work of Christian times with hero
glyphic texts is novel combination
and demands further research. Since
/ left Khartum, Col. Stanton writes
me that he learns from the
natives there are many similar
ruins spread all over the coun-
try, and, eighty miles east of Khar-
tum, sculptured rocks and inscrip-
tions, while as far away as Darfur,
tidings of ruins of temples reach
him. London Times.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03
THE STOLEN BRIDE.
Joke Perpetrated on a Wedding Party
Over a Century Ago.

Used as a tavern i'm revolutionary
days, and the scene of the oft-told
frolic of The Stolen Bride in 1771,
an old wooden building located high
on the hills above the small village
of Mortified, Conn, is being re-
duced to kindling wood" says the
New York World. The building,
which was one of the oldest land
marks in the state, was erected 1875
years ago to serve the public on the
stage route between Hartford and
Litchfeld.
Later it was a residence, and still
later the Episcopal manse of North
field.
The tavern acquired wide motor
iety in the fall Of 1771, when the
bride of Maj. Moses Seymour, an an
cestor Of Gov. Horatio Seymour, Of
New York, and Judge Origen S. Sey-
mour, chief justice of the supreme
court of Connecticut, was brought
there on horseback and was secreted
within the walls for hours.
On the day of the abduction Miss
Marsh, the accomplished daughter of
Col. and Mrs. Ebenezer Marsh, had
been pronounced the bride of Maj.
Seymour, at the home of her paI tnts
in Litchfeld Toward twilight there
was a rap at the door of the Marsh
house, to which the bride responded.
AS she did so a man, whose face,
except the eyes, was covered with a
handkerchief, seized her, mounted
with his fair burden horse standing
in front of the house, and rode away.
you will find us at the tavern"
cried the kidnaper, as he galloped out
of sight with the bride.
Horses were Immediately hitched,
and in a few moments the anxious
bridegroom, the brides parents, and
the small party of guests were in pur-
suit.
a six-mile drive brought them to
the tavern, which was in total dark
ness. As the bridegroom pulled the
doorbell, lights inside revealed the
stolen bride amidst a gathering of
friends. The bridal couple were
then reunited and asked to sit down
to a bountiful collation., secretly ar
ranged between the kidnapers and
the hotel proprietor.
To this day the mothers of North
field relate to their children the
story of "The Stolen Bride"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-03
A DANGEROUS QUOTATION.
Joke That Failed on Repetition to Follow
Original Lines.

Kitty had been struck by q joke
she read in the newspaper 1t ran
something like this
She-"Oh, you dear boy, l could
hug you for that"
He (enthusiastically)-" on,
then
She backing oG)-"0h, said |
could, but won't"
Kitty thought this joke was just
too good for anything, 1t was an
audacious playing with fire and re-
treating with unscorched fingers.
She determined 20 use 1t herself
at the first opportunity.
Her chance soon came.
One afternoon Tom called and in
formed her that he had succeeded in
obtaining tickets for an opera which
she very much wanted TO see.
"0h, you dear boy" she exclaimed
brightly, 81 could hug you for THAR