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CITY ITEMS.

An alarm was turned in about $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
house of Ednor Alexander, 1S43 7th street
northwest. The blaze was caused by the
explosion of a gasoline stove and was ex-
tfnguished after about SIS damage had
been caused,
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$1.25 to Baltimore and Return,

via Pennsylvania Railroad, every Saturday
and Sunday. All regular trains except the
Congressional Limited" Tickets good to
return until Sunday night.-Advt.
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No. . chemical engine company went to
Petworth last night about o'clock be-
cause of blaze in the woods. 1t Is thought
that the fire was started by boys. The fire.
men extinguished 1t before any damage had
been caused.
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Putting the Plumbing in Order.

S. s. Shedd & Fro. Co. of 432 9th st. has
force of skilled plumbers of sufficient size
to undertake any work promptly The work
will be well done. Employ them.
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At Sloan's Tomorrow.

A large quantity of desirable furniture
from an old Winchester family for all parts
of the household will be sold at Sloans,
l4O1 G ST., tomorrow at 10 o'clock-Advt
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Ice Cream for Receptions and Parties
or any other function should come from
Rosenfelds ;12 III ne. Phone East 1OU9.
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$l.OO to Harpers Ferry, Charlestown,

Winchester and return Leave Baltimore
q ONO station $50 am, November 4. Re-
turning, leave Winchester 6, Charlestown
$40. Harpers Ferry pm same day. Beau
tiful scenery en- route-Advt.
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team belonging to the American Ice
Company became frightened near Park road
and 14th street yesterday afternoon and
ran away. The wagon came in contact with
bicycle that was resting against the curb
and demolished 1t. No other damage was
caused.
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Put Your Surplus Money to Work

FOR you by depositing same in banking dept
Of Union Trust Co, 1414 F st. Interest paid
Deposits subject to check at will-Adyt.
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for in your home with absolute safety.
It's a high-grade dark beer-pure. clean
brewed weIl-aged. Delicious, healthful. For
case phone w. 436. AbnerDrury Brew. Co.
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Near the Public Librarv.

Grier & Grier pharmacy. at 9th street and
New York avenue, is a new branch Star
Office. II more convenient leave your
Want ads here. Rate cent word.
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Miller Oil Heaters.

$3.50 $3.50 $500
Best Kerosene Oil 8 gallons 15c.
sic 18th st c. A Muddiman G. Co. l2O4 C.
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When YOUR AID goes in The Star" re-
member 1t is multiplied over $4,000 times
every day.
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milk" Bread is Notably Good.

Holmes genuine homemade MIX" Bread
is enjoyed in thousands of Washington
homes every day. All who eat it say it is
the most delicious and most nutritious bread
they have ever tasted. Delivered fresh and
clean from oven to table. &C. Fine home
made Pies, mince, pumpkin and other kinds,
zoe. Holmes Bakery, LIST and sts.,
phones E. 1440 and 1441. 1t
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Finest Violets and Chrysanthemums
to be had now al Blackistone's 14th & H.
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All Amateur Pictures Printed, Sc Up.
In real velox. .WHITsON's. 71o sth st. w.
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Desirable Boarders

are constantly watching the Rooms and
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be represented. The cost is small. One
cent word.
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The Timely Use Of "old Braddock"

Md. Rye Will enable you to avoid complica-
lions resulting from exposure. Keep bottle
of this fine whiskey. At leading Dealers
Advertisement.
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Order Shufae's Special Elgin Creamery

and you'll get the best butter you have ever
enjoyed. 5-lb. box. 800 Center Mkt, st.
wing, phone NJ. 1896; also 1879 N. Lib
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Reisinger's Ice Cream is Absolutely
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Have You Medicine Cabinetp
If not, see the excellent ones we sell. Low
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no2-d, eSu,3
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Richest Drapery stuffs, Laces

and Solid Mahogany Furniture Of distinctive
designs are shown at Richard w. Hender-
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Unquestioned Quality and Distinctive
ness are notable features of the stocks of
Richard w. Henderson. 11O9 F st beautiful
Daperies, Laces and Upholstery Stuffs.-
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Famed for Purity and Richness.
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Turkish and Russian Bath
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Art needlework Ladies' Exchange sO7 VT av.
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Goo. Candies, 35c. Lb.-Your Choice
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Baltimore and Return, $1.25,
Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
Every Saturday and Sunday All trains
both ways, both days. except Royal Linn
ited.-Advt.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
SHELLEY JUVENILES At BAT
Youngsters from Southwestern Part Of City
Have Inning in Court.
THIRTEEN OF THEsE BOYS SHOW up
Pere Clark, Whose Son Robbed
Cash Drawer, Draws Vindi-
cation from Judge
Esteue.

Saturday morning was Shelley day In
Juvenile court, thirteen of the youth of
that suburb being UP before Judge Sutton
charged with throwing rocks at Union Pa
cific freight and passenger trains.
After listening to some of the complain
ants Judge Sutton lined up the boys in
front OF him and asked them If they ever
threw rocks at trains.
mo, sir, never" was the response from
thirteen threats.
did you ever see anybody else throw
at the trains?"
The same chorus of E'noes" came from
the thirteen youths.
Judge Sutton then gave the boys a Sc
we're talking to. pointing out that some
one might be seriously injured by the mis-
siles. He then appointed each and every
one OF them an assistant to the juvenile
court to help break up the practice. Each
of the boys promised he would report to
the court II any of his companions threw
rocks any more. They were then dis
charged.
George w. Clark, father Of little Ernest
Clark. the 6-year-old boy caught robbing
the till in q grocery store few days ago.
drew . vindioation from Judge EsteIle
The boy declared after he was arrested
his father, had told him TO rob the store
and had taken the money from him. Clark
was arrested charged with aiding a delin-
quent. but denied his guilt At his request
the probation officers wrote TO L. d. Rich
ards and C. d. Mari. both prominent busi-
ness men of Fremont. where Clark form
erly. lived, and in reply both said so far as
they knew Clark was honest. though he
was badly in debt. Judge Estelle said he
thought under the circumstances he would
let the boy go back to his father until
further orders at least.
William Bryan Loekett and Conrad Clay
Lockett, who were declared to be neglected
by their father and stepmother. were be-
fore the court but were given over to the
custody OF their father. who said he would
take them to Missouri to relatives who
would care for them. The boys said their
principal article OF diet was cold pancakes
with white gravy. Sometimes they de-
clared their stepmother would put candle
in the gravy 30 they couldn't eat It.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
BIG HARVESTAND FEW HANDS
Northwest Sends Down Cry for More Help
to Garner Grain.
OMAHA RESPONDS TO THE APPEAL
Employment Agents Here Sending
Two Hundred Men Daily Into
the Fields of Dakota
and Minnesota.

Omaha employment agencies are doing q
rushing business these days, sending har-
vest hands into Minnesota and the Dakotas,
ready TO be garnered. The harvests in
Kansas, Iowa and western Nebraska are
about finished and the migratory hands
that did the work are now collecting around
Omaha and the other large cities for ship
ment to the more northerly states. Wages
from $3.50 day to SO, with board and rail-
road fare paid, are held up as inducements.
for the farmers with the wheat in the
fields need labor badly and at once.
From 100 to 200 men are being shipped
out Of Omaha daily for the harvest fields.
but employment agency managers say they
can take care OF all likely to apply, and
then some Omaha every year furnishes a
respectable quota OF hands, who go out
for few weeks, allured by the high wages
and the generous treatment accorded dur
ing the period to the much-demanded labor.
These local residents are now making
ready to go north.
The local agents do not think the labor
situation is anything nearly as critical as
dispatches from Minneapolis seem 10 indi-
cate. They say the demand. the wages
about the same as past years, with some
Increase due to the larger acreage and
bumper crops. They do not anticipate
labor famine or anything of that Sort but
as most OF their information is gained
from the railroads, they are hardly In
close touch with the genuine conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
HEAVY TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Exchange of sixty-Five Thousand
Dollars County Money Authorized
by Resolution Before Board.

The county commissioners have before
them a resolution authorizing transfer
of oyer $65,OOO from several funds to the
general fund. The matter was taken up
at meeting OF the committee of the whole
Saturday morning. but was postponed until
next Friday morning. when another meet
ing will be held. The resolution proposes
to take about s2O.O 900 from the road fund
and $4,000 from the bridge fund and the
balance from the Douglas addition Judg-
ment the insane. the insane Judgment and
the hospital judgment funds. If this is
done II will enable the commissioners to
allow several thousands worth of claims
that have been hanging fire for some time
At the meeting Friday the commissioners
also will take up the controversy with the
sheriff on the feeding OF prisoners.
At Saturdays meeting Commissioner
Kennard was authorized to buy COW for
the detention school. The milk for the
Institution costs about SIS a month, and
It is believed that 1t would be economy TO
secure the COW. The lease on the building
occupied by the detention school has been
extended year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
ASPHALT ON FARNAM STREET
Bids for New Paving VIII he Asked
by the City Council
Tuesday.

Bids will be received by the city council
Tuesday night for the new asphalt pave
ment on Farnam street, which is to re-
place the granite blocks from Thirteenth
to Eighteenth street. The stone removed
is to be sold 20 the highest bidder and pro-
posals may be submitted in connection
with the paving bids or separately. Plans
made by the engineer for the paving are
for sixteen feet OF asphalt on each side
OF the street car tracks, with six-foot gut
tiers OF Sioux Falls granite, or the kind
with which the thoroughfare is now paved.
The stone will remain between the street
car tracks. with four courses Of brick on
the outside OF the rails. Under the whole
will be five inches OF concrete. The inter-
sections will come flush with the cross
walks and the corner depressions and
sewer inlets will be retained with the add
ton OF side inietS, similar to those on
North Sixteenth street. to insure taking
on storm water. The general plan was
specified by the petition and the engineer
had little to devise except working out the
details. Provided there are no unlocked
for delays. the Job should be done early
In October.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.

Sergeant Reichardt has just returned
from two months furlough at Hot
interest of his wife's health
Only nine young men were accepted as
applicants for enlistment In the United
States army at the Omaha recruiting sta
ton during the month OF July, 1906.
This involves the transfer Of Sergeant
Ernest A. Reichardt Of the Omaha re-
cruiting party for several years past from
the cavalry TO the infantry branch Of the
service.
Applicants for enlistment are now re-
ceived for only the artillery, cavalry, en-
gineers and hospital branches OF the serV-
Ice at the Omaha station. No infantry
men are being enlisted here only in the
most exceptional cases.
The new recruiting rules 10 require that
all recruiting parties must be Of the in
fantry branch of the service and where
sented on the recruiting party force, they
must be transferred to the infantry branch.
There has been a radical change In the
methods OF recruiting for the army during
enlisted directly at the recruiting stations
under the new order Of things, but are
merely accepted as applicants for enlist
aminatiOns here as TO age and physical
qualifications, which are determined by thG
recruiting officers, then the applicant ia
rated as an applicant for enlistment" and
Is furnished transportation 10 Jefferson
Barracks, Mo, where he is again examined
as TO his physical qualifications, and then
he becomes a recruit. II accepted, and Is
sworn into the service. No oath is adj
ministered TO him at the recruiting station.
| He is simply placed on his honor until ha
| Is formerly enlisted as a recruit at Jeffer-
son Barracks. He is sure OF his transport
| tation TO that point, but should he con-
clude 70 back out before presenting him
self at the recruiting rendezvous at JEFF
| ferson Barracks, there Is nothing 10 pre-
vent. him doing 50 and he Is immune from
arrest as a desertsr,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
IMPLEMENT DEALERS COMING
Nebraska and Western Iowa Retail
Men VIII Hold Conven-
ton in Omaha.

The Nebraska and Western Iowa Retail
Implement Dealers association will hold
its annual convention in Omaha November
Is, IL and 10. This has been decided by
meeting of the executive committee of the
association.
The date for the convention is nearly two
months earlier than usual, the executive
committee having made the innovation at
the request Of many retailers and many
iobbers as we'll. on the ground that an early
convention will be better for both. The
retailers always kill two birds with one
stone by selecting their stock OF spring
goods when they come to Omaha for the
convention. 1t is thought they will order
their goods earlier IL the convention is
held In November, and this will give the
Jobbers q better idea OF how much goods
they want from the factories and at the
same time allow them to make early ship
ments In the spring. Last spring, and in
fact every spring for years. the jobbers
have found difficulty In getting enough
cars in March and April, whereas II they
hal been enabled to ship half the ordered
goods a month or two earlier neither they
nor the retailers would have suffered 80
great an Inconvenience.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
CLOUDS SPOIL THE ECLIPSE
Dark Sky Prevents Father RigEe and
Students from Seeing the
Phenomenon.

Father Rigge, the astronomer at Creigh-
ton university, is not at all pleased with
the package dealt him by the weather man
Saturday morning. The good professor and
a number of earnest students had risen at
4:So to catch a glimpse of the total eclipse
of the moon, only to find the sky over
clouded and no moon in sight. At the best
they would have had only thirteen minutes
Of observation, for the eclipse began at
$40 and the moon set at 5:2S. but they we're
cheated out of this. Over the western part
OF the continent and the Pacific ocean the
eclipse was visible If clear weather pre-
vailed. At Omaha there was no sign of It
because of the clouds.
There was nothing particularly notable
about the eclipse. anyway" said Father
Rigge but he did not deny that he would
liked to have had a glimpse of It just the
same. If only for the benefit OF the students.
A partial eclipse of the sun is due August
49, but It will be visible only in the ex-
treme northwest, so far as the United
States is concerned
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
ONLY FEW KNEW BELT BY SIGHT
Millionaire Was Quiet, UnObtrusiVe
and Fond of Riding, Golf and
Good Pictures,

eff my photograph were put on eXhlhi-
ton in the most crowded street in Lon
don not a dozen people would recognize
It,"
Such was said to have been the remark
of Alfred Belt the diamond king, reputed
power behind the Rhodes throne and rich
est man In the world, concerning himself.
Belt was a quiet, unobtrusive-like man,
well balanced and well groomed. Polite
and courteous TO all who came into con-
tact with him, he was reticent to a de-
gree, and never spoke of his own enter
prises. He had travelled extensively and
read much. but cared little about impart-
ing information to others.
He did not look like a millionaire, and
was always very plainly dressed. His mild
voice and sunny-tempered optimism belied
the real character OF the man.
His eyes were peculiarly those of a
dreaIner-large, soft nut-brown eyes that
shone out Of his clear-cut face.
Belt was a ready giver to charity and
made annual donations to many hospitals.
He quite recently gave 100000 to Hamburg
university and founded a prOfessorship of
colonial history at oxford university. He
is said to have placed his purse at the dis
posal of the grand rabbi of France when
funds were needed for the Dreyfus cam
paign.
He was fond of riding, of golf and of
good pictures. His collection of Louis XVI
furniture was considered one OF the finest
In Europe, and on the rare occasions he
entertained he did 50 in a princely man
ner. At a ball In South Africa several
years ago he presented each of his 900
women guests a large diamond as
souvenir Of the occasion.
He died a bachelor, although it was at
one time reported that he was about TO
marry Mrs Adolf Ladenburg. Like many
other great men, he was too absorbed in
the realization of his ambition to devote
any time TO domestic affairs. and. al
though kind-hearted, he earned the reputa-
ton of being a woman-hater,
Less than forty years ago the first dia-
mond was picked up In South Africa. Belt
was at the time a student at Heidelberg,
for his father, who had amassed a goodly
fortune, was determined his son should
have the education he himself had so
sorely lacked.
From college he went into a Hamburg
bank as clerk. and at a was taken into
his fathers hrm. Demands for credit
were pouring in from South Africa, and
old Belt sent his son to the newly discov-
cred diamond fields He had a free hand
and plenty of money. Credit he gave 10
all who were willing TO work.
| He was content to take diamonds In
payment. and bought first the precious
| stones, then the mines themselves. He
met Cecil Rhodes. and with Barnato en-
| tered into fierce competition. Prices OF
diamonds were hardly Temunerative. He
formed the combine now known as the
De Beers. and the shares he held then,
worth eb. are now standing over eco;
! With his associates he extracted over
nine tons OF diamonds from the mines
and later his wealth enabled him to con
troll the gold output. too.
He had the gift Of the grab" and
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
KEROSENE IN HIGH BALLS
Strange COacOctiOn which Only Will
Quench the Thirst of board
ing House Domestic.

Miss Pauline Duckstein. 10 years OF age,
a domestic at the Utopia, 1921 Davenport
street. is being cared for by the police
matron. The young woman is addicted to
the use OF kerosene and was taken in GUS
tody Friday evening by Detective Drummy,
lest she might end her life by an excessive
use OF the Standard OIL product.
Miss Duckstein came to Omaha four
weeks ago from her home at Burlington
Ia, and during the last week became pos
sessed with a strange desire to drink all
the kerosene at the Utopia. Friday even
ing she was taken I'll and became unman-
ageable. Her people have been notified.
This world is not good enough for me"
declared the girl Saturday morning when
questioned by police captain.
Gan 1 want is kerosene and 1 want the
real stun, the kind Rockefeller sells.
Please get me a gallon OF kerosene and a
quart of whisky and l will be happy. I
like 70 drink II in high balls"
The police have been unable to learn
how the woman got her mania for, kero-
seRe.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
FRISCO GOING TO THE FRONT
Stricken City IL Rapidly Overcoming
Difficulties of the Earth
quake and Fire.

san Francisco Is enjoying a splendid
boom after the earthquake" said William
Hayes. a prominent banker Of that city,
east Saturday. We are now claiming
a population OF $4,000 and this Is daily
increasing. over 1000 temporary business
structures have been built since the fire,
and the bank clearings for July this year
were t15.OOO.OoO more than they were in
July last year and are also greater than
the next hve largest coast cities. San
Francisco Is enjoying the largest amount
OF inbound freight in its history and the
ferry travel Is 80 per cent heavier than
II. was before the fire. The crops in Calf
fornia are the best In the history OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
CHINAMAN FALLS OFF BOAT
Leo Guy Makes Signs that Suggest He
IL Tired of This Weary
World.

Leo Guy, Chinaman. fell from an ex-
cursion steamer Friday evening and was
rescued by Policeman Lckert. It was be-
lieved Guy wanted TO end his life, as he
has been acting strangely for several weeks.
May he was severely assaulted by assail-
ants who were never apprehended. The
Celestial has been in Omaha many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05

Farnam streets to the park, one race being
for the older boys and the other for the
younger. Prizes will be offered for the
winners of the races. Count Creighton,
Guy c. Barton. Mayor Dahlman and many
merchants have contributed literally to the
success of the picnic. An interesting pro-
gram Of. sports will be held at the park.
The annual picnic of the newsies is great
event In their little lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05

the Ohio State university at Columbus and
will take the place Of Miss Loss, who
goes to the University OF Chicago to do
graduate work.
Miss Mary E. Covert, graduate Of
Bellevue in the class Of 1905 and who has
been secretary to the president for the
past year. has been elected teacher of
physics and mathematics in the college.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05

state, wages are higher than ever and
still we need thousands of more men in
tho trades and to handle the crops. Cali
fornia is surely prosperous.
Fifty new steel structures, eight
stories or more high are now in the con-
tractors hands or else the contracts. are
about to be let. Nearly all the old steel
structures on which there was salvage
are being rapidly rebuilt
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05

never entered into q combine Of which he
did not get control In the De Beers he
was up against the Rothschilds, and the
highest praise that can be paid to his
formidable genius is that they were forced
to play second fiddle to him in South
African affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
CORPSE OF BABY UNCLAIMED
Body of Infant Held by Undertakes
for Instructions As TO
Burial.

Undertaken Harry B. Davis Is in some
thing Of dilemma as 20 what 70 do with
the body OF a 2-months-old baby that died
Friday night at the Salvation Army Rescue
home at Twenty-fOurth and spaulding
streets. Mr.. Davis applied TO the county
commissioners for permission to bury the
infant at the eounty's expense, but re-
ported he was turned down by the county
officials. The baby's mother Ia said to live
somewhere in Iowa. She gave her name
here As Nay Reinhardt