FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JITNIiJ in. 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY HOBiNiNG- , DECEMBER JiO , 1S07 TWELVE PAGES. STNGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
The biggest holiday business the Big Store has ever known , leaves hundreds of remnants , odd lots , broken sizes and goods that are suited particularly to holiday
trade. These must be closed out at once before inventory We ° * * < * + < * * < 2
will not carry any over Prices ha\elbeen : cut on regular stocks in
Will ClOSe NOW YearS 1 ever-v department to convert then'into ' cash at once. Its easier to 8 getitS fOF Buttetlck
at NOOtl ' | count money than merchandise Tbatjs the why of these little prices. | PatteftlS , & PtibliCatiOllS
Grand sale Pre-Inventory Sale of Scasonab'e ' Black Closing Out.
clearing and Colored . ing Linens.
Wo are closing out all the o < lda and ends of
our Fancy Art
Of fine SilkS Wool We commence our greitsalc of Linens Today that
Great lot of silks to Needle Work , Stamped Linens , Working Silks , etc. , at less than must command the attention of shrewd housewives , hotel and
half actual cost. A few
prices
be sold before invoicing many of our newest and handsom ; restaurant keepers.
est silks in odds and ends to be cleared at a ridicu Dress Goods 0-Inch G-lnch Fancy Fancy Stamped Stamped Dollies Doilies , , Ic 3c ; ; G Z for ( err Cc Cc NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRICES :
lously low price Plain silks in all colors and black 18-Inch Fancy Stamped Center Pieces , each lOc SO pieces Heavy Unbleached Table Damask , Heavy Unbleached Clash for kitchen to\vel
The balance of this season's Dress Goods 54-Inch Linen Dresser Scarfs , only. , ' . 19c BS Inches wide , worth 3Dc , lag , worth Sc ,
only a few left to close out all our price only Hemmed and Stamped Pillow Shams , pair 19c
to be. closed out previous to inventory at just Stamped Linen Splashers lUc At Yard 25c At Yard 5c
Fancy Austria Brocades Handsome color one-half of our former prices. A Stamped beautiful Linen GOc Tray Fringed Cloths Table Cover ' . , 19c 19c 30 pieces Heavy Unbleached Table Damask ,
combinations fxqulMtc ilcMKii effects immlly cold at We or GOc 1 < 0 pieces nil In lied and Blue Checked Class IS
tmc lot to be sold at our rpoclal closing price The ba'.nncc of this season's novelties In the 49c nnd Me qualities 72 Inches wide , worth 7Go , wide ' Toweling ,
we- offer at U9c per ynrd rather tlmn Invoice them. Inches , worth T'.ic ,
Out Books. At Yard..49 ; :
.Closing
Novelty Colored Silks 346 pieces of very fine The balance- this season's novelties In the Cue and 75c qualities . . At Yard 3 c
Include * nil of the late \\cn\ptt nml colors , nlco new designs In poplin
fancy ullks In every color In tmn'.l nnd InrKc flsurei rhcck * ntrlnes nnd ulalda weave | ilnlU , rather than Invoice them they will be tncilllced ut 49e
the Ka ami II grades closing silo price to cloc them all In one 'lay per yard. 1,000 finely bound 12 mo. cloth books , odds and ends of our IS pieces lilcacbod Tnblo Linen , Sato !
Nnvy blue nml blnck urtrnk'.mn M Inches ' Damask , 09 Inches wide , bcautltul designs , Largo Size Bed Spreads , Marseilles pattern ,
wide eultnhlc for children's
Black Gro Grain Brocades We will sell 75 coats , the } 200 quality , to bo cloEcil at 9 e per ynrd. hook stock , all popular millions , all priced goods all > to bo closed napkins to match , worth $1.00 yard , hemmed , worth "Be ,
l > leccs of very linmlnoine Jl CO black brocntlcR tlipt-c arc new silks Just receded 59c 35-Inch bluck Mohair , rich luster nnd % ery serviceable. 14 dllterent rte- " At Yard ,69c At. 49c
nnil every piece In wormnted to near Special nate price on these )1 brocades only ulBns to icli-ct from , worth 2'Ja per yard , will be Racrlllccd nt ISc per out at one r"1 >
ynrj rather thnn Invoice them.
Extra in Fancy Silks Your choice of over 500 yntd 44-Inch , to nil fuve wool the blac' trouhle < Henrietta nnd expense Cloth of , invoicing n Rood Ijnrttnln them , they nt ( will He per be 22 pieces 2 yards wide Bleached Table Heady Made Sheets , largo size , torn and
of our nnbbc ! t nml most tclcct PANCV WAIST OH DRRH8 SII.K8lnctuclni ] ( 7fOKf 0 83d ! at the \ery low pllco of 33s yard. Linen , double satin damask , nil the newest Ironed , worth C5c ,
mnny of our hoiiilFomett strlrcs henutlful plntila nml prettiest iliaircil , silks- patterns , worth $1.25 yard ,
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worth | 1.U tl.IX ) nnil ? 1.5 n'.I In one lot nt grand closing out prlco , only 40-Inch black nil wool extra heavy Storm Serge , a rexular OSc At .39c
quality , to be offered ut oOc yard
per previous to Invoicing. At Yard 75c
Velvets 200 pieces co'ored ' ve'vcts , in odd shades A boaron large , from number 2 yards of to remnants S yards buve In length accumulated , In bluck nnd during colored thq | We sell the New Oxford for 17c. Linen Lawn for ti > rons , 40 Incher
3-4 Bleached Dinner , worth .
will bo sold one-half - Napkins $1.50
ana ut - regular prices , wide '
all to be closed out at special price dozen. , wort'j 20c > ard ,
! DLANKBTS AND 1-LANNFLS 5 For. .98c At Yard . 124c
Sp2cial Cut of a lot of good Clearing sale of oJd pairs of Blankets nnd remnants of Furnishings
FURNITURE- . Flannels at prices that \\lll sell them quick.
Bedroom Suits. 5-pound gray wool mixed Blankets , slightly soiled , reduced A Tremendous Sale
I to 75e pair. on Butter
Wo have Just received a large consignment of Suits from the well known manufacturer , 37 pair 4i-pound i\ool mixed gray Blanket ? , reduced to C5o jf& JL JriL
0. E. Jorgonson. These suits we now olace on sale at the following prices : ) alr.All At Haycleii Bros
f&if Z , All wool Sanitary Blankets , now $1.93 a pair.
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Lv * Npw * Style Suit , double tops , perfect Extra value In all wool Blankets at J3.0J anil 13.00. Big Discount. Just received one hundred tubs of the finest Separator
drawer 'work , post construction. Fox 19 pair White Blnnkets , slightly polled , must bo sold this .
castors , mirror 20x24 , at . week , $2.00 , $2.50 and $3.50 pair. Creamery ever made and
SI ( .50 ,
Best value In Heel Comforts offered by any house you will
find ut the big Ptore 75c. $1.00. $1,25 , $1.50 , $1.73 , $2.00 nnd $2.M. 100 dozen men's White Unlaundered Shirts , reinforced we put a price on it
Similar Suit , In solid oak , at . . . . $13-50 43 pieces of fancy figured Wool Eiderdown , runglng from 2 to -front and back , with linen bosom , four-ply neckband t Pound
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15 yards , worth 35c. lOc , 45C , 43c , 50c and 55e , all In two lots to and wristbands , worth 50c at 25c | make it move quick
Cheval Suit , 18x10 mirror , at S515.5O morrow at 23o and 35c yard. Come early. '
46 pieces of unbleached Cotton Flannel , the So and lOo grades , 600 dozen men's white linen lawn Handkerchiefs , large size ,
today at Ilnydcnn' 5c yard. worth 12ic nt 3o
Fine Oak Suit , bevel French plate 5c nnd Cc grade of Outing Flannel , 3' c yard. 200 dozen men's / Colored bosom shirts , slightly soiled , worth Remember this is the finest Butter made. Now is the time to
mirror , at SI6-50 23 pieces of lOc Outing Flannel , medium colorings , reduced to 7tic to $1-00 , at 39c
close , 3c ynrd. - ' put in your winter supply. Fresh Country Butter in rolls
fleece lined Shirts
men's and
dozen Drawers
Drcssera In white enamel and mahogany Bargains In Wool Skirt Patterns. 500 ' , worth GOc , ,
finish at equally low prices. The chance ota Two tables of Remnants of odds and ends . north looklng-ovcr. at 39c 14c and
16c.
J a lifetime. You will save mo isy 'at this sale. Ue on hand early , us iBOO dozen men's line Mern | Sox , gray and brown 12HC : .
va. lj s this Is the last big sale before Invoicing at the big store of liny- COO do/.en men's wool and fleece lined Shirts and Drawers ,
den Bros. . . worth 75c and $1.00 , < a * EOc
Lnrjo Sire Solid Onlt llnclccr , pollilicil , cane ic-nt , nt ,
; 100 dozen men's and boys' Sweaters , blue , 'black ' and crim A CLEAIjj SWEEP
I > ook fur Itx t1 u u ill only IIIIIOIIK ( lie $ : t. [ > O It In if. BL-ll tllC l'KENVENTORY : CARPET PRICES son , at , 75c and $1.00
ITUKMTUUU. Every price cut In the Carpet nndrPrapery line before In 100 dozen extra heavy Wool Mlttena , worth BOc , at 25c Good Brooms ( beforti invoicing" )
ventory. Don't miss this buying chance. A tov sample prices : BOO dozen men'a heavy lined Working Cloves , worth 50c , at. 23c
All wool Extra Super Carpets , per yard , r.,60c ,100 dozen boys' Wool Mlttensj red , black and brown" . lOc These brooms arq' worth three times wtmt wo usk , but wo want to
Best Tapestry Brussjls , per yard C5c make i-oo'm
Moqucttc Carpet , per yard . . . , , Die COQ.dozcn men's Bows , Tecks.'pnd Four-ln-Hands , in all the Jor o lior goods bcforo thn firat of the year.
CLEARING OUT Good Cnlna Matting ut lOc y late patter 'afe.i.Y.j. . , . . > . , * 25c 12 bars standard Laundry Soaps. . . . '
Cudahy's Diamond C Whltpr Russian. Ivory Soap
STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES etc. , 10 for . . . . .L..J . 2Bc | | Washing I'owders
If you want anything- the Jewfcl'ry ' line Watches , CANNER GOODS SALE
Silver Gloss Starch , only . . . . . < Sweet New Sugan Corn , only
Opera Glasses , Novelties we can ive you the greatest 3-11) . cans Choice Tomatoes ' . . . 3-lb. cans Golden Pumpkin 7V Go o
3-lb. tans New England Daked Beuns. . St. This
Pumpkin Is
values ever offered. We are clearing all these goods out before ( Put up In Tomato Sauce , worth 20c. ) make three largo pies. delicious ono can will
2-1'b ' canj Early Blossom Peas Cc Poaches
fore inventory. , Pears , Apricots or Plums
HAYDEN'S PURE FOOD DEPARTMENT.
AWAKENS OTHER INTERESTS
Cliangos in Overland Control Bring in tbo
Allied Corporations ,
SLEEPING CAR AND EXPRESS CONTRACTS
rrolmlilllty Hint ( lit * Union I'uolflc
\VI11 GliniiKc with ( lie NIMV Or-
CIIIIHI-M illicit
Iinrul Slie
No new developments In the matter of the
tlnlon Pacific reorganization developed here
yesterday , but the period of transition
Is believed to bo close at hand. The date
of the Inauguration of the now president
has not been announced , but In Chicago It
Is anld by persons supposed to know that
the change will , take place on January 1 ,
JS9S , which falls on Saturday ot this week.
This seems to bo subntantlated by a report
that a meeting of the now directory ot the
Union Pacific will bo held In Now York City
on Friday morning and that further an
nouncements regarding the new officers may
4)0 expected after the adjournment of that
mcetlnc-
With the actual reorganisation clcso at
band there appear two subjects of considera
ble Inteicst that are now agitating several
classes of railway and kindred companies , j
Far more Interesting than the gossip con
cerning expected changes In the olllclal make'
up of the company la that regarding the
probable contracts with sleeping car and cx-
prct-s companies to bo made by the reorgan-1
Ized Union Pacific railroad. It Is accepted
that now contracts with these allied com
panies x\lll have to bo made and the ques
tion that Is being much dlscusucil by railroaders
readers and other companies Is what com
panies will get throe contract.
Whllu Hie familiar statement that the re
organised Union Pacific railroad will 'bo ' n
Vanderbllt line seems to bo dissipated by the
personnel of the directory , It la nevertheless
cnucodfd by most rallroadcre that the Van- t
dcrbllt Inlluenro will be strongly felt In the
rcarxanized roai. This .being true , the rjiiOR-
tlon of whether Uio V.-nulorbllt Influence will
be strong enough to force n contract with
Its own Bleeping car company , the Wagner
Car company , superseding the contract with
th Pulliran Palace Car company , which Is
no represented on the now directory , Isa matter -
tor ot some concern , The ofllclals ot the
Wagnpr Car company 'havo been watching
the roirganlzatlon of the Union Pacific , and
there nro those who look tor nothing but
" \Vngncr Hlcoplng cant to be operated on the
Union Pacific , ns now on all other Vander-
bllt llnra , within acar from tno ri'orKan-
Uatlon. v\t present both \Vapnor and Pull
man cara arc operated on the Union Pa
cific's main line fro in Council II Hi ft a to Og-
den. Although the Union Pacific's contract
is with the Pullman Palace Car company ,
rlie through cars that leave Chicago over the
NorUuvcMrm ore all Wagner cars and airei
ronl over l'ie ' Union Pacific and the Central
Pacific to the coast.
In a similar manner the express contract
pf the road that Is now going through the
process of reorganization Is attracting a
great deal of attention. At present the Pa *
clflo Enprcii company enjoys a monopoly
on all express matter handled on the Union
Pacific lines. On tlio Northwestern and other
Vamlertllt lines the American Express ccun-
lutiy enjoys the exclusive right to carry on
intslness. It Is believed fey many rallroadrs
Vho are In a position to command respect
lot tielr statement * that theAuwlcaa Kx-
ftf
press company will displace the Pacific Express - i
press company on the Union Pacific within j
the eventful railroad year that Is about to
begin.
lllIN Clllll-KC f (111 * Cllllll-Nl' .
There was a distinguished railroad person
age In Omaha" yesterday , but one would
not have known It by his appearance. Ills
name Is L. Ah 'Say and he Is the superin
tendent of Chinese labor for the Union Pa
cific and for the Union Pacific Coal coircany
at Rock Springs , Wyo. Ho has had charge
ot the Chinese labor ot the "Overland Route"
In Wyoming for a quarter ot a century and Is
one of the bMt' known Chinamen In the
United States. He Is reputed to be very rich ,
some estimating his wealth at $250,000. In
his employ ho. has at different times from
COO to 800 Chinamen 'and ' Is said to bo one of
the few men who liavo been able to get satis
factory work out of the laborers from t'no
Celestial err.rilre. Mrs. L. Ah Say and Miss
Ah Say are residents of Canton , China , and
occupy high positions there. Their husband
and father maUes frequent trips home to
visit them. Ho Is en route from
Chicago to Rock Springs , hav.ng spent Christ
mas day with friends In the World's Fair
city. Ho tailed at Union Pacific hcad-
quartcra to pay Ills respects to General Man
ager Dickinson.
MlNHoiirl Pni'lIU-
On January 1 , 1S08 , there will bo a number
of changes In the passenger department ot
the Missouri Pacjflc. The changes were
announced yesterday by General Passenger
Agent Townsend and are as follows :
A. A. Gallagher , southern passenger agent ,
Chattanooga , Tenn. , Is transferred to Cincin
nati , 0. , as dl.strct ) passenger agent , vice
N. R. Warwick , who has resigned on ac
count of 111 health ,
I. n. Rchlandcr , traveling passenger agent ,
Memphis , Tenn. , Is transferred with the
same title to Chattanooga , Tenn.
Walter II. Townsend Is appointed traveling
passenger agent , Memphis , Tenn. The latter
Is the son of tbo general passenger agent
of the road and Is said to be a bright and
promising young man.
CxiircNx Coiitrnci < > u lltirllnKtoii.
Asked what cxprcas company would operate
on the Ilurllnglon lines after January 1 , 1898 ,
General Manager Holdrego of the II. & M.
yesterda said that.iG 'dld not know , os
he had * heard nothing concerning jhe matter
from Chicago , uhero the express contracts
are made by Vice President Harris. The
five voirn' contract between the Burlington
and tlio Adams express company expires on
December 31 , ISOT.'or on Friday iilRht ( . { this
week. It i generally believed [ hut the new
contract has been awarded tu the Adams
company , as It Is likely tint advices of a
change ot the express butlnesii to another
company would havn bei < received at local
headquarters before this il.xtc.
llurlliiKtoh In > l i ? AVw Unfix ,
During flip CQUilnE < yc r th IJ. .t .M. will
put In n IsrRo iuutnmt c ! ucw steel rills on
Its Ncbiatka ilvlslnjj ! > Or tiiUirmtit of ictv :
rails to IMvftina ij/in iveek contained neatly
100 cuts. At ther local headquarters this
morulng It uas said that the big shipment
of lulls did not signify tlut any extensions
would bo mode during 1SU8 , but that the new
rails were merely Intended to take the place
of lighter ones that have already seen many
years ot service.
Will Tout till * Cnu-lirr
In the very near future thp Union Poclflo
Railroad company la/expected to repeat an
experiment with a nbvr mall catcher , which
Is known n 'the ' Fleming. The Invention was
tried about tbrcp weeks ago , and worked suc
cessfully , but aa'Ocnural Manager Dickinson
did not witness tu ! ) experiment and has ex
pressed a desire to do so , the test will be re
peated shortly.
Tbo new catcher U quite an Imsrovemcnt
over the ono now In use on the western roads. I
The one In general use does not hold the j
'mail sacks as the mall cars whirl by. In
fact , Uie sacks In a good many cases are
simply thrown to the ground by the catcher ,
and not Infrequently fall beneath the wheels
of the train , and their contents are de
stroyed. The great advantage of the new
catcher lies In the fact that It hold the sacks
and does not permit them to fall , while the
in\cation also safely delivers sacks to the
moving train. Chief Sheror of the postal !
service department Is very favorably inclined i
toward the new device. '
iy \i > tcN ami 1'erxoiinln.
General Agent Cheney of the Northwest
ern at Sioux City Is In town.
Noithwestern Passenger Agent Clayton of
the Wabash is la Des Molnca.
General Agent Kuhn of the Northwestern
has returned from a Christmas trip to hitj
old homo in Ohio.
Superintendent Jones and Chief Dispatcher
Tlnsman of the Rock Island road are In the
city from Horton , Kan.
J. C. Yager , formerly general superintend
ent , has been appointed general manager
ot the Wagner Car company , with headquar
ters in New York City.
Private car 04 of the Union Pacjflc came
In over the Rock Island road from Ucs
Molnes yesterday , occupied by Mies Jcs-
slo Dickinson and a party of friends.
Mlsa May L. Wilson , who has been con-1
ncctcd with the general manager's office ot i
the Union Pacific for the past live years ,
has resigned her position and will leave
this afternoon for Grandln , Mo. , wbcro she
will reside hereafter.
S. II. H , Clark , receiver of the Union
Pacific , has recovered from bis'recent ill-
iic.is nt San Antonio sufficiently to leave
there for Millet's ranch , fifty miles south
of San Antonio. Ho will remain there for
several weeks , : and will then proceed to
southern California > to spend the wln.er.
The members of the Yale Glee club went
from Grand Island , Neb. , to Denver on the
Union Pacific's "Fast Mall" train yesterday
afternoon. They occupy three care , a Pull
man sleeper , a hotel car and a baggage
car. On their return from Denver at the
close of tbo holidays -they will pa&s through
Omaha.
MAUIJ lt.VY.MO.VI > ACJ.U.V SI5XTi.VCii ) .
JuilKc Oiiriliin 1 1 I'll PH ( InCIIHC nnil
Di-clilfH a Sr Minl Time.
At the concluded of the trial of MaiU I '
Raymond , charged In police court Tuesday
with petit larceny , for wlilch she was adJudged -
Judged guilty and fccntcnced to thirty days In
the county Jail , Attorney Walker , counsel for
the defendant , moved that the court should
reconsider hla decision on the plea that ad
ditional evidence hud been discovered which
materially changed the status of the case.
Judge Gordon took the motion under ad
vlscment until 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
MUs Raymond , who was unable to secure
bnd mid passed the night In
the county Jail , was brought back to the
police court and the eato oncp more prer
tented by the prosecuting attorney and the
counsel for the prisoner. At the termination
of the arguments Judge Gordon overruled
the motion for setting aside the sentence ,
Ati exception was taken by Attorney Walker
to the ruling and an appeal will bo taken to
the district court ,
T u Itnllriiiiil ( 'ompnny.
Josephine Smith has sued the Kansas
City , St. Joseph & Council IJluffu Hallway
company In an action to recover alleged
damagc-a In the sum of I75.0CO on account of
personal Injuries sustained. Tec pluliitlft
alleges that on January $2 ulie purchased a
ticket from Omaha to I'acllle Junction over
the railroad of the defendant. At Council
L ) luffs ohe says that the cur In which she
was a passenger overturned nnd tbat she
sustained Injuries that will cripple her for
llfu. >
STREET RAlLWAYiEXTEHSIOS
General Manaser Eimta Talks Abjut , the
Company's Jlars. ?
EXTRA EQU.PMENT BtING PREPARED
Street COIII-HC Will lie Altered
ly 1m ' ( lie 'h irlnp : Ilollilny
IN Now About
Over.
The Omaha 'Streot Railway company is
making preparations toftako care of the
heavy Increase in traffic which la anticipated
on account of the exposition , and the roll
ing stock of the company will bo augmented
very materially In the spring. The shops
ot the company are nowjworklns on a num
ber of old 'trail ' cars , -which are being en
larged and supplied with motors , the policy
ot the company 'being ' to run single largo
cars Instead of the trains ot tno cars
formerly used on man of the lines and
still used on the Sherman avenue line. An j
order ' for twenty now ears has been placed |
with an eastern factory , and these two
sources will furnish a $ ufilclcut number of
cars , In the opinion of General Manager W.
A. Smith , to take care of all the traffic.
No increase In the motive power for
operating the several lines will be ncces-
siry , the power baying , .been very largely
increased about two yeirs ago , In order to
operate 'tho line to the state fair grounds.
No changes will 'bo nocteeary In any of
the existing Unco to accommodate the expo
sition traffic , except In , tie ) CEUJO of the Dodge
and Twentieth street line. The route of this
line will probably bo c mnged to avoid the
Dodge street hill and will follow the old
"red line" borso car tra' ' ; k , leaving Dodge at
Fifteenth street and. [ striking Twentieth
street at Cacs , thus go ng around the hill.
The northern end of t Is line will be ex-
tended to the main ont ance of the exposl-
lion , a few blgcka only , of track being required - .
quired to make the extension. The exact
nature of the termlnuq of this line at the
exposition grounds lias pot been determined.
The company wishes to put la a loop and
thereby avoid the crowding 'blcli would be
caused by switching cars ! bujl whether this
can bo accomplished without opposition from
property owners near thefexposition grounds
hus not been ascertained !
The carrying capacHy'df the various lines
was severely taxed loat week during portions' '
of the day , but the etreej railway officials
cay this was entirely duo'o | the holiday trale.
They say there Would pare been no trouble
cud no extreme crowding of cars If the
women with their aims full of bundles had
not Insisted In staging dqwn town looking at
the toja and bargains uull ) the time arrived
for tbo workers to go hpoe. | To lake care of
the usual traffic the company put on four
extra cars on ( bo Park line end two on the
Walnut IH11 line. Thee * were run In the
morning during the ruf&'of ' people going to
work and all aftertiQon. 'Oeelnnlug thli week
these trains are run fflarolng and evening
only.
CHARGES IT TQ CHRISTMAS.
The officials aay the actual number of
passengers carried last wcek woa not greatly
In excess of the ordinary Chrlutmas truffle
In good times but that the appearance of
overcrowding In the cars was duo In a large
measure to Ida fact that the single care will
not hold 8 many people , without crowding ,
at the old style motor * end trailer on account -
, count of tUo fact tbat tbo two platforms of
the trailer and the old style of pM'tforrn ' on
the front end of the motor carried about six
teen * ir twecKy passengers who now have to
crowd Into the single car.
Gcncial Manager Smith , says the company
had adopted the single car system on ac
count ot the freedom from accidents , as
the conductor had 'but ' one platform to
watch , whereas with a trailer he had three
and accidents wore more liable to happen
under the old system than where there was
but a single platform. In addition to this ,
a single car Is easier to control than a
heavy train of two cars. The general man
ager says the company would overcome the
objectionable crowding 'by ' running a larger
number of cars. Increasing the number of
"extras" and having them make more trips.
Mr. Smith also eays tbat tlr. < recent heavy
traflle on the street cars was duo to some
extent to tbo fact that the streets have
not 'been ' suitable for the use of bicycles.
Ho predicts that wdien .tho streets become
cleared of snow or slush that the street car
traffic would fall off. Ho docs not be
lieve that It will reach the point touched
a year ago , as the influx of strangers and
the Increase of opportunities to work have
undoubtedly made the traffic heavier 'than
when many men were unemployed , and
neither they nor their families could ride.
In reply to a question regarding the
amount of business done by the company
during tbo last week Mr. Smith said the
returns had not been made up and ho could
not say definitely , but he expressed the
opinion that the amount of business had not
been In excess of the holiday traffic In or-
llnarlly good times.
LOOT Hit. fcATKY'S lir.SIIE\Cli.
I'll > nil KfirljVIxK nnil
' .Mnlcc a Clean Haul.
Durglars made a descent upon the resi
dence of Dr. William H , Latoy , 2030 North
Eighteenth street , some time between the
hours ot S and 10 o'clock Tuesday night and
; ot away with a quantity of valuable booty.
Dr , Latcy and his wife left the house se
curely locked about 8 o'clock and called
upon some friends for the evening. When
they returned homo they found the place In
the greatest disorder , nurcau drawers had
been turned upside down upon the floor In an
effort by the thleveti to get at the valuables
and they had not failed to make a raid upon
the Ice box. After an Inventory of the artl
cltH left In the bouse had been taken It was
found that an oonra glacs , two pairs of gold
bracelets , two stickpins , a watch charm and
other trinkets of value were missing. Some
of the Jewelry wan old heirlooms of tlio
family and were doubly valuable upon this
account to the owners. An Inspection of the
doors and wlndnwa showed that a kitchen
window had been pried up by means of a
"Jimmy" and an entrance gained In this
manner. The work was evidently done by
two men. Tbo case has been reported to
the police , but there are no clews as yet
to the thieves.
CHICAGO lIA.)1CiilS 1IAC1C OUT.
Kurioii , 1.1-nrli & Co , Decline ( n Talit-
the IliuiilH Tlu-y Illil I ' 'or.
The county commissioners are not Bur-
prised at * the refusal of Faraon , Leach &
Co. , tl Bx Chicago 'bankers ' , to accept the
Douglas county funding bonds which they
recently purchased at 'the public eale. Chair
man Stcnberg eays that the members ot
the firm have shown a disposition to get
out of taking the < bonda almost from the
day of purchase. It amuse * him , however.
< to read their letter In which they demand
a return ottheir $ MO check , put up as a
forfeit to co.ver just such an emergency as
has occurred.
bant night ! the official information , was re
ceived tbat Farson , Learti & Co , would not
take the } 1SO,000 ot bonds. , la their com
munication they said ithey were satisfied
that the bonds had not received the neces
sary number of votes , notwithstanding the
fact that their oi'.torney had passed upon
the question same tlmo ago anj was satis
fied as iio the legality of the bonds.
Chairman Stonbcrg gives his version of the
refusal of Farson , Leach & Co. to take the
bonds. Ho was over In Chicago a few days
ago and called upon the bankers. At that
tlmo they told him that they wanted the
bonds , but were afraid that they could not
find a customer for them. They said that
they could not carry the amount themselves
and that they would have to unload them
on some client of theirs. Mr. Stenberg feels
certain that the client was not found and
that the bankers took a larger contract than
they could swing.
The commlbsloners have no fears that they
will not dispose of the bonds. They have
letters from Hayes & Sane of Cleveland and
from K. H. Rollins & Sons of Denver , both
of which firms want the bonds. Doth of
the firms say that they have looked Into
the question of the legality of the Issue and
are satisfied that the county has complied
with every requirement provided for by stat
ute.
MATTE US IN Tlin FISUHIt.Vb COUIIT.
CHUCK Wlik'Ii Will lie TriniNfcrri'd to
tlie Lincoln Ducket.
There are two cases pending In the federal
court In which the -city Ifl , Interested nnd
botta have gene over to the Lincoln term.
One of these Is the Klngman case , which
Is a suit for damages rcsultldg from the
grading of tbo land In the rear of tbo coin-
ran y's building In cider to permit the con
struction of the roadway to the new vnlon
depot. The other case Is brought by the
Barber AE'ihalt company to recover on Its
contract for laying acphalt paving In the
city.Tho
The cafio of the Modem Woodmen ot
America against tfte Union National bank ,
which was set for trial In the federal court
for January 5 , Is to lie tried on January 10.
The postponement wan granted because Mr.
Ford , an Important witness for the defend
ant. Is out of the city otid cannot bo In at
tendance In court an January C.
There will bo no fight In the federal court
over the recent sale of the property of the
Lincoln Street Hallway company under fore ,
closure proceedings. A stipulation has been
filed -whereby the company and the New
York Guaranty Indemnity company , which
brought the proceedings , have consented tea
a confirmation of the sale.
The following Jurors have been drawn for
service at 'tlio ' Lincoln 'term ' of the federal
court : G. W. Davis , David City ; George T.
Overton , Nebraska City ; R. M. Hill ,
Beatrice ; Freeman Merrlman , Kearney ; W.
C. Wilson , Lincoln ; Holher JCRer , Craig ;
Joseph Teeters , Lincoln ; J. B ,
naum , Omaha ; I1 rands j , Klllclf , sr. ,
Fremont ! ' Henry Ilryan , Dccatur ; R. H ,
Smith. RoBrlainl ; Lconldas Pethoud , Moat-
rice ; M. H. Thompson , Lushton ; Henry
Vleth. Lliuoln : Phl'llp ' J. Ruch , Arborvllle ;
William .Neville Plnttsmotith ; J , M. Stan
ley , Oostwlck ; G. A. Dlackfitono , Craig ;
George C. Humphrey , Donlphan ; F. C. Mor
gan , Omaha ; J , I ) , Houston , York ; Robert
Lattlmor , niancho ; Daniel Kclloy , Lincoln ;
J. 15. Olney , Norfolk ; J. F. Dye , lla > cs Cen
ter ; Herman KounUe , Omaha ; D. I ) , How
ard , Lincoln ; Ocorgo W , Peck , Falls City ;
Jacob W. Artist , Hiawatha ; Frank Dlxon ,
Louisville ; Frank McLaln , Imperial ; John
Carter , Franklin ; Hugh Ray. David City ;
Gcorgo Maxwell , Hnlstcln ; K II , James ,
Frar-klln.
Ciilil AVenlliei- fivw Y rk
SARATOGA , N , Y. , Dec. 29.--Tho thcr.
mometer today dropped to 9 dcirrces below
zero at North Creek , 10 below nt Saratoga ;
12 below at Ilouse'H Point and 15 degree : )
below at Blue Mountain lake.
FIFTEEN CENTS AN HOUR
Discovery Jnst Made bv tlio Nebraska Ex
position Cominissioncrs.
PAY OF MEN ON NEBRASKA BUILDING
Contractor I'litn In Vouclicru for
Tilli-ly nml I'rrdiiltiitcH 1111 In.
WHllKiitlon Ui-Niilt of the
COIIIllllKHlllJl'H ' .
lllllllr )
Tto greater part of the session of tbo No-
brauka Exposition commlcslan at the Mlllard
hotel yesterday was devoted to an executive
session to consider a charge that had been
made that Contractor Fagan , who has the
contract for putting thu roofing or. the
Nebraska building , was having hla employes
make false affidavits In turning In their
pay vouchers. It developed In the Investi
gation that tbo contractor was pursuing a
course common In 'business between Indi
viduals and 'was turning In the pay ot liU
men at 30 cents per hour , whereas the men
wcro getting but 15 cents per hour. As
the state was paying the men and they
were compelled to swear to the correctness
of their vouchers It was evident that they
were com ml Ming perjury. I'he rontractor
explained thnt I" ) wan boaiding the men and
furnishing the tools with which they
worked , the 1(7 ( cents per \\o\\f \ \ being hU pay
for tlieso Item.-j. The ma-.tcr was straight
ened out by allowing .tho men ? l.tJO per
day , -llifl minimum under the law , and pay
ing Fagan for the use of his tools at tbo
rate of $1.50 per day.
In this Investigation It developed ( hat the
root iwaa not being completed as rapidly
ae possible. Fagan and his men had been
walking but six days and It was decided
that the entire force at work on Hid buildIng -
Ing should be put on the roof and kept at
that work until the building IB entirely under
cover. '
Charles F. Catlln appeared bcforo the
board In the Interest of hla Bchemo to decorate -
orate the Interior of the Nebraska buildIng -
Ing with the work of Nebraska artiste. He
submitted n lengthy communication outlin
ing his plan and stated Dm'an appropria
tion of | 250 would be necusary for the con
tingent expenses. He oleo Intimated that It
would bo necebsary to employ some compe
tent man to take charge of the matter at
a salary of about $123 u month. He was
asked If lie had any one to suggest ( or thin
toft berth , but declined , with becoming mod
esty , to make any suggestions In that con
nection , The commission decided to adopt
the suggestion a far ns using Nebraska art
for dccnr.itlvo purposes , but provided that
L. C. Chapln of Lincoln , superintendent of
the Floral bureau , bhoiild bo consulted at all
times regarding the decoration ,
IllilM \ililltloiiul 'Work.
Dlds for ttio erection of Ilia Power build
ing and for the colonnades between the Mines
and Agriculture building * wcro opened , at the
olllco of the Department of Buildings and
Grounds yesterday , Uoldle & Sons ot
Chicago wcro tlio lowest bidders for tlio car
pentry work on bjth the Power building
and the colonnades at $9.940 and (1,392 re
spectively , And Bmlth & Eastman wcro tbo
only bidders for ( ho staff work on tbo colon
nades. Them was no staff to be fumlohed ( or
tlio Power building , as that structure will ba
covered with corrugated Iron ,
Theio bids wcro laid bctoro tbo executtvt
committee at Its session ot noon sod the 0004
tracts were awarded to these bidder * . . .