The Omaha Sunday Bee. EDITORIAL SHEET. PA( PAGES 11 TO 20. g ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SL'2f DAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1901. SING Tj 13 COPY EIV.E CENTS. THE SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARING SALE NOW AT ITS HEIGHT Over $250,000 worth of new, stylish, Reasonable merchandise to be sacrificed at M0 to 13 its value. The most astonishing bargain sales ever Omaha. Bigger bargains Monday than over before. (Agents for the Hutterick patterns.) HAYDEN s hold II a i yens in Monday th" Bargain Room I (0,000 yards of remnants of fine 36-lnch Per cales, never sold for less 0.ic than 15c V,VO yards of fine Olengamo Dress OfVc Ginghams, regular 10c Goods aw 10,000 yards of remnants of the finest Kf. lBo Chumbrlc Ginghams, nil lengths, ..i-'" V).000 ynrds of the very finest 33c and 40c French and Scotch Olnchams, 32 Inches wide, tho very finest ana swell' .bic est shirt waist styles "O.OOO yards of tho regular French Percales, always sold at 25a yard, Rn long lengths ""w Remnants of 10c Crush 3Ac for Jtcmnnnts of 25c flno Sateen, all colors, nl 19c Orgnndlcs and Batistes, all will bo on sale at "w Remnants of 15c Long Sc Cloth Remnants of 73c Crepons, 4 yards In QHC remnants; for nntlro pattern Remnants of $1.60 Crrpons In 3H to QR 4 yardsj for cntlro pattern -- By the Yard From Our Great Eastern Stocks. 10,000 yards of 12Wc fine Batiste, ex- Olr tra special for Monday 23,000 yards of the finest Olcncoe, Durndo and Kllmcnta Dimities, regular Xn 15c and 10c goods - 25,000 yards of Dumfries Batistes, Cowslip Dimities, Tulip Dimities, never 7 In sold for less than 23c 2 10.000 ynrds of Royal Irish Dimities, Scotch Dimities, French Dimities, Oriental Ua tlstcs, Arlol Uatlstcs, etc., comprising all the new and most fashionable shades of light blue, pink, hello, navy, nr black and white, etc Full Standard Prints 2iC Shirting Prints' 2 .J Q J5a ninck Sateen s- for 12a Black Organdies for ............. 5c Groceries Oloss Laundry Starch, per pound, 4c. Full pint bottles pure Tomato Catsup, V4c. Four cans Oil or Mustard Sardines for 85c. Condensed MUlc, per can, 8V4c. Largo bottles Assorted Tickles, 8V4c. 10 pounds Whlto or Yellow Cornmeal, 10c. 10 pounds Ilyo Flour, 19c. 10 pounds Oruhnm Flour, 19c. Hasty Jellycon, per package, 8e. Santa Clara Sugar Cured Prunes, per pound, Sc. Largo Mulr Fancy Peaches, per pound, 8VSc. Fancy Bartlott Pears, per pound, 8U& Four pounds Pearl or Flake Tapioca, 25c. Four pounds Sago, 25c. Optical Department IP YOU DON'T SEE LIKE YOU USED TO bare your oyes examined by our optician, aiasses perfectly fitted," tho right kind of leniM and frames and the right kind of prices. We guarantee perfect satisfac tion. Repairs ot all kinds. Lenses ex changed. Aluminum spectacle, crystal lenses, the very best, at $1.50. Colored glasses, protectlnr from light and heat, 25c HOT WEATHER CONTINUES Lm) Fcmmii Offlolal Haiti No Promiia f Immriiato BtliaC TORRID WAVE IS OF WIDE EXTENT Uinta, Temperature la BecoinlnK u Old Story, but Ouo in Which. Everybody la Interested Flsjnrca from tbo Map Two days alike In almost every detail ot temperature, and that temperature the burning, blistering, sweltering kind that brings thoughts ot Sahara, la what Ne braska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas are ex periencing, and from the standpoint ot the official weather forecaster there la llttlo prospoct of change in tho conditions. Days have been hotter In Omaha than either Fri day or Saturday, but the heat seems to be that ot tho tropics, enervating and continu ous. Warm nights leave the people 111 ntted to stand the hotter days. James B Haynes. prlrato secretary of Senator Millard, tells tho most Incredible hot weather story ot the season. Ho says that It la so hot that the place-hunters have quit business and aro not even applying for tho Influence of tho senator in aid of their efforts to securo "something good." This tact alono is considered by the wUo to prove tho heat Is unprecedented, tor, they say, never before has a Nobrnska placo fcuuter allowed the weather to bother him. Yesterday morning the readings tor the first throe hours were Identical with those of Friday, the marcury standing at SO at 5 o'clock, going down to 79 at C and Eiountlng to 81 at 7. The advance in the eat yesterday was not as regular as Friday and for tho early morning hours It was from ono to three degrees cooler than for (ha corresponding times Friday, but between 11 and 13 o'clock the mercury sturted up In a hurry and stood at 97 de grees, Identical with Friday. The hu midity for tho two days at the tlmo of observation (7 o'clock) was the same, 02 per cent. This Is not considered romark ablo humidity, but Is rather more than Is desirable with temperatures of 100 degrees. In the state Falrbury was stricken from the highest place in favor ot Tccumseh, which showed 104 degrees, two degrees higher than Omaha. Thero is no probabil ity ot any chango In local conditions within the next twenty-four hours and It would rcaulro rapid changes to bring relief gen erally within the next thlrty-slx hoursj In tho corn and wheat reports every sta tion In Iowa and Nebraska shows more than 100 degrees except Storm Lake, la., whero the maximum was 97 degrees. In tho wider field of observation Huron, p. I)., Abilene, Kan., Montgomery, Ala., and Kansas City with 104 degrees were rivals for first place, It Phoenix, Ariz., with Its usual 110 degrees, be excluded. Dcs Molucs, Rapid City, Valentino and St. Louis, with 103 degrees, were tn second place, While Omaha stood alone with 101. The temperature at Orand Junotlon, Colo., Bloux City and Shreveport were Identical, 100 degrees. The Epworth Leaguora are having a fine time at San Francisco, the maximum tem perature at that place Friday being but 6G degrtcs, a flguro not approached by ten vi "i. v.v. i-."v miv Furnishing Goods. Wo are headquarters In Mens, Ladles and Children's Furnishings. ladles' 20c and 25c Vests, fc only .....v' 20j dozen of Ladles' Jersey Ribbed Sleeve less Vests, In whlto or ecru, fr all slies, at uw Men's 10c Colored Ilandkerchlofs, 2iC Men's' and Hoys' "5c Shirts, 2Qc for . , 230 dozen Colored Shirts In all styles, dark and light colors and blnck and whlto stripes, front colored, laun- 2Qt! dcred, etc . 150 docn Shirts with separate collars and cuffs, every shirt wnrrnntcd perfect tit ting and full size, worth $1.00, OQP all go at StJ Men's COc Shirts, rn for . Men's 33c Underwear, 1Sr for f 60 dor. Men's, Ladles' and Children's vC Ribbed Hoso. worth 25c 2 Men's "5c Underweur, plain and 2lJC fnnpv. nl u9tn .... Boys' Clothing. Hero nro prices that make them all squeal: Boys' 25c Crash and Wash Pants JOc DnyB'wa's'h''sults'w'o'rth 33c, in for - Doys' $1.20 Crash and other suits 4,Sc Boys' '$2.'60'Fin'e Outing "suit's," Q5c Boys' oxtra made, fine material and noth ing sold by other houses as nSn good nt $3.50 VDC Boys' extra finished fine Wool Suits, no other house sells anything t AtZ. like It at $3.00 1.40 SPECIAL ON HAMMOCKS. We are now closing out all our Hammocks nt greatly reduced prices. special on cnoo. trier sets. Wo will close Croquet Sots now nt one half price. Sheeting and Muslins Yard wide muslin, bleached, flno quality, o yard. Extra heavy brown sheeting. 4Mc yard. Extra fl'no bleached muslin worth 15c yard, 20-yard limit, at 8c yard. 42-ln. bleached pillow casing, at 10c 45-ln. bleached pillow casing, at 11c. Cambric extra flno quality, at 6VJc yard. 9- 4 shoetlng, best quality, bleached, at ISc. 8- 4 sheeting, best quality, bleachod, at 16c. 10- 4 sheotlng, best quality, bleached, at 20o. 9- 4 brown, best quality, at 16Hc. 8-4 brown, best quality, at 15c. 10- 4 brown, best quality, at 18o. Remnants of sheetings and casing. Carpets July clearing sale of carpets closing out all drop patterns and short length regard less of cost Closing out Union carpeta worth 40c, at 25c Closing out all wool carpets at 49c Closing out Velvet carpets worth $1.25, at 85c. China mattings, big line of patterns, 10c, 12c, 15c, 18o and 20c. . Fruit Sale California pears, per dozen, 15c California peaches, per dozen, 12e. TO REDUCE THE FIRE LIMIT Mayor nnd Conncllmen Mny Approve an Ordinance ChnnKlnK the District. An effort will bo mado to roduco the size of the Are limits. The mayor and a ma jority ot the councilman are willing to approvo ot a chango In tho fire limits and the matter will be brought before the coun cllmen at their meeting as a general com mittee Monday afternoon. For somo tlmo there has been a demand for the chango In tho southern boundary line ot the district In which frame buildings are prohibited. The movement to have the line shifted to tho north was hastened by tho trouble which was brought about through tho removal of frame buildings from the Auditorium site to a lot at the northeast corner of Twentieth and Pierce streets. McCoy & Olmsted, tho owners of the buildings which ore on their way to the site at Twentieth and Pierce, have called upon tho councllmcn and believe that they will succeed In having the flro limit changod from Pierce to Mason street. This will relievo tbo embarrassment caused them by tho refusal of the mayor to allow tho flro limit ordlnanco to be violated. The north lino ot tho present Ore limits Is 13S feet north ci the north line of Nich olas street and extends from the river to the center of Twenty-fourth street, Tho boundary line extends along Twenty-fourth to Leavenworth, cast on Leavenworth to Twentieth, south on Twentieth to Pierce, east on Plorco to Sixth, north on Sixth to tho Union P&clflo tracks and east to the rlvor. It is likely that the flro limits will bo changed In such a manner that no territory between Sixteenth and Twentieth and more- than 135 feet south of Leavenworth will be Included. Detweon Sixteenth and Sixth streets Mason street will probably re place Pierce as the southern boundary of tho dtBtrtct In which tramo buildings cannot bo erected. "I bellevo that tho district included within the flro limits could be lessened without damage to tho city. In fact I think some districts within tho flro limits would ba benefited by such a change," said Mayor Mooros, "In somo places residence dis tricts Includod within tho limits have not Improved because the owners ot vacant proporty will not erect brick houses. This Is true of property near the south and west flro limits." "Much of tho property Included within the flro limits Is not business property and never will bo business property," said Councilman Mount. "On this account I think It would be well to make changes In tho limits. I know of many places where good frame residences would be erected by property owners If they could secure per miis tor sucn structures, a careful re vision of the flro limit ordinance will work a great Improvement In portions of the city which are now in bad condition. A Are limit ordinance cannot make business prop erty out of ground that Is suitable only for resldonce purposes." Lock on Vault Out of Order, SAN FRANCISCO. July 13,-Safe Expert Charles Wals has discovered that the time lock on the cashier s vault In the mint, from which $30,000 was stolen, does not operato and baa been out of order for an indefinite time. This has broadened tho Bcope of the Investigation now in progress by secret service men, as It Is apparent the ' robbery may have occurred at any lougwwf monad;. Hayden's Clearing Sales The Greatest Mid-Summer Wash Goods Sale is Now On. Nothing 85c Novelty Embroidered French uc, Goo and 50c Silk Striped Dimities, yard LTie 85c and 75c French Woven Novelties, vard 125c 515c and 25c Finest Imported Irish -'.(iU liand Loom Embroidered 'JOc Embroidered Zelpuk (Austrian manufacture) in black, red. lavender, cadet, helio and pink, with white embroidered w.-rk, yard 3J)C 50c Silk .Mull, plain colors in fancy weave, yard ,r55c 10c and 15c Fancy Dimities, yard 10c Grass Linens, all the new stripes. 11 rums, etc., of the most popular summer fabric, yard irc 35c and 25c fancy Madras Cloth, in the very best colors and designs, including the new greens and tails, etc., yard 15c 50c quality, pure linen (shrunken) Skirting, yard 10t (No samples sent of these fabrics in clearing sales.) Furniture This 1b tho time of tho year baby wants to bo outside, get a go-cart or a carriage and tako him out for a ride. Go-Carts at $2.93, $3.93, $4.93. Sleeper Oo-Carta from $4.85 up. Largest assortment In tho city. Cotnpleto lino of bedroom suits Just In. Ilockers at prices never heard of before Cobbler seat rockers nt $1.75, $2.25, $2.95. Dining chairs, brnco arms, 75c, 85c, 95c, $1.00. Oak center tables at 75c, 85c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.60. Iron beds, any slzo, from $1.95 up. Solid oak chiffonier, $5.85. Large assortment of sideboards, china closets, buffets and sidc-tablca. Very lowest prices on pictures and picture frames. Photos enlarged free. Drapery Ruffled Swiss curtains Just the thing for summer drapery, 49c up. Sash curtain materials In dotted, stripe and embroidered Swisses, fish nets, plain and dotted nets, sllkollne, 5c yard. Sash curtain rolls, 5c. Meat and Lard Sale Chipped dried beef, 15c, No. 1 sugar cured hams, UHc Choice lean bacon, 12V&C Oood salt pork, 7Hc 5- lb. palls pure lard, 31c 6- lb. palls pure lard, 62c Minced ham sliced, 12Ho . Potted meats, assorted, &o. HAYDEN BROS CORN STANDS THE HEAT WELL Littlt Damage Doit tit Nsbruka Crp Tariotjh Hot Weather. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR BIG YIELD Delay In Planting Due to Wet Spring la Novr Proving Snlvatlon of Crop In This State. Corn In Nebraska Is not gone, nor yet seriously damaged. Every chance yet exists for a flno crop in tbo major portion ot the stato and a partial one In the remalnine section. With small grain the situation is not so Dromlslnir. OatB nro flhnrtpnnri Air.rfwh.pn In tho state, and seriously so in all por- nuns nave ine lour or nvo extreme north eastern r.nnntlna With .n.lnn .0hnn. I. I. wHv.WH, M..U ' . ... ,3 TfUUnb ,1. ,a much the same. Corn will probably redeem an eise. bucn is the latest news from Ne braska across and alone, from sldo to sirln and end to end. A prominent railroad man who has spent every hour of the last thirty- six in garnering information concerning this one Important subject summarized the uuawoa yeeieraay morning as follows: "Nebraska corn Is Into, nnr, in that i.i lies Its salvation. Its successful enduranco ot ten days of tbU weather Is duo solely to Its being two weeks behind tlmo. Not being yet In tho first blossom, tho tassel, tho heat has not injured It, Had It arrived at that stage when tho heat camo, or pro gressed even rartuor to tho second blos som, tho Bilk. It Would have hpen flnloliaf long beforo this. And thero Is one way In which tho hot weather has benefited corn. Tho nights, Instead of being cold, havo been oicueuiugiy warm, ana tnat has pulled tho COrn On OUt Instead nt ltd holnir rat a.-.,.., , , HVIMQ & UU as usually is tho case. So Its lateness has oocn paruy counteracted, but It Is a good thing that this did tint B-n Inn tar nr thn blossoms would havo appeared In time for UCKIU, "It Is truo that in a nnrtlnn nf iho .inU corn Is hurt, but Just how much Is not nuuwn. in an tno territory west of a line drawn north and south through Hall county near Grand Island corn has suffered. To Just what extent cannot be told until It Is seen whether or not tho grain will progress w wiu uisi uioBsom or tne tassel. A few more days will toll. East of that line corn Is still perfectly good. "Oats west of Polk and Merrick counties aro gono completely. Thnv in ,.,. everywhere save In Douglas, Dodge, Cura- iuk nuu uuri counties ana in that neigh borhood. Spring wheat has suffered seri ously throughout the state." ClilnculiuK U Bnsr, Not In years has tho chlnchbug wrought Buch damage as It Is accomplishing now. It Is growing big and brown In the heat, and In certain sections Is Jumping from the wheat to the corn, encrusting the stalks ot the latter solidly as far up as a foot from the ground. Farmers in the sections that are espe cially distressed by this bug are asking aid of tho experiment stations tn the way ot inoculation, which has proven so successful before. In response to this call the Union Pacific road already has a man out lnocu latlng In the portions of the state the most affected. An idea of what the cbinchbujs But Bargains. Hebes fabric, yard 2,"c Dimities, yard 15c St. Until Swiss, yard "0f Carload of Granite Special sale for Monday at O-lncli Ce. 10-at. 30o lS-lnch He, aro doing Just now can bo gained from the following message received yesterday from a railroad agent In an Interior county: "Spring grain In this section Is nearly a total failure on account ot dry weather and chlnchbugs. Up to this tlmo ihe bugs havo worked altogether on the wheat, but now aro leaving the wheat and going Into tho corn in such numbers that farmers Insist their corn will bo ruined also unless some thing Is done to get away with them at once. A committee of farmers has written the state experiment Btatlon at Lincoln asking that a man be sent up to Inoculate tho bugs here with poison, as has been successfully dono In other localities." HANDY MAN WITH PISTOL Joseph Daltun Uses Weapon mm a Club nnd Geta Into Trouble. According to testimony brought out In po Ilco court yestorday morning Joseph Dalion, house painter, 3823 Camden avenue, uses his pistol as a household utensil ot general utility. Once ho "did" tho supper dishes with It, performing the Job so thoroughly that they never had to bo washed again. It Is a common thing for htm to use It In Ueu of a can-opener, and on ono occasion ho wound the kltchon clock with It. Ho employs It also to stimulate domestic felic ity. A witness testified that he once hold I up his step-daughter, Ruby Barrett, and at tho muzzle of bis 44-caIlber Colt's mado her kiss him. All this testimony, however, was "Irrel evant and Immaterial" to the case In point. Dalton Is now under arreBt on com plaint ot his neighbor, Claudo R. Cooley, who charges him with assault with Intent to do great bodily Injury. It seems that Dalton, according to Cooley's statement, called at his houso at a lato hour Friday night and using his handy pistol as a club beat him about the head and face with It until be fainted from loss of blood. The provocation wss that Ruby Barrett the step-daughter who had been compelled to stand and deliver the labial caress) was at the Cooley home entertaining a gentlo man friend. The hearlcg of the case will be resumed Monday. BUYS A LOT AT AUCTION Auditorium Committer nid In a Por tion of Site for Its Hulldlng. Tho lot at the southwest corner of Four teenth and Howard streets, a part ot the auditorium site, was sold at publlo auction by referees in partition on tho cast stops of the court houso yesterday morning. It was bid In by the Auditorium company at $15,000 cash. Tho referees had agreed to sell the lot to the Auditorium company several months ago for $15,000, but It was necessary to go through the formality of an auction sale, as the property was Involved In a partition suit between the Halloway heirs, No Agreement Tltu France, LONDON, July 13. It now seems that there Is probability of an agreement being reached between Franco and Great Britain ovor the Newfoundland question. The ne gotiations have not been broken off, but they have been progressing so little that Downing street Is Inclined to regard them as almost hopeless. No. 8 30o 03-1 Oc j - i!-ut.-2:jc c. No. OS-lBc. 2-qt-1c. O cents. Great Clearing Sale of White Goods In order to make room for our fall stock of linens and domestics wc aro selling India llnons, Persian lawn, batistes nnd all our fancy whlto goodR at less than half ot the regular price. These prices cannot bo duplicated. A few prices for Monday's Krr.il sale of whlto goods, linens nnd domestics. Check nainsook worth 10c ynrd, nt 4'ic. Strlpo dimities worth 20c ynrd, nt 10c. India llnon at 5c, "He, 10c and 12 He 40-lu, lawn worth 53c yard, nt 13c. Madras cloth worth COc, at 30c. Oxford cloth In fancy lnce effect, worth 95c, nt -13c. Fancy whlto goods worth up to COc and 73c, go nt 25c yard. Dlmltlcs, etrlpe, worth 40c yard, at ISc ynrd. Plain nainsook worth up to 40c nrd, go at 15c ynrd. Extra flno quality plain Swiss worth COc, at 23c yard. 48-ln. opera batiste worth $1.23 a yard, go at COc yard. English long cloth, 12-yard bolts, nt SOc ynrd. Ware Just Received Less than Jobbing Pr ice No. 20 Do. Binding twine, Standard and Si pal, at 7c; 50-lb. grain sacks warranted the best' made. START TOWARD CATHEDRAL Priests in Eetreat at Uenioi Kaka Libiral Contribution. MUCH INTEREST HAS BEEN CREATED Clurity of TUU Dloecnc noes on Ileconl to the Extent of JflU.OOO mill Still More In Sight Some Cliuugc In Station, The annual retreat of tho Roman Catholic clergy of tho dloceso of Omaha closed Fri day and yesterday morning tho priests re turned to their several charges. Aside from tho spiritual affairs common to all retreats, tho principal matter discussed was tho new cathedral for tho diocese. There was nothing said In regard to tho location of the new edifice or tho time ot starting the construction by tho bishop in tho retreat, the tlmo being taken up with a discussion of ways nnd means. Tho clergy as well as tho laity generally ngreed that tbo entire dloceso should bear part of the expensu of tho new cathedral and when this was determined upon an opportunity was given the priests to subscribe to tho fund. There wcro about eighty priests present and tho amount raised at that time was nbout $12,000. This Is taken by tho officials of tho church as showing that tho priests of tho dloceso will contrlbuto from $13,000 to $15,000 to tho fund, or probably 7 per cent of tho total amount required. One of tho diocesan officials said: "Tho idea of a now cathedral is meeting with the hearty approval of all tho people of tho dloceso, lay and clerical, Catholic and Protcstnnt. This morning I recolved n telephone messago from a Protestant gen tleman who said that wo could put him down for a subscription ot $500, and this Is but a samplo of the reports we aro rc-1 cclvlng. I Priiluiltle Locution. i "Of course tho cathedral has not yet been ' formally located, but thoro Is little doubt that when It Is built It will bo upon ground belonging to tho church at Fortieth and Burt streets. This talk of locating the , cathedr.il In the central part of tho city is all nonsense. In the first place, it con- templates the amalgamation of four of tho oldest parishes In tho city, and this Is practically Impossible. The pcoplo of these parishes would not consent to the consolidation and the church could not care for Its members as well as It can when the parishes aro smaller and the churches located closer to tho homes of tho pcoplo. Tho plan suggested would wlpo out tho German church and this would bo very un satisfactory to a large number of tho peo ple ot tbo city. The mutter ot tbo loca tion Is still open and will probably not bo finally settled until after sufficient money Is raised to warrant the construction of the building." Cliungp of Station. At tho close of the retreat Bishop Scan nell announced the following changes In the stations of priests: Rev, John Rlggo, assistant pastor nt West Point. Father Rlgge conies to tho diocese from Europe and has bttu but recently ordained; Rov. J. J. O'Sulllvan, to the Holy Family as assistant pastor from St, Petcrsi Rev. P. L. Kennedy, assistant pastor at St, Peter's A GREAT CLEARING SALE IN THE BIG SILK DEPARTMENT A genera! clearing up In tlu entire department to rj.n In rcndlnc3s for tho now fall silks. Nearly every pleco of silk In the whole mock h:is been tediltnl tor thl. sale. Miinv line or silks that wo tshnll ill.contltntn Id lininlM will bo said for most any price to clour them entlrrly out. Remember that Hits Is the lowest notch. Every ininp is itu'ltideil irm newest, me uesi :ui go ni re.iuceil prices. WASH SII.KH In plain, In checks nnd striped, corded nnd injured, nil bright 0 51r pretty shade, puro while ami black wnsh silk, many In this lot worth $1,... 1,D'J yards of llnest blnck or white Jap wu f.i Mil;-full Hi-Inch wide, warranted X()r to wear nnd wash, tho regular (trailed, that t.ell fur $1.23 to $1.50, on fain tor .. -' - The following nro lines that wo shall dlcontlntio tn handle nml you will find umons: them nome of the most wonderful values l'nnno Hllk, nil colors, regular $1.25. l'oau no i. rome. an eludes, regular i.o. ihhck Tnffctii, colored Armure Silk, Clio do Londrv, silk, worth up to 10 Unci ot fancy sllic, Hold tin in J2.f,o nil Mnnil.iv KOL'LAHDS your choice of entire stock, best qualities and styles, regular CUp Cheney llros.. 73c. S3e. Jl nbout 10' pieces In nil Mnmlny the price lll.AC'K GlthlNADlNKS To clear out every piece, nil double width, finest. Imported they nre the best arcuniltnes to bo had.drcimdlncs that sold up to $2 gofor C9c. Clreiiadlnes that sold up to $3 go for PSc. THIS WILL HE OUK FINAL REDUCTION SALE ON HLACK TAFFETAS So be sure and take ndvnntngc. S'e have bought thousands of pieces of nluck taffeta for fall. These will soon arrlvo and In meantime we will cloc present nice'.; at less than tnc actual cost of production. No store dares to ivuuo such prices on stioh flno tiiffotau. lllark Tnffctii, pure silk, good rustle, 20-inch, worth 75o, for only 30o. Hlack TnfTetn, puro silk, good rustle, 22-Inch, worth D'c. tor only tie. lllack Taffeta, imre silk, good rustle, 27-lneh, worth $1.23, for only (VV. lllack TnfTetn, puro silk, good rustic 27tneli, worth $l.o0, for only TXo. Hkick Taffeta, puro silk, good ruMic, Stt-lnch, worth U.W, for only $1.00. lllack Taffeta, puro silk, good rustle, 3('.-lncli, worth $2.50, for onlv $ 1.2ft. lllack Taifeta. puro silk, good rustic, 51-lncli, worth 53.W), for only $1.C9. Mall orders tilled. Closing out all the Summer Underwear, In Ladies' Men's and Children's at less than One-Half Price. 1 lot of ladles' fine llslo vests, in whlto nnd fancy colors, worth 23c at 10c. MEN'S 7Cc UNDERWEAR AT 25c All tho men's flno balbrlggan and fancy colored shirts and drawers, that sold up to 75c on sale at 2oc. MEN'S $1 UNDERWEAR AT 35c All the men's fancy colored bnlbrlggnn shirts and drawers, that sold up to $1 on salo nt 33c. MEN'S $1.50 UNDERWEAR AT COc All tho flno llslc-thrend shirts nnd draw ers, that sold up to $l.C0 on snlo at COc. MEN'S SOCKS AT LESS THAN ONE HALF PRICE All tho men's socks that sold up to COc, In blnck, brown and fancy colors, will be sold at 10c, lCc nnd 19c. MEN'S $1 SHIRTS AT 10c 100 dozen men's flno colored laundered shirts, with two separate collars nnd sep nrato cuffs, In nil tho latest styles, every shirt n regular $1 value on salo at 49c. MEN'S COc SUSl'ENDERS AT 25c 200 doren men's flno muslin gowns, all Linen Department C I -in. linen, at 17c yard. Extra heavy cream damask, at 23c. CS-ln. cream dnmnsk 35c. 62-ln. bleached, all linen, at 49c. 60-ln. extra heavy, at COc. GS-ln. Irish doublo damask, at GSc. 72-ln. Irish doublo damask, at SOc. Special on all linen sllvor bleached pat tern Cloths, 8-4, worth $1.75, at $1.00. 10-4, worth $2.23, nt $1.23. Pattern cloth" worth from $2.50, $3. CO nnd $4.00, go nt $2.00. Napkins that aro slightly Rolled, nt $1.00 cannot bo matched for twlco tbo money. Remnants of table linens and towcllngu. Turkey red table cloth, absolutely fast color, 8-4, 60o; 10-4, 75c Check toweling worth 12c yard, at 8&c. Bleached, all linen napkins, at COc dozen. Remnants ot linens and towellngs. WALL PAPER Handsomo assortments nnd surprising low prices bring Hayden Dros. tho buslnessj Nlco whlto blanks nt 3o per roll up. 'Largo stock of ready mixed paints at. OSc from North Platte: Rov. F. Walaszkiewcz, to Norfolk from Farwell; Rov. John Web ber, pastor pro tomporo at Wayno from North Platto; Rov. John Jaszczynskl, to Farwell from Elba; Rov. Herman Grlesc, pastor at Snyder from Monterey; Rev. W. Wlndulph, pastor at Crolghton from West Point; Rov. John Macourck, to Verdigris from Crclghton; J. B. Fitzgerald, Irro movable rector at North Platto from Wayne. Tho parishes of O'Neill and Hartlngtou wero created Irremovable rcctoratcs, Consultors to tho bishop wero appointed as follows: Very Rev. William Choka, Very Rev. William Kclley, Very Rov. A. N. Colancrl, Very Rov. John Jcannetto, Rc. John Vranok, Rov. T. J. Smith. At the meotlng ot the members ot tho Roman Catholic Clerical Fund association tho following officers wero elected: Rev. Joseph Reusing, president; Rev. D. W. Moriarlty. vico president; Very Rov. A. N. Colancrl, secretary-treasurer. SOUTH OMAHA FINANCES Ed JobiiKton Submits nil Argument In Favor of Council' Action. SOUTH OMAHA. July 13. To tho Editor of Tho Bco: Instead ot criticising tho council of South Omaha for making tho 1001 lovy 4614 mills, 0 mills lees than last year, you should commend It. It was not "a sop" to tho homo owners nor Intended as n "concession to tho corporations," but aftor tho valuation of homo owners had been out rngoously increased, in raanv cases doublo, by tho tax commissioner, wo considcrod it our duty to mnko the levy as low as possi ble. Tho lovy In all but four funds Is up to tho limit, as tho following figures show. Section 123 of tho city charter provides levy as follows: General fund $ ZS.000 Flro fund 13,000 Pollco fund 1S.0W Light fund 13,000 Water fund 13,000 Interest fund 10 mills Repairing pavomcnt fund 2,rio Park fund 2.5U0 Library fund COW And the council mnd tho levy ns follows: General fund $ St.m Interest fund O'i mills) 10,071 l'ollco fund ; 17,o Wuter fund 12.714 Light fund 12.711 Fire fund 12,711 Judgment fund l.'M I'nrk fund CIS Library fund (35 Hcpalring pavement fund 1.W7 Tho amount for Judgments with tho bal anco now in tho fund Is arnplo to pay all Judgments that will havo to bo paid until tho next levy. Then why levy moro? Tho amount for repairing pavement Is ample to pay all bills. Tbon why lovy moro? Tho amount for parks with tho balance now In tho fund Is arnplo to pay this year's expenses. Then why levy moro? Why levy $5,000 for library, whon the library build ing to bo erected by Mr. Carneglo cannot possibly be built until noxt year, at which tlmo a levy of $5,000 can bo mado to main tain it? Now about tho overlap of $12,000, This has been accumulating for the last ton years, duo entirely to low valuations mado by the corporation assessors. You havo thorn also In Omaha and tho Inadequate levy provided by our old charter, 10 mills for general purposes, 5 mills for pollco and 3 mills for lire, tho valuation averag ing about $2,000,000. You suy wo made no provision In tho levy for this overlap. How could we, when thero Is no provision In tbo charter to pay overlaps and the levy proYldod. is barely nun nil colors. ST-incn wuie. men graue worth $1 Co. embroidered and hemstitched tn all about UM pleccssouio Atlf wvw extra long nnd full size, worth 75c and $1 on snlo nt 39c and 49c. All tho men's flno shirts tn white and colors, that sold up to $2 on sale at PSo. CHILDREN'S SIIAWKNIT STOCKINGS AT 25c Wo will sell Shauknlt stockings, all sizes from C to 'JVs, tn the lluo ribbed, for boys or girls. This Is tho tlrnt tlmo that chil dren's Shnwkntt stockings liavo been of fered nt 25c in Ouinhn. Iluy what you want of them tho best nindo. SPECIAL SALE ON LADIES' AND CHIL DREN'S STOCKINGS All tho Indies' stockings In fancy colors, that sold up to 3'Jc on salo at 10c. All tho blnck Inco llslo that sold up to COc on salo at 23c, All tho Indies' black nnd fancy colored, hose, that sold up to 25c on snlo nt 12 He Ludica' fast blnck full soamloss, the rcgulnr 19c quality, at 10c. Children's fust black soumlcss stockings, mado with doublo heel, too and knee, nt 10c nnd 13c. worth 25c. Clearing Sale Monday Wo have Just completed Invoicing and find that wo havo a lot of short length Ribbons, Lnccs ind Embroideries; brokon sizes in ladles' Rclts, Collars and Neckwear. Our clearing salo begins Monday. COc Allover Laces, clearing price 25c $1.00 Allover Embroideries, clearing prlco COc. $5.00 Allover Embroideries, clearing prlco $1.50. COc ladles' Dolts, 19c. 25c ladles' Ilandkerchlofs, clearing prlco 10c. lOq ladles' Handkerchiefs, clearing prlco C cents. ,,, Puro Linen Handkerchiefs, clearing prlco 5 cents. 10c ladlos Linen Collars, clearing price 3 cents. 25c All Silk Ribbons, clearing price 12c. 25c Embroideries, clearing price 10c. 15c Embroideries, clearing prlco 5c AND PAINTS gallon. Room molding at lc per foot up. Varnishes, stains,, enamels and brushes at greatly reduced prices. sufficient to pay tho annual current ex penses? Is It not a good business proposition to Issuo 4', per cent bonds for this overlap rather than lssuo warrants at C per cent? Has not your city dono It more tbnn onco? About tho council "approving tho flguroa of tho tax commissioner without dotting na T or crossing a 't,' " will only Bay that our charter makes no provision for tho council to sit ns a board of equalization. Section 125 of tho charter provided far a board of equalization with tho samo powors aa county commissioners, but tho "flno Itnllan hand" of tho corporations amended It so that tho council can only "correct errors In valuations" nnd then only under such circumstances ns mnkes It impossible to rnlse the corporntions vnlunttons. Respect fully, ED JOHNSTON. MONEY LOST INJOTEL OFFICE C. It. r;invrr MInni' mi Envelope Con tn In I ii AC .Mi no j- and Vnlunble j Document. C. R. Olovcr lost In tho lobby of tho Paxton hotel Friday nn envolopo con taining $150 In money nnd sovcrnl valunblo documents. Though dotcctlvcs havo boon nt work on tho caso slnco no trace has been found of the missing envolopo. Having occasion to do somo figuring and no blank pa por being at hand, Mr. Olover took tho envolopo from his lnsldo coat pockot nnd worked his problem on the back of It. Then, ns ho oupposed, ho returned It to tho pocket whouco It cranio, but when ho looked for It a few minutes later It was not thiro. Tho onvclopo contained ono $100 bill, n $50 bill, a noto for $800 and two railroad contracts. NEW DORMITORY FOR BOYS Friend nf Ilellcvun College Secretly Makes Dniintlnn for the Untitling. Dr. David It. Kerr, president ot Boltavua college, announces that a person who. do sires his nnme to bo kept eccrot has do nated $10,000 to tho collcgo to bo used la building a boys' dormitory similar to Lowrlo hall, tho dormitory built Inst year for girls, Tho cxocutlvo commttteo of the college will moot Monday to pass upon tho mat ter, securo plans for tho building and do cldo upon Its exact location on tho campus. Tho building will probably bo two stories and basomont. It In intended to havo it completed by tho beginning ot tho school year. SEELANS C0MMITS SUICIDE Driniierut In Caiulldute for Governor of Indiana (Joe by Mar pullie Itonte, CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind July IS. Jud;o James II. Eellnrs, caudlduto fcr the demo cratic nomination for governor, committed, eulcido with morphlno here today. He left a lettor saying that hh llto wan a failure and that his debts wero largo, lie narvrd on tho bench and lu tbo stato legtslaturo with distinction, Taken a Jnll Snntenoe, William O'Nolll. colored, appeared beforo Judgo Entclle yestorday and pleaded guilty to daylight breaking nnd entering. Ho was sentenced to six months in the; county jail. i