THE OMAHA DAILY REK; TUESDAY, JANUARY 5. 1004.
TF.L8. 1-5M.
Trading with
this store is a
good habit.
and Fine Tailor
Opens Tomorrow Morning, Tuesday, at
When we aunonnce tbe opening of the spring season a little
garment of the present winter
icy that lias mnde Thompson, Delden & (k. the rectvrnized style authority of the west. It makes
no difference how late or practical the style may be, they are classed with the winter garments
and must be out of the way of
Our stock of handsome skirts consists of the following: 150 new and up-to-date DKESH
HKIKTH NEAHLY all of which will be sold at exactly one-half our regular prices. There are a
few only which will be sold at one-third off. We promise the ladies of Omaha and vicinity the
greatest bargains in skirts they
New and stylish cheviot skirts, regular
$l.m) goods, Tuesday's price, $9.00.
Venetian and broadcloth skirts, regular
price, I1S.U0, Tuesday's price, $9.00.
Cheviot and Venetian cloth skirts, regu-
lar price, $16.(10. Tuesday s pries, $7.50.
Cheviot and Venetlun cloth skirts, regu
lar price, $12.50, Tuesduy's price, (tj.S.
About 150 beautiful walking skirts, all
made in the very latest mixed cloths, at
' the following extraordinary reductions:
'it walking skirts, the regular price of
which was $0.50, $7.50 and $8.00, Tuesday's
price, $3.75.
75 walking skirts, the regular price of
which was $8.60, $10.00 and $12.00. Tuesday's
price $5.00.
Fine tailor mnde suits ws have about
50 handsome suits which w will place OS
sale Tuesday morning "at exactly one-halt
our regular prices.
All our $4J suit!, Tuesday morning, $20.00.
All our $35 suits. Tuesday morning $17.60.
All our $J suits, Tuesday morning, $15.00.
All our $ suits, Tuesday morning, $12.60.
Last Saturday we sold over 400 elegant
new style coats wa have still about 175 to
sell. We shull continue our great coat sals
Tuesday morning. We would request that
ths hundreds of ladles "who found it 1m
posHlble to get waited on Saturday" will
come in Tuesday, when we will guarantee
tn'pl.tast them.
Alt our elegant $25.00 coats now $12.60.
All our $20.'A coats now $10.00.
All our $18 00 coats now $9.00.
All our $15.00 coals now $7.60.
All our $12.60 coals now $6.26.
We a '.so hnve a few black cloth capes
whtc'.t will be sold Tuesday morning at
one-half priae.
Sale of rine f ars
Tuesday morning ws shall continue our
greit sale of beautiful choice furs.
Abi'it 20 genuine stone marten cluster
scarfs, th regular price waa $13.60, Tues
day's price, $6.78.
About 60 sable and IsabsUa fox scarfs,
reduced froTt $15.00 to $9.(0.
Hur.C.-cds of genuine marten, Siberian
m:. .en, double fox, liable opossum and
otl:r very choice furs at the, same tre
mendous reduction.
$30 CO sos'. coats at I1K.00.
Otter co its at $35 00 and $100.00. reduced
from $125 O and $150 00.
Persist lanlb coats at $SB.M and $110.00,
reduced from $12500 and $175.00.
TH OKPSeH, if HEK &
Y. M. C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts.
TAFT FOR WAR SECRETARY
Preside, t Nominate Boot's Euooeisor
in ths Cabinet.
LUKE L WRIGHT FOR PHILIPPINES
Teanesseeaa Chosen for CItII Gov.
trior, vtlta Henry C. I do of
Vermont to Servo as
His Vlco.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. The president to
day sent to the senate the nomination of
William II. Taft of Ohio to be secretary
of war. '
The president also nominated Luke. B.
Wright of Tennessee, to bo civil governor
of the Philippine Islands and Henry C. Ida
of Vermont to bo vice - civil governor of
the Philippine Islands.
Taft la in Japan.
TOKIO, Jan. 4. Governor Taft of ths
Philippines arrived here today and was
officially welcomed. II will remain three
days. United States Minister Orlscom will
give him a diner and reception and the
emperor fend empress will give a private
audience and luncheon. The distinguished
visitor also will be entertained at dinners
by the war minister and the minister for
foreign affairs.
A lOo Care for Cold la Head or Catarrh.
Pour a teaspoonful of Omega Oil In a cup
of Boiling water and Inhale the. vapor.
' NO SECRET.
t-
There 13 no secret about
Scott's Emulsion . of Cod
Liver Oil. The label tells
the whole story.- There is a
knack in making it. The
only secret about it is the
secret of its success.
This year, when cod liver
oil is very scarce and high,
all kinds of "cheap, inferior
oils are used to take its place,
and all sorts of things pre
sented as substitutes. Think
of petroleum being taken as
a substitute for cod liver oil I
-too absurd. Think, of the
so-called wines, extracts and
cordials of cod liver oil!
-they are simply the shadow
without the substance; no
food value in them. .
Scott's Emulsion "The
Old Reliable" is the same
yesterday, to-day and forever.
Its quality and purity can
be absolutely depended upon
at all times. ,
Vt'Ui
COTT aOWNM,
o ieart Street, M. T.
WE CLOSE 8ATURDAT3 AT I F. M.
Our Great Annual Clearing Sale
of Walking Skirts, Dress Skirts,
- Made Suits
ftyle in stock everything must
the new things coming
have ever seen AND WE MEAN IT,
January Sale of Linens
This is the greatest saving time of the
year Linen buyers, watch and wslt for
this great pale.
TAI1LE CLOTHS.
' All our $1.75 Bleached Table Cloths, In
this sale, $1.00 each.
All our $2 26 Bleached Table Cloths, in
this sale; $1,119 each. -
All cur U00 Bleached Table Cloths, In
this sale, $2.00 each.
All our '$3.50 Bleached Table Cloths, In
this sale, $2 JS each.
All our $3.85 Bleached Table Cloths, in
this sale, $2.75 each.
All our $3.75 Bleached Table Cloths, in
this sale, $2.50 each.
All our $4.50 Blenched Table Cloths, In
this sale, $3.28 each.
All our $800 Bleache-I Table Cloths,
this sale, $4 28 each.
All our $7.50 Bleached Table Cloths,
in
in
this sale, $5.00 each.
A lot of $10.00 Cloths, in this January sale,
$6.00 each.
BLEACHED NAPKINS.
All our $1.75 Bleached Napkins, in this
sale, $1.00 a dozen.
All our $2.25 Bleached Napkins, in this
sale, $1.69 a doien.
All our $2.75 Bleached
sale, $1.98 a dozen.
All our $3.00 Bleached
sale, $2.00 a doien.
All our $3.50 Bleached
Napkins,
Napkins,
Napkins,
In this
In this
In this
sale, $2.C6 a dosen-
All our $3.75 Bloached Napkins, In this
salo, $2.89 a dosen.
All our $4.(0 Bleached Napkins, In this
sale, $3.38 a dosek.
A special lot of John B. Brown's
$4.00
Napkins, in this sale at $175 a dosen.
100 dozen of John B. Brown's $8.50
Napkins, in this sale, $6.00 a dozen.
TABLE DAMABK.
All our $1.75 Bleached Satin Damask,
this sale, $1.10 per yard.
All our $1.66 Bleached Satin Damask,
in
In
this sale, $1.00 per yard.
All our $1.00 Bleached Heavy Damask,
in this sale, 7(o per yard.
All our $1.50 Bleached Satin Damask, in
this sale. 9Sc per yard.
All our $1.50 Silver Bloached Damask, In
this sale, $1.00 per yard.
All our $1.00 Silver Bleached Damask, In
this sale. 75c per yard.
All our 7Ro Silver Bleached Damask, in
thls sale, 48o per yard.
POINT FOR DIETRICH
(Continued from Firs- Page.)
This case was specifically set for trial.
The question is whether or not this caso
should proceed to trial as it has been In
tended it should."
Manner Recites Arrangements,
Judge Munger here interposed and gave
a history of the arrangements. Ho stated
that It was distinctly understood that no
nlen would bo entered in the conspiracy
cases because General Cowln had given
notice that he would file a demurrer.
"Tho district attorney's office had small
excuse for making ready to try this case
first," he said.
Judge Van Devanter said that It seemed
to him that all of the eWdence admiusablj
In support of the conspiracy charge might
bo employed by the government In support
ing the bribery Indictment:
Bummers replied that this was not the
condition, and tho judge told him plainly
and In as many words that he should have
been prepared for the case, remarking that
Bummers "did not Indicate when he would
bo ready." The district attorney, evidently
somewhat 111 at ease, sought to vindicate
himself with the court by saving that it
always had been left with the district at
torney as to tho order in which the indict
ments should bo moved. Ho admitted, how
ever, that by Tuesday morning he might
be able to avail himself of the evidence
and proceed in the direct chargo against
Dietrich. Judge Van Devanter then an
nounced that tho caso would bo taken up
at I o'clock this morning.
Denirrtr la Admitted.
After this General Cowtn announced that
ha was ready, for trial on the indictment
charging the senator with Illegally enjoy
ing a contract with the government for a
postofflce building, but preferred to with
draw the plea of not guilty which had been
entered and to file a demurrer, merely as
serting that tho indictment as drawn "does
not set forth and charge a crime." Permis
sion to make this change was given by
tho court and the demurrer filed. Tho In
dictment charges that on December 20, mi.
Senator Dietrich enjoyed a contract with
the first assistant postmaster general for
a ten years' rental of a building at Hastings
to bo used as a postofflce, ths leasa dating
from July 1. 1S0L
General Cowln In a brief argument con
tended that tho indictment does not charge
that the contract waa made with a mem
ber of congress, or state when it Waa made,
and that no offenso waa committed by the
continuation of the contract He had
found a decision by Attorney General Rod
ney In 1SU8 In which this officer held that
tho mere fact that a man held a contract
with the government and was elected to
congress did not vitiate ths contract br
mako a criminal out of tho congressman,
the grounds being that If an advantageous
contract was held with the government and
tho contractor desired to break It he could
do so by having himself elected to ths
national legislative body.
Bummers said there were no court deci
sions concerning tho holding or enjoying of
a contract with the government by a con
gressman, but that ha desired to quota sev
eral authorities and would file tho refer
ences with tho court during tbe afternoon.
It was announced that Fisher would bo
arraigned oa the chargo -of oalbary , la. the
morning; whether or not to be tried Jointly
' BEE. JAN. 4. lH.
Eight O'CIock.
later, we don't purpose to have a
be fresh and new. It's this pol
The Great January Sale of Dress
Goods
The great values offered In the January
sale have kept business lively almost up
to holiday proportions. Here aro several
fine values which were overlooked during
the big ruFh.
HANDSOME BILK-FINISHED ZIBELINE
They are undoubtedly the fabric of the
hour handsome silk lustre, fine close finish,
never sold for less than $1.75, In shades of
brown, green, red, garnet, tan, etc., In this
sale, 98c a yard.
IMPORTED FLECKED ZIBELINE.
One of this season's handsome fabrics
brown ground, with a dnlnty fleck of color
brought to the surface; several cholro col
ors left; regular $2.00 quality, In this sale,
9So a yard; $2.75 zlbellne, beautiful long
silk nftp; color gray, tan, gun metal, etc.,
66 Inches In this salo $1.49 a yard.
$2.00 IMPORTED MIXED NOVELTY IN
THIS SALE 79C A YARD.
TCC AND SEC WOOL STRIPED WAIST
GOODS, REDS, PINKS AND BLUES, 39C
A TARD. .
Silk Elegance at
Sweeping Reductions
Pretty stripes, small figures, Louis XIV
stripes In moire effects. There is much to
be said In favor of theso pretty silks for
waists, etc., but we haven't thi space yotv
must come and see them. Regular $1.00,
$1.25, $1.50, all to go at 39c. 49c. 69c and 69c
a yard. '
These Leather Goods
At January Clearing Prices
They were bought for holiday selling and
are the newest shapes and styles.
Automobile bags In red, blue and green,
regular $3 bags. In this sale. $1.50 each.
Carriage bags In black and tan shades,
regular $1 and $1.25 bags, In this sale at
69c each.
Nitsukas at the following prices: $8.00
nitsukas In this sale. $5.00 each; $10.00 ntt-
sukas In this sale. $7.50 each; $12.50 nitsukas
in this sa'.e, $8.50 each.
Beits
At our notion counter we will put Jan
uary clearing prices on a line of ladies'
black elastic belts. This popular line we
have always sold at, $1.25 each; In this Jan-
uary sale your cholco at 85c each.
with Senator Dietrich was not stated. The
court then adjourned until o'clock today.
Dismisses the Conspiracy Chars;.:.
At 2:15 when court reconvened for thi
afternoon Judge Van Devanter stated that
the demurrer of tho defendants to ths In
dictments charging conspiracy had been
sustained and the charges therein con
tained were dismissed, ghing his reisons
for the action, which weie practlc?l y tin
same asthose employed by Oenrrnl Cowin
In h! argument. The court held that;
"Tho Indictments charged Dietrich and
Fisher, under section 6440, with conspiring
together to receive and give a bribe. This
had beeni challenged ly the defendants on
the grounds thut th3 charges embraced
a speclflo crlmo and therefore should be
excepted from section 6440 which relates In
general terms to conspiracy. On the other
hand the charges were to the effect rtiat
section 1781 of the statutes, concerning
bribery, had been violated, Inasmuch as
this latter law provides against the agree
ing to receive or give a bribe such a
charge should be made under it and under
It alone.
"Fuither that Dietrich and Fisher had
been mlsjolned in the indictment as each
Is alleged to have committed a separate
and distinct offense one accepting the
bribe and the, other giving It. For these
and other less Important reasons the court
sustsined tho demurrer.
Substance of Demurer.
Following is the demurrer. In effect, which
the court sustained.
loTJ1?'1!?? 'ndlctment Is not sufficient In
law and the defendant Is not bobnd by law
to answer. That the llrst count of said in
dictment does not specifically state, allege
or charge a misdemeanor; there is a mls
lilllnL?! J,"9, Par1t'e defendant In said in
dictment; that said first count of said in
dictment does not state a charge or set
hi tL. ?7le' or misdemeanor on
the part of the defendant; in the first count
of said.lndicement the pretense that con
spiracy is merged In the alleged completed
act; for that this defendant by this same
grand jury at the samta term of court by
whom and at which this Indictment was
found, returned and filed, there was found
returned and filed and la now pending In
this court another Indictment against this
defendant for the completion of offenses,
and that this defendant has been arraigned
and has needed not guilty and is reudy
for and demands trial thereon.
Further, the said Charles H, Dietrich on
his own behalf says that the said second
count of said Indictment and the mutter
therein contained In manner and form as
the same sre set forth, alleged and stated
are not sufficient in law and that he la not
?J?,un5 Jr,Jaw .,0 he same end In
this behalf states, first, that the said sec
ond count of said Indictment dues not suf
ficiently state, allege or charge the crime
or misdemeanor complained of.
Wherefore, for want of a sufficient in
dictment In this tmhalf this Sefendunt prays
judgment by this court here that he may
be dismissed snd discharged from said alle
gations in said Indictment specified.
There are practically four demurrers filed
In these, whet are known as the conspiracy
cases one each by Senator Dietrich and
Jacob Fisher oa individuals, and one each
where they aro jointly charged as con
spirators Seventeen wltneses for tbe case aro now
In the city, ten arriving Saturday and. seven
Monday morning. Tho tatter were: F. P.
Olmstead, John W. Pickens, John Corby
and W. M. Dutton of Hastings, Peter Mc
intosh of JunlatU and Alex Campbell of
McCook.
To Car a Cold ta Una Day
Take Laxative Brorao Quinine Tablets. AO.
eiugglsts refund tho money If It falls to
euro. S. W. drove's signature la oa sack
box. tto.
TRY TO DESTROY EVIDENCE
Allegel That Employes of Construction
Umpaiy Timpsr with Theater.
CORONER FINDS CAUSE OF DISASTER
After Reaching Conclusion as to tho
dBase He la Rosy Trying to
Discover Mho Is to
Blame.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. George Dusenberry,
usher of the Iroquois theater, wns this aft
ernoon placed under arrest.
Witnesses who Appeared before Inspector
Fulkerson todny testified that the syllghts
over the stage were fastened down from
the roof and were opened the day after the
holocaust, when the property was In the
hands of the coroner. Inspector Fulkerson
made n personal inspection of the roof
vents and upon resuming the Investigation
declared that all he had seen on the roof
of the playhouse confirmed the statement
of the witnesses.
Among the most important testimony
submitted was that of Architect H. B.
Wheelock, the windows . of whose ofilce
overlook the roof of the theater bulldlna-.
He stated that during the fire the skylights.
which are Intended to ventilate the stage
and form a flue for flames In such an
emergency as that of last Wednesday, re
mained securely fastened down.
Thursday morning, he said, a wrecking
crew In charge of Superintendent Jones of
the Fuller Construction company, appeared
on the roof and remove 1 2x4 scant
ling that held down the venta and tore
them open. The architect declared that he
was surprised at the proceeding as he knew
the property was In the hands of the cor
oner and that no one had any right to
touch It or make any alterations pending
the coroner's investigation.
Windows Were Fastened.
Windows of the Iroquois theater through
which many people might have escaped
wer closed and covered with heavily
bolted sheetlron doors, according to Mrs.
Maud MacDonald Nlckey, who today for
the first time was able to relnte the details
of her escape. Her story may be an Im
portant feature of the coroner's Inquest
Thursday, In preparation for which the
coroner and other officials are hard at work
today.
More than a half dozen windows on the
first floor within easy reach of those oc
cupying seats in the orchestra circle were
closed on the outside by Iron doors, whose
bolts had rusted or would not loosen.
Only one of these windows responded to
the frantic efforts of a dozen people. Many
persona, Mrs. Nlckey believes, fell dead
while trying to open other windows.
Not satisfied by previous Inspection, the
coroner's Jury today mnde a second tour
of the Iroquois theater. The Jury spent
three hours In the building. Contrary to
announcement, the Jury did not take ex
perts with them, the members evidently
preferring to make their own Investiga
tion with no advice from outsiders The
Jury spent half an hour on the stage sifting
the debris piled on the charred floor, but
no trace was fourti of the alleged asbestoit
curtain or the wire cable with which It Is
said to h hung. A search was made for
the proscenium border lights which it Is
said made it Impossible to lower the as
bestos curtain, but neither could they be
found. ''
Now to Kauie the Culprit.
The Investigation into tho Iroquois fire
horror has passed l bey ond the stage of
cause-seeking Ut that of fixing responsibil
ity or causes.,-. ,it n.'-i- .. , .. ,.,
This work was . takpn up today by Flr
Inspector Monroe Fulkerson, who has the
assistance and co-operation of too chief of
police, and of Coroner Traeger. Every em
ploye of the theater, both on the stage and
in the auditorium, are on the list sum
moned for Investigation. Witnesses to the
number of sixty-five will be examined.
Upon Treasurer John G. Noonan of the
Iroquois theater Chief O'Nell has ' levied
for the pay rolls of. the house, giving the
names of the employes. From union offi
cials other data concerning these employes
has been sought.
Although the police interposed no objec
tion when the members of the "Mr. Blue
Beard" company left for the east, some of
the actors may be brought back to add
their testimony to that of the sixteen mem
bers who have been arrested.
Inspector Fulkerson said:
I have determined that the fire originated
from the contact of a linen curtain with an
Intensely hot and inadequately protected
flood light, i have - determined that the
curtain stuck becausu a piece of stage
mechanism In normal operation was di
rectly in the path of the descent of the fire
shield. I know that the tire was driven
under the suspended curtain by the ruh of
com air into tne stag wnen someone
opened the stage door.
1 have evidence that the automatic sky
lights over the stage did not open as they
should have done and :reate a flue through
which the flame, smoke and heated air on
the burning stage could have found a vent,
it is apparent that the exits were not ado
quate. The next step Is fixing the re
sponsibility. MANY ARE IDLE IN CHICAGO
Closing of Theaters Thrown Thoa
sands of Men and Women Oot
of Work.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4. The closing down of
Chicago theaters by order of Mayor Har
rison has caused paralysis of business in
many directions. Three thousand actors,
stage hands and people who depend di
rectly on the theaters for a living are
idle, with no hope of employment for prob
ably a fortnight. Restaurants that cater
to the theatrical audiences have laid off
many employes. The hotels are complain
ing and traffic on the street railways has
fallen off at night.
Tho members of tho Bluebeard Theatrical
company, permitted by the police to leave
for New Tork, wera followed by tho Bil
lionaire company. The following companies
are still In Chicago; "Yankee Consul,"
"The Pit." "The Bostonlans" and John
Drew's "Second in Command." The Sliver
Slipper company has arrived, billed for the
Illinois theater. Mr. Flake's company,
which was to play at the Grand opera
house, arrived today. It Is estimated that
16,000 persons will suffer from the mayor's
closing order. The loss In receipts at ths
thlrty-flvo theaters will total $11,000 per
day.
TOO MUCH FOR MAYOR'S SISTER
Sermon oa Chicago's Indifference
severe that She Faints la
Her Pew.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Rev. James S. Stone
of BL James Episcopal church In a ser
mon has impeached official Chicago for Its
"easy-going indifference to the proper ob
servance of law," which, he characterised
as the municipality's "prevailing and as
tounding sin." This he said after depicting
the scenes of the Iroquois fire horror and
the consequent woe of a multitude.
Impressive silence followed the sermon.
Then the church choir began to sing ths
anthem. There waa a stir In the front of
the church. The voice of the choir was
stopped and the audience dismissed.
The picture of the fire horror and the
criticisms made by the pastor against ths
city administration had overcome Mrs.
Heeton Owsley, tbe sister of Mayor Harrt
oo, and she had fainted la her pew. It
was some time before she was revived.
Pastors of many other churches In their
sermons turned their attention to the Iro
quois theater horror. They discussed the
effects of the theater calamity, the meas
ures which should be taken for punishing
the guilty and the precautions necessary to
prevent a repetition of the catastrophe. At
tention was called to the oflirial neglect
and spirit of lawlessness which permit
statutes to be Ignored until the innocent
are made to suffer.
Rev. Frederick K. Hopkins of Pilgrim
Congregational church said:
It is the next thing to blasphemy to
call this the providence of God. It Is the
(elfishness of man. When In a widely
advertised, so-called fire-proof building
more than 600 lives were sacrificed In half
an hour, everybody knows that somebody
has lied murderously. Tho sympathy of
Chicago has been something magnificent
and strengthening. Hut we are not a senti
mental city. It becomes our solemn duty
as a self-respecting people, with endless
and unwavering perseverance, to trace the
responrlMllty to the bitter end. Good will
come of this catastrophe If, whatever else
we may allow, we make the fact so plain
that the whole world shall know Itthat
here In Chicago no one shall dare to hold
human life a cheap thing."
FIRE SCENES KILL WITNESS
Miss Reta Wild, Though Injured Only
Very Slightly, Dies from
Effects.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-8olely from witness
ing the horror In the Iroquois theater. Miss
Reta Wild. 22 years old, a teacher at the
Felsdenth.il public school. Is dead. The
report of her death brought the total num
ber of corpses today to 689.
Miss Wild was burned slightly In the fire.
She made her way unassisted from the
fifth row In the dress circle. She went to
her home In Calumet avenue and was at
tended by the family physician, who said
she would recover that her Injuries were
trifling. Instead of recovering she has
died of fright. Physicians who attended
her say that the things she saw in the
burning theater killed her.
EX-PRIEST DIES IN RESORT
Patrick McDonnld Fonnd Dead In Bed
as Result of
Gas.
Patrick O. McDonald, formerly a Catholic
priest In South Omaha, committed suicide
at the house of Charlotte H. Douglas, 1512
Davenport street, Sunday, and was found
lying In his bed with a gaa jet turned on
to its full capacity, yesterday by Bertha
Boyde, a colored domestic in tbe employ
of Mrs. Douglas.
As soon as the startling discovery was
made the police were summoned and Ser
geant Whalen and Officer Boyle went to
the house. The coroner also was called
and took the body to the morgue, where
It will be kept until after an Inquisition is
held.
The theory of suicide is suppositional,
tho police say, but is borne out by the,
story told by Mrs. Douglas, the proprletree
of the house. She asserted that McDonald
cams to the place at 2 a. m. and sat up
until 4 o'clock, drinking and carousing
with the Inmates of the resort.
"Shortly after 4 o'clock," tho Douglas
woman says, "he retired and I had no sus
picions that he Intended to kill himself. I
had noticed the pecu lar odor of gas in the
house, but had attributed It to a defectfv
gas jet George Wilson and a nurse, who
occupied the room adjoining the one In
which McDonald was found, also were
nearly asphyxiated by the deadly fumes
and when the, discovery of McDonald's
body was made they had to be carried
down stairs and Dr. Elmer Porter called to
administer to them." v
McDonald was 43 years of age. He came
to Omaha seventeen years ago from India
and up to five years ago was pastor of a
South Omaha Catholic church. Bishop
Scannell refused to say anything regarding
tne past lire or the ex-priest and offered
no exp anatlon as to whether he had been
ex-communlcated cr had merely given up his
church duties. About a month ago Mo
Donald was arrested and held over night at
the police station for being intoxicated.
BEARS DIES BEFORE TRIAL
Genernl Counsel for Methodist Charrh
In Hammond Inquisition Ex
pires Suddenly.
. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Rev. J. N. Beard of
San Francisco, general counsel for the
Methodist Episcopal church In the trial of
Rev. J. D. Hammond of San Francisco
for mismanagement of church funds, which
was to have begun In St. Louis tomorrow,
died suddenly of heart failure at the
Terminal hotel today.
Dr. Beard was president of the national
training school for deaconesses In San
Francisco and Is a man of national reputa
tion in the Methodls. church, particularly
as an ad vocal In church trials. He ca.mo
to St. Louis Saturday with Rev. A. C. Bane
of California to prepare for the trial of
Rev. Hammond, In which he was to repre
sent the church.
DEATH RECORD.
Peter M. Kk strain.
Peter M. Ekstrom, 1212 South Seventeenth
street, died Monday morning at his home
after a short illness. Mr. Ekstrom came to
Omaha in an early' day and has been em
ployed at the Paxton A Vlerllng iron works
for twenty years. He is survived by a
wife, three sons and three daughters and
Is the father of Carl Ekstrom, referred to
In the Christmas number of the New York
Dramatic Mirror as bring one of the
youngest leading actors in the profession.
His youngest daughter. Clara, waa a mem
ber of the "Sultan of Sulu" company last
season and Is now studying for grand opera
In New Tork City. The nonresident mem
bers of the family are expected In the city
soon.
Samnel Billings.
RED CLOUD, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special.)
Samuel Billings died at his home In the
North wsrd Saturday evening at o'clock,
lie was an old soldier. He leaves a wife
and son. On Sunday morning at t o'clock
his brother-ln-luw, John Barber, living two
miles west of the city, died after a short
Illness. Mr. Barber was one of Webster
county's oldest cltisens, his daughter be
ing the first child born In the county. A
wife and several children survive.
Old Settler of Douglas.
IRVINGTON. Neb., Jan. 4.-(Speclal.)-Mr.
Noyce, one of the early settlers, was
burled today, aged 70. He and his wife
settled on a farm in 1867 and by Industry
he leaves large holdings. A family of
eleven children are left to mourn his loss.
All were present, John from Kansas,
Charles from Colorado and the Rev. G. T.
Noyce and Rev, J. C. Noyce from western
Nebraska.
Georae Sparllaa, Terumseb.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special.)
George Sparling, a pioneer settler, died
here today of paralysis, sged about M
years. Ills aged wife and a child or two
survive him.
T. A. Simpson.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 4.-T. A. Simp
son, a well known breeder of fine cattle,
died at Ma home at Independence today,
aged years. Hs was born In Kentucky.
IMPS POSTMASTER CROW
Bill to Belie? Uim of Eeipmsibilitj for
the Olien chor:ags.
INDIAN CASES ADVANCED ON DOCKET
Supreme f onrt on March T Will Pass
on Hlaht of Claimants to
Lands In the Omaha
Nrarrratlon.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-(Speclnl Tele
gramsSenator Penrose, chairman of tho
committee on postofilces and postroads, to
day, at the request of Senator Millard, in
troduced a Mil providing fur an approba
tion of l.(Wi for the reimbursement of
Joseph Crow, postmaster at Omaha, thut
being the amount embeiilcd by Stamp
Clerk Alfred XI. Olsen. The bill Intro
duced today merely seeks to relieve Post
master Crow- of the result of the dlf honesty
of an employe.
Advance Indian Cnaea.
Chief Justice Fuller this morning an
nounced that a motion to advance the
case of Thomas L. Sloan, annellnnt. saiilnst
the t'nlted States, and twenty-two similar
casein, now on the docket of the supreme
court, had been granted and the case heard
March 7. The appellants In thess causes
claim that they are In part of Indian blood
and members of the Omaha tribe and these
suits were Instituted In the circuit court
of the United States tor lh HUiri.i r
Nebraska, under the provisions of the act
of congress of February 19M rr ti.a
purpose of compelling the government to
allot to them certain lands In the Omaha
reservation. The principal question to be
( knted Is whether under section 5 of the
ncf; of August 7. 1W2. which provides for
the allotment of Indian lon.u ih .nh.i.
lants are entitled to claim allotments In
severalty within the snld reservation. The
circuit court held that a portion of the
plaintiffs had failed to show themselves en
titled to the benefit of the allotment pro- !
visions or tnnt act, and this appeal Is taker
to review this Judgment. In the others
the government annealed
Work for
Tabor t'ollese.
George Norton
Ellis, president of Tabor
college, is In AVushington today to confer
witn -Senator Allison and ReDresentntlvea
Burkett of Nebraska and Hepburn of loa.
trustees of the college, uuon matters rein.
tlve to the endowment fund of this Insti
tution. Tabor college numbers among its
alumni many men prominent In. political
and business affairs In Iowa, Nebraska and
elsewhere, and Prof. Ellis Is east upon a
mission looking toward the enlistment of
financial aid to carry forward the work
of the college on a larger scale. President
Ellis expects to enlist the aid of some
wealthy New Yorkers who have graduated
rrom Tabor, and stopped over in Wash
ington enroute to consult with Messrs.
Allison, Hepburn and Burkett.
Ront
ne of Departments.
The application of R. II. Holden. J. T.
Atkinson. N. Holden. E. W. Davles and
F. E. Pearson to organize the Farmers'
National bank of White, S. D.,' with $:6.000
capital, has been approved by the' comp
troller of the currency.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska. Riecre.
Cherry county. John Melsh, vice F. M.
Murphy, resigned. Wyoming. Subscx.
Johnson county, Alia D. Finch, vice Henry
W. Davis, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska, Ar
mour, regular, Chester Rl Alcorn; substi
tute, Nell R. Alcorn. Ulysses, regular.
James Hull. Justin N. HUIver: substitutes
Kaipn v. Hull. William Jones. Waverly,
regulat, John M. Snyder; substitute, Georpn
Waverly. Iowa, Alvord, regular. Thomas
Cleary; substitute, Thomas J. Cleary,
Diagonal, regular, Marshal C. Barlow; sub
stitute, Jonathan O. Roudybush. Quern
sey, regular, Ray Sehrade?; substitute,
Juan white. Maqunketa, regular, John K.
Davis; substitute, Marshall Davis. Scotch
Grove, regular. George D. Moats: snhsti.
tute, L. E. Moats. Toddvllle, regular-. Miss
Maggld E. Deal; substitute, Daniel W.
Deal.
Aid to School of Mines.
Representative Mondell today Introduced
a bill to aid in the maintenance of a school
of mines. It provides an appropriation of
110,000 for the first year and $1,000 additional
yearly until the appropriation Is H'0,000 for
each state and territory maintaining a
school of mines or mining department In
connection with a state educational Jn
stltutlon already established. The funds
are to be derived from the sales of public
lands In states not contributing to the
national irrigation fund. These sales ag
gregate about $300,000 yearly at the present
time.
Mondell also introduced bills as follows:
To grant right-of-way through reservations
for reservoir and pipe lines; to grant free
medical and surgical treatment to honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors; to ex
tend for ten years the privilege of taking
up lands under the Carey land act.
Creates Irrigation Engineer,
Senator Hansbrough, chairman of the
public lands committee, today Introduced
a bill authorizing the president to appoint
a supervising engineer at an annual salary
of $10,000 to take charge of the construction
of government irrigation works. The bill
also provides for the appointment of a
clerk at a salary of $2,000 and gives the
engineer authority to select assistants from
the reclamation service of the geological
survey. Hansbrough's bill Is said to have
the approval of President Roosevelt.
Five Stores at Ovrrbruok.
OVERBROOK. Kan , Jan. 4. Fire today
In the business portion of this town of
1,000 destroyed five stores; loss, $p0,0U0.
Kew President of Board of Trade.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-W. S. Jackson was to
day elected president of the Board of
Trade. Mr. Jackson has been a prominent
member of the board for many years.
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Madame Yale, the celebrated Queen of
Beauty, will lecture at Boyd's Opera
House, Tuesday afternoon, January l 1904,
at 2:30 o'clock, on the mlnutae -subject of
"Woman's Beauty."
This distinguished woman haa held sway
on all matters pertaining to Beauty for
quarter or a century. Ilor untlrimrja,
efforts In behalf of women have endeared
her to her sex as no other creature Is.
Madame Yale has demonstrated by her own
person that youth can be retained lndefl
nately. The ladles of Omaha will ba
amazed to see tho marvelous change In
Madame Yale's personal appearance. At
no time In this remarkable woman's his
tory haa she been half so beautiful as sha
now Is.
FACE OF AN ANGEL.
Madame Yale has the face of an angel
and a figure that simply baffles description.
Physically perfect from head to feet, no
one can doubt the loglo of her system nor
the virtue of her remedies. Madame Yale
will Instruct her audience of wtomen how to
transform themselves into the highest
types of human lovllness. Complexion.
hair, features, expression and form will be
duly treated by this masterful authority,
who defies the ravages of time to score one
victory over her.
TICKETS FREE.
Tickets to Madame Yale's lecture are
absolutely free. One ticket, good for a re
served seat, will be given with each pur
chase of any of Madame Yale's goods
bought at the DRUG DEPARTMENT OF
THE BOSTON STORE between now and
day of lecture.
In order to give the purchasers a choice
of the best seats. This slight restriction
has been placed upon the free distribution
of tickets. After Friday the 16th, however,
whatever tickets are then left over will be
given away absolutely free without pur
chase. THE FAME OF SAPOLICT
has reached far and wide.
Everywhere in millions of homes
there is a regard for it which can
not be shaken. Sapolio has done
much for your home, but now
for yourself have you ever tried
that "Dainty Woman's Friend"
Hand Sapolio, for toilet and
bath?
AMUSEMENTS.
BOYD'S
ONE OF THE HAFKBT
THEATERS IN AMERICA.
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TONIGHT. WEDNKSDAY AND THURS
DAY NIGHT,
MATINEE WEDNESDAY
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Friday and Saturday Nights Matinee
Saturday ,
TIM MURPHY, In lit Man from Missouri
Seats on Sale.
CNRiaHTOff
Telephone, 1531.
Every night. Matinees Thursdays, SaU
urdays and Sundays.
Modern Vaudeville,
Lillian Kurkhart & Co., Annie Abbott.
Irene Franklin, Armenls-Tlto Troupe, Ar
nlni V Wugner, Lew Wells and Hie Klue
drome. Prices l"e. 25c and tOc.
Theater
!5-25-50-73e
Tonight at 1:15,
KATZENJAMMER
KIDS.
nATINEE
WEDNESDAY
feat Seat
3 Cants
Thursdsy Night "Only a Shop Girl."
ItKSOatTS.
HOT SPRINGS. ARKANSAS.
Hlth. aarnslloii nd Puu!-G Bonklat.
THE PARK HOTEL. High Claae.
iiiiHririn i ni turoDean Plan.
rinril l aica aim (.rill itooins west oi n. I.
Uul bls Uath House. Complete Uymnaslun
Open It-c 1st to May lbth.
J. R. HAVES. Uu and Manager.
i. C. WALKER, Associate Maaager.
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