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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1904.
SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. .
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Barnum & Bailey's 3EC-hE
town Monday. The parade will pass the Bennett store about
11 o'clock. The best sidewalk space for seeing, the parade Is
around the Benntt windows. It's really the "grand stand. "
Come and see the parade from our corner Come in the store
and wait.
It's Worth Something to Know
Where you may' bo absolutely certain of buying
The Horse Show Window
A strictly Bennett creation want you to admit its superiority
over all previous store window triumphs. It's one of the best ads
that the Omaha Horse Show has been given, and is the first of our
gorgeous, annual, Sept.-creations. The climax will be Ak-Sar-Ben.
Watch Bennett's windows, and watch Bennett's ads.
The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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Sporting Goods Dept
Wall Paper
Great clearance eaie Monday and
Tuesday in Wall Papor Dept.
Good White Blanks, per . Tn
roll.
Parlor, DlnlnHoom and Bed R-xm
Papers up from A
per roll U
Room Mouldings, up from,
per ,ft.. : a
Wall Paper Cleaner, Iflp
per can.? ....lUt
I aspect oar new fall stock, 3d Floor
Fountain Pen Sale
For School use,
k. Gold Point, gua
ranteed, for one
year, regular price
2.50 epeolal
this .
week... $1.00
and forty ($4) "S. & H. "
Green Trading Stamps.
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list
Dorothy Dodd Footwear
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Faultless fitting, ideal comfort-giving,
feather - weight,
v long-wearing footwear. Every
. pair is strictly guaranteed.
There is id Jglove, gilt-edge
satisfaction in Dorothy Dodd
footwear. It isn't in one
feature that tbey excel, but
in every featured
Fall Stock now on sale
Shoes $3.50 and $3.00
N Oxfords $3.00 and $2.50
Ari Upheaval in the
Uaniware ectibh
For bustle and buslnea
the Hardware Section ia
pulling up on the Grocery.
It's because reliability is
our plum line and cut price
our habit.
II ere are some things that
every home. neda and there
are Little Green Stickers in
volumes with W
Mrs. Potf s nickel QQn
plated Irons ;;j;vou
An W Hi) Little tinea
Palsy Ctothe YfrinTL
guaranteed tor i UK
ne year 1,0,3
And m (illS) Little
preen Btlckerii;
Rival wood (rtm elsthes
wrlngerj all while rolls,
Ertsfc 2.34
And lee ()16) UtU Green Btioker. -Novelty
wood frame clothe wrtDffW,
1 guaranteed fur three years, O 7Q
And loe (HW Little Green itluk.ra,
One hundred Sr. h '' Green Trad
ins Htampa With any elettte WringW
Monday;
tiZ? ..68o
And M ($3 Little Urwm Btlehers.
Four Hook Hall Raess, 'XOr
tor ;iu., mn uiiiiiii ,6U
And ffl ($) UtUo Green BUekera,
S , 'I' I'Wfl
Grocery Dept.
28c
..25c
ITOICTLT RELIABLE GROCERIES
, AT MOXEY-SAVINO PRICES.
Ten (1) "8. & H."
Green "Trading Stamps
with la. pkjs. Bennett's
Capitol Cof
fee, for
Ten fll).HB. & H.w
Green Trading Stamps
with pound whole Pick
ling Spices
Ten ($1) "S. & H." Green Trading
. Stamps with pound New
York Cream Cheese 3
Twenty ($2) "S. & H." Green
Trading Samps with pound f O
pkg. Tea Sittings IOi
Twenty ($2) "S. & H." Green
Trading Stamps with gal- C A
Ion Jug Catsup Jvt
Ten ($1) "S. & H." Green Trading
Stamps with lb. can Ben- "lyl n
nett's Capitol Baking PowdfC
Ten ($1) "8. & H." Green Trading
Stamps with gallon best l C
Pickling Vinegar ....(
Baked Beans, 3-lb. can.lOc
Worcester Sauce, bot. . . 10c
Lemon Extract, bot: .... 5c
Salmon, pound can. . . . .10c
Imp. Sardines, can . ...10c
CANDY
DEPT.
Tea ($1.00) s. k. H.
Green Trading
Stamps with box pure
Sugar Stick ,11
Candy
The First Big Gun, or Our Fall Announcement is. Dry Goods Dept.
New Colored Dress Goods. .
15 pieces, 48-inch fancy two-toned zibelinen, new
designs, extra higll finish, fl.DO value, yd. . $1
20 pieces 54 to 58-iu. Tailor Suitings in all the
new combinations strictly first-class and up-to-date
fabrics, $1.75 value, Monday, yd 1.25
15 pieces 4S-in. zibelines and Baltic Suitings
all the new colorings, ,a beautiful line of $1.25
vaktea Monday, yard .' 85c
25 pieces 46 to 51-in. plain colors, fancy figures
and mottled effects, mohairs and Sicilians, for
shirt w;aist suits on sale Monday, yard . .75c
New, Black Dress Goods.
5 pieces 48-in.-new black zibeline, extra high fin
ish on sale Monday a regular $1.25 Value,
for, per yard .85c
5 pieces 4G-in. new black Voile, the, correct fab
ric for dressy skirts, has a beautiful crisp fin
ish on sale Monday $1.39 value, yard. .1.00
10 pieces 54-in. new black Broadcloths and Mel
tons correct material for jackets and skirts-
ranging in price from, yard, $2 to. ..... . .75c
Silks The Very Newest Creations for the Horse
Show and Ak-Sar-Ben Ball.
Two special numbers on sale Monday in two
toned shotted weaves very elegant styles
at, yard,' $1.00 and 85c
Specials Monday for Evening Wear.
The finest grade of Crepe de Chine. 1.00
Pallet de Soies, soft and dainty, at . . . . . .1.00
Choffolets, 44 inches wide, at 1.00
Pcau de Chamois, 24 inches wide, beautiful
plain shades, $1.25 value, at 1.00
VELVETS Fancy patterns for waists and
suits, yard, 89c and .75c
Silk mull, plain and floral designs, an exquisite
material for an evening costume, at a moder
ate price Monday's prices, 45c and. . : . . .25c
- New Fall Suits.
Nearly one thousand to select from. The very
. latest in Norfolk suits, tourist suits, jacket
suits, Empire suits and blouse suits. We chal
lenge any house west of Chicago to show such
a complete stock. Prices from $50 to $25,
' $23.50, $22.50,; $19.75, $18.50, $16.50, $14.50,
$12.50 $9.90, $7.95 and 1 5.95,
Women's New Rain Coats.
Fine serge, navy blue, Military cape, plaid
lined, velvet collar, guaranteed 2.95
$3.50 gray mixed, shoulder capes, full sleeve
and belt a $5.00 coat,, at '.3.5U
$3.50 finest wool serge, navy with handsome
plaid lining, Military cape, velvet collar. 5.50
Misses' and Children's Rain Coats Warranted
waterproof, worth $3.50, 'at 1.48
Bargains in Linens.
Hemstitched Cloths 2, 2J and 3 yards long
value $1.75; $2.15 and $2.50 price Monday,
$1.95, $1.75 and 1.35
Napkins Bleached and unbleached 22-inch
. square--regular price $2.25 Monday . . 1.75
Linen Towels Fifty dozen all line lluck Tow
eJfs 24x45; in., regular price 50c, Monday. .39c
KIMONA FLEECE FLANNELS The swellest
designs, light and dark colors, three special
lots, Monday, Lot HOC, Lot 2 l2c, Lot 3 18c
Muslin Underwear.
100 dozen ladies' muslin and cambric night
gowns, chemises, skirts and corset covers
fine lace and embroidery trimming, all sizes
values to 75c Monday's price, garment. . 59c
Big Drive in Cotton Hosiery.
Children's, girl's and misses' fine ribbed, extra
- spliced heel and sole, sizes 5 to 9J.
Boys' "steel frame" heavy ribbed, sizes 6 to 10.
Ladies' super elastic hem top, spliced sole, all
black, black with white foot and fancy black
lace-Vevery pair warranted fast black values
from 20c to 35c Monday we sell them all, at,
per pair 15c
STAMP SPECIAL. AT THE LADIES"
NECKWEAR DEPT. Buster Brown, lace
collar "all white," dnlnty designs of
fine chiffon and pretty Valenciennes lac
valufs from 36c to 75c Monday OCc
we sell them at. each, 60c and t-w
With double "S. & H." Green Trading;
Stamps.
500 pieces Wash Torchon Lace, Edges and In
sertions splendid designs, widths from to 4
iqch values up to 10c yard Monday, yd. . 4c
We have just received our new line of lace and
jet trimming, collars and berthas beautiful
designs of the newest fall styles Prices, each
" from $6.00 to .756
AD
ependable Piano
Where you run no risk of buying a "fake'
pianol
Where every piano sold carries the written
guarantee of some reputable factory.
Where the lowest prices are told you at once,
without any haggling about it.
Where the prices are always - the lowest
and the terms the easiest
BENNETT'S IS THE PLACE.
Sheets With Stamps.
heavy
59c
Bed Sheets, 81x90 inch.,
bleached muslin regular
value 75c on
Monday. f
' And ten (11.00) Little Green Stickers
Mil
Horse Show and Ak-Sar-Ben
Ope alng in Millinery. .
Thursday, Sept."l5th.
Miss Knowlton invites
every lady to this superb
display of the world's
best down-to-the-hour
creations in millinery.
For exclusiveness, exquisit
ness and elegance this
Horse Show and Ak-Sar-Ben
millinery display is
pronouncedly ahead of all
others. The delicacies of
colorings and shades, the
dash and life of these - oreationa
make.them peerlesa.
COME THURSDAY.
iui liiTllMinHiinJ
PEACHES FLUAVS PKUINES
The greatest fruit rala of the Reason Monday and Tuesday. v
too boxes fine Large Colorado Freestone Peaches, per box Mo and
twenty (JiOOf LltU Ureen Stickers with every box.
Rich and faucy Colorado Flemish Pears, large boxca (Lf& and
wenty (1X00) Little Green SUukars.
HO baskets flnet Plums and Prunes, red. rreen. blue and Tel.
,ow,' at per basket 25c,
Art Specials in Sep
tember Sales
Big Matted tfn
Pictures ....
And 10 ($1) "S. &
11." Green Trading
Stamps.
100 odd pictures,
Japanese, 1 r
etc. at lOW
And 15 ($1.50) Little Green Stickers.
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Sample metal frames, big
bargains, worth to $2.00
closing all out at . ...25c
Pyrography Nut Bowls, 'reg
ularly 90c, sale price. 69c
Candle sticks, regularly 75c,
sale price l..4Qc
Dresser Boxep, regularly
1.85 sale price 1.69
Outfits, our big special, reg
ularly $3 sale price. 1.98
Visit our Art Gall erics Framing Dept.
CROCKERY
HOT SHOTS
Wellsbach Gns Burners,
complete with shade,
mantle, burner Ailr
and chimney "jv
And fifty (5) Little
Stickers.
Mason Fruit Jar Rub
bers, per dozen, 1fn
only '"
And twenty (COO) Lit
tle Green Stickers.
Twelve-inch Glass Vases, IOC
And ten (1) In Little Green Stickers,
Neat Lead Blown Thin 9 ounce Table
Tumblers nice etched turn- Kq
biers with Greek Btars, each
And five (50c) Little Green Stickers.
Colored Candle Shades, . 1fc
each lufc
And ten ($1.00) Little Green Sticker
Pint Mason Fruit Jars 45C
And thirty ((3) Little Green Stickers.
IIAVILAND & CO. LTMOGES CHINA
100-PliOCHI PINNBK BETS Wild
rose decoration on the OA 1tt
Ranson shape.. J.JO
Examine eur fine line of nice table
tunblers, wines, sherries, . clarets,
cocktails, goblets, eta. you will -find
all the new thins In all lines In our
China, Department.
Johnson Bros. White English Porce
lain 100-Piece Dinner Sets. Remem
ber, we buy no seconds, Job lots of
trash. ,
Anything bought here Is guaranteed
to you by the foremost manufacturers
of the world. We sell nothing we
cannot guarantee.
We have a good supply of Fruit
Jars, Jelly Tumblers, Catsup Bottle
etc., In spite of the unusual BCrolty
of these goods.
HEAVY IRONSTONE CHINA HAN
DLED TEA CUPS AND 8AU- OQr
CERS Set of six A VW
ALLi ABSOLUTELY FIRSTS. "
9.95
'Special Sale Rockers
., $5.00 value, golden oak, shaped
seat, large and com- T'Cfi
fortable, at ............ J. CU
$6.00 value, quarter-sawed, golden
oak, best construction, A T f? .
fine polish finish, at. ...T"'f J .
f8.00 value, Quarter-sawed, golden
oak, highly polished, L ((
band carved back, at..O.UU
$9.75 value, golden oak or mahog
any finiah, high back, 7 C
band pollahed, at i
$18 value, weathered oak, mission
style, massive frame, O CA
Spanish leather seat, at. O.Jif
$14 value, golden oak or mahogany
finish, handsomely carved, one
construction and finish,
at
$14.60 value, quarter-sawed, golden
oak, genuine leather seat f f ft A
and back, spring seat, at. 1 1. UU
$18 . value, golden oak, genuine
leather seat and back, C AA
artistic design, at ....IJtUU
Carpets and Rugs
Special sale of room size rags
9x12 ft Wilton Vevet Bugs, ahort
heavy pUe, surface will not mat
down, patterns suitable for parlor,.
. library or dens, new and desirable
patterns, In two sizes f A f?A
6-9x9 feet, at If.JU
9x12 feet, . 71
9x12 Brussells Rugs
Odd rugs In this lot worth up to
$21.50, In floral, 'Persian and
Turkish pattern on v f A Q
sale Monday, at 'lOt'fO
PEGGY FKOM PABIS Black,!
brown or tan the finest dressed
kid to be bad for love or C
money touts Monday forJ
And 50 ($5) Little Green Stickers.
ONEIDA COMMUNITY SILVER-N
WAKE Each piece carries a 25 years guar
anty want you to see these goods. We are
Western Headquarters for them.
. 'ut 4 TSS 1 We can furnish these - in French
Hi
Tea
far
Deesert Spooaut, se ot O
tor a
Table Spoooa, sot of 3,00
rray or bright flnlsh.
Knives vtdVmta,.U prt. f ef
six of eaofa, .fJ.OU
K-nivM and Storks, it pwt. O no
six of eaofa
SaJts and Peppers
Extra -heavy glass with silver plated taps rcrs Uei i itlf id, iiisii
bargain, per pair J-..
25c
DBfiS
GREAT BATTLES OF THE PAST
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Btrugglei that Tower Like Mountain Peaks
in the History of War.
ANCIENT PARALLELS FOR UA0 YANG PLAIN
I'tatii Cmflless of be Hleeetk
tDlur Udt Kapoleoa, Graat
ad Moltlte Decisive Con
test at Waterloo.
Never in the history of modern warfare
has there been a battle between armies
of a greater 'magnitude than those that
have been struggling for supremacy upon
the Manchurlan plain about Lino Yang, if
the numbers ascribed to the oombatants
are correct. To And a parallel to the num
bers of Japanese and Russians one has l6
turn back to the days of Alaric the Qotn,
A til la the Hun, Xerxes the Persian or
Oengbla Khan the Mongol These, how
ever, led untrained and undisciplined na
tions rather than armies. While the army
With which Napoleon started (or Moscow,
numbering over 400,000 men, exceeded in
total that of either combating force ' at
Liao Tung, no battle of the Napoleonic era
rivalled the present struggle. The Franco
Prussian war offers no rival, while Gettys
burg. Chlokamauga and even the dos
perate battles In the wilderness, from the
Kapldaa to Petersburg, In the civil war,
seem Inconsiderable In comparison.
Two oonnlota in the nineteenth centurr-,
however, both In the magnitude at the
contest and In their actual physical sur
roundings, suggest the strugirle in JJ in
ch ur la. one was the battle of . Lelpslo,
where Napoleon endured hut first great do
feat and the grande' or mo Its first rout.
It was waged lor a week about the old
city of Ltflpalc, In Saxony. Russians,
Swedes, Prussians, Austria as and number
torn ooatlugeau o amailor staua.ovsr-
whelmed the French In the battle, which la
still known aa "the combat of nations." In
the several battles of- LeJpsio 160,000 French
and over 280,000 allies were engaged. The
battles were fought " for several days on
several fields, from October 16 to 18," 1813.
In the end the French were driven through
the city; thousands were captured, mora
were drowned In the untimely destruction
of a bridge across the Blbe, and the total
French loss In killed, wounded and cap
tured exceeded 78,1)00, while the allies lost
more than 53,000. The results of the battle,
while not Immediately conclusive, since Na
poleon managed to extricate the wreck of
his army and retreat to France, practically
marked the end ot his empire.
atets as aa Example.
The other examples of warfare about a
city situated like Llao Yang was the strug
gle aboat Jdeta in 1871. when the French,
under Baaalne, were forced back Into the
city by a flanking movement similar to
that practiced by the Japanese. Marshal
Baaalne was driven back from the road to
Paris and anally captured. In Oravelotte,
the deciding battle of this campaign, the
Prussians overwhelmed the French by
force of numbers, the forces engaged tn
this fight comparing favorably with those
engaged in Manchuria, The French num
bered nearly 150,00, while the Prussians
exceeded 200,000. The French loss amounted
to 14,000, the Prussians to more than tl.000.
As a direct consequence of this fight,
Baaalne was penned up In Meta, as many
exports have expected Kouropatkln would
be in Llao Yang, and two months late
surrendered over 173,000 men, the entire
regular army of France, together with a
vast number of cannon and huge supplies.
The battle of Bedas, which ended similarly,
was not dissimilar In geographical con
ditions; and the French army, under Mar
shall MacMahon, with Napoleon III by his
sid s, was surrounded aid captured after
a bloody battle lasting a single day. Here
von Moltke and the Prussian army suc
ceeded In driving the French into the val
ley of the Meuse, surrounded on three
aide by height occupied by Oermans, and
on the fourth by the Belgian frontier. ' The
numbers engaged here were smaller than
at Meta.
The civil war presents few Instances of
huge numbers meeting In battle. At Gettys
burg less than 176.000 were engaged on both
sides, while In the battles of the Wilder
ness, where fought the largest fiumber of
men tn the war, the confederates numbered
only 62.000, while Grant had 120,000, a total
less than half the number believed to have
fought at Llao Yang. The rebel lots ex
ceeded 15,000, and that of the union forces
was over 18,?00. Unlike the other battles
mentioned. It was a drawn fight, both
forces leaving the field soon after to fight
at BpottJylvania. Sherman, In his march to
the sa, had little more than 75,000 men
with Mm.
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The Napoleonic Era,
In the Napoleonlo era, although the
armies were larger than those of the pre
vious century, and far greater than in the
civil war, the numbers were comparatively
small. At Austerllts, the most famous ot
the earlier' victories of Napoleon, the
French had only 70,400, while the Russian
and Austrian force did not exceed 85,000,
36,000 ot whom were killed, wounded or
captured in the struggle. The French lost
less than a quarter of this number. At
Wagram Napoleon had 160,000, his allied op
ponents only 110,000, and although the
French prevailed, the losses on either slds
were about 80,000. At Borodino, the bloodiest
battle of the nineteenth century, US.OuO
French -defeated 132,000 Russians, the for
mer losing over 85,000, ths latter over 60 000.
Waterloo, although the most decisive battle
of the lsst century, was fought for the
larger part of tho day between 72.000 French
under Napoleon, and 66,000 British, Bel
glene and Dutch under Wellington. Late tn
4he afternoon Blucher brought up one
dlvisiou after another of his foros, until
over ao.000 Prussians joined tn the fight end
Napoleon's army was destroyed. 'The
French lost 32,000 men la this battle, the
allies 22,000.
In the eighteenth century the armies were
mailer than thoso of Napoleon's time.
Frederick the Great seldom had beneath
bis stundard a force of more than 80,000
men. At Rossbach, the most famous of
the victories of the great Prussian, he had
less than 23,000 under his command, while
his foes mustered more than 60,000. The
Prussian loss ln the conflict was 600, while
the Austrlans lost 2700 killed and wounded
and more than 5,000 captured. The ware of
the age of Queen. Anne, when the great
duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene
humbled the pride of the aged Louis XIV,
were on a larger scale than this, though in
significant when contrasted with those of
the nineteenth century. Blenheim, Mai
plaquet and Ramlllles, which were the most
famous of these battles, were all fought
between less than 160,000 men. At. Blen
heim, the most decisive, Marlborough and
Eugene had 62,000 to oppose 66,000 French
under the Incompetent Tallard. The French
were almost annihilated, losing 30,000 In
killed, wounded and captured, while the
loss of the allies was only 13,000.
CATCH EAGLE WITH PETTICOAT
Proad Bird of Freedom Captared
by a Womaa's Skirls aad
. Caged.
A glorious American eagle, as Jaunty as
any that ever spread across a gold piece,
got tangled Inglorlously tn a woman' pet
ticoat near Trenton, N. J., recently. Now
It is smoothing out its ruffled feathers, no
longer a bird of freedom, in a cage at
Cadwallader park, Trenton.
Mrs. George T. 6haw of Trenton fought
this eagle and vanquished It with her pet'
ticoat. It measured Just five feet eleven
inches from tip to Up, and it looks hungry.
Mrs. Bhaw and her friend, Mrs. Arraont
Penrose, were walking In Mrs. Penrose's
garden when down swooped the eagle. The
big bird sunk It talonk Into Mrs. Shaw's
holders and actually tried to carry her
off.
The woman screamed for help. Mrs.
Shaw threw herself to the ground, and
the bird fluttered away tor a aeoead. B-
fore she could arise it flew at her again
and, gripping her skirt, tried to rise with
her. The - terrifying spectacle of the un
gainly bird smothering her with Its flap
ping wlnga did not deprive Mrs. Shaw of
her presence of mind. Selling the bottom
of her akin and petticoat, she drew them
up over the -struggling bird, enveloping It
The eagle fought with it head and beak,
talons and whig.
"Sit on It," cried Mrs. Shaw, and Mrs.
Penrose dropped on the bundle of pettl
eoat that held the American eagle. The
two women held on for dear life until men
arrived and helped them out of their pre
dicament. The bird's wings were bound
with rope and the feet tied, and the two
women, much delighted, gave the bird of
freedom to the keeper of the park, to-be
caged and gased on by the younger gen
eration. Chicago Inter Ocean.
EXPENSE OF SL0CUM DISASTER
Belief Comsaltte Makes Report
Receipts aad Expenditure
of Ponds.
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NEW YORK. Sept 10.-(New York Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) How gen
erous and prompt was the aid given by the
clUaena of New York to those affected by
the General Slocum disaster ts shown In
the report of the mayor's relief committee.
The contributions were sufficient to pay
funeral expense where the families con
cerned could not do so, and to provide for
the future of orphans and helpless aged
person.
There were lost In the destruction of the
vessel more than 1,000 live. The committee
reports that 8 bodies were recovered, of
which 897 were Identified. The number of
families who lost one or more members was
(90. There were 437 families aided In which
there were lost nine fathers, 191 mothers,
ttuty wive without children, 866 children
under H seven single women, Ave single
men and thirty-one other grown persona.
There were tweuty-ven orphans, of when
ten were of wage earning age and self-supporting.
With the exception of a small number
the persons killed in the disaster were
members of St. Mark' Lutheran church,
or were Germans living In that parish. The
families to which they belonged were of
a hard-working and generally prosperous
class. The economlo loss was not great,
owning to the fact that few wage earners
were killed, the largest class of those who
met death being children..
As evidence of the fact that the passen
gers on the Slocum belonged to families not
likely to become dependent even when over
taken by sudden misfortune, the committee
points out that $300,000 in personal property
was found on the bodies recovered. Of the
families aided In the burial of their dead,
265 had policies of life Insurance, and In
166 cases the amount of the policy exceeded
the expenses of the funeral.
From the public the committee received
$121,2015.80. Tha total ' cost of burials met
was 881,279.89. The. number of burials was
706, and their average cost 8115.29. There
was set aside for the future needs In sixty
seven families the sum of $21,801. Other
Items are: Medical attendance, $1,264.17;
temporary aid, $2,048.58; reimbursement of
losses, $033.13; operating expenses, $1,062, and
Cooper Union, memorial meeting, $275. The
operating expenses were sq low, leas than 1
per cent, because the Charity Organisation
society and the Society for the Improve
ment of the Condition of the Poor gave
office room free and the service of a corps
of experienced agents and Investigators.
There still remains an unappropriated bal
ance of $15,000, which may be used for such
purpose as'tlie committee may authorise.
If anything remains after July 15, 1906, it
will be disposed of as themayor directs.
"Because," says the committee In closing
Its report, "It was felt that the liberal aid
In meeting ''the extraordinary buidens
caused directly or Indirectly by the disaster
would be much less likely la prove harmful
the commute had lea hesitation In meet
ing the full expense for burials, even when
thare was left to the survivors a moderate
Want Barracks at Blare Islaad
WASHINTON, Sept. 10.-A board of sur
vey at the navy yard, Mare Inland, ha
recommended the const ruction of new ma.
rlne barracks at that point to cost $400,WiO.
1 he present buildings w-re damaged by an
earthquake several years sgo.
Two Flreaica Injored.
PITTBUL'Ra, 8-pt. 10-Two firemen were
probably fatally Injured, nine buildings de
stroyed snd four others badly damaKed by
iody. f ,h P'" ot th Harblsou
Walker Refractory company at ilayahor
oitKh. near this rlty, l'h WCDerty awe will
life Insurance or a modest savings bank
account."
WASHINGTON. Sept W.-(New York
Herald Service Special to The Bee.) It
was stated In the Department of Commerce
and Labor that the report of the special.
commlsBlon appointed to Investigate the
Slocum disaster In New York would proba
bly be ready next month. The report la
now finished, except the finding of tha
relnspection of vesselsj In New York
waters. Some details brought out tn this
work will be included. It Is hoped to have
the report complete by the time Secretary
Metcalf returns from California next''
month. After being submitted to the secretary-
the report will go to the president, and
it I thought he will at once make It publta.
What I'd Bather Be.
I'd rutber bo a sucker than a trout
I'd ruther be Joat a leetle wicked than ter
be a earthly sa.'nt-a feller wants soma
company,
-
I'd ruther do a fw things than know
how to do so blame many an never do
them Who said I was ictectln' onto popu
lists T I never mentioned tt.m.
I'd ruther be a Mvln' voice, though
cracked, than the slim echo of a bygone
halleluyer chorus Who said, anything
erbout democrats? Set down!
I'd ruther be a politlshun than a states,
man the latter seem ter be the most likely
to be dead. Sunnet Magaitn.