THE OMAIIA DAILY DEE: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1904.
POSTAL SERVICE REPORTS
Band Eontei Came Discontinuance of
Many Email Peitofficea.
MONEY ASKED TO EXTEND THE SERVICE
Flaaalal tatriaat Shawa la
erea la tb Defleleaer OTf r
Prevloaa Year latrraat loaal
Paatacc Stamp Sacreated.
WABHINQTON. Dec. t Extension of the
rural free delivery service ha reaulted In
an Increase of 1,125 In the number of post.
ofDcea discontinued during; the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1"4, according to the annual
report of J. 1 Brlstow, fourth assistant
postmaster g-rneral, made public today.
During the year there wore 1,549 postofllceg
established and 5.587 discontinued. Ther
wna a decrease of 158 In the number of
offices established. The principal cause of
the discontinuances has been the extension
of the rural free delivery aervlce. The total
number of discontinuances was 8,7j0 post
ofllcea, with a saving- In salaries of post
masters aggregating- 1171,121. At the close
of the fiscal year there were 71,131 post
offices In the United States 866 first class,
1.204 second class, S.8M third class and 5.76C
fourth class.
Operation of rural mall delivery and the
extension by private Interests of rural tele
phone service hss created demand from
patrons of rural routes for the delivery of
small packages of merchandise on an order
to local merchants by postal card, telephone
or otherwise. The value of such packages
Is small and the present rate of 1 cent per
ounce, the report says. Is practically pro
hibitive. Mr. Brlstow recommends that
congress fix a rate of I cents per pound ot
any fractional part thereof on packages
not exceeding Ave pounds, mailed at the
distributing poetofflce of any rural free de
livery route. If this special rate were es
tablished Mr. Brlstow says It would be a
great convenience to patrons and become
source of revenue to the department. It Is
estimated that $500,000 will be needed by the
department to continue the establishment of
rural routes as fast as they are favorably
reported and approved for the remainder of
the current fiscal year. It la likely that
1,200 routes will be reported within the ne'xt
two months and at this rate the appropria
tion available will be exhausted about Jan
uary 15, 1905.
Money for Kew Routes.
An appropriation of $3,000,000 for the es
tablishment of new routes will be asked by
the department for the fiscal year ending
June SO, 19o6. Of the needs for the service
Mr. Brlstow aays: .
There are now in operation 28,07j routes.
It la estimated that approximately 2.0ml ad
ditional routes can be established out of the
appropriations now available, making 30,
Ott. which will be in operation or ordered
established by January 16. 1906. To main
tain service on these routes during the
fiscal year from July 1. 1906, to June 8i,
1908. will require I21.8&.000.
If the congress should make a supple
mental appropriation of 1300, OuO for the cur
rent fiBcul year, as suggested, additional
routes can be established bringing those
In operation June 80, 19u6, up to approxi
mately S2.&00. In that event about 2J,
120,000 will be required to maintain the
service during the next flacal year, mak
ing a total appropriation of 82(5,120,000 for
the maintenance and installation of the
service for the next fiscal year.
Appointments of possmasters for the fis
cal year numbered 13,812, a decrease of 1,249,
as compared with the preceding year,
which was due to there having been a
smaller number of expirations of com
missions of presidential postmasters and to
the policy of the department In discour
aging changes In fourth class postmasters
except for cause.
After Greta Goods Men.
Mr. Brlstow recommends to congress that
the Interstate commerce law be amended
so as to prohibit common carriers namely:
Telegraph and express companies, or any
of their employes, from aiding and abet
ting In green goods or lottery swindles, or
any other scheme carried on partly by mall
and partly by common carrier, and which
Is In violation of the postal laws.
. The report shows that during the year
1,693 postofflces were robbed; there were
sixty depredations on railway postofflces,
star routes, rural free delivery routes and
screen wagon service. There were 940 rob
beries of street and rural free delivery let
ter boxes. Blxty-slx postal cars were
burned and wrecked, and 680 postofflces
were burned. There were 2,617 mull pouches
lost, damaged or rifled.
The above figures show a decrease In
the number of postofflces robbed and a
decrease In the number of postal cars
burned and wrecked, as compared with the
previous year, and a decreasu in the num
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cleansing of the mucous surfaces, and
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for annoying Irritations and ulcerative
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ber of robberies relating to the railway
postoffloe service, star routes, rural free
delivery routes and screen wagon service,
and an Increase In the number of post
offices burned and the number of letter
boxes robbed. This Increase In the number
of letter boxes robbed Is due to the growth
of the rural free delivery service, these
boxes being placed upon the public high1
way and more subject to depredation than
city boxes.
laereaae la Detleleaey.
An Increased deficiency of 92.63 per cent
over the previous year Is shown by the
financial statement for the postal service.
Incorporated In t lie annual report of E. C.
Madden, third assistant postmaster general,
for the flrscal year ended June 30, 1904. The
report shows, however, that the Increase In
expenditures Is on account of the rural free
delivery service. Were It not for this ex
traordinary expenditure the postal service
now would be about selfsustalnlng. The
total receipts from all sources for the fiscal
year were I143.682.S24, and the total expendi
tures $152,3Z!,116. leaving a deficit of 88,779,
492. The deficiency for the previous year
was 14,660,044. Mr. Madden says: "It Is be
lieved that as soon as the rural delivery
service Is fully established the Increase In
the expenditures on account of that service
each year will not be more than the normal
Increase for other Items of the service, and
that wlthlna short time after such normal
conditions obtain the postal service will
again be self-supporting, a condition which
has not existed since 1883."
The question of an International postage
stamp Is one wrlch has not been urged by
the department for many years, but Mr.
Madden In his annual report says that "If
such a thing can be operated and the Inter
est of each government protected It would
be a step In advance."
He recommends the subject as one worthy
of the consideration of the postal congress
soon to convene In Rome. He recommends
also that the delegate of the United States
department present Tor the consideration of
the Universal Postal congress the question
of establishing uniform postage rates and
conditions of world-wide application. It Is
argued that the United States is now car
rying mall half way around the world for
the domestic rate and every step In the di
rection of postal uniformity Is a step
toward the facilitation of 'the world's busi
ness. Money taken from dead letters, for which
no owners could be found, and that real
Ixed from the auction sale of unclaimed
articles accumulated In the dead letter office
aggregated $22,210.
PRESIDENT CANNOT INTERFERE
Striking Steel Workers Told that He
Cannot Settle Tronble.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. President Roose
velt today Informed a delegation repre
senting the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel & Tin Plate workers that he
saw no way by which he personally or
legally could Interfere to bring about a
settlement of the strike of union employes
of the Carnegie Steel company of Youngs
town and Glrard, Ohio. The company is
one of the constituent corporations of ths
United States Steel company. The strlk
of the Amalgamated employes of the com-
pany has been In progress since early last j
summer and has been accompanied by con
stderable violence at times. It Involves
directly about 700 men at Youngstown and
200 at Glrard. Several hundred others have
been thrown out of employment by the
strike of the union men.
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated,
was requested by the striking men to lay
the matter before the president In the hope
that he might be able to suggest a means
of adjustment. Mr. Shaffer was presented
to President Roosevelt today by Representative-elect
Aubrey Thomas of Ohio, who
also Introduced to the president David
Evans, organizer of the Amalgamated as
sociation at Youngstown.
The situation was discussed In detail,
the president expressing his regret that the
differences between the men and the em
ploying company apparently were not
susceptible of amicable adjustment. He
said, however, that he had no authority
which would warrant him to Interfere in
the trouble, glad as he would be to see
a settlement of the strike. Mr. Shaffer and
Mr. Evans expressed appreciation of Presi
dent Roosevelt's Interest, though they
regretted that he was unable to assist
them practically. They said they under
stood the president'" position and had no
wey to suggest to him to help them.
They will return home at once and report
officially to the striking men the result
of the visit. Neither President Shaffer nor
Mr. Fvans would attempt to forecast the
result of the strike.
ISSTIUTTIOXS GIVEX TO COSlLS
State Department Iaaues Statement aa
to I'se ot Word "American."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-That there may
be no misunderstanding on the subject, an
nouncement was made at the State depart
ment today that diplomatic and consular
agents of this government were Informed
some time ago that whenever acting in
their notarial capacity they should con
form to the language of the law and use
the title employed In their commissions
for example, Consul of the United States
of America." For brevity and convenience,
however, and aleo because It is the more
dennltlve, the use of the title "American"
instead of "United States" is now em
ployed on official letter heads and cards
and whenever these agents are not acting
In some notarial capacity. These facts have
been recited In the formal replies to letters
reaching the Stat? department from time
to time from persons not acquainted with
the facts.
COST OP THE PHILIPPINE SHOW
Insular Government Must Pay 710,-
U33 for Exhibit at St. Louis.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. According to a
statement prepared at the bureau of Insular
affairs, the net coat of the Philippine ex
hibit at the St. Louis exposition to the
Philippine government up to the night of
November 26 was $716,633. The total dis
bursements to that date were $1,419,021
and the receipts $612,967, making the net
cost $W6.067, of which $189,423 Is covered
by an allotment from the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition funds, reducing the cost
to the Philippines to the figures named.
Drives Into Sewer Ditch.
ATLANTIC. Ia., Deo. 2. (Special.) Last
night while a young farmer from near
Griswold was driving down Walnut street.
he drove Into an open sewer ditch, both
horses disappearing from night. The team
was rescued without Injury. Red lanterns
guarded the ditch, but it appears the
driver either failed to see them or did not
comprehend their meaning.
Labor Leader Commits Suicide.
NEW YORK, Dee, ..-Oscar Haas, form
erly one of Sam Park's lieutenants In the
Structural Iron Workera' union, ended hla
life today by shooting. Haas had trouble
with the union soma time ago and gave
up hla position aa walking delegate. He
had been unable to gel employment since
that time and was anepondent. Haas left
a letter in which he awkt-d his wife to fur
give him for taking hla life and added: "It
Is a cold world for an old man who cannot
secure employment."
Superintendent Winter Healaras.
ST. PAUL. Dec. I General Superintend
ent Wallace C. Winter of the Ulilrago, St.
Paul. Minneapolis A Omaha, haa submit' ed
his resignation and will leive the service
of the line lute this month to retire Der-
nianently from active railway work and
engage in commercial lines.
Rotables at Ke York.
NEW YORK, Dec. I. Morton Prewen.
Rev. Canon MarLarnev and Danny Ualier
arrived here tday on the steamship Cedrta
MRS. GILBERT IS STRICKEN
Oldest Aotreis in Amerioa Diei in Chicago
f Apopleiy,
SKETCH OF HER 10NG CAREER
he Began Her Life oa the Stave
la Eigliad Before She Casne to .
America la 14 Faaral
of tint, Jaaaaarhek.
CHICAGO, Dee. t-Mrs. George Henry
Gilbert, the oldest actress on the American
stage, died In her rooms at the Sherman
House today, shortly after she had suffered two tates, doubling up the territories of
a stroke of apoplexy. Oklahoma and Indian territory as one and
The apopoletlc stroke came while Mrs. Arsona and N-cw MexCo as another. This
Gilbert was alone m 1th her maid. The Dl) ke ny Btner wnCh may encounter
maid first sought to lift her onto a couch, oppopUlon ,n the Benate. could be easily
but realising that Mrs. Gilbert s attack was dpfeate1 nd ,dVocatrg of a separate state
a grave one. the maid left her where she hooJ for a th terr)tlirlP(l are iMy to
naa lanen ana summoned me nouse pny
slcian, who responded immediately to the
call. He pronounced the condition of Mrs.
Gilbert critical.
The end came without a struggle. There
was a smile upon the aged woman's face
as she breathed her last. About her, with
tear-dlmmed eyes, stood her maid, Mia.
Margaret Sweeny, Harry Powers, Frank
E. Aiken, manager of the theater, and the
attending physician. Three hours before I ng on of a polygamous character In Utah,
her death the noted actress had risen and I and thousands of persons petitioned dally
declared she Intended to devote the day to have Smoot ejected from the senate,
to shopping. A score or more of witnesses are yet to
"I ' must get out and buy Christmas I he examined and the defense has not even
presents for the child actors and actresses begun, so that It Is evident that before a
of Now York," she said to her maid. report is made to the senate, the session
"But, Mrs. Gilbert," expostulated the girl, ! wl be so far pent that no serious at
"it Is snowing." , tmpt wm be mnde to reach a vote upon
"What does a girl of my age care for j 8enator Smoofs title,
snow?" replied Mrs. Gilbert, and she went . genator Dillingham has reported from
to take her usual cold bath, a bath as cold , the colr,mUee on Immigration a bill amend-
as the natural temperature of the water
would afford. As she emerged from the
bath room she raid to her maid:
"Please call Dr. Owens. I feel 111; the
lights look strange, and it Is growing
dark."
A spasm seemed to seize Mrs. Gilbert
and suddenly she became unconscious.
Just as the clocks were striking 12 Mrs.
Gilbert died.
Mr. Gilbert died of cerebral apoplexy.
She lived but an hour and a half after be
ing stricken. The attack Is said by the at
tending physician to have been due directly
to the shock of a cold water bath.
The physicians were unable to arouse
Mrs. Gilbert from the death-like stupor into
which she had sunk and death came with
out Mrs. Gilbert regaining consciousness.
Dr. Corbus said: "Mrs. Gilbert has been
accustomed to taking cold baths every
morning, but to a person of her age this
was too strenuous."
Mrs. Gilbert's Chicago engagement In
Clyde Fitch's play "Granny," began at
Powers' theater last Monday and until to
day the venerable actress has appeared
to be in her usual health.
Sketch of Her Long Career.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. For more than a
generation Mrs. Gilbert held a unique
place In the affections of the New York
theater-going public. She appeared at
Daly's In most of the plays produced thre
and her work gained for her connlderab e
prominence', although It was not until this .
year,' destined to be the last of her l.fe, I
that she became a star. The play In which j
she had the leading part was written ene- .
dally for her by Clyde Fitch. It gave her I
opportunities to use her abilities to good
advantage, and despite her great age she -took
a keen and Intelligent Interest in pie
paring it for preseniatlon. I
At Daly's Mrs. Gilbert took part with the
late James Lewis In the Daly productions I
of the old English comeJlos, and It 1.4 for
her acting In these plays that Blie will be .
best remembered here.
The ovation to Mrs. Gilbert upon her ap- 1
pearance In New York at the first night
of the play, "Grannie," was a remarkable
and pathetlo one, and she was overcome by
the warmth of her greeting. Fears were
entertained at that time that Mrs. Gilbert
was not strong enough for the long tour,
but she assured the management of her
good health and the trip was started.
Mrs. Gilbert was born In England eighty
three years ago and came to thl country
with her husband, who was a dancer. In
1849. She was a member of Augustin Daly's
company from 1869 until Mr. Daly's death.
Since then she has appeared under tho
management of Charles Frohman.
Mrs. Gilbert flrst went on the stage as
a dancer and her nrst acting part was as
a first old woman In Louisville, Ky., In
1867. She went from Louisville to Cincin
nati in 1861 and came to New York in
1864. She was the original representative
In New York City of the marquise In
Caste." In her career she played parts
as far apart as Mrs. Toodle and Lady Mac
Beth. At the time she and her husband came
to this country In 1849 they had retired
from the stage and had decided to Join
some friends who had taken up land west
of Milwaukee. They made the Journey to
their newly-chosen home In a prairie
wagon. The venture was not a success and
all of their money was lost. They then
returned to the stage, Mr. Gilbert 89 a
dancer and ballet master, while Mrs. Gil
bert danced in the ballots and between the
acts. While appearing as a dancer she
undertook the study of small parts and it
was not long until she gained a place on I
the stage as an actreas.
Fnueral of Mme. Jananachek.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. A little band of
actors gathered In the chapel of(an under
taker's establishment today to take part
In the funeral services over the body of
Madam Franceses Romana Janauschek.
once a noted actress, who died last
IB
Wednesday In a home on Long Island. The
very simple ceremony was In marked cen
tra to the many stirring events of Tier
long life. It con stated of the reading of
the brief sen-ice nt the Roman Catholic
church and an eulogy by Milton Nobles.
member of the executive committee of
the Actors' fund which csred for Mme.
Janausrhek In her declining years.
LEGISLATION OX TAP
(Continued from First Page.)
frequently presented to congress.
Another measure which received the sanc
tion of the house last session, but which
has never been pushed In the senate, Is
the statehood measure which provides for
pursue that course.
Smoot May Go Over.
It is somewhat doubtful if a vote will
be reached In the senate In the case of
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. This case
attracted a great deal of attention last
session when the committee on privileges
and elections summoned the heads of the
I
Mormon rhurch to tell what had been go-
,ng tne lnlnilRratlon ,a
, ,entlon to puBh fOT lts
ws and It Is his In-
push for its consideration, tne
principal feature of the bill Is a provision
for an agent of the United States, accom
panied by a surgeon, to be stationed at all
I Important Immigrant ports to Inspect aliens
; seeking admission to the United States.
It also provides for a head tax of $2 an
Immigrant
Currency legislation will be talked about,
but it probably will not be enacted. The
Aldrleh bill, the Nelson bill, the Fowler
bill and the Hill bill, as well a a number
of others, are pending before committees.
i but no one has shown any particular de-
j gjre
to have them passed. In fact, one
measure Is antagonistic to another and,
with no apparent danger to the finances of
the country, those who are not experts
In the matter of currency law cannot be
induced to push these measures forward
to the exclusion of other business.
Decreasing- Southern Representation.
Reduced representation In southern states
which have by one form or another dis
franchised - negroes will be a theme of
discussion, but not action, during the win
ter. The republican national platform Is
interpreted by some of the more radical
members of the party to call for such
reduction and they will go at the subject
from the beginning. It Is well understood
that to bring about anything like a re
duced representation would require much
more time than a- three months' session of
congress which expires by limitation.
The trusts will receive attention, at least
In debate, although some doubt is ex
pressed about any effective legislation being
passed. Following a campaign In which
the trusts were made a vital issue, It Is
natural to expect that there must be a
great deal of talk on the subject whenever
there Is an opportunity.
Interstate commerce legislation In some
form or another Is always pending In con
gress and there may be an effort to enlarge
the powers of the Interstate Commerce
commission so as to allow It to fix rates
Railroad Interests have and will contlnut
to oppose this measure. Another pending
measure Is to permit pooling and this Is op
posed by the shippers. With so much con
tention there is little prospect that any
thing will be done. A bill to amend the
law for the safety of employes of railroads
has been reported tnd it Is expected that it
j will pass.
A bill which has agitated congress for a
I number of years providing for eight hours'
! work only, on all government contracts, no
doubt will be reported from the senate
committee on labor, which has given much
time to hearings. A bill of similar charac
! ter was lost In the last congress by being
! crowded out by other business. The same
fate may await this measure should It be
reported from the committee.
Senator Heyburn of Idaho has given
notice that he will call up the pure food
bill during the first week of the session
and the friends of the measure hope to
have It passed. But there Is strong opposi
tion, which will take advantage of the
senate rules to attempt to defeat the meas
ure by delay.
Public Land Legislation.
Irrigation has become a permanent legis
lative topic. Interwoven closely with the
public land question it has resulted in set
ting two house committees by the ears
and creating a wide difterenoe of opinion
among senators from western states. Sev
eral measures Intended as amendments to
tho Irrigation law have been suggested and
are before congress. If the western men
were united they no doubt could secure
some legislation, but being divided It Is
quite likely that nothing will be done.
Two years ago in the long session of
congress a river and harbor approprla
tlons bill was passed, but It was omitted
In the session which ended last April. It
Is the Intention to pass a bill at this ses
sion and the men having it in charge, re
membering that four yeans ago Senator
Carter of Montana talked a river and har
bor bill to death, will make every effort to
Tf?
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(OH SOMITE
Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate is a food and drink that
helps the health and pleases the palate.
Not only is it a valuable article cf diet but its smooth,
delicious flavor and strengthening, refreshing qualities make it
the perfect drink to serve at all meals or on any occasion.
Children favor Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate because
it is the only drink they really like which is good for them
and imparts comfort and cheer.
For cakes end pastry, Ghirardelli's is indis
pensable to those who appreciate flavor and whole
someness.
It is superior to unsweetened chocolate because of
it's deliciousness and perfect quality.
Being packed in hermetically 6ealed cans it is
fresher, stronger and more delicious than any other
cocoa preparation.
Ghircrdelli'l i vukU in California uhert it$ ale ii double that
tfallolhir t.cw preparation combined a proof of ilt perfection.
have It presented early and gotten out of
the way of another such contingency.
It Is not yet known whether there will be
any legislation relating to the Panama
canal, although It may be" necessary when
Secretary Taft makes a report of his per
aonal Investigation of conditions In the
canal tone.
Aa usual, the regular appropriation bills
will contain legislation that cannot get a
hearing In any other way. Notwlthstand
ing the stringent rules against "riders"
on appropriation bills, the short session Is
prolific with such riders for claim bills.
land legislation and. In fact, all kinds of
measures that would fare badly If left to
uiemselves.
Two senators are to take oath of office.
Philander C. Knox, the successor of Sena
tor Quay, from Pennsylvania, and W. Mur-
ny Crane, the successor of Senator Hoar,
from Massachusetts, both seats having
been made vacant by death since the last
session. Two chairmanships nf
may be filled at the coming session. The
senate never filled the vacancy at the head
of the Interoceanlc canals committee after
the death of Senator Manna and Senator
Hoar's death leaves a vacancy at the head
of the Important committee on the Ju
diciary. In all probability Senator Piatt of
Connecticut will be the acting chairman
of judiciary, aa Senator Piatt of New York
has been the acting chairman of the canal
committee.
PRISONER IS FATALLY SHOT
Makes Virions Assault oa Deputy
Warden and Guard Fires to
Protect Official.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Dec. I.-(Speclal
Telegram.) While making an assault on
Deputy Warden Cooley of the Sioux Falls
penitentiary this afternoon, Robert Whit,
a prisoner, was fatally shot, dying In
about half an hour. White was the most
unruly prisoner In the penitentiary and
the dungeon, solitary confinement and
other modes of punishment failed to break
his spirits. He had frequently threalenei
the lives of his fellow prisoners and mem
bers of the prison force. For some time
past he has been confined to his cell
where his meals were served to him. Today
White was unusually ugly and the warden
found It necessary to enter his cell, ac
companied by four guards, for the pur
pose of handcuffing him. White had torn
his table to pieces and armed with a club
made from it and a steel bar which he had
secured in some mysterious manner from
the blacksmith shop, he made a vicious
spring for the deputy warden with the
evident Intention of killing him. Guard
Frank Hogan drew a revolver and shot
White in the thigh. The wounded man
fought like a maniac, but was finally
overpowered. He steadily grew weaker
until his death half an hour after being
shot. The bullet Is supposed to have
glanced upward and lodged in the a
domen. The coroner will hold an Inquest
tomorrow afternoon.
White was serving a term of ten years
for murder committed in Yankton county.
He was only about 26 years old.
Cigarettes Produce Insanity.
HURON, 8. D., Dec. I. (Special.) A
young man about 20 years of age, who
came here some months since from the
eastern part of the state, became Insane
from the excessive use of cigarettes. His
name is Ray Muldoon and after being
taken Into custody by the sheriff and ex
amined by the county board of Insanity, he j
was aeuvereu 10 relatives bi ruriifr, wnere
he will be cared for till admitted to the
Yankton asylum, which is already over
crowded with patients.
First Snow at Pierre.
PIERRE, S D., Dec. 2.-(Speclal Tele
gramsThe first snow of the season fell
here Jast night, about two Inches, followed
by light snow today.
Railroaders Want New Laws.
CRESTON. Ia., Dec. 2.-(Speclal.)-A
petition, signed by the members of tho
Creston division of the' Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, has been sent to the
congressman of this district and also to the
two senators from the state. The petition
asks that a law be passed to prevent the
engineers from being given such long hours,
also that firemen be compelled, to act as
firemen on a locomotive for three years be
fore they aro promoted to the position of
engineers.
Postal Reeords Broken.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Yesterday's business at the Cedar Rapids
postoflice broke two records In point of
magnitude. There were 2,452 money orders
aggregating $13,279.86 paid out by the money
order clerk on that day. Of this number
there were but twenty Canadian and two
international orders, all the others being
domestic. Besides this the largest amount
of deposits by small postofflces who make
this their depository ever recorded.
Shenandoah's New Wan-on Factory.
SHENANDOAH, Ia., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Work la being pushed rapidly on the im
mense new wagon factory which Is being
put up In this city. The brick walls are
being laid surrounding an area of about 70
x2S0. Fifty thousand dollars worth of stock
has been raised locally for this concern,
which will have a capacity of 3,000 wagons
a day. It will be operated in four months.
Workman la Found Dend.
CRESTON, Ia., Dec. 2.-(Speclal.)-N. H.
Anderson of Bedford was found dead at the
county poorfarm this morning. Mr. Ander
son had been helping to install a new heat
ing plant In the house and had been there
for several days. Just at daylight he went
out to the barn and an hour later was
found dead In the cowshed. His death. It la
thought, was caused by heart failure.
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Furs on Credit
FREE GIFTS TO
CUSTOMERS
We sell everything in Clothing Hats and
Shoes for Men, Women and Children on
credit at cash store prices. In addition we
give handsome presents of 10 years guar
anteed Jewelry, Silverware, Gold and Sil
ver watches and hundreds of other articles.
Step in and see the beautiful gifts and get
an Illustrated Catalog Free.
Factory to Family Cash Store Prlcea
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1508 DODGE ST.
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Colorado
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To Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo and return
the Burlington sells tickets daily at $27.20. Colorado's
winter means sunshine every day and a dry exonerating
atmosphere, every breath of which is full of life-creating
energy. A winter resort par excellence.
The Burlington is the short line from Omaha to
Denver. The Denver Flyer leaves Omaha at 4:10 p. m.
daily and carries standard sleepers and clean, comfortable
chair cars seats free.
Send for illustrated Colorado Hand Book, giving
complete list of hotels, boarding houses and ranches, and
a splendid map of the state.
J. B. REYNOLDS, City Passenger
Business Men Prefer
the California Limited
Why?
All the Way.
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LARGE OFFICES
Iror aome time, it lias been tery dlfllcult to secure lurge ofHepa, In a
good building, lu Omaha, lite north and east side a of the alitii
jioor of
The Bee Building
Are being rearranged. Ily making application, at onco, we will
divide the space Into olfloea of any size, to auit your requirement.
These ortices are particularly desirable, on account of havlnu (tplendiil
light and will be finished in bardwood throughout Make your appli
cations at once.
R. C. Peters Co.,
RENTAL. AGENTS,
GROUND F LOOK
Ladies ! we want you to
come in and look at our Stock
of Furs. We want to prove to
you that you can buy a Scarf,
a Muff or a Jacket on easy
terms of credit at prices
equally as low as any cash
store. Accept our invitation
you will not be asked to
buy.
OVERCOATS
ON CREDIT
No clothier in this city Is offer
ing better values InOvercosts than
we. We are selling one for $15
that any man would be proud to
wesr. Others from $6.50 up to
$22. Have it Charged.
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Agent, 1502 Farnai St., Oma!ii.
the train "wears well."
and Return
The service is faultlessly good
every mile and every minute
Santa Fe standard All tbe Way -That's
the reason
, . Chicago and Kansas City to Los Angeles
and 'Frisco
E. L. PALMER, Pass. Aft.,
400 Equitable nidi?., Dot Moines, Ia.
BEE BUILDINO.