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THE OMATTA DAILY PER: SATFTtPAY. MARm 4, 1003.
A Specially Interesting Orchestral Program by Kaufman's Band on Band Stand, Main Floor, Saturday Evening, 7:30 to 10:00
See the
Red
Millinery
Window
STATIONERY SALE
lSEXNKlT'S OLIE AMSTERDAM LINEN', a note pnper
of finest llr n fabric and very delicate eolor. -
5.0in pounds of this paper and 100,000 Envelopes of the
latent shapes to match.
1 ivound (102 sheet) any color, 25 C
Ten (11.00) Given Trading Stamps.
1 package Envelopes to match paper, 10
nt
Five (50c) Green Trading Stamps. '
Ureut quantities displayed in Stationery Section Main floor.
J J OMAHA WBATHEH REPORT Fi
'teZ&'Z' ' I ' Satnrdar Fair. ' V5S- (JKjUtjj
Engraved Cards, Spring Styles
BO Engraved Cards and plate, any style Script type,
at
60 Cards printed from plate,
at ;
59c
28c
1.25
We mrfke a specialty of furnishing artistic and strictly up-to-date
Wedding Invitations. Announcements, etc. Prices right!
Send for samples and quotations.
50 Engraved Cards, Old English type and plate,
at
See the
Red
Millinery
'Window
Bennett's Great Shoe Section
p SATURDAY SPECIALS
000 pairs Men's Sample Shoes, made of Vlcl Kid and Velonr Calf, 1 CIX
Good year Welt sewed,, formerly sold at $3.50 and $3.00, now J9
Fifty J$T. Jreen Trailing St air. pa.
40O pairs ladies' .Sample Shoes, patent colt, dull mat top, Bluchers, 1 CI T
stylish new drop toe, o.i"0 and $3.00 shoes, now ...JJ
Fifty jfo) Green Trading Stamps.
4SO jmlrn tf I.iltlu, l!ovs and Girls' Shoes, made of box calf, and f
vlolkid. at....... ?
Thirty (13) Oreeii 'Trading Slumps.
10O pnirs of Chllds Dongola Patent Tip Button and Lace Shoes,
Twenty ($2) Oreen Trading Stamps.
The Best Boys' and U iris' Shoes made with Rock Oak Soles that f PA
will give service, at .' 1IU
DOUBLE GKEEN TRADING STAMPS UNTIL NOON ON ALL
PURCHASES IN SHOE SECTIONS.
FRUITS, FRUITS
Tea t$l) Green Trading- Stamps with
each of the following Items all day
Saturday:
I qrarts Fancy Cranberries, 3()C
1 peck Mew York Baldwin or CCic
Greening Apples for
measures of Peanuts 25C
f or. ..
1 poufbd fancy large English 2ftc
WtUnuts for, v,w
The finest display of fancy Colorado
Apples In Omaha.
FRESH TOMATOES.
TANGERINES,
CUCUMBERS,
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT,
MUSHROOMS,
. CALIFORNIA PEARS,
ARTICHOKES,
FANCY MALAGA
GRAPES.
CAULIFLOWER,
t PINEAPPLES,
, '. j-- ' - KUMQUATS. '
Bennett's Great
Hardware, Section.
Specials for Saturday
Thirty ($3) Green Trading Stamps
with VHc set of Mrs. rott'a
Nickel Plated Sad Af
Irons ............ 0lw
Forty ($4) Green Trading Stamps
; - With $1.24 ' Bet Nickel Plated
. Solid Sad Irons. Mrs. AO
Pott's Pattern IUO
Twenty ($2) Green Trading Stamps
with Handy Kitchen
Set. tJV
Twenty ($2) Green Trading Stamps
With Copper Wire Carpet CA
T Wfcn to X . . . . A ...1..J
Double Green Trading Stamps on
all Paints and Brushes Saturday.
BENNETT'S GREAT
CI1INAWARE SECTION
Enlarged, Remodeled and Improved
Close outs of odd Ewers, Basins,
Covered Chambers, etc., all the mis
matched pieces at their value.
Ewers 50c
Basins ...rOc
Covered Chambers BOc
Brush Vases and Mugs, eaoh...lOc
Soap Dishes, each 10c
Come early for these bargains.
Beautiful Clear Crystal Glass Two
Quart Jugs, cut star f AA
bottom l.UU
Fifty ($5) Green Trading Stamps
Fancy Shaped Glass Sugar and
Creams, new pattern, each ' A
piece IUC,
Ten (tl) Green Trading Stamps with
each pair.
Glass Oil Bottle or Vinegar ffl
Cruet, good size and shape... IUC
Five (60c) Green Trading Stamps.
Beautiful China Salad or Fruit Bowls,
neat decorations, gold edges, . f A
a good $1.00 value, Saturday. J UC
Ten $1) Oreen Trading Stamps.
Balance of Japanese China Samples
see Thursday Evening ad closing
out at about one-half actual value.
CROCKERY 2nd floor.
Furniture, Carpets a.nd
Draperies. ' '
Specials in Draperies
Nottingham Lace Curtains, SO .and 80
inches wide, S to 8H yards long, f flE
special for Saturday, pair.. -
Swiss and Muslin Bed Room QSn
Curtains, for pair istJW
Snow Flake Curtains, In all -colors, for
Bed Rooms, Dining ' Rooms, Libraries
and Pens, at pair, 12.80, Oftr
$1.60, $1.10 nd . VOW
Goods by the yard to match above cur
tains, at yard 2cMJ2H, lgc
Vte and.. ..... -'v
Sewing Machines at all prices.
WATCH FOR OUR BIG ROPE
PORTIERE SPECIAL.
Bennett's great Millinery Section
Exclusive Sinclair Styles The Most Charmin; Assortment to Be Found In the West.
HERE ARE TWO SATURDAY SPECIALS:
A SPECIAL TKIMMED TUK-HAN-r-In'navy,
brown, red or
black, for present wear,
$3.00 and
These noted Omaha Milliners in Charge MRS.
2.50
A MISSES' SAILOK
Straw braid, with ribbon
trimmings, 3.1I8
and
SINCLAIR, MRS. WALTERS. MRS. WEI RLE
2.98
SEE THE RKII WIS DOW VISIT THE XRff MII.M3ERV KCTIOY SKCOXD FLOOR.
S leet
Music
Combination of
one vocal and one
Instrumental hit.
"Teasing" and
"Field Day",
"Jolly Me Along"
and "Suannee
Swing",
"Genevieve" and
"Ogarita",
"In the Slelfrta
With the Ulfl
'You Love" and
"Karama",
"Abraham" and
"Chicken
Charlie",
"Coax Me" and
"St. Louis
Tlck!e'
"When the Bees
Are In the Hive"
and "Rustling
Silks",
"Would You"
and "Troubadour"
"You Must Think
I'm Santa Claus"
and "A Bit o'
Blarney",
"Hollyhock" and
"The Hurdler".
t
Two For
25.c
These are pro
nounced bits by
best writers of
the day.
SECOND FLOOR
Clothing Section
Men's and Young Men's Overcoats at
One Half Value
$40.00 Overcoats, 20 00
800 ($80) Green Trading Stamps.
$30.00 Overt-oats, 15 00
GOO ($60) Green Trading Stamps. .
$18.00 Overcoats, : (J QQ
360 ($36) Green Trading Stamps. '
$10.00 Overcoats, QQ
A few Belt Coats in this lot and 200 ($20) Green Trading
Stamps.
To introduce our own make of special tailored suits, we will,
Saturday only, show you $18.00 to $22.50 values, QQ
300 ($30) Green Trading Stamps. '
To close out 150 Child's 3-piece Suits, ages 3 to 16, Q C
value to $7.50, at fJD
200 ($20) Green Trading Stamps.
SUSPEXDE1JS Kady's, President, Crown and other C77i
make Suspenders, only .tJUi
Fifty ($5.00) Green Trading Stamps. - '
,
A sample line of Men's Bath Robes, value to $6.50, 3 50
Fifty ($5.00) Green Trading Stamps.
Another lot of Men's and, Young Men's Sample llats inl ff
new blocks just received, value, to $2.50, at leUII
Fifty ($5.00) Green Trading Stamps. . ,; 4
t . m r- .j j a ...... i .. :
New line of. Rain Coats ready your inspection, f A AA
$45.00 to IlleUU
Pyrography
Pyrography
Pyrography
Big Spring
Opening
Saturday.
See Sixteenth St.
Window Display.
We're Headquarters.
SATURDAY
OPENINO
SPECIALS.
CI. 40 Dresser
, Boxes,
98c
000 Photo Boxes,
69c
St. 00 Taborets,
78c
91 Waste Baskets,
65c
11x14 Stamped
Panels, with
Chinese boys, by
Esther Hunt, big
value at
29c
30c Photo Frames
at 19C
Our Bi; Special
. Outfit,
$1.79
Fifty OK.00) Green
Trading Stamps.
Abov is a regu
lar $3.00 value.
See ua for Picture
1 ' Framing.
See us for Fine
Art Pictures.
Two thousand eweet-pcented
beautiful Carnations, as long
as the supply
lasts, dozen...
, o
25c
TOMR EARLY AND AVOID D18
APFOINTMKNT. BAI, BEGINS A.
M. IN CROCERT DEPT.
CANDIES
Five (60o) Orten Trading Ht.impii with
Olnss Pepper or Bait Shaker filled
with candy 10c
EASTER NOVELTIES
Phleka, each lc
Rabbltn and Chloka, each 60
Ten (1) Oreen Trading Stamps with
package Puffed Rice 10c
Five (6(K) Oreen Trading Stamps with
package Iemon Drop 6c
Hatchets, each 8c
CIGARS
Regngo, R clear Havana. 5c straight
clgnr. for 2.V-, 60 for 2.00
Saturday only.
A genuine French Hrinr Pipe with
celluloid, rubber or horn straight or
bent atem 30e
Thirty t$3) Oreen Trading Stamps.
Wynona, a 6 for 2Sc cigar, 50 for 1.80
Forty ($4) Oieen Trading Stamps.
Black Besa, a good 4c cigar, 9 for 25o
Cigars, fifty for, up from 60c
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.
Bennett's GreaJ Meat Market
Qaallty the Best rrlcea the I.oweat.
A few specials for Satnrdayi
Pork Loins Fresh and Small 41
Pound oac
Pork Butts es.
Pound J1C
Spare Ribs
Five pounda for JC
Rib Boiling Beef IB
Eight pounds for c
Mutton Stew nr.
Eight pounds for fCJC
Mutton Cho
Four Dounds for AJC
FRESH LEAF LARD
Fifteen pounda for
tllltKKXSI CHICKENS!
All Fresh Dressed Hens or f f I
Springs at, pound IlgC
Fresh Dressed Roosters-Pound
IIAMS1 HAMS!
A Fresh Lot of Morton-Gregson's Choice
Sugar Cured Regular Hams every one
guaranteed choice and sweet IfXn
average 10 pounds on sale at....,..."''
Forty ($4.00) Oreen Trading Stamps with
Each Ham.
I,ARD! LARD!
Another fresh lot of Ben
nett's Capitol Lard guar
anteed strictly pure and
open kettle rendered es
pecially for family trade
on sale In five- C8.
pounds palls f or. . . . . .
Forty (J4.00) Green Trading
Stamps with Each Pall.
UOOD THINGS TO EAT AT OUR
DELICATESSEN SECTION.
.68c
$1.00
84c
hrpij)
AS-
FISH! FISH! KIS'H!
For Lent.
FRESH AND SALT FISH OF ALL KINDJ.
HBRRIG! HERRING!
Another Shipment of Holland Herring In
Kegs guaranteed "JC-
at, keg JC
Thirty ($3.00) Green Trading Stamps with
each keg.
Bennett's Great
Grocery
Another buueh of rtx-ery Specials,
money saved on every 'purvhase.
Sinlt,TJ,'!tIr.,','n Trad'" Stumps with
nlnety-elght ptnind sack - in
I ride of Bennett s Flour IU
TtvilL?Trn T,rad,nf Stamp, with
- iw iuieit m r lour. .. Vp J
Tweny, "rtfn Tradin. stamps with
. .. ' I'p'pina Burn
rV.rlde..of Bennett s Flour. OUC
M "TV'n J1Tr"("a Stamps with
...... ..... . iPutT . VV
Jtrty (3) Green Trading
stamps with pound Tea..
icn (in Green Trading Stamps with
Pint bottle Snider s ftHad .(E j)
dressing
. ar? ."rtln Stamps with
EiiKllBh pint bottle Ilaar. Oo
mann's Inrklest. OC
-i.'i'J reen Tr""'ig Stampi.'" ifz
with two cans Rex l.ve....:. IOC
- i.l?1? 0rw,n Tr"Jna Stampi, tjo
".in npi-jjuuiiu aacs (. ornmeal.
tE-'V'ii01?"1 ,Tradln Stamps with
Flwer";."81 uf Vegetalle and
2 packages Beets.
2 package Cttbbuge.
J package Onions,
1 package peas.
1 piicktige Lettuce,
1 package Nasi urtliim,
1 Itnrknr. U . . t, -
- , - -. 1 1 rpp.,
1 hripku.u f 1 n ., . . . .Ml . .
- . vnnpirp UP 1 nPHnR.f
1 wp.I1 "T". Tr?rt,"f J B"w 1 -5 1
THT,"htyAi,2). GreR,n TradinsjBtsmps
with Aluminum Coffee '
Maker aaOC
Ten (SI) Green Trading Stamps with
three packages I needa E
Biscuits j IOC
Ten ($1) Green Trading Stamps wltb
f'j", Package Batavla Seeded
Ten ($1 ) Green 'Trading' Stamps'" tQn
with can Omar Pears IOC
Headquarters for Cheese
Ten'ftl) Green Trading Stamps fk
with Jar McLaren's Cheese IUC
Ten (J) Green Trading Stamps with
pound New York full Cream on
Cheese , AaUC
Fifteen (I1SO) Oreen Tradlng'stampg
with Jar McLaren's ,. 4
Cheese , 34C
Ten (11) Green Trading Btanips with
pound can Diamond 8 Salmon pjl
very fancy
Ten (II) Oreen Trading Stamps with
quarter pound can pure o
ground Black Pepper IG
Thirty ($3) Green Trading Stamps with
ten cans . X. L. it
Corn ;,1.UU
Thirty (S) Green -Trading Stamps with
ten cans solid pack ff
Tomatoes 1. UU
Ten (1) Green Trading Stamps jn
with quart medium sour pickles."'
!25c
I
STRICTLY FRESH EGG8 received
wery day from the'' '- ;J9
farm 55C
Ten (Jl) Green Trading Stamps with
eight bars Bennett's Bargain OB
Soap , OIp
Ten (1) Green. Trading Stamps with
pound can Bennett's Capitol OAr
tuning rowaer mt-w
Butter Department
PENNETTS CAPITOL CREAM KRY,
sixteen ounces to the pound,
brick ,4C
Full weight In our brick creamery.
Want .lore Boys and Girls Work Easier Than Ever. If Ten Cards Come to Us With Distributer's Name and Number, the Distributer Earns 25 Cents See the Ad Mas
SPOOSER LAW TO CONTINUE
.aaBSBSSSSaSj
Senate jPaweB Kesolution Extending Present
V Aot Governing Canal Zone.
Hoiusr Refuses ' to yield a point
Ver Bill Fall Because Senate
Amendments .Are Not Accept
. able to the Representatives.
WASHINGTON. March 1 The senate to
day found Itself far less pressed than usual
on the last day of a session of congress.
All the appropriations having been passed
the session was given up largely to general
legislation and when necessary to confer
ence reports on appropriation bills. During
the day final reports were presented on the
naval, the postofflce, the Indian and the
sundry civil bills, leaving only the river
and harbor and the general deficiency bills
to b' Considered in their final stages.
During the day the pure food bill was
definitely displaced and a sharp colloquy
over the Incident occurred between Senators
McCumber and Lodge.
The 'Joint resolution continuing In force
the present law applicable to the Panama
canal sons was unanimously adopted, but
not until after several senators had ex
pressed themselves In frank language con
cerning the attitude of the house, to which
they attributed the failure of the confer
nca on the bill... :'
It was Mr. Klttredge who called up his
resolution for the continuance In force of
the Spooner .law relating to the Isthmian
eanal, saying that the house conferees had
refusedto. accept the Senate provisions or
any compromise, and had declared flatly
that If. tli 'house bill was not accepted
there could be no actual .legislation during
the present session..'
Mr. Overman asked, whether, under the
present law, the president could build a
sva level canal, and Mr. Spooner answered
FLESH BUILDfeR
f The Jiver of the cod fish
produces oil that is a won
derful flesh builder. No fat
or oil can compare with it
in that respect. To get the
best out, of it, it must be
emulsified and made' like
cream. . In Scott's Emul
sion it is prepared in the
best possible form to pro
duce; the best possible re
sults. Thirty years have
proven this.
We'll Mad yes tsmple Itm.
tOOTT 0 WMI, nj v) Sunn. Nr YW .
In the negative, adding that, the set had
contemplated a lock canal Spd that no
president or commission could thango that
plan without i consulting- congress.
Text of the .IttlAeJatton.
. The resolution' was also discussed by Sen
stors Lodge, Morgan, Foraker and Teller
and agreed to on a roll call, 69 yeaB, no
nays.
It Is as follows: ' . ; i a'",V
That the provisions of seotlon 2 of an act
to provide for the temporary government of
the cannl sone at Panama, the protection
of the canal works and other purposes, ap
proved April 2s 1804, be and are hereby
continued In force imtil the expiration of
the session of the Fifty-eighth congress, be
ginning the nrst Monday in December, 1905,
unless other provision be sooner made by
congress.
Among the bills taken up was one mak
ing It a crime to send the boll weevil and
other Insect pests through the mails.
On objection by Senator McCumber the
pest bill went over.
Mr. Cockrell resigned from the commit
tee In charge of the new office building for
the senate and Mr. Teller was appointed
to fill the vacancy. At 6 o'clock the senate
took a recess to 8:S0 o'clock. '
Yoaemlte Valley Accepted.
At 8:30 o'clock Mr. Perkins called up and
the senate passed a joint resolution, au
thorising the acceptance of the recession of
Yosemlte valley as an addition to Yoaemlte
National park.
Mr. Hale then presented the first confer
ence report on the general deficiency bill.
In response to an inquiry from Mr. Gor
man. Mr. Hale said the conferees had failed
to reach an agreement on the house pro
vision appropriating S190.000 to pay mileage
senators and members of the second
session of the present congress. Mr. Gor
man expressed the hope that the senate
would, not yield Its position for a moment.
He added the opinion that if the provision
should become a law It would create a na
tional scandal.
The report as far as It went was agreed
to and the senate decided to ask for an
other conference.
At the night session the final conference
reports on the general deficiency bill and
the river and harbor bill were adopted, dis
posing of all .appropriation bills.'.
Naval Cadets Reinstated.
After much debate a bill reinstating three
Annapolis cadets, who had been discharged
from the naval academy for haslng, was
passed without division. Many senators ob
jected to the bill because they detested
basing. The beneficiaries are Joseph Drum
mond Little of Ohio, Earl Worden Chaffee
of Iowa and John Henry Lofland af Wis
consin. They were members of the claae of
190,1 and were court-martialed for alleged
maltreatment of freshmen while at sea.
The senate at 10 o'clock took recess for an
hour.
Soon after the resumption of business the
final conference- report on the river and
harbor bill was presented by Mr. Galllnger,
who said the bill carried sn aggregate ap
propriation for Immediate and continuing
Improvements smounting to about $37,000,000.
The conference report was agreed to and at
11 :M p. m. the senate went Into executive
session, reopening the doors at 1145 and
taking a recess until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE!
HOISE
Indian, Snndrr t'lrll and. Fostefflee
Bills Finally Passed.
WASHINGTON. March J.-The last day s
session of the house before the final ad
journment of the Fifty-eighth cwigreaa at
noon tomorrow found that body almost
through with Its work of disposing of con
ference reports on the great supply meas
ures qf the government and a few measures
of public Importance. From the moment
the doors were opened until late In the
night the galleries were packed, while out
side in the corridors were thousands anx
ious to gain entrance to the chamber.
A feature of the proceedings was the
general desire of the members to abstain
from obstructive tactics and permit the
deposition of business. Speaker Cannon
wielded the gavel through the entire ses
sion and maintained the best of order.
The only subject which gave rise to any
considerable debate was the conference re
port on the river and harbor bill. By an
overwhelming vote the. house refused to
agree to a motion by Mr. Sibley to concur
in the senate amendments and the bill was
sent back to conference. The conference
reports on the Indian and postofflce appro
priation bills were agreed to, which finally
passed both measures.
The conference report on the naval sp
proprlatlon bill was called up by Mr. Fobs
(III.). On division, 100 to 89, the house con
curred In the amendments, thereby finally
passing the bill.
Hills were passed aa follows:
Authorising the secretary of war to sell
magaxlne rirtes for the use of rifle clubs
formed under the regulations prepared by
the National Hoard for the Promotion of
Hide Practice.
Authorizing the president to allot and
distribute Indian tribal funds to such In
dians as in hla liu'.geinent may be entitled
thereto by reason of their udvanced civ
ilization. '
Relating to the construction and mainte
nance of roiuls, schools and the care and
support of Insane persons 'in Alaska.
To further prescribe the duties of the
secretary of the District of Alaska.
Mr! Kalanlanoale of Hawaii addressed
the house on the subject of leper colonies
In Hawaii In answer to some suggestions
made yesterday that one of the islands be
used for a national leprosarium. Including
patients from the I'nlted States. He pro
tested against the proposal on the ground
that It would bo destructive to the in
terests of that territory.
At 6 o'clock the house took a recess
until o'clock.
On reconvening, Mr. Hemenway pre
sented the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill and It was agreed
to with little discussion. The action finally
passed the bill.
Final conference reports on the two
remaining appropriation bills, the river
and , harbor and the general deficiency
measure, were agreed to at the evening
session.
A full agreement on the river and har
bor appropriation bill was reached by the
conferees at 10 o'clock tonight, a com
promise of all the matters of difference.
Conferees on the general deficiency bill
tonight agreed on all matters of differ
ence. The bill, as finally agreed on, ap
propriates A,918,310.
Among the new Items appropriated for
are the following:
To repair the sttamship Thetis for work
In Bering sea and the Arctic ocean, $30,
0C0. Refunding to the stale of Wiscon
sin, expenaes Incurred in raising volunteers.
There was much discussion today and
tonight over the appropriation of mileage.
Representative Hemenway finally moved
that the house recede and concur In the
senate amendment striking out the mile
age. After more discussion, Mr. Hemen
wuy's motion prevailed. 173 to 72, and the
house accordingly receded, which finally
passed the bill.
X senate resolution - was - agreed to- ac
cepting the recession Jjy the state of Call
ornla of the Yosemite valley grant and
the Mariposa bill tree grove In the Yosemlte
park and the appropriating of $20,000 for
tho care of the pork. ;..-
Mr. Vandlver (Mo.) then called up his
resolution requesting Information of the
attorney general as to whether he has
taken action on .the evidence furnished by
the anti-trust league of an alleged com
bination between the Carnegie and tho
Bethlehem Steel works to fix the price
of armor plate. Mr. palzell (Pa.) moved
to lay. the resolution on the table, and that
motion prevailed, 109 to 98, so the resolution
was lost.
The house then at 11:56 p. m. took a re
cess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
STATEHOOD
HILL .
IS
DEAD
Conference Committee After Fruitless
Session Adjourns Sine Die.
WASHINGTON, March 3. The statehood
bill died at :30 O'clock tonight. At that
time the conferees on the bill parted not
to meet during the Fifty-eighth congress.
There was persistent 'effort on the part of
the senate conferees to get a disagreement
reported to the two houses, but the house
conferees mode the - 'positive declaration
that no disagreement report would be
signed.
The plan of the house' leaders on the
statehood question for the next congress
has been outlined. The first day of the
next session Representative Hamlin, chair
man of the committee on territories, will
Introduce the statehood bill with provi
sions like those which passed the house.
Ife will call his committee together to re
port the bill. This action will be taken
without preliminary hearings. Within two
weeks It Is expected that the bill will be
on the house calendar. A special rule will
be forthcoming to put it through without
protracted discussion and the question then
will be again before the senate. It is be
lieved that with a long session before It
the bill can be passed in the senate.
SENDS A PARTIAL REPORT
Coat
Shirts
are tinted to every figure
and every function, lliey
are made on modern
methods. In colored
shirts the colon stay. , .
$1.50 and mora -
OLUBTT. ABODV A CO.,
Sk.n.ri'UMt Hi Arrvw Cellars.
(Continued from First Page.)
number of other Important cities their
proportion ranges from JO to 90 per ctnt
of the total beef supplied. '
Where Packers Are Weak.
In smaller cities and towns in most sec
tions of the country, on the other hand,
arid even in large cities In some sections,
their operatious are relatively much less
Important.
For instance, such cities as Buffalo, Cleve
land, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, obtain
only from 10 to 33'- per cent of their total
beef supply from there six compunics. in
the southern states the large packers men
tioned generally supply less tnan half the
total beef consumed In the larger cities and
in the smaller cities and towns of this sec
tion the proportion is generally less than
one-fourth. The six companies mentioned
are almost all the concerns conducting op
erations over an extended area, slaughter
ing cattle In (he great western markets and
transporting the product eastward for con
sumption. Kxcept for the beef supplied by
thetn, nearly all is slaughtered by local con
cerns. In order to make certain of the accuracy
of the results, the bureau adopted a double
method of ascertaining the profit. It first
compiled from the detailed records of pack
ing companies exact figures of the quanti
ties, costB and sales of cattle and all prod
ucts derived from them, and from these ele
ments computed the profit of each of the
packers separately and of all together. This
computation was confined to tne Armour,
Swift and Sehwarzschild & Sulzberger com
panies. For the year from July, 1903 to June, 1904,
the computation covered 2,013.658 cattle. The
average live weight was 1,116 pounds and
the average cost at $4.15 per hundred weight
was $46.73 per head, the total cost, Including
killing, etc., being $48.19.
The average selling price of the beef was
$1.25, or $39.3 per head, the average dressed
weight being 629 pounds. The net value of
by-products was $9.75 per head, or more
than $2 per head lees than In the preceding
yeur. The total proceeds of the beef and
by-product were $49.01, leaving a profit of
82 cents per head, equal to 13.5 cents, per
hundred weight of dressed beef.
Profits on liy-Products.
In addition to the average profits Just
indicated are the further profits arising
from elaboration of by-products beyond the
first marketable stage, and from car mile
age, which, as already stated, may to
gether add not more than 60 cents per head
to the average profit of 99 cents Just given.
The additional profit derived from elabo
rating minor by-products Is over and above
their value as raw material, which Is al
ready Included In the profits of the beef
business.
The great packing establishments have
numerous auxiliary departments, some of
which are virtually distinct industries not
strictly belonging to the packing business.
The profit on private refrigerator cars is
that derived from the mileage paid by the
railroads, which, roughly speaking, aver
ages slightly more titan S4 of a cent per
mile for every mile traveled by refrigerator
cars, whether loaded or empty. The aver
age distance to which beef Is transported
from the packing house before consumption
does not exceed 800 miles. The gross mile
age received by the owner of the refriger
ator car would therefore be roughly $12
per round trip.
Companies Not Overcapitalised.
The actual Quantity of dressed beef de
rived was sscertalned directly from the kill
ing records, and the actual amount re
ceived for such beef waa also taken from
the books. True averages were then deter,
mined with the results already indicated
An examination of the actual bookkeeping
profits was made for Morris & Co. and the
Cudahy Packing eompany, as well aa for
the three companU named. Extensive
statistics of prices of cattle and beef and
other matters was also taken from all five
of these packers and from the Hammond
company as well. Aa stated, the results of
the bureau's Investigation indicate that the
larger packing companies especially con
sidered are not over-capitalized. Presump
tive evidence In favor of fair capitalisation
Is found n the very conceritruted holdings
of the stocks of these companies, nearly all
pf which, Willi' the exception of Swift and
Company, are held by the packers them
selves and their families. In the case of
, Swift and " Company the entire $.15,000,000
capital stock and $5,000,000 bonds were paid
in in cash and at par.
SomeCudany Profits.
The conclusions of the report In regard to
the operations of private car lines are) ap
proximate. The bureau arrives at an aver
age cost for a refrigerator car of $1,000, an
average yearly cost of maintenance of $115
per car and a net profit from the mileage
alone, as already slated, of from 14 per cent
to about 17 per cent.
A statement submitted by one company
the Cudahy Packing company shows an
actual net profit on the original Investment
In their cars of 22 per cent In W02. of 20 per
cent in 1903 and of 17.7 per cent In 1!H4.
These profits are entirely derived from the
mileage allowed owners of private cars by
railroad companies. For refrigerator cars
this mileage is generally three-fourths of 1
cent,' but for a considerable section of the
country is 1 cent per mile traveled.
The National Packing company, men
tioned above ns one of the "Hlg Six," Is a
merger of various packing plants, particu
larly the so-called Hammond and Fowler
Sropertles, and Is controlled by Armour,
wlft and Morris Interests, who constitute
its board of directors. Except for the Na
tional Packing company, however, there
appears to be practically no general lnter
ownershlp of stock among the six principal
companies.
CZAR ISSUES A RESCRIPT
(Continued Yrom First Page.)
term to which he had been re-elected.
The appointee, claiming his appointment
Included the new term ss well as the bal
ance of the old, refused to vacate. Mr. Mc
Nenny then brought an Information In the
nature of quo warranto and the case was
tried to the court. The holding of the court
Is in effect that the resignation of Mc
Nenny was accepted during the first term
and that as he had qualified for ths second
term within the time allowed by statute he
was legally entitled to the office from the
date of the qualification.
proclaiming a general strike, and then dis
persed.
. Police Boay nt Warsaw.
WARSAW, March 8. (1:60 p. m.) The
police made numerous arrests In the course
of the night. Including Stanlsalas Lublcskl,
editor of the Kurjer Codzlenny. He is not
believed to be connected with the agita
tion movement, but It Is thought his ar
rest was ordered for Its moral effect,
LuMczkl being one of the best known per
sons In Warsaw.
The military and police patrols have
been largely Increased and are now stop
ping snd searching persons in the streets
for revolvers.
The emperor's manifesto was published
here today It Is feared Its reactionary
tone will have a bad effect. Everyone Is
nervously anticipating the developments
of the next few days. It is rumored that
martial lsw will be proclaimed here
March 4.
Three regiments of infantry snd some,
squadrons of Cossacks arrived here today.
The authorities apparently are concen
trating troops at critical centers In readi
ness for emergencies. Seven Infantry regi
ments and a. strong force of Cossacks are
stationed at Lodz. The exodus of the
wealthiest people of Warsaw continues.
The trains to Germany and Austria are
crowded.
There have been further arrests of Jour
nalists, including M. Duwld, editor of the
Glos Krzywickl, and the editor of the
OJnlwouJ.
River Open at Yankton.
YANKTON, S. D., March 8. (Special.)
The earliest break-up In the Missouri river
at this point occurred last night snd today.
The Ice for several miles above and below
the city has been slowly breaking up for
several days and today the river Is running
full of Immense floes. The thickness of the
Ice is most unusual, due to the Intense
cold of tho early part of February, but there
Is little or no danger of a gorge owing to
the fact that the Ice Is no longer Arm, but
breaks readily. The Yankton Bridge ami
Ferry company lost some of Its pontoon
floats In the break-up, but succeeded In
saving a majority of them. The river will
be running free from Ice and open to navi
gation within a week.
Mr Kenny Holds the Olllre.
STCRGIS, S. D., March 8.-Speclal.)-Judge
Rice of tho circuit court today
handed down a decision in the Meade
county state's attorney case. In this case
James McNenny, who was serving a term
which began January (, 19U3, and had been
re-elected, requested an increase of salary
which was $t00 s yeur, and tendered hli
resignation, to take effect It It waa not
granted. The county commissioners ac
cepted the resignation, although admitting
the salary should be increased, and ap
pointed another. The appointment was very
distasteful to a number of Mr. McNenny's
friends, and partly to please them snd
psrtly because he thought he had not re
ceived a square deal, he qusllfled for the
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