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MoedayTIie Great Mid-Sommer Sale of Muslin Underwear'
TASTEFUL STYLES. STANDARD QUALITIES AND LOW PRICES "
This great Rale will commence Monday morning. Every garment is of substantial quality, even those nt the very lowest prices,
is cut amply full, thoroughly well made and neatly finished. With cotton very high, you could not begin to make undergarments like w
for so little cost. Come Monday and share in this great sale. All goods spread out on tables ready for quick choosing.
Special Sale of Gowns
All Se non In this sale fo each.
All
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1.00 Uowna In this sale The each.
1.2b )ona In thin aale 85c eacn.
1.
60 Gowns In this Bale 11.0(1 earn.
1.7ft Unwns in this rale II. 25 rich.
J. 00 Uowna in tnis sale eacn.
2. 2 K downs In this sale II. 75 each.
Ill) (lnn In thla nale 4I.I parh.
S f0 downs In this ssle S.2K each.
4 00 Oowna In this sale 11MH each.
fi.Ofl Oowns In this sale 13. "5 each.
4.00 Gowns In this sale 14.49 each.
Special Sale of Chemise
All 83c Chemise In this sala 65c each.
All $1.00 Chemlsa In thla sale 75c each.
All 11.26 Chemise In thla sale SSo each.
AU $1.60 Chemise in thla sale 88c each.
All $1.75 Chemise In this sale $1.25 each.
All $2.00 Chemise In this sale $1.50 each.
All $2.25 Chemise In thla sale $1.7$ each.
All $2.60 Chemise In thla sala $1.98 each.
All $3.00 Chemise In thla sale $2.25 each.
Special Sale of Drawers
All the fl. 00 Drawers In this sale 76c each.
All the $1.25 Drawers In this aale 85c each.
All the $1.50 Drawers In thla sale $1.00 each.
All the $1.76 Drawers In this sale $1.16 each.
All the $1.00 Drawers In this sale $1.60 each.
All the $3.25 Drawers In this sale $1.7$ enoh.
All the $2.10 Drawers In this sale $1.98 each.
All the $3.00 Drawers In this sale 82.21 each.
All the M 00 Drawera In thla aale 3 8 each.
All the $5.00 Drawers In this sale $3.75 each.
Special Sale of Corset Covers
All $1.00 Corset Covers, this sale 7Bc each.
All $1.25 Corset Covers, this sale 85c each.
All $160 Corset Covers, this sale $1.00 each.
1.25 each.
1.4 each.
1.76 each.
1.98 each.
2.25 each.
2.98 each.
8.75 each.
4.49 each.
All
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1.76 Coraet Covers, thla sale
2.00 Corset Covers, this sale
2.25 Corset Covera. thla sale
2.50 Coret Covera, this sale
3.00 Corset Covera. this sale
4.00 Coraet Covers, this sale
6.00 Corset Covers, this sale
1.00 Corset Covers, this sale.
Pretty Silks Specially Priced for Monday $1.00 Dainty
All Silk Radium Novelty, 49c Yard
Rich, beautiful, graceful all silk Radium Novelty at less than half
price. Strictly drew elegance for afternoon, evening, calling and
all dresa occasions, In pretty light weight fabric. The handsome
and always liked pin stripe, and tiny dots In new blue, grey, hello
trope, reseda, French gray, mode and pearl gray. Extraordinary
value at MONDAY'S SPECIAL PRICE. '
NOTE Monday, Black Japanese Silk, absolutely will not spot
with water, fine even soft finish, an excellent black, (dyed tn Lyons)
full 36 inches wide 75c yard.
Extra Special
AH 60o Nainsook Corset Covers, In
at, each ,
this sale 25c
Special Sale of Skirts
AU $1.00 Skirts In this sala 75c each.
All $1.60 Skirts In this sale $1.00 each.
All $1.7 Skirts In thia sale $1.21 each.
All $2.00 Skirts In this sala $1.50 each.
All $2.60 Skirts In this sale $1.98 each.
All $3.00 Skirts tn this sale $2.26 each.
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Special Clearing Sale of Choice Wash Goods Prices
Greatly Reduced
2 Re Shadow Mull
85c 811k Stripe Chiffon I . ., . .
toe chiffon ombre (All reduced
26c and 80c real Irish Dimities to, per yard
1 6c Crystal Lingerie
1 5c Woven Lingerie Batiste. . . .
15c Batistes now 10c yard.
16c Woven Madras for shlrvts
and" suits reduced to 10c yard.
All our 10c Batistes at 5c yard.
19c
15c, 30c, 40c Novelty Zephyr
Ginghams In new and beauti
ful Plaids, very stylish, re
duced to 19c yard.
Bargain Square in Basement
Special Remnant Sale. Lawns
'3 4c Ginghams 3 He Madras
8 He yd., Chambrays 3 He yd. and
Remnants of all kinds of Wash
Goods at greatly reduced prices.
Extra! Extral
Important Announcement
Walt for our Great Seml-Annual
Sale of Shirt Waists. This wtll be
the greatest sale of High Class
Waists ever held In Omaha. Fin
est Opera Waists, Finest Herald
Square Waists and the Finest Fan
tan Waists. Watch Papers.
Monday More $2 All Silk
Colored Dress Voiles 69c
The great Width, 4$ Inch, and the
special sale price 69c, brings the cost
of one of the most supberb dress fab
rics, for calling, dinner, reception or
evening gowns of tasteful eleganoe,
down to a very small sum. After pres
ent lots are exhausted. It will be a
long time before you see this pretty
fabric sold so cheap. We are Just
closing out our Importer's surplus
lot. Better Investigate, choice line
of colors and cream.
July Clearing Sale of White
Hungarian Linen Suiting
Special 60c Hungarian Suiting on sale
Monday at per yard 19 H
To share In this sale one must come early.
Basement White Goods Sale
3,000 yards of 16c, 12 He White India
Llnon. in lengths of IVb to 14 yards,
Monday In Basement at per yard 4
A Great Special Sale of $1.50
Fine Imported Black Nov
elty Voile Monday, 98e Yd.
This Is to be a most notable sale
of extra fine Imported black Voiles
of the year. A dress made from thia
pretty fabric always has an air of '
elegance and refinement, no matter
how simple or plain it may be made.
MONDAY, you can buy these same
beautiful fabrics that you have been
looking at, at about half price. TOUR
CHOICE 98o YARD.
July Clearing Sale of Fine Colored Imported Wash Goods
. Monday we will commence our great clearing sale of all our fine
colored Wash Goods at great reduced prices.
COLORED FRENCH VOILE
All our 60c Colored Voiles, Monday's Clearing Sale price,
per yard 25
OOU)RKl FRENCH LAWN.
All our 60c Colored French Lawn, Monday's Clearing Sale
price, per yard 23
CHECKED LINEN SUITING.
All our. 81. 00 Checked Linen Suiting, 48 Inches wide, Mon
day, per yard 506
White and Blue and White checks only.
Drapery Department
When In need of draperies come to Thompson. Belden Co.'s and
compare our prices with those of other stores. That's all we ask.
Art Tickings, $0o yard.
Kmbossed Sateens; 25c yard.
Down Proof Sateens, $0o yard.
It Inch Figured Sateens, 15o and
It 2-3o yard.
Best Sllkollnes 38 Inches wide, fig.'
ured, 12 He yard, plain colored
10c yard.
Printed Swiss for Curtains snd
bed Spreads, 16o yard.
Mercerized Draperies at 18o yard.
Art Dimities at 80c yard.
Art Taffetas at 80c yard.
Art Denims, 16c, 18c, $0c, 26c yd.
Cretonnes at 16o yard.
Hungarian Cloth at $0e yard.
Linen Taffeta, 45c yard.
Plain Burlap, 16o yard, figured,
20c yard.
Reversible figured Burlap at I6e
yard. "
Big reduction In prices ' on all
Lace Curtains.
Embroideries, for Making
Dainty Summer Waists
These wide Swiss embroideries
make handsome Summer Waists. You
will need IK yards for this purpose,
with 1V4 yards of narrow lacs edging
for neck and sleeves. Add a few fine
tucks and you have the daintiest
waist Imaginable.
These choice embroideries range
from $1.00 to $$.76 yard.
Main floor.
Howard, Corner 16th.
Bee 7-7-07.
Open Saturday Xveaings
July Clearing .Sale of White
Goods Monday
White Linen Hnlshed Lawns.
All 25c 42 Inch Linen Finished
Lawns, at per yard ........ 15
All 20c 42 Inch Linen Finished
Lawns, at per yard 10
Corset Comfort for Hot Days
At fl.00 each, J. B. Corsets,
made of very light, cool Batiste.
Just enojgh weight for the hot
summer weather. Some are long,
others rather short. - All good
models, with all the other standard
makea to select from at 11.00 each
Second Floor.
the payment of money to the Union Tank
Line by the Chicago ft Alton for the use of
its cars between Whiting. Ind., and East
St. Louis during the period covered by the
Indictments la the trial recently closed.
The witness said that the railroad com
pany paid to the Union Tank Line company
three-quarters of a cent for a hauling of
both )o4.1 and empty cars. He was
asked by Judge Lsndls, "does the Union
Tank Line company own these cars that
sre used Itt the transportation of OUT"
i "Yes, sir."
. "Do you know whether Its stock is owned
.by sajr, other company?"' -
' "The major portion ot the stock of the
Union Tank Line is owned by the Stan
dard Oil company of New Jersej "
".What proportion of Its stockT"
"Oh, by far the major portion; the con
trolling Interest In It."
"What is the outstanding capital stock
of the Union Tank Line company?"
"The original Investment was $3,600,000,
but It Is in debt $5,000,000 on top of that
It has not paid a dividend since 1901."
''Is that due to the. mismanagement of
your predecessor r
"No, sir, It is due to the fact that there
Is no money In running as an Investment,
tank cars at three-quarters of a cent a
mile."
John D. Rockefeller Caviled.
This concluded the testimony of Mr.
Felton and as he left the stand Judge
Landls called:
"John D. Rockefeller." , ,
Mr. Rockefeller rose briskly from his
seat , and walked rapidly toward the wit
ness stand. At the conclusion of the oath
and In response to the uaual question as
to whether he would tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth, he
bowed his head In affirmation and said,
"I do."
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MseOTif Sale ExjlraoFiSMary
in
Semi-Annual Clearance
Monday morning at 8 o'clock.
Sale starts
Only twice
each year do you have this opportunity to
buy Lilliputian wearing apparel at less
than factory prices. On account of the
backward spring season the assortments
are especially complete for this sale,
25 discount on all furnishings for boys and girls except
: v collars and hosiery
25 discount on all infants' wear except "Arnold" goods.
25 discount on girls' Coats, Suits, Dresses and Skirts
25 discount on all boys Wash Suits, colored and white.
334 discount on all boys' and young men's Suits.
25 discount on all Knee and Long Trousers.
All goods are marked in plain figures and you simply figure off 25 per cent or
SSya'k and have the largest assortment of high grade juvenile wear to select from.
. 25 7o DISCOUNT
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Boys' Shirts
Boys' Blouses .
tTnderwcar
Neckwear
' v Boys Hats & Caps
Suspenders
Short or Long Trousers
Wash Suits
" 33Vi DISCOUNT
Boys' Suits and Reefers .
Young Men's Suits
Baia Coats, Top Coats
Closing
Out
the
Norris
Shoes
25 DISCOUNT
Infants Coats
Infants' Bonnets
Girls' Dresses
Muslin Undeiwear
Girls' Cap?.
Girls' Automobile Coats
Girls' Cravenetles
Infants' Dresses
Infants Underwear
Girls' Coats
Girls Hats
Girls Waists
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The first question put by Judge Landls
was: .
"Mr. Rockefeller, have jrou any official
connection with the Standard OH company
ot Mew Jersey r
"I am the president, but the position Is
purely honorary and has been for the last
eight or ten years, as I have not been rm
derlng' Shy service whatever."
"Do you know what the outstanding
capital stock of the Standard Oil of
Now Jersey 1st"
"I think that It Is about IIOO.OOO.O'JO; the
outstanding, I could not state definitely,
your honor."
"Approximately K.000,tiOOT" asked the
court.
"That Is my Idea, yes, sir, approximately
1100.000,000 of the outstanding."
"Generally speaking, what Is the busi
ness of the Btandard Oil coaqnany of New
Jersey m the production, distribution and
sale of 'oil?"
Thinks Company Dals la Oil.
"Well, .your honor, as 1 have been so
long out of business snd. out of this busi
ness. It Is a dozen years since I bays been
at all actively related -with the affairs of
the company. It Is elg'at years, your honor,
since I have been in the office at all."
"What Is your general impression of the
business of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey?"
"They have a refinery and refine oil.
That was the It would be Impossible
for me to gtve-rto make an answer to that
question intelligently without a study of
the case."
"Have you an Impression as to whether
or not the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey operates Indirectly more than one
oil refinery?'
Attorney Miller objected to this question
as going laeyond the reach of any statement
regarding, either the information de
aired Vy theV court or the pur
pose, -which he said he understood had
to do -with the fixing of a fine. He de
clared, that it had been widely published
that the government had a purpose In the,
prejjpnt Investigation to develop evidence
for another case on trial In MUauurL
Co art Objects to Instnnatloa.
"What do you mean by "purpose? asked
XUdge Landls, sharply.
."I use the words I have seen In the news
papers," aald the attorney.
"What do you mean "by your use of tho
words the government? I wish to state
that the government has nothing to do
with this inquiry."
Attorney Miller replied that he had In
tended ne Insinuation, but believed that
the present- Investigation should not invade
a. case where the government Is prose
cuting the Btandard Oil company In an
other state than Illinois and where the
information was not of importance in con
nection with the case at Issue before Judge
Landls. The court declared that he was
seeking to ssceitala the wealth of the cor
pora Mans holding slock of the Standard
OU company of Indiana, which was re
cently convicted of Tebatlng. The question
ing of Mr. Rockefeller was then resumed
by the judge.
Have1 you any recollection, Mr. Rocke
feller, that the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey Is Interested In the refinement
of oil more than la lbs ne refinery you
have referred to?"
'I to not know what refineries there are.
The refining business has grown up siuce
my touch with lis active operation."
So that you don't know?"
1 could not tell. I only know of the
operation of refineries that are in New
Jersey by the Standard OU company of
New Jersy."
"Do you know of the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey being Interested In the
operation of any refineries through and b
the name of the corporation whose stock
is held by the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey r
"That I presume Is so."
"Is the business of the Stsndard OH com
pany of New Jersey, genially speaking,
the production and refining of oil?"
"The production, the refining snd the sale
of oil. that Is aa Important feature of the
business of the Sttaadard Oil company of
New Jersey."
"Do y knew what the dividends sf the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey were
firing the years of 1908, 1904 and IMC?1
"I don't know, your honor, exactly, but
approximately about 40 per cent of the out
standing stock. I would not undertake to
speak absolutely definitely, but that la a
close approximate."
: The court then asked what officers of the
Standard OU company of Now Jersey would
be able to tell him the amount of the net
earnings of the company during the years
1803, ISOi and 1905. )
The witness replied; "I really do not
think I could tell you. Undoubtedly one
of the gentlemen subpoenaed hers present
could."
Judge Landls said that Secretary Pratt
of the Standard Oil company of w Jersey
and other officers were present. In the court
and asked Mr. Rockefeller If Its or any
of the others could give the desired in
formation. The witness, replied; "I should think so."
r4arr Pratt Catllo.
The oourt said: "Then call Mr. Pratt.
That Is all for the present. Mr. Rockefeller.
The witness Instead of leaving the oh air,
sank back Into it aa though he intended
to remain there. A bailiff stepped up be
hind him and whispered to him that his
examination was concluded and that he
could leave the stand. Mr. Rockefeller than
rose and walked briskly to the seat he
'had occupied before being called. Charles
M. Pratt, the secretary of ths company,
who fololwed Mr. Rockefeller en the stand,
wa sasked by the judge If the estimate
given by Mr. Rockefeller as to the out
standing capital stock of the tSandard Oil
company of New Jersey was about $1003),
00. The witness replied:
"I think it is swt quite that. It Is sbiut
198,300.000. Something like that. That la
within a few dollars ofths amount."
Earnlnsrs Are tCnormons.
"Do you remember the earnings of the
company, during those three years?"
the attorneys for the defense and asked:
"Is there anything you would Ilka to
Introduoe?"
Absolutely nothing, your honor," re
plied Attorney Rosenthal.
Do you desire," asked Judge Landls,
"to offer any evidence tending to show thst
the defendant In this case or the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey never violated
the Interstate Commerce law before. I
will hear It and consider It In connection
with this matter."
"We will consider what your honor has
said." replied Mr. Rosenthal. We make
no reply to that suggestion now. We will
take It underconslderatlon."
"Will you reply Monday morning?"
"We will, your honor."
Thla concluded the hearing and Judge
Landls left the bench and the crowd filed
onut. Mr. Rockefeller, William E. Rocke
feller. Mr. Archibald and Secretary Pratt
and the othir officials of the Standard Oil
company passed Into the chambers of
JudgW Landls, and from there Into the
hall. A large crowd was present to see
him to pass, but he paid no sttentlon to
any of the people Who pressed closely
upon him, snd apparently did not recognise
the fact that he was sn object of curlo1ty.
At tne door nr the federal building he was
greeted by another crowd of people who
eyed him - with Interest. Entering the
automobile In which he came to the court
he was taken at once to the residence of
Harold P. MeCormlck, his son-ln-ISw. He
may remain In the city for several days,
and the time of bis departure is unoer-talpn.
Company Always Obe-ya Laws.
After the conclusion of the hearing, the
following statement was given to the As
sociated Press by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
and John D. Archibald, as vice president
of the Standard Oil company.
Since the emctment of the Interstate
Commerce law In 1KX7 the Standard Oil
company has most carefully observed Its
provision and in no case has wilfully
Violated the law. It Welcomed the pasae
of the law, and the principle of equity
which was embodied In It. The old sys
tem of special rebates was obnoxious and
was never a source of profit to the conr-
pany. The net rate paid for rrelght was
always used aa a basis for the selling price
In the markets snd the consumer had the
benefit of It. Moreover, every . shipper
could secure such special ratea and was no
uncommon experience for the Standard
Oil company to discover that Its competitors
had lower rates than It was snipping un
der. The assertion so often made by sare-
less and sensational writers and critics
that 'rebates' were the basis of Standard
Oil prosperity is absolutely untrue. Its
prosperity his come through Its correct
apprehension of the possible magnitude and
importance or ine petroleum nusiness;
through Us having provided better and
more economical nethoria for doing the busi
ness than have Its competitors and through
a better service to the nubile In price
snd quality than others have given. It
has made the petroleum Industry great;
has held It for this country as against
foreign competition; and we assert has been
a blessing and not a bane to the country.
Its downfall through any cause would be
a national disaster.
History f tbe Case.
The flnsl acceptance by Mr. Rockefeller
of the subpoena Issued for htm by Judge
Landls snd his agreement to appear In
court today marks the culmination of an
exciting series of events In Btandard Oil
litigation and the final chapter of a spoc
tacular search for the oil magnate. When
the United States government lsst August
secured ths Indictment of tho Stsndsrd Oil
company of Indiana for having accepted
rebates from the Chicago dc Alton Railroad
Sompany neither United States District At
torney Sims nor attorneys representing
Standard OH Interests anticipated tbat Mr.
Rockefeller would ever be called as a wit
ness In the case. After a hard-fought legal
battle before a Jury In Judge Landls' court
a verdict was returned finding the oil com
pany guilty of violating the anti-rebate
laws and It was then Incumbent upon the
Judge to assess a fins against ths corpora
tion, it being within his discretion to place
the Density as high as $21000,000.
Judge Landls, sfter reading over the en
tire teattmony, ooverlng thousands of type,
written pages, concluded hs oould reaoh, no
satisfactory decision aa to the amount of
the fins unless hs knew positively how
Urge were the resources of the defendant
company and whether It Is owned by the
Standard Oil company ot New Jersey.
Judge Landls found there wss no alterna
tive but to call pn the officers of thesa
concerns.
Judge Landls Is empowered to fix the
Ann at sny sum between 11,000 and l.0C0
for each count, of which thers were 1.482
In ths indictment. Thus the maximum fine
Is J2S.S40.O0O, but as ths capital stock of
the Indiana company Is but $1,000,(0), the
supreme court might deem the maximum
fine as falling tn the class of cruel snd
unusual punishment, prohibited by the con
stitution. If It is shown, however, that the
Indiana company is merely subsidiary to
the New Jersey concern, with a capital of
$100,009,000, no such appeal could , be mads.
one In which the esttiesmp i-t,
wrecked by an explosion with great loss or
life March 11 last
The cause of last night s firs Is a mys
tery. It broke out In the sail room, ss did
the flr which destroyed the French torpedo
school ship Algeclrss here November 18,
ltK. resulting In the loss of three Uvea.
Thla Is the third oonflagratlnn to treat
out on board ships st Toulln within l
month. A rigid Inquiry is being made.
Ths Hoc he was completed In 1SK9. has a
belt of compound armor from fourteen to
eighteen Inches thick and carries a crew
numbering about 660 officers snd men.
DELEGATION JN0J SURPRISED
Coreans Consider It Xalnral tkat F.m
peror ikoaM Disown Thorn
aad Mission,
THE HAGUE. July s.-The members of
the Coresn delegation here say they con- ( at
Slder It quite natural that the emperor of ,U
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his Interview with the Marquis Ito, ths
representative of Japan at Seoul, who
mrrAmA him nn th atiKI lh,lr mil, :'
sion, sddlng:
"To hsvs admitted that he Instructed
us to represent him st The Hague would
perhaps mean his being dethroned, or even
murdered."
Tne delegates suggest that If the United
States or sn European power had made a
similar 1nqUlr of the Corean emperor ths
answer would have been different.
To kep order and assure the mainte
nance of peace In ths far east the
States and the European po
Coreans added, should uphold
pendence of Cores by declaring that coun
try to be a neutral atste.
e malnte '.
the United 1
wer. ths
the lndo. V
WHAT AILS THE ARMY
(Continued from First Page.)
ber of additional officers from their com
mands. "Owing to ths necessity for detaching
officers for duties, and also because at all
times some officers sre slrk or absent on
annual vacations, we have left a compara
tively very small number to do the duty
with the companies, troops snd batteries.
where the work becomes so onerous to
the few thst sre left thst considerable dis
satisfaction ensues.
"It Is Impossible to relieve these officer
from detached service or order them bacls
to their commands without materially In
juring many Important Interesta removing
trained administrators from civil duties of
great Importance, suspending rr diminishing
the pesos training of the army or releas
ing ths number of recruiting officers. If
this latter were done, ths army would
gradually go out of existence, as ws should
steadily lose more men by discharge than
ws got by recruiting.
Mora Officers One Remedy.
"In my Judgment, a better way would he
for congross to pass a law allowing a
number of extra officers, equal to those
now detached for necessary purposes,
whose services during peace could be util
ised as thry now are and who when war
suddenly breaks out would afford us a
small body of trained experts, who could
be drawn upon for assignment to ths mul
tifarious administrative duties connected
with the sudden snd very grest expansion
of our small army when International
trouble arises.
"It Is a mistake to assume that any In
telligent cltlieti can efficiently perform
without previous training, the duties of a
military staff officer. The blunders and '
mistakes for which ths War department ,'
was so severely arraigned during the early
days of the Spanish-American war, were
unuvoldable because' of the absence of a
sufficient number of well trained officers
available for assignment to administrative
Staff duties. K nation which depends for
defense upon s patriotic and citizen soldiery
as we do, who are to be enrolled and
mustered Into ths service In enormous
numbers when trouble arises, ought for
selfish reasons, If for no better, to keep a
fully equipped framework with which a
large expansion could be promptly and ef
ficiently accomplished when sudden neces
sity arises. There is not time to train -ths
necesssry officers then. They must bs
trained during peace.
"These are my reasons for believing
that ths army needs not only mors py,
out mors officers."
HEAVY FIGHTINGJN FORMOSA
Steamer ' Tremont Brings Tfevra of
" pperatloas by Japanese Against
Head Hunters.
VICTORIA, B, CV July The stesmer
Tremont, which arrived last night, brought
news of desperate fighting In Formosa,
where the Japanese are conducting opera
tions against the Formosa natives, mostly
head hunters. Five hundred ' Formosun
Chinese, trsined by Japanese officers snd
"I do very clearly, your honor. I think i led by Lieutenant Colonel Hayakawa. st-
for the first yesr they were $81,309,000, ap
proximately. This was 1903."
"Now, for 1904?"
"In 1904, ss nesr as I remember, J should
say they were $61,600,000."
"And In 19U6?"
"A trifle over $57,000,000, as near as I can
remember."
"Now, generally speaking. Is ths capital
represented by. tbe outstanding stock some
thing under $100,000,000 of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey employed la the
refinement, distribution snd sals of the
products of petroleum?"
"Oh, your honor, ths properties are worth
vsstly more than that."
"Tliut is what tho company Is employed
In. is It not?"
"It Is."
"Can you tell his what part of ths Stand
ard Oil enmpeay of lndiuna. If any, ths
SUinduid OU company of New Jersey
owns?" '
"Tbe Standard Oil company of Indiana
stock, as I understand It, your honor, Is
held by Individuals, stockholders of tbe
Standard Oil company of New Jersey very
largely."
"How much of ltf
"A very large proportion."
Judge Landls then asked Secretary Pratt
If ha understood of ths capital stock of
ll.WW.Cuu, In shares' of $100 each of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana. 4.95
shares are beld by the Standard Oil com-
jeny of New Jersey. The witness replied
"I think spproxlmately, that the pereen
tags of the stock Is controlled by the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
"At lbs present timer
"I think so."
"What proportion of ths stock of the
Union Tank Line company Is owned by
tho Sta4i4ad OU oompany of New Jersey T"
"I do not recall the pro port loss, but
think It coatrois a majority of ths stock."
following ths e&aminatlou of Mr- Pratt,
E. M Staatoa. superintendent of car ser
vice was called to ths stand. His testimony
was unimportant.
IWaatM Mas !to4hlT y.
The court then recalled Mr. Wenn of
whom Its asked a few questions regarding
freight rates and acheduleo and after ob
taining ths desired Information tarned U
tacked the natives who held Chlntcstan, ct
a hill, offering nonsldersbls cover, and after
three days' fighting carrlsd the stronghold
sfter a desperate charge. In which ths offi
cer in command and 130 of ths 500 troops
were killed.
FRENCH BATTLESHIP SUNK
To Ewar Deatrsrtloa by Fir Near
Mngnslao Vessel Was
gent DOwn,
TOULON. France. July 1-The bsttle-
shlp Hoche has had a narrow escape from
destruction. Fir Srokt out auring last
night near Its powder magasine and In or
der to prevent the spread of the flames ths
battleship was sunk In a slip sdjolnlng the
M'COOK L0SES0PERA HOUSlv
Llahtalnn- Seta Fire to Finest Straw
tars of Kind in Western
Nebraska.
M'COOK, Neb., July 1 (Special Tele
gram.) The Bixler opera house, the finest
and largest plsy house In western Ne
braska, was entirely destroyed by firs be
tween t snd 4 o'clock this morning. Ths
loss on building and contents will reach
$30,000, upon which there Is Insursncs to
the amount of $11,000. Lightning Is thought
to have been ths cause ot the firs. Manager
Bixler and family, .who ooaupy tbe opera
house as a residence, also escaped with
but slight raiment.
FLOODS AT WEBSTER CITY
Born River Vm Eight Feet In
Twenty-Foar Honrs, Driving
' People from Homes,
WEBSTER CITY. Is., July .-(Specls4
Telegram.) Lowlands along ths Born
river are under wrter. Several residents
on ths east side have been driven out of
their homes. The water raised sight fast
in twenty-four hours.
Travelers Bad Firs Session.
KANSAS CITY. July S.-The first annual
convention of the American Federstlon of
American Travelers, an ornsnliatlon for
the protection of the travelers' lights, ad
journed last night to meet in August, next
In Deliver. W. W. Norgan, Bedalle, Mo.,
waa elected president; Dan W. Rk'hmsnd,
Chicago, secretary-treasurer; and E. W.
Lock man, Jacksonville. 111., president of the
board of directors.
'Willow Springs
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Stars (Si Stripes Beor
Per Case SI. 25
Is an Idssl family ber. made from ths best ingrsdients 1m-,
ported Bohemian nop, sslact barley malt and water from the
Willow 8prlngs. It Is brewed and bottled for family trade.
Order a case for your home. A cold bottle of Stars and Stripes
beer during the heat ot the day or In tbe evening Is bath re
freshing and healthful.
Fifty (15.00) Green Trading BUrops with every case (2 doien
Urge bottles); price $2.25
Tbirty ($3.00) Green Trgdlhg 8tamps with every case (J) dosen
malt bottled); price 91.25
WILLOW SPRIHGS BREWIilQ CO.
WALTKK MOISB, PreskWnt. H. V. HATWARD, fieri
Office 1407 Ilsrney Street. 1OB.e D. ISO
Brewery, Third suad IJIckory Street. Phone P1C85
Out-of-town customers must add .11.21 extk'f0r esse
and bottlss. which will be refunded when returned. fjTV- ;-3f
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