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BLOODY BATTLE AT SUAKIM.
The British and Egyptian Force
Storm the Trenches.
Brave Flht by the Rebels.
Ixndon, Dec. 21. A dispatch from
Suakim says the combined forces of the
Uritish and Egyptians have made an at
tack upon the rebel position. They
stormed the redoubts and trenches, and
after an engagement lasting half an hour
drove the enemy into the bush. The
Cytiah force lost four men killed and
two wounded. The Egyptian and black
regiments charged tle trenches and car
ried them, losing two men killed and
thirty wounded. The only officers
wounded in the attacking force were two
Egyptians. The rebel loss is stated to
have been 400.
The feature of the fighting was the de
termined rush upon the trenches by the
blacks and Egyptians. The Dervishes
fought with the utmost bravery, a great
many of them dying in the trenches. The
charge of the Hussars is also specially
mentioned. When the Dervish cavalry
saw them coming they dismounted from
their horses and planted their Bpears in
the ground, but these proved no obstruc
tion to the Hussars, who swept down up
on the Dervish horsemen like an ava
lauchc, cut through the ranks, and left
hilf of them dead on the ground. The
Hussars then reformed and charged the
remaining Dervishes, who fled. A large
portion of the rebel force was not en
gaged in the fight, being absent camping
at Hnndoub and bevond that place. It
is believed the rebels will bereinforced
and make an attempt soon to retake their
lost position.
Suakim, Dec. 21. Osman Digna's
nephew and twelve Dervishes have been
captured. All are wounded. Serious
complaints are made concerning the
quality of sabres and revolvers furnished
to the troops. Several cavalrymen re
turned with broken sabres, and in many
instances their revolvers became clogged
and were rendered useless.
London, Dec. 21. A dispatch to the
Times from Suakim says: Tlxe prisoners
say they belieye that all the mounted
gunners were killed. All tell the same
story of privation and cruelty at the
hands of the Mahdi and Osman Digna. j
None of them wished to fight, but were
promises of loot at Suakim and other rc
wards. The trenches were bare. They
found no food, clothing or money, but
only Snider rifles and catridges. Tho
prisoners know nothing of the - reported
capture of Emin, or the tall of the equa
torial provinces. The natives assert that
Handoub would fall at the first approach
cf our troops. The government ought
not to loose this chance. The task is an
easy one, as there is not tbtflslightest sign
of any gatherings of local tribes."
A Narrow Esoape
Benedict, Neb., Dec. 21. Quite an
accident happened here Wednesday night.
Mr. James Stoddard's little boy upset a
lamp, breaking it and setting fire to the
carpet. Mrs. Stoddard ran out with the
child and then went back to put the fire
out, when her dress caught and she
again ran out and jumped into a tub
of water.' Her hair was badly singed
and she was badly burned. Her presence
of mind and the early arrival of her hus
band and one of the neighbors saved her
and the child and the house from burn
ing up.
The St Louis Telephone Case
St. Louis, Dec. 23. Tho telephone
case to determine whether the municipal
assembly of the city has the right to es
tablish rental rates for telephones, was
decided yesterday by the supreme court
against the city. The chief point of the
decision is that municipalities cannot
control rates charged by corporations
receiving tneir cnarter ana iranclnse
from the state. The matter will betaken
before the legislature when it convenes
next month.
-1 Hope for the South.
Chattanooga, Teun., IX-c. 21. Dr.
Heeves, the eminent microscopist, lit
been studying the tissues of the liver ai d
kidney patients who died with yellow
fever, and discovered a micro organism
that closely resembles a npecific germ
The micro-organism is bacillus, and
nothing like it was ever before found by
Dr. Reeves. The doctor hopes the dis
covery will prove successful in determin
the specific germ of yellow fever, and
that proper culture will be fouud for it
before next Bummer.
A Strike Averted.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 21. A special
to the Pioneer Press from Fort Dodge.
Ia., says: The big strike threatened in
the north central Iowa coal mining dis
trict, has ljeen averted by a satisfactory
adjustment of the differences between
the operators and miners.
AfTteirs at Port Au Princo.
IIavanna, Dec. 21. The sub-sca sy s
tem now established to Hayti is working
satisfactorily, and by this means the fol
lowing telegram has just been received:
"Port Au Prince, Dec. 21. Presi
dent Legitime continues in power, and
the majority of the people recognize his
authority. The pacification of the
country is considered at hand. Neither
the Yantic nor the Galena, (United States
war ships), has yet arrived.
The Rock Island Dividend.
New York. Dec. 21. The report that
has been current for some time in regard
to a reduction of the Rock Island divi
dend proved well founded today, w'nen
the company announced mat only l per
cent would be paid to stockholders for
the current quarter.
A Rebel Diplomate.
Washington, Dec. 21. Dr. Xenons
Auguste, ambassador of the Haytien in
surrectionists to the United States, and
Chnrles A. Jackson, of New York, his
attorney, arrived in the city last night,
and will attempt to interest this govern
ment in the cause of the insurrectionists.
Hack Line to Oreapolls.
Tim undersigned will hereafter run a
hack from thia city to Orejipolii to con
nect witti the Omaha train from the west,
leaving the postollico promptly at y::i0
o'clock. Fare 50c each person. Families
or persons who wish can hive the hack
cull for them at their residence. Lenve
orders at Iionner Stable, or by telephone
call, No. 4. This line is established to
accommodate those who cannot conven
iently make the early trains.
Jones fc Fitzokrald.
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And Destroyer ot llid
the good graces ot the I'ublic, and ht
there.
Price
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Coal.
Iowa Lump Coal $:.?5 per ton. Iowa
Shut coal, $3.23 p?r ton. at Timothy
Cbirk's coal yards, South 3rd street,
telephone 151. All orders must he ae
comjiaiiR'd with thecush.
I huv plenty of anthracite coal also
Miflxotirl, Illinois nnd Canon City coai
of the best quality. Orders taken h M.
Murphy s store and Central 1 rlcphnne
of.ici-. tf
The liht running Hown at Robert
Shcrwood's'only $Vftt.
W. II. linker has th most
stock of toys in the city.
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Xmas Slippers at Merges.
Street Railway Sold.
Milwaukee, Dec. 21. The west side
street railway line, owned and controlled
by Washington Becker, today passed in
to the bands of an eastern syndicate sup
posed to be the same that purchased the
McOeoch lines a short time ago. The
Southern Praise for Harrison
Birmingham, Ala., Dec.2l, The dele
gation of manufacturers, etc., from this
city, who visited General Harrisnn, re
turned yesterday morning. Fred L. Sloss,
one of the delegation, remarked: " We
will not know whether we live in In
diana or Alabama, so far as the treatment
we receive from General Harrison's ad
ministration is concerned."
forced to do so, or persuaded to fight by J price paid is said to be $750,000.
Geo. W. Vass, the wide awake Jeweler,
sold an elegant Gold E. Howard Watch
today for the small sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars. The purchaser is well
pleased with the watch and saved fifty
I dollars by buying it of George.
Stop and price the Ladies'
Cold Watches at H. M.
Gault's. He Hasa large stock;
to select from at prices to
suit any one.
Have you been in to se Warrick's
stock of Holiday Goods i He is going
to give away a beautiful lot in South
Park, every person buying $2.00 worth
of goods from now until January 1st
will receive a chance. d6t
Bennett & Tutt are not offering a large
amouut of goods for holiday presents,
but when it uorues to candies, nuts, fruits
and other nice goods suitable for a
Christmas dinner, they have got th-ni,
and will sell cheap, too. tf
The finest display of gent's slippers in
town at Sherwood's.
READ JOE'S GUARANTEE.
QOOI) Goods, always.
U NDEVI ATIXG Politeness.
jUi Goods as liepresenteo".
REASONABLE Price.'
fS CHOICE Stock.
JJo Underhand Methods.
"yPJJTIl at any Cost.
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Customer a Friend.
Article a Barojniii.
..Have you seen all the pretty things
Santa Claus has left at JWarrick's ? It
will do you good to see them. Go and
look them over, you don't need to buy.
You don't have to buy a photograph
of Geo. W. Yass, he is giving them away.
I liavc Watches from &3.00
to SlOO Tor Qciitlemeii and
am able to suit any one in
price and quality and war
rant all Roods No!d to le a
represented. ;ive me a call
and see Tor yourseif.
II. 31. G AUIiT.
Xmas Slippers at Mere3,
The Man lurders Truth
"Who says he can heat this Guarantee. On this
hasis JOE expects to build his record, and he is
it.
last uoing
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Don't Show you one thing ond sell you another,
lie will always show you goods at such low prices
his competitors can't meet.
Ask Joe's Customers
And Joe will stand by their testimony.
Don't Forget to Guess on Joe's Beans.
ELS
NThs Oae-Prioo
CLOTHIER
Clothing.
$3.90 buys a good Business Suit
Black Diagonal.
S5.C5 buys a Checked Cass Suit,
former price $8.50.
89. SO is an All "Wool Black Worst
ed snit, reduced from $13.50.
12.29 Buys a Four Button Cork
screw "Worsted, worth $13.00.
$3.85 is a Harrison Cassimer Suit
worth $5.00.
3.05 buys a Boys Corderroy
Suit, Elegantly Finished.
$1.50 buy a .Nice Stripped Suit,
worth 5.50.
itts and Cloves.
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15 cents for a Wool Mit worth 25 cents.
40 cents for Men's Lined Gloves.
50 cents buys a Lined Kid Glove worth $1.00.
90 cents buys a Buckskin Mitt, reduced from $1.40.
10 cents buys a pair of Boys "Wool mitts.
$1.10 buys a California Sealskin Glove worth 1.50.
CO cents buys a Large Valise worth $1.00.
$1.20 buys a large well-made Trunk.
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Overcoats.
$1.S5 buys a good Gray Overcoat reduced from
3.50.
$4.85 buys a Heavy. Overcoat worth 8.50.
$7.05 buys a Black Worsted Overcoat reduced
from $12.50.
$9.S0 buys a Mosco Beaver Overcoat worth $ 13.50.
$1.7o buys a Boy's Heavy Overcoat worth $1.75.
$2.90 buys a Fur Trimmed Overcoat reduced
from $4.50.
$12.50 buys a Fur Beaver Trimmed Collar and
Cuffs, Overcoat, reduced from 118.00.
$1.40 buys a Heavy Lined Overcoat worth $2.00.
FURNIS LI I JNT G GOODS !
1 5 cents buys a Heavy "Wool Sock.
25 cents buys a Shirt and Drawers worth 50 cts,
35 cents buys a Good Working Shirt worth 50 cts.
75 cents buys an all-wool Scarlet Shirt and Drawers
40 cents buys a man's Unlaundried Shirt.
15 cents for a good pair of Suspenders.
35 cents buys a good Overall worth 00 cents.
50 cents for a heavy Cordigon Jacket worth 1.
20 cents for a good Silk Handkerchief worth 50c.
5 cents buys a large red Handkerchief.
10 cents buys a Box of Paper Collars of any size.
N. B. Don't fail to see this Great Slaughter Sale, as we must RAISE MONEY, and it will save
you 33 per cent on every dollar by buying of
Boots and Shoes.
$1.00 buys a Full Stock Boys' Boots wortli $2.00.
$1.40 for a Man's Heavy "Winter Boot.
$2.35 buys a fine Calf Boot, reduced from $3.50
1.45 buys a good Working Shoe worth $2.00.
$2.50 buys a Fine Calf Butler Shoe worth $3.00
Hats and Caps.
40 cents buy a good Wool Hat.
$1.10 buys a fine Fur Hat worth $1.50.
$1.00 buys a fine Fur Hat worth $2.00.
25 cents buys a Heavy Knit Cap worth 75 cts
Job Lots ot Winter Caps worth 50, 75 and $1 .A
all going for 25 cents.
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ELSON, The Clothier,
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AND HARD WORKER FOR YOUR TRADE,
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