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MONDAY'S SALE IS A TE
The Prices are so Fearfully Low that Fire Sales and Bankrupt Salesall take a back seat , but come in and judge for yourselves. We are the workers
for live business. Don't pass us when you need Dry Goods or Carpets.
DRESS GOODS
Choice of about 200 pieces fine all
wool Dross Goods -10 to 44 inches wide ,
in fancy plaids and stripes , cords , diag
onals , Henriettas , serges , etc. , all new
spring goods formerly sold frpm 75c to
$1 yard. Wo name this cut price for ono
day to reduce stock ; only 49e yard.
HENRIETTAS
1 case . ' ! 8 inch fine gauge Henriettas ,
in all best spring shades , and elegant
quality ; they go Monday at o5c yard ,
worth 60c.
French Challies
100 pieces French Challics , in the
nobbiest line of colors and patterns over
brought to Omaha. Don't fail to get a
wrapper or dress from this lot , nothing
like thi'iii in the west , only 17jc yard.
TENNIS CLOTHS
15 pieces fine quality fancy stripe
Tennis Cloths , cream grounds with
fancy stripe , also solid cream. These
gooda retail every where atl , our price
Monday 05o yard.
BENNISON BROS
EASTER ADNC THE GREEKS ,
Another Interesting Letter from the Peu of
Chancellor Manatt.
LAMBS TOR THE SACRIFICE.
Myriads of Colored EJJSH Tlio Ccle-
liralioii ol' Good Friday Tito
Procession to the Toiiil )
Heathen Itclics.
ATnr.xs , April 10. [ Special to Tun Bnn. ]
The festival of the A mist asls follows close
upon that of the Epanustusls ; rcssurrcction
upon revolution and to the trumpet blare of
Independence day shortly succeeds u gentler
noto. On Good Fridy the G rooks cull It
Mcguto Puraskcuo Athens was vocal with
the bleat of lambs. It was the dominant note
of the day , and there could hardly ho a
sweeter ono. It surprised mo at dawn upon
my pillow and lulled mo to sleep again when
the day was done.
For the Paschal lamb keeps its place In the
Passover of the Greek church. Forty thou
sand of them were slain this Easter In Athens
aud Piraeus alone. From all Attica and the
neighboring eparchies the shepherds drove
them In , folding them In the suburbs niul the
market places. In the little ngora where the
streets of Aeolus ami Pluto moot , I watched
the trunk' ; thoshuggy-coutcd shepherds offer
ing their lambs and the purchasers scanning
them closely to see that they were "without
spot or blemish , " and , incidentally , of course ,
fat enough to bo good eating. The bargain
struck , the buyer shoulders his lumb and car
ries It homo. Everywhere throughout the
city you saw this modern rendition of Tho-
scus shouldering thn Muruthonian bull ; and
it must bo said that the consideration shown
for the lumb of ten betrayed little sense of the
sacred symbolism.
Along with the shepherds In the agora ouo
noted other peasants ottering for snio what
young America might badly mistake for
stilts , Slender pine saplings stripped of the
bark , with a hook ut bottom und pointed sharp
nt the top. These were the obolol or spits , and
u walk through the city oa Sunday afternoon
gave ono a better dollnitlon of the word than
can bo got out of Llddcll and Scott. For
then the lamb and the abeles met uguia in
their ultimate relation ; In the courts und
open places , spitted on these long obelol
lambs were rousting over huge flivs , while
the watering mouths about told the tulo of
the long Lenten fust. At either end a man
kept the suit slowly revolving until the lumb
was Ut orally 'done to a turn. *
After the Paschal lamb , ono notes the
myriads of bright-colored eggs , htuclcs of
them everywhere painting the town rod. As
curly ns Thursday la every quarter of the
city were to bo seen In the open streets hugo
caldrons surrounded by eager children with
eggs to color. All the nests in Greece must
have been robbed for Easter ; for Athens and
Piraeus alone , 1 am told , use up four million
eggs , or moro thun two dozen per cupltu of
the population ,
On the morning of Good Friday devout
women repair to the churches U ) adorn with
flowers the pull of our Lord , and church vies
with church to excel la the beauty of its own
mil und decorations. In the afternoon I vis
ited many churches , beginning with the
Metropolis , and found all moro or less
thronged with celobraats. Each of these ou
catering dcitosiu un ohol ( bulf-nonny ) and
takes in exchange a wax tujier which ho
lights und places la ouo of iho candelabra.
He then kisses an Imaf.'o of the Crucified-
painting encased in a silver shrine ami con-
veulentlj itlaeed for the purpose. Lastly , ho
may receive from the officiating priest u bit
of myrtle and klh-s the giver's hand In re
ceipt , The priest who took this toll ut the
cathedral was remarkably handsome , and a
friend fancied ho could detect uti-uco of satis ,
faction on the faces of the fair myrtle-bearers
as they turned awav after assisting ut thU
ceremony. MalliM "light refer to this connoc-
Lace Flouncings
Just arrived , 5 pieces beautiful black
silk chantllly Lace Flouncing 40 inches
wide , worth $2 , on sale Monday $1.2-5.
Lace Flouncings
This is simply a stunner. A line black
chantilly Lace Flouncing , you can't
match it anywhere loss than $2.2-3 , it
goes Monday at $1.48. See our finer
qualities at * 1.7o , $2,92.2-3 , $2.50 tind up.
SilU Umbrellas , CO in , $2.50.
Linen Laces
COO pieces hand made Linen Torchon
Laces , from 2 in. to 7 in. wide , at Co ,
lOc , 12c yard. The greatest values
ever offered in laces.
Swiss Embroidery
Flouncings
Those Flouncings are 45 inches wide
and would be cheap at 85c ; now is the
time to own a handsome white dress for
the coming hot weather at a very little
money.
BENNISON BROS.
tion an incident which I find reported in the
Athennike :
"How can you look so happy on this day of
our Lord's passioni" one fair Greek asks an
other.
"O , I am hnppy because I know that tomor
row our Lord will rise again. "
But I am quite prepared to accept the inci
dent in its simplicity , for the devoutness and
reverence of these Easter celebrants I can no
more question than I can doubt the evidence
of my own eyes on other matters. It may not
bo habitual , it may have more thun a modi
cum of superstition , but n religion which
makes a whole people reverent even for an
hour is better than the best Irrcliglon that
ever paralyzed the human spirit.
But the passover culminates in the proces
sion to the tomb. The quiet burial of thogos-
pols is commemorated in the Greek litunv by
a pageant of surpassing splendor. On Good
Friday night I watched it passing my hotel ,
the street of Hermes was ono moving mass
from wall to wall and that for perhaps two
hours long. Each parish formed a section ,
Its clergy bearing Its own symbol of the Cru-
citlcd a splendid pall with an Imago of our
Lord. Bands of music followed playing fu
neral marches and the multitude bearing wax
toners with hero and there a Bengal light ,
while high In mid-street from end to end a
chain of electric lamps completed the illumin
ation. Particularly splendid was the section
of the cathedral , the pall borne by the high
est clergy in their Jewelled vestments and fol
lowed by the ministers of the crown carrying
tapers llko the common herd.
Christianity has everywhere assimilated
more or less the ceremonial of ibo religions it
bus vanquished , and one could itot observe
this passion pageant without recalling the an
cient Klcusiniun processions. Taken out of
these crowded streets and directed along the
sacred way , through the olive groves and the
Attic Plain ( all in full view as 1 write ) , ono
might easily fancy that ho beheld in it re
vived that torch-lit mystic train which once a
year made Its solemn progress to the Holy of
Holies of old Groolc religion nt Elcusls. To
me , nt least , it has rehabilitated an aspect of
the ancient cult of Domctcr rather than the
simple story of the new tomb hi the garden ;
but this is not saying that it fulls of Its pur
pose with the people for whom it Is meant.
A church that teaches by symbol and appeals
to the imagination must muko Its symbolism
splendid if its appeals are to bo effective.
At dawn of Saturday they chant in all the
churches
"This day the grave holds Htm who holds
creation In His hand ; "
but It is a day of transition from grief to
gladness , In the cathedral at night I wit
nessed the sequel to the burial procession
the bringing back of our Lord from the tomb.
At U the priest , standing at the threshold of
the sanctuary , chants ,
"ArlMS , O Oed , to JndRO the world , "
and sprinkles the congregation with flowers ,
Then ho veuds the Gospel of the Kosurrco-
Uon , the appearance to the Marys and Sa
lome. Just before midnight the clergy ami
congregation march out and soon return to
solemn procession with the emblems of the
resurrection , attended by the royal family ,
the ministers of the crown , the municipal
functionaries and the people , while cannon
thunder , and trumpets blare , and all the
bells of Athens ring out the glad news ,
Christ is risen. And on my way
homo at 1 o'clock I meet the
newsboy already crying the morning papers ,
every ono of which has Its leader "Climtos
Anesto" some of them with the wonts mak
ing a headline the full width of the pago.
And hero I am tempted to translate fur you
an Easter editorial of one of our half-penny
dailies , the Athcnulkc. , a shout ubout half us
largo us the Lincoln Cull. It will convey
mom to a thoughtful mind than anything an
outsider can say about the mental attitude of
the modern Greek :
"For eighteen centuries the Christian
world solemnizes with emotion every year
these days of our Savior's passion days
which lese never a Jot of the grout and holy
mystery which they enshrine. Ever now is
the feeling begotten in the hearts of men by
the passion of Him who gave Himself a sac-
rlllco for the salvation of the world and on
Its ruins bulldod a new world--Vrouder ,
higher , purer. Down to that enoch when
the Nuzarcno witness of the truth hung upon
the cross mankind was divided into two
classes -musters and slaves ; and even the
greatest philosophers of antiquity recognized
and BiincUoncd this unjust and unnatural dis
tinction. It was the God-Man alone who rad
ically overthrow It by Ills word : "Jfoltli. "
Jew nor Greek : neither baud nor frcuro
Shackles wore broken , slaves made men ,
despoU compelled to recognize that in the
15 pieces All Silk Surahs , in any
shade you want , only 39c yard , and you
can't match them anywhere less than
COc.
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BLACK SILK
Grenadines ,
1.
10 pieces Iron Frame Black Silk Gren
adines. Never sold before less than
$1.50 ; now on sale at $1.00 yard ; also
finer grades at $1.2-5 and $1.50 ; worth
$2.00 and $2.50.
Thia silk must bo seen to be appre
ciated. A handsome Black Gros Grain
Silk , beautiful tinish and u very supe
rior quality , every yard warranted , and
the price for n few days is 1.35 yard ,
and it is cheap at 81.75.
Armure Silk
1.
25 pieces Black and Colored All Silk
Armuros , the newest and dressiest
silk on the market. They would bo
cheap at $1.50. are the newest and lat
est shades. Price only $1 yard.
BOYS' PANTS ARE DOWN
BENNISONBROS.
sight of the Most High they were on a level
with the meanest of their -serfs.
"Tho great moral revolution that came
upon humanity changed the face of the
world New nations took form , moulded
under the influence of Christianity ; and ed
ucated in Christian ideas they shaped a new
civilization that lias enlightened the world
and chased away the darkness wherein man
kind was wandering.
"What does not the world ewe to this wit
ness of the truth , to its true G.id who con
descended to bo lifted upon the cross that ho
might redeem it from wretchedness , darkness
and sin ? Lot us all adore Ills passion and
muko ready to hull tomorrow His glorious
resurrection whereby Ho has authenticated
and certified the immortality of the human
soul"1
This , I assure you , Is word for word an
Athenian editorial and not ono of Willard
Scott's sermons , though I liuvo since listened
toun English bishop preaching upon the sumo
theme without seeing that iho pulnit on the
purely religious side WAS at all in advance of
the pi-ess. Could I better show how , with
the Greek of today us well us his heroic un
costly , politics and religion go bund in hand I
Perhaps I might by quoting a corresponding
leader in the leading morning imper , the
Ephemeris :
"Christ is the great and eternal symbol by
whoso light the fatherland has demo great
things and the faith has triumphed. Yet
why do wo joyfully exclaim , 'Chrst is risen , "
who we have no might to raise up Crete ,
llesh of our flesh and life of our life ! * * *
Crist is risen , brotners and friends ; but , that
wo may utter the great word us wo ought , let
us lirst raise up the latherlundnnd the faith. " '
And the Acropolis bursts into an Kuster
enrol having for its llrst note the resurrection
and for Its fluid the revolution of IS2I. I have
not read the Hour and the Dawn and the Re
generation mid the Voice of the Oppressed ( If
you will allow mo to translate their names ) ,
nor the two do/en other dallies , more or less ,
in which Atc-iis rejoices ; but ox uno discos
omnes. There is but ono blended note from
beginning to end the faith and the father
land , the fatherland and tlio faith. And why
not , when army and navy join In the Easter
mourning with arms reversed and Hags
at half-mast and tlio prime minister carries a
taper in the procession to the tomb of the
Lord !
I um bound to say , however , that while Iho
Athenian press Is a great preacher , It is
usually after the order of Jeremiah a great
pessimist also. It seems happiest in opposi
tion , and iho status quo is the ono intolerable -
blo thing. And so hero comes the Acropolis
three days after the milienlum with n two-
column leader on the Easter solemnities ,
which Is us terrible as cno of Savonarola's
sermons. It is a comfort to mo'to believe
that Iho Greeks arc not half so bad ns they
sometimes try to make ono another out. Ami
I remember that ourown press Is oceuslouullv
a little bilious.
At breakfast Sunday morning ono lx > gan to
find out tbo destiny of tho-io bright rod eggs.
They loaded the tables , milto outshining the
honey of Hymottus , which stays with us all
the year , and each guest received them with
the salutation , "Christ is risen"a greeting ,
I llnd , quito as common as our own "Merry
Christmas. " I hear also of an egg-breaking
ceremony in the churches , but 1 did not wit
ness it.
The central feature of Easter Sunday was
the Passover feast. Kvcry household , every
mess of soldiers and sailors ate their Paschal
Iamb and forgave tholr enemies. That this
forgiveness extended to the political opposition -
tion and the Turk , I should bo unwilling to
nlllrin. I know it was no easy task to forgive
the Idiots who observe All Fools' Day
in Athens very much as they do
In Omaha Easter Sunday falling on
April 1 , old style our lllth. As
a specimen , the Acropolis unnounj'cd that the
Cretan refugees with their families would
roast their lambs all together , in a feast of
brotherly love , about the Theseum and follow
up the feast with tholr national dunce. That
would have boon a spectacle worth n Sabbath
day's Journey to see , and many foreigners es
pecially wore on the qul vivo. The Athenian ,
cabmen were the richer by many drachmae ,
but the people they drove there found the
Theseum precincts as clear of Civtnns as ever
they were In the good old days of the Mm-
staur.
Recalling my remarks ou the quietness of
Independence day hero , I am sorry to confess
that Athens seems only to have bottled up Its
nolso for Easter. All day Sunday there was
a constant popping of guns , as if skirmishing
were la progress throughout the town. It
shocks ouo until ho remembers our own hilar
ious Christmas days ; aud even then It seems
Garriages.
Do you want a fine baby carriage , if
so now is the time to buy. 87 dilTorcnt
styles to select from. All displayed on
our second HOOP. Wo can sell you a
handsome ba-oy carringo , upholstered in
silk plush , at $7.50. $8.60 , 810 and $12
that would bo considered cheap at 910 ,
815 , $20 and 82-5. Come in 'early before
the assortment Is broken.
Children's '
Circulars
Monday wo will ofFcrchoiceof our en
tire lot of children's circulars , made of
fine French plaid llannel , in 4 , 0 , 8 , 10
$12 nml M years. Choice Monday $3
each. Formerly sold at SO , $7 and $8.
Muslin
Underwear
Monday wo will offer about 100 dozen
ladies' muslin underwear which for
merly sold atlOc , 50c , ( JOe and 7oc each.
All in ono lot Monday , consisting of
uiirnt gowns , chonnso , 'drawers , corset
covers and skirts , choice Hon.
Silk Ribbons
500 pieces all sill : ribbons , in num
bers 9 , 12 and 1(1 ( , all colors ; only lOo
yard , not one-fourth price.
White
Goods
100 pieces check nainsooks , just for
fun only Scyard. An olcgantlinc white
goods , Monday atSite , yard , and the best
lot over offered at Mciytird.
See our black lisle thread gloves ,
Monday at ISc patrj worth 40c. French
Ostrich tips at 12i or . " > 8c bunch.
; NNISON
not quite the ideal way of celebrating the
victory over death.
The Easter holidays continue from Friday
through Tuesday , and the last day various
ly observed in each local community. Athens
calls Its observance by the grand old name of
Panathenaea , but the name ulono seems to
have any relish of antiquity. Everybody
who can goes to Mugjra to sco the peasants
duncu ; and us I found in tlio ancient town
and Us Panegyrl- unique und fascinating
interest. I niay make them the subject of
another letter. luvixn J. MAX.VTT.
The revivalist is n sinner-stir person.
Sins that have left no physical inconven
iences seldom worry n man's memory.
' Charity covers a multitude of sins. "
"Yes : in this way it is made the cloak of
much wickedness. "
Binghamton Leader : The pitcher has a
delivery. The minister has a delivery und n
spout , und yet ho is no pitcher.
Squigg-s What denomination is StHlson a
Baptist ! Suugjrs Yes , he's a Baptist , hut
bo's got the water out of his eyes.
Doctors and ministers are about the only
people lu this world to whom people pay
liberal wages for tolling thorn disagreeable
thing.
Mrs. Querist Has your husband given up
smoking yet ! Mrs. Quuintly O dear no.
Without doubt he U smoking liioro than ever.
He's dead.
When a man's laundry , containing his re
maining shirt , is sent by nis wife to the be
nevolent society as old clothes , it is permissi
ble to say a sott-sccnted swear-word.
Could the twelve apostles come to earth
And were not n certain "set" in ,
There's many a Christian church they'd
llnd
It's mighty hard to get in.
Ills Mother ( suddenly opening pantry
door ) Herojiow. sir , what are you doing up
thoroi Tommy O , nothin' manothin' . I'm
jist lookin' for my Sunday school lesson sheet ;
it's got lost somehow.
St. Peter fat the gate ) Well , who are
youi Applicant I'm Dr. of Boston.
St. Peter Sorry we can't admit you , but
there is uiuolutely nothing for you to do ; you
see , wo ureimmortal.
' C'Hifound it , unyhow , " said the mothor-
In-luw Joke when the Angel Gabriel blow his
horn. "This is the seventeen million , flvo
hundred and twenty-one thousand , four hundred
und time 1 have been
dred sixty-seventh re
surrected. ' '
Customer-Well. Shears , what did you
think of the bishop's sermon on Sunday ) I
saw you In church. Barber YDS , sir ; butte
to tell the truth these was a man sat in front
of mo whoso hiilr needed cutting so badly
that I couldn't hear a'word. '
Mr. Orthodox Mr. lugorsoll , I hour you
are Irving to preach down boll llroj Ingcr-
sell -You uro correctly informed. Mr. Ortho
dox Well , I can tell you that you won't suc
ceed. Ingorsoll When you como to dlo
you'll bo mighty surry that I didn't
' Them's only ono fault I have to llnd with
Dr. Pulpit's sermons , " said Mrs. Pottswhoso
pow Is in the back p.irt of a largo and fash
ionable church. "What's thutt" naked Mr.
P. "I can't hear ono word ho Bays.
"Humph I That's just vvhat I llko about
'em. "
Miss Flgg Did you over notice how
Deacon Potts by always begins his prayer
with "Father , Thou knowest better than
wo I" Mr. Flgg ( who goes to church merely
to plouso his wife ) Yes , ho thinks ho Is flat
tering the Lord by admitting that Ho knows
more than himself. '
Will Went-KIttrt * Mice n
The coming summer girl will doubtless do-
vclop a number of peculiarities In the mutter
of dross. Ono of the most pronounced and
Uaat tasteful of her now freaks Is an arrange
ment of nock-gear , which according to fash
ion authorities , Is destined to great popularity
this year , says the Chicago News. The collar
worn will bo of precisely the homo style 03
that used by the other sex , and the shltt bo
som will bo lung enough and broad enough to
admit of cutting away the dross la front und
tlod four-in-hand scurf.
displaying a nuatly - - or
The un'ulr is docldodly tnunnUh In appearance
and It Is doubtful If the more careful dressers
will have anything to do with It.
An Allegheny woman has given birth to
twins weighing together only c , 10 and a quar
ter pounds.
KID GLOVES.
Ono more chance. Monday wo will
'
offer the balance of our grcat'lvid Glove
purchase , all fine gloves that wore re
turned to manufacturers for slight im
perfections , Bonio have been tried on
but all are llxod and are actually the
greatest bargains over ottered in Kid
Gloves. All Kinds , all six.cn , all colors ,
dressed and undressed , buttons and
hooks , formerly retailed from $1.25 to
$2.75 , choice 60c pair , none lilted or exchanged -
changed ; got your right size.
Children's BONNETS
,
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Monday wo will place on sale over 200
dozen Children's Bonnets , in white ,
cream and black , they are beauties , at
85c , SOc , 75c , $1 and $1.2-3 each , all spec
ial values worth 153 nor cent more.
BEADED WRAPS.
Terrific slaughter. Monday wo will
offer for ono day only our entire stock
of finest Beaded Wraps which sold at
S3 , $10 , $12 and $15. choice Monday $5
each.
BABY CLOAKS.
$1.75
Monday great cleaning up sale of In
fants' Clonks. Every garment marked
away dotvn in Infants' long Cloaks at
81.75 $2.50 , i3 ? and $ , ' ! .50 each.
Dr. Warner's Corsets
68c
The last day of this great Corset sale.
Dr. Warner's celebrated H153 C'oralino
Corsets , in white and drab , only OSc
each , worth $1.
BENNISON BROS ;
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The Variegated Career of Our John's Great
Pistic Predecessor.
HE WAS A BAD MAN IK BATTLE.
And Made n Brilliant Record for
Toughness Outside the lins His
Death In a San I'Ynnelsuo
Prison Cell.
Svx Fiuxcisco , May H. [ Special to TIIK
BBI : . ] Of nil the tough men who drifted to
this coast in the early days of over n genora-
tlou ago to live oil the men , who like second
Jabous were in pursuit of golden fleece , there
were few harder cases in his line than .fumes
alias "Yankee" ' Sullivan , the ex-champion
pugilist of America. Born in the County
Cork , Ireland , tie early gave evidence of the
possession of listic powers inul by the time ho
hud arrived ut man's estate ho had beaten
Jack Stewart , Dick Trainer , George Shurp-
less and Tom Urady , all pugilists of note in
Cork for stakes vurj ing in amount from 12
to 100. Then ho got wrong with the au
thorities on it question of mourn ct teum , mid
was by thorn transported to Botany bay for
twenty years. lie aiTvcd some years of penal
servitude In the antipodes and then escaped
In a vessel which eventually landed him in
Yerba Biieim ns this city was then called.
Ho made his way as best ho could , vessel by
vessel and port to port until ho eventually
landed lit Now York. Thenee lie sailed to
Liverpool where ho made the acquaintance of
Jtyn Ward , the English champion , who pitted
him ns a "plow boy" against the until then ,
undefeated Hammer Luno. This battle ,
which was for I'M ) asUlo , was fought Febru
ary ti , ISII , and resulted in a
VICTOIIV FOU Sfl.UVAX
after nineteen rounds had been fought In
thirty-four minutes. Lane broke his right
arm'in the third round. Sullivan on this
occasion wore an American ling around his
waist for a belt ami this gave him his nlek-
numo "Yankee , " of which ho was very proud.
The news of this battle put the Irish authori
ties on iho alert and Sullivan , not wishing
any furtlor trouble with them slipped olt to
this country and soon after established him
self in a s.iloon on Division street in New
York. Shortly alter his second arrival la
this country , Sullivan was mulched against
an Englishman named Vincent Hammond ,
who kept a sporting honso in Philadelphia.
The light , which was for $10J n side , took
place oa League Island on September a , 1811.
In these days there used to bo a good deal of
betting on Iho three minor events , "llrst
blood , " "ilrst full , " and "llrst knock down , "
and Sullivan and his friends had consldora-
bio .money bet on "llrst blood. " In the llrst
round Hummnnd caught Sully square In the
mouth , Jamming his lower lip against his
teeth and cutting it on the insltlo. The Yan
kee" was equal to the emergency. Ho in
stantly closed his lips tightly and sucked the
Hawing blood into his mouth NO that It was
not apparent. A second later he banged
Hummnnd on tbo right cheek bone , splitting
his cheek and "drawing an abundance of tlio
ruby liquid. " The referee on being appealed
to said , "Sullivan gets llrst blood. " Ho
had hardly made the award before Sullivan ,
spitting out a mouthful of carmine , ejacu
lated , "There goes second. " Hammond was
no match for the wily "Yankee , " and after
lighting three rounds la ton minutes ,
HU WAS , HONK run ,
Sullivan's next antagonist was Tom Secor ,
a big truckman. This plnco took pluco on
Staten Island , near the Narrows , January at ,
IS 12 , and was for f > 00 a sitlo. Though Secor
was twenty-three pounds heavier thun the
' Yankee" and two inches taller , ho was no
mutch for his shifty opponent and fell n vic
tim to his prowess after sixty-seven rounds- *
hud been fought in ono hour and five mlnutm.
The nuxt man to undertake to lower Sulli
van's colors was an Kngllsh teacher of boxing
named Hilly Bell. They fought for KM u
sldo on Hart's Island on August 39 , H4J. Sul
livan was by fur the best lighter , lu.t by a
lucky chance Bill got .him on the ropes In the
Still the crowd continues to
conic to our carpet dcpt. Never
were carpets and curtains sold so
cheap as during this sale. Monday
we ol fer another big lot of fine chen
ille portiere curtains , in all the
new spring colorings , both in plain
and lancy dado , at S5.9S pair ,
worth $10. Special lace curtain
sale , fine Nottingham lace cur
tains at $1.50 , $1.75 , $2 , $2.50 , $3 &
$3.50 pair , all special cut prices to
close , and brass trimmed curtain
poles given away free with every
pair you buy. "Buy carpets this
week. A good tapestry brussels at
4Sc yard. The best and largest
line fine tapestries in the west , at
65c yard , worth $1. A good in
grain carpet at 25c 35c and 5pc'
yd. All wool extra super ingrain
carpets at 65c and 75c. Finest opaque
que curtain shades , made up com
plete on best spring fixtures , only
50c each , 100 rolls China matting
at 15c , 20c and 25c yard. You
can't beat them , in fact we allow
no one to beat us on anything.
Give us a trial. We do work on
very short notice. AVe work night
and day. never sleep , always hus
tling for business. Remember
we are the carpet house of Omaha
try us.
BENNISON BROS.
eighth round and In such a position that he
could neither get up , drop down , nor help
himself. Like Hichelicu when the lion's skin
ran short , Sully tried the foxes. "Let mo up ,
Billy , " said hei " 1 can't stand this any longer.
I'm going to give in. " Bell released his man
who instead of giving in us ho had promised ,
gave Billy a smash on the cur that nearly
broke His neck. After that Bell never had a
clmneo and Sullivan won in twenty-four
rounds occupying thirty-eight minutes.
Tlio month following this battle occurred
tbo lirst fatal prise light in America , the ono
in which Tom McCov was killed by Chris
Lilly. It was fought on the pullisudcs ubout
half way between Hustings mid Yonkers.
The men fought I"0 rounds in two hours and
forty-three minutes , and McCoy died at the
ring side a few minutes after the battle was
over. Long before the light ended , Sullivan ,
who was only a spectator , protested against
sending McCoy up longer and warned his seconds
ends that ho would bo killed. Nevertheless
the excitement created by McCoy's death was
so great that Sullivan , with several others ,
was arrested as an "aider and abettor" of the
light and was
SIJXT TO STATE'S rni ox TIIKIIKFOH. r i
Ho .served nearly two years of his term and
then was pardoned by Governor William II
Sewnrd on his promise that ho would never
again engage in a prize flght , cither as a prin
cipal , second or spectator. How much regard
ho had f Jr this promise may bo inferred from
the fact that on May 11 , la 17 , ho met Bob
Caunt , the brother of the famous English
champion , Ben Caunt , near Hurnw's Ferry ,
Va. , for a stake of ? JOU ! a side. The Englisd-
mun was beaten almost into jelly In seven
rounds , occupying twelve minutes.
After this ill-lit Sullivan was unable to find
an opponent for nearly two years , and then
ho faced thnfamous Tom Hyer for i- > ,00 ( ) a
side about forty miles from Baltimore. Sul-
livnn , on this occasion , weighed but 115
pounds , while Hyer pulled down the scales nt
1T5. IIo was also taller and longer In the
reach than "Yankee. " The latter was clearly
overmatched and for the llrst time in hln lilo
ho tasted defeat after lighting sixteen rounds
in a little over seventeen minutes. At the
time this battle was fought the stakes were
the largest over contended for , and the mill
created intense excitement In England ns
well aii this country. It placed Hyer on the
highest pcda.stal of listic fame.
Sulllvun did not light again for over four
years and then ho met John Morrlssoy , who
had gained some reputation by defeating
George Thompson in California. They met
nt Boston , Four Cornel's , October 1'J , 185t : ,
and after lighting thirty-seven rounds , In
which Sullivan had all tlio best of the con
test , the seconds of the men , "Dublin Tricks"
and "Awful Gardner. " got In a row. Sullivan
took u bund in it and did not hear the call
of "timo" for the next round , and fulling to
respond in the usual eight seconds , the vic
tory was awarded Morrlssoy.
'I iis was Sullivan's lust fight. Ho BOOH
after came to this city , where ho made n liv
ing by gambling and as best ho could without
work. Ho Wits matched hero against .loo
Winrow , who hud been ono of Hyor's seconds
ends , but the match fell through. Ho made
a visit to the Sandwich islands and thorn hud
for ono of his boxing pupils King Hummehu-
niolm , but the bud effect his presence had ou
the
MOIl.U.S OF HIS DUSKY MAJESTY
caused him to bo sent bark to San Francisco ,
with a warning to keep away from Hawaii In
future.
When the vigilance committee of this city
rose In Us might against "Iho Law and
Order" party , who hud control of the muni
cipal government , It hung .lames Casey and
three others and nrivstod a number of male
factors. Among thorn was Yankee Sullivan ,
who was charged with stuDIng ballot boxes.
Sullivan hud been tlio inspector of election nt
a ward whoso vote had been kept back until
all the others were counted. Then It was
charged that ho manipulated the box until It
guvo the result the tricksters desired. These
who Itriow him well say ho wits not smart
enough to do this hlmsolf , though they freely
admit that there. Is no doubt that ho permitted
It to ho Uoiui. Ho was found dead In his cell
May ill , 1SW1 , having bled to death from the
effects of. a wound In ono of his arms. The
vigilantes claim that ho had committed ui-
/ldo ! by cutting ono of the arteries in his arm
with a case knife , but Sullivan's friends
never believed the story. They say that the
crime with which ho win charged was not
ono for which ho was in any danger of being
hung und that no ono kuew thU better thun
Sullivan. They claim that being angered by
his arrest and sumi-u hut under the influence
of liquor ho was very ahioivu to his guards
after being imprisoned uud that ho btruclt at
BASEMENT BARGAINS.
3,000 ROLLS GILT WALL PAPER , AT 5C , 8C
AND IOC ROLL.
BUCKEYE LAWN MOWERS , SELF SHARPENERS -
ERS , $150.
LAWN HOSE , 10C FOOT , WARRANTED.
HOSE REELS ON WHEELS , 98C.
LAWN FOUNTAINS , $1.98.
SUPERIOR CLOTHES WRINGER , $1.50.
NOVELTY CLOTHES WRINGER $1.93.
SHOPPING BASKETS 10CAND 15C.
G DOZEN CLOTHES PINS , 5C. .
ROLLING PINS , 5C.
PATENT FLOUR SIFTERS , IOC.
FOLDING LEMON SQUEEZERS .
POTATO MASH ERS , 5C.
COFFEE MILLS , 48C.
SPRINKLERS , 19C , 25C , 35C AND 48C.
TOILET PAPER , 5C ROLL.
ICE TONGS , 15C.
MEDICINE CHESTS 75C.
WASH BASINS 7C AND IOC.
1,000 SCALLOPED CAKE TINS , 3C.
TWO-BURNER GASOLINE STOVES , $4.93
GASOLINE OVENS $1.50.
1,000 PINT TIN CUPS , 1C EACH.
A GOOD DIPPER 5C.
500 PIECES GLASSWARE AT IOC , SUCH AS
SUGAR BOWLS , CREAM PITCHERS , SPOOV
HOLDERS , BUTTER DISHES , ETC.
LASS CAKE STANDS , 25C. '
10 SLATE PENCILS FOR 1C-
MIXED BIRD SEED 5CLB.
JAMAICA GINGER , 5C BOTTLE.
DECORATED SLOP PAILS , 39C.
BOYS' VELOCIPEDES , $1.75 , $1.98 AND $2.93
GIRLS' TRICYCLES , $4.50.
LARGE DISH PANS , 19C. 25C AND 35C.
HAND LAMPS COMPLETE , 19C AND 25C.
PAPER PAILS , 19C.
ANSONIA ALARM CLOCKS , 98C ,
BIRD CAGES , BIG ASSORTMENT , 75C.
GARDEN HOES , 18CAND23C.
GARDEN RAKES. 18C AND 25C.
LARGE SIZE HATCHETS , 20C.
SMALL SIZE HATCHETS , IOC.
MONKEY WRENCHES , 25C.
A GOOD SAW , 25C ,
A GOOD PATENT PADLOCK , JOC.
THOUSANDS OF BARGAINS TO NUMEROUS
TO MENTION.
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the officers in charge of him through the bair
of his cell door. Ho did this so often that ,
the oftlcor becoming incensed drew his sword
and
COT HIM ox Tin : AIIM
upon a repetition of- the offense. It was not
thought that that the wound was serious and
Sullivan bled to death before its naturu was
ascertained. Be this ns it may , ho was as
dead as a door null when his ( sell door was
opened , und the vigilantes declared that ho
hud committed self-murder.
In company with President Fuldu of the
California athletic club I paid n visit to the
grave of the dead champion ono duv lust -f. .
week. Ho is buried in the graveyard of St.
Francis Dolores on Guerrero .street near Six
teenth , in that part of the citv known as
"Tho Warm Belt of the Mission. " His
grave is behind u clump of weeping willow
trees in tlio back part of the little cemetery ,
in which also arc interred the remains ot
Aguolla , the llrst Mexican governor of Cali
fornia , and of .Tames Cusoy , the llrsl man
hung by the vigilunntcs. Tlio Inscription on
the tombstone is ns follows :
Sacred to tbo memory of ,
thn Into i
JAMKS HUM.I VAN ,
who died
bjr thn bands of the V. U. ,
Mural , IRVi ,
aged 15 years.
Koninmbor not , O Lord , our
OITiiiiscs nor Ihosoof ourparcnls ,
Nolthur taU'o thou vuiiKiianco of our s
Thou shall bring my Mini out of
TrlbnlatIciii , and la thy moiry thou
Shalt dnstioy mini ) unemlus.
A nutlvo of llandon ,
Ireland.
EIlECTKIl 1IY , IAMiS : MITI.LOY ,
.liimwrytM. 1S.W.
Mnlloy , the man who thus honored Sulli
van's memory , Is buried but n short distance
from the grnvo of the great lighter.
Yankee. Sullivan , though born a Catholic ,
was not a very devoted son of Iho church.
When Bishop Dnbois was In charge of the
dloceso of Now York , there was great ox-
eitomnnt over his coin-so regarding the public
schools , and ono night his episcopal residence
wus stoned by some of the morn violent of
these who opposed him. Yiinkeo Sullivan
for it few hundred dollars
l.ii : ) THAT MOII.
Them Is a report hero that John L. Sulll-
van , when on Oils coast left u sum of monuy
to bo used for thn beautifying of his nninu-
sako's grave , but I do not know that the re
port Is truo. At all events the gruvoof the
llrsl champion of America Is us shown In thn
Illustration. MACOX.
Established 1658.
A. SIMPSON.
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