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Telephones 618 604
, llcrember 22 , ISM. I
Before the dawn of another happy Christmas morning. Christmas
offerings still in great variety which for goodness and cheapness cannot
be excelled. We lake this opportunity to thank you all lor your kind
ness to us and wish you all a Merry , Merry Christmas.
Onr store will bo open tonight and tomorrow night.
DfCSS Goods , '
Silks and
Blcck Goods .
A poetical. , ,
eenyible gift
it will be of
service long
after ordinary
trinkets are
forgotten.
SATUKDAY'S SPKCIAL 01 FT OFFF.U-
INOS.
The day will prove none too long for
many who have not completed tholr
shopping for gifts of this kind will
lilBj. through wcoln : and months.
'
_ sriJciAi' ;
t'r&lnch gray and brown mixed suitings ,
. ' ' -f.OR. '
Gl-lnc'h honicHpun siiltinc , 800.
60-Inch .ehevlotH , all colors , SJc.
AM. WOOL HKNUItnTA ( red only )
. ' Hpcclal .price , Idc.
- KOVKLTY PLAIDS , $3.00 , now $2.00 a
yard.
Novelty camel's hair plaid , $1.73 , worth
now $ l.no.
PARISIAN SUIT PATTERNS.
Wo IIHVP too many high-priced Paris
novelties. These goods arc handpomo ,
elegant and cxclusivo : our own Im
portation. Just the thing for a splen
did Christmas present.
ALL OUIl $2.7C. PARISIAN SUITS ,
NOW $22.r > 0.
50C and ( " ) C Plaldn As bright as a
summer's day ; Just right for chil
dren as well as for grownups , only
} 2 ; for a woman's skirt pattern of
4 yards.
BLACK DRKSS OOODS.
BLACK CHEPONS Fashion favors
them ; rich , bountiful weaves ; special
value , nt Sac , $1.50. $1.73 a yard.
KNCiLISH PIHItALA CHEPONS Pure
mohair tops , all new pattern , will bo
one of next season's most popular
fahrlcH ; ask to ECO these goods , 51 ,
$1.25 a yard.
Black fancy weaves , small pattern , fi3c.
Black all wool silk iinlMicd henrletta ,
15-Inch , "Be.
Black all wool Kronen serge. 32'/-.c. '
Black all wool storm serge , 14-Inch , 50c.
, HITS THE WILD WEST SHOWS
'S'li More liiillniiM to ! ' . Allowed ' < o
l.eiivc UcNtM-vntlniiN for
AVASH1NGTON , Dec. 22. A new departure
In the policy of the Department of Iho In
terior Is emphasized by unequivocal refusals
which have met all recent requests for loans
of Indians for exhibition purposes , and Sec
retary Hitchcock and Commissioner of In
dian Affairs Jones have determined to stop
the abuses of the privileges and have so
stated In a number of communications lately.
Mr. Jones said today : "There will be no
more Indians permitted to leave Ihelr
rcservallons for wild west exhibition pur
poses. They cannot eecure the consent of
the Indian bureau for their exhibition , save
H bo along the lines showing the progress of
Indian education. The day of the deparl-
mcnt's permitting Indlcns lo be Icl for wild
west shows end . , ich affairs is pasl. It
demoralizes Ihe Indians , many of whom
would dress In clllzena' rlothcs and other
wise conform to more civilized ways but for
the dollars and cents there Is In continuing
In their customs. "
MEXICAN GRANTS NOT GOOD
Provincial Autliorltli-H of NIMV > I -\li-o
I ! nil i-r -\li-nn Hull * Kn-rrdi-d
III ( ilvlllUT l.llllllH.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The United
States supreme court today rendered opin
ions In two cases Involving private land
grants In Now Mexico , both opinions bell- ) !
by Justice Pockham. The first case wus the
claim of S. Kndleott Pcab-dy In the Valle-
clld grant of 1H.OOO acres near OJo Callentc ,
andtho , other that of J. Kranclsco Chavez tea
a grant of 5,000 acres In Valencia county
neajTorreon. . Both grants were made by
the' provincial authorities of New Mexico
under Mexican rule and loth were declared
by tbo court of private land claims to bo
invalid on the ground that the graining au
thority was Inadequate. The opinion handed
down loday affirms iho opinion of iho lower
court and Is adverse lo Iho claimants.
TO FIT OUT HISTORIC CRAFT
IiiiiKlitiM-N ) of IKIU I'rojioM- I'nj fur
Itt-llttlllU I L'OIINtltlltlOII UN II
.Viivnl TriiluliiK' Sill p.
WASHINOTON. Dec. 22. Secretary Ixing
has ndjrewied letters to Senator Halo and
Hepresputallvo Boutclle , who look after
naval legislation In tu ! > fienato and house ,
relative to lilting out the hUtarlc old craft ,
Conbtltullon , n a a imv.il training ohlp ,
Thu MuKsachusottu Stuto goclcty cf the
Daughters of 1S12 propose to pay for the
refilling through popular Hubsrlptl3n and
Secretary Long refers to this n& a worthy
purpc i > , Inspired by patriotic Impuls ; . At
the request of Mr. Hale the gecretury has
drafted a bill to cover Ihc plan.
\Vrll In IIIMII MiinU I'IIMDinliil. .
WASIUNC'TON , Dec. 22. In the case of
Fred Ilordtt ! agalnat the First National bank
"Good Beginnings
Make Good Endings/ '
You air m&tung a yood beginning -when
you commence to take Hood's S&rsaparHIz
for any trouble of your blocd , stonia.ch ,
kidneys or liver. Persistently tafan , this
great medicine 'will bring you tfii goodcnd-
ing of perfect health , strength and irigor.
Merrllt's Health Fjlluri with
Comforts pure clnstloss
wool' .
.1 Ibn. ize. 72sSl. at $3.75'eadli ; 4 Ibj.
size , 72r.84 , at $3.75 each ; cuvcnn
Jl.OO.
Down Qllllts Useful Christinas
gifts.
At $4. 35 and $5.00. Pno sateen coveiod
tlown quilt. nlzoCxO foot , nt ? ti.RO and
$7.30. Hest nrado ealeen-covcred , size
0x7 feol. at $10.00. $ H.fiO and $18.00.
Fine sllk-covere.l dawn quilts , size
C.x7 feet. Wo do them up In n neat
bpx If you wish.
Bargains for
j Saturday
'in ' Our
Cloak Dcpt
Mxlra
line
black
Marlon
at
85. 00.
Very fine brown natural marten muffs
at $7. 0' ; very 'finest nutria beaver
muni ! , price $1.00. :
Finest electric seal mu.fr at $1.00.
Klcgant nesortinent.of flne Persian col-
lareltes.
Handsome neck scarfs , made , of Ihc
Ilnest electric seal , with cluster ot 8
fox tails , price , $5,00.
lieautlful assortment of black ellk and
Eatln walstfi. ;
Children's white fur ee'ts at $2.00.
All wool double blanket shawls nt $7.50.
Pretty house wrappers at $1.00 each.
Infants' long cashmere cloak's , silk em
broidered , at $2.00 , $2.GO and $3.00.
Petticoats Wo 'havi a 'mcsl niaBiillkcnt
line of ajlkinds of petticoats. Noth
ing makes a more -iiractlcal or de
sirable Rift than a prettyunderskirt. .
Wo have them at $1.25 to $30.00.
Pretty llnnnel walste , polka dot and
lleur do Ha patterns.
New black Jersey waists.
of , Ilaw'ardcn , la. , the Unlleci Stales-sur mo
cou.rt today dCclded that a wSrlt ot ce 'tloraH
could nofba granted in a case otherwise sub
ject to such a writ until the case had been
finally paE ? d u | > cn by the court below. The
appeal In this case was therefore dismissed.
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR WAR
tr : : < - iij - I ) < - llcliii.v . Appropriation
1SI11 ( o lie Submitted Soon
After C'oimri-KN MoctH.
WASH1NC-TON , Dec. 22. The urgent de
ficiency appropriation hill , the llrat of the
important supply bills for the government
expenditures , in practically made up and the
lolal will amount to.about $51,000,000. The
items have already been sent In by the sev
eral departments and these are being put to
gether so that the appropriation committee
will bo able to submit tho'bill lo the house
soon after it assembles. Of this amount
$45,157,871 Is asked for the War department
and $3,143,7-10 for the Navy department.
I'l'JXSIOXS FOR \VKSTI4H\ . Vl'VI'KItA\S
Survivor * of tin- Civil Wiir Itciiii-iu-
IHTOI ! l y tin * ( ifirerniiiput.
WASHINGTON ; Dec. 22 , ( Special. )
These pensions have been granted :
IRPUC of December 7 :
Nebraska : Increase John Carpunter , Su
perior. J10 lo ? 12 ; John Melllnger. Salem , $ S
to J10. Original widow Sophia Sham-
berter. Fall bury , $ S.
Iowa : Hostornllon and Increase John C.
Ilager , lied Oak , $10 to $17. Increase Den
nis U.-ary , McOreRtirro to $12 ; Jason H.
Kmry , Highland Center , $ S lo $14 ; Ilt-rmon
D. HuberlUH. P/MIu , $12 to $14. Original
widow ( special accrued , December J ) Alary
F. Murphy , erosion , $12.
Soiilh Dnkoin : Original Oscar Lambert ,
Lyons , fli.
llliN for UiiNku .Hull Srrvlrc.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The postoin > e
has prepared circulars Inviting proposals
for carrying the malls next oummor from
both San Francisco and Scotlle lo St.
Michaels and all , points along the Yukon
river us far lis ' * Da'wson Cty | ,
Canada ; for Nome , Alaska , where
Iho rush for gold seekers la
expecled next spring , and for additional
service to olTlecs on the 'Alaskan soulhcm
" ' '
coast. <
Condition of WyomliiK ll/inkx.
WASHINGTON , Dee. .22. ( Specla'l Tele
gram. ) A report * of the condition of iho
national banks of Wyoming at the. close of
biialnt-ss on December ' 2 , was today made
public. The banks have Increased their
loans and discounts front $2.262,033 slnco
September , when the 'previous statement
was nied. to $2,654,6P5 ; Individual'deposits
from $3.002S35 to $3,018,035 , ; gold holdings
from $192,823 to $220,362. The average re
serve held Is 31.29 .nor cent.
l'i-rl\lnlnr lo | 'ONOI | | | > I-N ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) An order was Issued discontinuing
iho poplofflco at Forks , Crook county , \Vyo- |
ii'I UK. Mall will he sent lo Aladdin.
K. H. Stewart was Icday appointed post
master at lUrtlctt. Fremont county , Iowa ,
und John W. Di-cbe al Taluuise , t'nlcn
county , Iowa.
Dr. Collls was today appointed a member
of the examining board at Vermllllon , S. D.
llrri-y for 11 Itlver mill llnrlior Hill ,
WASHINQTON. Dec. 22. Hepresentatlvo
Ik-rry of Kentucky , a member of the river
and harbor committee , nalj loduy th.it ho
did not agree wllh the view of Chairman ;
Ilurton of the commlttep that there would
hs no rl\er and harbor bill this year. Mr. i
Berry thlnko It most desirable that the bill
( should bo framed at Ihe present long ( tension
and he b of the opinion that ibu committee
will lake ihU view.
i > r Mnln.-'H Di-iid.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The Nary de
partment has announced that Uie servlce.i
at Arlington , attending the burial of the
Maine's dead which are coming on the
Texas , will take place at 11 o'clock a , m.
on the Sth intt.
Real Laces To properly intro
duce this line lo
our many customers wo ; ire
making special holiday prices.
We know wo are showing one of tl.e
largest and newest line of patterns to
be found In the city. Duchcsao ber
thas , reduced from $3.1.00 to $25.00 ;
? ' 23.00 to $17.f,0 ; $15.00 lo $11.50. , '
Dtichcsso Inces , rcducc'l from S.VOO \ < 1 I
$1.00 ; $1.00 to $ ; i.2,1 ; $2.75 lo $2.00 ;
$2.2.1 lo $1.7 : , per yard. I
Point la-e : redupod frrm $4.50 to $ .1.75 ; j
' $ ,1.50 to $3.00 per yard. 1
Surely nothing bettor for n holiday
Rift.
Dressing SacqilCS Ladies' eider
down dressing j
sacquos good assortment. j I
Tight-fitting backs and Irosc fronts , light 1
and dark colors , crochet edge and rib-
bn : trimmed ; prices $1.00 each and up.
Flannelette Gowns Made from
best quality-
flannelette.
Finished with braid and embroidery ,
both fancy stripes and plain colors , at
7i1p , $1.00 , $1.2,1 , $1.50.
Children's gowns , all sizes , reduced to
Sue each ; former prices from ,1Cc to
75c.
Men's
Furnishings
.Men's fancy
silk suspen
ders , this
season's
j patterns
'
one pair to
a box , § 1 ,
81.50 , $2
and 2.50 a pair.
Men's tics in pretty" light shades as
well us the dark , all shapes. Choicest
patterns , elegant hlll ; , f.0c and $1.00
each.
Men's unllned kid gloves In tans ,
brown and reds , extra good values , at
$1.00 , $1.00 and $2.23 per pair.
Men's nightshirts made of either rnus-
lln or outing flannel , sixes run full
large , 50c , 75c and $1.00 each.
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omaha.
Y. M. t : . A. BUILDING. CORKITII AND DOUGLAS STS.
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.sU.Ni < ( litiir'fiiilliilttflinii ; of I'on-
llllut Party \illillx-r of ( liK
WASHINGTON. Doe. 22. The Post tomor
row will say : Senator Duller of Norlh Carolina
lina , Iho chairman of the people's party , yes
terday sent out a.letler . to each cf the- na
tional commltteemen of that organization ,
asking them n number of iiueslionu , the an
swers to which will declare the plans and
purposes of the popullsl party. .
As long ago as the spring of 1S)8 ! ) the populists -
ulists decided to hold Ihelr convention in ad
vance of all oilier parlies in 1000 , as n con
cession to the middle-of-the-road or radical
faction of the party.
Senator Htitler's lotler ID as follows :
Sir Ar you know , thu nhllomil committee
at Itrf last meeting ? In Omaha In June , 18SS ,
passed a resolution known as the. Omaha
agreement , tto tlio effect that our national
convention should im held at least a month
before- the old parly conventions were iu-ld.
The republican national committee has
Just held , i meeting' and lixt-d June 19 n.s the
time for their neou national convenlion.
The democratic committee lias been called
to meet February 22 , to fix 11 date for their
convention. They will probably hold their
convenlion a week or two before or n week
or two after the republican convention.
I write now to eel the concensus , of opin
ion of our nallonal committee on the fol
lowing ixilnts :
First Shall I call a meeting of thu na
llonal committee to llx the time of our next
nnlional convention ?
Second If yes , what time and what place
do you fnvor for the commit lee nice-tint ; ?
Third Or shall I take the votu of thu .
nallonal comtnltlee as to Iho time of hold
ing the next national convention by ref
erendum vote ?
Fourth If you favor Ihe referendum vole ,
whal dale do you fuvor for the national
convention ?
Fifth-Shall I Invite the sliver republican
national convention to > meet al the nnmo
time and place with us ?
I submit the llfth question bet-aime I
nolice that al the rwont jin'ollm ? of the na
tional executive rommlttoo of the nilver republican -
publican parly thorn was n ft rung sontl-
mi-nt expn-mvl In favor of holding , their
convention at tin- f.unctime and pliuo as
ours , with Ihe view of agreeing on thu name
national ticket. '
Senator Duller expects that the commit-
termen to Whom ' this leller has' been ad
dressed will reply promptly and thai within
thn next two weeks he will bo able to decide
definitely what course to' pursue.
( iuiiernl'IlillliiKH IHMIK-M Order.
LAXCABTEH ; Pa. , DO . a-Tiu. nrst gen
eral order Issued by General Willis Hillings ,
cc-nnmihdeMn-chtof of the newly 'formed
Asjoclallon of Spanish War Vetqriins , was
Issued tuJay from the headifuartrrs of t'he
adjuliiju general , W. f. Mllt-r , In this i-lty
Thu ordur annotincivi that "itI ! wolillura anil
diillors of tlm ruijulnr and volunteer army
iind navy ami marine corps , who norvfed thu
United States hpnora-bly In tbo \\i\r \ with
Hr.iln and'In Ihc ' .nsitrret'Con In iho Philip-
pliietam ellglblo mid that contrn'ct sur
geons and nunibuiH of the. assoi-iutluns of
war ntirstj m.iy buconu- auxiliary mem
bers. "
PIIIIHIIIN Trol I or ICIIIi-il ,
rUOVKI.ANI ) . Dei' . 2.-ClnKstoni- ! < : .
the fastest trolteIn : thu world during the
' 60s1 , was chloroformo.1 at thi * Qotilon stublus
Thurhd.iy uttornoon and was given a burial
today. I ll > > icourd wus inudi- July 2S , ISM ,
on the then famous aienvlllt- com > o. In
It .SI hi1 titlll furlher artdr-d in his f.mir by
leatlng Harry Wllkes. Prior tu ilu-nu nu-cii
2:13 : was Iho fnBtosl lime ever made by a n
iroltt-r. Ollngftono was u buy Hi-ldlng fo.ilod
In 1675. Ho. was by the gri-at Hire Hysdyk , c
tluin ( Iretchon , by Chroscoos. II
Dlni-unflnii < - , .
NK\V YOHK. Dec. * l. . \ contrai-t was J
sluncl today iruiiMferrliiK till > -u ] > yrlghtH. Jb
title and subjTlptlun llstf o' Demutvst'ti b
Miixjzln to ItubiTt lionncr'd SOUK. Dt-mnr-
I'bt'H Magnzlne will be tllerontlmied and the
f.tshlun pattern duMruni'nU. ! half-iiiiniito
talks und world's proKivss will bicontinue. ' . !
In the lA-dst-T Monthly.
Til CiiullllIU- SIII-C'N | ! ] | | NIHM. .
HUSTON. Der. 22v-The creditors of the Is
John P. Squire & Co. cirporatlan. at a
meeting today , voted to continue the buhl- ,
IK > . - < B of the linn under an asrtRiuu' . subject '
lo the UbnltUuncs- und appruvul of a coin
mltti-e of three , representing thu creditor * .
Mi-zii | < -r-liiiiKli < irHt I'luhl n
HOT SPfllNfiS , Ark Dr. . 22 The llRlit
iH-twcTii Jack rftc'iziu-r and Kd DnnkhJrst
tonlcht w declured a draw at the end of
the twentieth round.
WANT THE ROADS ENJOINED
Shippers Would HavoUnited ! States Attor
ncy General 'Tako ' Action ,
TO PREVENT THE NEW CLASSIFICATION
Ilnlli-omli Decline lo i\lcnd : Time for
AIMV llnu-ii in 'Co Into Kirort
Sotiuof' lite 1)1
liuilloii * .
WASHINGTON' , . Dec. 22. The hearing \ > i-
fore the Interstate Commerce commlss.on ,
called ou account , ot complaints ma.lu by
shippers against the proposed new classlflca-
tlon of frelglit by railroads operating under
thu "olllclal classjllcatlon. ' ' wus resumed to-
day. ,
By agreement -.Frank Harriott , generhl
trninc manager of the Eric tallroad ntvl a
member of the "official' clarification com-
nilttee , " went on thc-wllncss stind to testify
as to the new classification. Ho rcltera'ed
Mr. Rill's statement of yesterday that the
new classlllcallon was adopted b.-cauae t'.o
rallroadH absolutely 'needed the Increased
revcntiefi. On itinny1 carload rales n > r.d
vance. It was felt'by the commutes. culd
he made , but it was fbll that on shcrt hauls
the less Ihan edrloa'd lots could afford to
pay milled rates. The arrangement wi uld
enable shippers Vo lake advantage of caro.it !
rates to a general cllsir/hutlng / point , Iho
railroads there gottlng some advantage frim
I'addc'd rates ori'"the. short hauls frun ills-
'
trlbutlng points.- " ' '
The elat-slflcation 'committee did not con-
Hitler the markcl prices of articles on which
Iho classification' r.alsed. Harilolt said
the controlling reason In ' raising the class.-
ilcatlon _ was the cvldciH 'necessity for mire
revenue and this .was deemed the host way
lo gel It. Po far ns was practicable the
mlttce and the , railroads were ready and
anxious to remedy so far as possible any in-
jusllcos lhat might exist In the c'asslflcatlon.
He said It woild | ho necessary for the s'xty
odd roads using the nfllclal clns'illculrn to
follow not only Ihe eVisslflcation , but also to
maintain exlsllilg commodity rates in order
to obtain additional revenues.
Small ShliMTK | | 'I'nxcd lionvli-p.
Inquiries do\elopqd the admission byMr. .
Harriott thai , on , Ihe'average miscellaneous
cais carrying articles paying less Ihan car
load rates were being more heavily loaded
now than heretofore , nnd. llierefore , lhat
the earnings on that , class ot truffle were
greater.
At tills point It was Known that at a
meeting of iho shippers nnd those repre
senting their Inlerpsts the former attorney
general of Ohio. F. S. Mcnnett. J. H. IJrom-
wcll and Mortimer. Matthews of Cincinnati
had been appointed to present to the com
mittee the conclusion of the shippers. Mr.
Monnctt picscnted- . set of resolutions
adopted by the commercial Interests direct
ing attention to testimony addured at the
present hearing , showing there were main
tained discriminations by Ihe railroads
against the small shippers in favor of the
largo shippers and lo Ihe fact that the rail
roads had declined io extend the time for
the now olarfilflcations to go Inlo effccl.
These resolution'vcre supplemented by a
' " "
'
petition'by a 'forgo""majority of the ship
pers ' In attendance upon the hearing , ask-
Ing' that -committee lay the testimony
before the attorney general of the United
States with - a'vlfew to have him bring
action againstthe' railroads lp prevent Ihe
now classincatloirtrom becoming effective
January-1 , 1POO.17- '
The petition rifOth'ishippers fbllows :
llm < I A % 'J2 , \illiers \ ( ) nntl renresent-
atlvos '
pC vtegi hlijplnpr'.frtliliystM . 'would
rcspcotfiUly Ipoellix.Iy nciion !
; . your
honorable lfoeMiVvlew
< if lift tustlmoiiv
.dlrclOHejl at tup i5fS > i.lQ.u lield In ihjs Hty ni <
iVcomber 2Pliilllhl' '
mnltei1 of-i-ha'nKc In
frolfrlrjlusKlflcatloit a'Acl mlvanc-o.-i in fre.'sht
rates . hyearrlers'.uijUis ; tlmrilllclnl
lion , ( hut HiK'it "testimony ' Vie "ia'fd
In-fore his honor. Iho atiprifoy ge'neral of
llio llniled Stnl'p * , for the purpose of In
forming him of the necessity of taking
action by Injunction or otherwise in the
premises.
In view of tlu > principles laid down In
Thurbcr against Hullroiitl eompiiny , Man-h
21 , 1S30. and In vlow of the decision of the
supreme eonrl of Iho Unlled Slates in thu
IvansnilSHourl care and the decision In the
Joint Trail ! association i-a. o , wo think tno
.evidence will warrant .such proceedings as
the action of stu-h official clnslllcntlon rom-
mllleo Is clearly In violation of the federal
slatuto known us the Sherman anll-tru.st
act.
To 1 In viHie Attomi-y ( iciiri-iil At. .
For some time the attorneys ot the ship
pers argued In favor of the committee taking
the suggested action. Chairman Knapp of
the committee maintaining that the com-
nilllce had no more authority to make recom
mendations to the atlorney general than had
representatives of the shippers. The com
mittee had no objection to furnishing to
the attorney general , at the suggesllon of the
shipping interests , a transcript of the
evidence adduced at the hearing , together
wllh the petition of the shippers , for action
under the anti-lrust law.
The attorneys for the shippers offered lo
furnish testimony showing thai the opera
tion of the new classification would be In
restrain of trade and to that extent a viola
tion of existing law- .
It was determined finally that the shippers
would , offer some testimony and H. W.
Ilrown , representing Schoficld , Sehurmcr &
Teagle of Cleveland , was sworn. Hi > paid
the now classification on pelroleum would
bo nhsoiulcly ruinous to email shippers. On
Icta than carload lots the- Increase nbovo the
rates on carload lots was In some Instances
no much as 273 per cent and In no case was
It ICHS than SS per cent. .Mr , Drown said
the small slilppcrs of oil could not success
fully compete with the Standard Oil com
pany , because the rales given the Standard
on carload lots were so much less than the
small shlppciii could get on less than car
load Jots that the. latter practically were
shut out of much , territory ,
f } . H. Ie Ciolyer. carrlnKe manufacturpr
of Cincinnati , testified that the proposed
increase In the classification .it vehicles
would limit Ohio and Mississippi valley
9iirrlago manufacturers to territory adjacent
tp , their factories , and that , It would bo
destructive of competition throughout the
country.
Tlilo closed the testimony and the hear I
ing wus adjourned. \
M'jw miiiu'Tiiit.s OF IJI'M ' iio.in ,
f
Kcoruiiiil/.nlloii 'oiiiinllti' < - AIIIIOIIIII-I-N
An men In an I'nolllilnlVny. . "
CHICAGO , Dec. 22. The reorganization
committee of Ihe Kansas City , Plllsburg &
Gulf railroad has announced In an unoillclal
way Ihe names of the fifteen proposed di
rectors of the railroad wh n U shall have
been reorganized. They are us follows :
J. W. Ciules , John Lambert , I. U Ullwood.
William Kdenborn. Max Pam of Chicago ; Kd-
ward H. Hurrlmun , Otto Kahn. Jnmoa Stlll-
inaii of New York ; John J. Mitchell of Chicago
cage , Herman Slelcken of New York , Wil '
liam IHarrlty. - . Samuel H. Shipley of Phil
adelphia. Julius Walsh. Alfred Clifford and /
James Hopkins of St. Louis.
Messrs , dates , Lambert. I'll I wood. IMen-
born , Clifford and Hopkins am prominent as
the chief olllceru an < < director * of Iho Amer
ican Steel and Wire company , of which Mr.
Pam Is chief counuel. Mr. liarrirnan is
chairman of the beard of dlrttlcirs of iht-
Chicago & Alton railway , and Mr. Mitchell
president of the Illinois Trust and Sav
ings bank of Chicago.
II. A O. Siiiillmi-Nti-rn OllliM'i-K.
CINCINNATI , Hoc. 22. The annual meet
ing cf the stockholders of the Haltlmorr ft
I. .
Ohio Southwestern railway was held todav.
Out of a total of 10,000 chares 39.00C abari i ,
voted and the following directors eleric-1 j A
Udward R. Dacou , William Solomon , OiU >
1 Knhn and Charlpa Sleelp , New York. John
! !
! K. Cowen , Baltlmorr. William M. Orpenc
and J. 0. Schinldilarji , Cincinnati : II. Clay
Pierce. St. Louis , and Frank W. Trn y ,
Sprlngncld , 111.
The new board organized by electing the-
following officers : President , E. U. Bacon ,
New York ; vice president and general man-
agcr , William M. Urccnc , Cincinnati ; prcrc
tary , M , 11. Wild , New York ; assistant si-C' '
rctary , Edward N. Movlus , Cincinnati ; irons
tircr , William E. Jones. Cincinnati.
mil v U.Mv
'I'rnoo OviiIlio 'IV rr I lory I'.Milron on
I'Vlirunry . " > .
LKW1STON , Idaho , He : . 22. The six
months truro between the Northern Pacific
and the Oregon Hnllwav & Navigation
company expires February S. Promptly on
Its expiration the Northern Pacific will re
sume ac4lve building operations , whlls the
Oregon Hallway & Navigation company docs
not seem so nnxloiM lo renew Ihc contest
for the Clenrwnter territory.
The prize for which the transcontinental
roads are striving Is the Oriental trade , ntli"
J
the Northern Pacific Is endeavoring to overcome
como the handicap of Ihe Ureat Northern's
nlllnnco with the Oregon Hallway & Navl3n <
Men ( and the Japan Steamship co.iipany In
shortening Its line nnd reducing iho grades
It plans to build n rut-off , leaving the main
line nt Mlssouln , Mont. , through the H.ttor
Hoot tnonntatiin by way of Lla Pass * , down
the , middle forlt of the Clcarwalcr lo th ?
main stream. This would save IrtO milts
and heavy grades. Ily building down the
Snake and Columbia rivers la Portland sn-
other 100 mllco would ho onvcd. The new
Clearwatcr { . branch extends up Hint river
from the mouth of the Pot Latch , sixty-three
miles being under contract , of which thirty
miles IB now operated. The remaining
thlrty-thrco miles will be ready January 15.
"l-llt'VI-ll to MllllNHIIO. .
H. C. Thompson , agent for the Missouri
Pacific inllroad at Talmnge. mysteriously
disappeared Thursday at noon and no ( rare
of him has ns yet been discovered. It Is
believed thai Thompson is suffering from
an attack of Im-anlty and for this reason
his absence has created much alarm. This
belief fo strengthened because of peculiar
actions that have characterized Thompson
for some time past. It Is reported that the
affairs of his station are In perfect condi
tion , sn that his absence cannot have been
prompted by any Irregularities.
SnrvovliK" lon-j. I'niiiilloiul. .
DKS MOINES , Dec. 22. The corps of stir-
vejors for the DCS Molnes , Iowa Falls &
Noitlioi-n road today completed a line from
Dos Molnra to Iowa Falls , eighty miles.
The road Is still on paper. Stockholders
have Inverted $20,000 In Hip preliminary
work , having assurance of Ihe Illinois
Central backing It. They say the line will
bo built next spring from the 'Illnois Cen
tral main line at Iowa Kails into this city
and that It Is necessitated because the Illi
nois Central failed to secure contiol of the
Minneapolis & - . St. Louis.
< > ! > : | | | ( to llv.l .
KANSAS CITV. Occ. 22.-A mass mcetiiig
of the shippers and Jobbers rf Missouri river
towns , to lake steps to resist the advance
In railioad freight rates , announced to take
effect the 1st cf January , has been called by
the local transportation bureau. The meet
ing will bo held In this city at the rooms of
the Commercial club , on December 27. The
Commercial clubs at St. Joseph. Atchlscn
and Lcavc-nworth "have already taken similar
action , and many individual merchants have
already'endorsed the movement.
_ _ f
Ilnrilliiic Sin < > IN I > IM | < | | - | < IK < - .
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. , Dec. 22. Russell
Harding , vice president and general manager
of the C&ttun Belt railroad , has resigned
from that position , to take effect January 1 ,
l/jOO. / Mr. Harding ' , , wllf succeed , ( Jeneral
' '
.Uauager < 'W. 'if. Uoddrldgc of the ' .Missouri'
T'aclfic. The' successor of Mr' . Harding has1
not been named. Mr. Doddrldgc will remain
with the Missouri Pacific , holding the p < sl-
tlon ' of second vice president.
ItnlUvnyICN nnii I'l-rsiinnlM.
General Passenger Agent Francis of the
Burlington Is In Denver on a brief business
trip ,
J. A. Mtinroe , freight trafiic manager of
the Union I'aellie , has returned from a
short business trip In the cast.
IJert Branch , tiavellng pass-engor agpnt of
the Erie , dropped In < in .he loeal r.illroad
fraternity Friday on one of Ills periodical
trips out of C'lilciiito.
B. H. Payne of St. Lonl-i. nsHlstant general
eralpnsfeiiRer agiMit of the .Missouri Pa
cific , has been In the city ! n conference
with Assistant General Agent I'hllllppl.
GeorKe M. Sargent of Kansas City , trav
eling1 freight agent of the Kalisis I'lty.
Plttsburg ft Gulf , was looking after loeal
business and willing on his friends among
the railroad men Friday.
P. I ) . Papln , commercial agent of the Illl-
nolf I'enlral , with headquarters in Kansas
City , Is In town. Hi' Is here on hU farewell -
well trip. For the last ten or twelve years
he has had Omnha In his territory and
says he has .secured in > rt > bus'iu's.-i here
than at any other point. Tli'.s fact , added
to his warm nniimintance with local rail T
road men , finises him to regret his trans
fer to other territory owing to the I'xtab-
IlBhment of local olllccs hereby the Illinois
Central. Bl
PLEA FOR TRADE EXPANSION
Joint I'lirri-ll , I'orini-r .1llnlHtir lit
Slum , ItcNiioiulN to TuiiHl ill Forr-
rw' Day I.'niuiiii'l.
NEW YOHK. Dec. 22. Five hundred per
sona sat down to the fourteen long tables
In the banquet hall of the Waldorf tonight ,
the occat-Ion being the ninety-fourth festival
of the New England Society of Now York.
Former Judge Henry E. IIowland presided :
nt the dinner.
The guests of honor were near Admiral : >
William T. Sampson , Oovcrnor Hogcr Wol-
cott of Massachusetts. Major General Wesley - ! "
ley Men-lit. U. S. A. ; John Ilarrctl. former "
minister of'tho United Slatc.i to Slam ; Captain -
jf
tain French Chadwlck. L' . S. N. ; Colonel
Charles Woodruff , U. S. A. ; Cornelius N.
HllEi- . president of the New England so- w
clety , 18S7-89 ; J. Plerpont Morgan , prcsi- C (
dent of the Now England society , ISSU-Sll. 1
The banquet room was decorated withes - tl
looiih of American' Hags about the balconies si
wllh Ivy Interwoven and a profusion of siII
green brandies. On the pillars and columns
went silken banners.
The loafc'ls were : "The President of the
United Stales ; " "Forefathers' Day , " Prof.
W. H. Terrell of Hamilton college ; "Our
Heunlled Country. " Prof. W. H. McCabe nf
Richmond , Va. ; "Tho Army , " Colonel C. H. j
Woodruff , IT. S. A. ; "Tho Navy , " Hear A I-
mlrnl W. T. Sampson. U. S. N. ; "Tho 0d !
Commonwealth , " ( lovernor Floger Woli-tt .
of Massachusetts ; "The New Pacific. " John '
liarretl.
OrlinlVtinlN Our 1'niiliii-lx.
John Harrett. lalo United Slates minuter I
to Slam , leeponded to the toast , "The Now j
Pacific. " He uald , In part : ;
The Orient wimU the flour und ilmbi i or ]
the I'iU'llli' iu.isi and the great nurtlu-in
nnd central wi-ot. nidiiufaciiirrd .end'
raw rnttun cf the south und Iho m.inufiu - '
'lured Iron , htc-t-l , cotton and mlK'ell.imous
prodm-ip of thi ) middle Hiatus and the < ltl- I
/ens of till Ki-cilniitt Hhould Join In Muuport
of Mich u policy on the part of our gox-
oinmi-'iil us c-onipri-honds. llrsl , tin.poimii
nun conlrol of Iho Phllliiulnes. upon Hint ,
that will not i-ndangiT our InlereslH ! n ilic-
I'urliUsecond ; , ihv porinanont imilnu-imu < <
of our liiiilienublo triiity rlKliU. freedom of
trudu throughout all China ; third , the < ' -
utrui-llon of the TrjiitUlhinlun i-iinal. < ir < l.
fourth , ibo Immediate liiyinx ol n Traiit > i > .i-
tituabli' .
The lusty yfuinp commonwcaltlii. of raii-
liiinla. Ori-aoii and U'uxhliiKtuii , lodi UK
out from th > Pacific , ind roallzln .iui
through It comiiu-rrp they will BtUiln it. . '
Jinportaiieo. wealth ami iiopiilutipn l' ' > r
which thi-lr location -igiiud them , 'M t
lbu < lh < - elDer VIMIOH if New KnuJand Ni--\
York mul P 'iins > lviiiilj. v.'V < h hav - luoh' I
out on ihtAlliinili nil ihi-H" yiit- : .1 . , j
llO p'I'id III ll ' Jllinn'l' ( Will III. I.IM.
fiiiipi'ii ' 'lit-ni In Ib ii c < MrId bui'I ' ,
HUM I ull ll-llll' ! I' ' ' ' "H'li ' III > I ) r
San I-'ran U a. l-\ > - >
Tiuoir.n and Seattle appeal to Now York.
Phll.idelphin , p.ICni > riHo 'on und l'ro\i-
drm-o In this great rrisl ! ' . The I'nrIHe ronst
ytixlrs nnd clllos ilkno prnipft ixnnln l the
lutlon of Pin rl" Hii'o , from which thej will
iii-rlvo no xporlnl bonclll.i. bul they nsk that
Nfw Kns'.and will renu'inhor , i'\en In her
inlnorlty prote't n.8 ln i boKiinR the Philip
pines. Mint both the T'nellle and Atliintlv
Htntif iifire.'flvlng mid will ti-relve Im-
muaKunibli material lienellt from Auiprl-
can oeripmtlon of ihorc l lanit * . whleh nre
tin enterlitK wrdge and n v.tutiiBP | ioinl lo
a - - * ' .
i-onvrm-rre Hint mu-t ul'.lnmtply be
In tin- hundreds of millions
PHILADELPHIA , I'ec. ' -The' annual
dinner of the New England Society of Peiln-
fytvnnla was held In Horticultural hall to
night. There were many distinguished
guests , among them being Major ( H-neral
Nelsoi : Miles , Lieutenant OovernoiVotd -
ruff of New York , Postmaster Ocnerat
Charles Emory Smllh nnd President Hartley
of Yfllo. Postmaster Smith's address was
the prlnclp.it one of the evening. He eulo
gized the late lioneral Lawton nnd aroused
much enthusiasm by referring to the cam
paign of the American soldiers In the Phil
ippines. He spoke of Cuba and Puerto Hleo.
saying Ihe former would be1 granted Its
freedom Us soon UK It war able to maintain
n stable government and ( hat the Islan.l
would be protected ah heretofore by the
Monreo doctrine. Mr. Smlrti , referring to tVo
subject of his tt.ast , said It Is only the
cecond timeIn the hlstrry of Ihe n publlr
that n president haft approached the rnd of
his term with the prnrtlcil assurance o
re-election. The only other Instance was
during the time of Prcflldent Madison.
LEYDS WANTS PEACE
( Continued from First Page. )
rlpal desire now Is to get on the spot as
iiulckly us possible. If. when I arrive at
Capetown about January 17 , 1 tlnd it slower
or Impossible to get across country , 1 wll
go at once to I.ouren/o Marque/ . "
If COUMI ! Hay were able to lake all tht
cases of clothr . eatables and other thing. '
tendered him by the relatives of the llrltlal
prisoners it would almost require a trans
port train of his own. He Is holding u
constant levee at the embassy with wives ,
sisters and brothers of the prisoners , to
whom he courteously explains the limita
tions of ills privileges in that respect.
WILES TALKS ON BOER WAR
Kliuil Oiiloouio lu-uely n .Mnltt-r of
( lie Alillilr ol' Coiu-
iiiiiiulri-N.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 22. Major ( lcner.il
Nelson A. Miles , Captain Wheeler , Captain
Lcevls and Judge Outwallc of the United
Slates Ordnance board , who arrived hcie
yesterday to wltnins a test of a new smoke
less powder , today went to Meadvllle , Pa. ,
to examine lifty new wire-wound guns. He
fore leaving General Mllen , In expressing
his opinion regarding the South African war ,
said :
"Tim struggle between the Ilrltish and
Ilocrs Is 11 very serious war. There h.ivc
been sonic severe losses and 1 believe there
will be serious encounters before It Is ended.
As to the probable results , I , of course , can
not predict. If the British are defcatc.l. It
Is likely to Involve Europe In serious com
plications. It might and It might not.
"An to the tactics of tbo contending
armleo , both seem to be pursuing what is
termed 'open order" methods. It Is a mistake -
take to compare the tactics of the Ucevs
to 'thoee ' of our Indians. Their tactics are
the white man's , ladies.
"Tho outcome , of course , depends upon tlu >
skill of the commanders , as It does in every
war. The Hoers have been prcpnilng for it
for Ihe last ten years. In view ot Ihe cir
cumstances , I do not think their showing
BO. fyr Is-In , Oio nature of a. yrprjse. ,
VtTjboy have hud no dltllc'i.lty'Jn procuring
ammunition. Tbo people In the Transvaal
arc accustomed lo Iho use of powder in
mining operations. There they know how-
to manufacture cartridges. Resides they had
plenty of money to buy necessary war ma
terials beforehand and store them away for
use when needed.
"To succeed in war Is to get ready before
you commence hostllltlct- . "
PORTUGAL FEARS BOER RAIDS
Ciiiinol Sloji I'liswiiKi- Willlnl < -rliil
mill \fniiiti ! i rs tu 'I'raiiNi mil
Thro 111Ii Di-limou IIn.v.
LONDON , Dec. 23. The List ) m corre
spondent of the Dally Mull , discussing UH
Doer Imporlallon of food , munitions if wi > i
ind recruits by way of the Portugupso port
Louren/.o Marquez , Fiiys :
"Portugal is undoubtedly doing hrr ut
most to check Ihe transit of war material
for Ihe liners through Dclagoa bay , al
though Great Britain would do well to make
demand for greater watchfulness. Portugal ,
tiowevcr , is in constant terror of a n-iar
raid on her African possessions and cannel
slop Iho passage of volunteers for Ihe Trans
vaal. "
NERVOUS FEELING AT BOSTON
Klnnm-Iorn An * Coiidlili'rnlilyVorrIiil
Over doMlnir of iioln-
.Viitlonnl.
BOSTON , Dec. 22. There was a nervous
frcllng apparent In financial quarters today
icforo the opening of buslne.w ) on account of
ho troubled aspect of the situation rcsiill-
ng from the closing of the Olobo National
ank.
Considerable ronlhleiiPc was expressed ,
however , thai Ihe action of the clearing
louse last week i i making cerllllcate.i avnll-
ible through a committee to hanks in case
.
emergency would avert any further periods
jillurcu.
At the ( llobi ) bank loday all the clerks
WTro busy when iho regular hour for opening
came ] , hut the doors remained cltH.'d and a K
lotlco ( bearing Iho signal MMof D. 0. Wing ,
emporary ! rcc-ivcr , gave Ihe reai-on. The
slock market was expected lo feol. the
llstuibed condllionn mout kcuily and many
consultallons were held and uome active
\
A"
Sherman & McOonneil Drug Co ,
laio l"nly , .Si ( llrj.il , , Nib di
Parity the Blood , .
Care Blotches , Im
prove Cociplezlon , ' -
10 ccnts-2S cents.
work \v n done in copper oil" It-s before Ihe
exchange opened.
(
The galleries of the Stork rxhanne w ri
crowded lottay when bunlno-'e h g.v. Tie
market wns'Woak at the op niiii ? . T.ra'lnx '
w very animated nnd vlolrnt tin tu'it on *
In SuR r were recorded. C.I | > P < M v.er , i
trllle weak , Montaim dropping S , I "t recn'-
erliif ; half of the lo almost Immeiiaictj.
Vnllixl States Oil tlropppd' 2 , , In ; ralll d
iiulckly. The market showed ROM mppir .
Uocclvcr Wins mid President II n sto > -
Jens ! of the Globe batik declined in . . , i. any
; thltiK iibont the situation today. Ti-ur wiisi
i no uiiimml scone jtronnd the bank. .1 ih ugh
ia number of out-of-town ctmi \ i \ \ > -o
j j came to draw money f. > r Chris'.m.iem
considerably upset by Ihe infrrma i , n t'-t V
the bank was closed , liurine ih" r. . i MI . n
the National Shawmut bank m.ide pir i. Hi.
following notice : "Thnt there mav hr
little inconvenience ns possible to CT d -
posltors of the Olobe Natlmal bank an.l oth
era , the National Shawmut bank iffrfm
advance today lo nil depositors In iho uinim
National bank against tlu'lr - ,
deposits ( ) r
cent of thr nrt amount rf the
eli CUNC ( ini > N lo , lur\ .
MAUSIIA1.L. Midi. . 1eo. . a.-Thp , ' : < , - . . '
Mro. S.indi-rson. dinged with Htlm ; < t'.ni < tu
murder her : IRII | hu : > .ind by fiT.IInu him
ground class In 'his oatmeal , wi-nt t > ii-
jury thl evening.
Just on the strokeof U oVIorl ; 1:1- : in- .
entered | the court rmni nnd tiimnni , ,
vtM-dlet of not gu'lty. Mrs. fiiidi'r'.ni l > ii" t
Into tears nixl < 'ollnpi'd In hrr ui'irT'o
arms when she heard the vrrdlrl. sv xm > n
P'Vlvi-d. hiiwevor. .ind thankcil i.i.-.i ' nit-or
p.-rsonilly. : Diirlnj ; thiivinlni : tlir tui\
i-i-ine In imeo and nuked for furlbi-r ' .ntoniiii-
IIii i mm I'ruf. I'n-si-ott. th- .in.il > - , w | ( < 1
disc ovn-i-it thifihiss In Mr. S.indi rson n
ptomarh
PRICES
CUT SATURDAY
1 best Soiiiskln Cnniiimuit | iu > nmiii >
l order I'mliss tltnn . ' S'J.'iii.oi-to ) Huso
It OilVl ! - I'Ut tin- [ II Ire to
1 line oiler Cnpe nitilil not lie mmle to
order for less than si -todnv for
$85.00
1 ivnl Mnrii'ii Cnii | . worth ) ? lt ) ! ) -we'll
M'll Siituriliiy for
$75.00
riillilron's Hin > lii'iivi'iSols. . . . . S.'i.Oi )
I.tulli-s' I toil I .Marlon Si-nrl's . . . . S ± . iO
I.ailios' Illlo IMvssini ; Silrillos | tlio
rofjiilnr ) ? : M > . - klnil , lor .Sl.tK )
L.nllos'Jl.tni. . < l.L'ri niiil SI."ill HUP
silk Xockllos mill Stnoksilioii'i'
of nil for "ltd- tin Siitiirtlny
Muffs and Collarettes
Siiliinln.vvo'll soil UIIMII i-lionp.
Clonks. Suits. Ciijios anil Dross Skirts
all nuiko niro iirrsonls. Ho snro to at-
tonil our j'roa ( Kid ( lltno sale toiliiy
ill 10 iiYloi-k Siilnnlay tlio host kill
In our liouso I'm-
CLOflK&SUITCO.
ir-io not ( ii\s .ST.
K Everything
J i
1513 Douglas.
vlll bo Christmas everybody knows lhal
nit do nol know lhal CIO'AHS this year are
ml up In neat small packages of 12 and - , " >
each , ro as to bring them within the reach
of all. The price Is at the same rate as by
he 100 no snide brands , but staples , lilies
ho
GEO , W , GUILDS , KING BEE , JOLLY
WIDOW , CORONAS , LaPREFERENCIA
All 5c Cigars ,
25 IN A BOX FOR $1,00 $
Stlckncy's Ilnuillct | , 12 In a box ; lli ! ) . 'n
Oc goods they come 21 in a box , at $2.00 for
such brands at
SECURITY , , LA PREFERENCE ,
NANON'S ' SINGERIDADS ,
CHANCELLOR ,
J. A. FULLER &O
1'Itli tinil loii"ltis St.
. . J.IK , inV. I.
( lirlNliiuiH ( .lit I'ri'Hvnlril tl''ri-i- )
i ; i-r } ( lildlIio Mti-nil" tin-
MATINEE TODAY.
" > SL-IH i'n - < 'hllilri-n. -ij.illen I0i
UiM riiunii.o Set-
I'Al'lNTA
Ami the Six oilier Kxci-pliKn.illy Ooud An -
r. , . ,
KXTHA-CMHIHT.MAS J1ATINIJB. Mi n
dav. iJi-iembi-r SI. . . . , ,
bVond blK Amiiti-ur I't-rfiirmaiicc f i'iilu >
, Ufrt-mlu-r ! ffl
nlfhi _ _ _ _ _ _
- - \ T jf tA AVf""l ward & HIIIKI-- , ,
1SLJ t U O M.-inq ; < iH Tdl. TJIO
Fi\e pi-iforniiinceu , ( o-ninenclng Sunday
imttnii't- lift : Jl Sjieilstl nmtlneo
ChnilriiJh Day.
HOYT'S
"ATRIP 10 CHINATOWN. "
ricatu arc now on tale for Mmc. Nevada.
