THE OMAHA DAILY liftE: SATVH HAY, F 12 MIT A XI V IT. 1!HK.
IBM I
livery day brings additions to the already vast stock. The sample lines and fine winter shoes from fifteen of the leading factories of the country, included.
Selected by our buyer in person, on the factory floors, and closed out to him for spot cash, at ridiculously low figures. Saturday, you will find them piled on im
mense bargain tables, arranged in sizes, and all at one price, $1.88. More tables, more room and more clerks to accommodate the crowds. The earlier you conie
the better. Never has Omaha witnessed such great and genuine Btirguiu Giving in Shoos. They are displayed so you can examine tliem tnoiougmy.
pine dress shoes, made
Gloak Prices
Cut in Two
3T." Children's Jackets ou hand and must
be t-old.
Jril rtn rnrmnnl nf anv .lr. tlnllnri ..111 I
cnrrl'd ocr All go In two lots. About
an equal dllsIon of the regular price at
II. SS and 12 IV
We hno wold In the last two months more
Silk Waists than nil the houses In Omaha
combined. We have h lot left, In odd
Mzea and odd colors, handled cnsldentbly.
Will be old Saturday at KM.
In ladles' Drcjs Skirts wo have a very
nwit assortment. We have our lot In
plaids, stripes and checks that cold up to
15.0), for Il.SS.
Wc have ii lot of Orepon Skirts which
re ns pood as gold this season. They are
worth up to 13.00-on bale nt only 13.00.
Our Underskirt department we pride our
pelves on. We Jihvc all the new spring
styles. In all the new sprlns shades and the
mercerized materials. We have the ce
tlso, cardinals, hellos, wine colors, grays.
blaekH and all other desirable shade!" We
will bo more than pleaseU to have you call
and Inspect them.
There are a few odd fur garments Ja k
rts and Cape that we are anxious to close
out nt half price.
Our Wranoer business Is nhvnl suceess-
ful, because we Rive you excellent values.
A prlco unheard of ladles' lleece lined
flannelette Wrappers, worth ll.&O, for tSc.
SPECIAL Eight dozen ladles' Under
skirts, of plaid pereallne, deep flounce, well
worth 75c, ns long as they last, at lite. An
other I t of ladles' Underskirts. In iiercallne,
In far. v stripes ami plaids, 10 rows of cord
Ins and double llounce, sold for 11.5". now
at Ji'i.
LADIES' JACKETS.
We will give you
the choice of any
Jacket In the house
for I7TA we will
ule voti an assort-
I N I WT&fr ""in that Is utieuul-
i 'if f"r 'luallty. style
una value. l our
choice for only 17.50
Another lot of
297 Jackets, In ele
gant materials, gar
ment:, that would
srure a iueen our
American iieens can
buy them Saturday
at only K !S.
A mixed h ' of Jack
ets, worth 15 and IC,
on sale at 9sc.
Our Suits what we
have left of them
there are only 240
must be sold, no
matter what the
price they bring.
Suits we have been selling as high us
IB 00 are now only 110
We hae Suits, with Jackets silk lined
throughout, only IS '..
Thcc two bargains are unapproachable
Sheet Music
Saturday wo will place on sale
several thousand copies of sheet music at
only lc per copy. There Is a nice selection
of vocal and Instrumental, cornet and piano,
violin and piano, banjo, guitar, vocal ducts,
pluno duetu and other arrangements. All
day Saturday at only le per ropy. This
sheet muilc is not catalogued, It being odds
and ends.
HITTING AT CIVIL SERVICE
Appropriation for ths Cemmhiion ii Stricken
Oat of tho Bill.
IT IS AN ANNUAL JOKE IN THE HOUSE
Action to lie HeTei! Ih Open !e
kIiiii llritlmrii Aull Mint of
Tr ii ii rimer JmiiiiiInIi Wnr
Trouble l'ou::lil tlwr.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. Tho house today
Indulged in its annual Joko by striking from
the legislative! appropriation mil an pro
vision for the civil servico commission. This
action Is taken each year In committee of
the whole, where the members do not go on
record, and the provision is then Invariably
restored when tho bill gets back In tho
hoiibe, where members have to respond to
their names upou a roll call. Thi vote to
day to strike out was 76 to 67. Tomorrow
the house will reverse this action as usual
on u yea nud uay vote.
Most of the ttmo of the house today, be
yond that occupied In the dUoussIon of the
civil hervlce law, was devoted to attacks
.upon thu speech mado by Sims, democrat of
Tennessee, on Wednesday, In which he fur
nished snrao figures bf the pension office on
the number of applications for pensions filed
by soldiers or the volunteer regtmeniH en
gaged In the Spanish-American war to show
that the northern uoldlers were much more
clamorous in that regard than the southern
ones, and attributing this to the debauching
of public Hontlment In the north on the pen
sion question.
Pearre. republican of Maryland, raised the
storm by a reference to those figures nnd
the fltatement that hundreds of Massachu
setts holdlers who never smelled powder
had applied for pensions. This brought out
nn indignant reply from Fitzgerald, dem
ocrat of Massachusetts, who detailed the
record of tho Massachutetts volunteers ln
the Into war. He was followed by others
who defended the record of soldiers from
their several states.
Hepburn of Iowa vigorously nrsalled
Sims. Considerable temper was shown.
Atlnckx Civil Service Commission.
After tho bouse went Into committee of
a crm: i-h asthma.
Asthma sufferers need no longer leave
homo and business In order to be cured.
Nature has produced a vegetable remedy
that will permanently cure asthma and all
diseases of tie lungs and bronchial tubes.
Having Hstrd Its wonderful curative owers
in thousands of cases (with a record of 0rt
per cent permanently cured), and desiring
to relieve human suffering, 1 will send
free ot charge to nil sufferers from asthma,
consumption, catarrh, bronchitis and
nervous diseases, thui recipe, In German.
French or English, with full directions for
prepatluK and u.lnB. Sent by mall. Ad
drc with stamp, naming this paper, W.
A. Noye, 20 Power.' block, Roches
ter. N. Y.
MART
Over Ten
$1.88
For Ladies' Finest Vici
Kid, Lace and Button
SHOES,
with hand turned soles and new
est style toed and heels
to sell for $4.00
EIGHTEEN BARGAIN TABLES FILLED HIGH WITH SHOES, WORTH $4.50, $5 and $6,
Specials in Our
Mammoth China Dept
I'r cm and Roods beyond comparison
High priced goods nt cx eedifigly low prices.
Note our special on Havllanl cups and sau
cers, Japanese after-dinner cups and saurcrs,
decorated, per pair, 4Uc. Japanese deco
ratod sugars and creams, worth 50c; per
pair, 19c; salts and peppers, opalescent ware,
worth, 10c, 3c. bracket lamps. No. 2 burner,
complete, with reflector, worth 50c, 23c;
semi-porcelain oatmeal bowls, assorted
decorations, worth 10c, 4Hc; Koyal English
semi-porcelain dinner plates, underglazed
decorations, worth 10c, -Hie: cblna celery
trays, ncitt spray decorations, gold band,
worth 75c, Sflr; chocolate pots, assorted
deco'.atlons, very pretty, regular price,
I3.S0, $1.1: 12-plece tmlet sets, excellent
decorations In various patterns, worth $7.50,
I2.9S; G-pleco toilet sots, handsome decora
tions, f 1 2ft.
SPECIAL
Havilaud cups and saucers, latest shapes .
and decorations In floral
work and
sold.
worth $3.50 per set, for
$1 C?.
tomorrow
only.
New Drug Prices
Syrup of Figs 29c,
Llstcrlne, only 59c.
Carter's Littlo Liver Tills, 15c.
flromo-Qulnlnc Tablets, 15c.
Espy's Cream, 16c.
Heef, Iron and Wine, 19c.
Ideal Tooth Powder, 17c.
I)r. Woodbury's Facial soap, 15c.
Qulnluo Capoules (2 grains), 5c dozen.
Quinine CapHUlts, t:: grains), 8c dozen.
Ayer'a Hair Vigor, GSc.
Mennc.ns's Horated Talcum Powder, 124c
Allcock's Porous Plaster, only 10c.
Castorla, 25c.
C'ocoanut Oil Soap, lic cake.
Almond Cream and lllttzoln Toilet soap,
124c box.
Pozzonl's Face Powder, 29c.
Kirk's Juvenile Toilet Soap, large cakss,
iVi cents.
Kirk's Juvenile Toilet Soap, email size,
44 cents.
Piano Sale Still
Continues
Wc offer somo bargains ln pianos and or
gans that have never been equaled in
Omaha. If you intend purchasing now is
your opportunity, as prices nro lower than
over before and our terms are tnoro con
venient than eer. Slightly used pianos
going for one-half their actual value. New
planes for runt. Pianos tuned, moved and
repaired.
tho whole on the legislative appropriation
bill Pearre vigorously attacked the appro
priation for the civil service commission and
charged that the departments were full of
Incompetents.
When the provision was reached Pearre
stated that if he thought the striking out
of tho appropriation would put an end to
the civil service law he would make the mo
tion. He announced his unequivocal oppo
sition to the law.
"Where are (ho Incompetents now?"
uslted Fitzgerald.
"Where wero they under the old system?"
asked Pearre, replying with a question.
"Everywhere; thero were thousands of
them." replied Fitzgerald. "If tho bars
were down you would have the department
crowded with Marylatiders."
"Massachusetts need not sneer at .Mary
land," retorted Pearre. "A few days ago
n gentleman read a list of hundreds of Mas
sachusetts soldiers who never smelled pow
der during the Spnnlsh war, but who are
already clamoring for pensions."
Ocfcmln AliiNKiii'liiisells' Soldier,
Thus began a lively debate. Fitzgerald
said he knew the law was not lhe.l up to
here In Washington and other sections of
the country
Fitzgerald then Indignantly denied that
the Massachusetts regiments had ncvor
smelled ponder lu tbo SpanUh war. The
Second Massachusetts, ho ld, had three
men killed, three olliccrs and forty-one men
wounded In the Santiago campaign. In nil '
the Second Massachusetts lost iilnety-nlno
n. the Fifth Mai.ncbu.ott. fifty-flve. the
Sixth 10S, the Eighth 1U7 and the Ninth ISO
"What was the ause of their death?"
asked Wachter. republican of Maryland.
"Disease contracted on account of ths
Inefficiency of the government," replied
Fitzgerald hotly, amid applause,
l,'l..orlrt rnnllnnlnF tnl.l n lmrrnwlns
story of the return home of the Mawachu-
setts volunteers, broken nnd wrecked b '
disease. If they hail been rendered Incapa- ,
bio of earning a living by the failure of the,
government to provide them with proper j
care and sustenance then, said he, they were
entitled to pensions
Hepburn CrltlcUc Sim,
Hepburn called attention to tho state
men: made by Sims on Wednesday, contrast
Inr the records of eight volunteer regl
nunts in the north and south, showing that
from the former came 3.5&S penslou claims
uuu from the latter 7C1. Sim. bad att rib- j
uted the disparity to the universal pen
sion sentiment in the north.
Hepburn pointed out that for the purpose
of comparison the tables adduced by Sims
were not alike. Ho was very caueilc In
his criticism of Sims' action. The latter
salt' he had received the tnbles from tho
pension office. He bad no personal knnwi-
edce of the factB. He admitted some nf the
tables could not bo prepared, but contended
that the main point he had made ttbe pre
ponderance of northern over southern pen
sion claims) was correct.
Green, democrat oi rennsyivania. wno
wai a captain In a volunteer regiment dur
li.g the Spanish war and who served at
Cl'lrkamauga, said that In the years to
I cotre In considering pensions for the sol-
ditrs of the Spanish war, the bkkoc:n due
Thousand Pairs $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00
The Big Silk Dept
Crowded for space. The new silks are
piled high on every shelf and coun'er To
sell these goods rapidly we make some of
the most fensatlonal bargains. All colore
In plain silks, 100 pieces, for 25c; 60c plaid
silks, very fine, at 39c; 76c black all silk
taffeta for 50c; $1.35 black satin Ducbec
nt 85c; $2.00 crepe du chene, all colore, for
$1.25; $1.25 and $1.00 line French foulard
76c; 75c striped silks, bright shades. 4flr
$2.00 black Grenadine, 45 Inches wide, for
9Sc. Not ono or two new styles, but hun
dreds and thousands. Everything that Is
shown for the spring of 1900 In fancy
silks, plain silks, waist nllks, dress silks
and lining silks.
Linens and Domestics
Saturday is always a big day for towe's
at the Hig S'ore glass iheiked towels on
sale 2V dcucn, a big tableful! of towels
of all description.'". fc each, another at 10
and others. 15c and 2."r. You wljl find all
these bargains, every one of them. White
.,w. hn,t.n...,t. .,n,l..
. . , ' h ln fln Bnff.
t ....... - i . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . -
I finished rambrh tank to see it), yard wide.
c yard; 4 yards for -'oc; on Saturday only
1 lot of l5x:!C size hemstitched bleached pil
low cases as long as they last. 10c each.
Turkey red fast colored damask. 10c yard:
G0-inch wide full bleached, all linen damask
reduced to 50i yard, remnants of table
linen, toweling, sheeting, muslin and white
dress goods marked down to sell quick. We
are offering some odd sizes in pattern
tablecloths at spetial prices to close.
Saturday's Efteai
Specials
No. 1 sugar cured hams, lOVje.
No. 1 cuttage hams (boneless). 9c.
l'rcsh mast pork (boneless), 74c
No. 1 skinned hams. 114c.
Pure pork uausage. 4 pounds for 23e.
German summer sausage, 74c.
Bacon. 84r
Pickled pig pork, fancy, 9c.
No fresh dressed chlikens In the market.
Great Book Sale
Captain Charles King's works, all copy
righted books, worth $1 50: on sale at 25c.
None to dealers. Only ono copy of each
title to ono ubtomor
Dig Stationery sale Saturday
Huycle playing cards only $1 70 per doz.
to maladministration of army affairs would
have 'o be recognized
Cumtmngs, democrat of New York, paid
a tribute to some of the dead New York;
heror. Sergeant Hamilton Fish and William
Tiffany, and to tho splendid valor of Gov
ernor Roosevelt. The mention of Governor
Roosevelt's name brought out a round of
applause.
"Tho only objection I have to him," said
Cun inlngs. "la that he Is a republican."
(Laughter, i
Clayton, democrat of New York, whu
commanded a tro6p of cavalry during thu
Spanish war. resented the reflections upon
the conduct of tho war
Norton, democrat of Ohio, declared that
If tho commissioner of pensions prepared
the tables Included ln Sims' remarks hu
should be removed.
Talbett, democrat o? South Carolina, ex
tolled the courage oi Mr. Sims. "I am
glad ho has placed Iho facts before us."
said he. "Ho has op-ned the eyes of tho
house and the countrr."
Amendment 1'rnpoieil by Hepburn.
Hepburn offered at amendment provid
ing that all tho emjloyes of the depart
ments shall be dlvUed Into four classes,
I h ,pnure of mcmbur of one class to ex
lrP nt th6 (nJ ot fach fiscal year. It
ia,R0 provldlsj thlll lbt i,ead of a department
I(, rtoppolnt for fi1e years, but no longer,
republican f Massachusetts, made
a point of order agalnet the amendment and
J l "?,m"'"
Mudd, republican of Maryland, then
moved to strlko out the civil servico pro
vision and It prevall-d 75 to 67. No rec.
otd Is mado In committee and as soon as tho
nnuouuceincnt of tht vote was made Can
non gavo notlco tba- he would demand a
' Sen anu 11H iuip iu ,r huh'
The night session for pensions was post-
Poned until Monday night.
PHILIPPINE QUESTION AGAIN
McKiicry Tell tin- Semite the llnnil
Should H ubj Killed, Then
Heler.M'il.
WASHINGTON. Fui 1C Consideration of
tho financial measure having been concluded,
consideration of the Philippine question was
begun In the eenate - Klay.
McEnery. democrat of Louisiana, strongly
opposed tho permanent acquisition of tho
Islands and believed the 1'nlted States should
relinquish tbem as soun as the authority
of this country had teen asserted.
Stewart took n j renounced position In
favor of the admlstion of the product of
any of the inland poesflons ot the United
' States free of duty
The bill providing a form of government
for the territory of Hawaii was read, but
beyond that formality nothing was done with
It.
Racon's resolutlot declaring the policy
o' tht 1'nlted Statei toward the Philippine
itlands was laid belorc the kenate and Mc
Enery nddreteed tly enate thereon in ac-
cordan'-e with nrcvjian nctlce.
McEnery said tht ques'lon presented to
congress was a dltfi-'ilt one and time alone
IAYDE1
on Sale Saturday, at
$1.88
For Men's Fine Box Calf, Welt
Sole Shoes.
Made on the- new Dewey lut. pxtm heavy soles,
and wide toos. made to rll fur JO.
(311 QQ for men's fine vici
aI.OO Kid. hand welt shoes,
with kid or vesting ton, all on latest
style lasts, made to sell for $5.00
and 0.00.
Special Snaps in
Housefurnishing Goods
s id) piecl fMme
"-lORrr. $1 tO
' .-antced Wring-
' .r o t HTM. 4!l
I -rat liere te l.uiw ti
1 X' large size. '.
'-nt !nn T' ' i ope
l iv Pails. 19'
J' 'an Huriilshlne
rrr ir.i
Ttt.i ipiart Granite
T not. 25
Full hlze Shingling
Hat' In t, 10c.
Two rolls Toilet
1 iii i 5c
'' I'.iund Decorated
I' i ir Can. Mc.
I Fiber Water
l'-llx. I'll .
boxes Tax for 9c
Hrllllantlne, bet
Polish made,
2" i Saw Edge Hrend
Ktilfr. 10c.
4-tln Manure Fork.
',
i-in h Stove Pipe,
SPKilAL Cl'T PRUTS X ALL HEAT
ING ST"Vi;ri
Ladies' $1.50 Kid
inn dozen l,idle' fine Kid
ijlovrs all i olors, worth up
to $1 . at ."Wc.
60C HOYS' SHIItT
WAISTS AT 15
1i dozen boys' Percale
and cheviot Waists, nil
sizes fr "m 4 to 12. at 15c.
Ladles' !Sc Vests and
lj"ti i't ISc
yJ dozen ladle' he.iv
jcm- ribbed Vests and
Pairs that were made to
sell nt fSc. on sale at 15c.
SPECIAL ON COKSET3.
110 dozen ladles' Corsets,
In nick. blue, black and
drab, nil sizes, at 4!i
A full lino of Amiri' in Iady and Knbo
Corsets.
Men's Shirts at 75c
500 dozen men's fine colored laundered
shirts in a.l (be new styles, with or with
out collars, at 75c. White unlaundered
shirts, with 4-ply. nil linen bosoms, doublo
back and front, linen wristbands and neck
bands, for 35c. 3 Tor $1 00.
Men's 25c su&penders at 10c: 500 dozen
men's fine suspenders, all styles and colors,
worth 25c. at 10. 75c colored shirts at 45
50r ties In all stjles, at 10c.
ciuld solve it The Filipinos he said had
nj conception o.' liberty guided by law.
Order established one day on the Islands
would be succeeded the next by disorder
and anarchy. He deprecated the acquisi
tion of the lands, for the productions, in the
very nature of thlng3, were similar to
mnny articles produced In parts of this
country.
On tho fields of Luzon, he said, cotton and
rice as lino ns grown in any part of the
south could be produced. Those products
would bo brought to this country In com
petition with those grown here. The growth
of cotton ln Luzon by the cheap nnd de
graded labor to be had thero would Inter
fere with the establishment of cotton mills
In the south and New England. He de
clared it would have been well If Admiral
Dewey had sailed away from Manila after
his famous victory and left the Filipinos mid
Spaniards to tight out their differences.
McEnery said the sums wc are expending
In tho Philippines would easily reclaim the
nrld lands of tho west and the now useless
lands of the Mississippi valley. He opposed
expansion nnd said he believed that God will
olve tho problem by destroying tho in
ferior races. Hp thought, however, the gov
ernment should establish its authority there
before withdrawing. McEnery compli
mented tho efforts of the president to estab
lish civil government on the Island. Ho
was followed by Stewart, who said In part:
"The suggestion that tho acquisition of
territory is Imperialism is refuted by the
fact that neither Jefferson, Monroe,
Jackfon. Polk nor nny of their
associates, ure regarded ns imperlal
lus. The Imperialism they advocated made
homes for patriot!?, llberty-lovlnc. self-
respecting citizens, whose loyalty to the
government of the United States is unsur
passed by tho people of any of tho thirteen
original states."
"If to assist tho people of the Philippines
to establish local self-government after
tho plan adopted by Joflerson Is Imperial
Ism, then Jefferson was tho pioneer Im
perialist of the United States. The Philip
pines will never bo dependent colonics.
They will be allowed to conduct their own
alfairs with the assistance of such officers
I as It may bo necessary to appoint to aid
' them In establishing local self-government.
"No one pretends that the Filipinos are
now fit for statehood, but 1 repudiate tho
suggestion that they are not fit for Just
such government a. Jefferson extended to
the Louisiana purchase and Monroe to the
acquisition of Florida. Thero may not be
enough Americans In that country to or-
ganlze n state government without cjngros-
hlonal executive action, ns In the case of
California. Rut If the same congressional
nnd executive care that was extended to all
other acquisitions of territory except Cali
fornia are extended to tho Philippines they
will progress.
"The president has acted wUely tu select
ing an eminent Jurist In tbo prime of life to
assist the natives of the Islands in estab
lishing local self-government afte-r tho mod
eds which our country so abundantly fur
nlshed. "We want very little legislation for the
Philippines. We want their leaders to come
here and see how we givern ourselves to
j enable them to do likewise."
Gloves
1,83
Dress Goods
Spring Dree Goods now ready for In
spot tlon.
Saturday for children' dresses neat
new half wool Plaids, ln bright colors, inc.
Novelties, Mixtures, etc., goods that sell
for 19c, Saturday only 15c.
Two cases of Wool Plaids, HI Inches wide,
all the new shade, and exquisite colorings,
sold all over at 25c; our price will be 19c.
Homespuns, in all tho gray shades.
Plaids In all tho new colorings; silk and
wool checks and other goodt; nothing In
thin town like them for 60c yard 25c.
3S-lnch wool Hoinospuns, 40-lnch Granite
Cloth. In plain colors; 40-Inch Silk and
Wool Novelties. 40-Inch Checks, etc., goods
that we sell regularly at 69c 39c.
All wind extra heavy Homespuns, all wool
extra fine Zebellno Plaids, all wool Novel
tics, goods that ell up to 75c 19c.
See the finest line of Challls ever opened
in Omaha: nothing like them ever before
manufactured; up.-to-dato for 1900; our
prices will be 49c. 59c. 75c. 85c. 9Sc.
Lansdowne. for accordion pleating; tho
most icniccnble of all fabrics.
Fish Department
Large, fat white Norway Mackerel, 15c
pound.
Cholco Family Mackerel, 3 for 10c.
Fat white Irish Mackerel, 10c and 124c
pound.
Pickled Spiced Herring, In rolls, three for
10c.
Herring Salad, finest In Omaha, per pound,
124c
K. K. Norway Herring (genuine), S4c
pound.
Fancy large Salt Herring, 74c pound.
Medium sized Holland Herring, 5c pound.
Norway Eels, large, new catch, 124c
pound.
Norway Anchovies or Llugon Berries, 94c
pound.
Dried Herring. 50 in a box, only 25c.
Flnna Haddle, extra fancy, 74c pound.
Mllchner or Holland Herring, in kegs,
onl S9c.
Cracker Dept
Nice fresh Ginger Snaps, per pound, 5c.
Soda Crackers- V 13, C good, 44c
Oatmeal and Graham Wafers. S4e.
Shredded Whllo Wheat Biscuits, pack
age 10c
Cheese Straws or Sandwiches. 124e.
Orope-Nuts. the new food, 10c.
R0SEBRY NOT AUTHORITY
In o I'oxltion to Up A c mi luted vtlth
True Fuel Coiiecrnlnu l'tm
llli Allliuicc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Lord Rcoebery's
statement in Parliament yesterday to the
effect that last December the British gov
ernment mane unsuccessiut overtures to the
United States and Germany for an alliance
nns caused tnc greatest surprise among the
State department officials, and while they
art not In n position to make nn official
denial, they do not bcstltato privately to
asert their absolute Ignorance of uny over
tures of the kind described. Officials here
Intimate that from his position as an op
ponent of the present English government,
l.nrrt Itnspliprv la nnt In n nnsltlnn tn annnV
by the card as to what took place In matters
as important as mis.
CLARK CASE IS RESUMED
Sennit Committer on I'litllricr nnd
Kli-etlnn Iti-i-rlte Tetlmoii)'
of WltllCHC,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The senate com
mltteo on privileges and elections did not
rerume Its consideration of the case of Sen
ator Clark of Montana until 2 o'clock today.
The first witness was Frederick J. Win
ston, a New York lawyer, who said ho was
present in tho ofilce of Rroker Kerr of New
York some time In November last when
Mark Hewitt, a witness for the prosecution,
had expressed opinions reflecting upon the
state supremo court of Montana In connec
tion with the Wellcome disbarment caso
before that court.
im:.nsis run witi:iin vivikhans.
Wnr Survivor Itrmriulir red 1' tin
(ir in nil (in vt mine nt.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Special.) The
following pensions have been granted:
Issue of February 1:
Nebraska: Increase Wlllet II. Couch,
Savage. $10 to J12; David Smith. Rising
City, $6 to $i; Samuel W. Pierce, Fairfield,
$1 to 110; Joseph Schnltz, urownvllle. 5 to
$s. RelBsue-Adelliert Peck, llromlield, JO.
John Durum. Wlll-t-r. t&.
Iown: Original John Svtinerlng. Bpetht's
Ferry. Putnam R. Lnwrence, Hr.nidy
vllle. (i. Nelson Potter. South Ottumwa,
16; John M IVik, Muscatine. $10, Nlcodcmus
1. onr. Ixiwden, W In rease Thumus
1. Cow mun. Feny. W to II.'; Frledrick llnr
ter, Le Mum. W to 112. Willi, m Stewart.
Shell Rock. to JS, Dennis Whltford. Pre s
cott, to ii:. George W llanawalt. Colfax,
Jin to II'.', J"hn A Reamer. Perry. II to t;
Wllllnm H. Cain. Hartford, 111 to III.
iM'.MIK lt.i W I III, SIMIM.Y (IIMMISi:.
Ciiik'iin or rnutor on I'lulilInK I!i
till ll n i ti ii Drtrlop Nntlllliu Dcllllllc.
WASHINGTON. Feb 16.-The democratic
senators wero In caucus some time this af
ternoon discuwlng the general lines to he
pursued in opposing the policy of the re
publicans regarding the Island possession
of the United States and legislation In re
lation to them. The discussion was general
In character and further than the determina
tion to continue opposition nothing definite
wan decided. The committee appointed at
Shoes
$1.88 h
for ladies' finest vici
kid, vesting top,
lace shoes, or but
ton shoes, newest
styles, made to sell
for $4. 50 to $5.
$1.18 for boys' and girls' line
Made to sell for $2.
ALL ON SALE AT $1.88.
Furniture
Do not forget that wc are the originators
of low priced on good furniture in thef e j
parts. None ran dispute this claim and we
nro ready today to sell you any nrtlcle at a
lower figure than you can get the same else
where. An Inspection Is all we auk. Sam
ple line of the "Hoynl" bookcase for pale
at factory prices. If we have any part of
tbe;e cases on band that you want you ran
have It at cost.
Largo size baby carriage, best springs,
upholstered and padded, good parasol, full.
nlze wheels, one of the best, nt $5.00.
Go-can, eteel wheeels, reed body, at $3.25.
We have- still a few chairs left and If
i you need anything ln this line It will pay
'ou to look us over.
10 dozen chairs, cane seat, golden finish.
75c.
10 dozen chairs, cane sent, brace arm, golden
finish. S5c.
10 dozen chairs, cane seat. brace arm, golden
finish, all oak. at 95c.
Palm stand, mahogany, bird's-eye maple
or golden oak. at S5c racb.
Velour couch, fi feet 6 Inches long, 28 Inches
wide, tufted and made up In the best man
ner, spring edge, at $6.50.
Another couch, same style, 30 inches wide
and upholstered in tho best grade of velour,
at $9.50.
New sideboards at $11.50 and $12.50.
Combination bookcases, golden oak, glass
door, adjustable shelves, French plate mir
ror, one drawer, lower cabinet, writing desk,
fitted with drawer nnd pigeonholes, price
$11.50.
5-foot onk screen. 3-pannel, $1 00.
A few bnrKalt In antique ehlnn rlosets.
Assert your independence Bnd look over
oar line that is now being augmented dally
by the arrival of new goods. Don't be In
fluenced by prejudice or the fairy tales rf
competitors Come and see for yourself an'
we can assure you a great savins on th
samo rs of goods you see elsewhere
the last caucus was directed to confer with
the democrats of the house with a view of
unity of action. A committee was appointed
to confer with the republican committee on
the subjert of senate patronage.
WIND-UP OF SAM0AN TREATY
l,n I i-fiimnlcx, KxcIihiikp of llntl
nciitlon, nt WimliliiKton, I, on
Ion nml tlrrlln.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The exchange
of ratifications of the Samoa treaty took !
place today at the Stote department and it !
Is presumed that similar exchanges occurred j
a. the foreign offices In London and Rerlln.
This is the last ceremony necessary to give
full effect to the Samoan agreement, though
as a matter of form and public information,
here ln the United StateB at least. It may
be necessary to proclaim the treaty.
Secretary Hay represented tho United
States. Lord Pauncefote Great Hrltaln and
He-rr von Holloben. Germany. Owing to 1
the fact that there are three parties to this
tieaty. tho method of effecting the exebauge
differed considerably from the usual order.
Secretary Hay retained for the United
StateH tho copy of the treaty which was rat
ified by tho United Slates senate. He
banded to lord Pauncefote and to Herr von
Holloben copies of the treaty bearing the
signatures of the president and himself
The recipients of theso copies next signed
formal acknowledgements of receipts for the
conventions and the ceremony was com
plete. At London Mr. chcate and tho German
ambassador at the Court of St. Jumes were
to receive coploa of the treaty from the
hnnilM rtt I j.nl CnllQhii-w ,. kiln I 1 1 .... 1 1 I
.... .iKtin uut j nu ii ill iirrini
Mr. White and the Ilritlsb ambassador were
to bo handed exchange copies by Ilaron von
Huelow.
The Slato deoarlment has taken steps to
notify Mr. Osborne, the United Stiit con.
sul at Apia, of tho consummation of the
agreement, it will muke no d fference m
j the status of Mr. Osborne; In fact, the neces- i
slty for tho presence of nn American consul
at Apia is now even greater than before.
NO INJURY TO NAVIGATION
Hcpi-CM-ntntl vc or 1'imrr Co nil I .p.
tirnr llrforr the IIiiiixc
Committer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. -The house r.ver
and harbor committee today gave a hearing
upon the question of the levels of the great
lakes as affected by tho piopcd canal of
tho Michigan-Lake Superior Power com
pany. The hearing grew out of the recent
report of the secretary of war upon this
subject. I'. II. ClerKue, vice president of the
power company, made the fire statement on
behalf of the power company. He said that
one-third of the excavation for the canal
was completed after two years of constant
work. Tho canal would be completed In the
spring of ll01. He declared that the canal
In conception was practicable and correct
and that Instead of Interfering with navlga
' tlon It would prove an aid There was no
IB I
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shoes,
Prices Reduced
on Groceries
NOW IS THE TIME TO lU'Y.
50-oitncp glass Jar fresh Fruit Preserves,
onlj 124c- sirawberry. quince, raspberry,
etc Worth 2c anywhere.
10-ounro Jam fresh Mustard on sale for
3 cents.
lxirgp 2:.-ounce bottles Tomato Catsup,
only 8 cents.
One package Baking Chocolate, Saturday
only 15 cents.
Nelson's Breakfast Cocoa, large can, 10c.
Yeast Foam, German, etc., per package,
only 2c.
in bars Diamond C or White Russian
Soap for 25c.
Qunll brand Breakfast Oats, per package,
44'
One-half pound Blaik Pepper, ground. 94c
(Hrmaii Dill Plckleti, each, only lc
3-pound cans fancy Golden Pumpkin only
74'
Butter and Cheese Sale
Extra fancy Elgin Creamery Butter, 23s
pound.
Country Holl Butter, nicely wrapped, 174o
pound.
Fresh Dairy Butters, 17c, 15c and 19e.
New York Cheese, White Cloud, 124c pel
round.
Neufchatel Cream Cheese (Durham brand)
24c.
Canadian fancy Full Cream Yellow Cheese,
134c.
Llmberger or Brick Cheese, per pound, 12o
Vermont Sage Cheese, extra fancy. lG4o,
Tea and Coffee Dept
With eer pound of our BOc Tea. Japan,
English Breakfast or Gunpowder, we will
giw away free one beautiful gold edge cup,
saucer and plate I worth 30c).
Fancy Basket Fired Japan Tea only 35c
Fancy Gunpowder or English Breakfast,
35c.
High grado Java and Mocha Coffer. SOc.
Peerless Java and Mocha Coffee, 20c.
Golden Klo Coffee, worth 25c, only 124c
Broken Java and Mocha Coffee, 9c.
Fruit Sale
Fancy Navel OranRes, 94c dozen.
New Turkish Figs or Dates, 74c pound.
Large rnlsln cured Prunes, 74c pound
Extrn fancy Yellow Crawford IVacbrs,
74e pound.
Three-Crown Halslus, per pound, only
e.
New Oregon Apricots, 94c pound.
New Evaporated Bed Raspberries, 174
ound.
mysterious or doubtful engineering question
involved.
TO KNOW ALL ABOUT MAC RUM
Slnie Driinrtincnl I'niiiiUra Confirm.
In hll In .MmUIiik ii TlinriiUKli
In I'NllitHllnii.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. The State- de
partment has taken steps to make sure ot
the position It has ne-iumed toward former
Censul Macrum In response to an Inquiry
from congress, by directing nu Invcstlnn.
tlon luto every phase of the allegation,
contained In the rUlccr's statement, includ
ing especially a thorough Investigation nl
the conditions under which the consular
mall and cable service wiu conducted.
IIUi'iim Comiiilloiir r InMi'itctlim.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lti. The meeting ol
the cabinet today was devoted almost en
tlrely to a discussion of the Instruction!
thnt will be given to the new Phlllpplni
commission. The Instructions have not yt
been prepared.
Cull for Hunk Sliilrmi'iit.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 The comptrollei
of the currency today Issued a call for re
ports of condition of national banks at clost
of business Tue-sday. Fe-bruary 13. 1000
FACTS AND FICTION
Experience of Omaha Citizens Are
Easily Proven to be Facts Outside
Testimony is Apt to Savor of Ro
mance. The mist superfli lai Investigation will
prove that tho fdlowlug statement from i
resident of Omaha is true Head It and
compare evidence from Omnba along with
testimony from outside places, published
ildo by sldo with this In the columns ol
this paper. Investigate still further und
you will be surprised at the number of peo
ple In Omaha who re-echo what this citizen
says .
Ml. E G. Olenn, school teacher, of C2t
North 20th street, says "I procured
Dunn's Kidney Pills at Kuhn h Co. s drua.
store, corner lath and Douglas streets, fci
my wife. She suffered terribly from at
tacks of kidney complaints for years Al
tho time her brck wtis aching severely and
although fbe used many preparations raid
to bo sure curra for kidney complaint. th
benefits received from Doan's Kidney Pilli
were so pronounced that we have no
hesitation In endorsing tho representations
made for them."
Doan'n Kidney Pills are sold for 50 renin
per box by nil dealers or sent by mall on
receipt of price. FoMcr-Mllburn Co. Buf
falo, N. Y.. fole agents for the United
States.
Hmnrmlxr tho name. Doan'H, and takti n
substitute.
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