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Saturday at 9 a. m. the Bennett store will reopen and a great Fire Sale
body cati save money by attending this great fire sale. It is our determination to clean out every trace of damage
by fire, smoke or water, and to this end we include every item of merchandise under the Bennett roof in this gigantic
fire sale. It means $300,000 worth of up'to-date merchandise to be sacrificed.
will begin. Every-
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Millinery,
Pianos,
Organs,
Furniture, Carpets,
praperies, Trunks.
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Wall Paper,
Shoes,
Hardware,
Crockery,
Groceries,
Art Goods, Pictures,
Everything.
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CREATES POWERFUL OFFICER
Ojief of General . Army Staff Given
Many Duties
NEW REGULATIONS ARE DRAFTED
Committee of Tn-elre Maria Matter
la Chara;e 'Almost Completea
Work and Will Soon Bo
Ready to Heport,
WASHINGTON, June 11-A committee of
twelve of the reneral staff, of which Gen
eral Taaker Bliss Is chairman, has nearly
completed a draft of regulations for the
government of the general staff.
The regulations to carry the general staff
act into effect will make radical changes
In the army. The chief of staff will be nn
all-powerful person, uniting In himself all
the authority authorised by the command
ing general under the present law and the
powers heretofore unofficially vested in the
adjutant general.
As drafted, the new regulations leave
little o. nothing of the adjutant general's
department and less of the inspector gen
eral's department. The adjutant general
will keep the records, as now, and the
orders to the army will be promulgated
and published by him, but the chief .of
staff will direct the lscue of the orders.
He will be the Intermediary between the
president and Secretary of, war and the
army and staff bureaus will receive instruc
tions and" orders from the chief of staff In
the name of the secretary of war.
Chief of Staff.
The chief of staff will nave the super
vision of the troops of the line, will direct
military operations and In general will he
the most powerful officer that ever held
a position In the army in times of peace.
Of course at all times he will be subject
to the orders of tho president and secre
tary of war. Not only the purely military
. matters supposed to be vested In the com
j mandlng general are given to the new staff
I In the new regulations, but the supplies
Established 1023.
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June 14, 15 and 30 and
July 1 round trip tickets to
Chicago for fl4.75; return
limit September 15.
The Burlington Station is
in the heart of Chicago,
within a few minutes walk
of the principal business
houses and the best hotels.
You can board a street car
right at the door for any
part of the city.
Flyers for Chlrsgo leave the Burl
ington Station 7:0o a. m.. 4:00 p. m.
and 8:06 p. m., carrying every equip
ment to make traveling comfortable..
J. B. REYNOLDS,
City Psasenger Art.,
1502 Farnam St, Omaha
and equipments department is under his
direct supervision. The new regulations
make the general staff officers on duty In
Washington boards consider all matters
requiring investigation, Including Inspec
tions. The general staff will recommend officer
for detail and promotion and the enlist
ment and retirement of soldiers also will
be taken from the adjutant general's de
partment and given to the general staff.
An Important feature Viot yet wholly de
termined relates to officers detailed from
the general staff to various army depart
ments. The regulations provide that the
officers so detailed, either to a department
or with a division or brigade in the field,
shall become chief of staff of the command
ing officer of the department or division of
troops operating In the field, without re
gard to the rank of any other staff officer
in the command.
The committee hopes to submit a draft to
General Young today In order that he may
send It to the secretary of war before he
leaves the city. General Toung will make
a tour of the Great Lakes next week, leav
ing here on Saturday.
Naval Plan Ready.
Details of the general staff project which
the naval general board has submitted
to Secretary Moody were made public at
the Navy department today. Under the
new scheme the secretary of the navy
stands at the head of the department and
in his absence the assistant secretary.
Under the letter's control are placed all
the bureaus of the department with the
exception of the bureau of navigation,
whose duties are to be performed by the
general staff. In charge of the military
end of the department will be the senior
ranking naval officer on duty at the de
partment, who will have the position of
chief of the general staff and will prob
ably rank as vice admiral. This officer
will be responsible to the secretary for
the movements and organization of fleets
and for all matters relating to the per
sonnel of the service.
Under the chief of staff will be three
grand divisions to be known as the 'divi
sions of the personnel, of the fleet and
of war plans, respectively. The chief of
the division of the personnel will rank
as a rear admiral and during the absence
of the chief of the general staff will have
general supervision over the entire or
ganisation and will be charged with the
organisation of the fleets' and squadrons,
and shall be the advisor of the secretary
on all war plana and questions of policy
affecting foreign fleets.
The chief of the division of the fleet
J will rank as a rear admiral or senior cap-
tain and under him will be assistant chiefs
In charge or tne navai acaaemy. me ui
vlston of training men. the division of en
listed men and the J I vision of officers.
Each subdivision chief will rank as com-
I mander In the navy.
I Either a captain or a commander will
1 be chief of the division of war plans, and
1 his duties will be the study and develop
! ment of all war plans; the organisation
' of reserves, convoys and sea transports;
! and another and extra transportation and
to co-operate with the army general staff
In plana of campaign.
The scheme further contemplates the cre
ation of an executive committee whose
duties will be the formulating of war plan
and direction of the work of all branvhea
of the general staff. The general board
. will be known as the general council. Its
duties will be of an advisory nature on
1 all matter referred to It by the sec
j retary.
Half far to Boston June 24. fB, SO; July
I, 1, 4. Long limit. Stopover privilege.
Choice of routes. Through cars to Boston;
no change en route via The Northwestern
, Line, the only double track rout. 1401-1401
( Firnam street. J
LAST OF FIGHTING M' COOKS
General Alexander McD. MoOook Dies at
Eia Home in Dajton, Ohio.
FAMOUS MEMBER OF A FAMOUS FAMILY
Serves Fort -Five Tears In the Reg
ular Army Before Retiring; on
Account of Age, Seeing
Much Hard Service.
DAYTON, O.. June 12. General Alexan
der McDowell McCook, U. S. A., retired,
suffered a third stroke ii paralysis at
o'clock this morning and died a half hour
later at the home of hi daughter, Mr.
Charles Craighead.
General McCook came from Washington
several week ago and shortly afterward
suffered a mild stroke of paralysis. This
was followed a few days later with a sec
ond stroke, more serious than the first,
but despite this fact It was believed that
he would recover.
He appeared to be steadily Improving
until this morning, when the end came
suddenly. Mrs. McCook, the widow; Mr.
Chauncey Baker of Washington, a daugh
ter, and Mrs. Craighead were at the bed
side at the hour of parting. The funeral
arrangement have not been made.
Details of the funeral have not been
perfected, but it is probable that the serv
ice will be held here Monday. The burial
will take place at Spring Grove cemetery,
Cincinnati, where are burled th other
member of the McCook family.
General Alexander McD. McCook was the
last of the famous family of fighting Mc
Cooks, which has had so large a part In the
military annals of the country. His own
services have been of the most brilliant
order, but a sketch of him Is hardly com
plete without something of the family of
which he waa a member. The American
progenitor of the McCooks came to this
country from Ireland about 17D0 after the
failure of the national movement In his na
tive land. The father of the dead general
was 63 years old at the breaking out of the
civil war, but otTnred his services to the
government and waa commissioned a major
and rendered good service until wounded
and discharged. A brother of this McCook
was the father of General Anson McCook
and died at the headquarters of 111 son In
Washington during the civil war. These
two brother sent the following son to the
army:
Daniel's son, George Wythe McCook, was
a lawyer by profession, and was a law part
ner of Kdwln M. Stanton. He served dur
ing the Mexican war. He was one of the
first four brigadier generals selected by the
governor to command onto troops at tne
outbreak of the civil war. Another of
Daniel's sons. Robert Latimer McCook. or
ganized the Ninth Ohio at the beginning of
the war. He served under MuC'lellan In
West Virginia, and being transferred to
Kentucky took part in the battle or Mill
Boring. Ky.. January it. 1&2. and was se
verely wounded. While enroute to Join his
command In August of 18t2. still Invalided
by two wounds, he wan waylaid by gueril
las and killed while lying In Ms ambulance.
The third win Is Alexander McD. McCook,
the subject of this sketch.
Another son, Daniel McCook. was born In
CarrolUnn. O., July 21 1K34. waa graduated
at the Alabama State university In ltog. and
after admlfslnn to the bar began the prac
tice of law In Leaven worth. Kan.. In con
junction with General William Tecumseh
Sherman and General Thomas H. Kwlng.
At the outhrenk of the rlvll war he became
a captain In the First Kansas Infantrv and
with It took purt In the buttle of Wllxon
(Trek. Aunist 10. "1 mil. under General Na
thaniel Lyon. H subsequently served under
Grant snd Sherman west of the Mlslalpil
and was killed at the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain. July Zl. 1W4.
From Havy to Army.
Another son. Edwin Stanton MrCook. was
a graduate of the United States Naval
academy. When the war came on he Joined
the 1m nd forrrs, and went to the front with
the Thirty-first Illinois Infantry, of which
John A. Logan was colonel. McCook wss
severely wounded at Fort Donelson, but
recoveilna- arrved with Grant at Vlcka
burg and Chattanooga and took part in th
campaign against Atlanta. He waa three
time wounded during the war, and wa
mustered out of the volunteer service at the
close of the war as a major general. He
waa appointed to civil office In Dakota, and
there, while acting as governor and when
presiding over a public meeting, he was
shot by one of the audience, dying at Yank
ton September 11. 1872.
Charles Morris McCook, another son, was
killed at the first battle of Bull Run. An
other son, John Jamea McCook, served dur
ing the war In the Sixth Ohio cavalry, being
mustered out of service a colonel of volun
teers. John McCook's son Edmond Moody Mc
Cook was born In 1S33. He was among the
earliest who went to Colorado at the time
of the Pike's peak craze. At the beginning
of the civil war he was commissioned In
ihe regular armv and served erallantly
throughout the conflict. At the cloye of the
war he was mustered out of the volunteer
Bervlce a major general, and resigning hi
commission In the regular army he re'urned I
to civil life. He was twice appointed gov- .
ernor of the territory of Colorado by Grant.
Another one of John's sons is Anson
George McCook. He had Just been admitted j
to the bar when tne civil war prone out.
He went to the front with the Second Ohio
infantry. He was at the first battle of
Bull Hun. He suDsequeniiy servea unaer i
Buell, Thomas. Grant and Sherman In the
.west, and participated In the Atlanta cam- i
paign. ne was mumeru uui .j nns yuiuu
teer service a brigadier general. Another
on of John's. Roderick Sheldon McCook.
was a naval officer, and took part all during
the war In blockading tne Atlantic coasi; .
participated In the naval engagements tip
tne james river, auu r. i n" ltiui j
of Fort Fisher. Another son. John James
McCook. was a clergyman, nui wnen me
mm tncain Bounded he drooned the shep
herd's crook and seized a sword. He served
during the war servlcenbly and gallantly In
a West Virginia union regiment. After the
war he took, off his uniform and put on the
cassock again
Served Forty-Fire tears.
Brigadier General Alexander McDowell
McCook, a war member of the foregoing
family of warriors, has served In the Lnited
States army since U47. In that year he
entered tho United States military academy
at West Point, N. Y., and was graduated
In 1852 and was assigned to the Third
United State Infantry. As a brevet second
and as a second lieutenant he saw service
in New Mexico scouting after Apaches and
Navajoes. He remained on the frontier
until 167, when he was ordered east, and
receiving his flist lieutenancy the same year
he was anslgned to duty at the United
States military acadmy as Instructor in
tactics, being given command of one of the
cadet companies of the corps. He remained
on duty at the academy until the spring of
IMil, when the civil war broke out.
May 14, 1n61, he was promoted to a cap
taincy in the Third Infantry. But previous
to that date, or In April. 1861 . he was com
missioned colonel of the First Ohio In
fantry, and with his regiment took part In
the Ill-fated battle of Bull Run, when the
union forces, as Artemus used to say, "ad
vanced with great Intrepidity upon Wash
ington." Shortly afterwards he was trans
ferred to the west. He took hart In the
battle of Perryvllle, was at Shlloh, com
manded a corps at Stone River, or Mur
feesboro, and participated In the battle of
C'hlckamauga, which proved so disastrous
to the union arms, and which would hiave
resulted In the rout of Rosecrans" command
had It not been for the determined stand
made by "Pap" Thomas. General McCook
became a brigadier general of voluniWra In
September of 1861 and a major general In
July of 1862.
Service Since tho War.
While a lieutenant colonel he served on
General John Pope's staff as Inspector gen
eral of the Department of the Missouri.
Headquarters of the department at th
time were at Fort Leavenworth.
General McCook was relieved from duty
with General Pope and was placed on Gen
eral William T. Sherman's staff.
While on General Sherman's staff General
McCook was promoted to the colopelcy of
the Sixth United fetates Infantry In Deoem
lier, 180, and forthwith took command of
his regiment. At the time. In lKst. when
appointed a brigadier general General Mc
Cook was In command of Fort Leaven
worth. Kan., and was commandant of the
school of cavalry and Infantry. Since ltoO
General McCook was In command of the
Department of Alisons, with headquarters
in Ix Angeles, Cel., unUl retired for age
In 18M. "
Challenger Is Kmperted.
NEW YORK. June 12. Shamrock III.
challenger for the Americas cup. and
Shamrock I. convoyed by Erin, are ex
pected to arrive today. The fleet, the crews
nf which number 170 men, left Gluvrock
May 17.
Wehstrr Clly Takes Two.
WEBSTER CITY. Is.. June U fBpeetal
Telegram.) Webster City won both pall
games of the double header from the Vin
ton team today by scores of i to 0 and 2
to 1. The afternoon game wa particularly
fast, there being no errors made on either
side. Batteries: Yesaler and White; Worth
ing and Jones; Green and White; Barry
and Jones. The same teams play another
double header tomorrow.
Crestoa an Easy Winner.
CRESTON. Ia.. June 12 (Special Tele
gram.) Creston defeated Kent today by a
score of 11 to 1. Batteries: For Cres'on,
Corbett and Stearns; Kent, Nichols, Mel
vllle and Hayes. Umpire: Golden. At
tendance: 150. Shenandoah, the champions
of southwestern Iowa, will play hire tiat
urday and Sunday and a special train
bringing about 4K) people will be run from
Shenandoah Sunday. . .
Games In Three-t Lragae.
At Davenport Rock Island, ' 16; Daven
port, in.
At Dubuque Dubuque, 17; Bloomlngton,
15. i
At Cedar Raiilds Decatur, 7; Cedar Rap
ids. 6.
At Rockford Springfield, 2; Ucckford, 1.
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Special Woodmen train will leave
Omaha 8 p, m. Sunday, June 14th,
running through without change.
When you hove
"That Tired Feeling "
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Beer It will put you on your jilng again It will reviv
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