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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1904)
) V THE OMAHA DAILY IlEE: H'KIDAY. JAInUaH .rrhone8 (IH-AM. WE CLOSE SATUipA AT' I P. M. Be. Jan. 1st. ISOi. ararday, "January ', ssons hard The jcuf January Clearing Sale begins Saturday. Every dc- partment offers the most unusual values. With plenty of cold strongly the advantages of this sale. Store open at 8 o'clock. Icarn .-fire swctt to know" joining and1 with prices like these quoted we cannot urge upon too CLOAK DEPARTMENT We Announce "Lc to J know" V m m aSaaaaw. aer rou iTU 'UliDAY our annual Lie past two days throngs of delighted women have been examining, admiring and wondering at the marvelous low prices of the COATS w hich will be year we have made that we have placed ifflcient to please and lowing .will give but a ats Louis the 14th handsomely made. I Saturday's price, 100.00. our ISO style, Saturday'! nir 225 style, Saturday's I n 14 to ti made; most am toais fruve hundreds of the ilegant styles of rich, tailored coats, in all AND COLONS. There . v, . . 1 , r-. n i. llitnvn 4 i rt 4- fiiinuj uuuitf iuiuj;a uiai Inossihle to pven mention jowever, come Saturday will please yo'u. coats,' Saturday's price, 125. coats, Saturday's price, 115.00, coats, Saturday's price, (12.50. coats, Saturday s price, 10. ,n coats, Saturday's price, $7.50. Joth coats, Saturday's price $6.25. 1 made of rriestley s Cra- tte about fifty coats in all iey -vv'ill also be sold Satur- at half price. . rain coats, Saturday's price, $12.50. rain coats, Saturday's prloe. J10.00. rln coats, Saturday's price, $9.00. .; rain coats, oaturuay s price, i.tw. MMrenc fnatc Too numerous to mention all n sale Saturday inorning at Jialf our regular price. . ia.w coats, Saturday s price, w.tu. $7.50 coats,' Saturday's price $3.75. 10 coats, Saturday's price, $5.00. . ,ti $1S coats, Saturday's price $7.60. Important Notice : -' " Y WiTliave an immense stock of most beautiful FUHS, elegant (Vess and .Walking Skirts, fine yilgr "Made Suits, Waists' and Vijcoats, which will be put on vat special low prices, of Jich notice will be AN JUNCE1) later. Consult your vn interest and WATCH our illy ADS. luting flannel Night Shirts I Men's Outing Flannel Night Khirts, pretty and neat pat 'crns, well made, good full lib- M sizes. . 75c ' Gowns In this' sale, 55c h. i . ' . ' Sued crsly. to give utterance to unlversftl Ire. The calamity ot the Iroquois the- has oast Chicago in gloom. Duslness iy was performed with a view to ne- f i ty. 1 0rdinarily on New Year's eve the lets are -filled with merrymakers, but 'ibt the only throngs were those around j. morgues. 1 irdlnarlly fashionable restaurants are ''d with lighthearted revelers, who toast yoar that passes- and hail, the year It comes. Tonight these places were de- I ted, while in some doors were locked ; J curtains drawn. 'of the . second time Chicago has beer ; icken to the heart. Not only have man 4 -1 ii'in'. I ii 'i!7'Jl4f,'i'J'ii'W' Tii'iiii'i'i'i,iirjwfiai sVwfflffllllliiWtei Read! MOTHERS Read! ' Saturday Morning at 8 o'clock we commence our 1 i SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE Icrc you save the profit and part of the cost of material I ' and manufacture. COYS' SLITS All ages to 16 years. 4 J,nT'l Heavy and medium " wtfuht suits, all irtyles, none ; -worth l'-xs than $4.50, and some I wunh fc.00, oat O 85 tlity gu i LuT J Roys' suits, worth $5.50 i 3-65 i LOT S Here we have the finest !'-ys' suits ever shown In omuha. Bulls worth $6.60, $7.tJ. M OO and $8 50, A MS Uity go -w.VJcs S Coys' Overcoats j anil Reefers l,OT IxWarra. serviceable coats wt.uh $4. $4 50 and $6, 9UB n they go uu !, 2 Coats and Reefers rth $6. Il w) and ,, out ihey go.. 'V play Reefers, t iLcy go. .4.65 75c . 8' COIjORED shirt ' UST8worlU 760 and $100, iL 50c j d' COLORED rih buc, out ' o Boys enl ' Girls Store SHIRTS 25c . tUHSON January Special One-half Trice greater preparations than ever, so these, Coats on exhibition in our fit every lady in the city. 1 very inadequate Idea of what to January Clearing Sale on Comforts and Blankets We know you have been wait ing for this opportunity and you shall not be disappointed. In the face of higher market prices on Comforts and Blankets we offer you the best and most reliable goods for less than mill prices. We need the room. It will certainly pay you to investi gate and invest. $1.00 Sllkollne Comforters, 8Dc each. $1.25 Sllkollne Comforters, 83c each. $1.50 Sllkollne Comforters, $1.H each. $1.73 Sllkollne Comforters, $1.19 each. $2.00 Sllkollne Comforters, $1.59 each. $2.50 Sateen Comforters, $1.78 each. $3.50 Sateen Comforters, $2,29 each. $4 50 Wool Comforters, $2.29 each. $3.50 Wool Comforters, $1.98 sach. - $18 White Blankets, $12 a pair. 18.50 White Blankets, 11.00 a pair. $12 White Blankets. $S a pair. $7.50 White Blankets. $5.88 a pair. $8 White Blankets, $4.98 a pair. $4.35 White ninnkflts, $3.28 a pair. $3.20 White Blankets,' $2.39 a pair. $2.75 Grey or White B'.ankets, $1.98 a pair. $2.63 Grey Wool Blankets, $1S8 a pair. $2.50 Orey Wool Blankets, $1.76 a pair. $3.26 Orey Wool Blankets, $2.48 a pair. All of our Imported Robe Blanket that sold at $1.73, $2.00, $2.50, $2.75 and $3.25, go at $1.00 each. All Cotton Blankets at greatly reduced prices. ' $10.00 Down Quilts, $8.88 each. $9.00 Down Quilts, $8.29 each. $7.00 Down Quilts, $4.50 each. $4.60 Down Quilts. $2.98 each. Corset Clearing Sale. At $1 reduced from ?7 each. La- Vida, boned with real whalebone, straight front, made of fine French cou tllle and Italian lasting cloth, shapes are light but sizes missing, so we drop the price to almost nothing to send them out quickly. At $5 reduced from $10., Two handsome brocade corsets, "La Vida," white silk, sp'rinkled with small pink rose buds, boned with genuine whale bone, long hips, finished with Mechlin lace and pink ribbons, sixes 20 and 25 only. , , '. At 50c reduced from $1.50 and $1. - All standard makes, (R and G), (H. and If ), (W. IT)'; Straight Front, wlthjdip hips, mostly all new models; assortment 'ot sixes Is very1 good. Stlylsh Novelty Silks , Here is the important part of this special silk pale. It is not the ordinary, cheap, trashy 6ilks usually offered you at these prices. , Tou have been paying us more money for these same silks pretty, small figures, dots, dashes. Just the material for the pretty shirt waist suit, fancy waist, etc. Tou must come and see' them. $1.00, $1.25, $1.60 silk in this sale S9c, 49c, 69p. 69c a yard. FANQT VELVETS AND VELVET CORDS $1.00 handsome Velvet Cords, In this sale 63o yard. ' 75o Stylish Metallic Print Velvets, black' with small white dots, black with color, gun, metal, etc., in this sale 27o yard. of Its sons and daughters met death In a .variety of horrible and torturing forms, but the blow has fallen almost as heavily on strangers within Its gates. There Is hardly a village or town within a radius of 100 miles of Chicago whose people are net directly or Indirectly Interested In the plies of dead or in the injured which fill the hospitals, or In the fate of those who are missing probably dead, likely burned or trampled beyond recognition. Cities far distant In America are mourners and sym pathy has coma from across the seas. The 1st of dead grows, as It was given last Ight in the neighborhood of 600. A widely ccepted estimate la 564 desd. This number GlltLS' COATS LOT 1-Girls" coats In kerseys, beavers, sibellnes and fancy cloaking., couta woilh $6.0J, .w, o ana i.w, out they go LOT Garments $8 50 and la.iO, out they go , All our swell Girl.' and Ulssas' .3.8 worth $7. 5.90 novelties In Cloaks at a dollars on saving ot several eacn garment. Children's Bonnets IXT 1 Fancy bonnets In blue, red pink or brown, worth Too and tec, out they 3Qc LOT 2 Bonnets of nearly all colors also white, north ttgo to $1.26, out they . )0C LOT t Bft.-inets worth up to $2 45, out they . qq (iris and Misses' - furs . Btlll a nice assortment and prices reduced. GIRLS' TAM OBHANTER8 worth 6uu and 76c, 1(kr out thy go ....J'V & TK 1515 Douglas Sale of Coats, with hundreds of that our Cloak sale tomorrow will store for the past two days will , expect on Saturday. ' Our Great Annual January Linen Sale Begins Saturday Morning TABLE DAMASK All our $1.75 Bleached Satin Damask, In this sale, $1.10 per yard. All our $1.65 Bleached Satin Damask. In this sale, $1.00 per yard. All our $1.00 Bleached Heavy Damask, In this sale. 75o per yard. All our $1.50 bleached satin damask. In this sale 98c per yard. All our $1.60 sliver bleached damask. In this sale $1.00 per yard. All our $1,00 Silver Bleached Damask, In this sale, 76c per yard. All our 75c Sliver Bleached Damask, In this sale, 4So 'per yard. TABLE CLOTHS All our $1.73 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $1.00 each. ' All our $2.25 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $1.69 each. All cur $3.00 Bleached Table Cloths,- In this sale, $2.00 each. All our $3.60 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $2.38 each. All our $3.85 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $2.75 each. All our $3 75 Bleached Table Cloths, in this sale, $2.50 each. All our $4.50 Bleached Table Cloths, in this sale, $3.28 each. All our $6.00 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $4.28 each. All our $7.60 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $5.00 each. A lot of $10.00 cloths, In this January sale, $T.OO each. BLEACHED NAPKINS. All our $1.75 bleached napkins. In this sale, (liOO a dozen. All our $2.25 bleached napkin's" , in this sale, $1.69 a dozen. All our $2.75 bleached napkins. In this sale, $1.98 a dozen. AH our $3.00 bleached napkins. In this sale, $2.00 a dozen. All our $3.60 bleached napkins, In this sale, $2.63 a dozen. All our $3.75 bleached napkins. In this sale, $2.89 a dozen. , All our $4.60 bleached napkins, In this sale, $3.38 a dozen. . A special lot of John S, Brown's $4.00 napkins, In this sale at $2.75 a dozen. 100 dozen of John 8. Brown's $8.60 4 napkins, in this sale, $5.00 a dozen. CRASHES AND TOWELINQS. All our 7o brown linen crash, In this sale, SVfcc a yard. All our 10c bleached linen crash. In this sale, 7c a yard. ' All 'our 15o bleached heavy crash, In this sale, UVio a yard. ' TOWELS! TOWELS! I All our lOo and 12V4o huck towels. In this sale, 6o each. All our 25o H. S. huck towels, In this sale, 19c eaqh. All our 45o H. 8. huck towels, In this sale, 25c each. All our $1.00 II. 8. damask toweds. In this sale, 75c each. . ' All our $2.00 II. S. huck towels, In this sale, $1.26 each. FANCY HUCKS. , All our $1.26 fancy figured hucks, in this saJe, $1.00 per yard. ' All our 85o fancy figured hucks, In this sale, 65o per yard. All our 65o plain buck, In this sale, 60o per yard. Y. M. C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth will likely be Increased, as there are per- sons In 'hospitals who will probably die. It Is believed, however, that the total num ber of dead will not exceed GOO. Including the dead, missing and Injured the total number of casualties is approximately 1,000. There were about 2,600 spectators and ac tors in the theater at the time ot the fire. In the excitement following the calamity many, persons were reported missing who have since returned home. No report of these returns has been made to the police and their names still swell the list of miss ing. When the names of the dead who are still ; to be Identified .have been sub tracted from the list of missing It Is prob able that the extent of the catastrophe will be fully revealed. There was animated discussion today among firemen, employes of the theater and architects as to the cause of the fire. The theatrical people are a unit In de claring that the fire started with aa ex plosion, and in this they are flatly con tradicted by scores of people in the audi ence who declare that they, saw the Are creeping along the edge of the curtain for several minutes before the explosion took place. A number of people left their seats after seeing the blaze and were well on their way to the street when overtaken by the frightened rush of those they had left behind them. Door Whs Held Shot. Miss Anna Woodward, who sat In the second .balcony, today said: I plainly saw the fire. I am a large woman, weighing close to ISO pounds, and I made up my mind that if thure was to be a panic it would be wise for me to beat it to the street. I left my seat in the bal cony, went down the stairs to the first balcony and from there started to pass Out through 4he very door in which so many people were killed a few minutes later. The door was cloned and a man standing vn the outside refused to. open it for. me. Whether he was an employe of the theater I don't know, but 'he had ev idently determined that no one should leave the theater and in doing so started a panic. I was leaving quietly up to lus trine, but when he refused to allow me to f'&ma out peaceably I dettuKintd to get out f 1 had to make all 'Boris of nole. I went along the balcony about ten feet to a glass partition and smashed it with the Soint of my umbrella. I went out ni own tlia stair. When I was about half way down I heard the roar of the crowd aa It came ufter me nnd- I hunted with nil the speed I had. They overtook me. how ever, knocked me -down, and, but for the fact that I was close to the door, I think my chances of lite would have been al most nothing. As it-was I think I must have walked the .it ten feet ot my pas sage to the exit on the bodies of tjiose who had fallen. The best evidence at present, obtainable Is that the fire was started by sparks from aa are light striking the edge of the drcp curtain, but this has not been proved. There are so many statements as to the cause at present and they differ so wldaly that it Is difficult to ascertain the truth of the matter. , May. (lose Other Uoa.es.. From the action of a committee of prom THIS YUAU'S latest productions be the greatest money-saving event ever held In the city of Omaha, convince the most critical that 2sOT an old garment or style is shown in this immense assortment. SCRUB CLOTHS. All our 8o scrub cloths. In this sale, 5a each. . AT JUST ONE-HALF PRICE. All our real hand made cluny lace and Chinese grass linen center pieces, table covers, scarfs, doylies, plate doylies, lunch cloths, trny cloths, etc., that were excel lent values before reduced prices are now cut tn half. $25 real cluny lac table covers, in this sale, $12.50. $23.00 real cluny lace center piece. In this sale, $12.50. $10.00 real cluny lace center piece, In this sale, $5 00. $5.00 real cluny lace center piece. In this sale, $2.50 ench. $10.00 real Chinese grass linen center piece In this sale, $5.00 each. $..O0 real Chinese grass linen center piece. In this sale. $2.50 each. $4.00 real Chinese grass linen center piece. In this sale, $2.00 each. $1.75 real Chinese and cluny lace plate doylies, In this sals, SSo. $1.00 real Chinese and cluny lace doylies. In this sale, 50c. 60c real cluny lace doylies. In this sale, 23c. $4.50 Tenertffe center pieces, In this sale, $2.25 each. $12.75 real cluny lace scarf, tn this sale, $6.38 each. $10.75 real cluny lace scarf, In this sale, $5.35 each. , Golf Gloves This popular line of Gloves will be included in this great clearing sale. . You will find the assortments large and the qual ities of the best. Women's 75o golf gloves, reduced to, EOo per pair. Women's 60c golf gloves, reduced to '25c per pair. White, gray and black, in plain and fancy stltchlngs, also a few with fancy colors. Men's 60c golf gloves, reduced to 25a each. Jn this lot you will find many of the popular golf green shades. IDslery Clearance some of the greatest reduc tions in the store will take place in our hosiery stock. Over three thousand pairs of women's and children's hose at a price that will sell, them quick. We have divided VGem' in two lots. ' Lot 1 at 19e per pair. Value worth up to 35c per pair. This lot is comprised of women's plain black cotton also lace stripes tn black and col ors. ' Lot atx29c per pair. Here are SSc, 75a and 50a values. Wo men's plain black Hales and cottons, some split coles beautiful patterns in lace ho siery. In black and e ilors, Rembrandt ribs, in black and colors, also fancy striped hosiery. No disappointment, for the val ues will surprise you. inent . architects .of Chicago tonight may result a recommendation to Mayor Harri son to close every theater in Chicago un til the exits and the construction has been i examined. This was suggested to Presi dent Beaumont of the Chicago architects today by W. A. I'rldmore, an arcliltect who lost son. relatives In the fire. Presi dent Beaumont refused personally to make the recommendation to Mayor Harrison, but called an Informal meeting of the as sociation at which it was decided that a larger gathering of the members would be held 'tomorrow to. take action. Mayor Harrison said tonight: "I see no more reason for closing all the theaters than for stopping all railway trains after a disastrous wreck. There is no necessity of becoming hysterical about this matter, although the disaster has taken place la probably the safest theater In Chicago." - The mayor sent the following letters to all the proprietors of theaters in Chicago: November 2 of this year I transmitted to the city council a report on theaters la Chicago, calling attention to the failure of all the theateis to comply fully with the terms of the building ordinances relative to places of amusement. The council sent the communication to the, committee on Judiciary for consideration and pending a report from that committee directed the commissioner of buildings to suspend en forcement of the ordinance. The city ordinance, among other things, requires each theater to employ a ft re mull, to be approved by the chief of the tire de partment, to look after the tire protection of the house. 1 am advised by the chief that .evern I theaters have refused to com ply with this provision of the ordinances. In vluw of the ti-rrlble disaster at the Iro quois theater, and pending action of the city eounrll, I have directed the chief of the fire department to aaiilgn one regular member of the department to each theater now complying with the ordinance relating to the employment of a fireman. The fire men now employed by the theaters should be assigned to the front of the house, while the fireman assigned by the chief should be HMsiftneti lo thu itBa. I huvi fui'th.r directed the chief that In cases where the ordinance has not been obeyed to assign two regular firemen to the duty of protect ing the public against fire. The wages ot these firemen will be billed direct to the theaters to which they are assigned and the service will be continued until the council bus finally acted on the ordinance. After dispatching this letter the mayor said: If any of the theatrical managers refuses to pay the wages of these men, as Severn 1 of them have refused in the past, I will close the doors of the theaters snd keep mem ciosea unui iney agree to act aa tney Should. AH during the day telegrams of sympathy to the people of Chicago and offers of aid poured In by telegraph on the mayor. He announced tonight: "I have received many Always Remember the Full 4ema axative Hromo Quiama CurcS Cold faa One Day, Cripta 3 Dys 5.&A On very not an old coat in the stock. Sweeping Reduction in Colored Dress Goods Trices for the most part have been cut clean in two some are only about one-third regu lar prices., In other words, this is the big sweeping out sale you have been waiting for. Too many different prices to give a complete list. You won't be disappointed when you come. Remember all to go on sale at 8 a. m. Saturday sharp. 50c ALL WOOL ZIBELINE, 29c A TARD. In pretty shades of gray mix, blue mix, plain brown and green, handsome glossy finish, in this sale, 29c a yard.' 80o NOVELTY IN SMALL INVISIBLE CHECK, 29c A TARD. Very pretty for children's school dresses, three styles to choose, from, in this sale, 29c a yard. $1.25 MIXED NOVELTY, Wo A TARD. In the pretty shades of green mix, blue mix, and three shades of blue and two of green, very stylish, handsome rich finish, in this sale, 79c a yard. $2.00 IMPORTED FLECKED ZIBELINE, 93c A YARD. This pretty, dressy Cabrio Is from abroad, the beautiful rich glossy finish has a small dainty fleck of w.hite scattered over the surface, one of the season's handsomest fabrics, in this sale, 98o a yard. $1.50 NOVELTY ZIBELINE, 98c A YARD. Navy ground, with a dainty fleck of green, black ground with white, etc, very stylish, in this sale, 98c a yard. $1.25 NEW BASKET NOVELTY, 98o A YD. In the new shades of gun metal and blue. In this sale, 98c a yard. $1.75 NEW TUFTED NOVELTY, $1.0$ A YARD. They are the height of dress elegance, only two shades left, garnet and green, a most beautiful fabric, In this sale, $1.09 a yard. $1.75 BOURET NOVELTY, $1.06 A YARD. Only two shades left of this pretty nov elty, green with black nob, black with white, in this sale, $1.06 a yard. $2.75 GUN METAL ZIBELINES, $119 A YARD. ' The swell fabric of the season, hand some long silk glossy hair, good weight, just the material for a stylish Jacket suit, nothing better or more stylish at any price. In two shades, gun metal and tan, in this sale, $1.49. $2.25 IMPORTED FLECKED NOVELTY, NOW 96c A YARD. Beautiful medium weight fabric In the new colors, with a tiny fleck or 'dot of contrasting color on dark ground, very exclusive and stylish, in this sale, 9So a yard. . $3.00 PARISIAN NOVELTY, NOW $1.39 A YARD. Handsome rich colors with just a sugges tion of colors scattered over the surface, all high grade dress goods, In this sale, $1.39 a yard. and Douglas Sts. offers of aid. It may be that before we get through this trouble a few persons will be found to be in need, but Chicago will be able to give that aid Itself. Most of those killed and Injured now Identified can be abundantly cared for." Saturday a Day of HosrBlDg, In addition to the proclamation Issued during the afternoon, suggesting that the usual New Tear's festivities be abandoned. Mayor Harrison tonight announoed that all departments of the city would be closed on Saturday, January 2, on account of the calamity at the Iroquois. He made the request that all the busi ness houses of Chicago also close on that day, making it a day of general mourning. On every train which arrived In Chicago todays came relatives of persona thought to have been killed or Injured In the fire. The' lobbies of the down town hotel were scenes of many happy meetings aa well aa of anxious inquiries on the part of fathers, mothers and more distant rel atives of person of whom no trace could be found. Many ot these people returned to the hotels late In the evening after either a fruitless search for their loved ones or after finding In a charred and dis figured body lying In a morgue all that re mained of the relative or friend for whom they bad searched. From, early In the morning until late at night crowds besieged the undertaking rooms and hospitals looking for .dead and injured. Policemen were detailed' at all places where the dead and Injured had been carried to restrain the anxious men and women who pressed In at the doorways and Inquired for lost friends and relatives. In all the undertaking rooms bodies were placed, as far as possible, on cots, and when these were exhausted .stretched In long lines on the floor, and a constant suc cession of pale-faced men and tearful women passed slowly between the bodies. lifting the coverings from the charred and bruised faces and searching for something by which their lost ones could be recog nised. In many Instances women fainted when lifting the sheet from some face In which they recognised the features of a dead child. While the crowds of anxious seekers for news sleged the different morgues, the telegraph and long-distance telephone offices were almost swamped with the flood of Inquiring messages. Mes senger boys for the telegraph companies were awaraped with messages all day and tonight the terrific rush of buslnesa was still on. Private wires of stock exchange and board) of trade houses were llkewlss loaded down with Inquiries and the an swers. Cbicagrfs telephone service has never be fore beei put te such a test. Every avail able opefntor was pressed Into service and for houri It was impossible to oDtain con nections fwlta some of ' the- outlying changes H Coron Traeger and his assistants did all sold on Saturday, January 2d, at $3.00 PARISIAN NOVELTY ZIBELINE, NOW $1.79 A YARD. These are the goods you have admired so much, but thought the price too high, now Is the time to buy If you can And the want ed color, in this sale, $1.79 a yard. $2.25 BOURET NOVELTY. NOW 98c A YD. In two styles only, a 66-ln. fabric. In this sale, 98o a yard. $2.00 FINE) IMPORTED ROFE NOVELTT, NOW 79o A YARD. $126 NEW LATTICE EXAMINE. NOW $9o A YARD. $175 IMPORTED SCOTCH NOVELTY, NOW 98o A YARD. $1.75 AND $2 00 SILK FINISHED ZIBE LINES. NOW 980 A YARD. One of this season's most snappy suit ings, beautiful rich luster. In the new shades of red, green, brown, tan, etc, style and finish of these goods are the finest produced this season, nothing handsomer at any price. In this sale, 99o a yard Pretty Wool Walstlngs at Cut Prices Clearing out the broken lines, no matter how nice the goods or what they cost, they must go, all at hurrying prices. $1.60 IMPORTED STRIPED WAISTINO, In this sale, 49c a yard. 85C HANDSOME STRIPED NOVELTT, In this sale, 89o a yard. 75o PERSIAN STRIPED NOVELTT, In this sale, 49c a ysrd. 75c BEDFORD CORD NOVELTT, with polntllla dot, In this sale, 29o a yard. 76o PRINTED PERSIAN NOVELTIES, extra fine quality, In this sale, 60o a yard. CLEARING OUT THE PRETTT CHAL L1E3. All clean, nice fresh goods, not a 'poor style or color In the lot. Many broken lines you have been paying us more money for, now the odd pieces are all to go at next to nothing In price. 60a PLAIN CHALLIES-oolors red, pink, blue, etc., tn this sale 89a a yard. 86o SILK AND WOOL STRIPED CHAL LIES fine line of colors to choose from, In this sale, $9o a yard. 65c fine Imported Challles, all choice pat terns, In this sale, 29c a yard. January Reductions lo Knitted Goods ics WOOL SQUARES. 75o squares reduced to 60a $1.00 squares reduoed to 75a $1.60 squares reduced to $1.00. WOOL FASCINATORS. $1 fascinators reduced to 75c. tOo fascinators reduced to 15c. LADIES' BLACK WORSTED HOODS. $1 hoods reduced to 60c. OOo hoods reduced to S6o. WOOL KNITTED SKIRTS. $1.00 and $1.25 skirts reduced to 75c. $1.60 and $1.65 skirts reduced to $100. 1.76 skirts reduced to $1.25. $2.00 skirts reduced to $1.60. WOOL SCARFS. Two and one-half yards long. In pink, blue and lavender shades, that were $2, your choice at $1 each. KNITTED WOOL TOQUES. That were 60o each, your choice at 860. LADIES' PETTICOATS. Fleeced petticoats that were $1 reduced to 75c each. Outing flannel petticoats that were 60o reduced to 26c each. Fine French flannel embroidered petti coats that were $3 and $3.25 reduced to $2 each. In their power to supply Information con cerning the dead and wounded, but five times the number of available men in the coroner's office could not have accomplished the task. Crowds besieged the coroner's office all day and begged that arrangements might be so that they could view the bodies without delay. The applicants were promptly furnished with permits, which they showed to the police and which ad mitted them to any morgue. Six bushel baskets of valuables and trinkets of various kinds were gathered in the theater by policemen and firemen and turned over to the coroner. Among these were fully a dozen watches, and In every case the watch had stopped at 2:50 o'clock. The fire started about 1:16 o'clock. Coroaer Starts Inqulr.y Coroner Traeger tonight conducted an Informal Inquiry In the cause of the fire Hla flrst witness was William C. Sellers, a fireman employed at the Iroquois. Sellers did not know Just hew the fire began, but saw It shortly after It started. He threw extinguishers on the blase, but without ef fect. He tried to pull down the drop cur tain or tear loose that portion of It which was biasing, but without success. The fire then spread so rapidly that he was unable t do much. Eight other witnesses were heard, and Assistant State's Attorney A. A. Heer, who was present, said: It seems agreed that the asbestos curtain was dropped, but went to onlv within ten or fifteen fet of the stage floor. People on the stare opened the door leading from the stag Into the street on the weet side of the theater and this created a strong draft. The draft blew the curtain out toward the audience. This held the curtain so tightly that all attempts to lower it fur ther were fruitless. Attempts were mala by numerous persona to pull the curtain, down by hand, but without suecess. From all the Informt tlon we have been able to gather thus far it seems to me s though the fault In creating the draft, which threw the audience lnt a panic ny rorcing me flame, out over their hearts, was due far more to the action of the theatrical people In opening the floor at the rear or tne theater than to tne auaience in opening me doors In front. The management rf the theater. I believe, assert that It was the ac tion of the audience that snsde the draft that was the primary cause or tne disaster. I may be wrone. but from the evidence now at hand I think it will be shown that the draft was caused by the action of the tare hands or rremhers of the eomnany. Instead of anything done by the audience In Its attempt to escape. FIVE DES MOINES PEOPLE DEAD Obo Old Reldeat aad Beslaese Waa aad Others Prosaleeai Seelety Wesaeii. (From a Staff Correspondent) DF.3 MOINES, Dec. 21. (Special.) Gov ernor Cummins this morning sent the fol lowing telegram to the mayor of Chicago: On behalf of the people of Iowa I extend to the stricken and bereaved families who suffered la yesterdays unparalleled ois- exactly one-half of the actual We have sires, stylos and The Muslin Underwear Sale. This January Clearance Pale of Muslin Underwear means a sweeping reduction in price of Gowns, Drawers, Chemise, Skirts and Corset Covers. LADIES' GOWNS. At EOo reduced from 69o and 75a. At CDc, reduced from 85c. At 75c, reduced from $1.00 and $1.2. , At $1.00, reduced from $1.50. At $1.26, reduoed from $1.75. At $1 80, reduced from $2 and $1.25, At $2, reduced from $2.78. At $2.75, reduced from $3.75. At $2.60, reduced from $3.60. At $3.60, reduced from $6.00. At $3.00, reduced from $4.50. At $f.60, reduced from $1126. DRAWERS. AH 8So drawers reduced to ROo. All $1 and $1.25 drawers reduced to 764, All $1.60 drawers reduced to $1.00. All $1.75 drawers reduced to $1.25. All $2 and $2.25 drawers reduced to $150. All $2,50 drawers reduoed to $1.71. AH $3 drawers reduced to $3.00. All $3.60 drawers reduced to $2.50. All $4 drawers reduced to $3.0o. All $6.00 drawers reduced to $3.50. CORSET COVERS, All EOo covers reduced to 26c All TBo covers reduced to 60c All 85o covers reduced to 69c. All $1 and $1.28 covers, reduced to TSo. All $1.60 and $1.75 covers reduoed to $1.00'' All $2 and $2.25 covers reduoed to $1.60, , All $3.50 covers reduced to $1.76. ' All $3 and $2.25 covers reduoed to $2.00. All $3.75, $4.60 and $5 covers, reduced to $1 SKIRTS. All $1 skirts, reduced to 75c. All $125 skirts, reduced to 89c. All $1.60 skirts, reduced to $1.00. All $1.75 skirts, reduced to $1.25. All $2 and $2.25 skirts, reduced to $1.60. All $2.75 skirts, reduced to $2.00. All $3.00 skirts, reduced to $2.25. All $3.25 skirts, reduced to $2.50. s All $3.75 skirts, reduced to $2.75. All $4.60 and $4.75 skirts, reduced to $3.60. All $5.00 and $3.25 skirts reduced to $2 78. All $7.60 skirts, reduced to $5.50. $8.25 skirts reduced to $600. $12 skirts reduced to $8.60. $13.60 skirts reduced to $10.00. $18.75 skirts reduced to $12.00. CHEMISE. All $100 chemise reduced to 60c All $1.25 chemise reduced to 75a, All $2.7S and t chemise reduced to $2.64) All $2.60 chemise reduced to $2.60. All $4.60 chemise reduced to $3.00. Clearing Underwear All the broken lines, odds and ends go ea sale Saturday. The room they take up la. valuable to us so the price has been re duoed for quiok selling. Women's Onelta Combination Suits. All $150 natural wool Onettas, reduced to 98o per suit. ' All (1.00 natural wool and balbrigga Oneltas, reduced to 6So per suit. All 50c ecru and gray Oneltas, reduoeO to 25o per suit. Women's 1.00 vests and pants, reduced td 60o each. These are a very fine medlun weight ecru cotton, beautifully finished.! Children's fleeced cotton shirts and drav ers, sixes worth up to $60, your choice 15a each. Boys' heavy fleeced union suits, sold too and 60o Saturday your choice ati per suit. . Men's 60o fleeced shirts and drawers, ty blue shade, reduced to 36a each. Men's 75o natural wool shirts ana ara extra value, reduced to 65o each. Men's 1.00 camel hair color shlrti drawers, reduced to 75c each. HI aster our deepest sympathy. We with vou In this rrent ofllli'tlon. A. B. CUMMINS, Goto Mayor Brenton also sent a slmllsj to the mayor of Chicago on behalf people of Des Moines. There was sorrow In Des Moines death of five persons, either reslJ Des Moines or recently living herf II. Holland, who perished In the Chicago, wss an old resident, of of Holland & New, dealers in wait He had gone to Chicago on buslnl went to the theater with his stepdt who lives In Chicago and who Ished. Bhe formerly lived hero well known.' Two young women prominent lo here died In the fire; They were Mrs. Lynn Tuttle and Mrs. N. M. Stark, sisters. They were daughters of the late John Given, for a number of years superintendent ot the Iowa division of the Rock Island rail road. They mingled In high society In Des Moines and were accomplished women. They bad gone to Chicago with their hus--bands, who went on business, and they were at the matinee. News was received this afternoon that their husbands had found their bodies under the wreckage In fairly good condition. Miss Helen McCaughan, who was re ported killed in the balcony with a party of girls, was born in Des Moines and her father went to Chicago a few years ago. where he holds the position" of general claim kgent of the Beclr Island railroad. The bodies of Mr. Holland. Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Stark and Miss McCaughan will all be brought to Pes Molnee for burial. A Guaranteed Car for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding' or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to furs you In ( to 14 days. 60c. Mads ef purs lulct of grspea aaturtlly ferment td. All Americas mad lias for American sa4 excels all (ortlja maket. Absolutely curt and sa. dorscd iy g record of over foity vtart. J n