Tnn OMATIA' DAILY TIEE: BUND AY. .TANT7ATIY 3, 1004.
All colored stitF bosom shirts,
tlireo prices
50c, 75c and 1.15
Wero $1.00, 1.50 and $2.00
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours"
Broken lines of Holiday Neckwear greatly reduced.
19 light and medium weight overcoats y
Regular prices $15 and $18.
now 7.50 and $9
13 men's Irish
frieze ulsters
14 Men's Irish
frieze ulsters
6.25
regular pricu $12.f0
7.50
Kegular price $15.00
50
DISCOUNT
50
The First Cot of the Season
and as "leaders'' it rests with us to make it.
DISCOUNT
4 men's pea jackets, chinchilla
5.00
were $10.00
109 men's clay worsted frock coats
and vests,
regular price $12. 50
now 6.25
Boys' sailor and sailor Norfolk suits
in mixed tweeds, serges and
cheviots, in all colors
regular price $3.50 to $3.50
now 1-75 to 4.25
Boys' coats and vests, sizes 15, 16, .
17, 18, blue serge and thibet
regular pric3 $6.00 to $12.00
now 3-00 to 6 00
SUSPENDS STREET CAR RULE
Father, Carrying Body of Child, Drawl
, Eetoher on Gonduoter.
PATHETIC SCENE GROWING OUT OF FIRE
One nl the Incidents Which show
Conditions In Chicago Better
Than tMatlatles aad OBI.
clal Statement.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-A pathetic incident
occurred today on the Cottage Orove ave
nue cable line. This passes within a half
square of Rolston's morgue. Late this
afternoon a man, haggard and worn,
walked up to a Cottage Orove avenue car
and climbed aboard, carrying In hla arms
the body of a little golden-hatred girl. The
form was partially wrapped In a canvas
loth, but not sufficiently to conceal It.
As the futhor took his seat with the
child . In his arms the conductor eyed him
doubtfully, and then approaching, touched
him on the shoulder, saying: "I am sorry.
hut the rules of the company do not per
mit the carrying of bodies in this manner,
must auk; you to leave the car."
Without changing his expression In the
lightest, without showing a trace of ex
oltement or Irritation, the man rose to his
feet, still holding In one arm the body of
fcls child. With his free hand he thrust
into the face of the conductor a large re
olver. and said In a tone which betokened
utter weariness, and almost lack of in
terest In the proceedings:
..' "This Is my daughter. I have looked for
her all of last night and all of todaj. I
have tried. In vain to obtain a cab or car
riage, and I can get none. I am taking
iny baby home to her mother, and I In
tend tp take her on this car. Now go on."
Other men on the car Interceded with
the conductor, and the latter, realising the
Situation, gave way, and In the crowded,
far the father sat and carried the corpse
of Ma child to her home.
As a specific remedy for
Indigestion.Dyspepsia.
Constipation, Bilious
ness, or Mnlaria, Fever
and Ague, IloHtetter's Sto
mach Bitters Btands alone.
Its 50 yearn record of
cures proves its value. If
you ove sufferer from Sto
mach ills of any kind don't
overlook the Bitters. It
always cures.
.STOMACH
HARD TO REARRANGE ROOMS
Ulfllealt to Adjast Matters la Board
of Trad Building, Where
Grata Exchange Goes.
Borne difficulty has been found in ar
ranging for the trading room In the Board
of Trade building, which room was leased
to the Grain exchange for the year 1904.
The exchange Is not quite ready to begin
trading, but one of the reasons Is that no
move has been made yet by the occupants
of the large room. These consist of the
George A. Adams Grain company, the
Ward-Wilder company and the Western
Union and the Postal Telegraph companies.
Manager J. E. Von Dorn of the first said:
"We have had notice to move out, but
have not looked up another location. We
only hold by monthly leases. The Board
of Trade and Grain exchange people, how
ever, gave us to understand that they
would provide us with another location In
the building, and so we are waiting for
them and will not look for an outside loca
tion." It was said In another office that the
trouble lay In the fact that the Adams
company had expended 1200 In partitioning
'Off its rooms In the big hall only about a
year ago ahd declined to move without
being recompensed for the expenditure.
This the owners of the building were un
willing to do. The Ward-Wilder company
Is ready to move into another room In the
building as soon as Its present place Is
needed. The telegraph companies have re
ceived no notice to vacate, and as they do
not noed much room they probably will be
continued as a convenience.
DENIES APPEAL OF SHOOP
radge Estelle Declines to Grant Writ
for Maadamas Agalast Folic
Commissioners.
The writ of mandamus asked for by W.
II. Shoop to compel the municipal authori
ties to reinstate him as a member f the
local police force was denied by Judge
Estelle yesterday.
In October, 19u2. Shoop and fifteen other
policemen were discharged from the police
force. The Eoard of Fire and Police Com
missioners took this action for the avowed
! reason that there was Insufficient funds to
pay these policemen. Bhoop slljgcd, iow
; ever, that his discharge was brought about
v rcuun in i no teci mat ne- nsa Dei n a
supporter of the Frank K. Moorts clement
In city politics as opposrd to the Brcatoh
faction. Bhoop then Instituted proceedings
j looking to a writ of mandamus which
j would compel the Board of Fire and Police
Conimlstlonere to reinstate him.
I In denying the application Judge Estelle
i said that the supreme court hnd parsed
upon the question as to whether the Beard
of Fire and Police Commissioners had
power to discharge an officer , and had de
cided that the commissioners had this
power and that It was-not the intention of
the legislature to muke the commissioners
subject to Iron-clad civil service rules.
A motion for new trial was requested
and It stems probable that the contro
versy may be carried to the supreme
court. "
Girl's Mother Ills Accuser.
Charles Mcl-aln, colored, was arraigned
In police court on the charge of violating
a statutory law. Mrs. Hall, mother of Etta
Hall, a colored girl 13 years of age. ap
peared as complaining witness. Complaint
alleged tha the act was committed at 3015
North TwuHy-eeventh street, the home of
Mi Lain, on night of December 27. Mc
Laln pieadednot gujlty, but on the evi
dence edducedwas bound over In the sum
of boo. Etta Hilt Anfi Jimai Hrviva I ai
neases. also wert held la bonds of Liuv'each.
cr
Stock taking always reveals a lot of ,broken sizes and lines that it is
best to sell at once. These are the remnants of the best selling goods,
but the season is too far advanced to fill in ths missing sizes, and with
out waiting until the season is over we give you practically a full sea
son at half price.
This offer includes
180 men's single breasted sack suits and coats
melton and worsted
price $10 to 25
Boys' double-breasted
tweeds and black and
iots, regular price $3 50
Boys Ovtrcoats, ages
regular prices $10 to
A few
rownm
NO RIGHT OF INITIATIVE
lerduan Denies Power of Adriiorj Eoud
to Buy Fire Engine Supplies.
SAYS IT REST WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Such Is Outcome ol Ulsuute Between
His Honor sad losscilmts on
the Much Mooted Q,i:e
tlon.
The latest incident in the controversy be
tween Mayor Moons and the council over
the kind ot a tire engine that snail Ma pur
cuased is an opinion uy AasiJiaiu City At
torney iierunian, in winch lie hold, tnat the
Auvlaory buaiu .u buying supplies and ma
terial Is merely tne agent ot.uie, mayor anj
council and is unauuionzed to take mlLU
Uvo action, 'i lie 'opinion lio-i the approval
ot City Attorney VvTigut.
it was brought about, by City Clerk El
bourn, who wrote a letter to tne legal de
partment asking If It was his duty to post
advertisements lor tire ueparimeut supplies
on the city iiu.ll bulletin liquid, as uliscied
by ma Auvlaory board, proviueu that the
necessity, of purchasing such supp.lcs had
hot been declared uuu determined by tne
mayor and council, 'ihe boar a Wednesday
uecided to buy a lot ot equipment, minus
me engine, aiut instructed advertising for
bealed proposals, wulch have (one to tne
newspapers. Mlm law requires pouting on
me bulletin board in addition.
The aBlktunt city attorney construes the
law to make n.e action ot the board with
out authority because it preceuau net. on
by the mayor and council. This la dlr.ctiy
uppoBed to tne content. on ot Mayor Moores
inut the Aovisory board is tne govern
mental branch to uiscmn.naie In the qual
ity of supplies and ma.eri.il and to muke
contractu mi eject to tiie kubaeuem ap
proval of hlmaelf and the council. The
clerk 1ms sent mis notice back id the
board..
Opinion of Herdman.
The opinion of Assistant Herdman la as
follows;
L'uder the charter the authority to de.
tenniiia tne iiecvesuy of puruiniaing sup
plies and tne ordering of the purcimae ot
tiiu same, rests upon tne mayor ana city
tudiic.l. There is nothing in me city char
ter mat comers upon me Aovisory board
trie power, or imposts upon 11 tne duty
ot tamnti the initiative in Much mailers or'
uett-riiuiiing, in auvunce ot action by the
mayor anu city council of the necessity
ol purcnasing supplies or materials lor
the city. bection the charier epecino
any confurs upon Inn mayor and council
ilie authority to rnae an contrails and
uu ail oilier acts in relation to ihe property
and concerns ol trie city necessary to the
exercise of us corporate or administrative.
The only provision in the cha.-rrr relatuig
to the authority of the Advisory board In
such mailers la found in section 101 of the
charter, wulch reads: "The Advisory
board shall receive bids for all material
and supplies required by the city, upon
reasonable advertisements therefor, and
aha II awards contract on such bids to the
lowest responsible bidders, and anail pass
on ail 1 iua therefor, aubject to the ap
proval ot the mayor and council."
It will be noted that the provision Just
quoted begins with the expression thst the
Advisory oourd "shall leeejve all bids,"
etc. It does not aay that the Adviaory
board ahull determine the necessity of pur
chasing supplies, the quantity and quality
of supplies to be purhaed, and authorise
It to call lor bios lor tne lurnisning nr
the same. All such powers, under the
charter, are clearly vested In the mayor
snd council, and the necessity of purchas
ing and the quantity and quality of the
purchase or purchahes to lie made must of
necealty precede the recilvlnn of bids for
same. In other words action by the mayor
and city council must precede any action
by the Advisory Ixiard In the premises.
I therefore conclude and advise that you
have no riant and It is not your duty to
ro-i the notice In question uron the orm-inl
ulletin board of the city, for the reason
that the action of the Advisory board In
railing for such bids to without authority
in law.
hv?
ail broken lines men's,
requlap
now
W
two-piece and three-piece
blue chev-
so 11U VV ipi.i O IU O.JL iD
to $7.1
Affes 8 to 15 years.
IB to 18 years,
$23 ,
now
boys' long pant Suits at half
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
VICTORY FOR GREAT WESTERN
Judge Carland Refuses to Enjota It
front Vacating Part of Nine- .
I teenth Street.
Judge Carland handed down his decision
In the case of Samuel Ralchenbarger
against the Mason City & Fort Dodge
Railway Company yesterday, In which
he declines to grant the application for on
Injunction, as there does not seem to the
court any reason for an injunction. The
plaintiff had asked that the defendant
company be restrained from occupying cer
tain portions of Nineteenth street in the
city of Omaha recently vacated by ordi
nance of the city council for that purpose
for Its uses for freight yards and terminals;
The petitioner held that his property would
be Irreparably damaged and asked that
damages be awarded htm before the deT
reudant road, the Great Western, be per
mitted the use of the street. The case was
argued before Judge Carland yesterday.
FACED BY PAIR OF ACCUSERS
Prisoner Charged wltU Obtaining
Money and Piano I nder
False Pretenses.
Edward W. Wright was arraigned In po
lice court on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses and pleaded not
guilty. Hearing was set for next Tuesday.
Complaint filed by James Delaney, pro
prietor cf the St. James hotel, alleges that
Wright, while a guest of the house, ob
tained $3 by representing himself to be an
employe ot the Her distillery and by malt-
! Ins; various and sundry representations of
J being a monted man.
J While Wright was being arrulgned a rep
) resentatlve of a piano company from which
' UM.hl I. ...1 . 1 v. v.. .
".'Ill . ociu U 11M.V UUUill U fJ.UI.W
few days ago, promising to pay for it In
full as soon as he had convinced himself
that it was a good Instrument, appeared
In court to ascertain what the prisoner In
tended doing In regard to the piano.
Wright did not give tho piano man a satis
factory answer and the latter Intimated
that the plar.o would be taken back to the
store, to which Wright offered no objec
tion. 1
LUCKY IN THEIR OCCUPATION
Tito Cooks. Lose All Their Clothing,
, bat Are Hot Detained
from Their Work.
When Wil'lam Macey and Ferrla Morris
arose from their beds yesterday they
thanked their lucky stars that kind fate
had inspired them to select the occupation
It did.
They are cooks and are now employed at
the Drexcl. During the night some Ill-bred
person or persons entered their room and
walked out with about all the clothing the
men had. Luckily It was not their day
off, so all they had to do was to stay In
their pajamas and keep close to the steam
ing range.
''But we'll have to lay In a new supply,"
one of the men told the police, "before we
do any New Year's ca'Ung, for our over
coats, undercoats, shirts, UDderwear, shoes
and In fact about all we had was taken.
To make sure of a clean Job the rascals
Imply took our grips."
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were Is
ii i -1 Thursday:
Name. Ag.
W. A. Vantraln. Omaha
Margaret Weidunkliler, Superior, Neb..
Carl Bloom. Omaha
r.lla Uentake, Omaha
George F. Walllkr, South Omaha
Geneva Uarlow, nouth Omaha
Morris Rosenberg, Omaha
Lalley SuckluAU Omaha
21
17
g, King & Company
boys1 and children's
and vests, in cheviot,
$5 to 12.50
Suits in mixed
TC-i- " G?
$5 to 12.50
price.
START NEW YEAR'S PLEASURES
Knmeroos Fraternal and Soelal Or
ganiaatlons Indulge In
Dancing.
Lodge No. 17, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, gave Its regular Christmas and
Now Year entertainment for the children
of the members at the Ancient Order ot
United Workmen temple last evening. The
hall was well filled and much applause
greeted the young people who rendered an
Interesting musical and literary program.
Ada and Willie Morris played their violins
In an acceptable manner. Harold Chrlsman's
declamation' was good; Ethel Elegen sang
sweetly for one so young; Calvin Brady
and Jessie Sutton rendered a black face
sketch that kept the audience In the best
of spirits, and June Youngers sang herself
into the good graces of her auditors. A
large Christmas tree, . illuminated with a
myriad of electric bulbs' harmonized well
with the other decorations' of the hall.
Dancing followed the program. The whole
affair was given with an eclat character
lstlo of the order. .
The sixth annual ball of local lodge. No.
IS, Journeymen Plumbers, Oas and Steam
Fitters, was given last night at Crelghton
hall. Tho ball was a splendid success. Mas
ter of Ceremonies C. E. Vaouw and wfe
led the grand march and over 600 joined in
the Interesting program that followed. C.
A. Bauer, J. Cavanaugh, F. E. Clark, D.
P. Clifton and C, Qranden comprised the
committee of arrangements; A. C. Kugol,
P. T. Green, H. Lynch, M. Norgren and J.
L. Lynch looked after the reception of the
dancers and D. P. Clifton, John Rose, J.
C. Lynch, 8. Pollack and Bert Wysong
were at the door.
The Omaha Guards held open house at
their armory, no set features marked the
occasion. Members and friends dropped in
and out Informally aad exchanged pleas
antries of the day. The usual good cheer,
with which tho Guards have been Identi
fied for yearn, was on tap. Groups gath
ered In cosy corners and told of the days
of auld lang syne.
Tribe of Ben Hur, No. 13, gave a New
Year party at the Royal Arcaunm hall.
Dancing and games were Indulged In and
refreshments disappeared with alacrity.
The colored Knights of Pythian- band,
under the direction of Prof. E. F. Tyler,
gave its annual concert and New Year'
ball at Washington hall. A varied and
interesting program was rendered by the
band. Miss Cecil Wilson, a native of
Omaha, anl recently from Europe, sang
several solos In a manner that won for her
much applausa. George Waller's baritone
solo was deservedly encored. Mr. Waller
has a good voice and uses it to advantage.
Metropolitan club was trie scene of one
of the prettiest of last night's terpsichorean
functions. Tho Carnation Social club waa
In command at this popular hall, which
had been specially decorated for tho oc
casion. Rachman's orchestra furnished the
music and refreshments were served. About
300 were In attendance.
The Ifanscom Park Dancing club and
the Crescent club observed New Year's day
at Chambers' dancing academy, the former
club occupying the assembly room and the
latter enlivening the auditorium of the
academy. Both floors of the academy pre
sented a blase of light and beauty.
New Year's day and the advent of an
other leap year was fittingly observed by
the Royal Neighbors. Clematis ramp. No.
1746, at the Modern Woodmen of America
hall last night. Two score and several
pretty maidens were on the scene bright
and early and lost no time exercising their
leap year prerogatives. Clematis camp did
itself proud. A short musical program was
followed by dancing and both were In
terspersed with edibles served by Mes
dames Cronin, Mathews, . Reardon and
Stabler. The dancing waa marked with
leap year feature.
14 men's odd overcoats that sold from
$15.00 to $25.00
now 7.50 to 12.50
9 regular and derby frock coats and
vests, in fancy mixture and oxfords,
gray, cheviots, regular price
$7.50 to $15
now 3.75 to 7.50
Juvenile overcoats
ors, 3 to 8 years, regular price
3,50 to 8.50
now 1.75 to 4.25
Boys' reefers and overceats, chinchilla,
frieze, tweed, vicuna, etc.
regular price $4.50 to $12.50
now 2.25 to 6.25
TELLS OF' FINDING MONEY
Charles Leslie Relates How He Liter
ally Tore Currency Out of
Miser's Clothes.
The remnants of the clothing of John
Walker, the man found doad In South
Omaha, repose in the vault of the county
judge's office. Wednesday the matter comes
up for hearing and an administrator will
be selected to care for the (7,874.88 which
Mr. Wajker's inextenslve wardrobe con
tained. Charles Leslie, who Investigated the be
longings of this queer man, tells some in
teresting things.
"His trunk was at the police station,"
said Mr. Leslie, feeling through a few
neckties of deceased In the vault," and as
I wanted a witness I took along Charles
Dunham, assistant cashier at the Packers
National bank. We found come old clothes
and rubbish In the trunk, but nothing that
seemed of any value. In a bottom corner
was some rubbtsli and I said: 'It would
likely be In there If there was anything.'
We found three silver ' dollars, and I
thought there was nothing to It. -I later
picked tip an old pair of trousers and they
seemed very heavy. Well, we found (300 In
IS, $10 and !0 gold pieces sewed in the
seams about the knee. The bottoms of
these trousers, which were cut off, had
1200 In paper sewed in the fold at the bot
tom. You see how this vest Is cut up.
Well, we mined $2,215 In paper bills out of
It, running In value from $5 to $100. You
should have seen ths bunch at the jail
open their eyes. This next vest was good
for a little more, but this was a black coat
before we tore It up and had $2,600 in bills
sewed about the collar and shoulders. In
a little pocketbook was a certificate of
deposit on the Packers National for $2,749
and sewed about were eight pay checks
from' Armour's, running back to last sum
mer. All together there was $7,874.88.
"He lived In a poor boarding house and
had no fire, no doctor and refused to get
one. He was 111 with pneumonia for a
week and spitting blood all the time, and
finally they forced him to go to the hos
pital. He seemed to have been a queer
man with no acquaintances, atthough he
had been In South Omaha fifteen years."
Acquaintances of Walker are seaching
for relatives. It Is asserted ' that the de
ceased had a sister In Boston, but so far
no news from her has been received, al
though a number of messages of Inquiry
has been sent A request for a temporary
administrator will be made and the funeral
probably will be held Monday.
SLATE NOT JTET ARRANGED
Schedule of Officers to De Fixed by
Board of Ed neat Ion, go Mem
bers gay.
The new Board of Education will meet
Monday night for the first time and organ
ise by electing a president and vice presi
dent pursuant to law. It Is asserted that
up to the present the members have not
held a caucus to Ax the slate, but the
"wise" persons In school board affairs say
that James W. Maynard will be made pres
ident on the first ballot, receiving nine
votes, whereas but eight are necessary to
elect. Millard Fillmore Funkhouser, the
other leading candidate for the presidency,
probably will get the vice presidency pre
sented to him on a silver platter according
to common repute.
Ket Gains la Fines.
Lee Orier, clerk of po'ice court, has fin
ished his annual report and finds that a
total of $10,324 was collected during the year
1903 In fines snd costs, as against $K.23 60
for the year 19u2. The total for l!i3 Is di
vided as follows: Klnee, $4.83.M; coats,
$IM5i0; state fines and costs, $U2S. This
shows a net gain for the last year of
im it tba d raviolis year.
and reefers in all col- J
MinAPA S,Aa. .
juuuc MiiUN THE DOCKET
seren Members ot Fonrth judicial
Beach Meet and Map Oat
tohednle.
The seven judges of the Fotrth judicial
district met yesterday morning in the
office of the criminal court room and made
the following assignment of the dockets
for :904: LaW. No 1 tcrirolmU coljrt)
George L. Day; No. 2, Lee 8. Estelle; No.
8, W. G. Sears; No. jt, W. A. Redlck.
Equity: No 6, Irving L. Baxter; No. ,
A. C. Troup; No. 7, A. I Sutton.
The terms of court for Douglas county
were fixed, beginning with February 1,
May 2, and October I; for Burt county.
February 1 and October $ and for Washing,
ton county, February 23 and Ootobor $4.
E. M. Bartlett was appointed as a mem
ber of tho toard of sanity commissioners
and Dr. George H. Tllden, reappointed at
the third member.
The seven judges decided that they to
gether would choose the extra bailiff in
the criminal court, Instead of allowing the
iUdae Of this bench In nam.
- - lu, U.
They decided Informally to select M, W. '
KIrkendall of Dundee in the place of May
nard Maybury, who has been holding the
Job. The other bailiffs and the court
stenographers will be named January 7, or
soon after that date.
RICH MEN ARB
NOT ALL HAPPY.
Croesus, King of L dla. Had Treables
of His Own, and There Are Others.
Croesus, the John D. Rockefeller of the
kingdom of Lydla, was very well-to-do in
worldly goods and chattels. "As rich as
Croesus" Is a saying about 1,600 years old.
He had hla troubles, however, and some of
them were full grown. He was taken cap
tive onoe by Cyrus and only saved himself
from being burned alive by quoting a say
ing of Solon, the Sage. He finally had to
flee his kingdom for parts unknown.
Many of the rich man's troubles today
come from high living and could be
avoided. They are brought on by eating all
kinds of rich, heavy foods at Irregular
times, lack of proper exercise, undue men
tal strain, unnatural stimulants, etc., and
are commonly known as Indigestion, dys
pepsia and weak stomach. They are serious
troubles all right, but not only can they be
avoided, but can also be cured, and that
without loss ot time or proper food and
nourishment.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the certain
relief of Dyspeptics, rich and poor alike.
There Is no such thing as stopping their
onward progress now. A great nation has
placed lis stamp of approval upon their
noble work. The thousands and thousands
of cures they have effected and the happi
ness resulting therefrom have made their
name a household word throughout Ihe
land.
. The story of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
can be told in a word. They actually do
the work that the weak and wasted stom
ach Is unable to do and allow It to recuper
ate and regain its strength. They contain
all the essential properties that the gaatrto
juice and other digestive fluids do, and
they digest the food just as a sound and
well stomach would. They relieve the
stomach just as one rested and refreshed
workman relieves the one on duty that le
tired and worn, and Nature does her own
work of restoration. It Is a simple, natural
process that a child can understand. You
can eat all you want without fear of re
sults. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are i
aale by all druggists at M cents a bog.
Druggists all know better than to try to
get along without then, as the demand to
thetn is great and universal.