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fhow no "job lots' or trashy goods simply because they can be
oid cheap. Every remnant to be sold in . this great clearing
aje, represents the height of dress goods elegance right now, in
waist lengths, skirt lengths and many full dress patterns, such
as brilliantines, etamines. voiles, wool crepe de chine, mohairs,
novelties, Sicilians, etc. In fact, a most magnificent line to
choose from. We mention a few prices so you can see about how
the reductiops run. All to go on sale 8 a. m., Monday.
BLACK WOOL' CTtRPE DE CHINK
t in., -beautiful rich Mack. i yards In rem
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BLACK ETAMINE NOVELTY 4 In.
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BLACK BRILLIANTEEN-47 In. wide.
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hlrt Wslst, $1.00 quality, IH yards lnrem
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BLACK CANVAS NOVELTV 44 In. w!d.
deep, rich, glossy black, woven with a nub
or knot of hard twisted yarn scattered over
ths surface, very stylish, regular $1.50
quality, T yards In remnant, for $5.09.
BLACK A MURE-A very fine seeded
pattern, a great favorite among; the medium
Triced fabrics, Bi yards In remnant, for
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BLACK ALL WOOL ETAM INK Just the
handsome rich black and wiry crisp finish
that a fabric should have to prevent It
from sagging. 7 yards In remnant, for
est.
V. M. C. A. Building, Corner
Thirii?ki,1eii,eki &
I la revived by a statement published In the I
Nnvi Wrai n M.r.h ii ,ho, . ..(..., I
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ter stationed In the roadstead reported
fthat looked like a submarine vessel two
mllea off shore. Launches from a torpedo
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boat were sent out to Investigate, but ,
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Drpfiiori ni lo m ningr.
The same issue of the Novol Kral con
tained reports that 'the Japanese torpedo
boats were firing Whitehead torpedoes at
a range of a mile at the warships guarding
the entrance to the harbor. Several spent
torpedoes were picked up by the Russians.
It Is not impossible that one o" these spent
Whitehead torpedoes exploded against the
battleship Plobleda.
. Lieutenant Doukelsky, one of the officers
of the Peteroplavlovsk who survived the
disaster, succumbed to Ms Injuries yester
day and several other survivors are not
expected to recover. Four hundred and
fifty members of ths naval reserve, whose
terms of service, expired In 1903, left this
evening for Port Arthur to replace the men
lost by the explosion; on the flagship and
another detachment will leave tomorrow.
Baron Schilling, the torpedo expert, haa
gone to Vladivostok to take charge of the
two submarine1-' boats -there." Other sub
narlnes are-going out In sections.
' 'OfflcUl Jap Report.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The Japanese
legation .. tonight re-calved - the following
cable datsd Toklo, April it: .
Admiral Togo reports that 'the combined
fleet, as previously planned, commenced on
April 11 the eighth attack on Port Ar
thur. The fourth and the fifth destroyer
flotillas and the fourteenth torpedo flotilla
nd the steamer Keryo reached the mouth
of Port Arthur at midnight of the 12th
ind effected the laying o( mines at sev
eral points outside of the port, defying
:he enemy's searchlight.
it dawn of the lath one Russian destroyer I
trying to enter the harbor, and. after ten i
inlnufiia ftttark sank If innl)ir Riihiupi
tne second aemroyer nntuia discovered
lextroyer was discovered coming from the I
ii reci ion oi L,iao jsnan ana was attacKaa,
3Ut It managed to lite Into the harbor.
jn our side no casualties except two sea
men on the lkasuchl slightly wounded.
There waa no time to rescue the enemy's ,
jrewt, which drowned as the Bayan. ap
proached. The third fleet arrived otitslJe
sf Port Arthur at ( a. m. when the Bayan
:ame out and opened fire. Immediately
ifterward the Novtk, Askold, Petropav
lovsk, pobleda and Poltava came out and
made an offensive attack. Our third fleet
inticed the enemy fifteen miles southeast
f the port when our first fleet, Informed
through wireless telegraphy from the third
leet, suddenly appeared before the enemy
tnd attacked thwm.
While the enemy was trying to regain,
he port tho battleship Petropavlovsk struck
he mines laid bv us the previous evening
ind sank at 10 83 a. m. Although another
ihlp waa observed tn have" loot freedom of
novement the confusion of the enemy's
ihlpa prevented us from Identifying It.
They finally managed to regain the port.
Our third fleet suffered no damage and
he enemy's damage, beside above men
loned. waa probably slight also. Our first
leet did not reach firing distance. Our
leets retired at 1:09 p. m. and prepared for
mother attack. They sailed April 14 to
Port Arthur. The second, the fourth and
he. fifth dratroyer flotillas and the ninth
orpedo flotilla also Joined at 3 a. m. and 7
i. nv
No enemy's ship waa found outside of the
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Special Sale of
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! BLACK CREPE MI8TRAL 50 In
Ide,
never sold for lees than $1.26 a yard, 4'4
yards In remnant, for $2.W.
BLACK BRILLTANTEEN 4(1 In. wide,
handsome silk luster, never sold for less
than $1.00, 5 yards In remnant, for $5.91
BLACK ALL WOOL CRETE DE CHINE
One of this season's handsomest fabrics,
usually sells at $1 yard, 6H yards In rem
nant, for $2.94.
BLACK ALL WOOL ETA MIN E Hand
some rich black. Just the wanted fabrlo
for a nice stylish dress, 6Vs yards In rem
nant, for $1.M.
BLACK MOHAIR 45 In. wide, very
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for $2.09.
BLACK MELROSE A nice fabric for any
season of the year, pretty smooth finish,
yards in remnant, for $1.56.
BLACK FIGURED BRILL1ANTEEN
45 In. wide, rich glossy black, with a small
dnlnty figure scattered over the surface,
very popular for waists, etc., 2ft yards In
remnant, for $1.39.
Sixteenth and Douglas St
port. Our first fleet arrived at the port at
h a. m. and discovered three mines laid by
the cnpmy and destroyed all. The Kaauaa
and Nighln were dispatched to the west
of Lao Tlshnn and made Indirect bom-
bardment tor two hours, It being their first
m.'iion. new ions on uiaa imimii urir
finally silenced. Our forces retired at 1:30
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RUSS LIKES ACTION OF FRANCE
Sees la Agreement with Great Britain
Chance of Russia to Supplant
Germany.
ST. PETERSBUP.G. April 16. The papers
here, which since the Anglo-French agree
ment had been detracted first by the holi
day and then by the stirring events of the
last few days, are now discussing It slgnlf-
Icantly and In a friendly fashion, finding
therein promise of better relations with
Oreat Britain and a new heavy blow to
Oerman prestige, the plan tor German
ticgemony navlng been already upset by
the Kusso-Austrlan . and Franco-Italian
agreements. The Russ say:
For France, and perhaps for all of
Europe, the Anglo-French agreement Is
turning point. France waa twuur drawn
toward Germany against Its will. Emperor
William has made It one of the principal
lasas or nis lire io reconcile trance to its
fate, but besides the Berlin road there Is
one other own, namely, the London road.
French statesmen had long anticipated
the moment wlien they would have to
cnoose oeiween mem. uermany is now
abandoned to Involuntary Isolation. France
has lert it Irrevocably. Its complete Isols
tlon will not depend upon Russia. If the
latter concludes an agreement with Oreat
Britain Germany's position will be crit
ical. The prospect Is so pleasing to Great
Hritain tnai it win scarcely place unac
ceptable conditions Derore Kussia. Urea
Britain knows that Its agreement with
France will become friendship If Rush a
deRlres to Join the coalition. Germany un
ment will
which It si
derstands mat tne Angio-r rencn agree-
not wen aen tne dual alliance,
Imply supplements.
HINTS AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE
Russian Paper Asserts that Britain or
L'nlted States Is Helping Japan.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16,-No further
details have been received of yesterday's
bombardment of Port Arthur, except that
It wag practically without results so far
as Injury to the ships or fortifications la
concerned. The loss of life waa insignifi
cant. The mystery of the sinking of the battle
ship Petropavlovsk has not been cleared
up. That it touched a mine placed By
Japanese torpedo boats during the night is
not officially admitted, but there Is a grow
ing disposition in unofficial quarters to
accept this as possibly being the true ex
planation. That the mine was laid by a
ruse of ths Japanese Is generally believed,
although soma speculation is indulged in
which may almost be described as fantastic
For example, the possibility of the Intro
duction of an infernal machine Into the
coal bunkers la advanced as an explanation
of the explosion, which undoubtedly oc
curred on board the battleship. The only
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thing s ITlimed with absolute certainty Is
that It was not a Japanese shell, an no
fighting was In progress. All the papers
scout the theory of the destruction of the
Petropavlovsk having been "caused by a
submarine boat, except the Novo Vremya,
which Indignantly rejects the Idea that
, Vice Admiral Makaroff eommltteed unin
tentional suicide by being blown up by one
of his own mines, contending that both
tne retropaviovsk and Pobleda were
struck by torpedoes fired from submarine
boats, affirming its conviction that the two
new Japanese cruisers which appeared with
the fleet for the first time on this occasion
brought with them a couple of English of
American submarine boats and hinting that
they might have been manned by British
sailors.
There Is considerable criticism at the
meagerness of the official dispatches, some
of the papers strongly appealing to the
emperor for full, complete Information,
saying the empire and people are ready to
make sacrlflces and are strong enough to
accept any news, even the worst, adding
that the emperor's subjects desire some
thing more than a repetition of General
Bouvorouf's famous telegram sent during
the Turco-Russlan war, reading: "Ismalla
lies at the feet of your majesty."
The Novostl complains especially at the
absence of newxpsper telegrams from the
numerous correspondents at the front,
arguing that It will weaken popular In
terest In the war, resulting In cutting down
the stream of contributions to the war
fund.
WOULD SECURE RUSSIAN RIGHTS
Ambassador MeCormlek Would Permit
American Corporations to goo
In the Conrta.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 11-Ambaesa-
dor MeCormlek hopes to secure the signs
ture of the treaty giving to the United
States corporations the right to sue In
Russian courts and to Russian corporations
the right to aue In the courts of the United
States In time to have It ratified by the
Lnlted state senate before Its final ad
journment.
To accomplish this he Is arranging with
Foreign Minister Lamsdorf to avoid re
ferrlng the treaty to the council of the
empire by taking advantage of a clause
In the Russo-German treaty permitting Its
extension to other countries without such
reference.
RISSIANS MASS TROOPS ON YALU
Twenty Thousand Stand Ready to Re
pulse Landing of Japanese.
TOKIO, April 16. Private advices from
Corea confirm the reported manning of
20,000 Russlun troops on. the right bank of
the Yalu river, with the object of resisting
mo Japanese Invasion of Manchuria. Al
though it Is unknown when and where the
Japanese will attsmpt a crossing of the
Yalu It is still believed that when ready
they will force a passage without aertoua
loss.
It has been discovered that an error was
made in reporting the number of Russians
killed in a skirmish at the Yalu river last
Tuesday west of Wiju.
The number waa given as twenty-two.
but it has been learned that an error waa
mad in translating the cipher telegram
The number actually killed was only three.
Vice Admiral Togo'a report of the sev
enth attempt upon Port Arthur la eagerly
awaited here, although no misgivings are
felt on account of the delay. It (a believed
that Vice Admiral Togo is aware that
serious damage was Inflicted upon the Rus
sians, on Wednesday last, and that he haa
decided to remain, and vigorously renew
the assault in the hope of .dealing a final
blow to the Russian fleet. The reason tor
aciao.img one torpedo noting on Thursday
last hoa not been revealed, but It Is prob
able that it carried orders to Rear Admiral
Urlu to bring up his squadron or to send
either colliers or an additional supply of
ammunition.
DAMAGE ONE JAPANESE CRIISER
Port Arthur Sends Delayed Report of
Latest Bombardment.
PORT ARTHUR, Friday, April 15.-At 6
o'clock this morning a small Jananese
squadron appeared on the horlaon and soon
drew oft, but at about 10 o'clock a hostile
fleet, numbering twenty-three vessels, waa
again sighted. They formed In two divis
ions, one taking up a position behind Cape
Liao Shan, shelling the shore and the Tiger
peninsula, while the other bombarded the
Golden Hill and other batteries from a
point opposite the roadstead. The fire was
continued intermittently until 1 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The Russian ships replied with an indi
rect Are, and made' good practice, cma shot
damaging a Japanese cruiser. According
to soma reports two Japanese ships were
Injured. There waa no damage done - to
the forts or the town. Some Chinese were
killed and a few Chinese and Russians
were wounded.
ANOTHER STORY OP THB DISASTER
London Gets Report Telling; How the
Admlrnl Was Killed.
LONDON, April 16.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Port Arthur, dated
yesterday, gives the following account of
the mid-week fighting:
Late Tuesdsy night eight torpedo boats
put to sea to scout. At about 6:30 the next
morning, when the flotilla was rsturnlng,
twj boats, the Botntrashnl and th.
Smyell, were overhauled by the ships of
the enemy which had been cruising In the
neighborhood, but out of range of the guns
of the forts. The Besstrashnl and the
6m jell were attacked by six Japanese tor
pedo boata which were covered by four
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cruisers and two battleships. During the
flrW g a Japanese shell struck the torpedo
room of the BetMrashnl. There was a
severe explosion and the boat was com
pletely wrecked. The other torpedo boats
turned bsck to the Bid of the Besstrsshnl
and the armored cruiser Ravan also cams
to help the Russian torpedo boats. The
Japanese fire was concentrated on the
Bayan. which picked up Ave of the Bes
strsshnl's crew snd then covered the with
drawal of the rest of the flotilla, which
reached the harbor safely, on tne ar
rival of the flotilla Vice Admiral Makaroff
left the harbor with the battleships Petro
pavlovsk, Poltava and Pobleda and the
protected cruisers Askold, Diana and Novlk
and attacked the Japanese fleet. The lat
ter negan to retire, wiiereupon tne xuwiii
tisttlMhlns rinrti,ri tnwaYd the harbor.
On their way back the explosion occurred
.in noera tne fetropaviovss, wnicn sun
In two minutes. Seventy-five members of
Its crew were picked un. but the rest, aoout
BUS men, perifhed. Yerestrhsgln, the
painter, who was on bosrd the Fetropsv
lovsk nerlshed. This afternoon the bodies
recovered after the explosion were Interred.
PAI.ACB IS ONLY A MASS OF RUNS
Proximity Anerless Marines Reas-
anrea Emreror.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
SEOUL, April 16. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.y-
Nothlng remains of the entire Imperial pal
ace, an enclosure ISO, 000 squnre feet In ex
tent, which was completely destroyed by
fire last nljht, but hesp of smoldering
ruins. The scene ot devastation Includes
tho emperor's private apartments, the gov- j
ernment'a offices, barracks and imperial
guard.
Lack of water and absence of flro fight
ing appliances prevented effectual attempts
to save the property.
The emperor and the crown prince es
caped unharmed and are now In the de
tached Imperial library building. Immedi
ately adjoining the United States lega
tion. They felt secure from molestation
there because of Us proximity to the
United States - marine guard. No loss of
life Is reported.
Several million dollars worth of property
la destroyed. This burning of the Imperial
residence, a sacred building. Is the most
terrible calamity possible to the supersti
tious Oriental mind, portending dire fate
to tho nation and Imperial line. Notwith
standing this the population has hitherto
made no demonstration. The city is quiet
and there Is no apprehension of trouble.
The emperor received in audience the
members of the diplomatic corps this morn
ing. The emperor lias apparently recovered
from the shock caused by the burning of
the palace and was calm, making Inquiries
as to the health of the women of the lega
tions, etc. His intimates report that he la
rtlll nervous, however.
The heaps of smoldering ruins are being
guarded by a cordon of vigilant soldiers
stationed one foot and a half apart around
the palace walls.
The superstitious populace Is excited End
depressed over the fire, regarding it as an
evil portent. The Are furnished a wonder
ful spectacle. Tfce steep mountains about
the city were lighted up as though It were
day, hurraing crowds of frantic Corea n
and Japanese troops arlrving on the scene
tn double-quick time. There was extreme
fear for the. American legation for a time.
American marines formed a bucket brigade
and United States Minister Allen took ex
treme precautions" to prevent the flames
reaching the legation. All the Corean gov
ernment records and accounts were lost,
together with much treasure. The loss is
estimated at $3,000,000.
TOGO SAYS HE SET THB MINES
Reports to Toklo that Sinking; of the
Petropavlovsk Was His Work.
TOKIO, April 1.-The report ot Vice
Admiral Togo on the seventh attack on
Port Arthur haa been received here. He
says that at midnight of the right of April
13 the Japanese sunk mines off Port Ar
thur. At 8 o'clock the next morning lie
withdrew hlu ships fifteen jnlles out. , The
Russian battleship Petropavlovsk struck
one of the Japanese mines.
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DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Julia C. Garlss.
TKCt'MSEII. Neb., April 1 (Special.)
Mrs. JuIa C. Garlss died at the home of
her aon, Llbni Garlss, in this city todayi
She had been in poor health for some
time. Her age was 67 years. Mrs. Garlss
was a native of NTw York state; w?4
married to Jacob S. Garlss In Msson
county, Illinois, In 1866, and was the mother
of twelve children, aix of whom are llv
tng. The deceased had lived In Ihla county
for thirty-one years. The husband died
Thursday, April 6, of this year. Ths
funeral will be held at the house Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. K. Smith
of the Baptist church, and Interment will
be made In the Tecumseh cemetery.
Mrs. W. S. Dexter.
HARVARD. Neb.. April 16. (Special.) A
telegram was received yesterday by J. D.
Bain from W. S. Dexter at Orlando, Fla.,
announcing the death of his wife at that
place from consumption. The body is being
brought to Harvard for interment. Mr
Dexter Is well known in Omaha as man
ager for Roaenbaum Bros.' commission
house. Mrs. Dexter was a daughter of O.
M. Pike and had spentmuch of her life,
both before and since her marriage, In Har
vard, where she had many friends.
Mra. Mary Hale.
BATTLE CREEK. Neb., April 16.-(8pe-
clal.) Mrs. Mary Hale, aged S3, died at
her homo here today. She waa ths wife of
Warrener Hale, who died here last Mon
day. She was very feeble at the time of
her husband's death and sank steadily aft
erwards. Deceased was born In Virginia
and moved with her husband and family
to this county twenty-two years ago. Ths
funeral will be held Monday afternoon from
ths residence.
Loals Grannke.
WEST POINT, Neb., April 11 (Special.)
Louts Graunke, 77 years of age, died at
his home in this city Thursday evening.
Deceased was one of the first settlers here,
arriving in this county nearly forty years
ago. He leaves eight children, -most of
them residing In the vicinity. Ths remains
will be Interred in the Greenwood cum.
tery, northwest of the city, under the aus
pices of ths German Evangelical church.
Mrs. Emma Jargeason.
WEST POINT, Neb.. April ll-(Speclal.)
News has been telegraphed to this city
of the sudden death In Kansas City of
Mra Emma Jurgenson, a former resident
of this place.' The deceased loaves a hJ
band and a large family of children. She
moved, with her husband, who is on the
police fores of Kansas City, to that place
some years ago.
Mra. Prask Label.
BEATRICE. Neb.. April 11 (Special.)
Mrs. Frank Label died at her home at
Wymors Thursday afternoon after an ill
neas of three weeks, aged M years. She
was a native of Bohemia and waa a highly
respected resident of that placs.
Mrs. Anna M. Fltea.
LOB A NO ELES, ' ' Cal., April 11-Mrs
Anna Marisba Fitch, wife of former Con
gressman Thomas II. Fitch, and an author'
ess of considerable fame three decades ago.
la dead at her horns in this city.
Captain V. A. Blgelow.
LA CROS8E, Wis.. April 11-Captaln V
A. Blgelow, one of the pioneer steamboat
men of the upper Mississippi and former
owner of the Jessie B. Warsaw, Eclipse
and other boats, la dead, aged M years.
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Htroiim of thi Ken ei ths Bittletbip
Mii-oorl.
PRESENCE OF MIND OF SEAMAN
Sticks His His Body In Apertnro ho
that Sparks t'onld Not Reach
Powder In tho Mega
sloe. PENSACOLA. , Kla., April 11 "Every
oftlcef and man on the Missouri Is a hero,
and that, too, under circumstances which
would try the bravery of the best man on
enrth," said an officer of the navy hers
today, who is thoroughly familiarised with
the circumstances of the explosion on the
Missouri and the conduct of the officers
and men during the fifteen minutes that
the fire raged in the turret's handling
room.
Information received today from the Mis
souri throws but little additional light upon
the cause of the explosion, all agreeing that
the rapid firing was the primary cause.
The dsy brought forth many Incidents of
heroism displayed by officers snd men.
Two of the men now In the hospital will
receive recognition from the department
for valiant services. These two men are
Seamen McDsde and Welles.
While others of the crew assisted In sav
ing the hip from total destruction by ex
plosion of the magaxlnes the vessel would
undoubtedly have gone to the bottom but
for tho act of these men. They were In
magailne D 26 when ths explosion occurred
nd snaflts began dropping from tne turret
to their magaslne. At the time the trough
through which powder Is passed was open
nd about four charges of powder on tne
outside.
Makes Plog of His Body. N
McDade saw the danger, knowing ths
powder on the outside would catch, Jid un
less the opening in the magasine ' as !osed
that, too, would explode, he reaii.ea nis
arm through the opening and attempted
to unfasten the catch to close the opening,
but it refused to work. He -then placed
his body In the opening until Welles cou'd
empty a large powder can. When this was
dons the can was shoved into tne open
ing, partly closing It. The men then
filled all cracks with swab, thus prevent
ing any flames from penetrating the mag'
aslne.
On deck men stood at their poets like
real heroes. The strain was not or tne
kind when & ship Is in battle, but one
more terrible, for every man expected the
shin to eo uo any minute by the explosion
of the magaxlnes. Standing by the sldb. or
tho men was the chaplain, who would oc
casionally encourage the men with "Steady,
boys." Not a man flinched, although aeam
stared eveyone In the face.
Down In the deadly fumes, which ren
kdered many unconscious, were Captain
Cowles and a number of the orncers. one
man who had been shoved out of the
handling room said while dying in the
arms of the chaplain:
Captain Cowles has saved three men
besides me." The poor fellow died, how
ever, in five minutes. An officer speaking
today said:
- Display Wondrrfnl Cesrsge.
Never in my life have I seen such dis
cipline, heroism and courage as displayed
when that terrible accident occurred."
There is absolutely no truth in the re
ports sent out from Pensacola that ths
Texas had a narrow escape from a blow
back. . Tho report that, many desertions
havs occurred -i -is equally falsa i Target
practice is SJlng ahead as though no ao
cldcnt had occurred and tht Missouri will
resume Its practice ' as soon ' as' this court
of inaulry is concluded.
Admiral Capps, chief of the bureau, of
construction and repair, tooay made a per
sonal examination of the Missouri. With
the exception of the wiring and slight
damage to the hoists, tho vessel remains
uninjured.
Paymaster General Harris of the . navy
has received the following additional sub
icrlptlons to the fund for the relief of the
families of ths sailors who lost their lives
by the accident on the battleship Missouri:
R. B. Roosevelt of New York. 1100: Miss
Alice Kooseveit, in; captain w. xi. arpwn-
son, VjU; j. h. nenaan or wannington, lov;
Kennel Ksner company or ise.w York, w
Colonel William Lamb, y60; General Wil
liam Croxler, $10; Thomas Pury, $10; V. J,
Porwlti. 110: Clurenre Robinson. $6: Mrs,
A. H. Richards. $10: Mrs. Livlnrstone Hunt.
$10; M. A. Calderon, the Peruvian minis
ter. XoO; Commander F. A. Miller, Hen
eral T. H. Bliss, $26: Oeneral W. B. Rich
....... 1Bn,a T1 Wlllluma I. (A fawn.
line C. klrkland, $5 1 Mrs. Jolin'kean, $60,
anJ Miss Husal u. Kean, .
OIL COMPANY STARTS BOATS
Standard Corporation Takes Steps to
Rednoo Trnnsportntloa Charges
oa Ita Prod act.
CHICAGO, April 11 The. Chronicle today
says that a fleet of oil steamers, with
special docking facilities at all tho. ports
on ths Oreat Lakes and an immense wharf
at Whiting, Ind., for tho expeditious hand
ling of the oil vessels, are improvements
now being placed In service by ths Stand
ard Oil company. The purpose Is to lessen
ths shipment of oil by rail and avoid ths
anti-rebate laws.
Flvs vessels ot the oil fleet already have
been constructed and will make their first
trips this season. As many more will bs
reudy to be put in service by ths opening
of next season. These oil steamers are
Ingenious structures of steel, divided Into
compartments to prevent injury from the
churning of ths oil. Thsy war built at a
cost of $250,000 each. Each Is a great float
ing oil tank constructed something on ths
whaleback order and holds mors than a
whole train of oil cars..
The oil fleet Is to ply between Chicago, or
Whiting, and all the principal Oreat Lake
porta and will travat even as far as New
York. As the steamers are all owned by
ths Standard Oil company, they will reduoe
to ths minimum the cost : of transporting
oil between Chicago and eastern points and
the company will bs nearly Independent of
the railroads. ,
The oil with which the vsssels srs to be
loaded is pumped from Ohio through pipe
lines, thus avoiding the freight charges on
the raw material for the KM miles from
Lima to Whiting, where Is located ths
Standard company's largest plant and ths
world's largest oil refinery.
Ths oil steamers srs the first ever op
erated on ths Great Lakes. By ths steamer
routs, oil can be carried from Chicago to
Buffalo at a cost ot about f cents a harrsl.
PROMOTER DEADJN HIS ROOM
Charles Llppsaaa, Capitalist of St.
Joseph, Retires to His Rooas
aad Takes Morphias. .
BT. JOSEPH. Mo.. April ltChsrles
lippman, promoter of the electric line be
tween this city and Maryvllle, was found
dead In ths Metropols last night 'A bottls
of morphine was found In ths room and it
is believed he committed suicide.
With his brother, Adolph Lippman. ths
man now dead was engaged in many, flnan
rial enterprises. He was very wealthy and
a short time be for. his death mas seen
about ths streets. A friend went to I) Is
room snd found him deed. Lippman had
been drinking, but appeared to be all light
when he retired. He said nothing about
ending hfs life and left .no letter of ex
planation, . ,
WIS WEEK
LAUNDRY
SUPPLIES.,..
ON SALE ON SALE
Look at tbls list of bargains and see tho klad of opnnrtnnltles
for money istlss we are offering yon this work. All of oar LSan
dry floods are Inrlnded In this bis: sale.
Wringer, wood frame 11.8
Wringer, steel frame .-. $1.
Wash Tub, galvanised 47c
Wash Tub, wood We
Wash Tub, fiber &3
Wash Board, sine 19r
Wash Board, glass ISc
Wash Boiler, copper
Extra Special . $4.89, V . ' ' :
la addition to the above specials we give for' cask' this weak
only a big special sale discount on all other sloes and grades ' Of
these articles.
Milton Rogers & Sons Co.
Fourteenth and
Sunderland Bros. Co
Established 1883.
Carry a large stock of coal, cement, ; :
lime, sewer pipe, fire brick, side- -
walk brick, sand, concrete, stone,
3 acres of yards, 20 teams of
our own, 20,000 square feet of
warehouse' floor, sheds for 8.000 -tons
of coal. . ,
Our goods and facilities for do
ing business are the best and
'. our stock is the largest in the
' city. i . .
Sunderland Bros. Co
. i
161h and Douglas Street.
LAWSTRONGERTQAN TREATY
Opinioa of It'orDsy General Knox on
Chines Eiclmlos lot
CHINA HOPES FOR (ORE LIBERAL TREATY
(fcaestloa Considered by Negotiations
Have Kot Progressed SolBclently
to Indicate Its Precise
Nature.
WASHINGTON, April 11 Attorney Gen
eral Knox has handed to the president his
opinion regarding the validity of ' the Chi
nese exoluslon law. While the opinion has
not tsen made publio it Is known that the
attorney general holds in effect . that the
denunciation of the treaty by China doss
not operate to nullify the ealnlng laws and
that the exclusion .can bs enforced as rig
Idly hereafter as under the treaty.
After the 'denunciation ' ot ths existing
treaty by China, the subject of ths exclu
sion of Chinese was considered by the pres
ident and.hls cabinet.. The president also
dlsdussed the matter with, leaders in con.:
gresa. In accordance with, the Action of
ths Chinese government, the treaty will
expire December 7 next.
It was manifestly necessary that it should
be determined before the adjournment ot
ths present session ot congress whether or
not the law enacted orglnally in 1WJ would
continue in effect after Ois . treaty had
lapsed. This question was rsf red , to ths
attorney general by the president, and It
is on that quesUon he lias prepared au
opinion.
In Us effect the exclusion law Is mors
drastic than ths treaty. While the treaty
Is in force ths points of difference between
ths law and ths treaty are decided in ao
cordancs with the terms ot the latter.
It is the hops of the Chinese government
that a new treaty will bs negotiated which
will prove mors favorable to Cliluese im
migration than is ths present treaty. In
deed, such a treaty IS now being consid
ered, but ths negotlatlopa have not pro
greased sufficiently to indicate what ths
precise nature of ths convention (nay bs
eventually. .
Hltt's Chinese Mens are.
A bill which sssks to strengthen every
weak place In the ' Chln.ss exclusion act,
drawn by ths Department of Justice,' was
Introduced in the houss today by Chair
man Hitt of ths committee on foreign af
fairs. Ths first section obvlatss any em
barrassment on account of ths denounce
ment by the Chinese government ot ths
treaty between ths V'nited States govern
ment and that country by striking from
ths Chinese exclusion act ths words, "If
not Inconsistent with treaty obligations."
The second section permits ths sntrancs
into ths I'nit.d States of persons of Chi
nese descent who are citizens of ths United
States by birth, also those who are grasud
by law ths privilege of admission, "and no
others." '
Ths words "Chinees person," or person
of Chinese descent," are defined In - the
bill to mean "any person dssoendsd from
a Mongolian ancestor .which ancestor Is
now. or was at any time subsequent to
the year lsOO, a subject o( the smpsror of
China." Ths word "laborers". is. construsd
to include all persons of Chinese descent
not specifically permitted by law to enter
or remain wHhla ths L'nlted States. tThs
provision ot the act of ISM), deftalng- ths
word "laborer" to. embrace - sklUed and
unskilled manual, laborers Is repeated.'
Another section of ths bill extsnds ths
Pott's Sad Irons .83
Clothes Basket, medium
Clothes Line, 60 feet ,
Clothespins, five dosen ...
Soap Shaker ..-
Suds Dipper, heavy ,
.13c
41
7e
So
36c
Ironing Board
bottom ......
S3c
Farnam Streets,
5B3I
Jurisdiction of officers of ths government
by giving then! the right to decide ques
tions of fact upon which rest a claim of
citizenship set up by a Chtuess person as
they have ' to determine matters of faot
relating to ths admission of any alien.
Ths-immigration law of March 3, 19U0, is
mads to apply to Chln.se immigration in
all of Its provisions, thus providing or
the exclusion of Chinees suturing from
contagious diseases.
Another Imports nt section of ths bill
I ...... . i a . t , . . . . . i
hivob me uuikva oiaies in. ngni ox appeal
herstofors limited', to defendant Chinamen,
' Kansas City Gets Roads. :
Secretary Taft has directed the accep,
tancs of ths bid of the American National
bank. of Kansas City for the entire issue
of . l.000,00 Philippine certificate of ln
debtadnsss at ths rate cf 1101, 1M.
Japanese Minister 111.
Mr. Xogoro Takahlra, the Japanese inin
Ister, Who has been ajfferlng fiom a so
vers cold foi1' the past few days, is con
fined tcf'hls home. t. . , t
Test Case on Army I'nlforatS.
",Judgo Advocate Oeneral Davis' of the
army, ' has recommended that - steps bs
taken to make a test case against civilians'
who make a business of purchasing army
umrortns. gults a trafflo prevails in that
line In ths vicinity ot nearly all the large
army posts, and a recent eass-reported
from ITort AssLniboyne has led to ths de
termination ot the authorities Co take' ths
matter "into ths courts...
HEAVY SNOWS IN MICHIGAN
torn. Throaghoat State, with Fall
Varying- front Elsrht to
Ton Iaekcs.
DETROIT, April 11-Heevy snowstorms
srs reported In many parts of Mlohlgan
tonight. At Port Huron there is ton Inches
of snow; at Bay City, eight Inches; gt
Lansing, Lapeer and Holly twelve Inches;
at Bast Tawas, four Inches; at Cadillac,
Avo Inches, and at Muskegon, six Inches.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Warmer ana Showers Tonight
, -, rrobablr ' Monday lor No.
braaka ad Iowa.
aad
WASHINGTON, April 11-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday: r.
For Nsbraaka, South Dakota and Kansas
Warmer Sunday; showers Sunday night
and probably Monday. ,
For Iowa and Missouri Fair and wamer
Sunday) Monday, rain.
for Illinois Fair and warmer Sunday a.i.l
Monday; light variable winds.
For Wyoming Fair and warmer Sunday)
Monday, fair.
For Colorado Fair Sunday and Monday;
Warmer Sunday In east portion.
For Montana Fair and warmer Sunday;
Monday, fair.'
Local Record.
OFrlCB OF THB WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, April 11 Official record of tern-
reratura and precipitation compared with
he corresponding dsy of the last three
years:
101 UOt 1901 1S0L
tfaxlmum temperature ... 45 63 M i
luHmum temperature .... M 4i 44
Mean tcmoerature M M 6t 3
precipitation .UU .) - .14
Record of tempersturs and precipitation
at Omaha for this day snd sines March L
1M:
Normal temperature ..'...... .....".. (1
!. lli l.nry for the day 17
p.flclency since March 1
Normal precipitation 11 Inch
Deficiency for the day 11 Inch
?'otal precipitation since Marchl.1 .41 laches
tn'ienry since March 1 .17 luutt
DeA-lncy for cor. period, 17. I 1 Invh.S
peftclcnoy for cor. period. Uut.. !
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