Bee. Part2-Pages9iol6 THE SUNDAY BEE WILL BE INTER. ESTING TO AUTOMOBIUSTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1904. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. The - Omaha Daily r Wonderful Suit Purchase 1 s fteturdev gisr f woman should semi re soma of the bargains In our Cloak Department Satur day. We will refund your money If you are not satisfied with your purchase. WOMEN'S SILK COATS In seven different styles, worth 110, E fif Saturday O.MM WOMEN1 8H1K 6TORT WAIST SUITS In blacks, browns and fancy n f( checks. I18.BO elsewhere, our price , ........mot... - WOMEN'S SICILIAN WALKING BKlRTS-others get $5, y QR Womena Saha ra vouesV et at Women's High Grade Voile Skirts, trimmed or trie seal groana rone, at lis. iu, n wira . - SFRIHG iACKETS AMD SHOWER COATS Woman Oarer Coats, sold at U and HO, HOW Mt i i.im.mi "n MtMtnuai stessims Women's Crevenette Coats, 112.50 values. Two Hundred Women's Capes, at 15.00, tlM and WOMEH'S Wa hare just received by express 100 Marquise Waists, the Improved styles O QCi for summer, at 110, $3.40 and Fifty dosen Women's Waists, In lawns, linens and vesting, worth up to 4 fkft at . u vU S0HETHIH0 UHUSUAL-FVR SCARFS IN MAY Wo hays 100 Fur Scarfs, sent to us for comparison, which by the manufacturer's orders we will place on sale Saturday at Just half price rather than . a return them, worth up to 110, will go Baturday at from T&00 to.. ...... - EXTRA t3 00 Moire Underskirts, at tioc Lawn Klmeutaa, at Children's Spring Jackets, at Women's. Wash Suits, at , Women's Waists, worth up to UAO. at Lawn and Percale Wrappers, at BLACK JAP WAISTS at $5.00, 3.M and A CORSET SPECIAL 75c Ladies' Batiste Corsets, straight front, princess hip, A Qp - with hose supporters attached, at -7 w 75c Ladies' and Misses' Tape Girdles, in white, ZfZQ'ti blue and pink, at. ....,.' .-.' A large assortment of Kabo, W. O. 0., W. B., Erect Form and G. D. Corsettv witb.nd ...wlthontiliope. nl:.;-;;,tJl1 CI f'. supporters, up .from. . ;....... . .....; . La Marguerite Corsets, genuine whilebone filled, in all the latest . J?.f.t . $2. 50 to ; $10 SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN, TO FITTCJO IN DEPT. CHINA DEPARTMENT SPECIALS Water Tumblers, each............ lo 2Se Fancy Colored Vases, each.... 6a Fine line of Sgx-Ooburf Decorated China at 85c 50c, 75c and $1.00 (Would regularly coat you three to four timet aa much eg we ask.) Fig Banks, each Be DRUQ SPECIALS Dr. Stuart's Buttermilk and Cucumber Soap at 17c box. Dr. Woodbury's Soaps at 15c cake. Dr. Charles' Flesh Food at 89c box. ' GROCERY PRICES Large sacks Osrnmaal ..JMn The best Pearl Tapioca, per pound.... Vo Good Japan Rice, per pound fyi The best Macareinl, pound pacltaxe.... (via 1-lb package Condenaed Mince Meat., to The best Cernstaroh, per package 40 Force, Vigor, Vim, Malta-Vita, Neu- trlta or JCgrO-See, per package Tfte The best BoUa, Oyster. Butter or Milk Crackers, per pound ,. so Quart cans Qeedea Table Byru.... THo Quart cans Teanessee Sorghum JHo Large bottle pure Tomato Catauo BVio Large bottles Werosster er Chill Sauce, IVio Large bottles Cnow fThow. Oherklns. it. Mixed or Onion rioktoa, botUs, IHo SPRING FASHIONS IN DRINKS Jutt m Vtw Olsthet Oont late Tefrw h Bttanje Beverage Afpear. CREATIONS OF MEW YORK MIXOLOGISTS Bra la Dweseya, tele Laatfaav UHMm, TlBrteppeir, Ksiee Beadewe aaid . Otkew Weatm Creaa tae) Bettle. Fashions ta drinks which the up-tdate "barkeeps" serre ever the polished ma hogany in any of the oaf as er hotels ta New Tork City change Just as do the fashions In the clothes worn by the fas tldlous ousts mars ef the earns "absorbs torles." To keep la. teuch with these changes, and else to keep some of their eustomeie) from killing thesnaelfes with sew and fanciful eenooeUone which frees tlsae to time are evolved, is a taak requiring no little care and skill on the part ef the mixologist. At this season ef the year, with the time for summer drinks at hand, toe drink evolrer Is especially busy. An along Broadway, at Dalmonloo'a, Sherry's and the uptown olabs. as well as In the down town resorts where the brokers and busi ness men gather during the day for a cooling drink or a oocktall, new uvea- V. .1 .... a... .u One ef the first of the aew hot weather drinks to make Its appeasanoe, and one whlah promises to rival In popularity tha famous Mamie Taylor of a few years ago, was Introduced at .the Hoffman house, a tew bights) age tgr aeUUden, well anowa IT llll TUB RELIABLE! STORK. SHAFF & SILBERMAN'S (83 Canal Street, New York City) Entiie stock of Women's Tailor Made Suits secured by our New York buyer at 25 cents on the dollar Will Be On Sale Saturday Shaft SUberman Hi, US and 8u1U In fancy mixtures and plain colors, elaborately trtmmad, stitched bands of taffeta on skirt and ckat and lined with allk. Tour choice g gQ Shaft A Jnberraan"fluitea4e'Vo'iell"" for" SX, PO and pit. the cream of the market, eome In voiles, etamlr.ee. serges, cheviots and broadcloths, entire Butt trimmed with taffeta, banda and braid. Youre Saturday for less than srloe of linings and Q Qfk Ulmmlnr JJ Another Remarkable Purchase Women's Taffeta Drop Skirts from a New Tork manufacturer whoa nam we are not at liberty to use. Women's Taffeta Skirts In black, browns, blues, castor, tana, royal, champagne, reds, greens, white, rink and changeable effects, made of extra heavy effeta. worth up to $8, nn J.zrJ A Oft with taffeta bands and mad fi Qf aet .5.00 ..-.7.50 . - WAISTS . 1.00 SPECIALS nn , , , w 49c 98c 98c 39c 1.00 2 Oft 4zrj Fancy Shape Semi-Porcelain Oups and Saucers, each Sc EXTRA. SPECIAL. 100-ptece Fine Decorated Dinner, Seta, a regular $13.00 value, . (tt Qg SATURDAY Violate Cerate Bldn Food at 50c box. Violate Talcum Powder at 5c box. Eastman's Boss and Violet Talcum Powder at 100 bottle. Castile or Tar Soap, per oake Mo Six bars beat Laundry Soap, any brand 18o Bromangelon, JeUyooa or Jell-O, per package ... .............. 740 t-pound cans solid packed Tomatoes... 7Uo -pound cans Sweet Potatoes too a-pound cans Golden Pumpkin or Bquash THo t-pound cans Rhubarb Tac 1-pound cans fancy Wax, String or ' Lima Beans ....TOtC -pound cans Boston Baked Beans fVs DRIED FRUIT PRICES. Choice California Prunes, per pound.... Ho Fanoy Seedless Raisins, per pound.... to on the race tracks. He oalls the new thing a Flora ZabeUe, after the black eyed little actress In "The Tenkee Con sul.'' It la a eomblnaOoa of a ginger ale highball sad the time-honored horse's neck. It Is made by using the carefully aptraled peel of an entire lemon, which is placed around the Inside ef a large glass, as ia a horse's neck.' Then a good drink ef brandy Is used, cracked lee Is put In, and the glass filled with Imported ginger ale. It la highly recommended along Broadway and among the sporting fraternity as a summer drink. Another sew drink was discovered a few days ago at the Imperial hotel cafe, and has been termed a "brain . duster by the happy individual who worked over time to bring the Invention to perfec tion. It la a cross between a gin rlckey snd a gin flea, and la made np ef Gor don gtn, lemon Juice, sugar and cracked lea After these are arranged the glass la fined with siphoned mineral water. The Inventor seems to survive Its effects. Down at the Fifth Avenue hotel one ef the newest evolutions of the white- proned gentry who preside ever the mahogany Is a "gtn-gia oocktall," which Is beoemlng quite popular. It Is made up of sloe gin as a starter, with Plymouth or Bumess gin as a seoond part. To this Is added a dash of bitters, and ths whole Is rounded eut with applejack. When the drinker gets on of these he knows that something Is brew ing in the Interior department. TTae tsveeasaiaa OeektsriL. Another one new to Broadway la known as the "Buocaauma eooktau," and Is made up of applejack, vermouth, and a dash ef angoetura bitters. At ths Hoffman house they have been putting eut a oonoootloa evolved by one of the sporting men who frequent that house. It is known as a "tip-topper" and la made ef ' Pregvch vermouth, a touch of orange bjeftsc arad Benedictine (rapped. Since Four Powerful Millinery Snaps.... $3.50, $2.50 and Street Hats $1.00 and 75c Untrimmed lifts ' $1.00 Children's Trimmed Hats.... $5.00 Ladies Trimmed Hats Splendid Silk Values Saturday 1.000 yds. Che Foo White Wash Silk the handsom est white silk made, regular price $1.25 36 in. wide, on salts. 75c Plain Colored Silks for one hour Satur day evening -for ............ 15' 50 Pieces Plain Silk in pink, light blue, old rose, scarlet, cardinal, wine, Nile, reseda, emerald, cadet, national, nary, violet, helio, plum, maise, (fold," orange, cham pagne, brown and many others silks that retail at 25c, 39c and 60c, on sale a 60c, on sale 15 c Saturday evening from 8 until 9 b'olock, for this one hour only ' at... GRIPS AND The finest lot of Suit Cases we ever bad in pur store. J PRICES WERE NEVER LOWER, AH styles. J1 Prices. Saturday Sample goods $ Q fl worth up to... 4 See Kih Street Window. 'ait THM DISCOUNT ALL Fancy Muir Peaches, per pound...-. 7o English Cleaned Currants, per pound.. Ttto Loose Muscatel Raisins, per pound. 7Vo Virginia Blackberries, . per pound.- To California Grapes, per pound... 7o Fanoy Seeded Raisins, per package.'.., to the Mew Tork sporting crowd has been visiting Mew Orleans in such large num bers winters to attend the racing meeting at the Crescent city there has made Its appears nee here one ef the greatest drinks served fat that southern resort ef hospi tality. It ta the "Sasarao oocktall," which first was created at the Basareo eats in New Orleans, but which now can be ob tained at any of the leading hotels and cafes of Mew Tork from Claremont on the north to the Beaver Street Delmon loo's on the south. This cocktail is made of brandy primarily, with a plentiful addition of Feyahaud Utters,' some vermouth, a daah ef, absinthe and some sugar, Up to year or so ago the beverage-was prac tically unknown In New Tork. At Claremont. the casino In the park, McGown'a Pass tavern and other places frequented by drivers and antomobtllsts a new drink Is the "Boulanger." It Is made of half a glass ef French vermouth and half a glass ef absinthe, to which are added a few dashes of maraaehlne, Ths whole la placed In a mixing glass with shaved toe, and la shaken to the freealng point. It then Is strained and served la a glass Ailed out with mineral wates. A Hot WeeUhaw Balsa, At one ef the bestrknowa downtown eefes. located la Park row, there has bean created what Is called the highland oock tall. This Is made with half a whisky glass ef Sootoh whisky as a foundation. An equal amount ef French vermouth oomee In next, then half a spoonful of poer. dered sugar and a dash ef orange bitter. This la put through the regular oocktall process and served In a oocktall glass. The same safe also has been aenrtng a Creole cobbler, a hot weather balm, of which a wineglass of sloe gin Is the basio principle. To this are added one table spoonful of powdered sugar and ths Juice of an orange. The whole is put In a mixing glass Oiled with cracked loo and shaken. $2 DC 1 1.00 LLR' Great Liquidation Sale of Lace Curtains. Monday, May 23 at Hayden Bros. The Sweetsor-rembrook stock, New York City Divided Into four grand lots. LOT 11,000 pairs nottlnghams, white and cream, worth from $1.W to $2.60 liquidation sale .... y. Monday per pair ...A aw LOT S-800 pairs assorted styles and kinds, worth from S2 to S3.S0, S q liquidation sale 1.1V LOT J 1,100 pairs assorted styles and kinds, worth from $2.60 to a Cfl 4 liquidation sale I05 LOT 4900 pairs assorted styles and kinds, worth $3.60 to S8.00 O in liquidation sale Ms5slU Hat Specials Th6 greatest line of Hats you ever saw at the . price closed out from a large East, era manufacturer at 83 J cents on the dollar. Hats worth up to On $2.50 at VOL, Sale begins Saturday and continues until every hat is sold. See our 16th Street window. A Job Lot of Men's. Boys' .and Children's Straw Hats, worth up to 75o, your choioe Saturday 5c, 10c and 15c FRESH FRUIT SPECIALS. Large, Juicy, seedless Lemons, dosen.. JOo Large, Juicy Sweet Oranges, per dosen llo Fancy Colorado White Clover Honey, per rack J3o Fanoy California Figs, per package... to It is poured into a glass, which la deco rated with fruit of the season. ' Ait one of the Broad street bars, where stock exchange brokers congregate in large numbers, a new drink known as a "nigger cocktail" has been invented by the presiding genius ef the place, A good stiff drink ef whisky starts this affair, with the Juice of half a lemon coming In as a close second. It Is served in a Tom Collins glass,' with a lump of ice and a bottle of imported sarsaperllls filling out the glass. A lemon peel is placed on top. "Sootoh whistler" Is the product of one ef the members of the Manhattan club, and Is an attractive hot-weather drink not without its advantages In other seasons. This la made of an admixture of one drink of Scotch whisky, half a pony of raspberry syrup and the Juice of one Bine. The whole is turned Into a highball glass, where a lump of lco already has been placed. The effect Is completed when the drink is flxsed with vichy. The Zasa oocktall Is not so old but that It ta new, and It finds favor with many of the Broadwayltes. It Is made up of dry gin, Dubonnet and orange bitters, served in a cocktail glass. A modification of this, known as the Dubonnet oocktall, is made of Dubonnet, brandy and orange bitters, ths only difference being the substitution of brandy for ths dry gin. A Few PreaIc Drlaka. In addition to the really attractive drinks which the barkeepers have been offering themselves, or which they have been mak ing up at the request of old customers, there have been the usual number of. freak drinks which have been called for from time to time at the bars, always to the greater or lesser astonishment of the gen ial mixologist. Of these probably the most astonishing was ordered a few nights ago of "the Judge' at the Fifth Avenue hotel. A man walked up to the bar, and without a quiver la bis voice ordered something 52 Lace Collars 55c Saturday we piece on sals a sample line of ladles' lace collars and Ladles' end Minis' new laoe yokes, -S5c 25c and 35c Ladies' Neckwear 10c Wo are clnelng out all broken lots of Ladles' fancy neckweiir. In tlea, top col- Mrs and collar and cuff sets, at 25c Stock Collar Foundations 7$c All slses of the best grade feather hone stock collars, "T 1 8aturday... 9 W Hair Ribbons On Sale No. 40. all silk wash taffeta ribbons, worth, ac, per yd No. ) extra heavy wash taffeta, " worth SOc, per yd 10c 15c 30o all silk Liberty Satin Taffeta Rlbbona strictly all allk, - per yd IOC 5c Handkerchief Sale Handkerchiefs, worth 10c, 16i and 19c, all to be sold at one e Prioe... ...OC Siieclal sale on Ladles' leather and silk belts. 60o Belts for 25c 50c .75 c 10c $1.00 Belts for JIM Belts for ;......... Wash Belts, only SAMPLES DISPLAYED MAKING SELECTION EAST. Special lot odd curtains, some slight ly soiled, on bargain table, 8rd floor, worth up to 14.00 sn liquidation sale each OUC The chance of the season to get high , medium grade curtains at these prices. WD HAVE THE GOODS MAKE TOUR SELECTIONS EARLY. Visit Our Optical Department for Efficient Service and Low Prices Fitting by Expert Op tician Free. 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. i No Experiments. COMPETITION WSSXt"1". BUTTER. BUTTER. BUTTER. There has been a big slump In the butter market. Before purchasing elsewhere get our prices. We handle nothing but abso lutely pure butter, made la the finest creameries in the country. which be did not attempt to name, but which was made up of milk, vichy and several healthy touches of narashlno. The customer drankdt and got out of the ylaoe alive. Even this mixture, however, ta not a marker to the one ordered for years at one of the down town hotels by a regular who lunched there daily. This worthy tnsistod on having a beer cup prepared for him with all the ceremony that usually attends the making of a claret oup. The barkeeper filled the pitcher with the usual fruit stand of the claret cup, put in the ice and the suggar and tha rest of it, and then filled the pftcher with Wurs burger beer. Had anyone else ordered euoh a drink the mixer would have refused to serve it, but for this one customer ft had been made for yeara. New Tork Times. END OF THE CONFEDERACY Incident of ths Lost Cmh Recalled by fTae of JesJ Davis Private georctaryy The death of Col. Burton N. Harrison, who was private secretary to President Jef ferson Davis, removes a prominent figure In the retreat and capture of Mr. Davis. As I have before stated in these letters, ths fate of the confederacy was settled in a full cabinet meeting held In Charlotte, N. C. Thereafter plans were discussed and means used to secure the safe conveyance of Mr. Davis and his family beyond the reach ef federal authority. Although Sec retary of War Breckinridge and Postmas ter General Reagan and Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton were active in this matter. Presi dent Davis made use ef Secretary Harrison as his confidential agent in looking after the asfety of himself and family. It was Col. Harrison who preceded Mr. Pa vis to Abbeville, 8. C, with a letter of Introduc tion to ex-Congresiunaa Burt; ft was Col. Mil THIS RELIABLE) STUU& Sample shoes in men's and women's shoes, worth up to $3.r0. ......,. Brooks Bros. f3.00 and 3.50 oafords, kid and patent.. jWomen's vici kid shoes made by a well known Cincinnati house, worth $2.00.. Men's sample $2.50 and $3.00 oxfords . . . ............ Boys', youths' and little gents' $1.50 satin calf lace shoes, all sizes Misses' and Child's $1.60 vici kid, lace or button shoes ........ ...... Children's hand turn $1.00 lace or . button shoes, 5-8 Misses' or child's $1.00 dongola lace. Women's sample slippers and oxfords, worth up to $2.50., Double Trading Stamps on all shoe purchases Saturday. Agents for the Ultra and Grover for women, and the Stetson, Crossett and John Mitchell for men. Men's Furnishings. 75c quality men's underwear, in our own stock Saturday at . .'. $1.00 men's shirts, with or without collars new, stylish patterns at ....... 7Bo men's bsibrlgg&n underwear AQr maae rrom eea laiana cotton " w 7bo to 98c men's heavy working shirts, dou ble front ana backs, darn ana Ugnt col ors, also black aatoen shirts A Qp Saturday at ..-T' Ladies' Undermuslins 600 doien ladles' short skirts and fancy lace and embroidery trimmed corset cov ers, In all styles worth 25o 1 0rr to 60o Baturday lyV too ladles' fine umbrella knit pants au sizes at Parasols! Ladles' Parasols In all the newest shades borders, from l&OO to tSo Children's Parasols, assorted colors, at ... f ..a...,............ ...... a..... .MM. MM M $125 and $1.60 Chudren'a Fancy Silk FftxavoUi, tb newert hat5a, ' eV nMMItMMHiMe Gloves! tLEO Ladies' Kid Gloves (guaranteed). aQ the newest hades, Vw e ee e-eee Mseattese s ewoaee e see aessaissjM EOo Ladles' Lace lisle Oleves, Parts point stltohlnc flkt seeeeeesaei ss s ieeitesMMiiessjasssi LU6' laUI Olorao, Paris point BUtfihliag. newest ihadea, fiOO 4Uld ensisnti neinnieiii im as essssjsei 13.00 Ladles' Virginia Oleves, at sisieeeeeesm-ss.e)wei isiii saassssjsyweieawjasjs Hosiery Ladles and Children's Heavy Ribbed Hose, at MMMtMtaeeeelei Ladles Laoe and Fanoy Stripe Hose, worth 80o and TCo, at ..................... Ladles Lace end Fancy Hose, worth ffio and sto, at IIIIIHII I S I I I 1 I I III! llll I'TTI I T ' Tl llT'lllTTII.imil MEATS. ' There is only one leader in the : business that's us. Read our prloee; Pork Loins, per pound....... ......... o Pork Steak, per pound VAo Spare Ribs, per pound. Bo Leaf Lard, 10 pKnds ..., gl.oo Hams (all brands), pound 11c Baoon Call brands) Uo Kngllsh Lamb Chops, per pound Uc gngllsh Larab Roast, per pound so ngllsh Lamb Steak, fancy, per pound Uo Rib Roaat Beef, ser Dound. lOo and... to Chuck Roast (tanay), per po una. ...... ::si5 sou ijeex, per pouna Corn Beet, per pound.... Harrison who arranged for the 'best mulee and wagons for Mr. Davis and family from Washington, Ga., and it was CoL Harrison who changed the eeuree of the ether wag ons from the direction ef Alabama to the Florida seaooast. Faithful and efficient in all these matters, then of vital Importance, he was with Mr. Davis and shared In his capture May M, 1805, in Irwin county, Ga. From there be was carried to Macon, thence to Augusta, and down the river to Savan nah, From that point the party was 'taken to Fort Monroe on the steamer Clyde. Of all the prisoners, however. Cel. Harrison was' the only oae sent to Washington, D. O. Ths survivors of the Davis party are "few and far between." Mra Davis resides much of the time In New Tork; Postmaster Gen eral John Reagan Uvea in Palestine, Tex., which state 'is also the home of Col. (slnoe Governor) F. R. Lubbock; Mra Hayes, daughter of Mrs. Davis, lives, I think. In Colorado. They are, so far as I know, the only survivors. Miss Howvll and her brother, Lieut. Jefferson Davis Howell, brother and sister of Mra Jefferson Davis, wwr among the captured. Lieut. Howell was Imprisoned in Fort McIIenry and later In Savannah. There were also sent to Fort McHenry, with Ho we IV a Lieut Hathaway and a Lieut. Morris. Mr. Davis alone was kept at Fort Monroe, Senator Clement C. Clay, Jr., surrendered at Maoon and was put with the perty there. Later Vloe Presi dent A. H. Stephens and Lieut Gen. Joseph Wheeler were added. Stephens and Reagan were Imprisoned at Fort Warren, In Boston harbor, but Gen. Wheeler and staff and Cola. Johnston and Lubbock were sent to Fort Delaware. Mrs. Davis and children and Mrs. C. C Clay, Jr., who had Joined them, were sent back to Savannah from Fort Monroe. And today, after nearly forty years, only Mrs. Davis and Mra Clay and Mrs. Hayes of the females are alive, but of the male members of the party only Reagan, Wheeler and Lubbock still survive. Next to Mrs. Davis, it iseafe to-assert that Phenomenal Prices on Shoes for Saturday J.9B fancy; colors, broken lines from . -J25c 49c Men's hose In platq and. fan ay oolors Saturday at .81c A new lot of boys' shirts and shirt walnta, worth up to 11.00 Itsrt Baturday at .. OlC Ladles fine lisle thread vests, la white-and oolors, sleeveless, short aleevaa, all slse.s worth Jgo and SCO Rn at -w 25c Parasols and! styles, fancy ruffles and .1.50 .98c Gloves! ,1.00 -39c ..25c .1.50 Bargains 19c J.81c ..39c 19c wcrth lfio. CAJTDT. Our candles are not only good to look at, but they are good to eat They are pure and wholesome. Eat Hayden'v candles and be happy. We manufacture all our own candles and know they are always fresh. few of the many f pedals! Home-tMade Fudge, per pound.. ....... JSe Stick Candy, per peund. ....... ot-... loo Yankee Peaaui, par e.tlnd.. 15o Trilby Cups, per peund., i ao Bultersootch. per pound..........., loo Lemon Lrope, per peu nd ........ , 13o Asserted FmK Drops, per pound 12o Resale, per package to Secretary Harrison was nearest to Presi dent Davis and held his private confidences to the hitter end of the oonfllct Sidney Herbert In Savannah (QaJ Mews. EXTENDS L!NENEXT WEEK Street Railway Company Heady te Project Walaut Hill Track to SoeitJk Oaaasua. Next week the street railway company will begin to extend the South Thirteenth street line to Mjnemirl avenue in South Omaha. General Manager Smith is re-; sponsible for this statement. If ths weather conditions ara favorable be feels the gangs will' get around to this work. The streets are graded and all ready for ths tracks. The new track will extend for about a half mile from Dominion street south, down the grade of Thirteenth to Missouri avenue, where It will connect with the end of the stub Una This la now a. single track, light rail branch, which Joins the main line en Twenty-fourth street and continues south. A new double track will be laid over this route and later extended to the Sarpy oounty line. Mr. Smith thinks the contract for this grading, which amounts to 1,009 feet, will be let In a short time. The extension on Thirteenth street will take the Walnut Hill and Benson' cars through to the southern boundary of , South Omaha. ladepeadeat Booking Ageaer Quits. NEW TORK. May . The Independent Booking Agency, formed two years ago to oppose the ayndloate, which controls irc. tlcully all the leading theater east of the Rocky mountains, has been dissolved. Pa pers to tills end were signed and the Indo. pendents will hereafter look after their booking as individuals. Sunday's Bee will be pertlcularjjr - inter-, eating to automobile owners. ...1.98 ..U9 ...1.69 .98c