TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1904.
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advertisements written every day in the year by bo many of the
stores, we believe they would find more genuine untruths written
under the name of "Bargains" than is told in all the books of
modern fiction ever written.
Two months of the year we clear up stock at genuine bar
gain prices, so that only new and fresh merchandise can be of
fered in the seasons. July is one of the months for clearing, and
the bargains advertised are genuine and we have what we ad
vertise.
In Oar Cloak Department.
Bargains In shirt waist suits every one
at exactly one-half the regular price.
Bargains in all our Aire tailor-made
suit.
$20.00 suits for iia.m ,
' 128.0S Stilt for ftlf.
- 130.00 suits for $15.00.
' Bargain In all kind of walking skirts,
j Bargain In colored waists at 50c each.
Bargains In petticoats, in silk wash
'j fabrics and black sateen.
. Bargains in b,ou wrappers, matinee
house gowns, i. ' 4
dnen-? lilting;. '
t July clearing sale prices on tub linen
suitings. These are shown at our
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Into the Tal Tse river, which passe
through Llao Yang and empties Into the
Llao river.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, who arrived her after a thlrty-flve-mlle
ride from Blao LlndJI, saw long lines
of Infantry and transport trains winding the
rough mountaina. At Llan JDlan 8ian a look
oot, stationed In a tree bspr pointed out the
way to General Keller' headquarter near
Nlut Klay. There the i Russians' eastern
army was found, hidden in the hills. In a
plain tent the correspondent saw General
Keller living like a simple soldier, his staff
being quartered in a native hut near by.
TJia general looked cheerful and wa
bronied by exposure. He talked enthusi
astically of the engagement, at Hoi Yan.
. Around the general's tent were many offi
cer of the guards, the pride of St. Peters
burg. To see them as weather beaten as
the Cossack officers qne could scarcely be
lieve them to be dashing guardsmen of the
Russian capital. They have., become har
dened fighter, for hardly-, a day passes
without collisions between " the advance
Dc.t of the eastern army. The whole army
l anxious to fight General Kurokl, whoso
headquarter are at Vandlanudze and
wiioae men are entrenched on the other aide
of the river. The burning question is, who
will be the first to cross the dread valley
of th Liang river T
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR A RETREAT
Japanese Tl(i"h Afr Movlm on
' RaSstajts.in .Two -Columns.
TOKIO, July 12. Th Japanese Takusban
army is moving fiorthwest from Slu Yen.
It fought a series of small battles with the
Russian on July 9 and 10. The army 1
flivlded Into two' columns which advanced
against the Russian When the first col
umn approached Chi Kuan Chlng the Rus
sian retreated, southwest through the val
ley, ' but at. t o'clock in the evening they
took up a posit lop on. the height west of
Chou Chla Chang. '
The Russians, were dislodged at dusk,
ahen the second Japanese column advanced
along the road toward Tong this, repulsing
mall detachments of the enemy enroute.
They attacked the advance line of the Rus
sian near Slu' Yang. JLaku. ; The Russians
wer reinforced and compelled th Japa
nese to withdraw.
At dawn on July 10 the two column at
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Embroidery' and lace combined at 1.25.
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mixed blue and white, brown and
.white also hello and white; regular
60c, 60c and 75c values at 29c pr yard.
Heavy linen suitings In cream color,
our regular Me quality. In this July
sale 16o yard.
Wash Goods.
Our clearing sale of wash goods con
tinues at greatly reduced prices. These
for Wednesday:
AU 16c dotted Swisses.
All 26c embroidered Swisses.
. All 16c madras. . . j . .
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All 20c suitings.
All 18c stripe batistes.
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Sixteenth and Dougl StV
tacked and dislodged the Russian from the
height west of Bin Chiau Ku. The Japa
nese pursued them and again attacked a
strong position held by the Russian at
Blutehoulk. After a desperate fight the
Japanese occupied the position. After oc
cupying Kai Chau General Oku's army
on 8unday moved northward. The Rus
sians have strong defenses at Taplngshan,
Nlusenlhan, Nangmatai, Chinghlshan and
camped near Kon Chlapao.
General Oku probably will attack theso
positions as Soon as his troop are rested.
In the fights of July 8 and the Japanese
lost about 160 men.
The Russian losses are believed to have
been heavier than the Japanese.
Russian Ships Return.
CHE FOO, July' 12. It la reported that
five Russian cruisers and several torpedo
boat left Port Arthur at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning last and shelled the enemy's nosl-
tlon on the east coast, returning undam-
aged at 6 In the evening, u I believed they
encountered Admiral Togo' ships and were
forced to return. A Junk which arrived
here this morning report hearing two ter
rlflo explosion at Fort Arthur yesterday.
Japanese .Tempt Russian Soldier.
LIAO YANG, July 12. A box full of
Japanese proclamations, offering induce
ment to Russian soldiers to surrender,
ha been brought her from Ta Tche Klao.
Many of them- were scattered among Gen
eral Mlstchenko' men. The heat is fright
ful, thermometers registering 104 degrees in
the shade.
Russians Retire Before Enemy,
NEW CHWANO, July 12.-Chlnese oora
ing in from the country report the Rus
sian everywhere retiring before the Japa
nese, who are soon expected here.. Aotlv
preparation are being made for defense at
Ta Tche Klao. Business at this city, de
spite the situation, 1 brisk and many ship
are in th port.
Fires Shots at Port Arthur.
TOKIO, July 12. Admiral Togo report
that at midnight July 11 torpedo boats ap
proached the boom which block the en
trance to Fort Arthur harbor and attacked
the guardship Diana with torpedoes. The
result has not been ascertained. The Japa
nese boat returned undamaged. .
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The lisle lace tan hose, that so many ladies
have been asking and waiting for have come
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PACKING PLANTS EMPTIED
Thousands of Employes Drop Work and
Walk Out on Strike.
SAY STRIKE IS AGAINST WAGE DECREASE
Oae of Moat KstenatTe Strikes la
Meat racking Industry, Involv
inr Several Leading West
ern Cities.
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ers'and teamsters. These make In Chicago
alone a total of 10,000 additional men, who
may or may not be mnde idle, wholly or
In part, voluntarily or otherwise, according
to the developments In the struggle be
tween the direct contestants the parking
house proprietor on the one side and the
butchers and helpers on the other.
The employes of the Union Stock yard
here are not affected by the strike of the
packing house employes, and while. In view
of notices sent by commission houses to
their country, customers,, shipment's may
fall oft to some extent, it Is expected that
cattle, hogs and' sheep will still continue to
arrive from the west and south.
This expectation grows out of the fact
that under the recent decision of the Inter
state Commerce commission rate shalfr be
equal to small and large shippers and that
no rebates are permissible, the llltle
slaughterers .in Chicago and the east will
require more cattle onaccount of the de
creased killing by the big packers on ac
count of the strike,.
Will Help Small Plants.
If the strike continues long it is quite
probable that many small slaughterers will
resume business again In the large citle
throughout th country and that the large
part of the cattle, sheep and hogs received
at the Union Stock yards will be bought
and shipped east. It Is stated at the yards
today that since the decision of the Inter
state .Commerce 'commission the purchase
of animals on the hoof for eastern con
sumption have so largely increased that
they are how almost equal to the total
bought by the local packers.
It is not likely that the strikers will in
terfere with the small slaughterer
throughout the country, inasmuch as the
more work they do the more they will
injure the business of the big packers, upon
whom alone the striker have made de
mands. : The Union Stock yard people are taking
a calm view of, the situation, and while
business at the yards will undoubtedly
show a falling off, It is believed that receipts-
and shipment will by no mean
come to a standstill at the yards and that
the supply will be'sufftclcnt to take care of
the local and eastern demand.
Oat at the Morton Plant.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 12.-(Spe-clal
Telegram,) Th employes of the Mor
ton OregBon Packing company went on a
strike this morning, and the plant .1 prac
tically tied up as a consequence. The
trouble started some time ago when the em
ploy and one of the company' watch
men. Jack Farely, had some trouble. A
strike was threatened at that time, but
Farely resigned and no trouble ensued.
Farely returned to work this morning and
the men went on strike, a threatened.,
The Mortons are here this morning trying
to settle the matter, and the trouble I
not expected to last long.
Eight Thousand Ont Rt Kansas City.
KANSAS CITT, July 12,-Elght thousand
meat cutters, butcher and -ethers .affllia
tod . with .the. Amalgamated .Meat Cutter
and Butcher Workmen' union, constitu
ting the entire forces in those departments
in the six big packing plants here, struck
today in response to President Donnelly'
order of yesterday calling the men out.
A a result all of the plant are shut down,
and 12,000 employes in the various depart
ment are affected.
Those out or affected by the strike of the
meat cutters or. butchers are distributed
as follows: Armour, S.S0O; Swift, 2,800;
Cudahy, 2,500; Schwarzchlld & Sulzberger,
2,000; Fowler, 1,200; Ruddy Brothers, 800.
Many of the men went out during the
morning, the others following at noon,
the hour set by President Donnelly. The
men following President Donnelly order
secured their tools and in most instance
left for their home. At one or two places
they remained about the plant, but no
signs of trouble were apparent.
The packers In this city were in unusually
good condition, having but a small quan
tity of stock on hand to work up, and
all this waa-oleaned' up by noon, the men
working until this work had been accom
plished. It is believed the plants will re.
main practically Idle for a few deys, the
managers making no especial effort to filll
the place of the striker. -
None of the packing houses bought at the
stock yards today. There are about 2,000
hog on hand at the yard and these prob
ably will be returned to the country.
Think It Will Not last Long.
"All of our men are out," said Louis
Relnhart. who has charge of the strike
in Kansas City. "All the men of our
union who were at work came out and
there are a many again who were not at
th plant today that will not go to work
until the strike Is settled. All the men
have been Instructed .to stay away from
the plant and avoid any violence. We
do ' no( expect the strike will .last long,
but we can stand it all summer If neces
sary." The packers have less to say. They do
not expect the strike . to last long and
some houses -may attempt to kill a few
animals tomorrow.
Many of the men were opposed to going
out. Some lived . in th - district affected
by the recent floods and did not feel much
like losing time and wages. It is partly
on this account that the packer feel rea
sonably sure that th strikers In Kansas
City will not continue the fight long. Up
to the, lost moment the strikers hoped,
and many were confident, that an agree
ment would b reached with the packers,
which would prevent the strike.
Many of the men refused to go to wbrk
ta avoid being classed hereafter as strik
ers. They simply laid off.
All the large packing houses have their
own force of watchmen, who have th
tam power to arrest a the city .police.
Throat Rest
Tickling in the throat.
Constant desire to cough.
You Know about it. Feels
uncomfortable through the
day. Keeps you awake at
night. Doctors prescribe
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for
this tickling. A dose at bed
time puts the' throat at rest.
" I have used Aver's Cherry Pectoral
for 40 year. It U a splendid family
medicine to keep on hand for all throat
and lung trouble. "Mrs, J. K. Nor.
cross, waltham, Mass.
j. c iraauLmi. ius.
After the men went out.- many new men
wer commlsxloaed to do police duty.
' All Quit at St. I.oats.
EAST ST. LOUI8, IH.. July li-Follow-ing
a lively session of, the local union of
the Amalgamated -Meat Cutters and
Butchers' association It wa decided to
declare a trlk. an t noon today mora
than ft.OOO butchers and cutter employed
by the packing houses here stopped work.
The strike Is general throughout the west
and follows a demand for Increased wages.
Official Of East St. Irfiula packing house
declare that they are willing to discuss
the demands made by the butchers and
cutters, and that the bone of contention
is the scale demanded for unskilled labor.
The men quit work very quietly and
there were -no disturbance when they left
the stock yard.
While the authorities Jld not anticipate
any trouble, precautions were taken, and
the sheriff of St, Clalr county arrived at
the stock yardsVr,y -,n ,n Tn
stock yards are nitslde the limits of East
St. Louis' and consequently the police de
partment has no jurisdiction there. Several
additional patrolrnen were1 stationed on the
beat nearest the stock yards, however, to
thwart pos'lble trouble.
St. Joseph' Houses Idle.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 12, More than
5,000 employes of Swift and company. Nel
son Morris A Co. and th Hammond Pack
ing Co. In South St. Joseph, went out on a
strike at noon today and th plants have
closed down. The strikers are orderly and
there has boon no attempt at a demonstra
tion of any kind. Many of the strikers
congregated about- .headquarter of th
packing trades council fcnd discussed the
situation among themselves. About 700
men employed In the yards of the packing
houses and many employed by the stock
yards company are thrownput by the
strike.
Representatives of the packing compa
nles say that at. present no attempt will
be made to resume killing. They were pre
pared for the walkout, they say, and have
not been advised as. to ,the futur course
of their companies.
The workmen cleaned up the premise
and finished all work In hand before walk
ing out.
Will Try Nonunion Help.
The manager of the four packing plant
in South St.- Joseph, Swift', Hammond',
Nelson Morris and the St. Joseph, said to
night that efforts would at once be made
to operate the plant with nonunion labor
should they be unsuccessful In securing ex
perienced union help.. The packers say the
men did not want to quit work and that
many employes havja said they would re
turn to work should the strike, continue
longer . than what might be considered a
reasonable time for the. settlement cf dif
ferences with the laborers. The packers
say there Will be no advance In the prlc
of fresh meat for several days, a they
have a large Supply on hand.' .
ton City Striker Orderly.
SIOUX CITT. Ia., July 12.-(Special Tele
gram ) The striking packing house work
er held a big meeting tonight at Krum
man'a hall. More than 1,000 persons were
in attendance, the crowd overflowing Into
the street. Speeches were made by Charles
McGulre, president of the local butcher'
union, who had received" the strike -order
from Chicago), and -others. They spoke
against violence or dern'pnstratlons on the
part ofthe striker. ..They urged the right
of the "packers to. 'employ nonunion men if
they so desired. ' The Sjoux City strikers
have no personal ' grievance against the
packing company They are satisfied with
their wages and the strike here Is purely a
sympathetic one. rAboyt,. 800 men are out.
Some Firm 'eaoJa i aettlement.
. ST. PAUL, July afi-Uriles notified from
Chicago that an "agreement has been
reached the butcher aiif ifneat cutter, in
cluding ' the girls ,employed by Swift and
Company, numbering nearly 1,000 persons,
wilt go on. a strike at noon today. Swift
and Company ta the only packing concern
In this district which will be affected by
the strike order, a the pther and smaller
concern . have made satisfactory settle
ments with their-employes.
The strike will mean a suspension of all
the live stock business In tho northwest.
The first step .In that direction wa a meet
ing of the commission men to agree on a
plan of action. The Only course apparently
open wa that the commission men notify
shipper to hold their, stock for the pres
ent. Such a situation If continued, it Is said,
would reduce the supply of meat In this
city to a vanishing point and run prices
up to the top figures.
' Oat at Fort Worth.
FORT 1VORTH, July 12. Between 400
and 600 men Including .butchers, meat cut
ter and cellar men employed at the pack
ing plants of . Armour and Bwlft, struck
today. The men say they know little of
the controversy between the union and the
packers. They are simply obeying the or
ders of the union.
D oJ
CAUSE
TUB PRESENT TROUBLE
Secretary of Meat Cutters' I'alon Says
It Is (or Old Contraet.
SYRACUSE. N. T July 12,-Homer T.
Call of this city, secretary and treasurer
of the International' Meat Cutter and
Butchers' union, said today:
Our contract with . the packers, which
was for a year, expired In June. We
then met the representatives of the "Big
Six" In conference and offered la renew
the old contract with its scale of wages
In the sixty-eight different departments
of the packing business. This the pack
ers refused to do. They wanted to cut
down the wages of "common luhor," as
they called it, Thl .virtually meant that
they wouul reduce the wages of 5 per
cent of their employes.
The union refused to accept these terms
and the matter was placed before the lo
cal unions by a referendum vote. It re
sulted unanimously against accepting the
terms qf the packers. . .
The statements that have been made to
the effect that we are fighting for a closed
shop and an Increase In wages are untrue.
We are asking for neither. The standard
would mean an Increase in wages for
some parts, but It would also mean a
corresponding decrease in wages in other
departmena of the packing house.
MRS. THOBNET KILLS"HERSELF
Actress Onee - Resident of' Omaha
Takes Morpblae at New
York Hotel.
NEW TORK. July 11 (Special Tele
gram) Mr. Minnie Thornet, aged 90 year,
formerly of Omaha, where relative are
said to reside, and recently a well known
actress in Columbus, and in stock com
panies at Detroit and other western cities,
died her yesterday at Bellevue hospital
of an overdose of morphine taken while
at the hotel Momford, July T. It 1 not
believed the poison wa taken with sui
cidal intent.
Mr. Frances Wards, stopping at th
Metropolitan hotel here, I her nearest
friend in this city. ,
No person by the nam of Minnie Thornet
Is known by any of tha theater men of
Omaha. Pony Moor knew of a Minnie
Thernton. a singing soubrette, who occa
sionally appeared on th Omaha boards,
but no one of the name Thornet. No such
woman is known at th Boyd theater.
Yates Attends Reception.
BT. LOl'IS. July 12 Governor Rlohard
Yates of Illinois was the guest of honor at
a military rt-crptlon tendered by the sevond
rxKiinent, Illinois Kutiunai Guard, upun his
arrival at tha World's fair today, lie wa
met at the main, entrance by the entire
rcglmoiil and ssc-ortd to the Illinois state
pevUfcm, wttr h reviewed las parads.
STRIKE IS DECLARED
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instructions that there be no picketing
and above all. no disorder.
About SO per cent of the men leaving
the plant yesterday appeared reluctant
to go. On the rdewalk near Armour'
several employe of the plant were talk
ing, when one wa heard to remark:
"Say, Bill, what th deuc are we strik
ing for, anywayt We ain't got no kick
coming about our pay."
Bill replied: "Damflno."
A statement was made In another Omaha
paper last evening to the effect that the
packers were preparing to bring men here
from out in the country and open the
plant with green hands. General Manager
Murphy of Cudahy' said when he read
the Item:
"I wish you would correct that statement.
The packers do not propose to do any
thing of the kind! While the Cudahy plant
is hut down we will glv the machinery
In some of the department a thorough
Overhauling."
Calls Strike' Unjustifiable.
In talking with a reporter for The Bee
last evening regarding th strike R. Mur
phy, general manager of the Cudahy plant,
said:
"The men In our employ made no demand
whatever upon us, but delegates from their
union conferred with us regarding "what
ouh intentions were and we stated to them
that it was our Intention to go along and
do business as long a we were permitted
to on the lines that we were on. They
stated to us, however, that it would be
necessary for us to sign an agreement to
that effect, which we could not see our
way clear to do, as we felt that we were
not bound to make any promises, as they
could not glv us any assurance a to
whether the fnen would strike or not, pro
viding we signed same.
"Our laborer at present are receiving
a minimum of IS oents per hour, while
In Chicago they are fighting to get a min
imum of lSVi cents per hour, or, In other
words, a half cent an hour less than we
have been paying for years to our laborers
here. '
"There was no Justification whatever In
their calling Out the employes from the
Missouri river points, as the men were
perfectly satisfied, but the union evidently
felt that they oould not cope with the
packers unless they called them out at all
points, compelling those at the Missouri
river points to help the union in Chicago
wit) their point.
"Our treatment by the union men wa
rather more severe In Omaha than In Sioux
City or Kansas City, fully 90 ptr cent,
of the men going out in Omaha, while
about 75 per cent, went out in Sioux City,
and only 80 per cent. In Kansas City.
Meat Shipped Out.
All of the packers shipped out large con
slanments of meat In refrigerator cars,
but no larger than usual. Beef luggers and
car loader worked until the car billed for
shipment yesterday were loaded, and then
they quit. No reduction in the office force
at any of the plants will be made. The
lull in business Just now will give the
clerks a chance to catch up on their work.
A few special policemen have been sworn
in by the Are and police board. This mat
ter was easily arranged; all that was
necessary was for the packer to present a
list of men they wanted to employ as depu
ties to the board and the usual form of
application and bond filled out. Only half
a dozen specials for 'each plant were sworn
in.
Superintendent John O'Hern of Armour's
yesterday said: "We began paying at 3
o'clock this afternoon and it was nearly
S o'clock when the paymasters finished.
The timekeepers will get up a report for
me some time today and then I can tell
exactly how many men left this plant. We
employ altogether about 2,000 people."
Superintendent Patrick Sheehy of Cuda
hy' said hi plant would not pay until
Thursday -at 10 a. m.
Swift' paid yesterday afternoon, and un
til the timekeepers' reports are completed
the' exact number of men leaving this
plant will not be known.
Packet Want Saloons Closed.
Rumor were current on the streets Tues
day afternoon to the effect that the fire
and police commissioners proposed order
ing ' all of the saloons closed. Member
Nolan of the board said in relation to this
rumor:
"It 1 true that the packer haue asked
us to close' the saloons, but a long a
there 1 no disturbance there Is no necessity
for such action. One thing that the com
missioner will do, however, is to put a
stop to- 'can rushing.' By doing this we
think that a great deal of over-indulgence
In beer will be done away with. Another
order to be Issued to saloon, men la that
no intoxicated person is to be served with
liquor. If a drunken man I found in a
saloon by the police th place will be
closed."
Today Chief Briggs will make a round of
the saloon and read these orders to tho
proprietor.
Everything wa quiet at labor headquar
ters last evening. Vice President Vail wa
In hi office most of the time talking with
leaJors of the various unions. While no
open expressions were made, ft was evident
from the tenor of the conversation that
the striker expect to win th fight. .
Parely Sympathetic Strike,
While discussing the situation and tho
cause of th strike General Manager Howe
of Armour & Co., said:
"Our men here did not mak any demand
upon ua at all, they simply told us that
they were going to quit work at noon on
Tuesday. We are paying IS cents an hour
for unskilled labor and have been for a
long time. The men are striking to force
the packer to sign a uniform 'scale of 18ft
cent an hour .for unskilled labor when we
are paying them It cent. The strike hero
I purely sympathetle. The majority of our
men did not want to quit work but did so
bscaune the union to which they belong
ordered them to do so. South Omaha Is
getting the worst of this deal, a the high
est pr cent of men went out here.
"At South tit. Paul the laborers, over
whom the fight is being made, did not
go out at all, only th butchers quitting.
In New Xork City the butcher declined
to obey the order to strike and are still at
work.
"Our men certainly had no grievance
and they did not make any demand for
a readjustment of the scale. They struck
out of sympathy in face of the fact that
the wages pald to laborer by the packer
here 1 higher than in almost any other
industry. The union In Chicago askod
th other packing center to support them
in a movement to secure an increase In
pay for unskilled labor and the other un
ion did not Ukerto refuse Chicago."
When asked a to th possible duration
of the strike Mr. Howe said a It had Just
started he had not the slightest Idea.
In reply to a question as - to what
brought about the present strike, ' Stephen
Val'., aecond vice president of the Amal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men of North America, said:
"Because the packer refused to sign a
scale making V cent an hour the min
imum price to be paid for unskilled labor.
That Is all there is to it." Continuing,
Mr. Vail said:
"We are not asking for an advanc In
wages for unskilled labor here; what we
want Is to bring about this minimum
seal at other packing centerv."
Regarding tho number of men at the
plant who went out at South Omaha
Tuesday, Mr. Vail said that be estimated
the number at 4.0OO, but had 'no complete
return yet.
DIES AS RESULT OF POISON
Keif York Hair Dresser Believed to
Have Been Killed by
Strannre Woman.
NEW YORK. July 12.-Minnle Bardorf,
17 years old, a hair dresser, residing here
with her mother, Is dying from the effects
of poison, alleged to have been adminis
tered by a woman whose Identity ha not
yet been learned by the police. Miss
Bardorf was brought home yesterday by
the mytesrlous . woman, who left her on
the stoop of the house In a state of col
lapse. The woman called some children who
were playing nearby and, leaving Miss
Bardorf with them, hurried away. When
Miss Bardorf condition wa ascertained
by a physician she was hurried to a hos
pital, where she ha not since regained
consciousness.
Late today tV.e police found a woman
who had" been with Mis Bardorf yesterday
afternoon and thl woman said she be
lieved Miss Bardorf had taken some drug
because she was despondent on account
of the marriage of a man to whom she
was engaged.
FATAL CLOUDBURST IN OREGON
Two Nonogenarlana Die la Flood
Which Sweeps Over Town
of Mitchell.
PORTLAND. Ore., July 12.-A special
to the Telegram gives meager particular
of a cloudburst, accompanied by loss of
life and great damage to property near
Mitchell, In Wheeling county. Mrs. Be
thune, aged 9T- years, and Martin Smith,
SI. were drownel. Twenty-eight houses In
Mitchell were destroyed.
A terrlflo rainstorm occurred In the
mountains back of Mitchell, causing
Bridge and Mill creek to become bank
full and overflow the lowlands. The two
creeks unite several hundred yards above
Mitchell and the converging of the waters
created a wall of water twenty feet high,
which swept down toward the town In a
mad rush, destroying everything before
It. Mitchell has a population of about
2CO.
During the past ten days eastern Ore
gon has been the scene of many cloud
bursts. Farms have been flooded and
great damage has resulted.
WAITER WANTED FOR MURDER
Jess Shields Arrested, Charged with
Killing- Manager at the Tom
boy Mine at Tellnrlde.
TELLVRIDE, .Colo., July 12.-Jes W.
Shields, a member of the Cooks' and Walt,
era' union, has been arrested at Sllverton
on the Charge of having murdered Arthur
Oilllns, the English manager of the Tom
boy mine at Tellurlde, who was shot from
ambush about a year ago. Shields also
is accused of having killed J. W. Barney,
a deputy employed at the Smuggler-Union
mine, near Tellurlde, who ' disappeared
three year ago. Shields wa brought to
Tellurlde today.
MILWAUKEE ROAD DENIES RUMOR
N
Allearea No Troth In Story It Haa Pur
chased Wisconsin Central.
ST. PAUL, July 12. The Dispatch today
say that rumor of th sale of th Wis
consin Central to the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul, which have been current sine
the dissolution -of the voting trust, are ac
cepted as true by many officials who are
familiar -wifh the northwestern situation.
It . is declared, that an - official statement
will be forthcoming within sixty day
which will define the Wisconsin Central as
a property either owned outright or coni
trolled and operated as a part of the Mil
waukee system. It Is stated that th
Central's shops have suffered heavy re
ductions in force and that many men and
a considerable amount of machinery have
been transferred to the Milwaukee shops at
West Milwaukee, Wis,
MILWAUKEE, July U. There appears
to be absolutely no truth in the rumor of
tho sale of the Wisconsin Central to the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul. A high
official of the Wisconsin, when shown the
dispatch, made the following statement:
It Is absolutely untrue that men and
machinery have, been transferred from the
Fond Du Lac shops to the Milwaukee shops
of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway. Anyone who has .read the so
called "merger decision" will understand
how Impossible It Is for a competing line
to control the Wisconsin Central.
Announcements of tbe Theaters.
Thl afternoon and evening at the Boyd
theater the Ferris Stock company will
give the closing performance of the pretty
southern romance, "The Blue Grass Belle."
This play has been very successful so far.
On tomorrow evening the opening per
formance of "My Lady's Hehrt," a new
play with a Strong motive and some most
Intense situations, will be given. Director
Long say that this is one of th strongest
and prettiest, plays he has ever staged,
and that means a good deal. ,The members
ot the company have been giving It unu
sual attention, and a splendid performance,
may be looked for.
At Km Petit.
The opening of n! return ciicugement of
the Kllpatrlck Brothers' Novelty "In. us tit
Krug park last night ftttiartej a large
crowd to this beautiful resort. The per
formances were even better than upon their
former engagement. These performances
stand In a sphere by themselves, the quaint
originality and novel inii.-iBf.r of presenta
tion proves ununtially attractive. The en
gagement lasts until and including th two
performances of. Sunday, July 17, and per
formances will be given every afternoon
and evening this week.
Osteopaths la Session.
ST. IjOVHI. July 12 The second session
of the American Osteopathic association
was held today In the Miaxourl state pa
vilion. An address was niade by the presl-
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dont. Charles Hsssard of New York City.
Papers were read by W. J. Conner of Knn
sas City ami Mrs. A. L. Conver of Akron.
O. Clinics were conducted by Carl C Mc
Connell of Chlraxo and Ouy C. Ixnidon of
Burlington. Vt. Tho discussion were led
by R Webh Orandlxrrv of Orange. N. J.,
and B. 11. Htrarns of Washington, 1). C.
f Labor Statisticians Meet.
CONCORP. N. II., July .-Tlie twentieth
anmtal convention of the Assoi'lailon of
Officials of Bureau of Labor Statistics of
America began here today.
HEAD SOLID SORE
Awful Suffering cf Baby and
Sleepless Nights of
Mother.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Skin Fair as a Lily with' no Scar
to Recall Awful Sore
Writes Mother.
"I herewith writ ont In full the be'
ginning and end of that terrible disease,
eczema, which caused my bab untold
goffering and myself many sleepless
nights. '
" My baba was born acwJojtly a fair,
healthy child, bat when she wa t!i'-a
weeks old a swelling appeared ou Hie
back of her head, and la conrs of time
broke. It did not heal but giw worse, -and
tha sore spread from th size of a
dime to that of a dollar. I used all
kinds of remedies that I could think of,
but nothing seemed to helpj lq fact, It
grew worse. Her hair fell out where
th nor was, and I feared It would nevr
grow again. ' It continued until my aged
father cam on a Tlslt, and when he
saw the baby he told roe to get Cutl
cura 8oap and Ointment right away.
" To please Mm I did so, and to roy
surprise by their use the sore began to
heal over, the hair grew over It, and
to-day she has a nlc head of hair, her
skin Is as fair as a Illy, atid ahe ha nd
scar left to recall thst awful sore, and
It Is over eight months and no sign of
Its returning."
Mrs. Wat. Rtbsu Elk River, Minn.
"Cur permanent." 8o writes Mrs.
Ryer. Feb. 5, 1903, sit year later
"Tour letter of the 19th Inst, received,
asking in regard to to. cur of my baby
soma six years ago. . Well,, the dlseasa '
hat never returned to her head which st
that tlmo was a solid sore on top and
down the back. Once or twtoe sirvce
then a pntch has come on her hand near
the wrist, bnt it finally disappeared,
after proper treatment wUh Cutlcura.".,
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toll. 1-1 Pari. 4 Km J. 1. P.tK wln, 187 ColwnbM
A.- I'oti.r Unit Ch.m. Crp.. Sol. Profrtrton.
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BETTER
To regain loot, str::gh oiid vitality-
or.' for . nursing .-niijtlii'ra-or cpivyalt;,
' cettt f or a tonic oi-bevcr.tge .gurlMi
the spring and summor than
CABINET
TUB BEER TOU'LLLIKE.
It is properlv aged and pasteurized..
One trial Is all we ask. Order a case,
either quarts or pint.. A small glass
ful occasionally will soon bring , do
s'red results und convalescence
Sold on Dining nnl Huftet Cars.
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Omaha's Model Brewery,'
Telephone 420. . OMAHA
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Thl great remedy has a direct action 'upon
the nrrv centers, and restores tjie i.ervous
system to a henllhy condition. ligest
food, cures constipation r.ud all J)tas of
the blood. 30 days' treatment 2&c, All
druggist
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JUICE OF ORAPES
(kwtnlra dry
CHAMPAGNE
SERVED EVERYWHERE
AMI SKMICXTH.
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Return Ensagrrtirnt
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GREAT SHOWS FREE.
Dlavoio Loops tho Loop
ALL THIS WEKK,
Including Sunday, JULY 17. ,
IO.VT MISS IT.
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The ferrla Stock Co.
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bliis iit ass m:n.v.
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Price 10c, 16c, 2So,
' ' Mat. any seat Wo.-
H6TELS.
American Hotel
World's fair, St.. loult
5 00 ROOMS
PHAt'TICAIXY riltKl'ROrF.
Stone's throw from Main KiiUano
of World' Fair Qrou,rids.
European I'lam, gl urr day anil ap
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