'THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1904. Telephone 618-';H WE CLOSE SATCRDATB AT 1 P. M. Be. Not. IS, 1504. "One thorn of expert-.. . en co U worth h whole wilderness of warning." y Cloaks, Suits, Furs, Waists and Skirt Our tales this season have been the largest in-our history. There is always a reason for snoh things ladies appreciate more and more that our garments are better made, have better materials and in better fit than those shown by most stores besides we know we sell goods at a closer margin of profit. Come Monday and be convinced. IN WARM WINTER COATS we show hundred of models, all of the very new est designs, 27-Inch coat, loose backs, 27 Irveo half fitted backs, 27-Inch loose backs. W have the Swngger Ions; coats In the new shades of brown, castor and beauti ful styles in plain black. Fine Neck Furs For renlly reliable good wearing furs you will find the choicest and best styles here genuine stone marten cluster scarf, at KM, worth actually 110.00 and 112.00. Genuine Black Marten Scarfs, at $5.00. . Genuine Natural Marten Scarf, at $6.50, rT.M, W.50, $10 00 and $15.00. Genuine Alaska Fox Scarf very beautiful at $15.00, $1S.00 and $3.00. Separate Skirts We have a great reputation for our beautiful fitting skirts we have the best assortment for Monday's Belling we have shown this season. We re-flt all our. skirts free of charge. - All ths very latest kilted and 'plaited effects In brown, black and gray prices from M.W up to $3)00. . Blanket Attractions for Monday . AT S9c PAIR We offer a cotton blanket Jn tan color with pink or blue border. Heavy fleeced twilled quality that would be -a good value at $1.26. AT $i A PAIR-We onVr a white l Blanket, nearly all wool, borders pink or light blues made to sell at $3.50 a pair. AT 2. A PAIR We offor a Pendleton all wool gray blanket, weight 6 pounds . splendid for wear regular price $t.oo a pair. AT $& Wa offer a Pendleton , white blanket no better wearing blanket made. This blanket would be a special value at $5.00. We have many more special values that are taken from our regular stork and which are thoroughly reliable. It will pay you to see them. CRIH COMFORTS for the baby are sell ing rapidly at 60c each. Children's Bonnets French Bonnets In new and fashionable stylcs-$2.00, $2.2S. $2 50, $2.75. $3.00 and up. White peau de sole. silk bonnets, Lillipu tian style, turn back piece of lace, chiffon: face ruchlng and large side rosettes; a very charming little bonnet at $5.00 each. Other pretty styles In white bonnets, at $1.60, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 and up. We are showing some very handsome mirror velvet pokes In colors with facings of shirred chiffon at $6.50 each. SPECIAL LOTS On the counter we have placed some special lots at the following reductions: $1.50 Bonnets, reduced to $1.00. $2.00 Bonnets, reduced to $1.50. $2.25 Bonnets, reduced to $1.75. $3.00 Bonnets, reduced to $2.00. A special lot of white and gray Angora hoods at $1.00 each. The Map;ic Metal Shiner The Triumph Cloth Is one of the most wonderful "Dry" Cloths ever produced for cleaning and polishing gold, silver, nickel, copper, plated ware, glass and table ware. It will not Injure the most delicate sur face, free of all acids and takes the place of all polishes, powders, pastes, liquids and also chamois skins at lew than one-qunr-ter of the cost. This cloth can be used on either elde until entirely worn out. Try this cloth and you will never be without one. Price 15c, or two for 25o. Dressing Sacques Pretty materials and colors, all nicely made. Camllle Sacques at $1.00 made of fancy figured and striped flannelette, all edges button hole stitched. Sacques at $1, made of fllannelette, plain back, loo front, turn-over collar, all edges finished with button hole stitch. Sacques at $1.24, made of heavy flannel ette, fancy figures, fitted back, loose front, turn-over Collar. Sacques at $1.50. made of heavy flnnnel- l ette, plHln back, tucked front, edges neatly finished with button hole stitching. Other prices, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 up to $6.50 each. Underwear and Hosiery Warm underwear and hosiery for the cold days that are coming. There are no poor grades sold here every Una from the btst manufacturers who know how to make good underwear and hosiery. Women's fine ribbed silk and wool vesta and pants, medium weight, cream color, hand finished neck and front, $1.50 each. Women's medium weight union suit, wool mixed, cream color, button to the waist line, nicely finished, $2.00 per suit. Women's white fleeced cotton vests, pants and tights, good weight and well finished, 60c each. Women's black lisle thread hose, heavy weight, full fashioned, high spliced heels and toes, 60a per pair. Women's black cotton hose, medium or heavy weight, double soles, heels and toes, will wear ant give the best of service, 36o or 3 pairs for $1.00. Women's black silk fleeced cotton hose, all black or with Maco split soles, spliced heels end double soles, 35c a pair or 3 pairs for $1.05. i . " i I HOnPoON.hELDEN&(40 Y. M. C. A Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sjts. Robertson tried an end run, but lost eight 'yards. Bender was forced to punt and .sent the ball to the middle of the field. Archiquette returned it to Nebraska's 'thlrty-flve-yard line. On the next play ithibolo went through the lino for two yards. The Cornhuskera held on a loss of ten yards. Johnson could only gain two yards and Bender was forced to punt. He sent the ball thirty-six yards to Archiquette, who fumbled, . and Johnson dropped on It on Haskell's twelve-yard lin. The Cornhuskers could not gain and were Bender I irds. The Cornhuskera held on tVn jirxtj forced to ty Inr a place kick I Big Sale of Ribbons at (5c a vara The most beautiful assortment of Ribbons we ever placed on special salt? all widths up to the widest Sash Ribbons all the newest plain and fancy designs all silk Ribbons that often sell as high as , 40c a yard on big bargain square your choice at yard mm - w day between tho' McCook and Arapahoe hich school foof bull teams McCook was overwehlmingl.v defeated. Score, 84 to 4. This Knie gives tho Arapahoe team, which has not becrt defeated for two years, the undisputed high ' school championship of Southwestern Nebraska. I Bon-linn; Rerorda. J. L. BRANDEIS 6t SONS, BANKERS. A Bank Account is a friend in need pen one with us for a dollar or more and receive 4 per cent forty yards to Archiquette, who returned It twenty-five yards. Ha was downed by Bender on Haskell's fifty-yard line. P. Houser made four yards through the line and Dubois , added twenty more. Haskell fumbled on ths thlrty-flve-yard Una and; a. Mason fell on tha Jball. Bender lost a yard on a quarterback run, but Johnson, who got the ball on the next play, carried It twenty-seven yards, Olen Mason went .through the line for, two and a half yards and Bender carried the ball around the end, forty-four yards. ' This placed the ball on Haskell's two and one-half-yard Una. Olen Mason made three attempts to go through tha lino, but could not gain an Inch and Haskell was given the ball. TVs Indiana called for a punt and Felix put.lcl the ball over E. Houser's head. jArclilquntt fell on It back of the line and li covtiK'd, as a safety for Nebraska. Scorer P.nskoU. 'A: Nebraska, 1 ' ; Haskell was given a free Mck from1 the (wenty yard Una. Nebraska got the ball on Haskell's forty-five-yard line, when the half was called. Score: Haskell, 14; Ne , braska, I. . " ,' ., Hew Nebraska Scored. . In the second half, P. Houaer kicked off for Haskell and the ball was returned ten yards. By bucking ths line the Cornhusk era carried the ball forty yards to their wn fifty-yard line. Bender attempted nn Othar quarterback run, but was downed for and irhrn thn hriTnvm im m., yard line tha game was called. Haskell, 14; Nebraska, . The lineup: Vrfihg of the ten teams in the Omaha vu league for the first seven weeks: to HASKELLS, P. Hounr Duboli i Oliver ., (Hi Warreu - E. HouMr, Aiken Quron (O.) , mile. Moore Arcoiquette ..R-B.'L.r. .R-T. L.T.... ..B.C. L.O.... O. c -Wl. R.O.... ,.L.T. R.T.... ,.L,.B. B E.... . Q B. O B ... .R.H.B. L H.B.. NEBRASKA. Johnioh C. Mainu Hunter Bora :.. Mllla Cotton RotRrtiori ; Brnder .finger, Fenlon Blrknvr O. Mini UoM.jr, MoCT L.H.B. R.H.B... unvr Jf.B. F.B.. loucnaown: E. Houser. Place kick: P. Houser, Bender. Drop kick: P. Houser. Ooal: P. Houser. Safety: Porter. Ref eree: Outland.' Umpire: Hoagland. Head linesman: Ueutenant Coiad. Time of halves: 0:30. , COLUMBIA OITPLAYS COHMCtX SHOUT IT FROM THE HOUSE-TOPS. , iheie are a number of variations to; the popular tuoB, "Overcoats." ' Topcoats, $5.00 to $9.00 Short box, $4 50 to $6 00 Medium, $3.93 to $8.00 Tourist coat, $10 to $12.50 Craveuette. $10, $12, $15 Coats for very young bod ." up to 19 years. .Write for catalogue. BENSON ÞI If 15 Dour la Straet Eaaplre City Team Shovrs Wonderful Improvement In Form. NKW YOllK, Nov. 12.-Columlin brought the foot bull Bfilson tn a liiitmv flnluh in. day by defeating Cornell in the annual guine, 12 to . The local team displayed wonderful Im'iroveinunt In frm nnH tm entire play was characterized by anap and At the opening of the game Columbia Went at Cornell on the jump and forced the ball to Cornell s one-yard line, where it was lost on downs. Later on Columbia showed superb defense by taking the ball from Cornell when it was close to' the New Yorkers' jroal. . There was no scoring in the first half, but In the second Columbia early made a touchdown. .Then Cornell got one and the score stood to 5 against Columbia. A safety for Cornell put Columbia once more In the lead, the score being 7 to 4. Co lumbia never relaxed and made one more touchdown by hard aggresoU-a ploy. The line-u:. COLUMBIA. OOitNBLU fot LS Lr HicVetiff r;m'n . TILT Cook, Smith gtheverrl LOLO Downei Klnnegan CO Wilder Di'den ROR n.rurmen, Uee.Doeklrk Thorpe R T R T Comello, t ox Buell. Mulr R K R R v Ormln MtUvolhlu q B q U Ltoeh. Bird Duell L H ILH B , klce Heimlich RHBRHB CI ha on riHw r b r B Heilider Touchdowns: Thorpe, Dnell, Hal day. Ooal from touchdown: Hall day. Safety: Columbia. Umpire: Armstrong of Yale. Referee; J, C. McCraoken of Pennsyl vania. Head linesman: 8. McClava of Princeton. Thlrty-flve-mlnute halve, Scores of Other Games. At Indianapolis Purdue, 27; Indiana, ft. At New Haven Yale Freshmen, 18; Har vard Freshmen, 0. At Berkeley, Cal. Stanford, 18; Califor nia. 0. A( St. Louis Kansas.' 12; Washington, 0. At Columbia, Mo. St. Louis University. ; University of Missouri, 0. At Washington Ueorgetown, It; Buck cell. 0. Ai Delaware, O. Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, 3s; Ohio Wesleyan Uni versity, 9. At Columbus, O. Washington and Jef. ferson. : Ohio Medical University, a. At Oberlln. O. Oberlln College, 4: Ohio State University, 8. At ttymcuse Syracuse University, SO; Lehltrh, i. At Providence Urown, 41; Colby, 0. At Annapolis Navy, t; University of Virginia, 0. . At 'i'erre Haute, Ind. Ross Polytechnic, 3; Virilism Colivxe, 4. At Cievt-l.ind Western Reserve, 4; Denl son I'nl versify, 27. At Kugetiu, Ore. Oregon. 18; Washing tor, 0. At Denvfr: 1'nlversity of Colorado, S7; Denver University, 0. C-aatMoloas of thereat Nebraska. AKAPAHOK. Keh . Nov. . 11 (a.i.clal Telegram.) in thf foot ball gum ber l- . Played. Won. Lost. Pet. il W 6 .72 a l(i 5 .762 21 lti 5 .762 21 12 9 .in nrks .. n u iy .64 ards 21 10 H .47B ys .......... ..kl S 13 .381 ats 21 7 14 .383 V .21 6 lti .238 lue Ribbons.. 4 17 .uo ng of league bowlers at end of week; Games. Pins. Average. a 4,ias 197 z-21 X..21 4.0SW ....l 4.078 r ;.....i....21 .v...... t ......n ..a 21 ;i , 15 , ..21 21 r. t. 8 ....21 ,.....i.'i. on 21 15 ' 3 v..21 n 18 : 21 r. L. J ..,.18 21 21 21 12 Gideon 1 Francisco ... Bengele ..... Greenleaf .. Smead Adams Furay , MCKelvey ., Denman .... Zitsman Molyneaux Nelo , Collin. Sheldon .... Rtanenhorst Hull .21 ...18 ...21 ...21 ... 9 ...15 ...18 .V .38 ...J8 ...IS ...15 ...18 ... S ... 6 ...21 .".8 Nflsnh 21 Hunter IS Wlwman 18 Sutton 15 FUiott ':t Wcher 12 Brink A Haker ll Yatriu 1? Vcft 1" Htlles 12 London IB Kruc 8 Rchnelder, F. V Lawler .' ft 14-21 194 lti-21 194 4-21 194 , 193 10-18 193 4-21 191 7-9 190 12-21 m 11-21 188 17-21 188 7-21 187 11-1S 187 13-21 188 19-21 186 15-21 186 8-21 185 13-21 185 5-15 184 2- 184 183 1-18 182 18-21 182 18-21 182 16-21 182 16-21 182 14-21 182 8-12 182 4-21 180 8-9 180 18-18 180 17-21 180 10-21 180 4-9 179 7-15 17s in.iii S.205 ' 178 1-18 3.197 177 11-18 176 11-15 176 9-15 176 5-18 176 175 S- 174 ?0-21 174 13-18 175 15.21 172 14-15 172 14-18 172 10-15 170 19.21 168 3-12 1 7-0 4,057 -1,726 4,002 . 3,980 3.965 8.965 2.816 3.910 3. Slt5 8.921 8.914 3,898 2,780 554 3.864 3.295 3,840 3.291 3,8.18 3.838 3.836 2.192 3,826 " 1,628 ' 3.2M 8.797 3.790 1.624 2,092 3,214 SINE KILLED IS COLLISION Pasienger tod Freight Trtlnt Oome To gether Seat Amis, Wyoming. DUE TO BLUNDER OF TELEGRAPH OPERATOR" Mistake of Twenty Mlantes la Coay Ing m Traits Order taosea tha Wreck Injarea Taken to Rock Sptlnas. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Nov. 13. Nine persons wera killtd and ten or fifteen Injured .In a headon collision early this morning between an Oregon Short Line westbound passenger train, No. 3, and an eastbound extra freight one and a half miles west of Azeusa, Wyo. A partial list of the dead follows: E. F. ECCLES, engineer. JOSEPH Low HAM, conductor of the freight train. WILSON, fireman. W1NSLOW, exprcsaman. 8. 8. EBbEbON. JOHN NOLAN, mall clerk. J. MURHY. ROY CHAMBERLAIN. . Injured: ' Mrs. J. Stlllstrom, spine hurt, 'iliomss Echler, leg, hand and face In jured. A. Tntyner, back Injured. Fred Wilson, chest, hip and back Injured. J. J. Baylers, neck and back hurt. Georg P. O'Malley, back injured. Sam .1. Hobbs, neck and back Injured. Tha Injured have been taken to the hos pital aj Hock Springs and tha coroner Is holding' an Inquest over tha dead at tht scene f the wreck. The track between Granger and Green River, Wyo., Is part of the Union Pacific, but is operated by the Oregon Short Line. The wreck, it Is said, was the result of an error in a train order by a telegraph operator. The freight train waa given thirty minutes to make Acusa and meet the westbound passenger, but the ' order delivered to the freight crew rend "Fifty minutes" And the tralna came together at great speed. Both epames were demol ished, the mail and Aflggage cars telescoped and the da'A aoauh badly damaged, going In the dltqh. The Pullmans did not leave the tracer. The track waa blocked for several hours. 1.651 2.649 8.173 628 1.05.1 3 674 1.145 8.648 2..VM 3.110 2.510 H. RWI 2 0'9 I. K01 ? i4 1 9S1 2 4rt8 1 fl-7 2. '18 9R7 934 1.344 m 165 164 1rtt 161 isr, 155 149 4-15 1-12 8-15 1-12 3-15 l- 4-8 3-9 TRAINS MEET IN MARYLAND Three 1 11 J tired In Collision Between Passenger Trains on Haiti, mora A Oblo. - WASHINGTON, Nov. 12,-The westbound Bt. Louts express, while pulling onto f siding near Boyds, Md., on the Baltimore eV Ohio railroad, was aide-Swiped by the eastbound Pittsburg limited at I o'clock this morning and eleven persons were In jured. Ths Pullman conductor sustained scalp wounds and the others hurt were passen gers in his car and their Injuries were alight. The Injured: O. Conrad. Pullman conductor. Mr. and MrsC. M. Palmer of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Burrows of New York. W. H. Colter of .Meadvllle, Pa. Miss A. Jarvls of Philadelphia. Mrs. Charles E. Carter of Cincinnati. E. J. Doran of San Francisco. L. C. Young of New York. . R. E Pardew of Bouthport, Conn. Takes Arrow Home. ST LOUIS. Nov. 12-The airship of Cap tain Thomas S. Baldwin was crated and taken to the express office today, to be shipped to Los Angeles. Cal. Captain Bald win stated that he will go to California, where warmer weather and more propi tious atmospheric conditions than now pra vail here will enable him to continue ex periments with his airship, Been Running Down? Probably Improper Food In That Case Grape-Nuts Will Set You(Right. Get the little book, "Tha Road to Welivllle," in eauh pkg. Mra. Frances Wetherald. BEATRICE, Neb.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Mrs. Frances Wetherald, one of Beatrice's oldest and moet prominent residents, died yesterday afternoon after an illness of six weeks, following an operation for gall stones, performed by Dr. Davlu of Omaho.. Mrs. Wetherald was born in Sangamon county, 111., January, 1856, and removed to Beatrice with her parents In 1871. May B, 1874, she was married to N. T. Wetherald, who died one year later. She was a leader In church and social work, and In her death the community has lost one Of its best and most respected citizens. She Is survived by her aon, Irving Wetherald, who is chief clerk In the Burlington office here. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First Pres byterian church. John W. Moor. After being confined to his bed for ten days and ill for a year with cancer of tha stomach, John W. TUoor of Waterloo, Neb., died Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. Moore was 63 years of aga and is survived by a wife and five chil dren. Ha served four years as a soldier and his death Is mourned by many friends and acquaintances. His children are John Moore of Ogden, Utah; Robert Moore,- Mrs. Nettle Rock and Misses Prudenoe ' and Ruby Moore of Waterloo. He is also sur vived by two brothers, Jacob and Samuel, of Waterloo, and two sisters, Mrs. 8. J. McCart wf Ogden and Mrs. L. C. Morton of Omaha, i , William H. Barnes. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Nov. 12.-Judge William H. Barnes, a former resident of Jacksonville, died at Tucson, Ariz., Friday. He was a member of th legislature from Morgan county In 1872 and also a delegate to the Illinois constitutional convention In 1870. He waa appoints! supreme Judge of Arizona by ex-Presldcnt Cleveland. Ho was a brother of C. A. Barnes of Jackson ville, present supreme vice chancellor of the national Knights of Pythias. Gny Thompson. FAIRBURY, Neb., Nov. 1. (Special.) The remains of Guy Thompson, the Rock Island brakeman who was Injured at Al bright, last Wednesday and who died yes terday morning, were brought to his home in this city last evening. Deceased was a son of I. N. Thompson, who has resided in this county over thirty-five years, where Guy was born twenty-seven years ago.- He was unmarried. John A. Ayres. DAVID CITY, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special. ) John A. Ayres died at the residence of his son,. Frank J. Ayres, aged 85 years. He came to David City.ln 1880. He leaves three sons. Hla wife died five years ago. The day of his death was his Blxty-fourth wed ding anniversary. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, interment at the David City cemetery. Mrs. T. J. Shipley, YORK, Neb.. Nov. 12.-(SDeolal.)-In the death of Mrs. T. J. Shipley, south York county mourns the loss of a pioneer. She, with her sons, first located In Hamilton county In 1872 and in 1878 moved to south York county, where she lived until her death. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church at McCool and the Inter ment waa at Falrvlew cemetery. George Lenox Watson. GLASGOW, Nov. 12. George Lenox Wat son, the yacht designer, who has for some time past been ill, died at' his residence In this city this morning. His condition was reported to be better yesterday, but In the night he suffered a relapse and passed away. He was born in 1851. Mr. Watson died of heart disease aT 8:15 this morning. Mrs. John Fowler. BEATRICE, Ne., Nov. 12. (Speclal.) Mrs. John Fowler passed away yester day morning at her home In this aged 45 years. Her death was can Inflammation of the bowels. S! vlved by her husband and three funeral was held today at 10 o'ci. Olaf Kamnelson. M'COOL JUNCTION, Neb., No (Special.) Olaf Samuelson, a farmc, west of McCool, died yesterday at ti. dence of his aon, aged 88. Tha remali. ba taken to tha Swedish cemetery wi. York. e val Frlnap. LONDON, Nov. 12.-Valntlns Camer Prlnzp, better known as "Val" Prlnap, pn fessor of painting to tha Royal academy, died yesterday from the effects of an op eration. Ha was born In 1833. 0imtmmttamamtm leeeefceeeMeeMeej!e 11 ir Ties mmmmmmtmmmammm aMenkrfiejeeeUMKM ejwk, ktli I II lllltM km la Every stove in thevhouse cut down a warm fall a big over-stock makes this nacriftce necessary. We pell onl.v reliable heaters, but they MUST (K) nt this sale at ridiculously low prices. A rare opportunity to get your stove at a bi discount. This is the real thing. Don't miss it. The workl-renowned Iladiant Home Stoves are in cluded in this sale. Here Are m Few Out of Multitude of Bargain Radiant Home Ba.se burners $29 Big reductions on these un equaiod heaters. They give more heat on less fuel than others. Air-tight Joints, patent gas Hue, large circular bottom flue, Over t.f'V sold by 11s in Omaha We sell them as low as Rosemoni Base Burners The best small hnrd cont stove on the mar a r ket on Siilc WeViJ Genuine Round Oak Beckwith s la Tie only one with a double fire-pot. Holds fire forty- eight hours and burns either hard or soft coal. Get the r e al round oak we are sell ing the $21 value for only m Ruby 0&k Has heavy boiler, steel body, attrac tively nickel trim med rotary and draw grate, good fire keeper and a strong heater. No. 11-A good $7.50 value, cut to J4.95 No. 13 A good $8.50 value, cut to 6.55 No. 15-A good $10.50 value, cut to 8A5 Hurry up or they will all be gone Sat urday's Trade was Immense. J, 'tJijfl Jliii $17.75 The Monitor The Majestic The Quick Meal The Puritan is a heavy asbestos lined Steol Range, 6-hole,high closet, pouch feed and duplex grate a guaranteed baker, good $35 range on sale I"'"" ll II II III II II Iftilllj v - mum nv nine- iinniieui'i ii'i A Stoves and Ranges Sold on Payments. Ben EUilLTOES ROGRS S SOSS CO. Fourteenth and Farnam Streets. Asaerlcans Wla Athletic Hoanrs. LONDON, Noy. 12-Becretary Henry White of tha American embassy tomorrow will entertain at hla country house, Wilton park, all ths American Rhodes Scholars. The Utter s remarkable suocens In winning aeven out of nine eventa In the Oxford freshmen's sports Is the subject of much laudatory comment. Farmer Caady Man Dies. NEW YORK. Nor. U-Ferdlnand HerotY formerly a proxperoua candy manufacturer of Cincinnati and St. Ixiuls. was found in a ailupn here today suffering from opium poisoning-, and died a few hours later in a hooiilul. It is supposed that ha took tha poison with suicidal iuteuU Us waa M jaareold, 3E aasssVl aSM B atel taaaiiaBBBel J. BIG CHICAGO BLOCK Bl'RSS Store Building Ooonpied by Browning, King & Go. Destroyed by Fire. SOUTH WALL FALLS INTO THE STREET moke Penetrates Adjoining; Hotel and Causes a Panic Anion the Guests Loss Is Estimated at l(:ao,MN. CHICAGO, Nov. 12. The large five-story stone building at the northeast corner of Madison street and Wabash avenue, occu pied for the most part by BrownhiK, King & Co., clothiers, was destroyed by fire to night. . It la estimated that the los3 to the building and content will aggregate $-'00,- 000.' - The' direct cause of the tire is not known, but several exploBlona were heard before the flames were seen. The blaae spread through the building with great rapidity and by the time the Are depart tnant wan ahla to work there was but small chance of saving tho building or any of Its contents. a nur.'i- whs caused in the Continental hotel, on tha south side of Madison street. across from the burning building. Smoke penetrated the hallways and the intense hoot frurUpri the windows. Men and women In the hotel soug'it safety In flight, but the firemen prevented a spread of the names to this building. In this they were aided by the wind. The Immense establishment of Montgom ery, Ward CO. is separaieu nuin me iirnri hnlldlnE bv a narrow alley and for a time the flames seriously threatened this structure, but they were finally held down to the Browning, King & Co. building. The tenants of the building, all of whom suf fered total losses, were: Browning, King & Co. . Chicago Millinery company, i Chicago Feather Dye company. The Kennedy Furniture company occu pied the fifth floor for storage purposes. A laro-e nortlon of the south wall crashed down Into Madison street at midnight, bury ing beveral hose truckB and engines, mere was a report that several firemen had boon injured, but It proved incorrect, all of them being able to escape the falling wall. Instruments for the Deaf Recognised at World's Fair. ST. LOUI8. Nov. ll!.-(8peeln! Telegram.) The Hutchinson Acoustic Co. of New York, manufacturers of the Aeousticon to enable the deaf to hear, and the Massa- con for the correction of deafness, has- been awarded a gold medal by the superior Jury of the World's fair. It will be remem bered that the Inventor of these Instru ments was presonted with a gold medal by the queen of England in 190Z. Assailant Jumps Bond. ABERDEEN, S. D.. Nov. 12.-8peclal.)-E. C. Myers, under bonds of $1,000 at Red field, for assault with intent to kill, has forfeited the cash band he furnished and hla whereabouts is unknown. Myers was bound over to the circuit court for attempt Ins to hold up Conductor Fargo of this city, aa tha latter stepped oft the Mil- . . . TAKE NOTICE . . . Ladies' Diamond Brooch, containing 25 Dia monds, weight over 4 1-2 carats, price, $525.00. Remember you can select any article in Copely's stock now. He will put it away for you. Why not investigate? irr urn stu i m hum n -i . PaxtonBfL waukee train In his charge at -Redflcld on August 2. Myers drew a gun and threat ened to shoot. ' The bond was placed at only $1,000 because Myers, who waa a stranger, was believed to he' poof and in able to furnish tho money. Within about six weeks, however, relatives appeared with the needed cash and the man was released. INQUEST 0NWEBER FAMILY Testimony that Father Had Violent Temper Evidence that He Did Not Kll Himself. AUBURN, Cal., Nov. 12. Nothing new of Importance has thus far been developed by the coroner's Investigation of the Weber tragedy. Adolph Weber, the surviving member of the family, testified that his father got very angry when crossed and often said Berlous things, but had never acted Insanely and was over his anger In a few moments. There had been no quar rel on the day or evening of the murders. When In San Francisco this summer his mother and father had a dispute In which the mother aslted for a division of -the property. Nothing was said further and the" matter was dropped. To offset the murder and suicide theory the bullet wound In Mr. Weber's body took a downward course, which would indicate that if was not Hied by himself. The 32-callber pistol with which the victims were killed has not yet been found. Other witnesses testified that tho elder Weber had i violent temper. Mrs. Potter, a neighbor, testified that she saw two women In the window upstairs In the room above tho kitchen in the Weber house and heard them scream "Save me, for God a sake, save me!" Her father-in-law says ha heard the same words. This was after the fire alarm had been turned in. . . . WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Land Selection of I nlon Paeifle la Wyomlna- Are Approved by Secretary Illtcheopk. (From a Staff Coriesponic.it.) . WASHlNQTON.Nov. 12. (Special Tele gram.) Secretary Hitchcock today ap proved the sclectlona of 18.702 acres mado by the Union Pacific railroad utider Its original grant In Evanston, Wyo., land district. , Rural routes ordered established Decem ber IB: Nebraska Chalco, Sarpy county, route 1, population B10, houses on the route 102; Gretna, Sarpy county, route 3, popula tion 47S, houses 95. Iowa Thompson, Win nebago county, route 1, population 699, house's on the route 118. Rural carriers ap pointed for Nebraska routes: Hooper, route 4, Henry Schemmel, carrier, M. Mat gen, substitute; Smlthfleld, route 1, Elmer B. Strlckler, carrier, C. A. Strlckler, sub stitute. ' HYMENEAL Cronlry-Hanten. WEST POINT, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special.) Joseph Crowley and Miss Matilda Han sen, both of Wlsner, were united In mar riage by County Judge Dewald, in this city, yesterday. The parties are well known residents of Wlsner, where they will make their home. Bee Want Ads are the Ut-st Buslncsi Boosters. Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year. Vw CANDY CATHARTIC -s- STVWfmnnmtKmnmmmmmMmMmmmvmmmam m ill jj-; in W.. i IVIll'i'. Ill III 1 1 III .... aei -r c . 4AKii "i-L- i hi earn' ununiu e34A IOC, 25c 50c PREVENT ALL BOWEL TROUBLES iyiw W'y"" ', i"' jj 'J aatiaall J Large Fortunes in the West Why not prepare to start youri before the) New Year? Thousand of Acre ot Land, of whloh largo tracts have been reclaimed by Irrigation, are now onen for settlement in Western Kaosa and Western Nebraska. lo enable prospective settlers and others to inves tigate ihese and other reg ions of the West, tha Union Paclflo has put In effect i a Bound Trip Hate of ONE FARE PLUS TWO IXJLLARS, from Omaha, Council BlutTi, Kansas City, St. Joeph and Leavenworth, as follow: To Western Kana and Western Nebraska ana to Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. ; - Dec. 6 & 20 1 n stire Tour ticket reads via Union Pacific J r mil iiiiuiUJOiuii ""i""" CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 Farnam St v THO.VE81.,