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Everything is ready the buying has commenced. ou
old not mis poing through our -tore there are so many
things here that will make useful and acceptable gifts.
See Our North Windows
If you want to be convinced that our line of
. Bath Robe Blankets
Is magnlflcent-and yet there I only ft comparatively few of our large line hown
In the window. We are prepared to suit you In most any color you want, at 75c.
tlOO II 2S. I2.W M 60. $2.75. $3.00. $3 26. $4.00. $4.50, $ 00 each. These Blankets, with one
of our McCall's pattern, are esslly made Into a robe, and any lady, gentleman or
hlld would surely be delighted to receive one for Christmas gift.
Y. M. C A. Buildia Cora;r Sixte-nti. and Douglas Streets.
to Port Arthur In fifteen Norwegian steam
ers. M. Olnsbnurg does not profess to
know how much ammunition is left at
Port Arthur, but he Insists that from the
reporta of hi agents there mint be ample
supplies of food and clothing to last a long
time.
Bombardment Sear Mnkdea.
PEKING. Deo. 7. Mukden. reporta a tre
mendous nolae of cannonade around
Poutlloff hill and the railway, which began
December ( In the morning and reached Its
height from $ to 6 in the afternoon. It
was unlike anything of the kind heretofore,
exoept at Port Arthur. The effect Is due
to 1 the constantly Increasing number of
siege guns of large caliber, all of which
seemed to be In use at the time.
Rumors of a Japanese attack, set for
various dates, have ben current during the
past two weeks and It was the Impression
that the bombardment of December was
In anticipation of a Japanese offensive
movement. Today ths first aleet and snow
fell.
Movement of Rasslaa Skips.
ISLAND OF PERIM. Straits of Bnb El
Mandeb, Dec. 7. The British yacht Cata
rlna. which with the yacht Florentlna and
lAmerald, It has been alleged, had been
chartered for some mysterious purpose and
followed the Russian squadron through the
Red sea, has arrived here from Jlbutll,
French Somallllnnd. with Ita charterer,
Mongel Bey, on board. It reports that the
Russian sqaadron commanded by Admiral
Voelkersam is to leave Jlbutll tomorrow.
All the vessels coaled there from their lawn
colliers and shore supplies.
MALACA, Spain, Dec. 7. The Russian
cruiser Isumrud put Into this port today.
TANQIKR, Morocco, Deo. 7. The Russian
cruiser Dnelper, the transport Okeanal and
two torpedo boat destroyers sailed east-,
ward today. The Dnieper towed the de
stroyers in order to economise in the use
of coal. The Russian war vessels have now
all left this port.
Rasslaaa 'tear Coal.
MUKDEN. Dec. 7. The question of fuel,
which promised to create immense difficul
ties, is now in a way to be happily solved
by ths 'use of coal from the Fushun mines,
whloh are now being worked. There- is
sufficient coal at Fushun to supply the
army and the half-million dugouts along
the front are well adapted for the i.2
of coal.
Several squidrons of Cossacks are pursu
ing a band of Chinese bandits, who re
.centljr jit the railroad Una between. Tie
Pass and Harbin.
America Attacks Returns.
SAN FRANCISCO. Deo. 7. Captain J. R.
Morrison, Twentieth United States Infantry,
one of the American attaches with the
Japanese army, arrived home on ths liner
Siberia.
R. Frankel of Shanghai, who arrived on
the steamer Siberia, says that the blockade
runners are making fortunes carrying sup
plies of food and money from Shanghai to
the Russians at Port Arthur. On steamer
ran In 800,000 rifles and eighty-five head ol
cattle in October last and cleared $280,000.
Jens Dislike Conscription.
' SEBASTAPOU Dec. 7. The Jews here
are using every method In evading con
scription. Wo Hens at fbe Foo.
CHB FOO, Dec. 7. (Evenlng.)-Che Foo Is
again without news regarding the opera
tions at Port Arthur.
SALT LAKE SCHOOL ELECTION
Gentiles Elect Foar Oat of Five Can
didates Charck Influence In
Sckoola tke Issue.
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SALT LAKE CUT. Dec. 7. Nonpartisan
candidates for members of the Board of
Education were successful in four of the
At precincts of Salt Istke City In the
lection today to nil five vacancies on the
board. The American party (anti-church)
elected one of its candidates. The, board
of education will now stand, five Mormons,
five Gentiles. ,.:,.
Alleged church Interference with the pub
Ilo school System was a pronounced fea
ture of the campaign, which waa con
ducted with much- bitterness.- During the
campaign the statement, was made by
State Superintendent of Schools Nelson
that Investigation by . his office showed
that In over 100 school houses of the state
Mormon religious classes were being held
after the close of school hours.
Plso's Cure 40 years on the market, and
stilt the best for Coughs and Colds.
Educators to Meet at Desnwood
HURON. 8. D., Dec. 7.-(8peclal.)-The
twenty-second annual meeting of the South
Dakota Educational association will be
held In Deadwood December 27-19, and for
It ample arrangements have been made
both by the people of Deadwood and in
neighboring towns where the visitors have
been asked to call. Railroads have given
excursion rates and besides attractions of
special Interest In the Black Hills country,
a program of rare excellence has been de
cided upon, and Indications are that the
gathering will be large and profitable.
President R. B. McClennon predicts this
will be one of the best meetings In the
history of the organisation.
Headaches From Colds.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes ths
. eaus. To get the genuine, call foa the full
name and look for the sjgnaturo of E. W.
Grove. $Se.
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DATS AT P. M.
Bm, Dec. T. 1904.
Holiday
Shopping Time
CUNNINGHAM ORDERED HOME
Postoffioe Department Puts an End to Lob
by Id f of Mail Carrier. )
DEPARTMENT LOOKING INTO HIS ACTIONS
Similar Order Issued to James Keller
of Cleveland, President of Na
tional Association of City
Carriers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The Postofflce
department has peremptorily ordered James
Keller, president of the National Associa
tion of Letter carriers, and President Curo
nlngham o the Association of Rural Let
ter Carriers, to return to their duties at
once. Mr. Keller is a city carrier In Cleve
land, and Mr. Cunningham Is a rural car
rier In South Omaha. It la asserted that
they have been perniciously active during
the campaign in an effort to force salary
legislation.. Both men, it is alleged, have
been away from their government duties
far a considerable time and It Is stated
that they will be , granted no more such
long extensions of leave of absence.
Mr. Keller Is serving his second term as
head of the city carriers and it is expected
he will return to duty as carrier within
a week or a fortnight. Mr. Cunnlgham is
supposed to be at his home in South
Omaha, but his exact whereabouts are not
yet known here. The department is im
vestlgatlng his movements during the re
cent campaign.
Will Pusk Land Frand Cases.
An official statement was given out by
the Interior department today announcing
the government's purpose to prosecute
every guilty man in the public land frauds
to the full extent of the law and regardless
of position In life. The statement follows:
The conviction in Portland, Ore., yester
day of five persons for land frauds, which
will be followed next week by the trial of
several others Indicted for the same of
fense. Is but another step towards the con
summation of the policy entered upon by
the secretary of the Interior, when It be
came known nearly three years-ago that
frauds were being perpetrated In connec
tion with the public lands, to run down
and prosecute the guilty Tmes to the full
extent of the law without regard to their
nna'tlnn In life. The department has en-
co-.ir.terS't T.ony obstacles while engaged
In this work, but has moved steadily on
ward and has had the hearty co-operation
of the Department of Justice in bringing
these land crimlraUa to Justice.
These land frauds have been far more ex
tensive than the public realizes, and the
work of securing the necessary proofs has
been a difficult one, but there Is no abate
ment of the intention to secure the convic
tion of the land thieves. No one will be
shielded, whether high or low, and the work
of prosecution will be vigorously carried on.
National Historical Commission.
Senator Lodge today Introduced a bill
to authorise the president to appoint fif
teen persons of experience in historical re
search to be known as the United States
Historical commission. These commission
ers shall serve without remuneration, be
yond expenses. Provision is made for the
appointment of a secretary at $3,600 a
year and for other clerical assistants. The
purpose of the commission Is to collect
from publlo archives and private manu
script collections abroad and in the United
States abstracts of copies of Important
documents Illustrating American colonial
life.
Good Roads-BUI Introduced.
Senator Latimer from the committee on
agriculture and ' forestry today reported
favorable the bill known as the "Latimer
good roads bill." It carries an appropria
tion of $24,000,000, to be available in three
annual installments of $8,000,000, for road
building in the states. Under the pro
visions of the bill the ststes are to do the
work of construction and pay one-half
of the coat, the national government pay
ing the other half. .
The report contains a discussion of the
power of congress to make appropriations
for road purposes and cites numerous au
thorities and precedents in support of the
proposition. It deals also with the duty
of the government to aid in road building.
To Repeal Anti-Canteen Uw,
Senutor Proctor introduced a bill today
providing for the repeal of the law which
prohibits the sale ot beer in any post ex
exchange or -canteen at posts located in
states where such sale is not prohibited by
the law of the state.
Rkodes Scholarship " Examination.
Commissioner of Education Harris today
received a cablegram from London an
nounclft that the examinations in each
of the states and territories In this coun
try for the Rhodes scholarships at the Ox
ford university In England will be held on
January 17 and 18. There will be one
scholarship for each ptate and territory
under the will of the late Cecil Rhodes.
PRRsIDKST MAY TAKE TRIP
Matter Depends on Decision as to Ex
tra Session of Congress In Spring;.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Prefdent Roose
velt today received sn Invltatlm to visit
Louisville, Ky next iprlng, and l e gave a
conditional acceptance.
The president told his visitors that un
less there should be an extraordinary res
slon of congress next spring a subject on
which, he added, his own mind wss not
quite clear-he probably would go to San
Antonio, Tex., to attend the annual re
union of his old regiment of Rough Riders.
The president salt) he expected to vltlt on
his way to San Antonio Rosswell, da.,
which was the home ef his mother. It Is
likely that other stops may be made en the
trip to Texas. From Ban Antonio the pres
ident may take a trip Into ths mountains
of Colorado to get some shoctlng. . . The
hunting expedition may consume two or
ti-ree week!.
Hadle-Actlve Waters.
United Stutas government, owner of, the
Hot Eprlnus of Arkansas, has ascertained
by ec-lrotific tests that they are radio-ac
tive la a high degree, accounting for mar
velous cures of many Ills. Write Bureau
of Information, Hot Springs, Ark for book
f information.
THE OMAITA
TO CUT REPRESENTATION
Eenatar Flatt Introduce! Hit Bill Dealing
with Bisfranchissmfnt of Negroes..
FIRST DEBATE OF THE SESSION IN SENATE
Measure to Pension' War Telearrapk
Operators Calls Fortk Oratory
Holiday Recess Begins on
December 10.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-The senate to
day reached a decision to vote on the Phil
ippine civil government bill providing for
the construction of railroads In the Island
on the lth Inst., and In addition trans
acted considerable other business.
Mr. Piatt (N. T.) crested something of
a stir by Introducing a bill providing for
a reduction of congressional representa
tion of the southern states on the ground
thet msny of the cltlsens of those states
are deprived of their right to vote and Mr.
Scott plunged the senste Into an excep
tionally early debate by attempting to se
cure the passage of the bill granting pen
sions to the telegraph operators of the civil
war. A large number of bills and Joint
resolutions were Introduced and many pe
titions were presented.
The discussion of the time for voting
on tho Philippine bill brought out the fact
that there Is a general understanding that
the Christmas holiday recess will begin on
the 19th Inst. "
Wheti the senate convened today the reg
ular call for business was made for the
first time In the session and a large num
ber of petitions, bills and joint resolutions
were Introduced.
Would Cut Representation.
Senator Piatt of New York today
Introduced the bill, prepared under
the direction of the committee on
national affairs of the Republican club
of the city of New York, having as its
purpose the reduction of the representa
tion in congress of southern states that
have disfranchised the negro voter. The
measure. If enacted In Its present form,
would lessen the membership In congress
by nineteen, according to the estimate
that - has been made by the Republican
club which originated It. The proposed
basis of representation excludes male ne
groes over 21 years of age from the count
as shown by the last federal census.
The bill and an explanatory statement
Issued by Senator Piatt were referred to
the committee on the census. .
The bill provides for the reduction of
representation In the house of representa
tives as follows: Alabama, from 8 to. 7;
Arkansas. 7 to ; Florida, 3 to J; Georgia,
11 to 8; Louisiana, 7 to 8; Mississippi, 8 to
6; North Carolina, 10 to 8; South Carolina,
7 to 6; Tennessee, 10 to 9; Texas, 16 to 15;
Virginia, 10 to 8.
The Introduction of the bill created con
siderable Interest on the democratic side
of the chamber, and at the request of sev
eral senators portions of the measure were
reread.
Mr. Lodge called up the Philippine gov
ernment bill for the purpose of asking to
have the measure reprinted and said that
as It was on the calendar as the unfinished
business of the senate he would press Its
consideration each day after 2 o'clock until
disposed of. He then asked the democratic
senators If they could name a time when
they would be willing to have a vote taken
on the measure. - An agreement was finally
reached to vote upon the bill and all amend
ments at 3 o'clock, December 16.
Mr. Scott asked the senate to enter upon
the consideration of the bill placing on the
pension roll the names of telegraph ope
rators who served as such- during the civil
war, and In explanation of the measure
saia mai wnue. the operators were not
enlisted they were the confidential agents
of the government and had performed most
Important services.
Mr. Cockrell called attention to the fact
that while soldiers were paid $13 per month
the telegrahp operators had received from
$0 to $100 per month and on this account
he opposed the bill. He also said that If
telegraph operators were to be pensioned
It would be necessary to pension teamsters
and other civilian employes.
Mr. Macumber spoke In -support of the
bill, saying that there would be only 187
beneficiaries under the bill, but before he
concluded the senate adjourned.
During the discussion today on the Phil
ippine bill It developed that It was the ex
pectation of senators that the holiday ad
journment will take place on te l!Hh Inst.
Business of the House.
Upon the convening of the house today
Mr. Bingham (Pa.), from the committee on
appropriations, reported the legislative, ex
ecutive and Judicial bill and gave notice
that he would call the bill up for considera
tion tomorrow.
The house, on .motion of Mr. Payne (N
Y.), went Into committee of the whole for
the purpose of referring certuln poitions o.'
the president's message to the respective
committees having Jurisdiction of the sev
eral subject.
As soon as this was done the house ad
journed.
The legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill, carrying $28,138,709, was
reported to the house today. This Is $816,
49s less than the estimate and $23B,f81 more
than the current appropriation.
the senuto In executive session today
confirmed all four of the cabinet nomina
tions and those of Postmaster Wlllcox at
New York and Indian Commission Leupp.
Senate Proa-ram Outlined.
The steertnig committee of the senate to
day framed the a: dor of business for the
senate until the holiday recess. Four mat
ters will be given attention in this period.
They are the Philippines bill, on which the
eenate today agreed to vote December 16;
statehood legislation, the nomination of
William D. Crum to be collector of the port
for Charleston, 8. C and the question of
filling vacancies on senate committees.
No effort was made to outline a program
for the session or to prejudice action on
other urgent business which failed in the
last session of congress or was advocated
by the president in his message to congress.
At informal meetings of senate leaders sev
eral of these measures have been discussed
and the tacit understanding reached that
some of them should be kept In the back
ground until later in the session. Notably
Is this true of the proposed legislation
granting the Interstate Commerce commis
sion supervision over railroad rates.
It Is said that several appropriation bills
will be sent over from tlie house before
long and, as usual In short sessions of con
gru-s. nothing of a disputed character will
be allowed to stand In their way.
It la believed by senate leaders that there
will be no substantial opposition to the
statehood bill In Its present form, admit
ting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
state and Arizona and New Mexico as one
state.
The Crum nomination, which fulled of
confirmation in three sessions because of
the contest led by Senator Tillman, doubt-
lew will go through at this feaslon. It is
ssld Senator Tillman has conceded his ina
blllty to prevent any longer the confirma
tion and will be content to record hLu own
vote In the negative when the matter comes
up In executive session.
Great Interest attaches to the committee
vacancies. The most Important are the
chairmanship of the committee on the Ju
diciary, made vacant by the death of Sen
ator Hoar, and on tnteroceanlc'' canals,
whlcH has net beaa.AUed since the death
DAILY DEE: TITPKSDAY,
of Senator Henna, Senator Flatt of Con
nectlcut la the ranking member of the com
mittee on Judiciary and Senator Piatt of
New York of the committee on Interoceanlc
canals. Senator Klttredge, "ho has been
the most active member cf the canal com
mittee since the vacancy, is urged for the
chairmanship. When the committee vacan
cies are filled provision will be made for
Senators Knox and Crane.
Ceunrmatleus by tke Senate.
The senate today cpnflrnvd tne following
nominations:
Paul Morton. Illinois, secretary of the
IUvlllam H. Moody, Massachusetts, attor-
oherVj! Wynne, Pennsylvania, postmas
ter general. , ,
Victor H. Metcalf, California, secretary
of commerce and labor. , , . .
Frsncls E. Leupp. District of Columbia,
commissioner of Indian affairs.
Postmasters: New York-William R. W Ill
cox, New York.
Nominations by tkc President.
The president today sent to the senate
the following nominations:
Postmasters: , .
Iowa-Harper W. Wllsnn. Audubon.
Kansas-Charles Fl Oreen. Lfflnsnam,
George B. Hnllenbeck. Tnnganoxle; Reasert
D. Klrkpatrlck, Nortonvllle.
Missouri John H. Pryant, Burlington
Junction: Edward R. Williams, Richmond.
Colorado Eva T. Wheelock, Crested
BMember of the Missouri River Commls-slon-Lleutensnt
Colonel Clinton B. Bars,
corps of engineers.
DAVIS GOES TO THE ISftl'l"
American Representative Will "tart
to to Europe Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Rear Admiral
Charles H. Davis, who has been detailed by
the president to represent the United
States on the International commlsflon
created to Investigate the Dogger bank
affair, has received full and complete In
structions from the secretasy of state and
will sail from New York next Saturday
on the steamship Finland.
Lieutenant W. F. Brlcker, his flag lieu
tenant, will accompany Admiral Davis and
serve as his secretary during the sesilona
of the commission In Paris.
Skips Start for Pcnsacola.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The Navy de
partment Is Informed that the cruiser
Columbia and the dispatch boat Dolphin,
ith Secretary Taft and his party as pas
sengers, left Colon today for Pensacola.
Harris Gets Kansas City Job.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. President Roose
velt today authorised the statement that
he will appoint Joseph S. Harris to be
pestmaster at Kansas City, Mo. The ap
pointment will not be made Immediately.
MRS. CBADWICI ARRESTED
(Continued from First Page.)
When I went to the Oberlln and Cleveland
people I advised the bank officials to delay
taking any action until the affairs of Mrs.
Chadwlck could be straightened out satis
factorily. 1 never borrowed a dollar for
her or negotiated any claims for her and
I am trying now to help her to a settle
ment. Had the bank officials followed my
advice this crash would not have come."
Carnegie Will Be Lenient.
Andrew Carnegie said today that he had
not the slightest intention of prosecuting
anybody for forging his signature to notes,
even If further Investigation showed that
such forgery had been ccmmltted. '
Securities Are Attacked.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 7. Referee Harold
Remington, acting upon a motion filed by
Nathan Loeser, receiver for. Mrs. Chad
wlck, has Issued an attachment for all se
curities belonging to the latter In the pos
session of Irl Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds Is
commanded to appear before the referee
with all stocks, bonds or securities held by
him for Mrs. Chadwlck. The bankruptcy
proceedings wlU be heard before
Referee Remington next Monday and
are expected to develop whether
or not the $5,000,000 In securities alleged to
be In the possession of Mr. Reynolds really
exist. Mr. Reynolds is at present In New
York, but a summons In the case has been
served at his residence in this city.
Application was made today In the United
States district court for the summoning
of Cassle L. Chadwlck, Irl Reynolds and
Emll Hoover, the son of Mrs. Chadwlck,
for purposes of examination In bankruptcy
proceedings.
The petition was filed by Nathan Loeser,
receiver for the Chadwlck estate.
The petition recites that although ' rea
sonable effort has been made, the re
ceiver has thus far been unable to secure
possession of the property of Mrs. Chad
wlck. The petitioner recites that he Is informed
that the persons named In the petition
have In their possession securities, Jewelry
and other property of great value belong
ing to Mrs. Chadwlck and which should
be Jn the hands of tne petitioner.
SLOCUM INDICTMENTS GOOD
Steamboat Inspectors Mnat Stand
Trial on Charges Connected
with Burning; of Vessel.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7. Judge Thomas of
the criminal branch of the United States
circuit court today sustained the Indict
ments found against Inspector John W.
Fleming and former Inspector Henry Lund
berg In connection with the Slocum dis
aster and dismissed the demurrers Inter
posed In their behalf. No decision has
as yet been reached by Judge Thomas in
relation to the demurrers Interposed " In
behalf of President Frank A. Barnaby,
Secretary James K. Atkinson, Treasurer
Frank Dexter and Commodore Pease of
the Knickerbocker Steamship company,
the owners of the General Slocum, and
Captain Van Schalk, commander of the
steamer.
Consider Bids for Dltck.
ONAWA, la., Dec. 7 (Special.) Tomor
row the boards of supervisors of Monona
and Harrison county will hold a meeting
at Onawa to let the contract for the ditch,
known as ths Crane 'outlet. The ditch com
mences in the southwest part of Sherman
and extends about three and one-half
miles Into Harrison county. The work Is
advertised to be let In sections.
WASTING AWAY
It's the small but constant
oss of flesh that indicates
physical waste the gradual
slipping away of healthy flesh,
pound by pound, which no
ordinary food seems to "re
store. Scott's Emulsion will
restore it. This Emulsion is
the greatest flesh builder ob
tainable. Scott's Emulsion
first stops the wasting that's
one gain. Then when it sup
plies new flesh and takes one
back to normal strength and
weight, that's another gaio
and a big one.
We'll ml m s pW, nn
ntOTTs, noWNL, fwl sneat. Ksw Yens,
DECEMBER 9, 1904.
BILL OF LADING TESTIMONY
Eridanoa that Any Additional Freight
Rates Wtnld Fall on Goniamtr.
SEVERAL ROADS WILL NOT USE THE FIRM
Letters from Illinois Central and e
eral Eastern Lines Hearts Will
Be Resamed at Washing
ton Deeemker 15.
CHICAOX3. Dec. 7.-The hearing of the
question of the railroads placing In opera
tion a new "uplform bill of lading" against
which thousands of shippers are complain
ing has been continued until next Thurs
day, December IS, at Wsshlngton, by mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion. The continuation was announced after
three days of sensational testimony, tilts
between counsel for the opposing sides
and pertinent remarks by members of the
commission. When the hearing Is resumed
It Is ssld that the railroad companies
against which th Investigation Is di
rected will Introduce rebuttal testimony
In an endeavor to prove that there Is no
desire on their part to Impose the so
called 20 per cent Increase under the com
mon law liability service of the common
carrier.
Meantime Commissioners Prouty and
Flfer will remsln In Chicago and hear
testimony In connection with the protest
of the Texas cattle raisers against the
rates charged them In shipping live stock.
Commissioner Prouty heard testimony In
this esse today.
Another development of the hearing to
day was that the lumber" dealers within
the official classification territory Intend to
carry the fight against high rate for
freightage much farther than the scope of
the Investigation now being considered by
the commission. This announcement was
made by George H. Holt, president of the
American Lumber company, representing
thousands of lumbermen who ship lumber
throughout the United States.
One of the most Important points brought
out at today's hearing was that If the 20
per cent Increase for the carrier assuming
the responsibility for damages was put In
force by the railroads It would even
tually fall back on the consumer to pay
the Increase, It being called upan to pay an
equal advance for food or material pur
chased. This point was brought out by
A. A. Sprague of Sprague, Warner A Co.,
and other witnesses.
Commissioner Clements, who acted as
chairman of the commission in the ab
sence of Chairman Martin A. Knapp, sug
gested to the attorneys present for the
railroads that they make an . effort to
have the railroads eliminate the enforce
ment of the 20 per cent proposition and
have the words "not negotiable" left off
the bills of lading until some future time
to be decided upon. He argued that the
hearing may not be concluded on Decem
ber 15, and In this event the railroads
should waive the enforcement of thes two
propositions at least until the hearing Is
concluded. The attorneys snld they would
endeavor to bring about these conditions.
Rallronds Repudiate Bill.
Another Important development of
the day was the Introduction of
several letters from railroads, par
ticularly a communication from the Illi
nois Central railroad, asserting that some
of the transportation companies absolutely
refuse to use the proposed new uniform bill
of lading. This proved a distinct surprise
to attorneys for many other railroads rep
resented before the commission.
The Illinois Central letter was from W. E.
Keeper, general traffic manager of the com
pany. The letter read:
"The Illinois Central railroad does not
use the present bill of lading nor will It
use the proposed uniform bill to be put In
force January 1. We are In the official
classification territory, but we will lgnor
this new .bill.",
A letter from B. J. Cook, general freight
agent of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois,
stated that road will not adopt the uni
form shipping receipt. E. L. Sombers,
freight traffic manager of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, wrote
that it will not be obligatory for a shipper
on his line to sign or In any way handle
a bill of lading bearing the words, "not
negotiable."
Andrew J. Toomey of the New York
Produce exchange, who was a witness at
today's session of the Interstate Commerce
commission, testified that business would
be revolutionised If the words "not ne
gotiable" appear on bills of lading. He
said he had always been under the im
pression that he was operating under the
common law liability service and collected
claims under this service.
"An advance of 20 per cent," he said,
"would exceed our profit. The common law
rate la high enough now, If not excessive. If
there Is to be a change let it be in the
other direction, and then let the shipper
assume the responsibility."
Present Rates Excessive.
J. J. Flood, trafflo manager for the Wil
liam Hoyt company of Chicago, testified
that the present rate Is excessive and more
than recompenses the carrier. He sild the
shippers would gladly accept rates as they
are as a maximum, with a reduction of 20
per cent, the shipper in the latter case as
suming the liability for damuge. If the
rate Is Increased the price of goods must be
Increased proportionately, Mr. Flood said,
and the sufferer would be the consumer.
A. A. Sprague of Sprague, Warner St Co.,
testified that his company had not used
the uniform bill of lading for years and
did not Intend to use It.
"We do business on a very small margin
of profit and If the freight rate was In
creased 20 per cent, the carrier assuming
the liability, It would, I think, increase
the cost of different commodities," he said.
Damage Less tkaa One Per Cent,
Mr. Sprague submitted statistics of his
company for the last three years showing
that the percentage of damage to the
amount of freight rates paid was lees than
1 per cent
Commissioner Prouty was absent from the
morning session, his time being occupied
hearing complaints of Texas cattlemen
against the practice of the railroads of
charging $2 a car for transferring live stock
cars from the terminals of the roads In
Chicago to the stock yards
FIRE RECORD.
Business Houss at Ponea.
PONCA. Neb., Deo. 7. (Speclal.)-Two
business blocks burned In this city
this morning at 1:46. The flre orlglusted
In I. Conner 4 Co.'s grocery store, one of
the largest In the city. Hanford Produce
company's station waa also destroyed. Th
stock of I. Conner Co. was fully In
sured. The origin of the flre is unknown.
HYWENEAL.
PaagkomMr Kinney.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Dec. 7-(Speclal.)
Yesterday In county court occurred the
marriage of Mr. James L. Pang bom and
Miss Rosa McKlnney, Judge Bourne offi
ciating. The young people will make their
boms In Beatrice, where they have- lived
for some time.
Dltrk Petitioners Meet.
ONAWA, la-. Dec. 7. (8pecl.il. ) The pe
titioners on the big Monona-Harrison ditch
are holding a meeting at th engineer's
office In Onawa to consult about tl.e best
method of procedure on the ditch cases.
DEATH RECORD.
William Red ford.
8EWARD, Neb.. Dec. T.(8Peclal. Yes
terday occurred the lwth of William Red
ford, one of the most esteemed men of
the community and at one time mayor of
Seward. Mr. Red ford recently underwent
a serious operation, end for a time he
rallied, but death came to Mm yesterday.
He leaves a widow and one daughter. The
funeral services will be conducted by the
Rev.. Frederick Ieav!tt of the Congrega
tional church on Thursday at i o'clock.
Klmer Grant Retser.
SEWARD, Neb., Dec. 7. (Special.) The
death of Elmer Orant Betier of apo
plexy at his home near Staplehurst. Neb.,
yesterday morning was a shock to all of
our county. He was a young man with
hosts ef friends and was a prominent
member of the Workmen lodge of Staple
hurst. He leaves a young wife and little
son. Funeral services will be from his
late home by Rev. Wilcox on Thursday
at 2 o'clock.
W. H. Thompson.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., Dec. 7. (Spe
cial.) W. H. Thompson, aged 4f. died
suddenly of heart failure at midnight at
his home on Ninth street In Beaton's ad
dition. He leaves a widow and six chil
dren. The funeral occurred at 10:30 this
morning. Rev. Folkrod of the local Bap
tist church delivering the funeral address.
Interment was at the Branson cemetery.
William H. Appleaate.
ATLANTIC, la., Dec. 7. (Special.) Wil
liam H. Applegate, In early days a leading
cltl2en of Atlantic, died yesterday at his
home here after a brief illness. Mr. Apple
gate was proprietor of Atlantic's first pack
ing house, but for the past twenty years
he has given his attention to mining In
terests in Colorado. He was 67 years of
age" and leaves a wife but no children.
Dr. Aoa-uatus Uraeker.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.-Dr. Augustus L.
Oraebner, professor of church history and
dogmatics at the Evangelical Lutheran
Concordia seminary, died today from a
complication of nervous troubles. Dr.
Oraebner was 66 years old and had a na
tional reputation as an authority on
church history.
Ckarlea II. Laird.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Charles H.
Laird, an expert rifle shot and winner ol
the International championship In 1879. Is
dead here as the result of a stroke ol
paralysis. He was born In Columbus, O.,
in 1R47.
Charles Xelan. '
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 The death of
Charles Nelan, the cartoonist, at Cave
Springs, Ga., was announced In a special
dispatch received here foday. He was 46
years old and a native of Akron, O.
If you want elegance In books, examine
our limited editions. Geo. II. Anglln & Co..
1614 Farnam St.
HOLD-UP SUSPECT IS CAUGHT
Man Identified by Frank Tomsovrln
is Arrested by Police and
Held nt Jail.
Anton Urban has been arrested by Offi
cer Llckert and charged at the city Jail
with being a suspicious character until a
more specific charge shall have been filed
against him.
Urban Is Identified by Frank Tomsowlcx
as being one of the two men who held
him up Tuesday night under the Eleventh
street viaduct and stole $37 from him.
Tomsowlcx says he came to Omaha Tues
day afternoon from Rock Springs, Wyo.;
Is a stranger In the city, and met Urban
and his pal at a hotel. The trio went out
together in the evening that Tomoswlcx
might see the town and the wonders
therein as pictured by Urban nhd compiny.
When under the viaduct Urban pinioned
Tomsowlcs's hands, while the other man,
not yet apprehended, took the money,
leaving Tomsowlcx alone "In the darkness
to think the matter over, so the Rock
Springs citizen says. None of the money
was found on Urban when arrested.
To Cure Cold Kt On. Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it falls te
cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on eacb
box.
LOOKS LIKE TRAGEDY AT FIRST
m
Connrll Bluffs Dentist Cuts Hope
. Drawing; Heavy Safe ly
' Into His Building.
An Omaha safe firm while placing a big
safe In a Council Bluffs real estate office
at 600 Broadway, that city, met with some
very demonstrative opposition on the part
of a dentist who had an office in the same
building. The dentist, a Dr. Hamilton,
protested against the safe being hauled
up the stairway , of the building, on the
ground that It would obstruct the passage
way for patients coming to his office. An
altercation ensued and the dentist under
took to cut the rope by which the heavy
safe was being drawn up and did succeed
In cutting it half In two, when his knife
blade broke; otherwise a bud aocldent
would have ensued from the safe falling
back Into the street, where numerous
pedestrians were passing, v
The Omaha safe movers were on tho
FOUND JT OUT.
Many an Omaha Citizen
is Finding It
Out.
A backache always moans kidney
troubles.
The beginning is always the back
ache. The ending may be Bright' Disease.
Read the following catte of an Omaha
cltleen who found the remedy In time.
Mrs. Kate O'Mara, 2420 Pacific street,
says: "For seven or eight years I was
troubled more or less with rheumatism
and sharp pains across the small of uiy
back. Working pretty hard looking
after my family is what I think brought
on the trouble. I was much worse in
the mornings on rUing, and became
some better after being up and around
for some time. I saw loun's Kidney
nils advertised and got them at Kulin
& Oo'a drug store. Before taking ill
the box I knew they were benefiting
me. They cured my back and helped
my rheumatism."
Sold for 50c per box by all dealers.
Foster-MIIbtirn Co., Buffalo, N. V., sole
agents for the United K tales.
ICememlier the name Ioarfs and take
no substitute.
!
point of having th case taken Into the
courts, but this morning an amicable ad
justment of the trouble was made and
peace once more reigns; the real estate
man hss his safe safely located In his
office and the dentist's office ' passage
way Is unobstructed.
Has made wonderful
record of cures of headache,
Sonr Momach, Poor Appetite,
Heartburn, Belching, Indi
gestion, Dyspepsia, Chills,
Colds and Malaria, Fever and
Ague during the past 50
years. We urge you to try
it; al?o get a copy of OUT
1905 almanac from your
druggist. It is free.
BONANZA (s(rml-A"thraclte ) $7.-50
SPADRA (
Arkunsas
Ark
) ....$8.50
ROCK SPRIN6S (;-,ump ) $''5
HARD COAL (M).... $10.50
We are still protecting these prices
but will advance thrm soon. Put In a
stock now.
Central Goal & Coke Go,,
15TH AND HARNEY.
PHONES 1221-4718-1693.
HAND SAPOLND neither
coats over trie surface, nor does
it go down into the por:s and
dissolve their necessary oils. It
opens the por?s, liberates their
activities, but works no chemical
change in those delicate' Juices
that go to make up the charm
of a pzr.'ect complexion. Test
it yourself.
A SKTM OP BEAUTY IS A JfY FOP EVER. ;
DR. T. FKL1X flOtTRAlTD'S ORIENTAL
CKEAM, OR MAGICAL, BEAUTIflER
. Itamorei Tsn, Pimple, Freckles.
S 3 -"S M oth ratcbea. Huh. nri klrl
! . AST StXt dlHMU. And r hlaml.h
ud Deauiy, snd
-icnesaeiflction. jt
tlM tood tha tit
ut 06 VttArt. and la
so bsrmleii wa
lualu t to ba aurs
It la properly made.
Acoapt no oou nter.
felt of similar
Dams. Dr. L. A.
Barrs said to a
lady of Die baufc
ion (a, paueiun
'As jroa ladlas
wlU uaa the in, I
reoo ra m n d
' Btursiid't Crum ' '
ai ths least harmful of all the skin preparaUona."
For sala hy all Drnggltta and Fanof Goods i'aaiarf
In tha U. 8.. Canada, and Enropa.
FEW). T. HOPKINS, Prtp'r. 17 firatt Josta Si I. &
AUIIIEMEllfl.
A COMMON SENSE LECTURE
ON DRESS
BY MRS EVELYN FOOTE
Who has spent years of studying tha
art of economic and artistic dressing;. In
Parts and Mtew York.
Omaha Woman's Club
(First Congregational Church.)
THURSDAY, DEC. 8, at 3 p. m.
Young Woman's Christian Am' 9
1616 Kurnam Blreet,
THURSDAY, DEC. 8, at 8 p. IB.
Admission. 25c.
The lecture will be Illustrated by many
beautiful gowns unci huts.
CREIQHTON.
MODERN VAUDEVILLE -
MATINEE paaVt
TODAY SE
TOMGHT HllB Children lOe.
POROTHY RPRdKLU talented daughter
of LILLIAN RL'BSKKU anil a Big Feature.
1JII1.
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bmiiluy, Monday ami -Tuesday Nights
EZRA KENDALL
In "WEATHER BEATEN BENSON."
SKATS ON HALF. TODAY.
Wednesday Matlnw and Night DOCK
BTAIJiCKH MINSTKHLH.
15-25-50-750
TOXIGHT AT 8ilS-
(CELLAR The Magician
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VALA0ON, from the Efyptiaa Tcmplr, Landon
Sunduy-A MILLIONAIRE TRAMP.
fh money melwr J
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First Baptist Church
Thursday, Doc. 8
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a sal tadar, at oa's stasis Stars.
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