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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1905)
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. FEnHTAHY 18, 1005. RE MA KA Ladies' Neckwear Ladies' lace and embroid ered turn over collars, also nlock cellars with t a b s , white, t:ream and linen shades, at 5c-l2!c Sale of Laces Laces and insertinga, up to 7 inches wide hundreds ot new patterns vals, point d'Esprit, cluny, etc., at. vard, 3k-5c-IOc BLE SALES SATURDAY Ladies' $2.50 Skirts at 98c In Basement, Cloak Department Well made Bkirts of meltons, broadcloths, cheviot?, fQp button, braid and Belf-trimming in grays, blues and black, worth up to $2.50, in basement, Uepk.t.... EIGHT BIG SPECIAL BARGAIN EVENTS FOR TODAY nl I Ladies' Washable Kid Gloves at 75c Regular $1 and $1.50 Values Our Now 'York buyer ivcontly made a fortunate purchase, wearing from a prominent importer his entire stock of fresh, Ladies $7.50, $10 and $12 CLOAKS at $1 and $2 IN BASEMENT CLOAK DEPT. new wnsliable kid gloves. These fine gloves am in black, white and colors- nil sizes .'ill made of strong leathers and stamped "washable" very latest styles- nell regularly all over the country at 1 to $ l.."0 pair Saturday, at, pair Ladies' 50c-75c Imported Hosiery 29c Thousands of pairs of Imported French lisle thread Hosiery in plain black and fancy colors all over lace, Rem- l n i!j 1 1 1 1 A ..Ml. .1 e..- unilltll Stltciieu. litre uimi, kiin nuuiummu and silk clocked all perfect and all fresh and new. Included in this great lot are men's brilliant lisle and all over lace hose the regular iiOc and 7oe quality at, pair All the Ladles' Long and Short Winter Cloaks from the FASHION CLOAK AND SUIT CO. 63 Bleecker St., New York, at the greatest bargain prices ever known. Ladies' Long and Short Coats $1 Here are 300 short and long heavy Winter Jackets these are not all this season's styles, but are good, warm,-sensible jackets fft jusi wnai you ueeu for this season-r-actually worth as high as $10 at, each. '. ........... . All these warm, well made and high class Winter Coats at prices far belt w their cost to make. Ladies $10 and $12 Cloaks at $2 Your choice of many long and short coats some 27-in. and .'iO-in. tight fitting coats, others good heavy ker seys, cheviots, etc. many with heavy satin linings worth up to if ll', and every one a big bargain at 2 1 A tag I! Bra Children's cloaks at 75c Saturday offer in children's warm winter cloaks. These are made of heavy meltons, cloakiugs, etc. also eiderdown cloaks in all colors and prettily trimmed some of the coats are made with loose tourist backs, some with large trimmed capes many plaiu, nobby little coats iu all colors easily worth as high as $2.50 and $3.00 j r-"-f special, in the f j L ...- basement cloak a r"lv department, at, fi C jj c mm a RSB9 23c SHEET MUSIC SALE Your Place in In the Mendows, Nell My Indian Queen Tensing By the Dear Old Delaware Little Roy From Lonesome Street When I Fell In Love With You (new) Fin Tryinsr So Hard to Forget You (Charles K. Harris' latest) She Still Relieves iu You (new) When the Sunset Turns . the Ocean's Blue to Cold We Were Taught From the Same Old Hooks I Was Only Fooling Life Ain't Worth Living Wheu " You're Broke - Blue Bell Good Bye My Lady Ixive Amy Just For .. Fun Iu the Merry Month of June (a new one) In Old Ireland. Meet 'Me There. Instrumental: Onennta Satisfied Bugler Northern Lights Ksrama Josephine St. Louis Tickle ' Bit o' Blarney 2 for i.'5e, tr each . ' ; : 100 PALLING CARDS In the Arcade printed while you wait. 15 c To Close Out All the Martin-Cott Hat Stock Slightly Damaged by Smoke or Water, We offer all the $2.50 and $3 hats that are ab solutely perfect and untouched by smoice or water, at. . . . Vf) All Martin-Cott's winter caps Double - band and fur lined, worth 7f. upo3.w i ly w Stationery Sale i 25c or plain, 15c 39c at, All the Martln-Cott, winter and spring caps double and single bands worth sc uu to ll.ua A .,t. I...-' BASEMENT SPECIALS All the Martln-Cott hats, slightly soiled by smoke and water worth up to f 1.50, at. . All the Martin-Cott boys' and children's hats and caps worth up to 75c slightly soiled by f fl water go at. .'. . I U C All the Martln-Cott shop and railroad caps- worth up to ure at :.25c 5c IN THE BASEMENT High grade 'writing paper linen stock, late style envelopes to match comes In plain , jr hemstitched, Goc values for, a box 24 double sheets of good writing paper, ruled or plain, with wallet envelopes to match put up in fancy boxes white, cream and tints; spe cial at, per box 10.XK) boxes writing paper, the Lie kind for, C per box ; C nigh Grade Ink and Pencil' Tablets Rulod or plain, in all size and styles worth T I C 77 n f fist double goat, each J2K-kJ- 2Viuw Envelopes Made to sell at 10c for package of 25 go at, per package Dennison's Imperial Crepe Paper Always soils at C 10c special, in all colors, at JC All of Carter's and Sanford's Inks go at, per ,0 bottle 2C 15c Playing Cards In new stylo backs go at, i per deck 10 Celluloid Poker Chips White, blue and red ")PA go at, per set JC Sherlock Holmes and Bunco The two leading TF games ot toe day special for baturaay, choice, W 2!c 7ic MEN'S $1 SHIRTS AT 25c 18,000 Manufacturer's Fine Samples and Excess Stock Shirts at a bij bargain. These are negligee and laun tlered shirts,' with collars and cuffs attached, also black sateen and striped work shirts and boys' jersey shirts a great as sortment of new styles they are worth regularly up to $1 each great bargaiu square Saturday Men's 75c Suspenders at 25c We bought at auction the entire suspender stock of a Xew York manufacturer French jK I"".""" mf webs, lisle and extra heavy webs p j I , with leather ends also many 1 """T fine silk suspenders actually sell In a . a 1 1 p regular way as high as $1 pair wwuf vjf Ar nt. Hair " " mmam "sm 25 s lr jo1 '31 8 mmwm iBmwmM mBmm mmmm m BBwvm SALE OF LIQUOR TO INDIANS Case ia Federal Oourt Involves Boot of Bsaervation Troubles, SALOON MEN CHARGE0 WITH CONSPIRACY Homer l.liiuor Dralrra Ai'cuoil of I'uylnc f.tmmUalon to Boollea rr Who Dealt Dlrrctl)' with thr Hfd Men. Tht trial of Sherman Eiinla and Ud I.ulkhart, naloonlatB of Homer, Neb., on tho chaise of ooiixpliing wllh .Frank Orr and other ulleged bootleggerH for tho aale of liquor to Indluns on the Wlnnnbaso reservation, ' was begun before Judge Mun ttcr In the lTnited States dlBtrlct court yes terday. The contention of tho govern ment Is Unit evidence will be forthcoming to nhow that a commission of 10 cents per pint fr whisky and 5 cents per bottle for beer was to he paid tho hootlegBe'h for whit liquor they eucceeded In selling to the Indluns, and In nome timtaiKea the communion on whlaky went higher. The average amount exacted from the Indians for ll.s pints of whisky wa all the way from ,5 vents up to any amount that they could be persuaded to pay. The government will further undertake to show that "bull pen'' or enclosures were built at the rear of all saloons, whereby the Indians were secure from obaervatlon and could Indulge their orgies without In- The Misery of Piles Thousands know it and thousands daily submit, through their ignorance, to ths torturj of the knife. They sre ignorant of the fct that there is an internal remedy that will positively and painlessly cure. Dr. Pcrrin's Pile Specific The Internal Remedy strikes at the- piime causes of piles indi gestion, congestion of the liver and consti pation. These causes are removed and removed for good. Get a bottle today and see how well it proves the truth of this statement. For dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, biliousness, catarrh of the stomach and kindred ailments jt is the greatest remedy that has cyer yet benefited mankind. ' Whan these troubles are taken rare of and Lined, tile, will be a thing of the past. Dr. tenia Mrdlct! Co Helens, Mont. , WTM, SNieHtSTtS'S CNttLISK Pennyroyal pills .."v rl.U.l mm Vmty uli ISIMWIMI c 4 IIIC ltKM Kk.'.', K.N.il.iMiI 1. HK ..4 SUM .UU. W. IlkkiiurilMs. 'r.k.MMk.nS.hH S.,VMi. KhWUIviIm. m ImIia Uuk Suy .1 juh. DruiM. 1 m4 A, m fci C.rUr.l.rv, 1 "KnUrr ft.r I.4Im.. UlMr. k, ra l.r. MmII. l..tlW lMU.nl.ll s.l. h Rry4in. llil,tuhr'li.alMll., TII. MEtlANDWCMCft. I'm Bif Si inr s.tsra S h.rsM,Ufl.UB.tMIMV. Irrlt.Uus. tr ulu.r.ikia.. f siietn Kwbru FtlalMi, sse sot ssiru (iti or soivo.cws. or mii is tl.it V? ti rM, i.pIS, Ut I N or I titl3.T. WSUlU MU tSCSSBS. Mi M utkiarf. Pnmbii I'miiiU. irMtvNSCniM'itlC4. ciMisin,jtnrl sw terruption. The fences of these pens were so high and closely built that they could not be looked over by the ordinary street passer. Attorneys for the defense propose to show that there was no conspiracy between the defendant saloonlsts and bootleggers to supply Indians with liquor and that the so-called "bull pens" were erected pursuant to the direction of the village board of trustees as "nuisance enclosures" ut the rear of all licensed saloons and were for no other purpose. Testimony Already Taken. The first witness for the government was S. B. Barnes, chairman of the village board of trustees of Homer. His testimony bore particularly upon the granting of a license to the defendants during the years 1S03 and 1904 for selling liquor In the village of Homer. W. S. Mansfield, Justice of the peace and former member of the village board, testi fied relative to a barn on his premises overlooking the "bull pen." and that he had seen numbers of Indians In the pen at divers times, and that Its main entrance was by a rear door of the saloon, and an exit was In the alley at the reur of the saloon. This particular bull pen was about IGx20 feet In sire. He testified fur ther to having seen" Featherlegs' on one occasion In January, 1904, pass some beer from the saloon out to the bull pen, evi dently to Indians gathered in the pen. He did not see any exchange of money for the beer, either In Its purchase or sale. Saw Indian Buy Whisky. George O. Jlolhrouk, a cattleman of Oniiwa, la., who was a frequent visitor to Homer during the year 19a, testified that he was In the saloon of Luikhart & Runts on two or three occasions, and that ut one time he suw a pint bottle of whisky sold to an Indian by the bartender, for which the Indian paid 00 cents.- The In dian called for the whisky, paid for It and was taken Into a little side room, and as he came out the witness suw the bottle of whisky In the Indian's hund as he was putting It into his pocket. He stood right le!de the Indian when the sale was made. On another occasion the witness saw liquor bought at the bur by bootleggers In bottles and Immediately taken out Into the bull pen and turned over to Indians. He no ticed also at different times that many of the Indians who were in the bull pens were under the Influence of liquor, and that drunken indluns were constantly going In and coining out of the bull pens of Homer. Mr. Holbrook was subjected to a rigid cross-examination by W. S. Summers, but his evidence was not shaken In the leu"t. The next witness was Frank Orr, a boot legger, who was Indicted Jointly with Lulk harl nnd Knnis Cor conspiracy and who has since pleaded guilty to the Indictment and Is now awaiting sentence In the Doug las county Jail. Attorney Hummers for the defense ob jected to the testhnony ot this witness on the ground that he was. a party de fendant to the case now on trial and was consequently an incojiipetent witness. The court overruled the objection, and the ex amination of the witness was proceeded with. Orr Tells of the ualrac. The evidence ef Orr was In effect that he llrst became aoquuluu-d with Wulkhart and Knnis at Homer In the year YMtt. In the summer of that yar he entered Into an agreement with Luikhart and Knnis to sell liquor to the Indians for them on a commission. He described the bull pens at the rear of the saloons as places espe clslly devoted for the Indians' use In which to buy liquor and to get drunk In. lie frequently sold liquor to both Winnebago and Ouuiha Indians. There was a sirt room to tho saloon, where the whisky was kept In barrels, and many of the snles were made In this room, at least most of the whisky came from this room, and Was de livered by him to the Indians out In the bull pen. Speaking of his talk with Ennis, he said: , "Ennis asked me to sell whisky for him to tlie Indians as well as beer. I told him I would. He said he would pay me 10 cents for each pint of whisky or alcohol I sold to the Indians; 46 cents for each half gallon and ft) cents for each gallon, and 5 cents for each quart bottle of beer. I went to work on those terms. ' I would go out and make the dicker with the In dians who were in the bull pen, get their money, ' bring it In and pay It ovef to Ennls or Luikhart. and they would pay me my commission and hen give me the liquor and 1 would take it out and give It to the Indians. My contract with fdiik hart was the same as with Ennls, and I did the same business for, him. I continued in this business off and on until April, 1001." The witness then gave the names of sev eral Indluns to whom he had sold liquor under this arrangement. Among them were Joe Johnson, Henry . Hardy, Henry De corah. Louis Urayhalr, Prosper Armell, James Yellowback nnd others whose names he could nut recall. I se of the Bull 1'en. Witness also arranged with other Indians to steer Indians up to the bull pen that he might sell liquor to them. Luikhart had told him to pay the steering committee of Indians for their services In whisky. "I was to try to sell to ail the Indians these others brought to the bull pen," con tinued the witness. "I worked for Luikhart and Ennls after the saloon was burned out In January, 1904, up to April, and then I went away for n while and came back and went to work aaln on the same terms Sep tember 1, HM. All the sales I made were made In the bull eri. The Indians always camo into the bull pen by the alley way. Mr commissions were paid to me sometimes by Ennls and sometimes by Luikhart. I wus uxresled on September 13, 1904. That same day I had sold liquor to Indians. I'roHjier Armell and Jim Yellowback were two of the Indluns who brought Indians to the bull jien for me to sell liquor to. I was told to always give Yellowback and Armell liquor whenever they came to town. Some times I gave them a pint and sometimes a htlf-gallon of whisky or nlcohol, whichever they wanted. They were not required to pay for It; the liquor was given to them by order of Luikhart, for whom I was working at the time I was arrested." ) Orr .van still on the stand when the 5 o'clock hour for adjournment came. t The trlnl was then continued over until Monday morning 'at 9 o'clock. 'The wit nesses were directed to remain in town until Monday, when the hearing will be resumed. There are upward of thirty witnesses to be examined. , Federal Court Xoles. All the members of the petit Jury not en gaged In the trial of the saloon conspiracy cases have been 'discharged and returned to their homes yesterday. Deputy Marshal John Sides rame down from Dakota City Thursday with aeverul sdditional witnesses In the saloon con spiracy cases. LABOR UNIONS AND CHURCH Exchange of Delegates to Ba Adopted in Omaha Hereafter. behalf of the Ministerial association that we shull do our best." EFFORT TO COME CLOSER TOGETHER Hev. Charles Melxle and Rev. T. V, Moore Address Central Labor I nlon on the Topic and Win Applause. Garfield circle. No. IU Ladies of the Oread Army of ti e Republic, attend flag service of Comrade Reuben Yoeum at Cas tellsr Presbyterian church, 1: p. m. Sat urday. ' ' Dinner and supper February 1' at Y. M. C. A. rooms by The 'Buds of Promise. Kountse Memorial church. Tickets, Ke. First class watch and . Jewelry work Jlubermarin i, cor ISth and Dougla At the request of Itev. Charles Stelzle, workingmun's secretary of the Presby terian Board of Missions, and Rev. T. V. Moore of Westminster Presbyterian church, the Central Labor union last night decided to send fraternal delegates to the Minis ters' association and to receive delegates of the cloth In return. The matter was agitated about a year ugo, but no result achieved, and It remained for Rev. Stelzle to establish relations between the unions and the churches. At tho start his propo sition was received with some degree of hostility, but as he explained his mission and answered . questions propounded, this feeling gradually wore away. Finally his remurks were roundly applauded and the vote on the question was unanimously iu Its favor. Rev. Dr. Moore, who represented the Ministers' association, was warmly received when he made u brief talk supple mental to that of Ktv. Stelzle. Closer Itelatlnus the Object. "I have found that the spirit of oppo to this day," said Rev. Stelzle. "For eight years I worked at this trade In New York City and I am thoroughly In sympathy with the labor movement. I believe or ganized labor has come to stay and that the day Is not far distant when every working-man will belong to a union and this condition will, I think, be as It ought to be. For two yeare I have been presenting the viewpoint of labor to minister., con gregations and business men's associations and presenting the viewpoint of the churches to the unions. My object Is to bring them Into doner sympathy, so that each may understand, help and appreciate the other. "I have noticed that the spirit of oppo sition to the churches among labor leaders is decreasing and that many of the best tyie of leaders are active in the churches nien like John Mitchell for example, with whom I had a long talk a short time ago. We must all remember that it was Jesus Christ who came ut a time when all wiSrkingmeu were rtgsrded as no better than the dogs on the street with a mes sage to the effect that every man has a soul on an equality with other souls. He was a carpenter and I firmly believe that as such he belonged to the carpenter's guild of Nazareth. "Among a great many Intelligent people labor unions are not understood. I have met very Intelligent men who were con vinced that unions met to concoct plots for the overthrow of society and the de struction of life ond prifperty with dyna mite. The ministers of the churches do not have a chance to come In touch with the labor unions and catch their srdrtt. We are Interested In all that tends to benefit mankind and in asking an exchange of delegates we are actuated by that feel ing of brotherhood which ia so much needed in the world." "1 don't know whether we can help j ou," said Dr. Moore, "but we want to understand the labor movement and we want to do our best. I can assure you on ENTRY TO PHILIPPINE SERVICE Examination Postponed I'ntll April In Order that More Applicants May Come In. I'ncle Sam seems to be having trouble In petting the family to talte its share in the white man's burden. Recent examinations for civil service as'stantf. in the Philippines brought so few uppllcants up for positions thut the examination will be postponed in the hope of getting enough teachers and departmental employes to fill the places vacant. The first date net for this exam ination was March 1 and 2, and the post poned dute is April 5 and 6. The govern ment Is particular, for It wants college rrruduates. One hundred nnd forty men are wanted. Including polytechnic and twenty agricultural school graduates. The first sort are to receive $1,100 a year and the sec ond $1,000. Many of the appointees will be placed ns teachers und others are required for clerical and administrative offices In the islands. Students who will graduate In 1906 J may take the examination. The object of the assistant examination is to provide a method of entrance to the Philippine civil service of honest, energetic and well educated young persons who ar entitled to be examined under the law. Eligibleshus secured will be appointed as the needs of the service require. These ap pointed from these examination will bo preferred m promotions to the higher ad ministrative offices, unless It should ap pear thut others who have not come In this way have exceptional or technical qual ifications. To quote the government: "it will be seen that through faithfulness, ef ficiency and an honept discharge of duties assistants have a fair opportunity to be ad vanced to the higher administrative posi tions." Women who ar nenr relatives, fiances or wives of the men who take the examina tion may also apply, but none others. The applicants must furnish a photograph of themselves to be used as Identification. They must be between the years of 18 and 40. There are a number of necessary sub jects on which the examination rests and also optional brandies for mlclltlon.il rat ings. There Is also a physical examination. Applicants must at once send In their re quests to the civil service commission at Washington or to the secreturies of the Board of Examiners at Grand Island, Lin coln or Omaha. OUR LETTER BOX. CLOSE CF REVIVAL MEETINGS uinlier of Accessions to the Churches as a Result of the Efforts. The union revival meetings held at the Calvary Baptist church for t lie Inst four weeks camo to a dose last evening with uu Interesting service, led by Dr. C. C. Clssell of the llanscom Park Methodist Episcopal church. The audience tilled every seat in the auditorium. The music, led by Mr. Earnest Johnson, assisted by a large chorus choir, was inspiring. Dr. Cls sell preached a searching permon on the prodigal son and ut the rlose mail un earnest appeal to men to surrender to Christ. The appeal was responded to by a number. The service closed with a call ing to the front of the platform those pres ent wholiad been converted. , number of all ages came forward. Id by f.r. Clssell. after some good, wholesome advice by the preacher to tin" converts. t'ie en tire audience came up slid welcomed the converts Into the new lifu. ( Question for Representative Jackson. OMAHA, F'b. 17. To the Editor of The Bee: Will you permit a voter space to ask Representative Jackson of Antelope county to explain to the voters In a general way the remark In his speech on the 15th Inst, against the resolution to Investigate the Norfolk asylum appropriation, what grounds he has for saying, In commenting on the integrity of the members of that board, that It could not be guilty of any wrong. We know some of them. Also to give us his idea why the legislative Inves tigations have always proved to be a farce. I believe that nine out of every ten voters will agree that It Is so. I believe, also, that I am Justified In saying that nine out of every' ten have a pretty clear and definite Idea why this Is so. Still, the Hon. Mr. Jackson might give more light on the sub ject. A VOTER. TRAIN SITUATION IS GOOD Railroads Are Running; Trains on All Lines and Haklng Schedule Time. The railroad sky hss about cleared, so far as the resumption of train schedules Is concerned. Friday a few trains came In from one to three hours late, but these were the exception rsther than the rule. All branch lines are opened, and conse quently the railroad officials and traveling public, are again shaking hands and sit ting in the same pew and singing out of the same books once more, so to speak. The week has been a vexatious one for the transportation lines and those who wanted to be transported from one place to another. CITY CHARTER IS ALL RIGHT Acting: Mayor Zlmman Confident It Will ot He Made Worse by Legislature. Acting Mayor Zlmman, who went to Lin coln to confer with the legislative commit tee regurdlng Omaha charter revision, said on his return: "I am satisfied that the legislature Is dis posed to give Omaha a square deal in the matter of altering and amending tho res ent city charter. I liave the beet of aotlfl dence in the ability of the representatives and senators from this county to prevent bad features creeping Into the revision and In their wisdom In Incorporating laws that are needed. So far as the proposed sec tions regarding tho removal and suspension of city officers, about which the counclliueii are so much agitated, are concerned, there need be no apprehension. The Omaha dele gation has clearly perceived the vicious nature of tln-se amendments and never will permit them to become laws. Other drsstlo and Impractical measures will be barred as well, and altogether I do not think either city officers or citizens have anything to fear. . "It seems to be certain that the Board of Public Works and Advisory board will b abolished, the city and county treasury and taxing departments consolidated and the number of wards und councllmen Increased to at least ten. Further than this the changes that will or will not be made are pretty well up iu the air." Harry B. Davis, undertaker. 411 S. Uta. Auditorium March 7 that's all. These Rates Are Low Grand Junction, Colo., Salt Lake and Ogdcn, I'tah, I'ofHtello, Ida., llctona, Hutte, Ana conda, Missoula, KflliNpcll, Mont. Spokane, Kllpiishurg. Woiiatcho, Wash., lVndh'ton and Huntington, (ire Portland, Tnroniu, Scuttle, Wash.. Van couver, Victoria, It. t, Ashland, Astoria, Ore. Sun Francisco, SiK-rnniento, llornhronk, Kresno, Ios Angeles. San I'iego, Cal., Phoe nix, Vunia, HeiiHon, Tuscou, Ariz., Kl I 'oho, Tox. S20.00 r $22.50 I $25.00 S25.00 Above rales apply from Missouri River points and will he In effect ilully March 1st to May l.'th. . i Hock Island System offers choice of two routes to Ctillforula vln Kl I 'a so nnd via Colorado with through Tourist Cur service. For further information call or write, F, P. RUTHERFORD, 0. P. i 1323 Firnatn St.. Omaha, Neb