COULD AND IIARRIMAN FIGHT
Big Purchase of Boys'
at E-Oalf Price
iothes
We have printed
Fomar Sttki to Iiteid Minotri Pasifio
tote Union Paoifio Territory.
PARALLEL LINES TO BE PROJECTED
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THJJBSDAr. DKCKMBKK 14, liHti.
One
'.Million Three
HEniredl Thousand.'
copies of the 8o-page December
Ladies' Home Journal. The edition
is exhausted. We cannot comply
with the demand for more as we are
now printing the January number,
employing all our press facilities.
THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
; ; Philadelphia, Pa.
HOW All SAY GOT ITS NAME
Seen of Fatal Wreck Entitled After DU
tingulshsi Cblntmki. .
ATTER
CLAIMEB
ROYAL UNCAGE
Wh Pvm ta WfU Caal Regions,
'Where He Amassed Fortane
Oft Other Celestial '
. . Hi Die.
ty-four hours ended at noon Wednesday:
Omaha Transfer company. Fourteenth and
J'.cknon streets, brick storage building,
ilO.WO; W. L. Mills, M08-1O Douglas street,
brick warehouse, SlA.OOn; Northwestern
Realty company, 10T Farnam street, brick
Addition and store, $400.
Announcements of the Theaters.
An event calculated to attract the women
and children today is the regular midweek
OMAHAN DYING IN BOX CAR
F. D. Coffer . Found at Hyaaal by
Sheriff Said to Hare
Wife Here.
Wednesday afternoon Chief of Police
Donahue received the following telegram
Control ef Rich Laaas la Ufts aad
MePhersea Coaatle lii Done
of Contention Between
' the Magnates.
A possibility of the present railroad
building campaign In Nebraska is light
between the t.'nion Pacific and the. Mis
souri Pacific for control of the rich terri
tory of Logan and McPherson counties
heretofore untouched by a railroad. Among
the first of the series of branch lines al
ready announced to be built by the Union
Pacino Is the extension of the old Kearney
Black Kills road from Callaway tip the
Loup river valley through Arnold and
Oandy west to Tryon In McPherson county.
This road crosses the full length of the fa
mous Garfield tableland, said to be one of
the most fertile tracts of tableland In tho
state. Oandy, the county seat of Logan, l
now fully twenty-five ' miles from North
Platte, the nearest railroad point, but not
withstanding this drawback the Garfield
tableland, tn the renter of which Oandy '.
located, already has attracted a sturdy
class of settlers, whose success Is shown
by the substantial character of their houses
and barn.
Although no official announcement has
yet been made of the Missouri Pacific's
plans, It is well understood the branch
which now terminates at Prosser Is to be
carried forward at no distant date to thi
Black Hills. The short extension from
Prosser across the Platte river to Shelton,
on the main line of the Union Pacific, Is
but the evidence of the Intention of the
Goulds to reach Into the sand hills. As at
present projected this line from Shelton
toward Alliance will parallel the t'nlou Pa
cific for a distance of about ISO miles, and
there can hardly fall to be a nght over the
choice of right-of-way up the valley of the
Loup and Into two or three of the more
important towns along the route.
The branch of the Union Pacino which Is
to go Into this new country is the one on
which the first gasoline motor car has for
four months been proving Its success at a
business getter for the road.
The prices in some instances are a little less than half. This, in connection with the
excellent style and quality of the clothing offered, is resulting in an enormous business
in our Boys' Dept. The purchase comprises the entire surplus stocks of two of our best
nakers. Make it a point to get here todiy, for you can readily imagine how quickly
good clothing sells when the prices are a little less than half.
Boys' Suits Positively Worth up to $4
ON SALE AT I
Boys' Suits, made of strictly all wool materials the
w
very newest colorings, durable linings and trimmings,
well made, every seam re-inforced and double stitched,
a . ...... n ii i t 1 n i .1
pertect lilting isonoiKS ana uouoie-ureasieu bijk'b. i y
Sizes 4 to 16 years. Worth up to $4.00, for I
Boys' SUITS and OVERCOATS, Positively Worth $6.50, On Sale
SUITS AKD OVERCOATS, made of woolen silk
and foreign and domestic fabrics. Every, garment is
perfect in every detail. The Overcoats come in
belt styles, single and double-breasted. The suits
come in Norfolk and Double-Breasted styles. Sizes
up to 16 years. Worth up to $6.50, at $2.95
popular price matinee at ' the Orpheum. I from Sheriff R. Ji. Morand of Hyannls,
Among the features fashioned to please Neb. :
the gentle sex Is "The Queen's Fair," a I "Found F. D. Coffey, dying condition. In
dainty little operatic concert In which the box car. Has wife In Omaha, Locate if
Mfsses Orlska Worden and Adcle Archer,
assisted by Luclle George, are appearing.
possible.
The police officials are making efforts to
It embraces tuneful music relates a nice ; locate Mra. Coffey. The city directory does
fairy legend and la beautifully costumed
and staged. Then among the other fea
tures of special Interest Is George Ade's
sketch, "On His Uppers." which la beJnc
presented by Fred Lenox and company.
"The American Lord," In which Mr. Wll-
reported to be uncommonly olever. The
engagement for Omaha ia limited to a
single performance.
The coming of Emma Calve Is of much
Interest In Itself, for . ahe s .one of the
sat ions.
Christmas shoppers, especially those from
out of town, will find the Burwood theater
a pleasant place to spend a couple of hours
after making the round of the stores.
Alt Say, the Union . Pacific side track
where ten persons were killed In the wreck
of the Overland Limited, last week, and
thirty others Injured, was naraad.ln honor
of Ah Say,- the - boss Chinaman of - the
southern Wyoming coal regions.
Dr. Oliver Chambers of Rock Springs, a
former, Omaha boy now visiting In the
city, was tailing a number of friend of the
quaint old Chinaman, who . died a few
years ago. J ' .
Ah Say claimed to have' the blood of the
reigning Chinese dynasty In his veins and
ha held his head as high as if he were tho
.emperor himself. .-His fellow countrymen
' bolleved In his assertions regarding his
Illustrious' ancestry and' regarded him as
one better than themselves. With his birth
la his favor.' and with natural talent of a
high grade, he exercised, art .Influence, over
the Celestials which mads him a Hob man.
' Tie was an interpreter, he knew something
about law -Mfst of -the Chinamen were I great i their line, so that the concert corn
indebted to, him for their Jobe In the mines. i, one 0f the strongest of such organl-
ana in return. tor nis atnanes ana ror nis
services as Interpreter, adviser and lawyer,
each Chinaman paid him tl a month. This
from the 1.300 to 1.(00 Chinamen in the coal
field Soon gave him a large capital to do
" business. Me opened a general store at
Rock Springs and did a flourishing business
among the Chinamen. His prosperity con
tinued until the Chinese massacre several
year ago, when ia Targer part of the yellow
men were forced to quit work and many
of them had to leave the state. Ah Say
bald to hla fortune of about $60,000, but it
MS aet grow so rapidly thereafter.
Fatal Slckaes Cornea.
One day Ah Bay took sick and sent for
he Union Pacific physician. . He told the
Actor he felt he would ' be 111 for some
time and he wanted him to come at 10
o'clock each day and at 10 each night. The
doctor visited him at these hour for two
or three weak.
On morning he found Ah Say dressed
in his royal silken robes and anxiously
awaiting his coming. He said he was going
to. make his will, so that if anything hap
pened to him his people would get his
wealth. The physician sent (or a lawyer,
and with the help of a Chinese nurse, who
was always present, they assisted the old
man to a raised platform on which he
w accustomed to burn incense to his
gods. Her he sat In a chair and made hi
will. He told the physician he would ex
pect him at the usual hour in tb evening.
Tht doctor v-" 'ne that night and did
not reach, the an' cabin until twen
ty minutes past i. He was met at the
,- door by the Chinese nurse, who said: -
"Too late. Ah Bay dead. Tell me he like
keep alive till doctor dome, but say can
wall no longer. Pi at 10 o'clock."
not contain tho name referred to ia the
message.
HYANNIS. Neb.. Dec. U.-Speclal Tel.
gram.) T. D. Coffey, who was found In an
unconscious condition in a box car at Ells
worth last night, ana who - was later
brought here. Is improving this morning.
Ham H. Crane Is to be seen at the Boyd He was badly bruised about the head and
theater on Friday evening, Is the Joint body, and the sheriff, who has the ease
production of George H. Broadhurst and tn charge, believes him -to be a victim of
Charles T. Dasey. They have provided foul play, although nothing has yet devel-
other good parts, one of which falls to Mis oped. ' ,
Hilda Spong. who la leading Mr. Crane' Coffey ' home is in Iowa. He Is also a
company this season, and. whose work is member of the Eagles, who are rendering
what aid they can In bis sudden and mys
terious misfortune. . , -
Mo Opium la Chambariatn's . Caagh
Remedy. .
There not the least danger in. giving
world great singer . who Re - vole has vimm wm vui, ., . nwit cr-ii-never
been heard In Omaha. But -with nn- " 11 contain, no opium or other
r.iw .r. ow ..-tut. 5v,ii .. harmful drug. It ha an established repu-
lauun vi m'jro wihii inirijr year a tn
most successful medicine in use for colds,
croup and whooping .cough. It always
cures and is pleasant to take. Children
Ilk it.
Aa Omaha Calendar.
A reproduction of Omaha's largest fire,
which occurred January 28, when the Kir
kendall Mercer building: burned, makes
an appropriate subject for the calendar
which i being put out by H. E. Palmer
Bon 6 Co. It I a reproduction In color
of a photograph of the fir, by Bostwick,
which make a very striking picture, as
OMB FARES FOR TUB ROt'KD TRIP.
Via Chleaaro Great Western Railway
One fare for the round trip via Chicago
Great Western Railway to points within
ISO mile. Tickets on sale every Saturday
and Sunday up to December 17. Good re
turning the following Monday. Low rates
to other point on sale every Friday. For
full information apply to B. D. Parkhurat,
O. A.. 11U Farnam street.
f
Aaaaal Canadian Exearsloa
well aa being appropriate to the line of via the Wabash one fare for the round
business conducted by this firm.
WATCHES-Frenier. lfith and Dodge.
Batldlaar Permits.
The following permits have been Issued
by the building Inspector during the twen-
Fhe Travelers' Insurance company of
Hartford. Conn., have entered Nebraska In
the life and accident department actively.
Mr. Tom B. Kelly, formerly supervisor of
agents for the company in Missouri, comes
to Omaha as manager of the lire and acci
dent departments, and. the branch offices
for .Nebraska will be iocated In The Bo
building. Mr. A. J. Love, who ha repre
sented the company for several years in
Omaha! will continue In its service, but
more actively In the liability department
Mr. Kelly will become a resident of Omaha
about January IE.
JI-K. wedding ring Sdnolm. jeweler.
Marries Lleeaae.
-The following marriage licenses
been Issued:
Nam and Residence. .
Joseph E. Whlttuker. Omaha
Emma Helser, Council Bluff
Jess Henson, Omaha
Nannie Wilson, St. Joseph Mo.
Howard M. Wouldlng. Omaha
Leaa 8eglke, Omaha
have
Age.
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trip from Chicago, December 14. 115, 1 and
17. Return, leave destination up to and
Including January . For all information
call at Wabash city ticket office. 1601 Far
nam street, or address
HARRY E. MOORES.
O. A. P. D. Wab. R. R., Omaha. Neb.
W have decided to continue to give till
Deo. It, 1 extra portrait in a beautiful
Messo Portfolio with eacU los. regular
priced photo from U up. Thl- offer oa the
west ld of So. Ifith 8t only. H. Hya
Photographer. Ill to S23 So. Uth 8t '
Perfect
Jeweler.
CARS FOR GRAIS ARE SCARCE
Shertage Exist With All Road aad
Redaees Traffic.
Omaha elevator Interests arc keenly feel
ing the car famine, the business of soma
firms being so affected that they declare
they will not be ablo to meet all their con
tracts for December shipment. The car
shortage exists on all the roads, but the
grain men say It I now the most stringent
on . the Burlington. They anticipate an
Increased gravity of the situation along
this road and along other lines as well, and
arc. dubious about making large contracts
for eastern shipment.
The Nebraska-Iowa Grain company's ele
vators, situated along the Burlington, ar
for the moat part full, and there Is no re.
lief In sight.- Borne of the elevators are
closed for two or three days at a time, and
then opened again for two or three days
when few cars have been secured. Floyd
Campbell, secretary, of ,th company, sold
large contracts had been made for . De
cember shipment to the east, . which the
car shortage would .prevent the .company
from filling. ?, .. ,i , ,
. The .Omaha, Elevator, company's . houses
ar on-the Union Pacific, This firm has a
large storage capacity. .t Omaha, and ha
been fortunate la getting car enough -to
carry a large part of. its grain to Omaha,
so that there-is pfenty'of room In the
country 'elevators. The company ha not
made large contracts' and hope to be able
to fill them all, although It Is seriously
handicapped by lack of cats.
The majority of the grain dealers do not
report a large movement of corn.. Corn
is damp and does not grade high, and
farmers are waiting for cold weather before
marketing. Grain from the western states
has arrived in Buffalo In a heated condi
tion, and Chicago buyers complain of the
condition of that which arrives there. A
fair movement hae begun In Nebraska
about two weeks later than last year. ' Re
ceipt at Omaha are about 100 cars a day,
aa compared with 200 for the same time
last year. These figures would be larger
if cars could be secured.
Peter
South Twenty-third street, girl;
Peteron,'"2216 Charles street, giii.
Deaths August LJorn, agea si yieara. u
Franklin street; Charles Mares, aged 60
years, 1401 South Fifth street.
Like Burstlaa".
When your head feels like bursting, Dr.
King's New Life Pills quickly cure the
cause, constipation. 26c. For sale by Sher
man ft McConnell Drug Co.
Holiday Prices.
Via "The Northwestern Line."
fare round trip. Dec. 23d, good 30 days,
to points In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Ken
tucky, New Tork, Canada, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia.
m fare Dec. 22d to 25th and Dec. 30th to
January 1st, good until January 4th, to all
system points and to points In Illinois,
Minnesota and the Dakota.
' $14.76, Chicago and return, Dec. 16th to
19th, good until Dec. 24th.
Offices 1401 Farnam St., Union Station,
Webster Btreet station.
. Mwhlnney ft Ryan, diamond Importer.
15th and Douglas Sts.
Greatly Reduced Rate
, Via Wabash Railroad
to points In Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Ohio, Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania,
New York and West Virginia.
' Tickets liold December 23, ONLT, good re
turning thirty daya from sale.
, For all Information call at Wabash City
Ticket Office, 1801 Farnam St., or addrees,
HARRY E. MOOHES,
G. A. P. D., Wab. R. R., Omaha, Neb.
solitaire diamonds.' Edholm,
Harry R. Davis, undunaa . TL IB
Law Rat for Dearer Shaw.
One fare for the round trip ha been
announced by all railroads for the western
live stock show, to be held at. Denver
January 29 to February I. Inclusive. It is
to be a fat cattle, feeder eheep, hog and
horse show combined. During the show
meetings will be held by the American
Block Growers' association, the National
Live Btock association, the National Wool
Growera' association and the Colorado
Cattle and Horse Grower' association.
NEW SITE TOR THE IMOS PACIFIC
Haaaeom Property oa Doaglaa for
Headqaartera, Maybe.
From reliable sources it Is Iesrned that
tht Union Paclflo Railroad company Is
" J ' i . . J .k.-klkUlM. ..... . th.
figuring for a pl.c of property at Elgh- br ev.r'glven at ' the theater 'and was
teenth and Douglas street, known a the ' greatly enjoyed by the large audience pre-
I
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ff v ; Uoeec8a B
Food to work on is food to live on.
A man works to live. He must live
to work.
He does both better on
Unceda Biscuit
the soda cracker that contains in the
most properly balanced proportions a
greater amount of nutriment than any
food made from flour. .
iscuit
NATIONAL etSCUIT COMPANY
c5
Hinscom property, upon . which, If the
purchase i made, the company will locate
lis new headquarters building. For some
time rumor have been current that th
headquarter would be locatsd In the
neighborhood of Seventeenth or Eighteenth
and Douglas, but during the same time
the company haa been figuring on a num
ber of other piece of property. At this
particular time the railroad officials will
make no statement of their Intentions.
Plans for the contemplated structure
have progressed so tar, however, that , a
relief map has been made of the general
offices, and by one who has seen the map
the structure ia said to be a most Im
posing one and will be a credit to the city.
A the negotiations for the purchase of
a site have boenin progress for so long.
and as the plans or the building have
been drawn, it Is presumed actual work
on th structure will not be delayed much
longer.
General Manager Mohler of the Union
Pacific ha returned from Portland, Ore.,
and other points in the west, where he
haa bean for the last three weeks. Mr.
Mohler said there was no railroad business
connected with his trip; that h had lim
ply beon to Portland to secure a little
needed rest and to look after som per
sonal matters. He said be had nothing to
give out In regard to the headquarter site
oa which the new headquarter building ia
to be located.
ent.
Railway Kate aad Prraaaala,
C. E. Spens. general freight agent of the
Burlington, has returned from Topeka and
leaves Wednesday night for Denver.
F. Montmorency, autlstant general freight
agent of the Burlington, haa gone to
Kanaaa City, to attend a meeting of the
Transmlsslusippi Freight association.
Captain Swlngley of the tax department
Of the Union Pacific la confined to hla
home from the eflects of a severe cold con
tracted out In th state.
The Missouri River ft Northwest rail
road wUl be open for business December
It This road runs from Mystic, 8. 1).,
the Junction point witti the tsurllngton. to
Placervilie, 8. D-. passing through Silver
City, Elkhorn and Pastola. It Is designed
to run between Mystic on the Burlington
and Rapid City on the Northwestern, thus
connecting these two great systems in that
region, uid extensions are also oontem-
f dated to the west. According to a map
sued by this new road, a connection Is
contemplated with Chamberlain, H. Jj., by
a road to be built by the Milwaukee,
tick Plns-Frenaer. Uth and Dodge.
Mortality Mtatlstle.
Tb following birth and death havt
been reported to the Board of Health dur
ing tne twenty-rour Hours ended at noon
wedneaaay:
Births trharie Holmes. 221 Ch
street, girl: August Blok.lt, SOI
Thirty-ninth avenue, girl; (it la Reeves,
inane street, ooj; w. f. uanieii
95c 95c 95c 95c
Slaughter
Sale of Books
Still On
Cost Hot Considered
The House of Mirth
Ben Blair fl C
Sir. Raoul T
St. Cuthberts UU
Conquest of Canaan 1 ft
All other $1.50 lUBlltS
New Fiction
ioie... nc
Rose o' the River. . -H"
Rebecca .) J U
All other $1.25 p .
New Fiction LCIUS
Every book in the house at
closing out prices. Biggest
stock of first class Juvenile
Books in the city.
Megeath Stationery Go.
15th and Farnam St.
Open Evenings Until Xmas.
vwms
I W - WB V'B.m.J
Varies1 I'TJ-f'StJlj I fill 1 V
i, 1 1MlATiwl ftp
RATES CUT IN TWO
Every Saturday and Sunday ,
Up to December 17th, 1905
dtKE&TT . ;
my ww
ROUND TRIP RATES
Mlnden -Harlan
-Manning
-Carroll
-
Fort Dodge -
$1.00
- 1.60
2.23
- 2.80
4.25
Eagle Grove
Clarion -Hampton
-
Belmond -.
Mason City -
$4.80
5.10
3.90
-: 5.43
. 6.40
Ceod returning following Monday.
8AM X RATES TO OMAHA MOM ABOVE STATIONS
For Ml Information mpplf fe
5. D. Parkkwr$t, Gtmrml A$nt, iOit farnam Strut.
. Erie Railroad. .
No chango of car Chicago to New Tork,
Boston, Mass.; Buffalo, N. T., and Colum
bus, Ohio. These train carry splendid
Pullman and dining ear and coache. Ap
ply to Ticket Agent or J. A. Dolan, T. P.
A.. Railway Exchange, Chicago.
Dancing Contest at Krn'i. '
Frank Allen, a young white man of
Omaha, came very near winning the dan
cing contest at the Knig theater last night
against the best buck and wing dancer
among the pickaninnies attached to the
Old Kentucky" show. As It was. the purse
of $o0 offered for the best dancer by the
management was divided between A'len and
William Penncll, who Is admitted the cham
pion of the troupe. The first trial between
this pair was so close that the Judges
asked them to dance over, and after seeing
the second exhibition they were still un
able to deiermlne which waa the better, and
SO dviaea inn uuron, j hcito uniirmain.
B Low Rates to Chicago
. For the IatoriiAUonAl Ure Stock Exposition,
December 16th to 23dy 1905
1147
FOR THE ROUND TRIP VIA THE
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RAILWAY
Ticket! on sale December 16th to 19th, inclusive; -.r
goo4 to return until December 24 th. Three fast .
trains leave Union Station, Omaha, every day at
7:66 a. m., 8:45 p. m. and 8:88 p. m.
F. A. NASH, General Western Agent
' 1B24 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA. '
A"
Sand man
Will make life worth living
at your house. He will look
after the furnace,
carry out the ashes,
shovel the walks, do
all . the things you
dislike doing, yourself.
"Oh, If I only could, fin a
young man like that," you
say. Nothing easier. Put
a want ad In the Bee (or
one. . There are lots of
young fellows looking for a
chance to work for a little
extra oul ef hours, as for
board.
Telephone 233
.10,000 Ileal Circulation.