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Entirely unlike the usual crowded "supposedly" bargain basement, is our larr well
ventilated and "real" bargain basement. The money saving chances that await you Friday and
told briefly in the following items should bring you here early Friday morning.
Our Free Delivery system and Free Check rooms are at your service and are located here.
VI en's Cotton Hose, 3 pairs 25c.
Medium and heavyweight cotton, black
and natural hose. The usual price, per
Imps, but an unusually good quality.
Men's Neckwear, 25c.
MEN'S MC FOIR-IN-HAND NECK
WEAR, ISC Tlie odds and ends of all our
fill and winter styles at Just half price.
Sconomy Basement Cloak De
partment Bargains.
There are' hundreds of lauicg In Omaha,
and their number la Increasing daily, who
realise that really good garment! of lead
ing shspca. and high qualities are aold In
our economy basement at great reductlona
at all times, and thla department supplies
a long-felt Want to those who are seeking
the best obtainable for the least possible
outlay. '''":
Hundreds' of pretty Waists, 49c, 75c, KSo
and 11.4$.
Children' Coats, Misses' Coats and La
dles' Coata now on sale at half regular
prices.
Ladles' Hand-Tailored 8uits, $9.98, $13.9.
First showing of ladles' Spring Coats,
$4.M, $6.98, all new styles and colorings.
Boys' Fleeced Underwear, 19c.
A very special garment, in fleeced Hat
weaves or ribbed, shirts and drawers. Tou
have paid 26c and 3Sc on "supposed" bar
gain squares for like qualities. All sizes.
Misses' Union Suits, 25c and 35c
An excellent .ribbed garment, fleeced
throughout, made with drop seat. The
warm winter weather has forced us to
'tuote these two prices upon two of these
excellent garments.
Ladies' Black Hose 15c a Fair.
A fast black, white foot hose, good
weight and especially priced at 15c pair.
LADIES' EMBROIDERED BLACK
HOSE, with red. blue and white embrold-
ered figures, very special offer at 15c pair.
BOYS' AND GIRLS NEETFIT HOSE-
lxl Ribbed, especially woven from extra
heavy yarns for the rough usage they ore J
expected to bear; very special value at 15c j
tr.
11 HSraPH9yELEEI ftUl
Howard
of water from the encroachment of the
flames.
When It was seen that the flames were
eating their way aft Captain Wilson, who
waa lying Injured and unconscious in a
berth in the cabin, was lifted by willing
hands, carried ashore and sent to the har
bor hospital. He was suffering front bad
burns.
Eighty thousand dollars In gold, being
carried as military treasure to Manila, was
rescued from the ship and guarded by sol
diers. Lines of soldiers also guarded the
entrance to the dock." ' -'' '
Captain Dakltt. lost bis life because of his
unflinching resolution and dauntless cour
age In fighting the fire. The body was
found at the foot of a ladder and carried
out. Other firemen stated that Dakin had
coma out of the hold alive after entering
It and It la believed that, enfeebled aa he
waa by his flrst attempt, he still manfully
rushed back to the place of danger. It Is
thought he tuay have been drowned In the
hold.
When the Are broke, out Acting Chief
Sullivan was In charge of the Are forces.
He opened a hatch and let a long ladder
down Into the hold. To this act of prudent
foresight was due (he saving of the lives
of many.: If he bad not done this the men
overcome by the fumes In the hold could
not possibly have been rescued, as the next
hatch led Into tho heavily ladeu coal bunk
ers. Firefighter Overcome.
Captain Gilbert of the Are department
waa overcome three times by the smoke,
returning time and time again to his work
until he at last was carried away uncon
scious. Fireman McClosley was overcome by
moke and carried out, but revived and
made a heroic attempt to savo his chief,
Captain Dakin, whom he knew to be In a
perilous position, almost losing his own
life In the unsuccessful effort. While Hose
men Cluhle, Matlock and Brown were fl-tht-lng
the flames In the third hold, the former,
standing nearly at the top of the com
panlonway and passing the hose down, was
overcome and fell. He was caught by Mat
lock, who, while endeavoring to support
Clunle, was also overcome and the pair fell
unconscious at the feet of Brown. Tho
latter, choked and all but ready to give
up, valiantly fought his way up the ladder
with the form of Clunie in his arms and
then returned for Matlock. Brown had
successfully passed the latter up the lad
der to outstretched arms, when he stag
gered and would huve fallen but for the
lulrk work of Hoscmen Curtin and Regan,
who clutched the reeling man and drew
him to safety. D. Hennessey, lineman of
Engine No. 4. at work in the hold, fell into
Bnfanf's Wear
Nowhere else can such complete assortments of baby
wear be found. Special attention given to furnishing com
plete layettes. Consult our thoroughly competent. sales-'
ladies if in doubt as to what is needed. Information will be
gladly furnished. . '
OUTFITS COMPLETE.
We show an excellent outfit at s.
conslstlng of 15 pjeces. Included in
which is every garment uooded for the
first outfit U nn
SPKCIAL at C7.W
Baby outfit at SlU.Sn, consists of A
garments, each one of very fWe
fabric and tasty ornamentation.
This outfit Is very complete In all
details, and commends It- iQ Cfk
self to every mother
Our Weal Layette at tf5.W. of 41 gar-'
menta has been proven by experience
to be Just right for those who wnnt
the best Every garment la of fine
quality, dresses and skirts are of
hand embroidered and no detail has
been overlooked in making this an
Ideal wardrobe 00
Mail orders receive careful
BENSON srTHORNEB
OMAHA NEB:
Special Friday Offerings
from Our Economy Basement
Men's Department.
We have recently added a considerable
spar to our Men's Basement department
and here are very special offers to create
Interest In this section.
We offer for flnal clean-up odds and ends
of men's flnt weave, ribbed and camel hair,
wool, part wool, shirts or drawers, the
best garments we have ever carried In
stock, to close, all at 49c each.
MEN'S WORK SHIRTS.
BLACK SATEEN A NO STRIPED
SHIRTS "Extra good qualities in all sizes,
the 50C qualities everywhere, 40c.
MEN'S IDEAL OVERALLS AND JACK
, ETS.
Omaha made garments of heavy denim.
Overalls with and without bib, ene and 90c
Wait for the Opening of Our
Millinery Department on or
About March 1st.
Vou know the superiority of all our mer
chandise, and our millinery for spring will
prove this preBtlge by its excluslveness,
beauty, artistic, becoming arrangement,
yet withal moderately priced.
"Real" Dress Goods Bargains.
In our Economy basement.
Regular $1.25 mixed panama cloths, 49
Inches in width, 69c a yard.
Regular 4tc mixed novelties, in the new
Alice blue, garnet, navy, black and white,
green, etc., here and there a dart of bright
color. Very special, 25c yard, v
FLAID AND BRIGHT COLOR CLOTHS.
A very extensive showing of appropriate
plaids and bright colored material for chil
dren, 5C a yard.
Remnants of Dress Goods
Friday.
Remnants of varied cloths left over from
our January clearance-goods that have
,oId from fi0c to ,1T5 a yaid- AU ,n "ur
Economy basement at next to nothing in
price. Vou will surely find among such
a vast showing as this Just what you
want at a price for less than you would
ever Imagine possible for us to make.
and Sixteenth Streets
the water at 2:20 this morning and was
taken to the receiving hospital, where he
died.
Immediately after the alarm of fire was
given Captain Wilson, Third Officer Wal
lace and Fourth Officer Dahl were notified
and proceeded to Investigate. They de
scended to the flrst hold, where they found
the cargo on the starboard side of the ves
sel burning under a slow Are, which gave
evidence of having been at work for sev
eral hours. The hold was choked with
smoke and the officers were unable to do
effective work. They had successfully got
to the second floor when the captain stag-
; gered and fell limp at' the feet of his two
companions. . Wallace and Dahl picked him
up and carried him to his cabin, where the
ship's surgeons with great difficulty re
vived him.
Undaunted by tho terrible experience of
a moment before, Wallace and Dahl again
j descended to the second floor after direct
ing that a Are alarm be sent in from the
wharf. Both were carried to the deck by
Aremen, but Wallace soon died. It required
the united efforts of many engine com
panies, aided by the fire tugs on the bay,
to subdue the fire.
FIRE RECORD.
Hotel .orts Seared.
CLEVELAND. Feb. l.-A Are in the
building formerly occupied by the Cleve
land Leader on Superior avenue, early todry
was brought under control with the loss
of but a few hundred dollars. The guests
of the American hotel, two blocks west,
were aroused and made ready to leave
their rooms, but the blnze at no time as
sumed serious proportions. -
Nominations by President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
somite:
Governor general of the Philippines,
James F. Smith. California, vice Henry
Clay Ide, resigned, to take effect June 1,
Registers of land offices: Luko M. Bates,
at Valentine, Neb.; Stephen i. Weeks, at
O'Neill. Neb.
Receiver nf public money: Sanford
rarker, at O'Neill, Nob.
Postmasters: Colorado Olio Thorson,
Olenwood Springs; John Alfred, Leadvlllo.
Iowa tienrgo II. Loring, Dallas Center;
Kate C. Warner, Dayton; Lewis H. Mayne,
Emmetshurg; D. E. Allen. Laurens; Fran
cis A Lewis, Marcus: Fred McCall, Ne
vada; Charles L. Early, fac City; Harold
E. Scott. Sibley. Kansas Joseph W. A.
Cooke, Ellinwood. Missouri Henry C.
Phubert. Richland; Simon P. Loebe,
Charleston: Thomas J. I'lnn, Dexter. Ne
braska I'wl M. Short, Ainsworth; Henry
Oioisen. Humphrey; Timothy B. Calnon,
Lyons; Chess Chlnn, St. Paul; Hanford B.
Colo, Wymore. Wyoming George W.
Iloyt. Cheyenne.
BABY VESTS.
Our assortment of vests for babies
includes every make and quality
from 2J: to 11.35 per garmont.
LONG AND PItORT DRES8FS.
Splendid assortment of fine fabrics
and tasty designs ate character.
letlc of our dresses and slips Price
ar 5ftr. HSc, Ro. 95c, $1.15, O nn
lit:.. $195. 12.
Hand mads styles. Q 72
at $1.60 to O. O
FLANNELS.
Embroidered flannels by the yard at
bOr fc. 65c, ; 96c, $l.lfi.
Ready-to-wear flannel skirts, at 6to
and 79c.
Rnibroidered flannel skirts, at tie,
112. $1.60, $2.uo. .4o. $3..
Complete assortments always in
took, of shawls, bootees, moccasins,
hoes, muslin and outing gowns,
lacques, bibs, baby baskets and liainp-
ers ana stora gooos.
attention.
Beo, Feb. 1, 1906.
Our Art Department.
Worthy of your special notice Is our Art
department on the second floor. Here
art to be found artistic novelties In every
conceivable form, all bright with newness
and beauty.
New Stamped Hdebo Embroidery Shirt
waist patterns, baby hoods, hat patterns
and center pieces, all stamped in pretty
designs ready for embroidering.
New Cut Work In center pieces, dollies
and baby hoods.
New Center Pices In Shadow Em
broidery. New Cords, Pillow Ruffling, Pillow Tops
Stamped and Tinted for Embiidery.
SPECIAL.
Hand embroidered pillow tops In cen
ventionsl and floral designs, regular $6
value, $2.50.
A large display of new center pieces for
eyelet work now ready.
Note Miss Steenstrup, expert needle
work Instructor gives free detailed In
structions in all new embroidery designing.
Including the new eyelet, Hedebo, Hardau
ger, Cut Work and Shadow emhbroidery
branches, each afternoon from 2 to 5. You
are Invited to attend.
Friday Specials in Our Econo
my Basement.
Flannelettes at 5c per yard.
Thla lot Includes very choice materials
that never sold for less than lc, 12Hc
and 15c per yard.
A "Real" Bargain Square.
Remnants of muslins.
Remnants of sheetings.
Remnants of ginghams.
Remnants of flannelettes.
Remnants of flannels
Remnants of calico.
Remnants of every sort, left over from
our Januiry clearance sale, that will be
sold Friday at a small fraction of their
real worth. It will pay you to be among
the first arrivals in this section.
COAL MINERS MAY STRIKE
Ultimata ni of the Operators is Uuani
monslj Rejected.
PREPARATIONS torwt FOR STRUGGLt
Final Session Mill
Morning Roth
' ' There' Will'
Be Held Tills
Sides Sny
Be ' Xo
Concessions.
INDIANAPOLIS, lad., Feb. l.-Thc re
jection ot tne cuuiuur proposition ottered
uy me cuai upeiaiois ot me cuiuiui co.u
pctitive Uigmci oy an annost Unanimous
Vole of tne national convention ot Limed
Mine Woraeis and tne auopuon Qt a reso
lution Oliertd uy becii-iaiy v'. i. Ryan of
Illinois, pmcing me minora on record aa
a unit in musing to sign an agrociinni
for any district until an agreement was
signed tor an districts under the Jurisdic
tion of tne tinted Mine Workers nus cre
ated a situation wnlcn, in tne opinion of
the officials of the miners' organisation,
will result In a disruption of tne Joint
agreement and possibly one of the great
est strikes of organised labor the country
has ever known.
Uttmatum of Operators.
The action laheii during a caned session
of the mine wuraors' naliuiuu convention,
wnicn was called to order immediately loi
lowing a snort session ot the joint comer
tnce of the operators and miners, timing
widen the Joint scale committee re)oiied
that it had been unable to reacii nn agree-
nient on any of tne principal questions
jiivuiveu aim alter r. 1. iiouuins oi i'llts
burg, floor ieauer of the operators, had re
plied to President Mitchell's question tiiut
the operators had no further proposition
to lay before the miners, concluding his
remarks with tiie statement that If there
waa to be an Interruption of the Joint
agi cement he wished tne responsibility for
such a severance of relations to bo pluct-d
upon the miners.
The counter proposition submitted by tho
operators, which was said to be their ulti
matum, provided for their signing for an
other year of the present wage scale with
certain modifications to reimburse the
Illinois operators for expense Incurred un
der the "shot flrers' " bill now effective In
that state.
Immediately following the rejection of
the operators' proposal the convention set
about to provide means for accumulating I
a strike fund of 0,5uO,fMiu In addition to a I
like amount now nn denniilt in i ho ini.
I national, district and subdistrict treasuries 1
of the miners' organisations.
Locals to Care for Dependents.
To provide for an emergency, Secretary
Wilson moved that a per capita tax of $1
a week be voted and that all districts take
care of the dependent miners within their
jurisdictions for at least six weeks. Hu
said after that time he believed the inter
national organization would be in a posi-
j tion to take care of the miners. After
the motion bad been amended to substitute
ten weeks for the six suggested as the
lime during which the districts should take
care of their dependents, the matter was
referred to the international executive
board with power to act.
On motion of Delegate Burns the conven
tion adjourned until tomorrow morning.
In the meeting of the joint conference,
which is scheduled for 9 o'clock tomorrow
i mornlnr. lies the onlv hone for
settle.
mcnt of the strike.
F. L. Robbins of the Pittsburg Coal com
pany said tonight that the operators will
not recede from the ultimatum delivered to
the miners this afternoon. It the miners
are of the same temper tomorrow and the
operators make no further proposals the
only action remaining will be the formal
adjournment of the conference, and later
the same action will be taken by tly con
vention of the mine workers.
Report en Alleged Merger.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-The Interstate
commerce commission hag completed a, draft
of Its report on an alleged merger betweeu
the Pennsylvania Railroad company, the
Baltimore ft Ohio, tbs Chesapeake 4k Ohio
and other reads.
EDWARD SWIFT ON STAND
dots Eitmined bj Attorney aTonisoa in.
the Pickers Cue.
NOT PLEASFD WITH GARFIELD REPORT
Witness Says Agreement Was
Made with Itnrand. bat His
Company Yielded te
All Demands.
CHIC AtlU, Feb. 1. The cross-examination
of Edward F. Swift occupied almost
the entire day In the packers' trlsl. Dis
trict Attorney Morrlslon delivered his
questions with the speed of a rapid-fire
gun, hut did not succeed at any time in
embarrassing the witness, who considered
his replies csrefully before msking them.
The witness declared positively that Com
missioner Garfield was given all the in
formation he asked for, but several times
admitted that he could not tell whether
certain specific Information had been given
to the government agents or not. Mr.
Swift testified that he did not know
whether or not he waa a stockholder In
the Kenwood company, one of the concerns
which the government declares was formed
by the packers to enable them to control
the output of by-products. His attorneys
asserted that the Kenwood company was
not in business at the' time mentioned by
District Attorney Morrison, and the dis
trict attorney declared with much energy
that he would show during the trial that .
the Kenwood company was In operation at j
the time the Indictment against the pack- :
ers was returned. Other witnesses were:
Louis F. Swift, president of Swift and i
Company, and Jesse P. Lyman of Boston, I
former president of tlie National Packing '
company. The testimony of both wns un
important. Mr. Lyman was still on tho
stand when court adjourned for the day.
Mr. Swift Cross-Examined.
Kdwaid bwitt of Swift and Company, re
sumed the witness stand In the packers'
case today, and was examined regarding
some small details by Ills attorneys before
cross-examination . by District Attorney
Morrison commenced. Mr. Morrison, by
tedious processes, brought out the following
facts: That government representatives
made an investigation of the 8wift books
and papers and that the Swift company fur-
nislied Information concerning private cars '
owned by the National Packing company.
Mr. Swift told Mr. Durand the number ot i
cars the Swift company ran. Witness re
ferred Mr. Durand to Mr.' Swift's counsel
for further information at that time.
Mr. Swift seined nervous under the rapid
fire of questions, but spoke quietly.
Mr. Morrison presented one of Garfield's
requisitions and usked Mr. Swift If it was
not the substance of an agreement between
Mr. Durand and Swift and Company. Tho
witness said:
'I nover made an agreement with Mr.
Durand. We yielded everything he wanted.
Silent as to National.
"Did you turnish the Iniormmion about
I the National Packing company?"
"I am not an official of the National
Packing company. It can take care of
Itself."
"Did you ever give Mr. Durand any infor
mation about your holdings In the National
Packing company?"
"I would not say I did or did not."
The district attorney asked:
"Now Mr. Swift, did not Mr. Garfield sub
mit the proofs of his reports to you to see
If you were satisfied?" )
Mr. Illnes objected and District Attorney
Morrison said:
"The theory of .the.' government i that
there was an understanding that the matter
should not be published until the packers
were satisfied with 'the report. We will
show that Mr. Garfield came back with a
typewritten copy of his report, which had
not yet been printed, and that the packers
were anxious to have this report go to the
publisher."
The district attorney then asked the wit
ness If he was satisfied with the Garfield
report and Mr. Swift said he was not.
Somewhat ; In Doubt.
District Attorney Morrison questioned the
witness at length regarding his opinion of
the Garfield report and Mr. 8wift ad- :
milted he had requested the commissioner j
to ellmlnato from the. report reference to
to marriage of a sister of Mr. Swift to a
member of the firm of Nelson Morris &
Co. and the iesuting transfer of stock. He
declared also that the Swift family con
trolled the stock of tho company.
'Did Mr. Garfield's men Interview your
employes at your office as well as look '
Into your books?" asked the district at- j
torney.
"I understand so yes. they did I under-
stand they did they did yes; I think I .
know they did yes, I think. I understand
yes," replied the witness, bringing out ,
the last word with an cmphuHls that
caused Judge Humphrey and all the at
torneys to laugh heartily.
DEATH RECORD.
Thomas McParland.
FRBMONT, Neb., Feb. l.-(Special.1-Thrmas
McFarland, undoubtedly the oldest
man In this county, died at the poor farm
yesterday noon at the age of 99 years. For
over forty years he had been a county
charge, .having a few years before had a
OVER SEA HABIT
Difference on this Side the Mater
The persistent effect upon the heart of
caffeine In coffee cannot but result In the
gravest conditions, In time.
Kach attack of the drug (and that means
,-uo" clln of ffccl weaken! the organ a
little more, and tho end Is almost a matter
ut mathematical demonstration- A lady
mites from a Western state
"I am of Gorman descent and it was
natural that 1 should learn at a very earl)'
age to drink coffee. Until I was 3 years
Old 1 drank scarcely anything else at my
meals.
"A few years ago I began to be affected
by a steadily Intreaselng nervousness,
which eventually developed Into a dis
tressing heart trouble that made me very
weak and miserable. Then, some three
years ago. was added asthma In Its worst
form. My suffering from these things can
be better Imagined than described.
"During all this time my husband rea
lized more fully than did 1 that coffee
waa injurious to me, and made every effort
to make me stop.
"Finally It was decided a few months
ago, to quit the use of coffee absolutely,
and to adopt Postum Food Coffee as our
! hot table drink. 1 had but little Idea that
It would help me, but consented to try it
to please my husband. I prepared It very
carefully, exactly according to directions,
and was delighted with Its delicious flavor
and refreshing qualities.
"Just aa soon as the poison from the
coffee had time to get out of my system
the nutritive properties of th Postum
began to build me up. and I am now
fully recovered from all my nervousness,
heart trouble and asthma. 1 gladly ac
knowledge that now, for the first time In
years, I enjoy perfect health, and that I
owe It all to Postum. '' Name given by
Postum Co., Pauls Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little book.
'The Road to Wellvllle' lu pkgs.
Postum Food Coffee contains nu drugs
of any description whatsoever.
etri ke nf paralysis which wholly deprived
him of the use of his lower llmhs. Nothing
Is known of his past or of his relatives
except tlist he wss born In Scotland. IK'
wax the first person to become a county
charge In this county and during his en
tire residence here has been a niomlvr
of the Methodist church. ll will be
hurled In Ridge cemetpry In a lot given
him some time ago by some of tho Meth
odist church people.
John II. I.lnaafrlt.
Harry L. Llndafelt has received ord of
the death of his brother, John H. tJnga
felt, at Holllelaysburg. Pa.. Tuesday.
Harry Llngafell hss been h letter carrier
In Omaha for over twenty years and
during that time his brother has made
several visits here and cultivated a wide
acquaintance.
PEACE IN THE PHILIPPINES
(Continued from First Page.)
lively no armed lawlessness.
In Cebu there are few ladronos, but the
protracted drought caused a scarcity of
food and a failure of crops to such an ex
tent that there have been occasional dis
turbances. In Panay conditions are also improved.
It Is there a matter really for secret ser
vice people and arrests by peace officers
rather than any movement of armed men.
With the Moroa.
Since the last report o! the commission
there is said to be a marked Improvement
In the conditions In the Moro province.
With the exception of the opposition which
was maintained by Dato All, who was
later killed and his band dispersed, every
thing as a rule has been peaceful and quiet.
There has been on the whole a considerable
change for the better among those living
on the island of Jolo. A renegade Moro,
who fled from north Borneo after having
committed many crimes there, succeeded In
gathering a considerable following around
him in Jolo and headed a spasmodic out
break, but he was finally Killed and his
following dispersed. There has been con
siderable progress and development along
agricultural linos, both exports and Im
ports have considerably Increased and the
outlook for the future of this great prov
ince Is dlotlnotly encouraging.
The commission believes that, generally
spesklng. It may be said that as to this
province It is a work of time, tact, and
constant watchfulness to change the feel
ings of the Moros from suspicion end dis
trust to friendship and confidence. The
three members of the Philippine commis
sion, who visited the province in Novem
ber, W04, state that evidences of prosperity
and progress were everywhere abundant.
In every community viclted In this province
and others there were found some persons
who were waking tip to their opportunities
and were taking advantage of modern
methods In their work. It Is a commenda
ble fact to bo noted that fifty Morns and
fifty Igorrotes have Joined the constabulary
and have proved themselves to be excel
lent fighters and very dotorminod officers
of ieuce.
Business Conditions.
There was an increase In exports over
the preceding year of $il.73s. There Is a
falling oft In the Imports of $:.M2,W3, en
tirely due to the falling off in Importations
of rice, the principal article of food of the
people. More than $1,000,000 loss was ex
pended for rice than the year previous.
In the controversies which arose between
the Independent Filipino church, of which
Bishop Agllpny Is the head, and the
authorities of the Roman Catholic Apos
tolic church In regard to the ownership of
churches, convents and cemeteries In many
localities, the commission has not felt that
it had, the rlijht. administratively, to
change possession where the same had
been peaceably obtained, deeming the ques
tion of title one for settlement by the
Courts.
The new currency upon a gold basis Uas
already taken the place of the old fluctuat
ing Mexican, Spanish-Filipino, Chinese and
other foreign coins previously prevailing in
tho islands, and commercial contracts. Im
porting, exporting, buying and selling
within the islands are now all upon a uni
form basis and a fixed, known standard,
and the whole public and the government
are able to forecast results, so far as
such results depend upon the kind of
money to be paid or received, as the case
may bo. The universal need of one or more
agricultural banks, established for the
primary purpose of advancing money to
agriculturists mainly upon security of their
landed property, Is explained. The people
have no money with which to purchase
the essential animals and agricultural ma
chinery and Implements for developing
their lands, and they are at present com
pelled to pay 10 to 4) per cent moro per
annum for borrowcit money. Reference is
made 'to the system of establishing an
agricultural hanking system by limited
government aid which has lieen worked
out in Egypt, where the conditions were
quite analogous lo those In the Philippine
Islands, on a basis that has proved of the
highest benefit to the country.
Public Lauds.
Under the present law not more than
forty ucres of land may bo sold from any
portion of the public domain to any indi
vidual, and not more than I'.WO acres to
any person, assoctution, firm or corpora
tion. In order to encourage the establish
ment of plantations of considerable size
by Filipinos and Americans of Intelligence
and means and to successfully cultivate
hemp, cocoanuts, maguey, coffee, cacao,
sugar and tooacco, It Is recommended that
the amount which may be purchased by
an Individual be increased to not more than
1,000 acres, and that the amount which a
corporation may hold be increased to
35,000 acres, and It is said that lo.uuo acres
would be the minimum aomunt upon which
a corporation could well afford to establish
an up-to-date plantation equipped with
modorn mills, machinery and implements.
CHANGE IN CAVALRY BRIDLES
General Chaffee Sees Ismetlilsg In
Fraace Which I nlted State
Can I ae.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.As a result of
the visit of General Chaffee and the party
of American officers to France last summer,
where they viewed the French maneuvers,
the general staff has decided to adopt the
bit and hrlddnnn principle for cavalry
bridles. This contemplates the use of both
a straight and curb bit with two sets of
reins. General Chaffee was Impressed
with the perfect control which the French
troops had over their horses in cavalry
drills.
SOI Til DtKOT GOLD PHODI CTIOV
Hoateatake Yields About Three
Feartbs of Katire Araoeat.
PIERRE. 8. D.. Feb. 1 4Speelal Tele
gram.) The annual report of Mine In
spector Nicholas Treweck has been filed
with Governor Elrod, showing that the
produc tion of gold bullion by South Dakota
for the last year was t7,191.534, of which
the Homeetake mine produced ITj, 00,000.
Clark Arqnlltrd of Marder.
Dl'Bl'Ql'E, la.. Feb. I. William Clark
was acquitted by a Jury today of the mur
der of Leroy Somer, whom he found with
his wife. The Jury had been out several
hours. The plea of temporary Insanity was
made, but the real defense aaa defense if
tll'tUth
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BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS
AXLE MOTORS ON MAIL CARS
Ordtr Supplanting Gat Tacks in Iuiereit
oi human Li e.
HARRIMAN FUT3 MbUM IN EFFECT
Government Is lirlieved to Have
Hand In It Herauae of Heavy
Loss of Mall from Ex
plosion Accident.
An otder has gone forth that all mall
cart on Harrlman lines be immediately
equipped wltn axie motors for illuminating
the mall cars, tnus doing away with the
danger of expioumg gas tanks, setting tire
to wrecked trains and destroying lite and
property. It Is understood otner cars will
be equipped in tne same way as soon as
possible.
Motors will be provided that will be
operated by tho axle to generate elec
tricity which will te f tallied in storage
batteries of sufficient capacity to light tho
cars wnlle tne train Is standing at a sta- I
tlon. It will be necessary to ensrge the
cars before' the train starts out. on the
Union Pacific this work will bo done at
Council Hluffs, and after that the rota-
tlon of the axle will ket p the motors
going.
Mail cars ure the first to bo equipped as
they are the most fragile and more apt
to be set on fire from the gas In case of
an accident.
It Is thought the United States govern
ment Is urging this move because of the
large amount of mail yearly destroyed by
the burning of cars i. trough the explosion
of gas tanks.
Railroads have been battling with this
problem for years and many lines proba
bly will follow the example of Mr. Har
rlman and put In use this Improved de
vice. Missouri Klver Grain Still.
Not a carload of grain has been exported
from the Atlantic jorts sineo January 13
which came from either Omaha or Kansas
City. What is more the situation. It Is
said, will remain as It Is unless some rad
ical change Is made In the rate situation,
as the differential of 6 cents In favor of the
gulf ports Is too strong for the eastern
ports to overcome, and the grain will con
tinue to move south unless the market
makes a big Jump or the rates change.
Warm weather will shut off the southern
movement In March and then the eastern
lines will get a chance at the business. As
it is, the roads to the south are reaping
the harvest of the refusal of the Central
Freight ilnos to accent their share of the
cut. which would move tne grain to the
east.
Ashton la Growing.
Ashton, the winter terminus of the 81.
Anthony railroad which Harrlman Is build
ing Into Tellowstone park. Is forging to
the front as a good-sized town, with lots
being sold and houses built. This line
posses through the Henry Lake forest re
serve and to avoid setting fire to the msg
nlflcant pine forests oil will be used for
fuel on the line from Ashton to Riverside
station, on the west line of the park.
Four hundred men are now working on
the rock cuts In the mountains beyond
Ashton. Those cuts will be ready for the
ties by the time the snow goes off In the
spring, when another large force will be
put to work to push the work, so the line
will be open for tourists this summer.
Spon Returns from Denver.
C. 8. Spens. genersl freight agent of the
Burlington, baa returned from Denver,
where he attended the meeting of the
stockmen, which has been In session for
the last few days. He says the meeting (
was the largest ever held and that over j
l.ino stockmen were In attendance, Includ- '
ing the sheep and cattle growers.
"The Idaho Sheep Growers' association
has decided to ask that the twenty-eight-hour
Isw be modified and that a minimum
speed of sixteen miles an hour be required
of the railroads." said Mr. Kpens. "The
cattlemen decided to ask for a modification
of the twenty-elght-hour law and no ref
erence was made to tho minimum speed.
"Congress probably will be governed con
siderably by the action of these associa
tions, which are so vitally Interested In
the questions pertaining to the shipment
of their stock, and the railroads will sup
port a request for a modification of the
tnenty-elght-hour law, but If the speed
limit rider Is attached the railroads cannot
support It.
"Railroads cannot sanction any law
which puts a sliced limit on their trains
because of the difficulties which are apt to
be encountered at any time, rendering it
Impossible to make the time. No railroad
can endorse a law which says how fast a
train shall run. for we would then have
to maintain an explanation bureau to keep
telling why trains are delayed.
"Sheep and cattle wore on exhibition
from Texas. Colorado. Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho and the stock show was a splendid
success. "
WORKMEN BURIED IN TUNNEL
Explosion Loosens Mass of F.arth,
Which Kills and Injures
Several Men.
OTI8VILLE. N. Y.. Fob. l.-Hcveral
workmen were buried under masses of
earth In a cave-In which occurred today
In the Erie rnllroad tunnel, which is now
Iteing constructed near here. Three dead
have been taken from the cave-ln and two
I Injured. The accident was caused by an
explosion. A great number of men. mostly
negroes and Italians are employed in dlg
ging a tunnel a mile in lengih through a
i bill. The. men who were killed and In
i Jured were removing the debris after a
blast had been fired, when a portion of
the roof of the tunnel fell upon them. The
AhVa-ys . Rsmemar th roll Nffli
laxative Uromo ft mnisa
(jmCMhOM,OrVls)i)iyt
box. 25o
nans
tunnel Is being built by private con
tractor. BOSTON JOB PRINTERS STRIKE
Hundred and Fifty Mfn Whose
Demands Were Refused tinlt
Work.
BOSTON. Feb. l. The long expected
strike Of book and Job printers, de
clared by Typogratiplcal union No. 13, In ac
accordance with the national movement for
an eight-hour dny, did not assume large
proportion tndav. Of the 6(10 union book '
and Job printers in this city less than
one-fourth were Idle. Tt Is explained by
the union that one-half of the 00 Journey
men had no occasion to strike, as thev
were alreudy working under union con
ditions. As a result of the strike five
of the seventy-five book and Job printing
shops were closed. ' H .
IMPORTS F0RSEVEN YEARS
Bulletin of Department of Commern
and Labor fhoin Trade
Has Don bled. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The Imports into
the United States have practically doubled
In value In the last seven years, according
to a bulletin Issued by the bureau of statis
tics of the Dtpartment of Commerce and
Labor. In the calendar year 1906 the Import
aggregated In value $1,179,000,000. as against
$tBi,0OO,OOO In the calendar year 1898.: -
The increase in Importation Is distributed
through sll classes and practically all
articles of merchandise.
Railroad Wins Suit.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l.-The Interstate
Commerce commission today decided the
case of 8. J and 8. Cannon against the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad company, holding
that the rates on flour from St. Louis and
Cairo, III., to Gordo, Ala., are not Shown
to be unreasonable. The opinion la held,
however, that the carriers should maintain
uniformly a Just relationship between the
rates on flour In barrels and tacks.
Would Pardon Midshipmen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 Secretary Bona
parte has recommended to the president,
through the Department of Justice, that
Midshipman Miller of Kentuoky, sentenced
to dismissal from the naval academy for
hazing, be pardoned.
Tsft Visits ew York.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Secretary Taft
went to New York today on a personal
visit. He will return tomorrow night..
IVew Governor of Virginia,
RICHMOND. Va., Feb. 1. Claude A
Swunson of Chatham was Inaugurated gov
ernor of Virginia today.
$35 Suits For $20
$40 Suits to Order 922.50
f tS Suit to Order $23.00
$A0 Suita to Order $27.50
All of these are fine worsted
and moat of them are imported. ,
A few flue Imported Cheviot
Suiting to order at LESS THAN
HALF PRICE.
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Phone 1808.
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