unday Bee
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1S71.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOIINlXd, MALVII 4, l'Axi.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
The Omaha
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GREEN TRADING SUMPS EVERT TIME
ART MARCH CLEARING SALE
We must make room for spring goods. Prices cut
almost in two.
3.50 Original Pastels, gold frames $1.S8
$2.75 Colored Photogravures $1.89
$2.00 Cupid Pictures, large oval brown frames . . .$1.69
BIO BARGAIN TABI.KS OF FIIAMEI) PICTURES, values up to
$1.50, SALE PRICES 79c, 69c, 69c. 48c 39c, 25c in.
and , IUC
Every value positively guaranteed.
Pyrography Bargains Monday
I5c Heart shaped Panels lfc
30c Oval and Square Frames 2k"
50c Dutch Shoe Match' Safes 3c
COc Nut Bowls s-V
GOc 'Kerchk-f and Glove Boxps 4Nc
7Tc Swiss Girl, Ions panels
$1.10 Christy Panels, 14x20. at Hw
Outfcts, $5.00, $3.25 and 1.69
Send for latest catalogue.
IkiuMo (iwn Trading Stamps Monday on Picture Framing
G6e Big Silk Sale Monday
At Bennett's Busy Silk Department
Enormous Silk Purchase from the largest silk clearing house in America
Samuel Eiseman & Co., of New York City. Over 500 pieces of clean, fresh
silks strictly new and perfect, all this season's production, latest shades and
patterns. Bought by us for spot cash at less than cost to make.
These silks will be offered Monday at a saving of more than half the reg
ular selling price. This is the largest purchase of silks ever made by any re
tail store in Omaha. "Ye consider this the bargain plum of the season. We
mention a few below:
LOT 1 Fancy Messaline, in new coloring and small, neat designs; very neat
for smart street suits, over 50 styles to select from, always sold at.
fOc a yard; the big sale, Monday, a yard
LOT 2 This lot contains over 200 pieces of fine imported silks, embracing
every wanted plain shade in the regular 85c chiffon taffeta, the regular Vc
peau de cygne, the regular $1.00 silk chiffon cloth and erepe de chines;
also a big lot of new fancy waist and suit silks; the big sale, Mon- CO,
day, a yard JC
LOT 3 $1.50 imported novelty silks, in correct styles and colorings; also a
full color range of $1.25 plain French Louisine, in the most elegant 7 P -shades
for street and evening wear; the big sale, Monday, a yard. .. t 0
Colored Dress Goods All New Stylish Fabrics
4G-inch silk and wool chiffon tamise, with invisible check and silk AA
dots, the latest evening and street shades, including black; yd., onlj""
58-inch spring weight tailor suitings,
in all shades of gray, plain mixtures,
checks and over-plaids nobby,
swell styles, our regular $2.00 qual
ity; Monday only, a 10
yard ! JU
Black Dress Goods
Plain and shadow check Panamas, regular
price 75c yard; Monday, a yard, rft
tVb
75c
at
46-inch chiffon Panamas, our $1.00
quality; Monday, a yard
54-inch black rainproof serge, always sold
at $1.75 a yard; Monday, a yard,
A BIG PURCHASE OF EMBROIDERIES IV
MAXTTACTl'RKRS' SAMPLE LENGTHS
5,000 yards of the best embroidery
rallies ever offered in Omaha. This lot
composed of edges from 2 to 12 Inches
wide, wide and narrow finished and unfin
ished headings, and insertions 1 to 4 inches
wide in 4 to 7-yard lengths, worth to 50c
a yard; to go on sale, Monday 9 a.
m., a yard, 10c, 7 He and
tLLOYER LACK. 15c One hundred yards
of white cluny allover lace, 18 inches wide,
for waists, yokings and trimmings, f
a 50c quality; Monday only, a yard. lt)C
GKK4.T MAM FA CITHERS SALE OF IX
DERMISL1XS MONDAY We will place
oa sale Monday a big lot of fine muslin
gowns, knee skirts, long skirts, chemises,
comet covers and drawers; neatly tucked
and trimir d in dainty lace and embroid
eries, this choice lot worth to $2
a garment; will go at, each
5c
.1.00
150 pieces 36 to 4S-inch new plain and
fancy Panamas, fancy checked and
striped suitings, waterproof cloths,
serges, mohairs, Sicilians and veil
ings, worth up to 85c yard; CA
Mondav, a vard JUC
SAMPLE EMBROIDERY WAIST PATTERNS
Fine batiste waistings. with fancy em
broidered front, oollar and cuffs, guaran
teed enough material to make any waist to
size 44; special, TP
each, 1.75 and !'
Paper pattern free with each waist.
Wash Goods
IX OCR WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT YOC
WILL FIND THE NEWEST AND CHOIC
. EST FABRICS- FOR MUXG -WEAR.
The India Suiting. In plain, colors and whit a,
make the most stylish suit for J r
street wear; Monday only, a ard..DC
Silk Organdie, in all the very latest T C
. floral designs, a yard .....JDC
80-inch Organdies, in floral designs, with and
. without the invisible plaid; a f p
yard, only IJC
Chiffon Llsse, one of the most popular fab
rics for spring wear, in all shades,
plaids or checks; a yard, only 3C
Sheer Linens, for waists and dresses, 36 Inch
wide, a yard, at $1.00, 75c, 65c, T
5c and DDC
10 pieces of extra fine quality of 72-inch
bleaehed Table Linen, with the wide 18-
inch border, regular $1.25 qual
ity; Monday, a yard, only
22x22-lnch Napkins to match, reg
ular $3; Monday, a dozen, at. ..
ULTRA rASHIONABLE
SPRING MILIMRY
Among the Pattern Hats are
The
Fritzi Scheff
The
Peter Pan
The
Fete de Fluer
etc., etc ,
We have a nobby line of Eng
lish Walking Hats, and a full
line of smart tailored hats in the
new high crowned sailor effects
Our flower and fancy feather
section contains the choicest
goods to be had in the New
York market.
Ii the Crockery Section
A Special Close Out on All Jardinieres, Y C n
Monday prices from $5.'H) down to. .wkC
Your choice Momlav 25 Per Cent Off.
95c
2.25
Elegant Showing of Stylish Suits in Our Ladies'
Suit Department Second Floor
I .a die ' Gray Suit Jacket Bt rapped down the
back and front, collarless effect, with
stitched taffeta bands on collar and cuffs,
new cut skirt; Monday's spe- A nn
cial. at IV.Jy
Ladle' Pretty Gray English Mixed Suits
Nobby pony Jacket, stitched bands down
front and back, new cut skirt;
special for Monday la.JU
Ladies' Covert Cloth Jacket Suit Jacket is
neatly strapped down the front and back,
and is satin lined, pretty tailored skirt,
very nobby; Monday fl .
only 1.5U
Ladle' Pony Jacket Suit Light colored,
striped jacket, strapped and 6atin lined.
jaiesi BKiri, very styiisn suit:
Monday special, at.
19.50
The Edwin M. Knowls China every piece war
ranted, complete 100-pioce Set. f C ff
Monday IU.UU
Or sold in separate. This is extra good value.
German China Dinner Set, very pretty decora
tion and shape, a $1'.50 stt just
three of these to close out each. .
10.00
5c
Any engraved Table Tumbler selling up
to 00c dozen, Monday, each
dozen 60c
Cut Glass the genuine article, no piece pressed
and polished Monday, any piece, 25 Per
Cent Off.
Japanese China Cups and Saucers, pretty dark
blue decorations, a '2e value, Monday ir
(G to a customer) 2 for ijC
The Leading
Lady's Shoe
Every Woman and Girl of Taste Should
See Our Beautiful Line of
Dorothy Dodd
Bench Made Oxfords
Itl
They are foil of Chic and Charm.
They Give a Beauty and a Dig
nity to the form Not St cur
able Thro' Any Other Shoe.
Tnl! Some coa s t seH an(f nail
1Uulawhen zero comes you're mad. lU0I
Bennett's coal is mined to give heat and does it.
It's clenri, free from enniters, burns to a fea'her
and gives powerful heat in every ounce of it.
BENNETT'S CAPITOL LUMP, per ton. $6.00
BENNETT'S CAPITOL NUT, per ton. . .$5.75
Best Coal for Ranges, Hf:er and Furnaces.
Samples in sacks, delivered direct from store,
per sbek
25c
Yard Douglas 676S. Sales-Office -Main Fluor.
AH Styles oi Display
All Leathers. All Sizes. All Widths.
THESE PRICES
$3.50,
$3.00
And
$2.50
BENNETT'S BIG GROCERY
Monday's List of Money-Sa.vers
Bennett's Excelsior Flour, 6t
sack ...,,1'UO
And Fifty Green Trading Stamps.
Finest Java and Mocha coffee,
, THREE POINDS
And Fifty Green Trading- Stamps.
TWENTY POUNDS Best Granu-
lated sugar
And Thirty Green radios Stamps,
Basket Fired Japan tea.
pound
And Thirty Green Trading- Stamps.
Three pound can Campflre Pork 1 Xr
and heana I Jv
And Twenty Green Trading Stamps.
.1.00
1.00
48c
BUTTER. BUTTER.
Bennett's Capitol Creamery, 1flr
1 lb. brick, full weight
CHEESE. CHEESE.
Red Cloud Cheese, pound 20c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Virginia 8wis Cheese, pound 22c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Bayles' After Dinner Cheese, Jar 24c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Tea Sif tings, pound package 12c
Worcester Table Bait, two sacks 10c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Jell-O, assorted, three packages 25c
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Peas. I lb. can 6c
Oil Sardines, can Sc
Salmon, 1 lb. can Y. ...... !.c
Diamond C soap, tea bars. ........ A.. 25o
NEW GARDEN SEEDS Flower and vege
table, Op
package T -
Splendid assortment M. A. Gedney's i Cr
pickles, bottle I -k
Diamond S peaches, pears, cherries, straw-tx-rrles,
pineapples, - OSr-
can . -
And Thirty Green Trading Stamps.
Throe packages Shredded Cod
fish..... ,
And Tea Green, Trading Stamps.
DiamAnd S Chill Sauce, pint
bottle
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
.25c
25
24c
BULK PICKLE SPECIAL-Medium n-
sour pickles, quart IvW
And Fifteen Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder,
pound can
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Flavoring Ex- IfZc
tract, bottle IOW
And Ten Green Trading Stamps.
Two package Cheese "7 fir
Sandwich VW
And Ten Green Trading Stampv
WALL PAPER
Two tones, tapestries, silks, gilt, etc., all high grade and up-to-date papers,
worth 11.25, 11-00, 75c, 60c, 60c and 40c per roll,
at 45c, SOc, 20c, 13c and la-iC
NO RE.MXAXTS in this special March offering. Twenty-fire green trad
ing stamps with a Dollar purchase. Fifty green trading 6tamps with a Two
Dollar purchase. THIRD FLOOR.
FURNITURE
Dining Tables $5, $6.75 $3, $8.25, $9,
$11, $12, $12.50, $13.75, $15.50, $16.00 up
to $35.
Side Boards Solid oak, $8.50, $12,
$12.25, $12.75, 14.75, $15, $19.75, $23.75,
$26.25, $27.56 up to $55.
China Cabinets $14.75, $16.50, $27,
$33, $38, $40 up to $46.
Dining Chairs-70c, 95c, $1.00, $1.20,
$1.25, $1.30, $1.45, $1.05, $1.75, $1.S5, $2
up to $8.00.
3rd Floor.
KXm Lace Curtains
We bought 15,000 pairs of slightly soiled
but perfect Nottingham Curtains from a
jobber at 33 cents on the dollar. These were
6oiled in handling and could not be sold in
their regular stock, so offered them to us.
MONDAY MORNING FOUR LOTS:
Undoubtedly the cheapest lot of up-to-date
curtains we have ever offered to
Omaha buyers.
LOT 1 Nottingham curtains, reetilar 85c
19c
49c
Irish
89c
regular values, each, at
liOT 2 Nottingham and Swiss curtains,
regular $2.75 values, each, at
LOT 3 Nottingham curtains that are
$2.75 values, each, at
LOT 4 Nottingham, Arabian and Colored
Point Curtains, regular 4.50 values
each, at
Specials Sot Monday
IN
Hardware
THIRTY GREEN TRADING STAMFS
with any FLOOR BRUSH up
from
68c
We' oarry the largest assortment
Floor Brushes in the city.
of
TWENTY GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with DUST BRUSHES,
up from
TWENTY GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with WINDOW WASHING
BRUSHES, up from
25c
TAMPS
20c
TWENTY GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with WIN1K)W RUBBERS, 1
at 25c and ,
TWENTY GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with MRS. VROOMAN S JAPANNED
SINK STRAINER
at
19c
THIRTY GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with the GREAT SHOE C A-
BLACKING SET, at JTC
FIFTY GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with the coming household necessity.
the DANA MOP WRINGER
Saturday only
1.25
HEADQUARTERS FOR READY
MIXED PAINTS. LEAD, OILS,
GLASS, STANDARD VARNISIL AS
WELL AS JAP-A-LAC. THE OLD
FLOOR RESTORER.
I BE
ALL VOTERS MUST REGISTER
Conclusion of City Attorney Breen and Herd
man ee&rdin Primary Election.
BR0ATCH, NATURALLY, DOES NOT LIKE IT
Atti-Ba Htl4 Sm Ballt I mm Be
Cast at Ik Primaries Eseept
by Daly Rrlaere4
Elector.
City Aiturncyi Brvt-n and Herdman have
decided it ill b Dvceasary lur voters la
b rt-Kistered tu vote at the primary dec
tioa. The lu kaayura rratiud turn con
clusion after a critical study of the Lude
primary law and the supreme court deci
sion ua the caae. They are preparing an
opinion, nhich will iv their reaaunlng
specifically, aad until that la ready they
du not core to go oa recurd in their oun
struetiun ot the point, liolh aa they no
longer have any doubt tHat the uauaJ ifgis
trstlui, such as Is required, under the oid
primary election law. la still demanded.
Uiie an . vjiparenl ire lid to the contrary
i. - the supreme court ruling In the c&ac
thought by the socialists. They have found
.so much of the old law aa doe not oon
V flict with the Dod-e law was not repeaied
aud atiU remains In effect. This alone
would require registration aa a quaulica
tlon for participation in primary election,
aa a nit ana of separating the voters ac
cording to party affiliations. The worda of
the court aa to the non-neceeaily for reg
istration is taken to apply to the fourth or
primary day regialration, which haa been
dec .a red void becauae not enumerated in
the title of the bill.
With regard to the personnel of the pri
mary election boar da. City Attorneys Breen
and Herd man hold the supervisor of regie
, I ration, or rrgistrara. appointed by the
oouncii laat faU. together with two clerks,
to be appointed by the council. In ech pre
cinct, constitute the board under the
podge law. There are three regutrars In
each precinct and .they serve for one year
MXmt appointment. Ob of Lb clerks lj U
J
named must be republican and the other
democratic. The lawyers say this point Is
absolutely clear.
W. J. Broatch, who wants to see the
bars let down, conferred with City Attor
ney Breen Friday, to learn his position
about It. He was informed, in substance,
u outlined, and waa not at all pleased.
The republican contest tor the comp
trollerahlp nomination has been aomewhat
simplified by the withdrawal of Harry O.
Counsmaa from the race. In a letter to
The Bee Mr. Counaman gives his reasons,
as follows, it being plainly his desire to as
sist W. Ernest Johnson:
Realising that my acquaintance and that
of W. Krneai Jobnaoo l with the busi
nesa element of the citizen of Omaha, anl
that me will divide that vote for the nomi
nation f comptroller if we both remain to
the race, and realising further that Mr.
Johnson haa aome advantage in having;
been rirat in the lield and hacing reoeivd
the indoraement of the Kqual Kijihta club,
of which J am a member, I have deter
mined to withdraw in his favor, and I
hereby repuevt all of my friends to movi
and vote for Mr. Johnson at the primaries,
aa 1 expect to do in j self.
Several would-be count-limes have been
buying real tatate during the week, or, ut
least, making the transactions according to
the records. One of the purchasers of a
part interest in a $100 lot is J. A. Beverly,
a fort.ier street commissioner, and now
candidate for the council from the Elev
enth ward. The new charter requires coun
cil men to be freeholders. Other prospective
city fathers have not yet made deais that
would give them titles, but plan to d so if
it doesn't cost too much.
OMAHA. March . Mr. Editor: I have
reud with much lntereal the platform of the
reform caudidate for mayor, Erastua Ben
son. From the very first it seemed
strangely familiar, and I wondered where
it came from, la not that the same plat
form Mr. Benson ran on last time? 1 be
lieve then, he -cailc-d it a populist platform.
If that waa the populist platform, did be
bring it with him when he came into tea
republican cajnp, or has he come out to
lead us into the wilderness of populiam?
Is Mr. Benson a republican? Is he elig
ible to vote at Hi republican primaries?
He certainly waa tut supporting. U.e re
publican ticket at the last city election.
Has he reformed and changed the name of
his platform from populist to republican
with the hope that success will come to
him through the use of that magical word,
"republican?" Don't the life-long repub
licans have any tiling to say about the kind
of timber that shall go into their platforms?
Will the old-time republicans who have
been in the harness from principle for lo
these many years be carried off their feet
by thia meteoric, skyrocket, slszle. whis.
bing-bang reformer, carrying In his hand a
package labeled republicanism, but which
in reality is a bunch of shelf worn political
fireworks left over by the defunct' populist
party, resurrected, painted, gilded and at
tempted to be transformed by the great
modern political Juggler, Into the rod with
which thia modern office-seeking Moses is
to smite the rock and bring forth tne living
waters of office, for him and his associates?
As an humble citisen and voter. Inter
ested in good government, I rise to Inquire
if the business methods which Mr. Benson
proposes to Introduce Into our city govern
ment are to be modeled and built upon the
same plan that he has carried on his real
estate speculations. It so happened that
soon after Mr. Benson platted and placed
upon the market what is knusvn as Ben
son's audition that 1 knew of parties who
purchased homes In that addition
along the line of the Benson street
railway. This line of atreet rail
Way was projected (rum Clifton
Hill to Mount Hope cemetery. This line
was built nearly to the top of the hill this
side of Coal Creek, about half a mile bt.
yond the present town of Benson, along me
Military road toward Irvtngion. Here the
line slopped for the winter, but the sale of
lota went merrily on, with the assurance
that in the spring the line would be com
pleted to the cemetery. The completion of'
the line was postponed from time to time
until the property along the proposed line
was eold. When, one fine morning, the
cltisens in the vicinity discovered that the
temporary shed ere ted at the end of the
track of the Benson street railway had
been removed and tne track torn up and
re laid oa a street half a mil further south
into another portion of the addition which
had been neglected by purchasers of pros
pective suburban humts 6a a street railway
line, some of which found themselves in the
neighborhood of two miles from the street
car and no prospects of a street car line
ever coming their way. The line has never
been completed to the cemetery, nor in that
direction; neither haa the portion torn up
and removed ever been replaced, and per
sons who had Invested their all in homes
found themselves In a beautiful place with
out means of travel except by horses or on
foot.
Now, what I would like to know Is. if
those same business methods that Mr. Ben
son employed in his business of selling real
estate Is to be applied to the business of the
city of Omaha, and If he means, wherein
he states in his platform, that he Is "in
fuvor of the municipal ownership of the
government." if he means that it shall be
owned and operated as a real estate office,
and if the city would then be entitled to
membership In the Real Estate exchange.
AN OWNER OF PROPERTY IN BENSu.V
At Idlewild hall Friday night the Sixth
Ward Equal Rights club held a routing
meeting, the first since the final organisa
tion of the central body of equal rights
clubs. Judge Fawcett. candidate for city
attorney; Martin Murphy, for building in
spector; W. H. Christie, T. O. Hol'.isier and
C F. Morearty were the speakers.
BRAZIL GETS HIS PARDON
D. E. Twasapsoa's Mowkey Bresgkt
froaa Pealtemtlary tw Uaaaka
fcy Frawk Daalo.
Governor Mickey Friday pardoned "Bra
sil" from the penitentiary and save him
into the custody of Frank H. Dunlop of
Omaha. Brasil waa a monkey which V. E.
Thompson had brought from South Amer
ica with him, and which he gave to Mr.
Dunlop. He had been kept at the peniten
tiary, and to make his release certain the
governor wrote a pardon for him. Mr.
Dunlop brought Brazil to Omaha Friday
and took him to his home. Friday night
the monkey got loose, and things were
pretty lively around Sherman data for a
time. Dunlop is going to give htm to W.
O Davidson, city passenger a en of the
Q rest Western,
REAL ESTATE ON THE MOVE
Many Bales for Badness and Residence
Purposes Are Made.
BLOOM WILL ENLARGE DOOR FACTORY
Fraak Barkley saya HI Prlnllns
Company Will Have .New Home
itwUt Seat Summer, (.round
lie In t Bezant.
Alfred Bloom has bcupht a lot S2x".S2
feet. Immediately west of his sasH and
door factory ul Fifteenth and California
streets, on which to build an udUition lo
his factory. The property is a part of the
old homestead of Joseph Frenser, and Mr.
Frtnzer has lived there for forty years.
The consideration was W.Uiu and the Bale
w as made through N. P. Dodee a: Co. I
Mr. Bloom aayn the building will not be
begun this spring, but probably will be
erected this year.
Frank Burkiey, the printer, aays he will
build a home for the Buikiey printing
company llua summer on ground bought
last fall at the southwest corner of Fif
teenth and Jones streets.
The Lumry residence, the most preten
tious house in Florence, haa been Sold lo
W. H. Thompson, an Omaha lawyer. Mr.
Thompson will make It his home. The
consideration was Pj.imu.
Mrs. Frances Avery has boueTht through j
N. P. Dodre ai Co. a seven-room house at
k4 Ilutdette street for a home.
Seteral Beslarnre gold.
Several good sales of residence property
have been made recently by F. D. Wead.
H. H. Churchill, general agent of the
Great Western, has bought the brick resi
dence at 1111 Pacific street. It is being
overhauled for occupancy by Mr.
Churchill s family. John Forney of the
Boston store has bought from Mrs. John
S. King a lot on Twenty-fourth street, two
blocks north of Vinton, on which he Is
about to let contracts for a residence. Al
bert Wolf has bought the home of W. F.
Webber, oa Thirtieth avenue, near Leaven
worth street. The price was K.fiO. The
property at SB"C Spencer street, formerly
owned by Mr. Wead. has been Sold to Olaf
J. Johnson for tl.M). Andress Hutfltss
bought lots t and It), Burton's subdivision
of Albright's Choice, South Omaha. He
will erect a residence.
Thursday saw the largest list of real
estate transfers lhat has been made for
several weeks, the deeds recorded amount
ing to P:.67H. Besides the sale by Logan
Enyeart to Philip B. Reed of a $17,0(0 farm
west of the city and the retransfer of the
farm to William Stull, twelve pieces of
Om:iha residence property changed hands,
running from Il.l'iU to S.0uo. The blgeest
deal, tin ugh it waa not recorded, was the
sale of the southwest corner of Seventeenth
and Ddge streets for fc&.uou. The pur
chasers refuse to allow their names to be
come public. Harrlbon a: Morton, their
reprefc. ntative. say no disponltion of the
projierty has been decided on.
OMAHANS BACK FROM MEXICO
i. W. Wattles Saye letthrra Country
Does of Attract Him, osa.
paired wit a lolled State.
Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon W. Wattles, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Kour.tse, Mr. and Mrs.
Kirkendall, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bruce,
Mia Ada Kir ken Jail. Miss Bradley of New
York and Colonel and Mrs. Prutt have re
turned from a month's trip through Mexico
taken in connection with a Urge party
from Chicago. The party left Omuhu
January 2i and arrived In Omaha Friday,
visiting all the larger cities of Mexico and
going as far south as Metla, almost to
Central America.
"We saw some most interesting slg'its
from a hlstcrical standpoint." said Mr.
Wattles, in ?peaklng of the trip. "The
old Astec architecture, eonslstinr of tem
ples and buildings, has been restored '
some extent, and in these we saw huge
stones weighing thirty to forty tons, which
had been brought twenty-five or thirt
miles from the mountains.
"The style of this architecture and nthar
evidences showed a civilisation far beyond
anything found among- the Indians of this
country. The whole country, however, is
not to be compared la the imi breath
with American civilization. While the
country shows many kinds of civilization
and progress, these are of recent origin,
brought about since the reign of Diss.
Considerable progress has been made
through Americans and foreigners who
have gone there to live.
"Something of the condition of the coun
try may be gleaned from the statement
that 40 er cent of the children die before
they are C months old. Beggars are on
every hand and poverty and want la ten
times more apparent than In the United
States.
"What pleased me most of the whole
trip was to return to the United States
UoJ's country and see the general pros
perity, j thank God I am permitted to
live in a higher civilization.
"Stilwell and Dickinson are going riant
ihtad with their railroad and have the
support of the Mexican government. WTe
went with them to call on President Dlas)
and were cordially received."
GRAIN EXCHANGE HOLDS UP.
G4 aa Febraary of the
Prevlowa Tear.
Tne report of Secretary Merchant of tha
Omaha Grain exchange for February shows
a grain movement of practically the same
volume as February of last year. Receipts
were Z.H.0u0 bushels, against leSC.OU)
bushels last year, and shipments were Z.
Xa.'sh bushels, against XSos.OjO bushels last
year. The decrease In receipts waa duo to
lighter deliveries of com. and the lnereaso
In shipments to the increase of about 100
per cent in the outward bound movement
of oats.
The following shows the movement for
February'. 1:
Received Forwarded
Bufhel Bushelr.
Wheat ;0 'Mft Id. o
C-,rn 1 o l.itk.twt
"hits Trifi.nm tll.i.w
Rye lMo j; i.in
Barley n.uiO ,uu
Total
.ifcet.fo ttJ.r.jfc
Men's, boys', children's clothing, hat,
ladles' suits, skirts, millinery, etc.. cash or
credit.' People's Store, 161b and Farkatu,
