JHEr. OMAIIA . DAILY. BEEt FBIDAY. MAY- 18, 1906. Telepriore Douglas 18. ear of ncitTt . Friday will be a day of savings in this department. The price below will verify this statement. 4 AC fMBHO lfi Jlest Qua I It plain satin ribbon with gtna (rain bark, colors, green, cardinal, light blue and pink, always sold for 40c, Friday.' In hasement.- 15c yd. 26C RIBBON 15 Light weight taffeta ribbon, novelty floral designs and "avail rl" effects, al waya aold for 2So, Friday, In basement, IBe yd. 25C' RIBBON IOC Plain. aattn ribbons, rolots yellow, light blue, green, pink and brown, alwaya aold at 26c. Friday. In basement, 10c yd. As there la not a great quantity of the" Itooda we advise' you to come early. Dainty Neckwear for Women. Every lady In Oniuha who la Interested In" aummer neckwear should b ttvt dainty designs we are ehowlng. They ore Just a little different from those shown elsewhere The favorites Bre white linen storks, white embroidered stocks, lace col lars A large .collection of ollar anj ruff seta Roc to $1 50 ea h. Ladies' Neck wear Department, main floor, north aisle. Our Colored Wash Goods in Basement. If you have not seen our new Daylight Wash Goods lepartmenf, you certainly should, for now Is the best time. Wah Ooods are in full bloom and ours, as you know, are always of the choicest kind. Irish rlmltiea Not a few left-overs, but hundreda of the choicest of designs Just arrived. rrtnted Silk Organdies at 25c, 30c, ioc. i New Changeable Silk Moussellnea at 25c. New Changeable Silk Jacquard at 40c, 60c yd. All new shsdes In Banxal Silk, both plain and Jacquard weaves, at 60c yd. the last "rfve years explored portions of ' ..fries and other wild countries, traveling lrt.Uu miles, announced that on next De cember he would go to China and explore - the'eountry along the.Oreat Wall, taking In the great Gobi desert tn Central Asia. .He also, will extend his travels into Lake Baikal district - In an endeavor to. settle some of the disputed facts as to the char- ' acter of that part of the east. Episcopalian at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, May IT.-The church congress, composed of Episcopal clergy and laity, devoted today to the reading and dls ' cushion of papers. - laeei or unn, was me topic cweit upon ' In papers read by Rev. Dr. A. H. Holland . .Alexandria, Va. of Memphis and Rev. Stewart Means of ..New Haven, Conn., followed the reading of the papers. Mirer reisreii nay net t-nat naira puro. reu, iti national conferehca here, will iproh ubly iibnllsft the' rule Which for years has prohibited members of the Church being '".'jmotosrrapned, considering It a algn of vanity.- " . A committee was appointed today to re port upon the elimination of the old rule. Raptlsta Close Session. DAYTON, May 17.-The twenty-ninth an hlversury of the Amerloan Baptist Home Missionary society closed Its sessions to day by electing Mrs. J. M. Crouse presi dent, Chicago, and Mrs. Reuben Mapleaden, reeurdlag secretary, Brooklyn. This after noon the eighty-second anniversary of t ho American Baptist Publication aoclcty be- gins Ita celebration. Moarhern Prrifti l.rlon. IIiihv. QEENVIIXE. 8. C. May 17,-The gen . eraf assembly -of the Southern PreHtiy torlun church cfymfioHed.of 110 to'mmlssloni r from all pari of the southern states, convened at ' the' First Presbyterian church today. Dr. T. W. Sloan, pastor of the church, de livered the invocation. - After' taking four ballots Allen G. Hall of Nashville. Ten a., was elected, moderator. , . New Blsunp Chosen. BLRMINQH AM, Ala., May 17.-John H. Tttrart, secretary of the general conference s iar ncinHin r.piacopai cnurcn aoutn, waa elected a blshob en the first harlot taken today by the conference.' No other bishop 'waa elected on the first ballot.' Beth Ward of Texas waa elected a bishop on the third ballot. ' Dr. Joseph Adklna, Sunday school editor of -the. Methodist Kplacopat church, south, waa elected bishop tonight on the twelfth llot.-' "-'" : ' L IMLl LL ' ' Atteotioiv is, directed to the splendid new equipment ' of electric lighted daily trains, Omaha and Council . V Bluffs to Sioux City, Mankatb, St. Paul and Minne- apotis via ' T .THE NORTH-YSESTERU LINE I?ul'fit-smoking and library car, splendid Pullman drawing room sleeping cars and free reclining chair ..-car of the latent type, with all modern travel conven iences; train new from the shops and brilliantly lighted by electricity, leaves Omaha daily 8.28 p. m. l'.lectric reading lamps in every section and drawrng room and in the buffet-library car. Electric curling- roit. heaters in the ladies' dressing rooms. Breakfast ,;a U carle in buffet library, car. ' ' Tlv Nort-h-W extern Line is the direct line to St. Paul, t !i;.iii aK!i , Su)eripr, Duluth, Ashland and the Lake S.ij'i ior country. i" train.; il;'i!y L ave Om.iha -7.;cjamand 8.JS pm. ' ?,.-tt c-r ic-cri.itij . acl ful iiifi)nnaiioi nuiccrniug rates ii.J wltii.J i't ! ,1'i.ia ;,t TICM7 ciTi-CS: 1401-KC3 Ftmase llraei. n BIBB0N-SALE. M i Printed Organdies at 16c, Ho. . l,lnon de Soie Flue French materials j printed with elaborate French designs," In the lateat floral effecta, 85c yd. " Real French Organdies at S(Jc yd. j Cross Barreil Silk Moussellnes In solid colors at 30c and 40c d. La Belle Tokio. The newest parasol model of the season, shaped Ilka a mushroom by using sixteen, gold finished ribs Instead of the usual eight. Ask to see this new model. Pricea from $5.00 to IS 00. Black Chiffon Trimmed Parasola $14.00 and $15.00 each. .. riain White Parasols, $1.60 each. Better Ones as high as $13 60 each. Tarasol Kxhlbition, main floor, left of entrance. Ladies' Knit Underwear. We were never better prepared to meet your underwear wants than now. -Mora room to show goods, better light, larger stocks, better assortments and prices that will appeal to you. Ladies' flue Swiss Ribbed Silk Oause Vests, now neck, no sleeves, hand tape top, $1.00 each. Ladles' line Swiss Ribbed Silk 'Gauze Vests, low neck, no sleeve, hand tape top, trimmed, extra fine quality, $1.60 and $.'.50 each. Ladles' Swiss Ribbed Oauxa Lisle Vesta, low neck, no sleeves, hand crochet trimmed yoke and shoulders, a number of beautiful patterns to select from, 60c and $1.00 each. Ladles' fine Ribbed Cause Lisle lirawers, made with tlgm knee or umbrella jfyle, lace trimmed, French band or tape top, 50c each; a better quality for sc and $1.00. OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS. Howard Corner Sixteenth Street RATE BILL AGAIN AMENDED (Continued from First Page.) rates was reaohed, - Senator TiUmaa asked Senator Allloon for his opinion as to the propriety of retaining . the words "In. Its Judgment'' in the clause empowering , the commission to prescribe Just and reason able rates. The Iowa senator replied that' he had consulted several lawyers and waa convinced that "the words constitute an essential part of the bill and should be retained." Mr. Tillman said he had been Informed that the clause would render, the blr un constitutional and he moved to strike, out the words "In Its Judgment." ssylng that he had not found anyone who could tell him what the words mean.. If It was de sired to say tha. the words would be con strued os rendering the findings of the commission final he thought that there should be an affirmative declaration; "tcl' that1 r.ffeci. . . ...... , J7 , Senator Dolliver defended (he language,' saying the worda "have the effect of icon fldlng In the commission a discretion very necessary; to Ita operation." He referred to Senator Knox's Pittsburg speech as confirmatory of his position, tmt tha Pennsylvania senator said that that speech had no applicability to the pending meaxure. " ' Knox Mates Ilia Position, Mr. Knox quoted his own rate hill,- say Inir that the language used In It was In tended to apply to the question of a .court review. He had, he said, submitted the bill because he. had" been gratuitously ar raigned as a railroad, senator,, and, deslr lux to show the contrary, lie bad ha.itlly presented a bill covering especially the court review question. His clerk had put the bill together and- had uaed the Words "In- Its Judgment,"' iind he hacf not dis covered the fact until after the measure waa In. print. .. .. .. "I want It civ latlcally- understood." he went on. "that If HI .cumea . ti the pro posed law on account of the Insertion of these words I do not want to be "Ifcld re sponsible for their. presence -there,": Senator Fofaker pronounced, the cleue a "mere Jugglery ' of words" and con tended that It was - legally ', nonenaentUI whether the words "In"' It Judgment" arq retained or. not except, that he .Vs sure that the retention of the word would be construed as the .aena'te'j own con demnation of the measure . 'I regard the law as unconstitutional." he paid,. "The trouble la that It Is fundamentally, wrong and .you can't, make a'sllk. purse put of a sow'e ear any .more tha, you 'could n Bee, Mar 17, HOC. ..BASEWEWT. . Our May White Ooodi Sale. I INDIA L1NON SALE. j 26 pieces 15c India Llnon, sale price 10O ' per yard. - f 50 pieces V India Llnon,' eale price 14c yd. 64 pieces 26e India Llnon, sale price 18c yd. 60 pieces 30c India Llnon, sale price 20c yd. 60 pieces 36c India Llnon, sale price 26c yd. : 60 pieces 60c India Llnon, aale price 36c yd. , , PERSIAN LAWN SALE. 60 pieces 15c Persian Lawn, aale price loo yard. I T6 plecea 20c Persian Lawn, sale price 14c yard. 60 pieces 26c Persian Lawn, sale price lie yard. 26 pieces 30c Persian Lawn, aale price 20c yard. 60 pleces35c Persian Lawn, sale price 26o yard. 26 plecea SOc 'Persian Lawn, sale price Me yard. FRENCH LAWNS, FOR GRADUATION PRESSES. 10 pieces 65c 4S In. French Lawn, 49c yard. 10 pieces 75c 48 In. French Lawn, 69c yard. lo pieces S5c 41 In. French I-awn, 89c yard. . 10 pieces' $1 48 ln. French Lawn, 79c yard. 10 plecea $1.26 48 In. French I-awn, 89c yd. 10 pieces $1.60 48 In. French Lawn, $1 yard. Ladies ' Knit : Underwear in Basement. " We mention three special good values better read them. Indies' gauze vests, low neck, no sleeves, plain tape-trimmed, 10c. Ladies' gauze cotton union suite, low neck, no sleeves, plain tape top, made with tight knee, good quality, 6oc each. Children's Swiss ribbed gauze cotton vesta, low neck, no sleeves, 2VC and 16c eaoh, - when that expression first fojnd utter ance."' ,-Vlth Senator Teller's motion to strike out the words "In Its Judgment" atlll pending, . the . senate, adjourned, until 11 O'clock tomorrow ... HOI R ASSR THR NAVAL BILL Fr Per Tenl DlfferriKlal Allowed In Parlde Coast Hhlpyarde. WASHINQTOK .May 17,-After two week's debate the; house today, passed the naval appropriation bill parrying- $9.74,n0O. The amendment providing that the secre tary of the navy could go Into the open market and purchase chains, anchors. and cordage, should it be demonstrated that tey' could be had cheaper In free markets than- they could be made by -the- govern ment, was defeated today by a vote of 118 to 129. By the action-of the house Tirr the' second amendment. : upon . which . a separate vote waa remanded - to ; conjunction . with rh nnvnl appropriation Wl, a four percent. JllffereYitlfm, wlirt allowed Dlddera trom the Pacific cobb! on'trie hea ships provided for In the bill, the secretary of the navy being Instructed 'to make this allowance In favor of such .shipbuilders. . . The,. vote ui this amendment was very close, three republicans changing from "no" 10 "yea." Messrs. Haugen (la ), Thom and Ixmgworth. After the passage of the pavaL budget the house. In committee of whole, resumed consideration of. the so-called naturalization, bill,, but no great headway was made. v . FAVORS SEA LEVEL (Continued from First Page.). on the extra, coet of. maintenance, the ex penses Of clea'rlr.r . the tlrl tr. h no rrut acres of land that will be aubmerged by the eentral Jake proposed by the. lock plan. wrucn it is estimated would make the total cost at least 1180.000.00O. The rsit r forming the lock plan Into a sea-level canal is Miimatea at aDout 1200,000,000. -. In conclusion the majority says: -'VYottr oummittee reels entirely confident that the board of. consulting engineers selected to study thla problem haa submitted a plan that responds In every respect te the con ditions stated above and that the sea-level canal can be realized in Inn A. . la van wa m. at a coat not to exceed $0,oOO.OOO above that required by the construction of the mulU lock canal proroaed by the minority." GREAT WESTERN ENGINEERS Brotherhood. Asrees . (o Helaatate "sjeaded Division After Esteaded Defeat. MEMPHIS, Tenn.. May iT.-After three dsya devoted almost exclusively to the appeal of the suspended division, composed of members of the Chicago Great Western system, the convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers late today voted to sustain the suspension, but after some further debate It was agreed that If the representatives of the division who were present would acknowledge their errors and request the restoration of the charter It would be granted and the members re Instated In the. order. This action followed and the charter was ordered restored. The members and ' division were ordered suspended about .three years ago for vio lation of a law of the order relative to the employment of engineers on an ac quired road of the Chicago Great Western system and the appeal was instituted at the convention held at ls Angeles in 1SD4. Grand Chief Engineer tone's recom mendations for the appointment of an other grand engineer was adopted today. FIRE RECORD. MsMsrkswIU "asnmer t'attaars. MONUMENT REACH. Mbss , May 17. Flra swept through the summer cottage settlement here early today. Twenty-four cottages and the New Yoia. New Haven & Hartford railroad station were destroyed, the loss (estimated) Is $60,000. Tiia Her la Mlaaesata. BRAINERD, Minn.. Msy IT -At Cross Lake, between $.uua.00O and 6,IXtt.0uu feel of logs, nearly all white plne,tf high grade, have been destroyed by forest flres. - Baaae terra) Pleat. BOONE. la., May 15. (Special Telegram.) Fire has completely destroyed the Boone Cereal company s plant. Loss. $100,tt. Fearfal Caraas occurs every day, from cuts, Injuries, eto Stop bleeding and heal the wounds with Hucklen'a Arnica Salve. 26 qrnts. For salt ty Sherman McCannell Drug Co. WATCHES-Frenaer, lith and Dodge sts. ADDRESS TO CZAR ADOPTED -;V Eauitn Parliament Bemaim in Beiiion 0vr ronrteen Honrs. AMNESTY SECTION IS MADE STRONGER Preeldeat Mereaaer Will Ask far aa Aadleace With' Nicholas To day ('aavll Ale He snaada Aataeety, 8T. PRTEP.9BI RQ. tay IS., 1:30 a. nt -Sltting until long after t o'clock this morn ing, the lower house of the national Par llament aat Ita seal upon Its first great work, the adoption of the address In reply to Emperor Nlcholss" speech from the throne at the Winter palace and setting forth the alms and aspirations of Russia' e millions. Desplie attacks, both from the right and from the left, the leaders of the constitu tional democratic party held their follow ers together to the last and the address waa adopted substantially In the form In which It was proposed by the commission and aa already telegraphed by the Asso cisted Press; , After the address of the lower house in reply to the speech from the throne was adopted the house adjourned aubject to the call of the president. ' After the .reading of the final draft, M. Petrajltsky took the rostrum and appealed for a unanimous rote.- Count Hayden stated that he and his friends, though ap proving of the . address Jn general, were un able to vote for certain details and would withdraw In order that no opposing voice might be heard. He then left the hall, followed by Ave members. . The address waa thereupon unanimously adopted. Will tall on Caar at Oaea. President Mouromtseff was Instructed to request an Immediate audience with the em peror today if possible. On his visit to the emperor. President Mouromtseff will be accompanied by several members of tha commission which drafted the address. The' amendments adopted Wednesday and Thursday affect important details, which extreme aa it may be n the eyes of the autocracy, falls far short of tha expecta tions of the radicals. Time after time dur ing the long three days of debate the ex tremists, with their undying hatred of the whole ancient order, launched their flrey attacks against the ''mllflness" of the var ious paragraphs only to break agalnat the firmness of the restraint of the chiefs of the party. When the discussion had been finished the deputies, with the exhortationa of the country to speedy action ringing in (her ears, ventured no further delay and, though they had been, already in session fourteen hours, took a recess until 2 o'clock this morning, for the reading and adoption of the final draft of the address Instead of postponing this" formality until the open ing of Friday's session. C'aahcll Demaads" Amaeaty. As if running a race to see which would be the first to present to Kmperor Nlcholaa a demand for amnesty, the council of the empire also was in session well into the early morning hours discussing Its address Jn reply to the speech from the throne. This document, which If far simpler and more conservative than that of the lower h cruse, proposes an amnesty which doea not Include those who ara coupled with political offenses, murder or violation of property rights In other words, political aasaiwlns or participants In agrarian excesses. The lower house's demand for amnesty, the kernel and most pressing point In Its address, was altered aV the last moment by th rorhmles'lon Haeh,irhlorii In response to erltlcrsms "of lndeflnHfies In the express "full political amnesty , substituted . am nesty for -all crimes committed from relig ious or political motives aa well as agrarian offenses." Justice for-lhe Army. The commission also accepted a new clause to meet the wishes of discontented In the army and navy, asking the emperor to revise the conditions of the service On the basis of right and -Justice. The last feature of the debate was an at tempt by Prof. Kavalevsky to Introduce a declaration in favor of peace and Pan- alavlsm as the guiding principle of the em pire, but the amendment commending Em peror Nlcholaa for his peace manifesta tions and pledging the government to cherish the aspirations of the Slavonian people outside the empire waa rejected. GROWTH OF WORLD'S TRADE Twenty-Five Billion Dollars Fixed by American Statistics as la. trrnatlonal Yalne, WASHINGTON. May IT.-The world a In ternatronal commerce will- aggregate fully $26,000,000,000 In the year 1906, says a bulletin Issued by the Department of Commerce and Labor. By the term "world'a Inter national commerce." explains the bulletin, lit meant the imports plus the exports of all countries of the world rom whlrh statistical- trade reports were available. Tha figures given Indicate that the trade be tween nations In 1908 will be six times as much as In 1860, two and one-half times as much as tn 1870 and 26 per cent more than In 1900- One interesting fact, says the bulletin, which an- examination of tha figures of average monthly trade of the principal countries of tha world develop is that the t'nited States now 'stands at the head of the world'a great exporting nations. The average monthly exportation from tha United States In the nine ' months ended with March, 1906, is shown by the bureau of statistics figures at $147,308,078; the monthly average from the United Kingdom for the same periods $143,574,912; the aver age from Germany during the twelve montba ended with December, 1906. $110. 777,100, and the monthly average from France for the twelve months period ended with February, $72,770, 400. An examtnatloi ItTfTSr KU 19 17 ATOM WWsrV The 20th Century Sanitary Carpet CRUX doea not wear forever but la practically Indestructi ble. The wiry prairie grass from which It is made la one f the longest and toughest ef fibres, woven with the best aa airoagest oat ion twine. f CREX is dust proof? and gat in-proof. Made la all widths aad a variety ef colors. Used universally the year round tn city and country bouses Cheaper and more dur able than any other floor cov ering at double the price. CAt-nOli Avoid lasltatlaas be ear yea gel I'MCl. Sn4a uhtimw tort tl m AN CKIC AN CRASS TWINE CO. New York. - t. Piul, Minn jobbers In Omaha Orsaaxd ft WUaslaa Oaryet Com pas y. of the export column shorn s that the United State stands third amont the nations, ss an Importer, the monthly sversge of Im portation Into the United States for the nine months ended with March being $101,-60B.417. TWENTY INDICTMENTS ARE IN Amen Thena Is One Agalast Dr. Pries, Farnterly at Omaha, aad. It Dr. Rudolph F. Tries of Kiirnpe. formerly of Oniuha, haa been Indicted by the federal grand Jury. The doctor is a "specialist" and the charge on which he was Indicted Is mailing nonmailable matter. Some months ago it became noised abroad that Uncle Bam had a crow to pick with Dr. Pries and It was not so many moons after that that the public prints contained per sonal mention of the doctor having betaken his leave, without any great or noisy dem onstration, to Europe. The federal grand Jury returned twenty Indictments Thursday evening and two "no bills." Six of the twinty Indictments re turned are not yet available for publica tion, aa tha parties are not yet under ar rest, nor have they been admitted to bond. It Is understood one of these six latter bills is that against Joseph Crow, foreman of the last grand Jury. Until capiases have been Issued In these six Indictments the names of the Indicted parties will be kept secret by court direction. The list of Indictments given out are those against William P. Cnx. Daniel Black hawk, Stephen Walker. Charles Mitchell, George Mitchell, for Introducing liquor into Indian reservations; William F. Barada, William Alexander, alias Gilbert Alexander; E. J. Kelly, John Gllstrap, J. A. Felix, Hugh Gallagher, Albert Ijimson, for sell ing liquor without paying the special gov ernment tax; William F. Berg, former postmaster at Cornlea. Neb., for embex sllng postal revenues and falling to depoalt the same, amounting to' $378.81, arrested February 21, 1906, and Dr. Rudolph F. Pries of Omaha for mailing nonmailable matter. Dr. Pries formerly occupied an office In tha Arlington block on Dodge street, near Army headquarters. This Is the second offense of the same character charged against him. However, Dr. Pries has long since left the city, having gone to Europe, as stated by his friends. The grand Jury will resume the Investiga tion of the fraudulent land filing cases from Sheridan, Cherry and Box Butte counties Friday morning at 1:30 o'clock. A large number of witnesses waa ex amined Thursday forenoon, including sev eral women whom, it la alleged, made fil ings on the lands In question with the understanding that the lands were to be deeded over to the cattlemen for a con sideration after final proof had been made. The procedure of the filings are In a meas ure the same as those procured by Lambert In the U. B I. I -and and Cattle company case In Hokr county. The expenses of the entrymen and entrywomen were paid by the agents of the cattlemen. PIPE LINES ARE CONSIDERED Senate Resume Rate Bill with Talk by Reverlda-e, Lodge and Taliaferro. WASHINGTON, May 17.-Plpe lines were the first things taken under discussion when the senate resumed consideration of the railroad rate bill today. Senator Bev piidge presented, but later ' withdrew an amendment to include pipe lines carrying gas Senator Lodge said he cared little about the gas provision. . What he wanted waa to control the Standard Oil company, which "has the oil business of the eoufttry by the throat." Senator Taligferrn presented . an amend ment excluding Only natural gax for muni cipal use from the provision making pipe lines common carriers. Two New Tralna on Rock Island. CHICAGO, May It-Effective June 8 a number of Important changes will be made In the running time of passenger tralna on the Rock Island road. A new one night train will he placed In service between Chicago and Colorado in addition tn the present service. It will leave Chicago at 8:30 a. m., arriving at Omaha at 10:16 p. m.. Colorado Springs. Denver and Pueblo on the afternoon of the following day. An additional train will be placed in service between Omaha, Dea Moines and Chicago, eastbound. This will leave Omaha at (.80 p. m., arriving In Chicago at 8:16 a. m. The Golden State Limited will leave Chi cago at 7:80 p. m. Instead of f p. m., aa at present. A number of other changes will be made In the service; Cotton Manufacturers Boar. A8HEVILLE, N. C. May 17.-The fea ture of the forenoon session of the Amer ican Cotton Manufacturers' association was the announcement by Secretary Bryant that 187 new members had been taken in at this convention. This la the record for new ap plications In this association. The meeting opened with ttu reading of a paper on "The Recent Development In Area Condi tions," by 8. W. Cramer of Charlotte. N. C. He was followed by 8. B. Perry of Boston, Mass., who discussed "The Effi ciency of Electric Draughts In Cotton Mills." M. V. Richards, land and indus trial agent of the Southern Railway, read a paper on "Immigration and Us Rela tion to Labor Supplies." FORECAST OF THE WEATHER braska Cooler In Southeastern Iowa Today. WASHINGTON. May lT.-Forecast of the weather for Friday and Saturday: For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas-Fair Friday and Saturday. For Missouri Fair Friday and Saturday; cooler Friday In northwest portion; not so warm Saturday. For Iowa Fair Friday, cooler in south east portion; Saturday, fair. For Wyoming Fair and warmer Friday; Saturday, fair. For Colorado Fair Friday, warmer in east portion; Saturday, fair. Loral Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. Neb.. May 17. Official record of temperature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of j the past tnree years: 1906. 1!C6. 1904. 10u8. Maximum temperature... 77 7 eu 81 Minimum temperature t 4S 49 62 Mean temperature 71 6 54 72 precipitation T .'JO .08 ,1 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1. and comparisons ailh the past two yoars: Normal temperature 82 Exce for the day 9 Total deficiency since March 1 64 Normal precipitation 14 Inch lflc!ency for the day 14 Inch Precipitation since March 1 8 Inches Deficiency since March 1 J8 Inch Deficiency cor. period, 19.J6 ti Inch lJrlciency cor. period, 14 M Inch Reports from gtatlous at T P. M. Station and State Temp. Max. Raia- of Weather. 7 p m. Temp. fail. Bismarck, clear 6 2 .40 ( hevenne. cloudy 4 .00 Chicago, clear M 00 Davenport, p;irt cloudy 4 to w Denver, part cloudy t8 74 00 Havre, cloudy 6" '.it Ml Hlena. clear 58 60 T Huron, clear ft. ' oJ Kankaa City, cloudy ''! to North PUlle. cloudy 7 74 w) Omaha, cloudy 71 77 T Hapld City, clear uu St. Ixula. clear to uu St. Paul, clear 7 U Salt Lake City, cloudy hi to Vj Valentine, dear to 7 i) Wllllmon, part cloudy A i T "T" Indicates trace of precipitation L A. WKI.SH, Local Forecaster. Pure, Healthful, Refreshing " The Queen of UNDERWEAR Thla is the time of year when one is thinking or changing Under wear, and we wish to aay, If you are in the market for Underwear, that' we have a line that will ault you In price and quality. , FItc Strloa of Men's Underwear for .25c a Garment , ' Three Style of Men's I'mlerwcar for ,'I.V a Onmient Three Styles of Men's Underwear for 4,V a flarment LarticV Underwear ,V, KK-, I2ltr, l.V, 1c, 2V Child's Underwear from 0rto2Ac. We have I'nderwear for all. Our prices are right. Spring Hosiery In all weights and prices. STAMPING DONE TO ORPK.lt All kinds of Art Needle Work Material. Agents for Pictorial Review Patterns and Magaxlne. ' JOS. F. DILZ, 322 South 16th Gtrct, OMAHA, NED. CHURCH TO OUIT BUSINESS Utah Mormon Society Will Dispone of Hold inn in Industrial Concerns. CONVERTS NO LONGER NEED PROTECTION State Tbreateaed with (Ommerrlal ) Revolution Throaah Action of President Smith, Who Adopts Kerr Business Policy. SALT LAKE CITY, Msy 17-The Mor mon church is going out of business, ac cording to a local morning paper. Its prin cipal holding in Salt Lake t'lty, the I tart Light and Railway company. Is to be tHkea over by a $lsi,000,Ooo corporation compot-d of English and American capitalists. The new company will also acquire the Ogdcn street railway and build an electric line from Juah county, I'tah, to Oneida county, Idaho. It will be known as the Interna tional Consolidated Railway company and will be incorporated both In l'tiu' and Idaho. The hoard of directors will Include H. H. Vreeland, New York City, baron d'Olssel, Psrla; Sir Thomas Jackson, Ijn don; William G. Rathbone, Manchester, Kngland; . Alexander McKentlc, Ottawn, Canada; Henry Dupont, Paris; Beresford Hope, London, and a number of I'tah men, among them Governor John C. Cutler. The enterprises will be financed through the Intel-mountain Trust company. Incorpor ated In I'tah and Idaho, a few days ago. Simultaneously the announcement Is made that the Salt Iake A Los Angeles railroad, mother church property, haa been aold to a local syndicate for tnOfl.000. This road Is thirteen miles In length and runs from the city to the Iske. President Joseph Smith of the Mormon church is quoted as saying that the divorce of religion from business la made on ac count of the fact that the Mormons whom the church aought to protect years ago no longer need the protection of the church In business 'affairs. The church entered bus Iness to assist converts and strangers be longing to the church, but as they are now on a firm footing, the church withdraws from business entirely. 1 If thla policy Is completely rarrled out the sale of" the traction Interests will be followed by the esle f slocks In bnnks. sugar factories, the great Zlon Co-operative Mercantile Institution department store and many smaller entreprises. It will be noth ing less than a commercial revolution which will profoundly- affect the political and aorlal life of (he state. Some Reports Denied. The statement that the railroad to Salt nlr and the Saltalr beach and the pavilion practically had been sold to local capitalists for tVXi.O was confirmed to day at the headquarters of the Mormon church. . The reported sale of the greater commer cial interest, of lhe church, however, can not be confirmed from any reliable source. OPERATION AVOIDED EXPERIENCEOFMISS MERKLEY ha Waa Told That aa Operation Wa Inevitable How Bba Escaped It. When a physician tells a woman Buffering- with aerious feminine trouble that an operation is nrcettary, the very thought of the knife and the operating table strike terror to her heart, and our hospitals are full of women comlnf for juat suoh operations. There are caaea where an operation lathe only resource, but when one eon aiders the great number of caaea of menacing- female troubles cured by Lydia E. Pinkharn'a Vegetable Com pound after physicians have advised operationa, no woman should submit to one without first trying- the Vegetable Compound and writ ins; Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Maaa., for advice, which ia free. Misa Marg-ret Merkley. of 275 Third Street, Milwaukee, Wis., write: Dear Mrs. Pinkbam: " Loss of strength, extreme nervousness), shooting pains Uiruuga tiia peine oryaias brariug down paius aud cramps compelled me to msx medical advice. The doctor, after making an examination, said I had a female trouble and ulceration snd advised au opera tiai. To tbi 1 strongly obiecte.1 and dwtded to try Lvdia E. Pliikham s Vegetable Com pound., lbs ukwaiiun u.uiclv hralad, all the bad symptoms disappeared and I am ouoa more strung, vigorous and well." Female troubles are ateadily on the Inure among nooirs. If the month ly periods are very painful, or too fre quent and axcesaire if you have pain or awelliug low down in the left side, bearing-down pains, dou't prglevt your self . try Lydia Is. PiukUaiu a Vegetable Compound. Table Waters " At the church headquarters It we srated that nothing was known of the other deals reported. John II. Winder president of the I'tah Light and Railway company and ranking next to Prenldenl Joseph F. Smith In the first presidency of the Mormon church, positively stated that the story was un true. CIVIL SERVICE ORGANIZATION Commissions Will Form Norlety to t'romote Reform 1st the Varlone States. - WASHINGTON. May 17 A permanent organisation of the civil service commis sions of the country was formed ss a re sult Of a meeting bf the representative of state and municipal civil service commis sions with that of (he'genprBl'givernnient, which came to a close yesterday. ' Its hb Ject Is the promotion of civil serVice reform throughout the country by supplying In formation to national, state and municipal civil aervlce commission. These officers were elected: President. Charles B. 1 Fow ler, Now York City commission: first vice president, Ir. c. J. Mason of New York; second vice president. Henry Sherwlri; sec-nr.tary-tr'easurer. John T. Poyle of tha I'nited States Clvlf "Berries commission-.' 'Xfl Insnranre Iteform. RATON ROT'OF. La.; My 17. Oovernor RlanchHrd today sent to the legislature a special message urging insurance- reform. Money for San PrnnrUen.'. NFW YORK. May 17 -The sum of f 2,?1T. 0V wss tmneferred by telegraph to San Francisco by the subtressury today. ' ' r t 7- j-'i Yv" - ; 't-v ,j"V ;A-?'-: -M CHAS. JORGENSEN, ; Formerly cutter and aaiesman foe the Grand Pants Co., and the V. 8. Tailor Ins; Co., la now with Max-Carthy-WII-son Tailoring Co., 8A4-.KHI Mouth 10th Ht., where his friends and patrons are cordially invited to call on him... rJuevial aale of two-piece suits to measure, $2A. Perfect fit, good work and good atyle guaranteed. CUT AWAY IWtl Usm U J "" DRUQS BYMEC APPLIANCE ecVA5S3 rsutalylLltat. VARIGOSC, KNOTTED VEIN ( WEAKKUS. estarae tmt restores tall Ital energy, tela en trial. Call at aril Isr (ree keok. sent testes, rials. HYMIC COu iHi ti g Hrrmti iran. it. utii, . AMI tKMUMTa. ' BASE BALL VINTON STREET PARK ; OMAHA vs SIOUX CITY MAY 16 17 -18 GAMES CttltO 3:45 Friday Ml, IBlh Udiei' Dly. BURWOOD COOLED BY LECTKIC PANS 1 HE HOOUHtKIl trot'K COMl'A.W I-AT TWO V KICKS. Tnnight8aturday Mstliu-e atid Night. The CclU of Richmond NKXT V KEK THE LITTLE MINISTER Monday, May ?1 3T.Mli I'crfof matiea. boU eiur I'l.oto Mary Hill line. Nights, eau Mai, lo-o. Tu, Tliurs. Hat. Mats, 10-:-vv AUDITORIUM BRITT-NELSON PRIZE FIGHT MOVING riCTl'RK SHOW EVICMY NIGHT TH18 WlitK With Matinees Wednevday. Tburiday, Kritlay and Saturday Afternoons at I O'vlwrk. Heer ed seels, eveutti l&c and atV:. Matinees, no reserves, S.o for any seat In tne house. KRUG THEATER .V1(!t. lOrnaha s foolest Tba''"' ' TON 1(111 T l:IUMAT. si ATI' B DA T The eustun of the Ag A MAI! OF MYSTERY tiuiulay Till'. M )C N S 1 1 1 N K R3. sv.- '.cyr.-i .- . ' fc-.e i i