Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 13, 1907, NEWS SECTION, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA SUNDAY IMZE: JANUARY 13, 1007. -Telephone Doug 1m Our January-Sale of Muslin, White Sheeting, .Ready-Made Sheets and jPillpw Cases Commences Monday, Jan. 14, 8 a. m. ' : : ..'. IpiIE sale you ha.vo been waiting for. Jrhasiefen our 'custom for many years to have a "January Muslin Sale and months ago we plahned and arranged-for lEis annual' evenL At that time priced on cotton goods were! going up and anticipating a further advance we placed 36ur contracts-early no ver expecting that prices would go up the way they have and now., we expect them to go still higher; We were Jortunate and shaH 'giyoulhebenef jt;6f our early -purchases. - Instead -of advancing our prices'we have reduced them during this January sale as '.follows: ; i' v 4 4 , ' V. . -. - . . J. . . : Ready Made Pillow Cases These are made of regular pillow eating, torn and ironed. Mine 42x30 Inches. 14c plain hem, 9e eachi 18c plain ham, 14c each. -20c plain hem, Ho each. ZCc hemstitched, 19c each. 36c hemstitched,- 29c each. Htae 00x80 Inches. 30c plain hem, lCc each.. .... 22c plain nem, l?o each. 25c plain hem, 20c each. 35c plalrrhem, 29c each. 2 8c hemstitched.. 2 3c each. 40c hemstitched, 34c each. i ' -1- 1 . i ' i - ,. .; ' , . 36-in. Wide Bleached :.. Mnslins 16c Quality, 12 H yd. ' 14c quality, HH yd-" ' 12c quality, OH yd- 11 He quality, 0w yd.' 11c quality, 8 yd.. . . ; 10c quality, 7H4 yd. . : 8 He quality, 6s yd. Clearing Sale of Muslin Under). wear Monday at Half Price. - Every, garment from our oWn rgti1 lar atook.( .Fijl liberal lze.' .FJoe Qualities, with best of workmanship. No traah la ever shown here. . ' , Gowns at Half Frl. L '' ' 82.50 Gowns, Monday. 11.25 each. $2.75 Gowns, Monday $1.88 eac . , $3.00 Gowns, Monday $1.50 eac i. $3.50 Gowns, Monday $1.75 eac j. $4.00 Gowns, Monday$2.00 each. Skirts at Half rrlce. $3.00 Bkirts, Monday $1.60 each.' ' $4.00 Skirts, Monday $2. M each. $5.50 Skirts, Monday $2.75 each. Drawers at Half Price. C$1.50 Drawers, Monday 75c each.. $1.76 Drawers, Monday 88c each., , $2.00 Drawers, Monday $1.00 each. $3.00 Drawers, Monday $1.50 each, Chemise at Half Price. $1.00 Chemise, Monday $1,00 eaoh. $3.85 Chemise, Monday $1.18 each. $2.76 Chemise, Monday $1.88 eaeh. Cprset Covers at Half Price. All odds' add ends In Corset Cover on sale Monday at bait price. . , . Bpcclul Value in Children's Garments. , Children's Drawers and Skirts, full sUes and well made, special for Mon day, 10c 15c and 25c each. Second Floor. Won Hair's fir oat. .Tannnrv flluDT. ing caie oi uanasome uress . . Goods and Silks. This sale has set a new pace- fn Press Goods and Silk selling, Nothing like it has ever bees known in this city." The kind and quality of goods wa sell l asdlfferent from the average January Bala goods now. being adver- Used as "great bargains" as an- alr 'shlp is different from an automobile. - Yon will find the goods and values as advertised here Monday. ftl.OO and 9J1.2H Gray Novelty Chif fon Panama. 74c and 78c a-yard Tiny checks, hair 'stripes, broken checks, In those soft, pretty shades of gray; also not, I believe the resolution ts a dastardly scheme to defeat the will of lb people. Lsrtalatlv GmIb. Various kinds of passes have been clifeur fated among the legislators and in the iob totes since the session oesan By humortats ,ad -alleged humorist, and the author bas not tn hard to And, tout on made II ap pearance last night and nobody has yet teea found to father It. On one side is 'lotto Witt : " ' - - . ', "THE rOOTVIU-B ROUTB." , t, , iass L. K- Mgogue between Lrgvllle and Frotvllle until e eniber 81, T. unlenx otnerwlee Ordered, i ; R Z. WACKKR, General Manager. On the back of (the newest pass la the fal lowing: fhe rhartea of night were falUng fast . . As long the tracks a statesman passed. Homeward bound from the Heat of state, : Counting ties at a fearful rate. ' Annual papeea and special trains' llavr huuuied my vlslou and wrrckd my brains, . Vntrr now, by the force of mighty sail, I gr(ileatrl)ate4iH-,lia-utMtait. fveel.".... T'hue he nuiRed as he ambled along. - AMuaalng hla rlef wlm i:e balm of song. Reaching hla home ilrd ard late; r Juet In rhap to ni(u(lrate A vl-l-a or two and -mte enaea fraa, . ' 1 And the creator who bellowed 'fcett-ptM. ' . ,. 1 1 1 i; i . -, .Nomlnuitoaa y Prealdeat. ' WABniNQTOK. Jan. It-Ths president n?My sent to the senate the following nom inations: cv r j, . AsalMant eTetary the treasury,". Xr kt ur K. Blatter. Waahinalnn. Coto.. John J. lAmbert. . "v Oatar-rlih'- ...... ;Is a constltutlooal disease originating elmpura blood and reaulrtng so Satkwsl treatment acting through and p . Ins the blood lor its raaipyi VfH4: pVrnuftent cvixe, .Ths greatest constltutlooal remedy is . Hood's Sriroaparllln In turaal liquid torm or la oboeolatrd' .tablets anowo as Sarsataba. lOOdiieesfL , Kaaal and otbea lural funus of catarra kre rrlisTed by C lar r lets, wnicb allay u flammatloQ and deodorica d'fyfj. (0s w -en- ,. 0 . aftsjShMfat tilze 4HxM Inch, 15c plain hem, 10c each. 19c-plain hem, each. ; lie plain hem, 16c eacV. 30c plain hem, 24c. each.' " 38c hemstitched, 31c each. . Bleached Pillow fnblngn. 21c 60-ln. Tubing, 17c yd. 20c 50-ln. Tvblng, HVic yd. 20c 4 6 -In. Tubing. 16c yd. , 18Y4C 46-ln. Tubing, lofte yd. ' lc 42-ln. Tubfng, lEc yd. 17 He 42-ln. Tubing, 14 tt yd. .' Lonsdale Muslin Remnants, an d Remnants-of Cambric usually: sold up Our Great Annual Dleached Table Damae4t, 1 All. our $1.00 Bleached Table iJi. Damask January gae price, 75c yd. All our $1.60 Bleached Taile Damask, January Sale Price. .$l.O0u yd. . . Silver Ulcachod Table Damask. All our C5c Silver Bleached. Table', Damask, January Sale Price, 4$c yd. All our $1.00 Silver Bleached Table Damask,. January Sale Price.. J6c-d. . , '. All our $1,.?0 Silver Bleached Table- Damaskv January Sale Price, $1.00 yd. - ... All our $1.C5 Sliver Bleached Table Damask, Jarfuafy Sale Prlee, $1.10 yd. ' Fancy Figured Huck. All our 65c Fancy Figured Huck, January Sale Price, '66c yd. ' All our 50c Fancy Figured Huck," January Sale Price, 4 2 He yd. Table Clotna. All our $2.26 Table Cloths, Jan uary Sale Price, $1.69 each. All our $3. 00 Table Cloths, Jan uary Sale Price, $2i00 each. All our $3.75 Table Cloths, Jan uary Sale Price, $3.76 each. . All our $5.00 Table Cloths, Jan- uary Sale Price, $S.89 .each. ' All our $6.00 Table Cloths, Jan - u&ry Sale Price. $4.28 each; ..All our $7.50 Table, Cloths,, Jan uary Sale Price, $6. fit each. , ,. j Parisian stripe, in two beautiful shades of gray, $1.25, Monday, cholor, 79c yd. COc and C6c Plain and Checked Pan ama, 39c a yd. $1.00 Brown Silk Luster Shadow Check Chiffon Brilllantlne, 49c yd. Just a suggestion of novelty or Invisi ble Check, beautiful luster, 44 la., a great bargain at 49c yd. - Some Comments Overheard During the Great January Silk Sale A critic: "You have got a great Silk Sale, they are simply beautiful." Another woman: "Well, all this and the big crowds certainly show you have the silks 70U advertise." ' :i A Careful Buyer; "Toil are all right in prices, and the silks are much pret Uer than those you sold last January." HOWARD, CHINA ON WAY TO LIGHT i i . i. - ftoretarj Wiliiama at Psking; Tells of Chanw'takliic Ploa. LIBERALS 'AND CONSERVATIVES CLASH Btsert) fe Fsr Ui; Bee l Katare f' Coaaproaalse . hat Soma ; ' '" tartlUsr ' Alyees - -; ' " :. ' ; . .. , Aro . Made. ; ' ; ' WASHlNOTohT, J sh.', it -A ''comprehen sive review of the remarkable change that Is taking place In China as'fc result of the promulgation, of the rocenti decree fgaa tslng the government is supplied to the State department by dward T. WllUSnts, Chlneee oaortHary- to he' Chinese legation at Peking. Reciting )he orders for the formation of two commissions, which ae to deal wifh reform projects Mr.' Willi im says' that "for, over - a '.month .paet thess commljelotvi h'avs been,' hiding diCy sxs Slotja wljerela f yfo ftren'g;. r.) hav been klruggling iar Uaderaalp;' one 'bju on securing a Ufeeral , goyerniBent- 6q mpdiyij )ln an4 the ether 4trnii)4 thai, tber'e lyiU bg no. dspartwre front Uit tradition ol the fathers. Aa tardea it b'J iiiirny. valuable foatunte are rttilucd. Ff tlcu'arly worthy of note Is the abandonmeiit Vlf.ths echeiua foe a, eablnet and I he Bropuaed jeonsalldatlon , o the ouscll if sitetoms iffslrs with the new board fnaie, prubably becauaa: of forelcm poaltloa to further Interference with te euatojnsk4atlnVCtatlaa.i The edict Kroif hints atj.the greatest difHctilty, whkk) tf been encountered la the referm nttiv e ur V aamely.. "worship of h past" lp ne V'WU',irr1ltsH.do.sW ed hand weigh more heevUy upon the living than In China, and Ula drat aaaeatlal to svceeinB In any. new. aierement to show either that H la not. an Innovation, or t least that It-la not hoot He to the spirit of the.' father. , ; ,,. - ' FMIaMiaf tSllr. " 1 The chief feature in the edict U the mnfc- j real enMavar to approa'h the tileal of "Va majc m bae.7 . Ku'sTIy lhlefaat Bleached 35c .v 32c. 30c , 2c ' 30c' 28c 29c ' 37c -r 2ffc 26c 24c ?3c 1 V. lft-4 Sheeting, 30c yd. 10-4, Sheeting, 37c yd. 10-4 Sheeting, 26c yd. 9-4 Sheeting,, 27c yd. 9-4 Sheeting,' 2 5c yd.' 9-4 Sheeting, 24c yd. 8-4 Sheeting, 24c yd. 8-4 Sheeting. 2Sc yd. Sheeting, 22c yd. 7-4 Sheetlng.lc yd. 7-4 Sheeting, 20c yd. M Sheeting, lfa yd.- Napkins. Napkins. All our $2.25 Bleached Napkins, January Sale Price, $1.69 dozen. All our $3.00 Bleached Napkins, .January Sale Price, $3.00 dosen. .AU our $4.69 Bleached Napkins, January Sale Price. $2.75 dozen. All our $5.00 Bleached Napkins, January Sale Price, $3.89 dozen. . i Ail cur. $8.60 Bleached Napkins, January Sale Price, $5.00 doaen. All our $10.00 Bleached Napkins, January Sale Price, $6.89 dozen.' Crashes and Toweling. All our 7 He Brown Linen Crash, January Sale Price, 3 He yd. , . All our 12 He Brown Linen Crash, January Sale Price, 9c yd. All our 12 H Bleached Linen Crash, January Sale Price, lOo yd. i. All our 15c Bleached Linen Crash, January Sale Price, 13 He yd. Wash Cloths. All our 5c A reel Net Wash Cloths, January Sale Price, 2c each. Scrub Cloths. . . All our 10c Scrub Cloths, Jan uary Sale Price, 6c each. Towels. Towels. All our 10c Huck Towels, January Sale Price. 6c each. All our 15c Huck Towels January Sale Price, 10c each. . All our 25c Huck Towels, January Sale Price, 16c each. All our 46c Huck Towels, January Sale Price, 25c each. . , $1.85 Black Swiss Taffetas, 36-ln. Monday 8c yard We expect to sell five thousand yards Monday, a beauti ful rich black, a fine mellow finish, our own special' quality "Famous" without a particle of' dressing, for waists, skirts and full costumes and long coats, a great bargain at 08c yd. $1 Persian Stripe Novelty Monday 50c yd. They are certainly dainty and beautiful, old rose, new blue, green and grey. In the new. strlpeB, 69c yd. Black Dress Goods Department Has Many Pretty Things to Show You Monday. ( That you may know just how fine and what great value we have arranged for Monday's Special Selling, we In vite you to come and see them. Yoa will not be disappointed. CORNER SIXTEENTH STREET. IS the abolition of the useless multiplication of offices and' with the ssceptlon of the board of foreign relations, whose corn position cannot be chsnged without the permission of the powers, there will hence, forth be only on head to each of the gov ernlng boards. Some of the old designations are quite obsolete and the title have been modernized. The . board of punishments, which was never fully described In the title, which wU now be called the board of law, corresponding with' our Department of Justice. The new department called th6 board of posts and communications, Is ta d to be in Hne with the most advanced weStern nations pollutes. . While' the tlT.c is not ripe for the estab lishment rt Parliament, a partial substt tuta la afforded by the appointment of a council to "assist In government," which Is- to become the mouthpiece of the people, though they are hot permitted to nominate or elect its member. The can Sorate is retained as a terror to corrupt incompetent officials.' The praea la yet In Its Infancy In China and la ssld to be characterised by such, venality, according to Mr. Williams, as to make It unwise to give It a full measure of liberty. Obsolete Boards Abolished. feime robolfe Institutions have been sboltuhed or Incorporate.! with other board;" su6h:iire the "court'of 'sacrificial worshlpf the, "court f, of Imp rial ent-r-ialhmo, 'thncnurt of state ceremonial." all of whose functions have been taken over by the " board cf rites," snd the "court pf the Imperial stud," which has been Swallowed by the "board of th anMy.,rf . , ' Mr.' WUIIiam calls . attention to the fact that the commleaUns are continuing their work -t-f reform and the report forming the basis of the edict already Issued la I. I partial. Ttie provincial civil erv,ce u now receiving jotenticn and thla Is aald ro D a greater tsk than that already completed. ' ..'in onojaaloa Mr. WUUuna aaya: . r "Under th whole, the edict must be re garded as marking one of the moat Im portant epochs In th hhrtory of Chin and wfcti the Mnlu will be disappointed m th results, there seaias no reasoo to doubt that th deatre of the throne aid of anany patrlotto otBclaJ for th reform la most sincere and that some measure of uuprovsuMnt will follow. W believe Sheeting 24c'6-4 Sheeting, 19c yd.. 22c (-4 Sheeting, 18c yd. ' 21o 1-4 Sheeting, 17c yd. 4 Slc 50-ln. Bheetlng, 17c yd. 20c 50-ln. Sheeting, lCc yd. ; 19c 50-ln. Sheeting, 16c yd. 19 V4c 45-in. Sheeting, 15c yd. 18 He 46-ln. Sheeting, 14c yd. 1 6 4 1 '4 8-in. Sheeting, 13c yd. ,17 Hq 42-ln. SheetjriglSHccrd. vl 6 He' 42-ln. Sheeting, l2Hc yd. 15c 42-ln. Sheeting. lljicyd. January Linen Sale All our $1.00 Huck Towels, Jan-, uary Sale Price, 69c each. . . Turkish Towel Hale. All our 10c Yftrklsh Towels, .Jan uary Sale Price, 8 He each. All our 15c Turkish Towels. Jan uary Sale Price, 10c each. . All our 25c TurklBh-Towels, Jan uary Sale Price. 19c each.' Airour 35c Turkish ToWels, Jan uary Sale Price, 25c each. All our C5c Turkish Towels, Jan uary Sale Price, 49c each. All our 75c Turkish Towels,' Jan uary Sale Price, 59c each. All our $1.00 Turkleh Towels, January Sale Price, C9c each. Special Sale Hand-Kmbroldercd Lunch Cloths and Scarfs at . Just Half Price Monday. , Our Annual January Bed - y Spread Sale. " Hemmed Hpreads. All our $1.00 Hemmed Spreads, January Sale Prloe, 7 9e-eaoh. - . All our $1.75 .Hemmed Bed Spreads, January Sale Price, $1.89 each. All onr $1.85 Hemmed Bed Spreads, January Sale Price, $1.42 each. 'All our $2.25 Hemmed Bed Spreads, January Sale Price, $1.79 each. i All our $3.60 Hemmed j Bed 600 Pairs of Women's Mocha Kid Gloves on Sale Monday at,! per pair, 79$ Now for the greatest Glove Sale since coming to our hew quarters. The very name of the maker should make this a remarkable sale.- Ireland Broth ers' Famous Mocha Gloves, made with one clasp and neat stitching, durable and attractive, for street or shopplag wear. Fine line of colors black, brown, tanB, beavers, gray and red. A complete line, of sites to begin with. These gloves sell regularly at $1.50 Monday your free and unlimited choice as 70c pr. To get best choice come early.. . . -: .T l- . Note it is utterly impossible for us to fit, exchange or guarantee these gloves. OPEN SATURDAY changes now being Inaugurated, will prove to be but the beginning of a movement that will bring China Into line with the most progressive nations of the world." WORKMEN FIGHT :' POLICE Foar Persona Killed When Hasslaaa Resist Official tearoa in St. . .. Pctrbnrar. " ST.i PETEK8BI RO, Jan. 12. Desperate fighting between polio and workmen oc curred In tho Okhta. quarter of tlla city last night during a domiciliary aearob. When the police appeared five workmen who. were la the building Ktlngulshed all th lights and- opened fir on th police. TH latter responded and the ' fusillade .continued for-some time-in darkness. Th workmen Anally retreated after killing two district Inspector and-two-policemen and woundiiiK three poltcemem A quantity of firearm was tilseovered In the house. , . it transpired later that' the five men who fought th polk were Important lead ers of the , revolutionary fighting legion. The Information which led the police to March their .house spd attempt .their, cap ture was ucqulred during the Investigation Into the feastlnatlon of Military, Procura tor Pavloff. A detachment of twenty po lice, commanded by a captain, surrounded the houee and bad Just broke In the door, when the revolutionists suddenly fired volley at tbem, ..sod during Jhe confusion Which 'followed, made a da,eh or jhe door and escaped in the darkneaa, nuvlntslnlng a running fight with the police lor some distance. Oyer 100 arrests have been made In connection wtth. the . assassination of General Pavloff. Many of those taken Into custody are soldier, which has revealed th existence of an unsuspected branch of tl.e terrgrlst organisation among ,the mili tary clerka. Tki- capture of a clerk be longing to the -engineer corps was consid ered to' b so Important that sn . entire cvmpan)' of Infaatry 'was detailed to make the arrest. General Bell's Skusulaatlaa CeaBraaed. W'ASlUNaTpN, 4a. U.-Th senats to day contlrmed the nomination of BrlgadU-r General Franklin Bell, chjef of stbff of the army, to be major, general. DIAMONDS-rrenaer, Ura and Dodge. Ready Made Sheets All our Sheets arc made of the irened and perfect In every way. is eszao. B5c plain hew, now 89c each. 70c plain hem, npw 83c each. Sic plain hem, now 8Sc each. $1. 15 plain hem, now 98c each." ' ' 95c hemstitched, now "tic each. $1.25 hemstitched, now 98c each. , ) MOT 70c plain hem, nnw.Ke each.. Tuv plnln hem, now oSc carh. 90c plain hem, now e tw-h.-95o plain hem, now 7Hc ench. $1.10 hemstitched, now 88c each. $1.30 hemstitched, now $1.07 each.' , III 78x90, S6c plain hem, now 48c each. - - - - "" to So on, sale yd; -5c Spreads, January Sale Price," 82.49 each. All our $1.00 Hemmed' Bed Spreads, January Sale Price, $3.00 each. Fine Importod Hemmed Spreads. Alt our $5.00 Imported Hemmed Spreads, January Sale Price, $3.98 each. ,- AU our $6.75 Imported Hemmed Spreads, January Sale Price, $4.89 each. All our $7.60 Imported Hemmed Spreads, January Sale Price, $5.89 each. AH our $6.0,0 Imported Hemmed Spreads,. January Sale Price,. $4,38 each. All our $8.50 Imported Hemmed Spreads, January Sale Price, $6.89 each.. Fringed Spreads. All our $1.50 Fringed Spreads. January Sale Price, $1.00 each. All our $1.75 Fringed Spreads, January Sale Price, $1.39 each. ' All our $2.00 Fringed Spreads, January Sale Price, $1.69 each, All our $2.50 Fringed Spreads,. January Sale Price, $1.89 each. All our $3.00 Fringed Spreads, Janjiary Sale Price, 82.28 each. All our $3.50 Fringed Spreads, January Sale Prlee, $2.89 eaeh. ' 'All our $4.60 Fringed Spreads, January Sale Price, $3.88 each. All our $5.00 Fringed Spreads,' January Sale Price, $3.89 each. , Interesting News for Monday. Feather Boas Reduced in Prices. - Not often do you have an opportun ity to bay these beautiful pieces of neck dress at reduced prices. If you have kept from' buying on account of price, Monday should be your buying day. Long Feather Boas, In gray, brown, natural, sky, black and white united, large, fluffy shapes, regular price $25.00 Monday's price, 916.50 each. One long gray Feather Boa, regular price $16.50 Monday's price, $12.50. Four Feather Stoles, colors sky, pink. black . and white", regular jrlce $25.00 , Monday's price, 915.00 each. Come early. Main Floor. EVENINGS. MORE PAY FOR ENGINEERS Throttlg Eandlerl oa All Weittrn Eoads Girtn "ncreata. OVER rifTEEN THOUSAND MEN AFFECTED Contract Covers. All Railroads from , ... Cklcag t th Coast and front Caaadlan Line to th " " ' " ' -Onlf. CHICAQO. , Jan. 12. After, dally' negotia tions which ' have, .lasted several weeks. Western railroads today decided to give locomotive engineers Increased wages ag gregating t$,0O0,600 and 16,000,009 annually. The Increase will affect between 1S.0UO and JO.flOO engineers on all Railroads watt of Chicago to the Pacific Coast, north to the Canadian border and south to the Gulf of Mexico. The negotiations were carried on between a committee headed by Chief W. S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer and another, of the general managers. k , Th advance 'will apply to. al!. classes of engineers. On passenger , locomotives the engineers will rruelve a ft-cent increase on a 100-mlle run. On freight engine the Increase will range between g and 11 cents per 100 mile. In all the larger freight yur'ds 'the switch .eoglnwer will receive additions of from M to 78 cent a day, with the assurance that they shall not b kept out more than twelve hours. o . ; Apparently the spirit of compromise gov erned the negotiations, for the engineers have practically agreed to give their oontention fvr an eight-hour day, have abandoned demands regarding pay for orer 11 m and .will not- Insist oa thetr original demand with regard, to sight competency of engineers. The switch - engineers .ware refused sn stlowanoe of nlme and a half In etceaa of twelve hours. This Is the first time in railroad hlatory that ht demands of a labor organisation have been considered by all railroads In a large territory. When the Joint demand wag Hrst made the railroads refured to treat with the engineers a a whole, pre. erring to deal wlLh tbem on awb road. Bee, Jan. 13. 107. best standard muslins, seamless, torn, Re plain hem, now sir each. ' Oc plain hem, now t9c each. 5c plain hem. now 71c each. $l.0S hemstitched, now 13c each. $1 2 hemstitched, now $1 01 each. $1.10 hemstitched, now 8 Be each. $1.80 hemstitched, now $1.07 each. Is alas. $1.00 plain hem, now 7d each. $1.40 plain hem, now It. 18 each. $1.11 hemstitched, now vsc each. $1 S5 hemstitched, now tl.lt each. MM 0x. 1.0B plain hem. now tin each. $1.59 plain hem, now 11.28 each. $1.20 hemstitched, now 98c each. 11.40 hemstitched, now $1.18 each. - -risj"g"V'ryenngrTinsni 30-in, Wide Half Bleached Muslins IS He quality. 10 yd- ' 12c quality, 0 yd. 11c quality, 8H yd. x 10C quality, 8 yd. 36-ln, Wide Unbleached Muallua, twx quality, 74s yd. 7Hc quality, 6 yd. Oe quality, 4H yd. Special Sale of Women's Hand kerchiefs Monday. Holiday business Is hard on stocks breaks into assortments, especially so in Initial handkerchiefs. In order to rid our stock of the remaining lots we must cut the prices. Monday We shall offer a broken lot of Initial Handkerchiefs at a low price. These are the letters: A, B, C, D, F, G, H. J. K. L, N, P. S, T. W. Our regular 25c Handkerchief, in Monday's Kale at, each 15 Another lot of Barred Shear Handker chiefs, beautiful quality, regular price . j 5c, In Monday's sale at each , 15 r The Very Highest Class o Ready-to-Wear Garments 8 Half the Regular Prices. The spring goods are now beglnulu to rush us for space; consequently w are making an extra endeavor to clof. out all winter garments. There is ; constant procession of newness in ou store. If we did no do an.absolul cash business, It would be Imposslbl tor us to sell high clasa Coats,, Suit.' Waists, Skirts and Tea Gowns at on half price. All the beautiful dealgns In Hous. Gowns, in Silk. Cashmere, Challls, A' batross and other dainty fabrics at tlx following extraordinary reductions. $7.60 Tea Gowns at $3.76, : ,410 00. Tea Gowns at $5.00. $15.00 Tea Oowps at $7.60. $18.00 I'm Gowns at $9.00. $26.00 Oowns at $12.60. Pretty Lac Net and Silk Dresses a' , Half Price. $76.00 Black Net Dresses, $37.60. $60.00 Black Net Dresses, $25.00. 30.00 Silk Princess Dresses, $16.00 $25.00 Silk Princess Dresses, $12.60 All the Coats in fancy mixtures a half price. . . All the Coats in black cloth at hall price. : c All the Fur Coats at greatly reduced prices. All the Children's Coats at half price. ' Chief Btone 'was firm, however. In hi re fusal to confer with the railroads except as a whole. The railroads finally agrend to appoint a committee to meet board represented by Chief Btone, and th set I la ment would Indicate that a new method of dealing with railroad demands has Ven adopted. ' There are many details of the new wag scbedsle still' to arrange and the negotia tions will last until next week, ' SECRETARY SHAW RETICENT Wllgj Neither Con arm Mas' Deaf Hanor ' ' that II May Com to , . ' Oatks, . WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-(8peolal Tele gram.) When Secretary ghaw was naked whether there wee any truth In th rumor that he would go to Omaha a president of a bank,' he neither confirmed or denied th report, stating that he had many offers, but bad accepted none. DEATH RECORD. J. Mrse Saelllaa;. NEWTON, Mass.. Jan. 12.-J. ' Ll'rsee Bnelllng. late I'nlted States appraiser of the port of Boston and for many years a well known railroad man, died at his horns here late last night of kidney trouble, aged U years. Mr. Bnelllng was formerly for eign agent of the Vanderbllt lines, with headquarters In Boston. In 1S0I President Roos4Vrlt appointed Mr. Bnelllng appraiser for th port- of Boston. Mr. Bnelllng re signed last year to engage In th cotton commission business. Jacob Graea. 8T. LOL'IS. Jan. It Jacob Gruen, aged 7 years, president of th Jacob Grueq A Bros. Wine company and one of the oldest wine importers In the west, died at his home early today from' apoplexy. He was prominent In Grand Army of the Republic oirole. His widow and eight children sur rlve him. Realassla C- CasanbelL - 8T. UOL'IB, Jan. It Benjamin C. Camp bell, who was Justice of the peac In Iowa forty years sgo and on vt the oldest Ms sets In the country, died at th horn af his daughter, Mrs. Frames E. Howe, last nlht Ha would bay bn ti year old iJ.l trig, , NAL BIDS ARE OPENED Fsit Propotltioo is from Oliver 4; Bangs of J Maw Yark aad KnAxvilla. orrtR is on basis or 6.75 per cen ft l nest HI4 I from L , Asele rirsa lowest Mders.Ar Mem of Wide Experleae aad Ii rge taV'tal. WASHINGTON, Jan. lt-The proposal opened by the canal commission today rr tan entire construction of th Psinn canal were as low as had been ' expert by experts on construction work. ' Tot some time h has been known that nsveral members of the commission believed T per cent upon the estimated cost of conatruc tlon would be a fair remuneration for'tha contractor under the form prepared, by the commission. The lowest proposal, that of William J. Oliver of Knoxvlll. Tenn.i and Anson B. Bangs of New Torn, who .offered r4 ei to do the work for 178 per rent of th estimated coat. Is lower than had bee expected. Granting that the estimate of ttW.(XAW0 or the construction of the canal, which has been frequently spoken of In congress. Is accurate, th remuneration of th OtWer. Bangs combination would he t9.tM.oan In case It were to be awarded tbe contract. Much discussion has been caused by the great difference In th only four bids' re ceived, as thay ranged from 6.75 to per cent. William I. Oliver and Anson M. Bangs have-beet! In the rontraoting business for many years and th statements they fur nished" with their proposal show that they have dons moch Important work. Mr. Oliver stntes that he has completed tig,. 100,000 worth of work In ten yrs and now ha 131.MO.000 worth of work In progress. He gives Ms assets at J3.00O.00O, Mr. Bongs gives his assets at ti.OOO.Om and state that he was the contractor for the Po lock at Sault Bte. Marie. Mich., th Delaware breakwater and the Buffalo breakwater. the contract mice for each of the bl iwt),ooo. ' ' ' ' Basis, of Bids. ... . .; :j n oasis on wniun inc cuiiirm- w vw awarded Is a percentage of. th. cost of completing tho work. Bidders are required to accompany their proposals wjlh a .cer tified check, of 1200.000 and the successful bidder Is required to give bond In th sum of K000.0J0 to protect the government from loss. .'-.. Th government expressly reserves to It self th control of sanitation, of .engineer ing, and la the matter of quarters and J.ha subsistence department, so directly con nected with th health and well. being of canal employes, the right of rigid super vision Is retained. , , "In no event," says Chalrmaa, Shonts. 'can the contractor be allowed to maks hese departments an independent . souro f profit." . ' - Th government likewise retains the de triment of materials and supplies and., so r ss the Panama railroad la concerned Ij prensiy was aeciarea in ine letter oi in tat ion for bids that It could not wisely be . . . a . .. ....... . m Irh. . n rr Sl o done by the contractor therefor bas eon confined to th actual work of con duction. It la believed by the commission that the stlmated cost of completing th canal will is materially reduced by th application of low principles of construction which will b Uncovered as the. work progresses. Reward for tialek Work, The proposals provided a . system of re wards lor th completion of the work In a ,nuch shorter time than the contract, cajle .or and this. It is contended.. wiU.. effect a saving sufficient to offset the entir.. pst centage required to be paid tho contra. fYr jn the esUmsted cost of the worlu,.,. W. J. Oliver of Naahville, Tenn., snd Anson M. Bangs of New Yorjt associated '.ogether. Were th lowest, bidders for the construction of the canul. Thay. proptsn o do th work for (.75 per centum upon he estimated cost. The bids were opened it noon by Chairman Shouts, l'our pro posals only were received. The 'other bidders were Oeorge pelrc A - e. of Frankfort, Me . and New. York City. ,-ho offered to do the work for 7.11 per centum upon the estimated cost; the Noi American Dredsrlng eomnanv of Loa A gelea. Cal., who offered to do th work fo 28 per centum of th estimated east, and th MacArthur-GIUrsple company ef New Jersey, whose bid was ll.t per.-oentum.. W. J. Oliver and Anson Bang th lowest bidder, have had much experlene In con tracting work. Mr. Oliver Is oneA of th largest railroad contractors in America, sad at present Is ngsged In tunnelliup Lookout mountain and other extensive work. Mr. Bangs was th contractor for . th Boo canal locks. . ' More than 100 contractors and tnerr rep resentatives attended th opening ; of the bids.. Before reading th propeaalar. -Mr. Bhonts explained that no bid wetMd b. ao- cepted until after th commission 'baa oughly studied and Investigated H. - CARL JACKSO OBTS A' STAY Alleged Bank Wrecker I Given ffw Chaae ta Be Heard. PIERRE. 8. D., Jsn, 12.peclal TeW gram.) The supreme court today 'grant a writ of error and certificate of poeslbl.' ibr.t oi e. y of causa In th ess of Carl Jackson, who a seoond trial, was again found guilty wrecking th bank of Clark and was given a sentence of one year In the penitentiary. The certificate of probable onus nets as a stay of sentence until the case Is heard In the supreme court at the' April term. . Judge Boucher In circuit court today sho tenced Alex Kulbas to three year In 'the penitentiary on a piea or guilty to a ror- a gery charge. Kulbas was brought back from Canada after a long flht for tils' ex tradition, reaching here last week. Judge Boucher also dissolved tb tem porary restraining order which h granted ( I to prevent Olenn W. Martens from exef- kl clsing his rlgnts as county Judge, to which be wti elected lust fall. The election ' ntjg, Ifarl.n. im Annl.al.fl An fhft 11 n . . rt ...... . he ts not of the legsl sge of X years -, MoatsTomery Ward Case Caattnaed. SIOl'X FALLd, 8. D,, Jan. lt6peclaJ Telegram.) Th hearing In the Montgomery Ward Injunction suit ha been, ooplinued p Monday, Januury V. - - .:, Th suit waa Instituted against the Bout, Dakota Retail Merchants and l&irdwgr Dealers' ssaociaUon by Montgomery Ward A Co. of Chicago, wh aeuk to rrtrJ association and U. J. Mannli, editor of th Commercial News, from continuing; their warfare on the Chicago concern,. , , HITCHCOCK WITHDRAWS Big Haadred Thoaeaad Acres Added " ta Parcel Reserve. '. WABHINGTON, Jan. lt-BecreUry of the Interior Hltchooclf ha withdrawn l.tao acres of unalienated public lands In ' west ern Colorado from all forma of disposition under the public land laws for an addition to the I'ncompahgre foret reserve. Th land Include a part of the I'ni-ompahgr plateau and a part of the Bun Miguel vaj- ley. They extend from a point south i A. M nsM.se westward to the boundary I tan. The present i ncompangre rorest re serve comprises nesrly 4UM00 acres. Bee Went Ads produce result. B Waal Ada produc rtsuil.