r Telephone Douglia 618 Reaches All Departments. A Christmas Opportunity Great Special Sale of JPurs Coming . Just roc(iVd a telegram from our cloak buyer, rvho is now in New .-York that'll has purchased a manufacturer's surplus of hiph grado Mink and Lynx Sets at ridiculously low price! If these fnrs reach Omaha in time they will be placed on. sale Saturday." Watch papers and come prepared to get a great bargain. Store -'open Evenings until Christinas. . . " BOVUOanfi WaT ST. . Bee 1J-18-07. ( J r i mltted to, tli! sneU tlw. draft tf.--provision ttf'TiVMheertofl fft the Indian appro priation Sill uuUrt)tti'ri the allotment of eighty acres of 'land on. th former Tank ton reservation. In SouthDakota' to Ed ward N.i Vandall, a Teiikten allottee ivf liter Mnftcra' at Capital. August L. Wnx hoVbem ppomled "post ' master -apd. tttory, ' WuX count jr. Neb., vice S. R. ft)f, ' resia-ned.' '- ': , Rural V carolers . fcfpointHl: ', Iowa Bac City, ro'otei, I'rt A,Owti' carrier,' George C. BerHler aubatVtnta;' Anita 8, Earl Stevans carrier, .Karvn. tnlnA substitute; V11 llsca, rout ,' Irfandet. Ceofc carrier, .Ethel M, Cook avbst it tv South Dakota , OarretmtC',ronvU Ordett ijloyce carrier. Orlen fu.Jn.ti' 'dJVsUtufvV flitcheoik. route 1 and .' SUfniii'i'l, Npnii carrier. Btanjey 11. Nortti substitute; Kimball, route 1. J. R. Korbel'e trier. Silas C. Guthrie substi tute. -. . i. 4 i-,' . - Rural route Mo. 1 haa, been ..ordered cs tabllehed Marco-1 at Cavp'tf. U""1'6 county, 8. D.,. ervln; SOiHpleavnd. 88 families. WYOMING LEADING WOOL STATE CJoa Akrail ( Hiiatiit llirlnii tke ' Last Season -in- false f C lip." ' " CHETENNE, Wyo., Deo. 18,-(8peclal.)-Yor tit first time In the history of the In duiitry, Wyoming U now the banner sheep and wool atate of the union. Starting- with one buck and half a dor-en ewes In the early '80b, Wyoming ha rapidly Increased It sheep holdr.ga, until now there are being- grated on the ranges of this state almost 6.400,000 sheep. Range conditions are ideal, scabies has been eradicated, and the sheep are In splendid condition; and with hundreds of thousands of tons of hay tn the stack, ready to bo fed in case of emergency, the indications are that Wy oming will increase its lead In another year. Montana has 'enjoyed the proud distinc tion of being the banner sheep and wool atate for many years, but gradually Wy oming has been crawling up on Its sister atate, and the present year, due to unfavor able climatic conditions in Montana and favorable conditions in Wyoming, this state was able to pass its rival. Montana and Wyoming have for yean been In a claaa by themselves, no other atate being able to. produce within 13,000,000 to 14.000,000 pounds as much wool as those two states. Montana may be able to be a good second In 19ott, but for another year at least It cannot possibly overtake Wy oming - In the .matter of wool production. The number, bf it i iy p v shorn, pounds of wool ffc-oducfcd. and Valuo of' same In the state of Montana and Wyoming for tha years 1904 and 1907 follow) I Wyoming Montana IMS. S NO. . Wool Bheep, Produc. 4. Ml. OK) K2.K-l9.7o4) 4.MO.000 5,815,000 1907. No. Wool Sheep. Produc. 4.4R031 83.S37.OTiO Ciioo.ooo ao.gjo.ooo Value; ITIi.-J.tl'O 8,&i3,376 Value. 17.811,77.1 Wyoming Montana 7,61,378 During 1907 Wyoming shipped a total of 1.3WJ.700 sheep and lambs, as against 1. 444,39!) sheep and lambs in 1G. The falling wT In shipmunta was due to the indications for a Continuance of high prices for wool and the splendid range conditions In this state, the sheepmen being determined to feed every head thathe ranges would carry during the winter of 1907 and 1908. For the 1,808,700 sheep and lambs shipped from Wy oming in 1807 the owners received approxi mately tC,ttO,000. Wrong Order Causes Collision. ST. LOU IB, Dec. 18. An 'outbound Bur lington passenger, train collided with a switch" engine In Vhe yards at Salisbury street her today, tearing up the track and injuring three trainmen. Passenger Kn- flneer John Met and Switchman Joseph hrlamer suffered broken collarbones. Tim passenger ((reman was badlv bruised. They Were taken to the hospital. No pas senger were hurt. It Is stated a mistake In orders caused the collision. rvaoKT iorr '"- 1 Think of the jjrebentyou will getl Surely you will want the ones you gie to be right. Let us solve the problem. ' Hugjrostlon From THK CLOTUINQ AN.XEX. "r ' Newest Neckwear. Tiea, handsomely boxed, $1.(0 to. T8 A nd Juat lots of pretty Ties at 600 I and 4 Bilk Muffier In Chrlstmaa boxes I 80 to . . v . 11.00 Othar Muffler up from SO Buspenders In Christina boxes, up from Bth Robe and House Gown. Pyjaiiuts and biilrts, Drexs Hv-U and Kancy Vests. Swmtrrt and Hats. Uloves and Hose. Open Evenings till Christmas. tiNSON..THQ AF- nn on no i ISIS 1317 DOUCLA DOW DEAN RAKED IN MONET Chicago "Broker" Likely to Anther for "(ret Rich Quick" Scheme MAHY NEWSPAPERS HIS VICTIMS Promoter of Company that Consisted Largely of Tain Air Held on fraud Charge at Chirac. CHICAGO. Dec. 18.-J. C Dean, head of the firm of J. C. Dean & Co., stock and bond .brokers was arreated last night on a charge of obtaining 131. 25 on worthless fchecks 'from A. M. Roberts, proprietor of the New Waldorf hotel. Behind Dean's arrest are two Chicago men who have been Investigating the brok er's alleged meteoric career and avho Inti mate they will have some Interesting evi dence to present to the grand Jury if Dean is held to that body on the complaint of the hotel keeper. These are 'Attorney James Edgar Brown, counael for the Colorado Coal Mining company, on of Dean's "rllents," and George W. Haynea of Hills National Reporting company, a firm ui unanciai investigators. . t More trouble for the broker may result from an Investigation started by PostofTlce Inspector William M. Ketcham, who went to Dean's office Immediately after his arrest and spent the evening looking . over his papers. One Item of Dean's mall found by the Inspector was a pile of 4w) bills for advertising from newspapers In every part of the United States. All ap parently are unpaid. ''. At Work ElaM Months. The" fragmentary story of Dean's opera tions told by Attorney Brown sounds like the scenario of one of the "get rich quick" stories which are the mainstay of some of the current magazines. Dean opened Iris office eight months ago. ' The firm immediately started an aggres sive advertising campaign in the papers of Chicago and other cities. As Inquiries came In- Dean sent out glowing prospect uses and references, and in each case be fore making a contract Insisted that advance amounts of from SCO to J 1,000 or more be paid for various expenses. The expenses having been paid, little or nothing, it is alleged, was done by the Dean firm.. . . , y -( i ' ""Tlie experience W the Colorado Capitol Coal Mining company,. 'said Mr. Brown, "Is typical of the Arm's operations. 'The company's property Is at Lafayette, Colo. Dean had contracted with the company to float a 800,000 bond issue andvJtiad under taken, among other things. .6 superintend the lithographing of the bonds. '. Although $136 had been sent to him for the purpose, the Columbia Bank Note company reported that ita bill for 870 had not been paid., . Railroad Hearing; Poatpaned. - SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dee. 18. (Special.) - A hearing was to have been held this wook before Judge Carland ot the United States court In this city. In- the matter of the application of the various railroads having lines In South Dakota for a per manent Injunction restraining the South Dakota Board of Railroad Cotnmlssloners from putting into effect a p.-oposed new schedule of passenger rates, which would reduce passenger fares on all standard j gauge railroads In South Dakota from t to cents per mile. Owing to the abaencs of Judge Carland from the state, he being In Et. Louis Biding in holding a term of federal court there, the hearing has been continued until January 8 at t o'clock p. m. TO PBEVKMT THIS CRIP, . LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine remove he cause. To get the genuine call for full name and look for signature of E. W. Grove. . Wo. Presents tKat ar , ... Sure to please " Get some for your t Chrittma tree, i . Chrlstma Hint From TUE EAST ItOOM. Children' llandkerchlefa In bo boxea of thre. 50c and ISo Lounging Robe. IS. 00 down to $1.S 1"T7 Fur Set for Ulrl. Misses and ChUdren. ltrmsv Fur Gloves, Fur Caps, Fur . Rob, Fur Coat. LILLIPUTIAN 8HOES. No prettier, better gift than a, pair of these Terr best shoes for grow log feetT TVrite for Catalog, :NE CO. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, DECEMBEU 10. 1907. CONNELL NOT IN CONTEMPT Supreme Court ..Sets Aside Judgment of Judg-e Sutton in Famous Case, " RECORD A 0XE Eapreas Compnnr Wlna Wonnd In I.lt Igntlon over Kaforeement of ih Sibley Act ae Title to Homo ta Coed. (From a 8tatt Correspondent) LINCOLN, Dee. 18. (Bnedal Telegram.) The supreme court has reversed the Judg ment of District Judge Sutton of Omaha, who fined W. J. Connell for contempt of court. Connell was the attorney for Bam uel E. Howell In the so-culled Coal Trust cases and he was fined for contempt by Judge Button, before whom the case was being tried, for language used during the proceedings. Chief Justice Bedgwlck, who wrote the opinion, said. In stating the case. that In some respect It presented the most extraordinary record that he had ever been called upon to examine. It contained over 60(1 sheet of typewritten matter and forty pages of fine irlnt. All of this record la supposed to be devoted to pre senting a continuous controversy between the court and the defendant. This contro versy extended not only through the trial of the case, but through the settlement of the bill of exceptions and throughout the trial of the contempt caae. Judge Bedgwlck says. In his opinion, the record clearly shows that tjie trial Judge was using every possible effort to maintain the dignity of tlife court and that Mr. Con nell was evidently fearless In the defense In the Interests of his clients and was will ing If -necessary to make great sacrifices to promote their cause. In concluding hla opinion, the chief Jus tice said: "If Mr. Connell's evidence Is lo be believed, It completely purges him tf con tempt, snd the evidence falls J.O hoW beyond a reasonable doubt that he was guilty of a willful purpose to obstruct the proceeding of "the court or to Insult or humiliate the Judge, either by bolstroua behavior, by loud or sarcastic language, or by offensive or Insulting demeanor." Kyllabaa of the Caae. The syllabus contains the following: A prosecution for contempt of court Is a criminal Droceedlnar. The defendant Is en titled to the benefit of any reasonable doubt as to his guilt. When the acta comDlalned of are done In the presence of the court the defendant is not entitled to a cnange or venue on account of alloaed prejudice of the court. nor ia he entitled to a trial by Jury. The fact that the prosecution for contempt Is postponed until the end of the proceedings tn wnicn me contempt is auegea to nave been committed win not cnange me cnar acter of the Drosecutlon. When the words are not in themselves necessarily contemptuous and there being no statement of the court as to the conduct of the defendant, general findings of the court will be considered as predicated on tho evllence tn the record and unless aup ported by the evidence will not sustain a Judgment of guilt. Title to Soldiers 'Home Good. The title of the stnte of Nebraska to a part of the site of the Soldiers' home at Grand Island, which has been In dispute for many years, was quieted In the state today by the decision written by Commls- fTSloner Ames In the case of the State against Isaac R. Walter et al. The de fendants filed a demurrer to the petition of the state, the demurrer was overruled and the parties electing not to plead further. Judgment is entered for the state as prayed. . . The, j)rtle , who deeded, fbe land tp the state In consideration of the sum of SI and tha location of the Soldier home at Grand Island, April 1, 1887, have recently claimed, to have some right or Interest in the premise adverse to the right of the state, which has pdt a cloud upon the state's title. The last legislature appro priated money for a new building at the home, the appropriation to be available only when the state had obtained quit claim deeds to the lands In question. Tha Interested parties refused to tgn quit claim deeds and Attorney General Thomp son filed a suit in the supreme court and has perfected the state' title without the( quit claim deeds. l'leinen Mnnt Serve Ont Time. The supreme court ha affirmed the 18 year sentence of Fred Clements, con victed In Sarpy county of the killing of Luke Qoldlc. Clementa shot Goldie in the leg, followed him to hla home and while floldle was showing his wound to rela tives, Clements shot throuxh the window and fatally wounded Goldie, Clements at tempted to prove an alabl and the testi mony showed he was driving around a block when the fatal shot was fired. Judge Barnes wrote the opinion. Car Line Franchise Limited. The Lincoln Street Railway company and the Citizen Street Railway company, under their franchises, have no power to extend their lines or tuke possession of streets not now occupied by their lines, nor can they make any extenslona what ever except by proceedings as required by law to obtain an additional franchise for that purpose. The consent of the electors of the city of Lincoln is necessary before extensions can be made. This is the de cision of the supreme court In litigation of long standing. Bxpreaa Company Win First Ronnd. The supreme court ovei ruled the ni.io,i of the ta(e to strike that portion of the answer of the Adams Kxpress company In a suit brought by the state to enjoin the company from violating the Blbley act. which alleges that the Blbley act went Into effect August 6. As the attorney general filed suit prior to August 6, the effect of this ruling of the court may throw out the state's suit as having been prematurely filed. The date when the law actually went Into effect Is atlll before the court and Is a vital point In the case. If the court throws out the state' ault on the ground that it was filed prematurely the attorney general can tegln a new action In the atate court or he can wait until the federal court passes upon the matter, the validity of the law being an Issue In a case now ponding In the federal court, filed by the express companies. The case In which the motion was overruled today was remaaded from the federal court to the atate oiiurt, where It was originally filed. The Sibley ct reduces express ratea 26, per cent and has never been forced. The following oplnlbn were filed: Gorson against Lewis, on rehearing; former opinion aa modified adhered to; Letton, J. Grand Jean against Boyle, on rehearing; former Judgment of this court set aside and Judgment of district court reversed; Sedgwick, C. J. Mackler against Miller, on rehearing; rormer opinion ad hered tij; Barnes, .J. Campbell against Youngson. injunction allowed; Letton, J CorllMt against Plana Manufacturing com pany, revrrSfd and remanded, Willi leave to plaintiff to amend pel It Ion. Hitchcock county agnlnst Cole, revoisod and re manded: Jackson, C. Banford against Lund'tulst, reversed and remanded, with di rections; Calkins, I . Blarney against j'aim, affirmed; Ames. C. Lamsun agalnat VII luge of Elm Creek.Naf firmed; Good. C. Elute atralnst Walsh, affirmed as to state. county and general taxes: reversed as to irrigation taxes; Calkins, I'. Bniiih against Western I nlon Telegraph company, af firmed; Ames. C. McJunkin agalnat plact-k and Fit!, reversed and remanded Good, C. First National bank of Marengo la., agalnat Blair State bang, affirmed Amea, C. Northwest Thresher company against Eiliiy vtlle Btate bank, affirmed Fawcett. C Uathers against t liaainan. motions (or leave to supply record and stig y nations and diminution of record over ruled; Judgment of district court affirmed Fawrett, '. Btate ex rel. Caldwell against Lincoln Street Railway company, reveiaml and remanded, with directions; Dtiffl. C. Cohpo Hlist Btate, on motion for rehear ing, motion overruled; Bedgwlck, C J. Connell sxnlnst Btate, reversed and re manded; Sedgwick, C. J. Oiind against Ballard, renindd, with directions; Faw oU, C Cilhardt aaalust State, affirmed; F.ppersnrl, C. Irfither against Btate. re versed and remanded; Calkins. C Clements against Htate, affirmed; Harnea, J. Btate ex rel. Caldwell against Cltlsens' Street Rallwav Twnpany, reversed, with direc tions; Duffle, C. Btste against Alter, de murrer overruled: Judgment for plaintiff a prayed; Ames, C. Following are rulings on motion for re hearings: i Bmlth against Hnfeldt, overruled; O'Con nor against Field, overrule; F.lmor against McMillan, overruled; Phillips against Reynolds, everruled; U. P. lodge No. U, Ancient Order United Workmen, sgslnst Bankers" Surety company, over ruled; Cohoe against State, overruled; Barkley against Olty of Lincoln, sustained. Hertnlone vlirown aa been appointed stenographer for Commissioner Eppcrfcon, vice Arthur . Wray, resigned, effoctlve January 1,' 1M. '-' WALLAG on trial for life Hall County M arder Case Take Up, with Bis Array at At 7 torn era. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.., Dep. 18.-M8pe- ciai.)in me district court, juage w. it. Hanna presiding;, the" case of the Stat against Frank W'allage u yesterday taken up, and all of the day and part of this morning's session was taken up 10 securing Jury. It was at once apparent that a Jury could not be arcured from the reg ular panel and a special panel of fifty was summoned. The charge I the murder In the first degree of William J. Hlllls, In the basement oC the Bock temperance pool hall, Novem ber a 19. Hlllls was a gambler. He and two other were having a game. When, a the testimony at the time ef the coroner Inquest seemed to agree, Wallage, a local liveryman, who came her some year ago from the vicinity of 'Chapman, entered the place for the first time In two year, went to the basement and took a sitting In the gnmn. ; There had boon bad blood between Wallage and Hlllls, It Is alleged, and a cutting; remark asserted' to have fwen made by Wallage, Is alleged to have caused . Hlllls. to attack Wallage. There was a scrimmage. A beer bottle was swung. The men grappled and Wallage was thrown down. Drawing his gun he reached around the body of Hlllls and shot. HUH la tald to havo expired as he was pulled off Wallage. . It Is asserted that Wallage had been. familiar with HUH' wire and that he had broken up Hlllls'. home, or had alienated Mrs. mills' affections. The remark re ferred to I said to have had a bearing upon the matter, Mr. HUH being at tho time employed here In a restaurant or bakery. So far as the public Is concerned, there was at the time a division of Senti ment. The appearance being that th shot was fired In self-defense gave Wallage some sympathy at first. This appeared to tin dergo a slight change and doubt was created a to whether such a situation had been planned or not. A big array of local talent I empolyed In the case. County Attorney Mayor, for the prosecution, will be assisted by W. A. Prince, who assisted In the prosecution tt the Hamlin case a year ago, and R. P. Horth, former county attorney and locul counsel for the Union Pacific, who wa th prosecutor In the caae that convicte William Turley for the murder of Norman Blis four year ago. Associated with theca there v. Ill be furthermore ex-Congressma i McCarthy of the , Third district. For th defense W. ..H. Thompson, ex-candldat for governor and. United i State enator, and Charles G. Ryan,.-one. of the ablest tt the local lawyer ,-and Leo J. Cleary, a younier. .man. In , UyC.prof easlon, hut- alse weju, irmea auorney. . - Thre of the murdered man's brothers are at the trial. They are resident of Hamilton county and all are well-to-do residents of this State. Hlllls seemed to have been . the wayward one ot the Hlllls hosuehold. . He had been her only a comparatively short time when the fatal shooting occurred, having come her from the southwestern part of the state. Wallafee ha been out during the time since the first arraignment on a 810,000 bond. which, however, has twice been renewed, once at least because, one of his bondsmen, his own partner In, the livery business, re fused longer to remain on his bond. Wal lage Is married, Mrs. Wallage' father being one of his bondsmen and a substan tial resident of Merrick county. . Stockman Injured by Fall. FALLS CITY. Neb., Dec. 18.-8pectal.)- Wllllam Otto, a prominent stock farmer of near Verdon, went to St. Joseph Friday afternoon with a load of cattle. ' It was rterfc when the train reached the outskirts of St. Joseph and for some reason Stopped mi a briU'je Just outside the city. Mr. Otto, thinking that they had stopped on a siding, stepped off , the platform of the ca- boose, but In place of stepping on the ground, aa he had every reason to believe he would, he found himself falling; through bridge. He feU about thirty feet and was quite severely Injured, having three ribs broken, hi head badly cut and loosing three teeth. Mr. Otto is now In a hospital in St. Joseph repairing damages. DEATH RECORD Una Rlagliac. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 18.-Gu Rlngllng. head of the circu combination which Con trol the shows of Rlngllng Bros., Barnum & Bailey and Forepaugh-Sella, died here today at a sanitarium. Death was due to a complication of diseases. Mr. Rlngllng came to New Orleans about two week ago with the hope that the southern climate would benefit Mm. Charles and Henry Rlngllng, brother of Augustus, have been here with their brother for some day. The body wa placed in their private car today, attached to the Chlcagoi limited on the Illinois Cen tral 'railroad. It will . be taken to Baraboo, Wis., the family home. Augustus Rlngllng was the eldest of seven brothers. Born a poor boy 67 year ago, he , educated himself and with his brothers started th nucleue of th great Rlngllng show. Later one circus after an other was bought,, and a few month ago the famous Barnum tt Bailey shows Wers absorbed by them'. W. H. Hlarlchsaa. ALEXANDRIA, 111., Dec. 1B.-W. H. Hln rlchsen, familiarly known a "Buck" Hln rlchsen, formerly treasurer and ecratary of the state of Illinois, died at hi home here this morning from paralysis after a long period of declining health. Mr. Hln rlchsen wa about iS year of age ahd was aecretary of atate during th administra tion of Governor Altgeld. He had been a conaplcuoua figure In Illinois politic for many year. Tlscra ia Only Ono That la Laizatiiro Bromo Quinine usfjt rue world oven to oukk a ochj ih one oat. , AJway remember the .full name, fur tbia signature oa erary b". CENTRAL MEETING DELAYED Stockholders of Illinois Road Will Meet Tomorrow. JUDGE ASKS FOR H0&E TIME Coart I ravrllllaa lo Come to Hasty Drelslon Over the Bight to Vote Stork by Proxies. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Counsel for the Har riotts and Fish Interest In the Illinois Central Injunction case having been unable to reach an agreement concerning another postponement of the annual meeting scheduled for today. Judge Farrar, counsel for Mr. Fish, at the opening of court today asked an hour's postponement of the hear ing to permit further conference. Judgo Ball replied: "I wish you would come to some ort of an agreement It I not th fault of the court that these pro ceedings were delayed until thl lime. t much prefer not to give a speedy deci sion." Judge. .Ball placed hi chamber at th disposal of th attorney and the confer ence continued for more than an hour. It was finally agreed that the annual meeting, which was to have been held at noon to day, should be adjourned until noon on Thursday. After It had been decided Hat no action save an Immediate adjournment would be taken when the annual meeting recon vened. Judge Ball Indicated to the attor ney that he considered it advisable thnt sortie agreement be reached In order that the hearing on the Injunction might be continued without Interruption. It vos then agreed that the hearing of argument go ever until tomorrow, and that the coun sel use the remainder of today In the effort to reach an agreement a to the date to which the annual meeting shiuld be adjourned. KNOX DRAWS UOUOR BILL (Continued from First Page.) quote lilm, "there have been nineteen peg seeking every hole," hat not Ilghtnrd the task of trying to please everybody, without dloncertlng the task of the Intricate ma chinery of the congress tn a presidential year. Following precedent, no chairman In the Fifty-ninth congress, who la' a member of tho Sixtieth congress, will be super seded, unless through the occurrence of a vacancy elsewhere he has become the ranking member of another and more Im portant committee, in which case he is expected to step up. n No member can be chairman of more than one committee. Among the more Important committees In which no chairmanship vacancies have beeh created by non-return of member and whose old chairmen ere expected to resume the reins are the ways and means (appointed). Payne of New York; appro priations (appointed), Tawney of Minne sota; bank and currency (appointed). Fow ler of New Jersey; rule (appointed), the speaker; foreign affairs. Cousins of Iowa; Insular affairs. Cooper Of Wisconsin; In terstate and foreign commerce, Hepburn of Iowa; military affairs, Hull of Iowa; naval affairs, Fobs of llanols; pensions, Loudenslager of New Jersey; Invalid pen sions, Sulloway of New Hampshire; pub lic buildings and ground. Bartholdt ot Missouri; river and harbor,- Burton of Ohio; territories, Hamilton of Michigan; railway and canals. David. 9f (Wisconsin; elections (three committees), Mann of Il linois, Olmeted of Pennsylvania, and Drls coll of New York; census, Crumpacker of Indiana; Immigration and naturalltatlon, Howell of New Jersey; Indian affairs, Sherman ot New York; Judiciary, Jenkins of Wisconsin; labor, Gardner of New Jer sey; postofflce and pot roads, Overetreet of Indiana. It is understood that Representative Charles F. Scott of Kansas, who will be come chairman of the committee on agri culture. Jumping over Haunheg of Iowa, who becomes chairman of the commit tee on war chtCm, and over Henry of Connecticut, who Is credited with waiving his ranking member claim la favor of the Prairie state. Representative Mendell of Wyoming Is the ranking member of the coramittee on public lands and probably will relinquish the chairmanship of the committee on Irrigation and arid lands to step Into that place, putting Reeder of Kansas In first position for the Irrigation chairmanship. By the general shuffle incident to a new congress. Representative Greene of Mass achusetts becomes ranking member of two committees, on manufactures' and on merchant fnartneand fisheries. It Is prob able that hi preference for the chairman ship of the latter commute will avail and that McMoran of Michigan will head the committee on manufacture. By or dinary progression Mr. Scott of Kansas would become chairman of the cbmmlttae On mine and mining, but his prospective appointment to the chairmanship of the committee on agriculture opens the way for Mr. Huff of Pennsylvania, who likely will succeed to the vacancy created by the nonreturn of Representative Brown of Wisconsin. Railroad Rulings. SIOUX FALLS, fl. D.. Dec. 18.-(Speclal.) --At,an adjourned meeting of Mi tate Board of Railroad Commissioners, which lias just been held at the headquarter Of the commissioner in this city, a decision wa handed down tn the case involving the application of Steel Bros., formerly ot Yale, for the granting, of an elevator Bite oh th right ot way of the Great Northern Railroad company at Sheffield, north of Huron, . In Beadle county. , The decision was In favor of Steel Bros,, ' who were granted tha desired site, and Sheffield will therefore have another elevator. The railroad commissioner at th ad journed meeting considered th application of the Farmer' Co-Operatlva -society of Sissetoit for tha construction by th Chi cago, Milwaukee A BC Paul Railway com pany ot a- sidetrack td the mill of -th so ciety - at Slsseton. - The railroad commis sioners deulded to hold a hearing Jn this case, and this wlH be vheld at Slsseton on January Jt. 'l . . In th matter of Improved depot f aclllUee at Canton, which ha been th ubjet of correspondence between the railroad com missioner and th officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railway company, report made at th adjourned meeting In dicate that carpenter and other workmen now ate engaged in the work of construct ing the new depot, which will take th "SWA r SLACK OSTRICH PLUMES AT NEARLY 50c BEAUTIFUL AND PRACTICAL CHRI8TMA GIFT, V lwniRht a ftamnte line of beautiful .black elrlw plunicn at nearly one half their value, and give you the benefit of onr purchase. $20.00 Ulatk Ostrich Flumes, Tliunulajr only..... $12.50 $10.50 lUark OtHch Flumes, Thursday only . . $10.00 $10.00 Illatk Ostrich Tlumeg, Thursday only , .. t ........ $5.00 $:i.50 lllark Ostrich Flume, Tliunulay only 1 .. . .$1,05 A11SOLFTKLY KVKKY HAT IN THK HOI SK iIX)V ' COST. KERN 1503 Douglas Street KERH AN OPERA GLASS fer a Christmas gift would and hundreds of other nice articles to select .from. ;. Spend a few minute In our store. Look for the name S. W. LINDSAY, Jewelsr. . 1810 Douglas Street. , . .. ,, ELECTRIC LIGHT enables you to place a .lamp ; at the foot of the basement stairway. A simple switch at the head of the stairway Will , turn the light on without your first fall ing down the stairs. With the new re; reach of the pdor as well as the. richly '. .I- - INVESTIGATE . v . , .j Omaha Electric Light 5 Power Co. COUQ. 1062. " LM.C. A. BL0S. TEL. CHRISTMAS Miniature 'Electric Lights, clusters ct t, II or II all colors Imitation fruit and nut beautiful effect ahd absolutely safe.' IV.li'.V'J,'! STAND A few Eleetrld Stand Lamp. Will ruake elegant Christmas filft. - Only a fete ind will close out at oost prices. . -, ,. '. ' . - ' 1 '1"!-:: S -i ' AMERICAN DOUOrAS 1481. DR. BRADBURY, ItOe FAR NAM 8T, OMAHA. Extracting ...... .25 Porcelain Fills, .fl up Crows .... .$2.60 top Bridge Work. $2.50 up Plate $340 nj place of an old depot building which wa partially destroyed by fire early In Beptenv' her, 'last,'' - i " 'p-'l ; 1: .Wltr Farmer, Attack Girl,. JAMESTOWN, Pa.. Dec. 18. Miss Maud McCrumb. 2S years of age. a school teacher, Is In a serious condition from an attack alleged to have been .made, late yeaterday by - Charle Bummers, Si veers old, a wealthy farmer of Turriersville. Summers, who waa later captured by a posse, was. taken- to Greenville, Fa... to prevent mob violence, threatened by enraged farmers; Miss McCrumb, who is the daughter of a Justice of the peace, was walking from the school house to her hoine,,a distance of a mile, when the assault was attempted. Her screams attracted a farmer, who gave the alarm. A posse was formed and following a seareh of several hours Sum-, mers was found hiding behind a monument in a cemetery overlooking the town. He was taken to Jnil. By this time hundred of persons givthered ubout.the Jail building demanding the prisoner. Because ot the threats of the mob officers decided to rush Summers to Greenville- for safety.- Mts McCrumb was nearly choked to death, and her fao and budy covered with scratches and bruises. Steel Paaaensjrer Car Ordered. PlTTSBfRO, Dec. M-More titan U all ifteel passenger cars . will l lnUB" ", ,h2 Pennsylvania railroad between Pittsburg and New York shortly after January . The cars are being built at the plant of th4 Pressed. Steel. Car company here and are the first to replace the. Wooden equipment on any railroad. ' (Established 79 Cant Whttt You SI p." Whooplno-CotiQh. , Croup, Bronchitis, Cougm, Diphtheria, CoUrrh. s.nrYsfrw r-an fas rtlaced in a rem edy, which for a quarter of a century has earned tinqnaUfied praise. Restful night are aaaurea at ouix. Creaolent fs Boon to Astbmmtla AH Druggists Oreeoleae Aatlssptle Throat Tableis toe ne Irritated throat, ift iinmiii aw nam as. loo. la stamp. Id TtoVsrjO-CretstoC! ISOMUsStN. V. Q1O.00 TO JWEVV YORK CITY The above rate . (n effect from Chicago. (Second class.) Three train dally through ear- via Detroit ant Niagara ialla. Ail Information, Wabash Ctf office, Hth and. Karnant 6r addrta Barry K, atooraa, O. A.' P, D.. Wbash Ry.' Omaha, Neb. PA'KOUItKE'S BASE BaXZ araADQOAJlTBM AXI LEADUrO BOAJISS CIGARS- 1 MX TaaAV 1 BMCIAITT SI ft. ' 1Mb . Get Your NOON DAY LUNCH JSfje CALUMET Prompt Service T-y Jfcisk r JF" -J. -'. I 'M-r-T' A" ON THE DOLLAR be all right. We've got Uiera 1'f ill THE HOME .rl., TREE LIGHTS; LAMPS ELEOTRIO COj 1403 AdxfcOH STXTSZI. DcntlstifuU Phono OoWjrta t7t; v t We luake a Teclalty of metal it Vooflees ylatcoT' FJniaa trork la ail ' operatfciEU), .i Open oveaJjiga till A ocloak, - -w-xv; v i THAT EXTRA PAIR OF BSi I 8 WHAT keeps - a. mkn "loolflng ' ' - - ,j creased' and comfortable all 'the time. Vv' We will Include an Extfa P"' of Trousers-r-wlth- youfr suit fortlGi-ut his week for the pricepl. a suit alone. Suli': lull- Eitfi'lroirU $45 NICOLAS lBprECIAl Full Black y Blue Cheviot or Thfibet Suit with extra TrouserS-i of same or Striped material; . WILtlAN JfcimEMS' SONS. 260-11 Hit. lath st. V Boyd s Theater Temorrow BlgkS aad Saturday - nee and Bight Th Xlaw a: Erlaagas 4o!on- f t Plzlsy and Xindsr Maw Mnsieal Oomsdrt' THE GRAND MOGUL WIT TBABX MOTTtAW and Company of 7P lopl. Starting- Snndaj for 8 rsrformanos ' XMAS jkA'tB .WILLUX COZ.I.IZB IB CAUGHT IN TILE RAIN ; . s wmiuw bi piirotr Borra ib liFmiiD Jan 1-J Bsw Tsar's matins. TaxratrsABT, jtabs wnst toub Oapaelty BaalaM Bverytjlisr .- ' THE CL'ANSraAN Oompaay ef T6 Treop ef 'Bor Bew Seenie and riectrle JUtaot f"V. DOUG, ADVANCED 'VAUDEVItLE I Matin Bally Silo. Bvary Bight S.TS THIS WIK-MUinlaSllg-raai': U'm. braniwell, May Wrdfand He. Blfclit IJres den Dolls, r'rednrluk yolker lvt!,, hjr Mr. Voclker, Mason & fiiirt. ' Chexle Sharp, lilxon A Fields . William Tomlns, and tli Klnodrtmie.. PiUifca. ltkc, JPo, -tuu. .RUG THEATRE IN OLD ID COltCOt -TONIGHT KEN TU C K Tat PKSMT--TOTtVABD SKATIKGAOlViEEK Except Tuaaday. ThnwdaTHlll liadleaTajr. TflOUSEnS W w m v a.VW TO HAT sac 3 i r