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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. . -, ,. '.
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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
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Get Your
NOON DAY LUNCH
JSfje CALUMET
Prompt Service
T-y Jfcisk r JF"
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be all right. We've got Uiera
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.rl.,
TREE LIGHTS;
LAMPS
ELEOTRIO COj
1403 AdxfcOH STXTSZI.
DcntlstifuU
Phono OoWjrta t7t;
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We luake a Teclalty
of metal it Vooflees
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ail ' operatfciEU), .i Open
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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
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Oompaay ef T6 Treop ef 'Bor
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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.
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