TUB OMAI1A VAlhl BEEt fSATUKDAY. JrKCKM BKU '28, 1907.
HOLIDAY AND INVENTORY BARGAINS IN MEN'S WEAR
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RATHER HAVE THE MONEY! now that Christmas is over the sprightliest and best of our history and the eagle eyes of our
buyers and managers poke in and around everything from basement to garret and from garret to basement, we need hot wait for
INVENTORY to realize we have hundreds, of thousands of dollars of strictly seasonable, fresh, fine merchandise we need exceed
ingly to be rid of. .We'd rather have the money because money means room, and room is our most crying necessity. .It was never
our game to carry holiday goods over, to store them away, and make believe later on they were "latest out." Attend these
inventory bargain sales; the first gun of which is herewith fired.
SUSPENDERS AT i PRICE
Plain and fancy Imported silk And
rubber webbings, white kid stitched
leather ends, neat fancy buckles:
Worth up to 11.80, Saturday Mo
Worth up to $1.00, Saturday 50o
Worth up to 75o. Saturday S9o
Worth up to 60c, Saturday 850
MEN'S SHIRTS REDUCED
All odds and ends of high grade
Shlrta, Including Columbia ad Man
hattan brands. Neat colors and
effects, fine Imported shirtings;
plain or plaited, cuffs attached or
detached, worth up to
$2. GO, Saturday
.$1.50
MEN S REEFERS
AMD MUFFLERS
Plain black and white nnd
nil latest fancy effects:
$3.00 values Saturday. .$2.50
$2.00 values Saturday. .$1.50
$1.50 values Saturday. .$1.25
$1.00 values Saturday. . .75c
75c values Saturday 50o
MEN'S NECKWEAR '
Odds and Knds of Holiday StnckV
Worth up to li.H0 Saturday ... .fl.'O
Worth up to 11.60 Saturday $1-X
Worth up to Ihr Saturday .......
Worth up to 80c, Saturday &
MEN'S HALF HOSE
Imported Half Hose, plnltl, fancy,
medium weight llsles and ikiiix and
silk llsles, bought for Holiday trade,
worth up to 81.00.
Special Saturday "-' Vy
Imported Half Hose, plain and fancy
effects, worth up to BOc, rtpw
Saturday )!.
Or three for.....' . ..f1.00
FINE FURNITURE
VALUES
OC7 DISCOUNT SATURDAY
M O m BRASS BEDS
A BARGAIN in DRESSERS
Read description to appreci
ate price. Quarter-sawed
oak,-front and top polished,
serpentine pattern, drawer
construction perfect, cast
brass hardware, shaped
. beveled French plate mir-
ror, size 22
,x22,for
only"!. .. .'. .'.V.. .
' Oar stock of Furniture is very
complete. We are offering many
articles at a big reduction from
regular value. .
Drapery Piece Goods
At A Dig Sacrifice.
Silkolines, Swisses, Fish
Nets, Scotch Madras, and
Drapery Silks at about
ONE-THIRD OFF.
Silkolines, all' colors, best quality,
' one yard vide, fifty patterns to
select from, selling for 15c, at,
yard 9
Swisses, in dots and figures, good
quality, 40 inches wide, sells for
16c, yard , 12
Fish Nets, In ecru Or white, thirty
Inches wide, In artistic patterns,
sells for 40c, yard 29
Scotch Madras, beautiful shades,
in artistic patterns, sells up to
8c, yard 59
Drapery Silks, all colors, figured
. and plain, some beautiful Kl-
. mona patterns, sells for 85c at,
yard 59
Drapery Section Third Floor.
i i i i i 1 ni nir r iijuu
Women's Ready-to-Wear
Second Floor
WOMEN'S COATS AT HALF PRICE
Velvets, riuNhos, CurncuU, Broadcloths and Kerseys
$10.00 t'oals for. 5.00
$15.00 Coats for $ 7.50
$L'0.00 Coats for $10.00
$25.00 Coats for . '. $12.50
$35.00 Coats for $17.50
THIRTY-THREE and ONE-THIRD OFF on Skirts
Panamas, Voiles, Broadcloths and Taffeta Silk,
pleated and gored flare styles. This sale comprises
the -entire Skirt stock of 1.500 garments.
mmm SAlE Shoes and Slippers
BATH ROBES, KIM ON AS AND NEGLIGEES
at ONE-HALF PRICE
SlfnJ&i COATS and DRESSES
Just half of our former marked price for Saturday.
$1.95 Coats and DreBses for v OO
$2.95 Coats and Dresses for .. .$1.48
$395 Coats and Dresses for $1.98
$5.00 Coats and Dresses for $2.50
$7.50 Coats and Dresses for., $3.75
$10.00 Coats and Dresses for $5.00
Bargain Prices on Every Article in the Infants'
Boom.
SO PER, CENT OFF OF ALL FUR.S
Men's Hand-Sewed
Cork filled Calf
Shoes $3.50 and
$..00 values
at $2.29
Women's $2.50 and
$2,00 Shoes; laced
styles only, light
and heavy' soles,
at . $1.69
BARGAIN SALES OF CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS
ONE HUNDRED GREEN TRADING 8TAMTS ON
ALL $3.50 and $4.00 SHOES.
Closing out Women's Felt Slippers, regular 60c
values '. . .29
Women's Fine Felt Overgalters, special value 29J
Men's Fine Felt Overgalters, 7 and 8-button, 60c
and 75c values 39
Hosiery Hosiery
.124c
...25c
$1.00
,124c
...19c
Gloves
..17c
..69c
Ladles' Fast Black. Seamless Hose,
17c values
Ladles' Imported Fast Black Hose,
35c value
Ladies' Imported Silk Lisle Hose,
cotton sole, BOc value, 3 pairs, . . ,
Children's Heavy Ribbed Hose,
17c value
Misses' Imported Fine Ribbed Hose,
25c value
Gloves
Ladles' Cashmere and Golf Gloves,
worth 35c, pair
Ladles' two-clasp Kid Gloves,
$1.00 value
One-fourth Off on Men's Fur Gloves and Mittens.
MEN'S SECTION
$40.00 Overcoats for.. $25.00
$25.00 Overcoats for.. $18.75
$20.00 Overcoats for.. $15.00
$15.00 Overcoats for $10 00
$10.00 Overcoats for..$ 7.50
$25.00 Suits for...... $18.75
$22.00 'Suits for $15.00
$15.00 Suits for.. $10.00
MEN'S
HOUSE COATS
AND
SMOKING JACKETS
AT
HALF PRJCE
All men's white and
fancy washable vests,
values up to 7Q
$2.50, choice t VZ
BOYS' SECTION ;
Sizes 15 to 20 years. .
$10.00 Suits for. . . , . . . $7.50
$ 7.50 Suits for.... ...$5.00
$12.00 Overcoats .$7.50;
Sizes 3 to 15 years. s
$8.00 Overcoats. ..... ..$5.00!
$4.00 Overcoats ..'.s... .$2.50
$8.00 Suits for......... $5.00
$4.00 Suits f or.. "...'.X $2.50
1908
CALENDARS, all kinds
of New Year's gift-
booklets, some slightly soiled from hand
ling others wholly untouched, offered Sat
urday at HALF usual price,
up from
.9c
Toys
for New Year's Gift-giving,
immense selection at great
ly reduced prices.
MEATS
1
Three-Quarter 1 Bennett Big nardware i Twpnv
n. A PER CENT DISCOUNT ! W9f "J
Brussels Carpets, with stair and
border to match, yard 39
Wilton Velvet Carpets, with bord
ers to match, worth $1.25 at,
yard 79
Axmlnster Carpets, some with
borders to match at, yard 98
(We will carry only Rugs, Stair
and Hall Carpets.)
PER CENT DISCOUNT
any piece of Nickel
on
Ware. Chafing Dishes,
Coffee Machines, Perco
lators. Baking Dishes. Five O'clock
Teas, Carving Sets. Enamel Ware,
Skates and Wash Tubs.
SPORTING GOODS
Wc
On any Foot Ball, Punch-
O ing Bag. Boxing Gloves,
excepting &pauiding s.
PER CENT
Discount on
everything in
CHINA
and
Cut Glass
Nothing Reserved
SATURDAY
Fresh Dressed Geese, per pound 9c
Pig Pork Loins, per pound 8C
Pig Pork Shoulder Roast, pound.... 6C
Pig Pork Spare Ribs, 3 pounds for. . .25c
Prime Rib Roast, all bones out, pound 10c
Pot Roast, per pound .IVzC
Boiling Beef, per pound 4M:C
Rabbits, fine stock, three for 25c
2,000 pounds Swift's
Premium Hams, Swift
& Co.'s highest grade,
regular hams, every
one is guaranteed and
well trimmed, special
for Saturday, per
pound 13 H
5,000 pounds High
Grade Bacon, per
Pound 12
Morrell's Iowa Pride
Picnic Hams, every
ham Is selected and
well trimmed, nice
and lean, pound
Imported Holland Her
ring, mixed mllchers.
Per keg 75
And 30 Green Trading
Stamps.
BENNETT'S BIG GROCERY
BATUBDAT SPECXAUk
Coffee Special Dennett's Breakfast Coffee, two thdlMnnA"''
two-pound cans, can 4.80
And 75 Green Trading Stamps. '
Bennett's Bent Coffee, three pounds for ?1.0O '
And 100 Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Bent Coffee, pound 35c
And 80 Green Trading Stamp.
Teas BaRket Fired Japan, pound , 38o"
And 40 Green Trading Stamps. '
Twenty-one pound Granulated Sugar .$1.00
Bennett's Capitol Klour, sack 91-30'
And 7B Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder, pound can .. ..84o
And 40 Green Trading Stampn.
Bennett's Crpltol Baking Powder, five-pound can Sl.OO'
And 100 Green Trading Stamps. .
New Mixed Nuts, pound 85c
And 'i Green Trading Stamps.
Nine bars Bennett's Bargain Soap for , 85o
Dr. Price's Food, four pKgs . .85oJ
Ghlrardelll's Cocoa, pound can .60p
And 30 Green Trading Stamps.
ahlrardelll'8 Cocoa, half-pound can .,8So
And 15 Green Trading Stamps.
New Table Raisins, pound 80o, ISO and 18Ho-
New Nuts, English walnuts, pecans, Brarils. filberts, lb. SOo-
New York Sage Cheese, in aoo
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
New York Full Cream Cheese, lb 83c
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
Dixie Sweet Pickles, pkg 10c
And 10 Qreen Trading Stamps.
Pour Pickles, dozen 6c
Diamond S Preserves, large Jar 88c,
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
Blue Borax, 2-j-lb. pkg 8So
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Booth Sweet Potatoes, can 10c
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Camp Fire Baked Beans, large tan for 15c,
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
Australian Valencia Raisins, pound 15c'
And 10 Green Trading Stamps,
Uneeda Biscuits, four packages .15o '
And 10 Green Trading Stamps. ,
Pure Jelly, ausored, glass ...... .loo'
'Advona Jam. assorted, can ..10c
BEmrETT'8 OAirSXEB GXOCERY SECTION. t.
Mixed Candles, pound 180, 15o, 18Ho and 10o'
Package Candles, each 18c, 10c, and Bo-
Chocolate Frappe, assorted, pound box Buo-
And 10 Green Trading Stamps. . . v
IFIREE--;15c pattern with Ladies' Home Journal Winter Quarterly for
20c
ROADS PAY FOR TRANSFER
Commission Rules on Payment Under
the Minimum Rate Tariff.
GOVERNOR . HAS KU1P VERDICT
Iowa Democrats to Have m Dollar
Baaqnet at Which Leading; Lights '
of the Party Are to Deliver
Addresses.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DE8 MOINES, la., Dec. 27. (Special.)
The Iowa Railroad commission today
Issued an order that the railroads must
absorb the transfer charge on minimum
shipments of 25. cants. The commission
put In a joint freight rate some months
ago. The charge for a minimum ship
ment was fixed at 25 cents, but the com
mission has withheld for some weeks Its
ruling on what should become of the
transfer charge on the minimum ship
ment till today, 'll'hert It decided that the
railroads must absorb ' the transfer
charge.
E. II. Martin of Webster City has pre
pared a petition to file with the Rail
road commission In which he asks that
It fix a special rate on express packages
when two packages come under the suine
billing. He claims that the companies
charge the full rate on each package
when the expense -to them is not nearly
so great.
' 'Wants Others to Interreae.
The Rock Island railroad Is endeavoring
to get the Jobbers and shippers along the
low bank Of, tfie Mississippi river to J Columbus Junction,
Intervene in tne sun nrougm oy me joo
bers of Des Moines and which will be
heard by the . Interstate Commerce com
mission when it meets here the middle
of January. The suit Is for the purpose
of getting a big reduction In the freight
rates from points east of the Mississippi
river to Des Moines. It Is claimed that
the Jobbers on the Mississippi will lose
the advantage they now have over Des
Moines if these rates are put In.
Capid la the Schools.
Dsn Cupid has invaded and taken at
least a doxen school teachers as Christ
mas presents for as many men. Six of
the teachers of the city schools have
handed their resignations to. Superin
tendent Rlddell and ; many more are
soon to come. .'...
'' Kul Verdict la.
Colonel Bennett of" the Fifty-fifth regi
ment today delivered to Governor Cum
mins the- verdict of the military court
that tried Captain O. W. Kulp of Daven
port for disobedience of orders In not
stopping the prise right at Davenport.
The governor has been in the east und
this was the first opportunity had of
delivering the verdict to him since l.la
return. The' geemor will not announce
the results of the' trial till he has had
time to examlae the papers and give his
approval or disapproval of the verdict
Elooe '1mder Parents Eyes.
Miss Nellie- gtretton and John Hastie
of this city were married under the eyes,
almost, of their objecting parents. After
pleading in vain for permission to marry,
the young couple got married anyway
and that within few clocks of the
home of the bride. Miss Stretton icft
home In company with' her sister to at
tend the Majeetlo thearter. At an ap
pointed placj) she stepped Into a cab with
Ilastle and the sister put in the time
during the ceremony at a neighbor'
Rev. F. W. Hodgdon performed the cere
mony. , , .
Wossaa Woald Km Sorrow.
Mrs. O. T. Clark of 511 Eighth street
went to Woodland cemetery Christmas day
nd drank polkon over the grave of her
sun. She was found before death claimed
her and may recover. A few days ago her
ID year-eld son fell into an unused cistern
that was poorly covered In a neighbor's
yard and was drowned. The mother's grief
was greater than she could bear and her
attempt at suicide was the result.
Democrats to Banquet.
Iowa democrats will hold a Jefferson ban
quet at Washington, la., January 8. The
first preliminary arrangements for the
banquet have been made and among the
speakers are to bu Congressman Dah Ham
ilton of the Sixth district, Jerry B. Sulli
van, Claude R. Porter, John E. Craig. Sen
ator W. D. Jamleson of Shenandoah, James
R. Glllis, Judge N. J. Wade, George Tracy
and others. The banquet Is to bo a $l-a-
plate affair and ut that gathering the of
ficers of the Jefferson club of. Iowa for
the coming year are to be elected.
Des Moines lias Two Caudldatcs.
Morris Ricker, principal, of the WeBt
High school, and Miss May Goodrell, prin
cipal of the East High school, are each
being talked of fur the position of presi
dent of the Stato Teachers' association,
which will meet In this city next week. The
position, according to the custom of years
past, goes this year to the superintendents'
and principals' division of the association,
the office rotating between the normal men.
college men and high school men. The as
sociation has never had a woman president
It is qjlte probable that one or the other
of the Des Moines-candidates will drop out
before the time for the election Is reached
School Um Commission.
Governor Cummins gave u Christmas
present to three prominent men of Iowa
today by naming them as members of
the School Law Revision commission.
The men are Prof. Frederick E. Bolton
of the state university at Iowa City,
Attorney William H. Bally . of Des
Moines and Attorney Arthur Springer of
of the ordinance by which the Chicago
Railways company will come into posses
sion of the traction properties affected by
the , decree the Railways company will
Immediately begin rehabilitation of the
lines at a cost of tl2.000.000 and within
three years must have rebuilt ut least
ninety miles of single track and have put
In operation at least 1,200 new cars.
INDIANA IS FOR FAIRBANKS
Hoosier Republicans; Endorse Candi
dacy of Vice President.
SENATOR BEVERIDGE PRESIDES
The commission Is appointed under au
thority of a law enacted at the last ses
sion of the legislature providing for a
commission to recodify the school laws
of yie state. The law provides that the
commission shall meet some time before
January 1, 1908. The legislature lippro
prlatcd $3,000 for the work and provided
that the commission should consist of
one educator and two lawyers. Both of
the lawyers, however, have been closely
identified with school work In one capac
ity or another.
REID TALKS TO TEACHERS
Ambassador Contrasts Results of
English Schools Tilth
American.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Dec. 27.-Wliltelaw
Reld, ambassador to Great Britain, to
night delivered an address to the New
York State Teachers' association, which
is meeting In annual convention here,
on "Some Tolnts of Difference Between
the Education Systems of the Two Great
English-Speaking Countries."
The ambassador sketched the early his
tory of English schools, and in comment
ing on private school teachers in one
part of London at the present time, told
how they are unqualified for the work.
He continued:
And yet I cannot help feeling that on
the general subject we might profitably
take a hint from the old country. What
ever else we may say about the English
schools, they do turn out Well-behaved,
orderly boys and girls, respectful to those
set over them, grounded In morals of
Christian civilization, with an inn-.lnctlve
sense of obedience to law and a becoming
rt-Kurd for the authorities that represent
It. Would we he any tne worse off it
we had more of these qualities here?
May It not happen In our effort to keep
all questions or religion and morals in
what we consider their proper place
they may In reality be left without rny
place In the training of a good many
children?
If the interest or the republic requires
that every child should be compelled to
learn to read Its laws, does not the same
Interest as Imperatively require thut
every child should be taught and shoull
be unable to escape being taught the ab
solute necessity of respect for those laws
and of prompt and dutiful obedience to
the officers of the lawT Does not the
Interest of the public further demand
that the coming citizens shall have some
Idea of our old beliefs in the father
hood of God and the brotherhood of man,
or at least should be thoroughly grounded
In the great principles of the moral law,
without which neither ordered liberty nor
civilization itself can exist?
Rrsolntlons Are Introdaccd bjr Gov
ernor Hanly Thousand Promi
nent Parly Workers Are
In Attendance.
TRACTION LINEST0 BE SOLD
Hnd of Lltlaetlun In Chicago Which
Will Give City Improved
Transit Service.
CHICAGO, Dk 27.-A sale of the prop
erties of the North Chicago Street Rail-
man company, we west Chicago Street
Railroad company ftud the Chicago I'nlon
Traction company under a decree Of fore
closure was ordered today by Judge
i-etej s. urosscup. sitting In the United
States circuit court. The sale la to take
l4ace at noon of January 26. 1908, at the
south main entrance of the county court
house, tinder the direction of H. W.
Bishop, who was appointed a special mas
ter commissioner by tho court. An order
was also entered instructing the receivers
of the property to execute to the Chicago
Railways company, the holding company
organized to take over the franchise voted
by the city council some months ago. a
lease of all the lines of street railway
operated by them. The lease la to expire
on February 2. 1927. It Is taken for
granted that the Chicago Railways com
pany will be the only bidder for the prop
erty at the sale, and the order of the
court Is in effect merely a form of a plan
worked out for the rehabilitation of the
I'nioti Traction system by the Chicago
Railways company. The decree means, it
is said, thst at last the patrons of the
traction lines on the north and west side
of the city are to reoelve the improve
ments In service made obligatory by the
terms of the new franchise ordinance.
JTollowing the acceptance oa February 1
TRY TO HANG STRIKEBREAKER
Officers Succeed la Protection; Man
Charged with Murder at
Blna-hamton, N. Y.
BINGHAMTON. N. T., Dec. 27. Jos
eph Frank, who has been employed as a
strikebreaker In the Erie shops at Sus
quehanna, was arrested late this after
noon charged with the murder of John
Sullivan todav.
It was with difficulty that the officers
succeeded In getting the prisoner to the
Jail through the crowd that had congre
gated, and from which was heard many
tries of "lym'h him," "string him up." dtc.
For fear thst the angry mob would take
Frank from the village Jail before morn
ing, an Immediate hearing was given and
Frank was held for the grand Jury. He
was then hurried to the county ,Jall at
Montrose, twenty miles away, to avoid
the possibility of a lynching.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 27.-Resolutlons
were adopted unanimously yesterday at the
biennial love feast ol Indiana republicans
urging the nomination . of Vice President
Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidency.
The resolutions were Intfoduced by Gov
ernor J. Frank Hanly. and .were adopted
with a round of cheers by the thousand
and, more active party workers of the
state who were present. The resolutions
were as follows:
We, tho republicans of the state of In
diana, In biennial love feast assembled,
send greetings and felicitations to the
Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks, vice president
of the United States, and turn to him for
leadership In the pending presidential cam
paign. We have often trusted him and
have many times given him high commis
sion. His clean life In public and in the home;
his clearness of concent, his noise of char
acter, his conservative courage and his
great ability have lomr annealed to us,
jus love or tne people, from whose loins
ho came, the faith that he has manifested
In American Institutions and In repub
lican principles, his ripe experience In pub
lic affairs, the support he has given
President Roosevelt In the senate and In
his present office and In the memory of
the confidence and affection which the
late President McKlnley held him, lead
us to declare him great and broad enough
to deal with the new conditions now bo
fore the country.
We ask his leadership with full confl.
dence in his wisdom and his patriotism,
and promise him In return our highest ef
fort and best endeavor to secure for him
the commission of bis party at the na
tional convention to be assembled at Chi
cago next June.
United States Senator Albert J. Bever
Idge presided and made the principal ad
dress, dwelling on the notable accom
plishments of the vice president's public
career, and averring that the Indiana
delegation would stand solidly by him In
the national convention.
Others present Included Senator Hemen
wav, many of the Indiana representatives
in congress, members of the legislature,
county and city officials and a number of
candidates for places on the state ticket,
with their friends. x
The gathering was large and enthusl-
astie.
IOWA MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED
James I.. Baldwin Found In I'acon
clous Condition at Sixteenth
nd Webster.
James I Baldwin of Shenandoah, la.,
was found in a semi-conscious condition by
tbe police at Sixteenth and Webster streets
this morning at 12 J0. He had several se
vere cuts about the head made by a blunt
Instrument. When he recovered conscious
ness he told the police that he had been
slugged and robbed of m small gum of
money. bj t ...
BIG BANK TO
LIQUIDATE
by
New Orleans Concern Affected
Reports Will Par Stockholders
nd Depositors In Full.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 27. "All hold
ers of stock In the State National bank
will receive from 1150 to 1300 per share for
their stock and all depositors will be paid
in full." was the official announcement
today of W. 8. Parkerson, counsel for the
InFtitutlon, whose directors have called a
stockholders' meeting to decide whether the
bank shall go out of business.
The proposition to liquidate was caused
by the belief that the resignation of
President William Odler last week Im
paired the bank's usefulness. The bank has
since been declared solvent both by Na
tional Bank Examiner Cooper and the
New Orleans Clearing house.
Nothing has been given out here about
the whereabouts of Mr. Adler. One report
has htm In New York and another as in
charge of a shipload of groceries consigned
from hero on the steamer Alps to Puerto
Cortes, Spanish Honduras, Isst week. Re-
culvers today took charge of the whole
sale grocery Arm f A, Adjer db Co., in
which Mr. Adler was lnt.riri n.ini,
J. Schwarts and Catesby Jones, acting In
this capacity. Immediately began an ex
amination of the company's books.
PETTIBONE DEFENSE OUTLINED
Clarence Darrow Alleged Conspiracy
is invention of Orchard Client
Not Member of I'nlon,
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 27. Too ill to stand
while speaking to the Jury. Clarence Dar
row, chief counsel for the defense In the
Pettlbone trial, sat In his chair yester
day as he outlined his case. He spoke
with effort at times and never raised his
voice above a conversational tono. The
members of the Jury and an audience that
crowded the court room listened to every
word from the Chicago attorney's lips as
he explained the theory of tho defense.
Darrow's statement made It evident that
to a great degree the same lino of defense
would be followed as In the Haywood trial.
Ho reviewed briefly the early life of Petti
bone In Pennsylvania, and of Ills coming
west and engaging In mining In the Coeur
d'Alenes, where he became president of the
Gem union. In 1892. Darrow said, the de
fendant left the Coeur d'Alenes and never
engaged in mining again. "It was a num
ber of years after he went to Denver,"
continued Darrow, "that Pettibone heard
of the Western Federation of Miners. But
one day he learned of a convention that
was to be held and he attended It, becom
ing acquainted with the officers and lead
ing members. He was later, made an hon
orary member of the organization. He
never attended a meeting of a local union
In his life, never paid any dues and never
had anything to do with forming policies of
the organization." Darrow called attention
to the allegvd Indignities to Slmpklns In
the Coeur d'Alene bull pen and of the bit
terness that- he had always retained. He
said Haywood lived In Idaho at the time
and had considerable feeling over It, but
Pettlbone and Moyer had nothing to do
with the troubles of 1S99 and had no feel
ing In the matter. He told of the passing
of the eight-hour law In Colorado; of the
supreme court declaring It unconstitutional;
of the adoption of the constitutional amend
ment; of the failure of the legislature to
act, and of the smeltermen's strike at
Colorado City and the resulting strike at
Cripple Creek, which he characterized as
the greatest labor war In the history of
the country- and most disastrous to or
ganised labor.
Harry Orchard was referred to by Dar
row as a man always looking for easy
money, who never stuck to anything ex
cept gambling. He told of Orchard's trans
ferring his Interest In the Hercules to Gar
dener, from whom he always hud the hope
of getting his claim back, and said the
defense would show that he tried to sell
this interest a year after he had disposed
of It to Gardener. Darrow continued:
"We will prove to you by fifteen or
twenty witnesses that Orchard swore ven
geance on Bteunenberg for the alleged loss
of his rich Hercules Interests. The only
other man who had any Interest In taking
the life of Steunenberg was Jack Simpkins.
and it would have to be shown that he had
anything to do with it before I would be
lieve It."
Darrow declared that while Orchard was
drawing benefits from the miners' union
he was being paid as a detective for the
other side and that he had claimed credit
for a good many crimes with which he bad
nothing to do.
"The defense will show," he said, "that
the Vindicator explosion was a pure ac
cident and that Orchard had nothing what
ever to do with It. We expect to show that
Orchard went out and hunted up all the
crimes he could and claimed them as ills
own, boasting frequently of crimes which
he never committed. He is a monomaniac
for claiming crimes as Ills own which are
not his."
Taking tip Um Independence depot explo
sion, Darrow said he did not wish to charge
tho mine owners with intentionally killing
anyone, but that this explosion occurred
while Orchard was working for Scott and
Sterling. "Something had to be done to
bring the troops back," he said, "but they
made a mistake of a few seconds and got
a lot of men they never Intended to."
BROWNSVILLE TEST CASE
New Knalenn forties Seek to Deter
mine l.eunllty of Dlscharare of
Colored Soldiers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Papers In a case
to test the legality of the discharge of
the privates of Companies B, C und D
of the Twenty-fifth United States in
fantry, colored, following the disorder
In the streets of Brownsville a year
ago, have been prepared by the law firm
of Ward, Mellon & Woodbridge of this
city.
The lawyers do not make public the
names of the persons by whom they have
been retained, simply saying they live
In New England and believe that the
discharge of the men from the service
In the United States in ' the absence of
any decision by a court-martial or a civil
court that any one of their number par
ticipated in this disturbance Is wholly
unjustified and violated the rights se
cured to these men by both the consti
tution and the laws of the United States.
Oscar W. Reld, who was a prlvatu In
Company C prior to his discharge "with
out honor," has been selected as the
plaintiff in the action. The suit has
been brought to recover $122.16, the amount
to which Reld's ry would have come to
from the time of his discharge, November
IS, 1905, to July 18, 1907, when the term of
his enlistment would have expired. Reld
was one of the men arrested by the civil
authorities In Brownsville after tho trou
ble, but was discharged by the coroner. His
case ulso was heard by the grand Jury,
which refused to hold him. He now lives
In this city.
lown News Voles.
NEWS DRIVERSMAY STRIKE
Thousand Members of New York
Delivery Association Want
Increase In Pay. t
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. A strike of driv
ers of newspaper delivery wagons and
helpers Is threatened for today. One
thousand members of the Newspaper De
livery association met In secret session last
night and were still in conference early
today. The matter of striking or going
out on their routes as Usual today It was
said would be determined before the gath
ering broke up. Meantime at police head
quarters a hundred special policemen had
been sworn in to protect the newspaper
wagons In the event of trouble. Thl ac
tion was taken upon the application of
T. B. Fnrrell, who Is said to be the agent
of the American News compsny, against
which, if declared, the strike will be
chiefly directed. Those papers which
make their own deliveries. however,
will also be Involved It Is said. Farrell
di-elai-ed that If the strike was begun the
wagons would go out ss usual, and that
In addition to new help every wagon would
curry an officer.
The men are now paid S14 and $1 a week
and wish the scale Increased to $17 and 119.
Business Agent Louis Winner of the News
paper Delivery association said that Its
membership Included most of the men en
gaged in wagon delivery.
Farrell stated that the employers had
offered to compromise on $17 for the drivers
and $13 for the helpers. This offer was re
fused. Farrell said that he had hired 400
strikebreakers who would be sent out with
the wagons of the mn who quit.
At 1:30 o'clock this morning the confer
ence was adjourned until o'clock tonight,
when a final vote on the question of strik
ing will be taken. Meanwhile It was de
cided to continue work as usual todav. Ds-
liveries were 'begun immediately tffteVMM
conference ended. The special officers nd '
strikebreakers. It was said. -would be held
in readiness for servlcu f thu men struck
tonight.
HIGH LICENSE IN LOUISVILLE
Ilonrd of Councllmcn Pusses Ordinance
Raining: Fee from 150
to SOO.
LOUISVILLE, K Dec. 27.-An ordi
nance Increasing the license fee for saloons
in Ioulsvllle from $1M to J!0 v,as passed
by the Board of Councllmcn tonight -and
will In all probability be passed - by tho
Board of Aldermen and receive the .ap
proval of tho mayor next week.
The ordinance had been three times laid
on tho table, but nil the newspapers rallied ,
to Its support and the pressure in favor of
the measure became so strong thatl-tlie
board had to yield. It Is estimated tlhit
between 150 and 200 of the srraller and less
reputable saloons will bo forced to closn
as a result of the ordinance, but that ,
desplto this fact a net increase of $3iJ0jViO
in revenue yearly will accrue to the c-Uy.
BOONE Harrison Conwuy, a pioneer
resident, for over sixty yewrs it member
of tho Baptist church, is dead here.. Ho
had been married ttfty-etKht years' ami
is survived by a widow and three hlill
dren. one the wife of Supervisor KetKlfr,
Funeral Sunday. ,
BOONE A message was received today
telling of the death In l'aw Paw, Mich.,
ChrlHtnias day, of William Ryan, brot,uer-in-law
of Superintendent W. 11. ' Wh.iln
of Boone. Heart disease tvus the cuime.
This Is the third berenveinent within lvo
weeks lo the Whalen household.
CRESTON Otto Kreuger, a young man
of this city, received a Christmas piiiJU
age lust evening thut was anything but
pleasant. While in a xdloon he was.
called to the door by a colored man
named GlbBon and struck a vicious blow
over the head with a beer bottle ln th,
hands of his opponents The blow was
struck Immediately over the rlclit eye
and with enough fores to xtHKger lilin.
He was severelv cut and bruised mil. will
suffer a great deal of Inconvenient e. .. 10)
medlutely after the assault ho went be
fore a Justice and swore out a Warrant
for Gibson's arrest on the charge of as
sault with intent to do Brent bodllf rn
Jury. The warrant wax placed In the
hands of officers, who went to the ploee
where the man has been staving, but tV
trace of him could be found, -end It
evident that he 1ms left th country pr
else Is In hiding. KreiiKer can aisign
no motive for the uttH. k, as he asver
had any trouble with the negrov - . -r
Use Bee want ads to boost your, bosJSierr.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS" '( .
Charles 8. KlguttT left Friday evening
for Chicago, to be gone a week on business.
Homer Thompson of Halrd, la.. Is tcisit
Ing with Charles Youn-crs for a few days,
Miss Lulu Weldncr of Columbus' lh visit
ing Miss Theresa Gluckk W1 ft, .Mary s
avenue. . , . i.
O. J. Carney, formerly chief clerk at the
Merchants ami Mlllurd hotels, but now of
Salt Luke. Is an Omaha visitor registered
at the Millard. . , i
Postofllce Inspector I N. Thompson has
returned from a holiday visit to his eld
home In Ohio. He spent several days visit
ing with his brother. Dr. V. . Thompson,
president of the Ohio Stato university
Deputy Sheriff Henry McDonald wo ut
the ottlce Friday morning for the first llni"
since he was taken sl.'k with ptoirtutnn
poisoning a week ago lat Wednesday, lie
Is much better, but is still suffering from
the after effects of the poisoning.
Charles A. Rutherford, formerly,, of
Omaha and now district passenger SKOtit
of the Itock Island at Ban lYaiicisco.
brother of Fred P. Rutherford, district pas
senger agent of the Rock Island atOmuha.
is h-wnding the holidays in Omaha, visiting
lils brother and daughter. . .
Henry Oerke returned Friday morning
from Westphalia. Neb., where ha sixnt
Christmas with his daughter, Mrs.. . L.
Cayat. There a happy family reunion was
enjoyed, a part of which was a big Christ
mas dinner. Others present besides Mr.
and Mrs. Gerke were Mrs. rv-ctlla ( aval.
Mr. and Mr. W.. L. Cayat. Mr. snd Mts.
C M Camp ef Lincolu, Neb., und Mr. and
Mrs. R- E, Wilahes cf Kansas C'y. Mo.
of ths children, : . .,
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