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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1908)
TTJE OMArTA' SUNDAY BET!:' 'AUGUST 2.YD0S: 8 a. oaonoaoaoa onononon oaoaoncaoa oaoaonoaq 8 n n o n o D o D o a 1 o a o D o a o a , o g IB D O D o 8 D O a o D o a o D o D o a o D o n Two Immense Bargain Squares Piled High With EMBROIDERIES WORTH UP TO 35c, at 10c and 19c Yd. 15 and 18-inch fine nainsook and cambric flouncinp, skirtings and corset cover embroideries, also fine wide edges and insertions, new shadow and blind eflects worth up to 35c a yard on two big bargain squares at, yara. AH Over Embroideries Fine cambric and nainsook neat eyelet, shadow, ring and dot effects worth up to 40c a yard, 20c Val. Laces Fine French, German and filet a large variety of pretty new to match also fine Torchons, Cluny and filet curtain laces; EMBROIDERED ROBES Partly Made at $4.98. Fine French batiste, hand embroidered in elegant floral designs, also fine Swiss embroidered with insertions and inserted medallions of Irish crochet worth (t 4 CIQ up to $12.50, at ? vpFlJ Snononoocnononononononononononoaonono ononoaonononoaononononononouononoaono D o D o D o D o n o n o D o D o u o a o D o a o D c a o In Our White Goods Section. Baam'nl, Monday ST. GALL EMBROIDERED SWISSES, 39c YD. A startling bargain for Monday. All our regular 50c, 59c and 69c embroidered, dotted and figured white St. Gall Swisses no other fabric has main tained and held such popularity choice one day only, Monday, yard Ask for No. 999 English long cloth rpffular 11.25 value will be aold Monday, at, per bolt 75c In Our Wants Gooda Section, Basement 12ic, 15c and 18c Wash Fabrics at lie Yd. Tub Voiles, all colors, side band batistes, embroidered voiles, fine batistes, Egyptian and lisle tis- "1 1 sues, at yard fil Several shades linen finish suitings always sells at C 12 c yard, from the bolt, at, yard onononononc CON MEN USE OMAHA NAMES "Sotel Man Fleeced in Boston by Fake Capitalists. HOW THE GAME WAS W0EKED A Easy Mark with Money Aaxloaa to Msvko Mora Relieved of His Roll by av Sporty Propo sition. . Occasionally when a gold brick is worked on a western man the raccuous laugh which follows is intended to convey the Impression that the newer settled section possess a monopoly of easy marks. This Is the eastern Idea. It Is cultivated as a means of diverting attention from the crop of gudgeoua, which flourishes the AtlanttJ and conttquous territory as luxuriantly as alfalfa In Nebraska. The latest large specimen of the class la Frederick Holi nan, hotel keeper of Scranton, Pa., who Is now In New York squealing for the re covery of 115,000 of which he was stripped by a raw game played in Boston, the principal lure of the con men being bogus "capitalists," who assumed the names of Omaha men. The story as told by the New York World begins with one, Charles Weber, who registered at Holsrogen's hotel, occupied the beet rooms In the house, spent money freely, and was soon rubbing elbows with "mine host." Landlord Holsnagen told Weber of some valuable timber lands In . Tennessee upon which he held an option. Weber replied that he had a friend In New York named Lsuie who was also In terested In Tennessee timber properties and who was organising a syndicate of capitalists to develop them. Weber volun teered to come to New York with Holi nagen and Introduce him to I-ane. They met Lane at one of the big ' hotels here, and after a business-like talk . ha consented to Introduce the Scranton ' man to his millionaire backers with a view to promoting their Interests jointly. "Nearly all the men In our syndicate are off on their yachts or traveling t broad for the summer," said Lane, "but two of them, old man Cudahy and his son, the millionaire -ackers, of Omaha, are on their way east In their private car, and should be In Bridge port, Conn., tomorrow. If you like we'll take a run up there in the morn ' lug and lay the matter before them." Meets HI 'Barkers." The following, day. In Bridgeport. Lane Introduced Holsnagen to his wealthy back ers. The elder was a stout, dignified, full bearded man, apparently past W years of age, while the younger was a well-set-up chap of medium height, who continually addressed the elder as "governor." The meeting took place In a hotel near the rail- way station, and while the Tennessee tim ber proposition was being discussed over an excellent luncheon. It developed that the private cor In which the Cudahys traveled had been sent to the shops for repairs, but would be In commission again before the day was over. The westerners seemed favorably Im pressed wHh the timber proposition and promised to tske it under consideration and make the necessary Investigations at oaoe through their southern representatives. Over the coffee and the cigars the old man became confidential -The fact la." he said, "that the boy and I have come east here for a little sport. We've brought along with us a clever Uttle fighter named Sullivan, who has licked every tiling of his weight west of the Mis sissippi river, and we're satisfied he can't bo beat Mr. Lane has kindly consented to make a mairh fgr us with a Boston lad U o D o a o D o a o a o a o D o a o D o a o a o D o D o D o a o D o D o D o a o D o D o D designs in eyelet, Japanese, Japanese, 9c fl a I j II I j jf n Jj J at 5c a. Yard Val. laces and insertions designs many Point de Paris, worth to 20c, yd.. o D u o a o D o a o a o D o D o D o D o D o D o p o a o D o Ul ?JL VY AAA 1G KJlim 39c 40-lnch wide White Victoria La wni off the bolt, Monday, yard, at ..lie a DRANDEEIS pnonoooaono and we're going to pull oft the fight privately In Boston tonight. If you care to see the fun you're welcome to come along." Holsnagen Jumped at the chance. He argued that it would help him to a better acquaintance. Lane congratulated him, aside, on having won the old man's con fidence so easily. The latter invited them to make the trip on his private car, but Lane said he would have to go ahead to make final arrangements and Holsnagen decided to go with Lane. "I wanted to write you In the beginning," said Lane when they were alone, "but I was afraid the old man wouldn't like It. We're going to have the fight In the private house of one of the biggest bankers In the Back Bay section, and It would play the deuce If the newspapers or ths police got onto It. We've got a fighter named Col Una that'll put It all over the western lad without trying. We've been framing up this little game for weeks and It's such a sure thing that I've put up $10,000 on it. If you've got a few thousand to put up you can't lose, and a stiff bet would make you solid with the old man." Taklnar the Bait. Through a Bridgeport bank Holsnagen drew a draft for 16,000 on his Scranton bankers and turned the cash over to Lane to bot for him. At 10 o'clock that same evening they took a cab In Boston, and after half an hour's drive pulled up before a mansion In a residence section of the town. The front of the house was dark, but when they mounted the steps and pressed ths electric button the door was opened by a footman In livery and they were ushered Into a large rear room off the main hall. It was fitted up as a library, but the furniture waa all pushed back to the sides of the room, leaving an open space in the center for the fighters. There were four men in the room be sides the two westerners, and after Hols nagen had been Introduced all. around two your.g men In fighting costume, wearing two-ounce gloves, were admitted. One of the strangers was selected as stakeholder and several bets were put up In his hands by the side of which Holsns gen's 15,000 seemed rather small. The old westerner snd his son stood to win or lose J130,0O) when time was called. In the first three rounds Collins had the better of It. He came up fresh and smiling for the fourth round and sellid In hammer and tongs. The round had been In progress about thirty seconds when the western lad landed a rtuht swing In the Boston boy's ribs whloh doubled him up like a knife and left him writhing In apparent agony on the floor. There was a count of ten seconds and Sullivan was declared the winner. "I never saw a man feel so badly over anything." said Holsnagen In relating the affair, "as Lane did over losing that fight. He seemed sorrier on my account than on his own. We took young Collins away with us In a cab. He explained that the blow that knocked him out was delivered by chance, and that he was caught napping, because he waa overconfident and believed he had his man whipped. He said he could have put him out In the second round, only he wsnted to give Oie 'swell guys,' as he called them, a run for their money. Beta SIO.OOO More. "There was a lot of talk all around the next day and the outcome of It was that Lane arranged another match between the same lads with odds at S to 1 In our favor. I drew another draft for $10,000 on my bankers and put the money in Lane's hands to wager. For some reason the fight was postponed and when I looked for Lane later I couldn't find him. I tried one whole day to locate the house where the fight waa pulled off but couldn't find It." Holsnagen came back to New York and put the matter in the hands of his attorney. pi i KRWmm The store tht has wen and maintained its leadership. THE OREATKST STORK WIST OF CHICAGO. Foremost in $tyh prestige. Fortmott in value-giving. The tremendous energy of the men who conduct this store has accomplished la a few' years what no other store In America ever achieved In such a short period. Our powerful cash buying organization enables us to secure goods of highest character for much less lar prices to the trade. Every man and woman In Omaha and vicinity can save money on every .dollar goods that comes from Brandels. Every day extra special inducements are prepared. The extraordinary bargains here are underprlced as only Brandels can underprice them. YOU MUST COME TO BRANDEIS MONDAY TO GET THE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BARGAINS. All our AH the to $40, at All Our Women's Smart H? 5? CoPr)hKen Braid Coats, at Vzro Gingham Section, Monday Just received another lot of stylish new pink Scotch Cloths washes splendidly, full yard wide, only, a i yard l?C Muslin Section, Menday Our Special Hotel 8heta, 75o values, Monday 60c Most serviceable all round quality in the market, firm close weave, all round thread, at, each . , 59c who took ' him to police headquarters. There be found that the men Introduced to him as the Cudahys were Impostors. From the rogues' gallery he picked out the picture of old James Morgan, alias "Deafy" Morris, as the man who had played the part of the elder Cudahy, and Frederick Gondolff as the man who had posed as the millionaire's son. BENDER STORY DISCREDITED Those Who Worked oi the Case Deny Chicago Alan's Revela tion. . Cvery one In Parsons, Kan., who was living near the Benders at the time of discovery of their murders deny that the Benders were lynched, and only one man here ' remembers Oeorge Downer, who con fessed to having been a member of the vigilantes who lynched the Benders. Ex-Senator George W. Gabriel, a physi cian of this city, who knew the Benders well, says that he remembers a man of the name of Oeorge K. Downer, but that he took nq active part In the search for the Benders. L. J. Beagle, now a capitalist of this city, was then doputy sheriff of Neosho county, and was In command of the posse that ac companied Colonel York In the search for his brother. Dr. York. Mr. Beagle says that the Benders were never lynched. He says that there was a large reward offered for the Benders, dead or alive, and that the man or men who killed the Benders would not only have taken the reward, but, with the egicltlment that was rife at that time, would have been made he roes of. "Jim" Newberry, then marshal of Ft. Scott; C. J. Peckham of Independence and "Jim" Beers of Independence were em ployed to trace the Benders, and Leroy Dick was left in charge of the search at the farm. Newberry kept in communica tion with Dick and reported that, when the Benders left their farm, they went to Thayer in a wagon. There they purchased four tickets for Humboldt, and were seen there with the hair trunk and the stump-tailed dog, the latter being left there. They offered a twenty-dollar bill for the tickets, but were told that the station agent could not fur nish the change, and later they produced the change and got the four tickets for Humboldt. At Humboldt Dick says the party separated, John Bender and his sis ter Kate taking the Missouri, Kansas A Texas through Parsons for Dennlson, Tex., to which point on the Red river the Katy was then completed. There they stayed two weeks and two days and then disappeared, the general impression being that they went to Mexico. The old man and old woman went to Lawrence, Kan., on the Banta Fe and there bought tickets for St. Louts, where they stayed two weeks with a sister of old man Bender. Two weeks later, while the sister of Bender was absent from tho house, the two Benders disappeared and have never since been seen or heard of. The team and wagon In which the four Benders went from their farm to Thayer waa found a week after the Benders left it there. The team was hitched to the rear of the wagon and had eaten a large part of the wagon box. The horses were nearly starved to death when found. There were several bullet holes In the wagon box and blood waa found on the wagon. This led to the suspicion that the Benders had been killed In a fight with vigilantes, and this was believed until It was proved that they bad left Thayer for Humboldt. The lake near which the team and wagon were found was dragged, but nothing was found. Kansas City Star. Street ear advertising. Omaha Hotel Supply Co. moved from P4 Bo. 13th to rooms & to 0 U. 8, National bank bulldtn cferpcee Women's Summer Apparel We have grouped scores of the daintiest and airiest lingerie dresses, in this season's most exquisite pastel shades and whites, charm ingly trimmed and priced regularly at $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50, all in one special group, at, each finest lingerie and eilk drettet and cottvmts Women's Stunning new 1908 models in flared and pleated skirts, in the favorite styles and fabrics, worth up to CP M faO $10.00, at vT.IO Tailored Suits and Silk Our smart spring and summer tailored suits, have been selling at $65 Women's serge, broad cloth, panama and silk suits that have been 9 T v .$25 selling at $25 . to $40, at. . . and Practical Summer Coats i io Vang Novelty Cloth sA J and short 8Uk Coat, Monday on Basement Bargain Squares 6 bales extra heavy unbleached muslin, like Indian Head in desirable lengths r yard DC Finest yard wide bleached mus lins, cambrics and long cloths remnants, yard . . . OC Apron Gingham remnants will be Bold while they "XI last, at, yard L2C ROMANTIC SIDE OF ASPHALT Stuff With Wbioh Streets Arc Pared Bich in History. FORTUNES MADE AND UNMADE Some Americans Enriched, Others Ir peverUhed The Basis of an International Compli cation. Precious few people, walking on the yielding surface of asphalt pavements In midsummer, know that the material under foot has a history as rich In romance and wealth as the gold mlnos of the west, surpassing tho latter in being the cause of International complications. A writer in the New York Times, relating "The Lurid and Romantic Melodrama of Asphalt," tells a moving story of fabulous wealth gained by some Americans and the impoverishment of millionaires who were caught in the mess in Venesuela. The writer says, in part: The romance of asphalt is as wild a melodrama as could be conceived. One chapter tells how a penniless American biscuit salesmsn obtained a grant as Urge as the state of New York and In cluding some of the richest land In the world at that. In another chapter asphalt paves the way for a South American beauty to walk Into Paris as the bearer of an ancient title and a queen of society. Revolutions that coat 12,000 lives have a place in the melodrama, and the latest chapter ahows a country as large as Ger many, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Swltxerland and Ireland pos sessed of limitless resources, a mining country, a forest country, a cattle coun try, an agricultural country lying unde veloped because of the compHcatlns of the same romance. And in an earthquako-proot house down there in the tropics sits today a middle aged, black-bearded man with a dash of Indian blood, backed by a population of less than 1,000,000 seals (even If all were well disposed toward him) andl holding at bay men with grievances from this coun try, England, France, Italy, Holland and one or two South American ststes. It certainly Is a hornet's nest' down In Vene suela. Castro's Responsibility. Castro Is the men who today has to stand the responsibility of the whole thing, but he did not begin It. Even If he were all hts most bitter enemies claim, no one man couM In nine years have twisted and knot ted things as they are twisted and knotted sow in Venesuela. Tho romance began back In President Guzman Blanco's day. Since that time the complications have been so many that It would seem as If another Nibelungs Ring had been made of ssphalt and cast Into the world to bring trouble to anyone who came near it. It al! started In 18S2. when an under-sised man by ths name of Hamilton arrived In Caracas to sell biscuits for an American firm. He was no financier and history does not even record that he wss a particularly good biscuit seller, but he knew an adven ture when he saw It and liked the taste of It." Bo. circumstances favoring, Hamilton started an endless chsin of queer events. Gusman .Blanco was president of the re public then. He was an Industrious presi dent, too; nobody deries that. The only exception that can be taken to hla method of work was that Instead of looking after his country his energies were confined wholly to getting hold oi large sums of gold and shipping them out of the country for his own private use in event of a rainy day. , Blanoo had a daughter, the very beautiful than regu- worth o( art now Belling at about one-half price Tailored Skirts S6.98 r All the high-class tailored skirts, many are new coat skirts and other fashion able favorites, worth (Q AO A ftO $12.60 to $20, at . . . . )0.f 5'7.U5 Jacket Suits Women's new silk dresses and wool suits that have been selling up to $15 $17.50, at $5 About 1-3 Former Price I M 00 Wash Duck r nv coats, at 3L!fO Women's Sheer and Dainty Shirt Waists New lota brought forward summer white and' colored " waists that are actually worth $1.50, are going at.... 69c Lingerie and tailored shirt waists, all extreme styles and worth as high as $4, n are going at All oar most lraot high frada Waists of silk, laoa, nats, shaar llnsns, rto, ara golag at H 'rloa. woman who Is now the Duchess de Morny In Paris. He had also a niece, equally lovely. Both these young women were fa miliar with the French capital, both had received attention from the Duke de Morny, and both regarded with a not unfavorable eye the prospect of queening it In Parisian society. Enter Hamilton on the scene. In the Intervals of selling biscuits he mode the acquaintance of Blanco's niece and de voted himself to her. Next he had the happy Idea of exploiting the natural wealth of Venesuela, marrying the young lady, and playing a great part in douth America for the rest of his natural life. And he seemed truly in a fair way to fulfill his ambition. He petitioned lor a concession of the rt'ghta of all the natural products of the stats of Bermudes, and volunteered to find capital to exploit hi grant, allowing a liberal percentage of the profits to drift into the pocket of President Blanco. Blanco was not ill dis posed to this Idea, but he hesitated. Ham ilton had not much ready cosh at his dis posal, and Blanco did not have the high est opinion of his ability to procure it. This is where the woman first appears In the play. Senorita Blanco possessed much of her father's executive ability and she did not propose to have any wo man come between her and the duke of her choice. She conceived the Idea of marraylng her cousin and Hamilton, first making Hamilton rich and eligible. Now Blanco's one weakness was his daugnter. She could persuade him to do anything; and she persuaded htm to give Hamilton the concession. Everything went through as planned. Very shortly Hamilton mar ried the niece and received from the uncle as a wedding gift the desired grant. From that moment the United States was Interested in the Bermudes asphalt lake and troubles begun. The American Financier. After the wedding It wss "up to " Ham ilton to produce the American financier who was to develop the country. Coming up to New York, he interested several people, notably W. H. Thomas, and the New York A Bermudes Company was formed. Many years later, after passing through vsrious changes, the New York & Bermudes company Into the hands of the General Asphalt company, the great concern which claims so serious a griev ance against Csstro today., Alas, poor Hamilton! One little para graph will dispose of him and his connec tion with the romance. The New York & Bermudes company sent him back to Vene suela to represent them there. Hamilton had money and if ha did not know much about asphalt he knew a great deal about how to get rid of ready cash In a short time. What with the yachts snd entertain ments and riotous living of one kind and another, Hamilton did not last long. He spent his money, he lost his job, and hs wss reduced to penury. He wandered over the tropics borrowing such small sums ss he could and his wife came to New York and opened a boarding house. Bo muih ftr tie romance of Hamilton and the niece. The daughter had so such ssd fate awaiting her. Blanco's rainy day, so long anticipated, cams one morning In the shape of a bomb. True, the bomb was badly made and did not explode, but It con veyed a hint to Blanco, and that night hs and his daughter left the country. Their leavetaklng ,was brief and not very sad. The tale (perhaps little exaggerated) runs that some 130,000,000 In gold had preceded them. Back In Caracas there srs riots and Blanco's statue Is pulled down and It 1s well that he Is not there, or It would go hard with him. In New York, when the family land content and smiling from their steamer, De Morny meets them, the ac cepted lover of the beautiful Miss Blanoo. Then there is a fashionable wedding In porta and a dowry of K 000. 000 of asphalt money paid over to the duke. Incidentally, and just to show bow trouble pursued the o D o D o D o D o D o D o a o n o a o D o a o n A FINAL CLEARING SALE OF OUR Newest Plain and Fancy Silks Worth $1.00 and $1.25, at Yard 59c Thousands of yards of the best plain nnd fancy rough weave silks. This season's most charming dress silks, newest browns, Copenhagen, Cham- u ffL pagne, leather shades and all J'1 u IO the newest patterns, at yard , ; BLACK SILKS Lyons dy black per up I ra tion and waterproof dress lib .- . m t a 49c una, w vi in ef i, ax l aiUi e a Otl boiled black taffeta, 17 Inches wide, worth $1.16. at, yard It-Inch black dress taf feta. "Brandels Special' always $1.76, at yard.'. Black Crepe de Chene. heavy lustre, worth 59c 98c 59c i.JB. at yard iaoaoadnci onoaonoDOoonono u O D TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES fop Your Summer Vacation o D o D o a o A great and complete stock in our Suit Case and Trunk depart ment; in basement, new store. TBtTWM Well made trunks; a larae variety and all sties to select from; very special prices (luring August; 945.00 down to... .$4.M aonoaonooonononono oaono onoaonoQOnono o a o D o a o D o a o D o D o D o aSLm $2.50 Dress Goods 89c Imported medium weight dress goods, including many exclusive patterns, 42 to 54 inches wide, shadow stripes in the stunning greys, tans, etc., finest im- fftk ported French Voiles, etc, worth $2.50, your choice $1 Dress Goods at 39c All wool dress goods In medium weight. Including 5 4 -inch fancy suitings, etc, bar- fT gain square, JlFd yard .... a oaononononononononoi ononononoaOQonoaonoQononononononoaona O a o a o D o D o D o D o D o n ox Monday 25c Hydrogen Peroxide 8c ISO Colgate's Tooth Powder, for lBo J6c Colgate's Talcum Powder ...lBo 11.50 Oriental Cream for tl.OS 5o Consuelo Cream for ,.I7o ISastman's Bensoln and Almond Lo tion, for o S6e Satlnett Rie Powder, for,.14 BOVT MZ8B NObDATI BAB- OAJirsi 10c Soaps go, S cakes In a box at 13o 15o Snaps, special So lte Chamois for to 16c Tooth Brush, for 8o lonononond BRANDEIS asphalt, on the day of the marriage the duke de Morny's mistress killed herself. But now we come to another romantic personality, Ambrose Carner. When Ham ilton showed that he was better fitted for amusing himself in Caracas than for de veloping the asphalt region of Bermudes, the company sent Ambrose Carner to take his place. A very able man, this newcomer In the asphalt melodrama. The rights of his case are tangled up, too, but his carter Is well known and interesting. Carnor was a good business man and the com pany appreciated1 the way he went to wojk and dug asphalt out-of that queer lake in Bermudes. He was Interested In his job as no one ever accused Hamilton of being. In fact, he Is secured of being so much Interested that he Is willing to do anything to keep It. Castro Versas the Company. There has been a tremendous fight be tween the General Asphalt company and Castro, a fight big enough to bring this na tion to the verge of war. Carner worked first In the Interest of the company that had sent him to Venezuela, and now the com pany's rights have been concelled by Cas tro, but Carner Is still digging asphalt. Only he Is working for the other man. Carner, the General Asphalt company's representa tive in Venesuela, was named by Castro as receiver for the company when. Its conces sions were annulled. Other men connected with the melodrama are found, prosperous or penniless, all over the globe, but the only one who has never stirred from ene suela, who has managed always to be dig ging asphalt at a profit, Is Mr. Carner. His example waa followed to a certain extent by A. I. Barber, who was chair man of the board of directors of the Asphalt Company of America and the National Asphalt company when they failed In 1901. There was a capital of $58.000,OuO Involved, and the companies paid 10 per cent. Again did ruin and desolation fol low the asphalt. Fortunes were lost, fam ilies used to luxury were brought to want. That strange lake had again sent out Its miasma of wretchedness and despair. It may be Interesting to note that the first report of Carner, the receiver of his former company, sets forth that 102,000 tons of asphalt had been sold for (43,000, "but only $8,000 wss turned In to the Vene suela treasury. The remaining 6485,000 Is charged to "expenses and Improvements." In this last phase of the asphalt romance Castro plays the leading part. Some people say that Castro is an accident. If he Is, he is a pretty serious one. Nobody paid much attention to him at the beginning. Then he started a revolution nine years sgo and made himself president. And If the asphalt workers had troubles before, they faded into Insignificance when Castro look hold. Castro's slogan Is "South America for tho South Americans." He never looked with a favorable eye upon the stranger within his gates. He was pretty hard on the asphalters, snd when Matos, Blanco's brother-in-law, started a revolution, there were a good many people who thought he would be preferable to Castro as president. Castro says that this appreciation of Matos took a very practical financial form, and he said that the Americans Interested In Che asphalt trust (barring Barber and Car ner) were filibusters. He said so to the ststs department, and Senator Cullom said he should be "spanked. But he hasn't been spanked yet. He has cancelled the concessions made for asphalt digging on the ground that the Bermudes company had failed to carry out the terms of the concession. The "revolutionary suit" was an after-thought, but an embarrassingly clever one. The asphalt people say that they gave money to Matoa because at the time of his revo lution be absolutely controlled the Province of Bermudas, and Castro could not protect them and their property. They do not deny the episode of the money. The upshot of It Is that Castro is In o D o D o a o D o a o WHITE SILKS ftlAJWcc Yard wide white taffetaa, worth $1.50. at. 7C yard I DC 27-Inch heary white Jap Silk, a worth $1.00, at 49c si Imported white Mescaline, 2 inches wide, worth Q $1.35, at, yard OJC n oaonoaonononononononoaoaond onononoDoaoaoaoaoi ono U o a o D o D o D o I MVTT CASKS Mad of leather STJTT and CASKS Marin of Kerotal reinforced I I a lilg; variety at 915.00 down to $1.25 n onoaoQOQoaonooono oaonoaononoainonQ D o a 2 etc., positively f& Ej Monday, at yard. ... Black Dress Goods at 69e 46-lnch black chiffon weight Panamas for a cool traveling suit or separate skirt just about half price, at, yard 69c a oaa lonoaoaoDOi a Drud Salo o a o D o o D a D o D a n 35c Bath Caps, Mon 19c day for Bnbbsr Goods and Soadrisa One of our large stock rooms must be vacated at once. As a re sult some extraordinary bargains will be found In our drug depart ment. $1.60 Flannel covered Water Bottle, for 69o 86c Hot Water Bottle, for 8o 86c Fountain Syringe, for 49o $1 00 Rubber Oloven, for o Alt 26o Hntr Brushes, for 9o All 50c Bath Brushes, for 10 onoi ononono possession of all their plant, working IU na selling the product cneaper man tne 'i asphalt can be sold by companies which have to consider Interest on the money invested in their plant, their railroad, etc : I All these things were ready made for the j new company, and the asphalt Is still today ' a gold mine for all but the former Amor- ; lean owners. - ( i Chstrares Against Castro. t President Castro Is a most remarkable man or he never could stave off trouble I as he does. He has profited by all the faults and follies of the many who hava been concerned In the asphalt melodrama. He Is Immensely shrewd, and he wants to keep the exploitation of the natural wealth of his conutry In the hands of na tives. His methods may suggest ooca slonally tho ancient days of the Spanish Main, but that only serves to make him . the more picturesque in this humdrum I age. The worst charge brought against him Is that of the United States and Venes uela company, who have the Crltohfleld plant. When Judge Calhoun was sent down to Investigate the tangle he' gave them a very clean bill of health, and went so far as to speak highly of tho manner In which they had fulfilled th terms of their agreement with the gov. ernment, but Castro, contrsry to ths terms of the concession, imposed a duty on their asphalt as soon as he went lnti the business of that unhappy Lake oi Bermudes. The Crltchfleld claim Is con sidered one of the strongest of the flv pending against Venezuela. But Castro Is not exciting himself. IJt is having his own way so far, and tit has lots of people who think him a sec ond Bolivar. He sits In his palace drink ' Ing Incredible quantities of brandy and paying no attention whatever to what Americans think about him. Meanwhile, with little capital and a small population, the great resources In Venesuela remain undeveloped. "Closed by order of President Castro" is the sigu that appears on the headquarters of many a foreign enterprise In Venezuela. And closed by order of Uncle Sam t sthe United Ststes legstlon at Caracas. These two signs will stay there until the whole question has been gone Into and straight ened out by some genius. Meanwhlln, Castro and his friends are making money and the American claimants In this coun try are wondering what is going to tap pen next. Street car aavertlslng, Omaha Hotelr Hnnnlv (Vi moved from ill Bo. 13th to rooms St U SI U. S. National bank building. Oer Una Minstrels. Bones Mlstah Walkah. kin vo' tell m A airr unce iwwn a tiann ball wot a hit to one o' de Cube' outfleidahs an' a runaway couple loplni' on a Kansas rivah steam- boat r interlocutor Wo. William: that la ton i hard for me. What Is the difference be- J tween a baae bull that's hit to one of the i Cubs' outfielders and a runaway couple eloping on a Kansas river steamboat? Honrs 1 one am caught on do fly an' I de uddnh am a flight on de Kaw. lnleiiiicutor Ladies and gentlemen, the Eiftt-d tenor, Hig. I. Monna Toote. will nw i sing that moat touching of sentimental haW f lad. 'Ulve i p l'oker, My Darling; 1 Cal " Support the Kamlly with Bridge Whist!' "- t' Chicago jTioune. i Disgraceful Condact ! of liver and bowels, In refusing to act, qulkly remedli-d with Dr. King's New Life Pills. 25c. Biaton Drug Co. ( .Net iieliid. "You ought to try to take live more phll- oaophtrally," said I lie man who means well "1 haven't the raw materials for pluloso- i phy, ' answered Farmer Cornloaael. I "Yep. Mot of the philosophy I X sn needed a foundation of fried eh'aV-iu and trimmings, and an easy chair Lj. a box of cigars, snd a number of other J7Ps 1 don t happen to have handy." Waahin ton Star. Dr. Rosa, Dentist, 41 Barker Block. o v o 1 D o I D u o Hi O' a o D o D o D "A