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Sales of Rare Importance at Brandeis Monday fj
THE OMAHA STTXPAY BEE: AU0T7ST 30. IMS.
$ KXTltA M'CCIAL
4 3 ALE
$ 2,500 Yardo of Finest Imported
1 2SjiS Broadcloths at $112 Yd.
This Is French and Austrian Chiffon Broadcloth, shrunk
md aponged. Our Now York buyer secured these elegant new
fnbrlcs nt a fraction of their cost. They were manufactured in
ISuropo expressly for a Now York ladies' tailor, who discon
tinued buslnes while goods were in transit, and
should retail at $3. DO to $4.00 yard. We offer
you marvelous values just at the opening of
the fall season.
(Jolorinffs Hint will be most in demand are here. Peacock, taupe,
trjutrrift, cntawba, cedar, London smoke, new French and Holland
blues, marron, Bordeaux and the pastel shades; your unrestriced
choice, yard
A Complete Representation ot New Fall Weaves and Patterns in Dress Goods
Shadow stripe Amazon Cloth, Satin Ottoman fabrics, English Tailor Suitings, Novelty
Chevrons, fancy stripe Bourettes, satin Prunella, combination checks and stripes, with
plain material to match, fancy borders in novelty suitings at attractive prices.
THREE VERY SPECIAL BARGAINS IN NEW FALL DRESS GOODS
Newest weave Prunella, Poplinettes, plain and fancy serges, fancy Victoria suitings,
shadow check and stripes, fancy Herringbone stripe serges, German and French novelty
suitings; etc., ranging in widths from 44 to 54 inches
worth $1.50, at, a yard.
A Great Advance v
Showing Monday
New Autumn Silks
Some of the handsomest weaves and colors are Messaline Eaye, Satin Majestique, Mouse
seline, Duchesse, Imperial Messaline, Soie Superba, Chevron stripe Surah in Cameo and
6olid colors with Raconne dot, Chevron stripe, Annure Clfi 4
Crystal, etc., per yard, from 0C TO vp
SPECIALS MONDAY
Mouasellnei Faille and Satin Ottoman
(Imported) worth $1.60, yard 7o
Our regular Phoenix Mills colored
Taffeta, worth 7c, yard BSo
Cream heavy Lyons Habutal, worth
11.26. at, yard Bo
tT-lnrh finest dress Taffetaa, In all
colors, worth $100. at, yard ....780
36-lnch imported Chiffon Taffetaa,
worth $1.76. yard 11.00
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g New Fall Curtains
D SB pieces snow flake curtain
O scrim, worth 25c yard, yard,
D t 12Mc,
O Full size white and Arabian
Q Curtains, pair ...08c
O Extra good grade new (all nov-
Q elty net curtains, pair.. 91.50
O Very fine Imported Scotch net
Q curtains, some worth $7.50, at
O Plr 94.98
II Tapestry border portieres, new fall
S patterns, worth up to $5.00, tier
H Par ...Bl8
U Tapestry border portlerea, 5-Inch
O border, extra good grade, SSM1
Q values, pair 9LA
Oriental couch rovers, 0 Inches
O wide and 1 yards Ions', hard
ft tapestry finish, each 93.60
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Grover Cleveland and the Coal Strike
Om of tha moat Inttreattnf of tha many
(Mtrlbutloni to tha public prea cun
errntne Ih lata Orovcr Cleveland la
froaa Prvaktrnt Rooaevlt who wrltca to tha
Ovtttook aivb s parttculara of how nearly
Mr. Ctovvland cam to brluf on of tha
Sliaat coal atrtka comm. Minn. Tha praak
f?ot writ) aa foliova:
OT4TER RAT. N. T.. Au. . ISP. To
ba E.tur of Tba Outlook: A friend haa
jWiai calUni jy atterjtloa to a clipptnc from
tha Now Tor a 8jn, aoamlngly of about a
fertalM . cuntalnlna' what purport! to
aa aatracl from a prlvata lottar of tha
U:o Mr. lUnry Loomn N'rlaoa to Mr.
Oaora il.rvay. wrtttrr. In April. Una, and
I in Harper a Weekly on tha day of
M t i of tie Sun. Thl clipping runa
hi r'i aa fullu:
I trutrt kuout the letter ot Mr. Cleve
la.i l 4.-v(Kin pU-e on Mi. Kooaevcit a
i. nnM i..r he never appeared hea In
M.v (';. nj ma pa ot aa a aoe-
i.MitUi., certain. f.uli;k'it leadera.
eej'tijy n edur. announced that liwre
e,'o.i a lvttr I rum Mr. v teveUnd. Intl
B.'.ne n 11 leaa an acrentAnoa of an
.Pittimeric an tne al aroirranoa onv
m ie. wan-It uld be puoiiened If Mr.
evin epre numiMre.1 bv tne demo
trtia The trutn la mat Mr. 1 '.eveuutd
we never afferent a pwet l lun oa tnia cunv-
ea.l tnrefore never accepted M.
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In
aeema K Hav been aome eonfuatuQ
Mr
R'H.eevvH a ea mn.1 aoout It.- sn.i
1 .1 a( Mr tletaUiia ht wnnateJ
ft., be a nunifier of In fummtaitua vaa atu
iiiv etu.MM.reaeii aatA apreaAl aeri4 by
Hleeeefe.1 revuDlrAa
Mr iveiiuut mo an urtsunl ot the
1.11 j ' ur. a ler aa to am eonneetioa
in 11 u e.m. eruii. M.ve4 b la eut
fe 11. eue la.iy ot peupte of moderate
n.'iie i) eia llvmej arxiut htm tn friiK
h'. lie t Mr lkivwt.it a letter
i..n .!(' ha reejreta Me to have
e-rl hum. tn l.i.e iecer Mr t'levelan.l t.ul
b e piiett tuac be tn.M.a'hl tnae tna two
4.PM1H114 a.Httee enoulti be aeaeU. in t.ia In
wieet u( tne yuniiu. k aajre Le a tru.e. aaj
et lui'tua t.ii tnt.:e eouie. In e . if ioik
. at lite i lm. Ion. It u
imi ie tie,f lie ttr.it. uuuer in. atron7 teeil
lii. .144 nie eurteitie of tie people auut
n,.u u'nuv.1. i.ri.y acrervjercl, eiien
r ! '.wv.ii o'rrn'nd tAlce oB av
I...M. ne aieie to Mr t'lvei.mt aaiiitf ntia
w of a coiimiei..n t. u.weell
ai .Kibi Ui.e aa Mr i l.v.uiul tlA.l wril
1 . k.tmL :'.r. be f-ll 11 ne ii-t put
b Mt( im in. po.r ef ttie pree..liit. e
a-. .e ,ei.int a r a'U t ca.4 uymi
b.a. ee,IH eo, I". I Mr Kooeevell l.leX
be ... 'ro. ti a U'tt ai xii
Iwe n4 ' . .M w n r-wiv.J imt-
fTA.v. .i; H.eei,Mifc OB.VU14 tal It
v-a... He uoi-mmnmt e lo ce.l l.iiria CIIA.
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AN EXTRA SPECIAL
New brown chiffon dress taf
fetas as shown in our win
dow last week. A new ship
ment, as long as they last,
positively worth
85c and $1, yard
39c
Our Greatest Sale of
Boy's SchoolSuits
A great lot of fall suits from an
eastern maker. These are all the
most up-to-date styles and mater
ialsjust what your boy needs for
school.
THREE DIG LOTS OF SCHOOL SUITS
Worth up
f $3.50. at
Worth up
to $6.00. nt
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87 Tliaodora Xooaavtlt.
courao. and upon tho appointment of. a cora
mlttea of arbitration the composition of
which and tho purpose of which wo are all
familiar with It appeared to have got Into
Mr. Hooaevelt'a mind that ha had offered
Mr. Cleveland a place on this commission.
Subsequently, when the two met at some
function. Vlr. Roosevelt said to Mr. Cleve
land that ha had tried very hard to have
htm appolued one of the commissioners,
but that the labor unlona or tha coal opera
tore, one or the other or both, desired rep
resentative of certain professions or
branches of government appointed. Upon
hearing thia Mr. Cleveland aaid to Mr.
Rooeevelt that ha had never accepted a
poaltion on such a-commission; lie added
that ha would sever have taken such a
place, and that under no circumstances
would he have consented to be a member of
euch a commission. Not long aTlerward the
two met somewhere else and Mr. Roosevelt
repeated his remark about hia desiring to
appoint Mr. Cleveland a member of the ar
bitration commission. Then Mr. Cleveland
sat.1 to htm. "Wny, Roosevelt, I hava al
ready told you that I never would hava ac
cepted a place 011, such a rommlasion; It
was an entirely iirr ewmit.r l,,st
jrou proposed to me. and It was on that dif
ferent commission that '1 reluctantly con
sented to act. but 1 never could have been
indiaced to be one of the arbitrators."
Mr. Cleveland waa offered a position on
tha commission as 1 originally Intended to
form It. and accepted It, and he never had
any auch converaatlona with ma as those
euoted la tha Utter rart f tn. rticle. and
aavar aaid to ma anything remotely re
eembuEsT what ha la there alleged to hava
Aa a master af fact. I do not for a
moment believe that there la any truth In
tha allegation that ha told Mr. Nelson that
ha had made auch statements, for tne fol
lowing latter show that Mr. Nelson's alle
gation aimpry amounta to an attack on Mr.
Cleveland a gnod faith. The facts of the
aae are as follows:
On October s. lC 1 held a meeting In
Waahlr.ta between tha coal operator and
lha striker to endeavor ta get them to
soma U aa agreeatent OS to submit their
difference ta soma outside .body of men.
Tha strikers were willing to do aa I sug
gested, pravwled tha operator would also
consent, but i eperet.ws refused ta con
sent, and aa tha whole showed aiuch more
viulenca in the Interview with ma thaa tha
atrtker did. and tha fact were made pub
Ue la the pavers a.xi day by soma of tha
operator Wtsoaselvea. Immediately ea earn-
thaa Mt. Cleveland wrote me the fol
lue IsuS letter:
fKivotrnvx. tvt 4 lasj-Mv r, Mr.
rreeuieut: I read la 1.1 as?er tii-a morn
IN OUR MAIN
DRESS GOODS DEPT.
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$3Ji- I
I he Very Latest
Shades and Designs
for 190S
Silks on Bargain Square
Satin faced Silks, Messalines,
Duchess, etc., fancy silk suiting
dress and lining taffetas in all
shades, cream and white, also
black, fancy chevron silk Roman
stripes, Louisene and taffeta
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t-uoi;iiB, nanus, etc., gr tttXP
worth up to $2,
all go at, yard
W$rth up
to $8.50. at
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ing, on my way home from Buziards Bay,
the newspaper account of what took place
yesterday between you and the parties di
rectly concerned In the coal strike.
I am so surprised and ' stirred up" by tha
position, tsken by the contestants that I
cannot refrain from making a suggeatlon
which perhaps 1 would not presume to
make If 1 gave th subject more thought. I
am especially disturbed and vexed bv the
tone and substance of the operators' de
liverances. It cannot be that either aide, after your
admonition to them, carea to stand In their
present plight, if arvy sort of an avenue,
even for temporary escape. Is suggested to
them.
Hss It ever been proposed to them that
the Indignation and dangerous condemna
tion now being cannonaded against both
their houses might be allayed by the pro
duction of coal In an amount, or for a
length of time, sufficient to aerve the pur
poses of consumers, leaving the parties to
the quarrel, after such necessities are met,
to take up the fight again where they left
off "without prejudice" If they desire?
Thla would eliminate the troublesome con
sumer and public, and perhaps both opera
tors and miners would see enough advan
tage in that to Induce them to listen to
auch a proposition as 1 have suggested.
I know there would be nothing philosophi
cal or consistent In all this, but my obser
vation leads me to think that when quarrel
ing parties are both in the wrong, and are
assailed with blame so nearly universal,
they will do strange things to save their
faces.
If you pardon my presumption In thus
writing you. 1 promise never to do It again.
At any rata 11 may serve aa an Indication
of the anxiety felt by millions of our fill
sens on the subject.
1 have been quite linpreaaed by a pam
phlet I have lately read, by a Mr. Champ
lin of Boston, entitled. 1 believe, "The Cosl
Mines and th I'eoi.le." I suppose you have
seen It. Very respectfully, your obedient
servant. GKOVEH CLE V EX. AJs JL.
To th President.
I Immediately answered him describing,
among other things, the attitude of the op
erators at th conference and their refusal
to consider what I regarded as Mr. Mitch
til's entirely fair propoaitlon, and continued:
I think I ahall rw tell Mitchell that If
tha miners will go back to work I will ap
point a commission to Investigate the whole
situation, and will do wuaiever In r.iy
power ilea to have the flnuing of aucn
commission favorably a u-d upon. This
seina to be the best step at tiia
moment te take. I feel the gravest appre
hension concerning the misery pending over
so many people thia winter and the conse
quent riot ing whloii may. and probably will,
ensue.
Immediately afterwards Mr. Cleveland
wrote n asking me to be hi guest when
I cam oa to Princeton, which I was then
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Extreme
Novelties
CORRECT
FOR WOMEN
Every woman who iees the new
fall suits thla season declares them
stunning. They're different. They're
built on long graceful lines that are
so becoming to a great percentage ot
women.
Brandeia Is the first to show ex
treme American designs that are
smarter modifications of the extreme
French models.
Elaborately finished suits In the
pastel colored broadcloths.
Severly tailored suits in striped
worsteds and mixtures.
We mention specially
two splendid, largo
groups, at
'25-s39
Fall Tailored Walking Skirls
In the correct new coat skirt de
signs, the ultra swell slashed effects
and the pretty extreme tailored nov
elties, the favorite fabrics and colors,
S7?-$10.12?? up to $25
New Silk Petticoats
New arrivals in the finest silk pet
ticoats ever offered at moderate
prices. All colors Including the deli
cate evening and pastel shades
three great new groups s
Women's New Tailored Linen Waists
- iavorltes for wear with the new fall suits a 750 i 750
score of the latest style features, at 18
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Great Bargains Monday in Linen Dept.
For one day only All our pattern
and hemstitched table cloths, worth
upto $3.9, at- each 11.98
To Introduce new scalloped edge Bed
Spreads we will sell - our regular
$4 satin Marseilles spreads for $3.98
Full 72-Inch all pure linen Table
Damask, full bleached, regular 75o
quality, at, yard 45o
100 odd doren Napkins, no cloths to
match, none worth less than $3.25
to $4, Monday only, dozen ....$2.49
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Fancy Art Ticking;, denims, cre
tones and figured French sateens
that sell at 25c and
29c off the bolt, mill I If
lengths, at, yard
Very finest grade Fanc Silkollne,
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K ra wiae, innnes uus mm
comforters,' mill ftf
Ipusrthn at. vard vVe
Black Sateen; highly mercerized
and Farmer' satin, very desir
able for skirts, m m
worth 35c yard, .
at. yard AWV'
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OMAHA
intending to do. I answered on October 10
explaining that because of an Injury from
which I had not recovered I would not be
able to go to Princeton, and I then con
tinued, stating that I waa about to ask him
to render a service which I knew he would
be reluctant to urxlertake, and which I only
asked because I felt we were In the midst
of so serious a crisis and one so deeply af
fecting the welfare of our people. I con
tinued: '
My effort to get the operators and miners
to agree failed, chiefly through the fault of
the operators. I then asked the miners to
go back to work so that the pressing neces
sity of the public might be met, promising
at once to appoint such a commission as
Mr. Mitchell had suggested, and stating
that I would do all In my power to have
the recommendations of that commission
adopted, of course meaning that I should
do all In my power to have whatever legis
lation they advocated enacted, a well as
backing up their recommendations In all
other waya. But Mitchell refused on behalf
of the miners to entertain thla proposition.
1 shall now direct Carrol V. Wright
to make a full and careful Investigation.
I wish to Join with him two emi
nent men men of such character that save
In a crisis like this I would not dream of
appealing to them to render any govern
ment aervice. In all the country there Is
no man whose name would add such weight
to this Inquiry as would yours. I earnestly
beg you to say that you will accept.
To this Mr. Cleveland wrote on October
12 as follows:
PRINCETON, Oct. 12, 1902. My Dear Mr.
President: Since the receipt of your letter
yesterday I have given Ita subject matter
serious consideration.
You rightly appreciate my reluctance to
assume any public service. I am also quit
certain that If my advice waa asked as to
the expediency of naming me in the connec
tion you mention, I should, as a matter of
Judgment, not favor It.
1 cannot, however, with proper deference
to your opinion, consider this phase of ihd
question ss open to discussion. I have
therefore felt that I had only to determine
whether your request involved a duty which
I ought not to avoid, and whether my en
gagement and the present demands upon
my time would permit me to undertake it.
So far aa the latter are concerned this is
my situation: I am to take part and say
something at President Wilson s Inaugura
tion on tha 25th Innt.. and I have agreed to
do the same at the opening of the new
building of the Chamber- of Commerce 1n
New York on the 11th of November. My
preparations for the Inaugural exercise ta
complete, but for the other occasion It Is
hardly begun. I am absurdly slow In
such work.
I have no Idea of the rime which would
be exacted by a compliance with your re
quest, nor how early you would expect a
result from tha commission.
1 feel ao deeply the gravity of the situa
tion. nd I so fully sympathise with you In
your Efforts to remedy present sad condt
tiona. thai I believe It la my duty to under
take the service If I can do so and keep
the engagement I have already made.
Thla 1 will leave for your decision, only
aoeaeatlng that 1 ought In have tns next
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New
Arrivals
FALL SUITS
for Fall We present the accepted
Choice lot Battenberg Scarfs and
Squares, many patterns to select
from, worth up to $2.60, each 98o
lR-lnch Battenberg Dollies or Center
Pieces, round or square, worth BOn,
at each 85o
27-Inch Red Cross Cotton Diaper
Cloth, best quality, worth $1 bolt,
at bolt 60o
Good quality twilled cotton Crash,
worth 6c a yard off the bolt, at
per yard 3Vio
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IN BRANDEIS' BASEMENT
12 GREAT SPECIAL BARGAINS FOR MONDAY
Mill lengths India Linons that
sold up to 15c yard, Po
, Monday at,' yard
Clearing sale of all our men's
Summer Underwear, , broken
lots of shirts and drawers,
worth 50c, in base- -ment,
at each ......
15c
NEW FALL SUITINGS
Stylish new patterns, dotted ef
fects, stripes, checks and
plaids, worsted styles, colors
that are wash- a rc H C lc
able at, yard. .JLvr "&2
week at least for preperatlon to keep my
New York engagement.
If after reading this you shall notify me
that you still think I can undertake the
duty you suggest, will you deem it amiss
if I hint that 1 should be glad to know
who the third member of the commission
will be? Your obedient servant,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The President, Washington, D. C.
In this letter I call attention to the fact
that he expressly alludes to the body on
which tie was to serve as a "commission,"
which does away with any quibble as to the
terminology. I received this letter on th
13th. I Immediately wrote to a certain fed
eral Judge asking him to be the third mem
ber of the commission, but during the next
two days ! finally got both the operators
and the miners to consent to the appoint
ment of the commission, which relieved me
from the necessity of appointing It without
their consent. Th operators, however,
wished the commission to be of five men
Instead of three, and . each aid insisted
upon having certain categories or types of
men represented1 on the commission, and In
order to get all these types on I finally had
to Increase the commission to a member
ship of seven, and even then my efforts to
get both sides to agre to abide by the de
cision of the commission, and meanwhile to
reaum work, nearly failed, for the strikers
Insisted upon having a labor man on th
commission and the operators positively re
fused to consent to such an appointment.
After hour of patient negotiation I finally
found that th operators, really objected
to the labor man being appointed as such,
and as they wished some one of the com
mission to be what they called a "socio
logist," I finally appointed a labor
man and called him a sociologist, which,
rather to my amusement and greatly to my
relief, gave entire satisfaction to both sides.
I endeavored to get the consent of both
sides to appoint Mr. Cleveland in place of
one of the men who actually was appointed,
but as he did not come under any of the
categoriea which they had named, and as
they declined to permit me to appoint him
In place of one of ;h men Included in these
categoriea, I had to abandon the effort.
Of course it would have been not merely
silly, but wicked for me to have insisted
upon the appointment of any one man, at
the risk of Jeopardising the agreement of
the twoeldes to resume work and to sub
mit the whole question to the Judgment of
the commission which I waa about to appoint.-
I therefore appointed th commis
sion and telegraphed and wrote to Mr.
Cleveland aa follows:
(Strictly Personal.)
THE WHITK HOL'SB, WASHINGTON.
Oct. 1, 1903. Hon. Grover Cleveland.
Princeton. N. J.; Lxeply grateful for your,
IDOnOQODOC
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Window Display?
OMAHA
Special Purchase Very High Grades of
Hand Loom Embroideries I
A huge bargain square filled with new
lots of beautiful wide skirtings and fine
wide embroideries many are the dain
tiest baby patterns, others
are more elaborate worth
up to 7Bc a yard, will go
at, per yard
Allover Nets and Laces
Fine patterns in all over laces and waist
nets forty-two inches wide many
round and filet meshes, with 0
dainty dots and figures worth IJJC
up to $1, at, per yard.. ...... .... ......
35c Embroideries
Corset cover embroideries,
insertings and bands also
worth up to 35c a yard, at
2 Big Bargain Lots of Laces
A special sale of laces, insertions and bands, in-Vals., torch
ons, point de Paris, cluny curtain laces, etc. C rt 1 A
worth up to 20c a yard, at, yard ..O C1UC
$1.25 Short Kid Gloves, 59c Pair
Women's short kid gloves, 2-clasp styles blacks and all
colors, many are real kid a number of them are the least
bit mussed and some slight imperfections worth regular
ly up to $1.50 a pair, at, pair. 59c
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Be the Women's Tall
Bolts In Bonrlaa Bt.
Show Windows.
Children's fast Black Hosiery
in all sizes, and are worth 10c
and 12Mc pair, special for
school opening, r
6k
at pair
Big lot fancy ticking, denims and cre
tonnes. In lengths suitable for shoe
bags, laundry bags, pillow tops, etc.,
worth up to 29c yard
off the bolt, each
remnant
FINE PERCALES
36-inch wide fine Percale rem
nants, neat 6triped and check
ed Ginghams, every yard the
10c and 12Mjc grade, " pr
at, yard
letter. Propositions that have been made
since have totally changed situation, so that
I will not have to make the demand upon
you which three days ago It seemed 1 would
have to for the interest of the nation, t
thank you most deeply and shall write
you at length.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
(Personal.)
THE WHITE HOL'SE. WASHINGTON,
Oct. 16. 19CC My Dear Mr. Cleveland: I
appreciated so deeply your being willing to
accept that It was very hard for me to
forego the chance of putting you on the
commission. But tn order to get the vitally
necessary agreement between the operators
and miners I found I had to consult their
wishes as to the types of men. Of course
I knew that it was the greatest relief to
you not to be obliged to serve, but I did
wish to have you on in the first place, be
cause of the weight your name would have
lent the commission, and In the next place
because of the effect uxn our people, and
especially upon our young men, of such an
example of genuine self-denying patriotism,
for,, my dear sir, your service would have
meant all this. I do not know whether
you understsm) how heartily I thank you
and appreciate what you have done. Faith
fully youre. THEODORE 1ROO8EVELT.
Hon. Grover Cleveland, Princeton, N. J.
Th above correspondence shows not only
that Mr. Cleveland accepted my offer to
put him on the commission, but that he
actually accepted It at a time when the
appointment of thla commission was not
acquiesced In by either operators or miners,
and when, therefore, every argument made
by the ultra-conservatives against the ap
pointment of the commission applied with
a hundred-fold greater force than when
th commission was actually appointed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
WHAT A GREAT NAVY COSTS
Item lavolved la the Maintenance
of fcsglasd'i Warship
DresSsssikl,
A vessel like the Dreadnought with a
complement of BOO men haa an admiral
aboard it whose psy In 1.K.'S a year. Its
captain gets over iX. Including allowances,
and Ita two commanders about 400 apiece.
It has about a dosen lieutenants, who
manage varloua departments navigation
gunr ery, torpedoes, etc. and their com
bined pay la roughly 2,100. Its hslf
dozen engineer officers are rather better
paid. They take 1,I0 between them. It
has a chaplain, two doctors, a naval In
structor, accountant offlcera, a paymaster
and his staff. There are four warrant of
ficers, who each draw about i'M a year; a
number of midshipmen, or naval cadeta; a
sick-bay staff, carpenters and artlslans,
cooks and domestic, bandsmen and ship's
police, besides all tha petty officers, na
men, boys, engine-room artificers and
stokers. It carries also marines, both
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artillery and light Infantry. Bo It Is not
wonderful that the total pay roll exceeds
10.000 a year.
The cost of victualing varies very greatly
In different places. In some places you
can buy beef as cheaply aa 3d a pound; la
others such as ascension It costs 2s lid a
pound. The men nowadays get five meal
a day. If you Include the early morning
cocoa. Until lately they had three only.
In round figures the feeding of a Dread
nought's crew costs 18,000 a year. Coal is,
of course, an Item which depends upon th
distance traveled and the speed. Although
th Dreadnought's turbines can drlv It
through the water at twenty-four mile aa
hour, It usually travels at an economical
cruising speed of about ten knots. Even
so, the 2,700 tons of best Welsh which Its
vast bunkers contain will carry It only 6,800
sea miles. Besides the vast amount which.
It uses for steaming, it needs coal for dU
tllling, for-making electric light and for
the pumping and other auxiliary engines,
of which It has no fewer than 3ti4 aboard It
The coal costs about a pound a ton am)
the bill for fuel cosl and oil together
comes to about the same aa that for vic
tualing. The value of the stores carried by
a ship like the Dreadnought Is about 120,
Oft). Stores include paint, rope, lubricating
oil, boats, tools, forges, etc. The amount
used yearly would average about 7,000.
Add .) for depreciation and the stores
figure out at 13.000 a year. ;
Ammunition Is not counted among store.
In these days of keenly competitive target
practice, when every ship In a squadron.
Is trying to wipe Its neighbor's eye, the
target practice allowance is large. Th
Dreadnought has eight twelve-Inch guns,
which cost about 12.000 apiece. To fir a
single shot from one of these weapon
costs no less than 80. There are also a
number of qulckflrers, fields guns and
other smaller guns; snd quits &C0 has to
be allowed lor rine ranriuges mr shiii .
arm practice. Torpedoes cost 500 apiece,
and a ship usually loses at least one In thr
course of a year. Eighteen tliousanr'
pounds Is the lowest figure at which yoi'
can put thst one Item ammunition. (
Repairs are always a big matter; bu
they vary ao greatly from year to yea:
that It is almost impossible to make any
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thing like a correct estimate. The effectl i
life of s modern steel battle shin Is no
at the outside.- more than twenty years
And at the end of. that time a million-
pound vssel fetches, perhsps. 20.000 as 4
old Iron. London Chronicle.
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