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T1IK HEK: OMAHA. SATITKDAT. NOVKMnF.R 2:. 1011. 1.3 ROCXEFELLERyHAKES,. REPLY Issues Statement in Connection with Mesaba Ore Mines. HAS PAPER FROM T1IE MERF.ITTS Oil Klat? Asserts that Loans W Suff rolled hr Him and Saya lie Gore Opportunity to Hfdrfiu Properties. NEW TORK. Nov. 24 John D. Rocke feller, in a statement given out here to night, replied to the charge made by the Merrltt brothers before the Stanley steel Invrstlfrntlnr; committee regarding '.he methods used by Mr. Hockctellcr In securing control of the M.-fHba ore mines ind the Duluth. Mlssabc ft Northern rail road, pointing out tnat these charges were denied under oath ax long rro as 1SCJ In litigation over the Lake Supertjr Consolidated linn mines, lie furthermore submits the text of a pnper bearing the date of January 22. 1SI7, to which nre at tached the tinmen of Alfred and Leonida Merrltt and "all the othtr members of tho family" declailng themselves Hntlsfied that neither Mr. Koclicfeller nor h!s ngeiits committed frnul or made misrep resentation In the matter In question. Mr. Kr krfcKer then sets forth what he Fays arc "the fncts with regard to the loans" tn which tho Mrrrltt testified and denies that the mans In question were ever "cailed" by him. The atntcment, wh'ch w:is Issued to night from No. IC Broadway, U in fol lows: "In the matter of the evidence of tha Merrltt brothers before the Stanley com mission In Washington. P. C, reflecting vprtn Mr. John I). Itoclcofc Her in connec tion with some ore and railroad proper lies on the M?sahtt range, Mr. Rocke lcllcs' o.ithorlxes the following statement: Refeirlng to the testimony of the Mer- TRIMMED HATS AT LESS THAU HALF THE ORIGINAL PRICE SATOHPAY These end of the season re ductions are unusual Induce ments to those who have de lsycd purchasing. Here la an opportunity to obtain exclusive models ot distinctive design and Individuality at remarkably, v-low prices. rtt brothers before tha Stanley commis sion In which they eharaed fraud and misrepresentation by Mr. ll-K-kefrller and Mr. t.ates In connection with the I.ake fupermr Consolidated Iron mine and that they were deprived of their Interest In that company bv means of a loan made them by Mr. l'tockefeller of .V0 which he called during the panic of 1K.U, nil of which statement were denied un der oath In the I'nited Htates court at the trial of the lltlKHtlon In 115. It would be absurd to try In the newspapers at this late dnte the Issues In that rase, but it is significant that upon the settlement which is made at the close of that iliiKHtlon, both Alfred and I,conide Mer rill, the two who testified before the ftanley committee, together with all thn other members of the famllv, gave Mr. Rockefeller the following aper; Certain matters of difference have ex isted between the undersigned and John 1). Rockefeller, and a court litigation has been pending between the under sgncd, Alfred Merrltt and Mr. Rocke irllrr. In which litigation It was claimed that certain misrepresentations were made by Mr. Rockefeller and those act :nn for him concerning certain proper ties i-old by him to Lake Superior Con solidated Iron mines. It Is hereby de clared that from recent Independent In vestigations mado by us. or under our direction wo have become satisfied that no misrepresentation was made or fraud committed by Mr. Rockefeller, or by bis agents or attorneys for litm, upon the ale by him of any property to us or a:iy of us or to 1-ake Superior Consoli dated Iron mines, or upon the purchase by him from one or more of us, of any stocks or Interests In any mining or rail road company or companies, or upon the pledge by us or either of us to him of Mocks and cecurltles belonging to one or moro of us: and we hereby withdraw all such charges and claims and exon erate Mr. Rockefeller and his agents and attorneys therefrom. The facts with regard to the loans were as follows: The loans aggregating IIIN.OOO were made by Mr. Rockefeller In various amounts during the summer of 1893. Mr. Rockefeller never called these loans. In February, 1M, the Merrltt brothers, beint; pressed by other creditors, applied to Mr. Rockefeller for further assistance. Instead of culling his loan, as they charge, he furnished them an additional sum of $40.000. They sold him 90.000 shares of stock at 110 a share, amounting to $M).000. the several members of the family contributing different proportions, r'or one-half of this, moro than enough to cover his loan to them, he gave to each of them an option to repurchase In a year at the price that they had sold It to him. with per cent interest. Prior to the expiration of the year Alfred Mer uit, one of the brothers, who testified before the committee, . brought suit aaainxt Mr. Rockefeller and he and sev eral of the others never endeavored to excrcse. the optloi.. Another brother and nephew, at the expiration of the option, applied for an extension of it on their stock, which was given, and they subse. quentlv took back their stock amounting to 10.000 shares and on the formation of the steel corporation sold it to that com pany. Merrltt Answers. WASHINGTON. Nov. 24,-Leonlda Merrltt late tonight answered John D. Rockefeller. lie declared that the paper mentioned by Rockefeller was voluntarily presented to the house steel committee by the Merrltt brothers and that Rockefeller will not deny that Merrltt took $700,000,000 Worth of securities to New York and several months afterwards left there penniless. Mr. Merrltt assured 'Mr. Rockefeller that he would not have an attorney InBUlt or grill Rockefeller If Rockefeller appeared before tha house committee. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Anditor Raffles Says City's Book keeping System Out of Date. POLICE JUDGE HAS K0 SYSTEM Expert 1 a Me to Make Docket Agree with Reports and De clares o Wtf to Arrive at Any Areoanllst. fV5rV- FIGHT IN' STKEI. tOSIMITTEE Bring in Your Old Furs You will be astonished at the wonders we work from jour old furs, In making up ruuffs, scarfs, hats, etc. Expert fur workers. Very reasonable prices. This Is a new depart ment with all new ideas, and tan satisfy the most critical. BIBS. RICHARDS 2d Floor City National Bank Bldg. Stanley Will Appeal to House to Force Littleton's Resignation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2I.-An open fight In the house of representatives be tween' Representative A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, chairman of the house special committer of Inquiry Into the United States Steel corporation, and Representa tive Martin W. Littleton of New York, a democratic 1 member of the committee, was fissured today when Chairman Stan ley declared he would appeal to the house to force Littleton's resignation from tha committee. The fight, certain.. to be precipitated soon after the house convenes, will de termine the future course of the steel committee. FARMER NEAR AFT0N ' DIES 0F HYDROPHOBIA CRESTON, la.. Nov. 24.-(3peclal.) Eli jah Berry, a farmer living between Afton and Talmage, died in a hospital at Iowa City yesterday afternoon of hydrophobia. Last summer Mr. Berry and a little son were both bitten by a mad dog and went at once to Iowa City for treatment, and come home supporting they had been cured. Monday night Mr. Berry was taken with convulsions and after a hur ried consultation by Afton physicians he was taken Tuesday iu Iowa City again. At Grlnnell he again was attacked with convulsions and was obliged to be taken from the train and placed under tha In fluence of opiates before he could bo taken on to Iowa City. rin ii ' ' in ii inn mummammm im 1 1 siiiiwrrmspwui mmwinnwyag W r m Buy Your Winter Clothing Now ! Pay for it while you wear it! Come' in and get acquainted with our Long Credit and Easy Payment system! If rou are sick or Jn trouble we treat you Talrly Just a we should want to be treatei! A nilenald line of new fall and winter Clothing awaits your selection. Warm, up-to-date new Suits. Overcoats. Hats and Shoes for you, Sir. For you, Madam, modish Suits, Coats, Dresses, Millinery your whole winter wardrobe here. And remember, terms to suit your convenience on BmiU ley's lU-ttrr IJjryalus. 1 1 1 r i n era r i r-i i t tr t-- --ninirim f hit! IW 1 ' ' --- branding the bookkeeping system of the rlty as antiquated and unadapted to the needs of the times. Special Auditor J. Raffles yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the council showed the Inefficiency of the present, system and recommended that a new double entry system of book keeping be Installed at once. In maklne his recommendation to the council Mr Raffles wont Into matters thnt had come tn his attention during his work upon the city books. He said the books In the city hall were In fair shape as far a accounting for money went, but he explained to the council that owing to clerical errors the arangement of the funds In the special Improvement districts call for considera tion. He. moreover, stated there Is not to be obtained a. balance In the tax com missioner's books as kept under the pres ent system. Ills most serwtis objection came when he declared that tho books of the police Judge were "in a very bad state for the reason that there were no accounts kept." The auditor said that when the police judge receives fines he credits them to his personal account and from the iloo kttlng one Is not "able to tell whether the fine has been paid or left unpaid." Jnilge Fnya What Wishes. Speaking of the police Judge, the au ditor continued: '"His reports do not agree and reconcile with his docket some months there Is more and some months less. On tho books I find cases whern a lesser fine has been entered 'as satisfac tion In full' for a g.eater. Thero are In stances where sentences are marked sus pended. There is really no way to arrive at any accounting In the matter and It appears to me that the police Judge pays tn to the city Just what lis thinks fit." While the auditor was making his rec ommendations the counillmon, including the mayor, listened attentively and asked many questions relative to the new sys tem. When the speaker had concluded his remarks on the condition of the police Judge's books. Councilman Jack Walters asked the auditor If he would embody all his recommendations and criticisms In a writen report. "That Is what the eon tract calls for," said the auditor. When the discussion of the new book keeping system came up City Treasurer John J. Gtllln was asked his opinion. He replied that he would be glad to have the new system Installed If the council would provide the necessary help Incident to Ihework. Proposition from Raffles. Auditor Raffles, on behalf of his com pany, made a proposition to design unj Install a new double entry system of bookkeeping that would be plain and open and entirely satisfactory for S'A). He also offered to remain and Instruct the office forces In the manner of con ducting the new system. It can bo said that the new system will probably be decided upon at the meeting of the council next Monday night. The mayor, c.ty attorney, city treasurer a,nd Councllmen Walters and Miller all expressed themrslves as being In favor, of the new system. "I think it would be money well spent,!' said the city attorney after tha meeting. A complaint from the southern section of the city declared that the open catch basins and sewer holes havo poisoned the atmosphere and cau.ied a number of diphtheria cates. Relief was sought by the residents of that section ot the city Retrenchment Postponed. The matter of retrenchment on the sal. ary list was again postponed until next Monday afternoon at u meeting of the committee ot the whole. It begins to look as if the council iiad decided that there Is little or no chance to retrench on salaries. - To Inspect Sewers. This morning at 10 o'clock the city council will go over tho work completed on the Jetter creek and Mud' creea sewers, in order to determine wucther lie contractors of the work shall be paid off. A squabble betwten the urfeinian com pany, subcontractors to tue National Construction company, has raised a ijU'.-m-tion In the minds of the city fathers aa to their duty in the matter. "We should inspect the work, and if it is all right It should be accepted without deiay," said Myor Tralnor. The rest ot the council agreed that Inspection was In order, Veda Good, the 8-year-o:d daughter ot City Clerk Frank Good, was severely bitten about the face Thursday night when she attempted to fondle the house dog. The dog, which has been the pet of the Quod household for a long time, has lately become Ill-tempered, owing to treatment experienced at tha hands of street boys. Thursday night while the family were gathered about tha fire little Veda at tempted to fondle the ion. As the little one put her arms around the neck ot the brute he knupped at hur, Inflicting deep cuts on her left cheek. Vr. K. U Le Laney was called and put two stitches In the baby's face. The dog will be watched for symptoms of rabies. Howling; Scores. RUMOUR S SPORTS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. Condon 217 1M0 lot 4:tl Silk I'M 1M Vi 'Mi I U ! Ii0 )'ii U& 1 1521 Dodge St. M. T. Nordquist, Mgr. Totals Aobin ... lHi8iain Laynlf.li . Totals , W3 477 PKL'MMKUS. Int. 2d. 174 1,1 171 1M 1W i:u 4 IS 1.4H.1 id. Ill 147 ru Tot 4i-7 474 443 DRlSlUUa' . 533 440 CANDIKrt. 401 1,1174 Morton Ktapenhorst Joiinmm Conrad 17u Cochran IK Int. 14 1M ITi 2d. 145 1! i'lJH 17s 1.0 3d. l'iT 1;VJ m 183 Totals Sty tb i2 JETTER'S GOLD TOPS. Hlnrlcka I'.aehr Uodenschwager Klanck Zarp Int. . . VI . l'7 . s3 . l'J . KM 2d. 2 Is 1H4 IS.) 17S S3'J 3d. 17H 147 144 13 1& Tot. 4'3 m M 4 6 JO 2.(40 Tot. 641 01.1 6-'L 044 4Su Would YOU Walk to the Corner of 14th and Douglas Sts. for a $5 Note? war 4Crt" t .v; "i'ou innm-di.'itrlv answer: "Sure! Who wouliln'U" Vet, there AHK MANY who PAY OTI1KU STORKS $18 for a garment that mav be had 1IEKK for $l'J.S5, simjilv beenuse tliev DON'T KNOW thnt it mav be had here for FIVE DOL LARS LESS. Why not LOOK INTO this matter; why not learn whether the "Palaeo" ia CLATM1NU too much, or , whether the OTHER stores are ASKIX( too much! .1 ! ' ' if A n t? -7 'A$ J V Men's Suits and Overcoats that "stack up" in CQK s. 1 every way with the $18. CO gcrments shown elsewhere are offered here at d3 ? i 4 r V $ I It III ? i m til III' lli : i ' I' H II 'If 4 f . I l H I fin If i ' If 1 r III II 3 ii 111 lltv Ar u 'Mi flltth I I 1 1 J r t-mh ii I I ' I I 'j v.ysi vw Ii- i a 1. 3. . ..i'-rrSfAv'-'-,-'...-. , It JT t fit t Vr-v." . Palace in't going to write a lot of description into this space; let it suffice to say that those swagger Semi English models are among the suits, ami that the over coats may be had in Raglan style, or in the convertible collar models. that f 8 T 1 U r-.l J Ii Men's Suits and Overcoats would compel "$12.50, please" in many a store in the "s well' snopping aisuicx are ouerea nere every yidJ Q day at .... . . . . The good, every day sort of a man, who doesn't care to be "held up" at the "swell" stores, but who at the same time doesn't wish to clad himself in the junk offered by spread eagle institutions who .HAVEN'T the clothes they advertise, owes it to himself to see tho REAL $tl50 suits and overcoats offered HERE at $8.85.. Boys' Suits and Over coats Specialed Now AH -v A iTS Buys garments that Invariably bear "$4 tags" elsewhere. Furnishings at Flurry Figures for Saturday A "FliinUY" IN MR'S 8HIIITS Men's flannel shirts In grey, and of a grade that must usually hrlng f Qa ' $1.25, are here, at, each I Uw A "I'Ll ItRV" IX MUX'S I'NDKItWEAH Men's natural grey wool mixed un derwear worth all of fl per AQn garment, now at, garment... U9w A "FM iaiY" IN JIKN'S UMJEKWKAIl Men's heavy Yeager color fleoce lined underwear of positive but: OQp value, goes at, per garment.. wJu A "FIA1IHV" IN FLANNEL HHIItTH Men's grey, slate, hluo and govern ment Khaki flannel shirts of $2.00 value, are to go now 4jj J g The boys' suits and overcoats bold here u $'J.48 are garments of ALL wool enssi meres, etc.; garments made of such good fabrics aud in styles so clever that you wouldn't hesitato to put YOUR boy into them. Best part though, is the saving-$-1 garments for $2.48-and that COUNTS if you have many boys to clothe. SALE OF SWEATER COATS Men's Iilue, fJray or Muroon Hwcatcr Coats tlmt tihould go at a nitirli Mlicr price are Iicro at 98e JU,a.Li....i htiiliitittt'm Mcn'a high roll collarod Sweater t'oats In ixipular jilaln grays aul of real $2 value, are speciality at n 49 Men's 75 cent Corduroy or CLOTH CAPS, go Satur day, at only 49c Men's 15c WOOL a Saturday Spe cial at, pair .... SOX as 9c 79c For Men's Heavy Fleece Lined Union Suits, tho $1.25 Kind Cut Price on Men's Corduroy Coats $6.S0 Kind Goes at only $4.98 Sheep lined corduroy coats for teamsters who must with stand much cold. Palace asks only 4.8 for the $6-60 kind. - 3 T AsffijynWU,'- . JWii-.v.: : ..V--:-,! ... I M laiii HMssamaaaaw'au on aansaosawxst u Bsaaasaas-P- au m m 13 CLOTHING COMPANY 7 COK.14m & DOUGLAS J Men's Pants in a Special Selling too Men's cassl man, worsted and corduroy lants under priced Satur day. Ona butt lot as long as It losts at only $!. per pair. Going at, fair per $1.98 Totals !M S(3 777 2.612 All Hlfctat. Maka sure your cluiixs are all rlRht. No sale Is considered clost-d at Klynn's until the cuctomcr Is rstlsfW-d everything Is all rlKhL All right is one of our mot toes. Down In our bargain annex not all right fur us, but price and quality make them more than all right to tha con sumer. Thera's lots of boys' and chll dren'a aults, ladles' suits and coats, men's wool underwear, men's work and dress shirts, men's and boy's hats, boys' and children's sweater coats, iiiUbcu' tnd child's tarn o'shanter hats. Muine will children's Tm O'fcl.anUr huts, bumo will measure up to the standard of the most nartlcular and the prices will bring all well within tho bounds of big valua. We are cutting prices on several lines of men's suits. JOHN FI-TNN & CO. Moa'lo City Uosslp., For Kent-5 rooms, 023 N. 12d. Try Culklna for your overcoat. Mrs. IJcorge Ilobcrts entertained a card party at a rabbit dinner yesterduy after nuuii. The woniHii of the Lefler Memorial church will tilve a Inline baking November ik at Kiuus grocery atom. F')H HA I.K Seven-room modern house In boat i.Hldcncu bl.ick In Hniilli Omulia. Owner wunts 10 sell a' once. 'lei. Houih U. Jhone Hell South sj Independent F-1N.18 fi r a case of Jelter lold Tup. I'rompt du llvery to any part of city. Wllilam Jetter. The winning team of the Kpworth ItHuue nullHiiK conlest a-M captained by Mi.sn N.na Mi; Williams and tho lowing team by funic Andrtasuii. The Wbmhn'it Home Missionary society of the Methodist chuich will hold Itb iPKUlur m ;im:iik Friday afternoon at the hume of Mrs. ltruadwell, ZiH F fctreet. All courts of the Women's Catholic Order of Forresters are Invll.-d to attend the funeral of Mrs. KrwArd Mo'ire. whic h will be held nt .St. JtrkUcfs church Htt jrilav nioiiilnit at It oelocl;. Interment will be In Holy pulclire cmetery. Mrs. Mary Jetter died Inst evening at 6 o'clock Ht her late residence, ll.'.J Huiilh Th.rty-tlrat ntnet. Mrs. Jetter wa fiif yiara of hi end Is survived by two sons, .!,,). n nil t'liiirles Jett.'r. find two dilUKll- ! teis. Mrs. Julius tirlin and Miss Anna j .letter. The Mineral will be held Hinnlny i afternoon at 't o'clock from the lale r si deline of the deceased to laurel J 1 1 1 1 cemetery. He'aMve to the statfnient made at the council meet 1 iik yesterday In retrard to the balance In the hixiks of the tux com nilnMoner's office. Kim-i-IhI Auditor J. Ituf fles explained this mnrnlnK that no re flection on the coniniissloner was In tended by hia crltlcMn on the books. Ills words were merely Intended to nhow thnt the present svutein of bonkkepim; Is In adequate to the needs and i rattli'ei of modern times. Tse t.lad Hand removes liven inaction and bowel stop page with l'r. King's New IJfe I'llls, the palnleta regulators. 2.'k'. Fur sale by j Beaton Lfi ug Co. Ely Company Goes Into Bankruptcy A voluntary petition In bankruptcy was filed yesterday afternoon In the office of the Vnlted States district clurk by the at torneys for the Allen 1'. Kly Holler com pany of this city. In the petition $ii7,4J7.37 Is the amount named as the company's liabilities. The astei are stated as being $13.S70. The Kly company has nearly 2T0 cred itors, the ones hardest lilt being the Corn Kxchange Natijnal bunk of Omaha, that claims $4,000; the Milwaukee Concrete and Machine company of Milwaukee, that has a claim fur .0.'7.i; the Monarch Machine company of Hldney, O., $,t-'0; the Field-ltrundago company of Jacknon, Mich., $,720, and (ho Foos Oas limine company of Springfield, U., $15,'J4. None of the assets Is claimed as being exempt. Bryan Arrives at Nassau on Steamer NEW YORK. Nov. 21 A message re ceived at the offices of the Hamburg American line tonli;ht mild that the liner Beguerni a, with all of the l'rlris Joachim's passengers aboard, hud arrived at Nassau at 3 o'cluck and that the truiis-shlpment of passengers from Seguerni'a to tho Ylgllancl would begin without delay. CAR REPAIRER INJURED WHILE WORKING IN YARDS While placing a shoe on the brake of a box car in the I'nion 1'aciflc yards near the I'nion station, Nick Si naffer, South Nineteenth street, a car repairer, was badly brulned ami Injured Internally when a switch engine coupled on to the car and knocked him down early last night. He was taken in a I'nlun I'aclflc ambulance lo tt. Joseph's hospital, whurs ir. H. J. I'pdegiuff u attending him. "1 11 ' 1 t"Jll?r- '- ' - n r4rgr,T-1 l 1 I 1 V H M . I M i A Warm Bathroom v Every mother should be careful that the children take their baths in a warm room. The chill of a cold room is dangerous after com ing out of the hot water. A Perfection Smokelett 03 Heater brings bathroom or bedroom to ju,t the degree of warmth you want in Eve or ten minute. All vou fcjive to do U to touch a match. The Perfection Metier burnt nine hour on one tilling and is nlwayt ready for use. You can move it anywhere it it needed. There it no watte of fuel and heat warming unoccupied rooms. Jut the heat you want, when and where you want h. The Perfection it fitted with an automatic-locking- flame tpreader that prevents the wick being turned high enough to smoke and is easy to remove and drop back when cleaning. Drums aoitliad either ia tuiquoiic-blue ceaaiel or plaia steel tight sad otaa. atental, yet stioeg and dutable luUabls (of say loom ia any kouM. DuUrt swrywtMK t e writs la say atsacy i lbs , Standard Oil Company (Incorporate)