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Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
One Week of Grand Sweeping Cut
In Dress Goods.

Commencing December 26 and continuing
until invoice January ]. Now we find we
have too many dress goods. This big stock
must be reduced before that time. There
is only one way TO do this effectually and
quick The prices for this great stock re-
ducipg sale in point of exceptional
lowness surpasses those OF any pre-
vious sale. Remember the great spe-
cial sale commences December rs. Read
the special prices below, 1t will give you
an idea what the reductions are to be.
Note the kind and quality of goods. The
prices below merely give you hint OF the
goods to be sold.
New Camels Hair Suiting-5e inches wide,
in the pretty shades of brown. gray, blue
in the new frosted effect, never sold for
less than S1.Oo, special sale price SOC yard
New Illuminated suiting-in the mixed
effects, 46 inches, regular $1Oo quality, spe-
cial sale price, soc yard.
New Shepherd Check Novelty-in the
handsome new dark rich colors, 30 Inches,
regular S1.oO quality. special sale price 4sc
a yard
New Paou Finished Suting--56 inches,
handsome rich luster. one of this seasons
most snappy new fabrics, regular l5O
quality, special sale price 69c.
New Suiting in Plain and Novelty Ell
fect-All this seasons most popular fabrics
without doubt one OF the greatest values
we have ever called your attention to, as
long as they last 29c a yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27

try TO be on the square OF course, when
l get hungry 1 steal a little grub. But
go on my way enjoying life until I run
across watch. and then 60 all TO pieces.
It's In here" tapping his forehead with his
clawiike finger, "and it's been there ever
since l stole that first watch in New Or
leans. That's what brought me here this
ume-that and the modern chances against
us. 1 was passing a farm house that looked
pretty comfortable. and thought ia work
an old con for nights lodging and sup
per- My clothes were dusty, but pretty
good-like an old. Close listed farmer. and
when the farmer came to the door pre-
tended that I had heard he wanted to sell
his farm. Ie invited me in to supper
after which we sat and talked farm until
o'clock. OF course. I was undecided
about buying until got the farmer want
Ing to sell and believing me with bank
full OF money. Then l said I must be
going, but the farmer insisted should
stay all night so he could show me all
over the place next day.
Now, that was all I stopped at the place
for but when he pulled out a fine watch,
wound It up and placed II on the parlor
table as he said good night nearly spoiled
the whole thing right there. l lay awake
hcehi ~ all nlBnt thinking ABOUT tnat wAtCh,
and about o'clock | got up easy and
went In to take a look at 1t. There II was,
ticking along as comfortably as ever you
see watch. I took Il to a window and
saw II was worth about so to me In any
town. Then I crept back, got
my shoes and sneaked. 1t looked easy.
but farmers are getting too scientific for
us. When I ambed into town the sheriff
says: Hello, here you are at last. Kind
OF late, amt you? Must be a slow walker
Was you expecting mel? asked.
"Oh, yes; they telephoned over that you
might be along. Now, let me have that
watch' Well, I gave II to him. hadn't
figured on that telephone. l never could
beat telephone. It's things like that that
beats us old crooks And, then to rub II
In. how many chances there are against
a thief nowadays, he locks me up and
comes back pretty soon and says: You're
Dutch Charlie" eh?' He'd gone in and
looked over his old stock Of gallery PFC
tures, and of course, he had me.
80, you can see that bad as II always
has been as a trade, stealing is getting
worse and worse all the time."-Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
DRUGGISTS HARD LUCK STORY
All Kinds of People Disturb His
Mental Poise with Knocks
and Kicks,

The bright and glittering foreground OF
the average druggists life has also, It ap-
pears, its deep and dismal background Of
daily gloom.
You haven't any idea" remarked a
highly intelligent pharmacist behind the
counter of handsome little shop, "how
many persons, besides myself, try to run
this little drug store. All day long and
far into the night, the druggist is at the
mercy of all the people who come and go
and have barrels of advice to throw away.
We keep postage stamps, purely for accom-
mediation. and many of my customers act
as If l ought to be arrested because /
happen ever to be out of stamps. I have
even had complaints presented because I
don't take every identical newspaper
printed in the city, night and morning. for
my neighborhood loungers to read Men
tell me what cigars and soaps I ought to
keep and what prices I ought to ask; how
early ought to be here; how much time I
ought to take at noon, and how late l
ought to stay at night. Doctors, as a rule,
are the most persistent advisers; every doc
tor thinks he knows exactly how to run a
drug store. Some of the doctors act as
If the chemist ought to go home with
each prescription customer and sit by his
bed while he takes the dose.
And the thick-headed or careless custo-
mer is another long chapter Last night a
big fat man with a croaky voice waddled
in here and said: L can't gargle with this
stuff.
What's the natter asked
It's too thick, he said, no man on
earth could gargle with a gargle like
this
Did you read the directions?
THE fat man turned the little jar OF
paste in his hand and read slowly aloud:
Dissolve one teaspoonful In pint of water
and use as gargle'
Oh he croaked that's different
quite different said. Suppose you
go home and try again
That's only a sample" concluded the
drug man. but our life is full OF diverting
encounters, too; we see many interesting
and intelligent people, day by day, and
they atone for the stupid ones and the
meddlers. .'-Philadelph North American.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
MITCHELL WILL TESTIFY
Oregon Senator to Appear Before the
Grand Jury at Portland This
Afternoon.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. Ex-senator
Mitchell and possibly Congressman Her
mann will have their much desired op-
portunity OF going before the United States
grand jury and explaining away the
charges that may have been made against
them. tomorrow afternoon.
Assistant District Attorney Henney, who
is conducting the investigation. stated to-
day that Senator Mitchell would be allowed
to appear before that body in the after
noon. but he did not know whether Con-
gressman Hermann would or not.
The interest of the grand Jury now
centers around the nature OF the charges
which Senator Mitchell and Congressman n
Hermann say have been preferred against
them. What these charges are, II any
have been made, will not be known until
after the session tomorrow afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
Bee. Dec. % 1894.
"A Week of
Bargains
" takes q great
man TO do little
- things WELL

The Teachers Meeting be held in Omaha this week will
bring 1000 delegates
The railroads making rate of fare for the round trip
plu all points the of Nebraska tickets sale
December oath to 2Sh good return to JAN 4th inclusive
This vii give all of outofown customers who wish
opportunity visit city, We cordially invite all visitors to
your headquarters meeting Your hand
baggage will be checked free of charge and information will
be cheerfully given
We intend this Holiday busy and many
special inducements will be made in the of price making to
repay for coming
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
FATAL DUEL IN NEW YORK
Italians shoot at Each other and
Survivor IL Under
ArrRaf

NEW YORK, Dec. ga fatal duel has
been fought in West Farms Square borough
Of the Bronx between two Italians. Fully
1900 people saw the battle. which occurred
in the street at the terminus OF a trolley
line. Many were within a few feet of
the combatants, but no one interfered.
The duelists alighted from a trolley car
Both drew revolvers. backed apart and be-
gan shooting without preliminary. Several
shots had been fired when one of the men
fell with bullet through the head A
policeman arrived and gave chase TO the
uninJured Italian. Several times the ON
Ger fred at the fugitive. who finally fell
and was captured, but showed no wounds
The cause OF the duel was not learned.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27

take I'D arms in their own defense. They
also asked the professors of the univer-
sity. to back up these demonstrations AS
a result the latter obtained permission to
make a searching inquiry into all the cir
cumstances. s se 4f ~ -ts ~
General Kouropatlin. according TO an
interview with Prince Dolgorouky. head of
the Moscow Red Cross detachment at the
Kremlin, has added his voice in favor of
broader activity of the zemstvos. This
may be fraught with immense significance
later.
Attack Upon Bureaucracy.
The reactionary Grazhdanin publishes a
remarkable article against the bureauc-
racy, declaring that 1t was responsible for
the French revolution. the fall of the
Roman empire and the decay of China,
whereas Japan has regretted because.
while 1t overthrow the bureaucracy, it re-
tained the sacred tower Of sovereign. The
Grazhdanin expresses the hope that the
bureaucracy is seeing its last days in
Russia and adds:
Bureaucracy Is more or less present in
all countries except the United States,
the people to the fullest extent, giving
equal opportunities to everybody.
The commission which is investigating
the passport question has not yet taken up
the subject Of Jewish passports, either for
eign or domestic. the whole matter having
been temporarily postponed, pending the
decision OF other points. Foreign pass
ports, the commission recommends, shall
be good for the period for which they are
issued by foreign governments, without re-
duiring the holder. as now, to take owt
Russian passports at the end of six
months.
The empress of Russia has conveyed her
personal thanks to Countess Cassini for
1856, subscribed through her for the Rus
stan Red Cross
Disorder I'm Poland.
While the new mobilization is proceeding
quietly In most places. disorders are re-
ported to have occurred in Poland. The
most serious disturbance was at Razon
yesterday, where one colonel was killed
and a genda-ne wounded. There has also
been considerable rioting at Bakhout,
where 5000 conscripts pillaged a few houses
and fruit stalls. No one however, was
killed.
The emperor has his personal aIdes-de-
camp at all OF the mobilization centers in
order to see that everything possible is
done for the reservists and conscripts and
to obtain immediate reports at first hand
OF any disturbances.
EKATERINOSLAV, Dec. 26-The gov
ernor. opening the zemstvo. spoke enthusi-
astically of the forthcoming decentraliza-
tion of Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27

GREENsBURG, Pa, Dec. 26-The pur-
OF 1000 acres Of conneIisvtlie Eco coking kipaag coaI
land has just been confirmed. The Frick
company Is subsidiary company OF the
United States Steel corporation and the
property bought ID said TO be the last plece
OF coal land held by private individuals
~ the Conneilsville region The property
paid Is said 70 be 81. 10000
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
A CREAMY FOOD

SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil prepared as a food
not a food like bread or meat,
but more like cream; in fact,
it Is the cream of cod liver
oil. AT the same time it is a
blood-maker, nerve tonic
and a Aesh-builder. But
principally it is food for tired
and weak digestions, for all
who are fat-starved and thin.
tits pleasant to take; children
like il and ask for more.
Wen ssnA yOu sample, frss
sco1T 4 BoWHE. - Psah ssss,. NS~ Tea
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
Hot springs, ARK, Reservation.
For Heaith ana Pressure seekers.

Radioactive Waters, owned by U. 8. gov
eminent. Fine winter climate; ifteen
miles reservation drives golf: ninety days
racing. Hotels for all classes. Write Blu
reau of Information. Hot Springs. ATk.
for illustrated boob.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
A Guaranteed Cure for ,PiIs..

Itching. blind. bleeding or protrudinE
piles Your druggist win refund money II
PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure you in
TO II days SOC.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
Orchard A wiIheIm's curtsin sale.

The special sale OF swiss curtains and
curtain swiss. etc, will be held today.
Tuesday. and not Thursday. as stated in
their advertiSemsut In Monday evenings
Bee
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
NORTHER BLOWING BRISKLY
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
men assert that the cold wave will not
affect cattle. as they are in excellent con-
dition and able to stand much cold.
Heavy sIeet at st. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Dec. 26.-Rain which
began falling at ST. Joseph and vicinity
early today, changed to a sleet storm late
this evening, covering the ground with
about half an inch of ice. The tempera-
ture began falling shortly after noon and
gradually crept downward till now 1t is 6
degrees above zero.
Both the telegraph and telephone com
panies are greatly handicapped on account
of the sleet with many wires and poles be-
ing down.
storm in Kansas.
ABILENE, Kas., Dec. 25-Central Kan
sas is covered with sleet and a high north
winds prevails The temperature Is fall
ing.
sleet and Snow in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. "a severe winter
storm prevails over Kansas tonight. Much
sleet and snow have fallen with a rapid
fall in temperature. There will be little
suffering among stock, the farmers being
generally well prepared for winter
Montana Has Coolest Point.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Reports to the
weather bureau show that the first decided
cold wave of the season is spreading rapidly
southeastward over the east slope OF the
Rocky mountains. The temperature this
morning is below zero in the Dakotas, Mon
tana western Wyoming, with a minimum
reading of 80 degrees below at Havre, Mont
The area of high pressure attending this
cold wave occupies the northeast Rocky
mountain slope and extends we'll southeast
ward into Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
DRESSING SaCQueS

All Of our pretty dressing sacques will be
specially priced for this weeks selling.
500 sacques, this week e9c each.
S1.25 and $50 sacaues, this week CSC each
81 and $225 sacques. this week $l.5o each.
$3.50 sacques, this week S1.75 each.
$40 sacques this week $3.50 each.
$500 sacques this week A.Oo each.
$3.50 sacques this week $500 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
Electrical storm in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. IA Star
special from. South Bend, Ind, says 1t
is reported that violent electrical storm
passed over Knox. Starke county this
afternoon, damaging the court house and
a number Of residences. A number of per-
sons were badly shocked. Communication
with the town is cut of
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
To Cure n coId n one nav

To cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinlna Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II II fails 70
cure. u. W. Groves signature is on each
box. &c.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
special sale of Bath Robe Blankets.

Every Robe Blanket at greatly re-
duced price. We do not want to carry over
a single one.
Our 81 Robe Blankets now 500 each.
Our $500 Robe Blankets now s.25 each.
Our $500 and $50 Robe Blankets now
$298 each.
Our 1925 Robe Blankets now s225 each.
Our $500 Robe Blankets now $500 each.
Our S2.75 Robe Blankets now $1.Ss each.
Our $3.50 Robe Blankets now $1.79 each.
Our 500 Robe Blankets now $1.29 each.
Our s1.25 Robe Blankets now soc each.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
Frick Buys Coal Land

II you fear Grip or Pneumonia, remember
the best remedy is Piso's Cure. Csc.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27

AID THE NATU URAL
CHANGES OF the skin by us,
ing HAND SAPOLIO, and
you will gain, or retain, a natu'
raj beauty that no cosmetics can
produce. 1t is the "Da inty
Woman's Friend. Can you
afford to be without ite Don't
infer. Try it!
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27

Beautiful tailored suits and coats, every
garments new this season.
SUITS
Suits of black and white mixed cloths,
black broadcloths, black cheviots, blues
In cheviots and broadeloths, browns in
cheviots and broadcloths also pretty gray
and brown mixed goods.
$500 suits. this week 1880.
$3.50, $3.50 and $500 suits, this week
$3.50
$3.50. 5000 suits. this week 5000.
$500 1900 and $500 suits. this week
$500
CLOAKS.
Black coats in kerseys and cheviots-
tan covert cloth coats, kersey cloth coats
in pretty castor shades, brown cheviot and
mixed tweed coats. all in the new lengths,
nicely tailored.
1900 coats, this week $50 each.
1880 coats. this week 1926 each.
1890 coats, this week 1915 each.
1880 coats. this week S10.5O each.
1850 and $3.50 coats. this week s12 each
$500 coats, this week $500 each.
5000 coats, this week $500 each.
$22.OO coats, this week $3.50 each.
$500 coats, this week $3.50 each
ST. so coats, this week $3.50 each.
$3.50 coats, this week $24O0 each.
$500 coats, this week $265O each.
5000 coats. this week $3.50 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-27
Cloak and Suit Department

pay you for coming.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-25
COLLEGE BITS.

Recent conditional pledges Of $11 COG
have been made to the library FUND j
Allegheny College.
McGill University will establish
chair of railroad engineering and trans
pOrtation in general
The chemical laboratory at Ohio
State University was recently burned
with loss of 500, W.
A scholarship of $1,000 has been pre-
sented to Brown University by Edgar
L. MarstOu. of tIew York.
President Tucker has named com
mittee to raise a $250,000 fund fol-
three new buildings at Dartmouth Col
lego.
1t has been discovered by the author
tiles of the University of Michigan
that the gambling fever has struck the
institution.
Dickinson Colleges finest building
Denny Hall, has been destroyed by
fire. 1t was valued at $4,000 and
fully insured.
DR.. E. b. Wilson, professor of zoology
at Columbia University, has been elect.
ed 2 member of the Academia del
LinGei, Rome.
The Rev. Joseph H. George, Presi-
dent Of the Chicago qgical Sem.
mary. Nhas been off / PRESIDENCY
Of Drqry College, Seld. Ill.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-25
To Abolish Pension Office.

In connection with the Administra-
TONS plan now before Congress for
the consolidation of the Record and
Pension and Adjutant-Generaps Of
fees of the War Department. a ru-
NOR is current that this is only the
beginning of Presidential movement
for the abolition of the Pension Of
fee and the transfer OF its duties to
the War Department.
If this rumor be true-and there IS
good reason for the belief that it
has at least a foundation Of truth
the greatest care is being taken by
those involved in the scheme to pre-
vent its becoming known. According
to the rumor the plan for the con-
solidation Of the two War Department
Offices, with Brig.-Gcn. F. c. Aims
worth at the head of the new Office,
originated with the President; that
it is his intention, in the event of his
election, TO abolish the Pension Of
fee as a branch of the Interior De
partment and place all the duties and
powers of the Commissioner of Pen
sions in the hands of General Aims
worth. 1t must be distinctly under
stood that this rumor cannot at pres
ent be confirmed. The greatest cir
cumspection is being shown by the
officials of the Government in re-
plying to any questions appertaining
to the alleged, scheme.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-25
PENSIONS FOR MAIL CLERKS.
Penrose's Bill Aims TO Protect Those Employed
on Railroads.

A plan for pensioning railway mail
clerks has been advised by Senator
Penrose and is embodied IN Dill
presented in the Senate. A fund Will
be accumulated by deducting per
cent a month from the salary OF the
clerks and from fines imposed on them
by the department for neglect OF their
duties, infractions Of discipline or for
other reasons. This fund will be con-
trolled by the postmaster general and
will be disbursed under his direction
The bill provides that clerks who
have served 20 years in the railway
mail service and have been incapaci.
tated by reason of such service, be.
cause of ill-health or by accident, or
who have attained the age Of IS years,
shall be eligible to retirement at full
pay. No clerk so retired shall re-
ceive more than $1,000 year, all
salary payable to him in excess OF
that amount being turned into the pen.
sion fund One per cent Of all pen.
sions shall also be deducted for the
benefit of the general fund.
It Is understood this bill has the
approval of the postoffice department
and was in part prepared by the de-
partment.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-25
UNIVERSITIES MAY MERGE.
Plan to Unite Three Big Institutions al
Washington.

Washington, D. c., Especially. A
plan has been suggested to unite Col
umbian, American and National Uni
vcrsities of the District of Columbia
to form the nucleus of great nation
al university at the Capital CITY.
The trustees of the American Uni
versity, with its endowment OF over
$2,ooo,o 900 and its wide tract of ground
in the northwestern suburbs, have dis
cussed the project. Bishop McCabe,
the head of the University, has spoken
favorably of the idea.
President Needham of Columbian
University and number Of the other
officers of that institution have eX-
pressed a Willingness to meet the
American University people and con
slider the project. The National Unl-
versity officers are favorable. 1t IS
entirely probable that within the next
few months such a meeting OF the
different interests will be had.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-25
WILD PANIC IN COTTON.
Announcement of Failure Brings Rush ioI
Selling Orders.

Daniel J. Sully. the cotton operator,
who has for IL months been the big
gest figure in the cotton markets OF
the world and who has pulled cotton
from seven cents pound to over II,
announced his inability to make good
his engagements on the New YORK
Cotton exchange Friday. Within few
months cotton fell nearly $13 a bale
from the highest figures of the day
All previous records Of stock panlcs
are eclipsed by the mad frenzy follow
ing the tidings of the failure. In the
memory of many brokers corners IN
spot and futures have been smashed,
but no scene has ever been witnessed
in the history of the change like the
mad turmoil accompanying the col
lapse Of Daniel ]. Sully & Co.
For a few seconds after Superintend'
ent King read the announcement.
which was at 2:05 o'clock, there was
an ominous quiet. Brokers stood as II
stunned by the news that the king had
fallen. Then as if by single i'm
rulse, a mighty shout went up from
the bears. They had fought Sully
and his bull clique for months. and me
tidings of surrender after he had SHOW
ed cotton from seven cents a pound
to over II cents frenzied every man OF
them. each of whom az one time or
another had been under the mighty
lever.
Hats filed the air, to fall where
they would and be trampled to
shapeless pulp, in the mad stampede
from the pit. Coats were torn from
brokers in their mad effort to unload
their holdings and chairs were dashed
into the circle, to emphasize some
wild brokers' offer to sell. Soon the
news reached the stock, produce and
coffee e;x;ehenge- and, declines feiiJweo
in nearly all securities.
In the 30 minutes of panic follow
ing the announcement of the failure It
Is estimated that 100000 bales of cot
to were traded in. Of this, upward OF
100000 bales represented forced liqui
dation, or the selling out of man
whose margins were wiped out. The
loss falling upon this element in the
slump of ESQ points alone amounts to
over 81. 600 Coo