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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
A Gigantic Silk Purchase

From prominent iobber enables us to offer our Gus
Monday February 5 the greatest bargains III ne" SILKS
that has been known in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Special Announcement

This will be the greatest season for white
dress wear ever known. We have secured
the AID Abraham's sample line of white en-
broidered dress robes at SOC on the dollar.
Goods are now on display in our Dodge street
windows and will go on sale Monday at just
half actual worth
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Popular Priced Wash Goods
IN THE DOMESTIC ROOM.

We the largest line of these goods be found in this
city from five cents to twelve and half yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

zoe Coffee and
Tea Pots for .
38c Coffee and
Tea Pots for .
45c Coffee and
Tea Pots for 4.
25c Colanders
for .e......
SOC Dishpans
lot ........
Coo Dishpans
for .........
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Linens and MusIins

One table of assorted Towels, large
sizes, in buck, Turkish and fringed
-bleached and unbleached-reg
ular 12hc, 15c and 19c 40.
quality, at-piece ...... ..lUC
Hope and Blackstone Bleached Mus
lin, worth SC and 10c a.
yard, at-yard O2C
Good Bleached Muslin Gree from
starch, regular SC quality, E.
at-yard ......... .OC
S1x90 Bleached Seamless Sheets,
regular Csc quality, at 40
piece ............. .fJC
"a Atlantic Bleached Sheeting, reg
ular 32c quality, at Or
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

72-inch Satin Damask Table Linen,
regular $1.25 and $1.39 Or
quality, at-yard Nv
6S-inch Full Bleached Irish Table
Linen, regular csc and 90
$1.1O quality, at, yard. -. OJC
&c and 6S-inch Bleached Table
Linen (all linen), 75c and co.
S5c quality, at-yard. -. Wv
OIL Boiled Colored Table Damask, in
red, cream and blue, regu- ZO.
lar coo quality, at-yard. NV
20x20-inch Pure Bleached Napkins,
regular $3.50 quality, at 90
yard ,JOC
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

Over 1000 different lines of wash
, fabrics at all prices. Out-of-town GUS
> toners send for samples.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
White Goods and Dress Linen Department

SC. Gaul Swisscs. best made, IN dots,
stripes, figures, at $3.50, down to
$3.50, SIPS, $1.00, 75c en-
st. Gaul Organizes, st. Gaul Batistcs,
st. Gaul Mulls-all hand embroid-
cred at yard, $3.50, down CO.
to $1.00, 75c and ..........J UC
Wash Silk Chiffons, from m
$3.50 down to. k.UU
Call and examine this stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

special sale of White Ribbon Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Hiuh Grade Wash Goods DEBT.

pt like this in Omaha. 1t is the finest most compact
md best selected line of fine wash goods in the west
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

'V at., printed madras .l0c
19c black sateen IN
at. ............. .............. AVN
l's new organizes l0c
lac new Da'i''e printed 1Oc
25c Innings IN
at. ................... AVS
15c Innings IL
at......................S2C
121ac Innings e.
Over $4,000 yards of all kinds of wash
goods, new from the mills, G.
at yard, 10c, 71ac and. .JC
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
HAN de; N;
THE RELIABLE STORE.
Grand Embroidery Sale Mondsy

We have just received an immense lot of loom
ing of heavy cambria, sheer swiss and fine nainsoo
be sold at just half actual worth
Lot-5c Eiderdowns Second Iot-tOc Embr,
and arrow Cambrc ond SwisS IN Yard-Elegan Edges
broideries and Insertings regular 1nsertings fully
qualities special at ii yard all sale a
yard ..................... k2C price Monday-per va
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Hayden's Grocery Prices Lead All Competition

!, prices always the lowest.
The sun., 1906-02-02

ment employment, is not yet clear but
considerable acquaintance among Russian
officers leaves the sincere impression that
many Of them are endowed with far more
intelligence and humanity than their per-
formances in Manchuria and against street
crowds would suggest. But they are very
obedient.
The Cars escape from his body guard
artillery a year ago was almost certainly
not an escape from the kind of revolution
that is going on now. Everything that has
been learned since indicates that he was
meant to suffer because he was an utterly
unmiitary person, who could neither look
nor act like soldier, and who, with his
pitiful peace politics, had brought defeat
and disgrace on his army. From this side,
the most secret, the most highly placed,
and with most opportunities, the blow of
fate may still come; but while the race wars
in every province where the Slavs are in a
minority, and the daily tale Of small slaugh-
tcrs and bomb seizures ara all happening
pointlessly in the open roads, there is still
this other keen, relentless campaign Of a
section of the younger men inside the Gov
ernment organization to throw out all the
old gang who are in power now
The sun., 1906-02-02
HOT TALK ABOUT THE SOUTH.
Cooper Union Meeting to Protest Against
Negro Disfranchisement.

Perhaps 5000 persons, mostly colored
and pretty largely women, listened to a
long mass meeting in protest against negro
disenfranchsement at Cooper Union last
night. The affair was under the auspices
of the Constitutional League There were
a dozen speakers, including DR.. W. Z. B.
Dubois and Gen. j. W. Keifer, a series of
resolutions and a sprinkling of musical acts
n betw cen
John Z. Mlholand was chairman, and
led of with an address, He told the story
of the Raisuli- i-Perdca ris incident a : a cas-
of American protection for an accidental
citizen. Then he wanted to know why
America didn't have more Of that kind of
protection for domestic use.
Gen. H. f. Treman. president OF the he
publican Club, offered the resolutions.
George H. White, polysyllabc negro
orator, who was in Congress, said one vote
in Mississippi was now worth two to ten OF
our votes in Congressional representation.
Gen. Keifer e1-Speaker of the House OF
Representatives. attacked on much the
same grounds.
AT present there are seated in the House
of Representatives" said he, nifty Con-
gressmen based on disenfranchised popu-
lation."
Then negro elocutionist spoke one OF
Paul Dunbar's battle poems woman
in lavender velvet delivered an anony-
nous poetic tragedy, "Piney Woods"
The chairman called on Prof Kelley Miller
of Howard University. He reviewed the
persecution of the negro to an accom-
panment of Kisses.
Mrs Mary c. Terrell was next introduced
and wouldn't stop when the chairman called
time.
II have come from a great Washington
meeting to protest against the kShineff
Jewish atrocities America is no nation to
issue such protest. If can get second ,
will move that the chairman tele-
graph Witte to call mass meeting Of Rus
sian Dukes and Counts to protest against the
The sun., 1906-02-02
GHAPE.NUTS.
IN MATCHTOWN
Fortunately No Faith Was Required. For
She Had None.

81 had no faith whatever but on the
advice of a hale, hearty old gentleman.
who spoke from experience, | began to use
Ora Nuts about 2 years ago" writes an
Ohio woman, living in Barberton. who
saws she is 40, is known to be fair, and an
mits that she is growing plump on the new
diet.
IL shall not try to tell you how ] suffered
for years from derangcd stomach that
rejected almost all sorts Of food, and as
simulated what little was forced upon it
only at the cost OF great distress and pain.
/ was treated by many different doctors,
and they gave me many different medi-
cines, and even spent seven years in exile
from nv home, thinking change Of scene
might do me good. You may judge of
the gravity of my condition when / tell
YOU | was sometimes compelled to use
morphine for weeks at a time.
For two years | have eaten GrapeNuts
food at least twice a day, and | can now
say that l have perfect health ! have
taken no medicine in that time Grape
Nuts has done it all. l can eat absolutely
ANYTHING wish, without stomach distress,
I am a business woman and can walk my
or 3 miles day and feel better for doing
so. have to use brains in my work, and
It is remarkable how quick. alert and tire
less my mental powers have become.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's reason. Read the little book,
:The Road to WellvilleE IN pkgs.
The sun., 1906-02-02
FOR COLORED ORPHANS.
Booker T. Washington Talks In Brooklyn
COMPTROLLER Metz PrcSdes

Booker T. Washington addressed very
large audience at the Hanson Place Meth
odist Church in Brooklyn last night. The
meeting was held in the interest of the
Howard Colored Orphan Asylum of that
borough. The management Is trying to
raise So. 900 wherewth TO build a trade
school in connection with the asylum, and
Or. Washington volunteered to speak in
behalf of the project HILBERT B. Masters,
ex-presdent of the Union League Club
and vice president of the asylum director
ate. opened the Getting and introduced
COMPTROLLER Herman A. Metz as chairman,
who made plea for the colored orphans.
Dr. Worthington spoke for forty minutes.
He said much is being said and written
in the North about the race problem as
affecting the South. but there was a race
problem in Greater New York, which was
The home of 1000 colored people. The
speaker said the coored people were an
industrious race. 1t was a notable fact
that no one ever saw colored man or
woman begging on the street. Here IN the
North there was only one place he knew Of
where colored boy could learn trade
and that was State prison. Cries of
In slavery days the owner of the slave
did not pay the negro for his labor. 1t
was a question as to who was the worse,
q slave owner VINO dlu not pay lot negro
labor, or a Northern white man who would
not allow ne gro to work at trade. This
sentiment was family applauded. Quickly
DR.. Washington said:
Il notice that you do not applaud that
thought very heartily" This lab started
the audience appauding vigorously,
In the days of slavery negroes could
learn a trade on nearly every plantation.
AT that time an ordinary negro would bring
$500 on the auction block, but slave who
had a trade would command as much as
l.4O0.
would not fetch so cents said DR.. Wash
ington, casting a side glance at Chairman
Metz Laughter greeted the remark. The
young Comptroller laughed also.
The sun., 1906-02-02
MARYLAND TO PROBE THE II. e. q.
Legislature Wants TO Know About Diver
sion OF Washington Branch Earnings.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. IA resolution
is being prepared for submission to the
House of Delegates for the appointm ment
of a committee to investigate the affairs OF
the Washington branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad
This action is prompted by report sub
mitt I'D to-day by special attorney author
lied to make an investigation into the
charges preferred by Senator German and
Gen. Baughman, State directors in the
Baltimore and Ohio.
These alleged that the company had
diverted the earnings of the Washington
branch to the construction Of terminals at
Washington and credited the gain to the
B. & O.s entire system.
As the State owned $500 shares of the
stock in this branch, 1t was interested, and
an accounting was demanded from the
railroad company.
The discussion brought to light the fact
that the company had enjoyed immunity
from taxation. having had to pay only half
of per cent. on its gross receipts. while
other railroads paid per cent. The rail
road company declared its charter gave it
privileges which other roads did not enjoy,
but the contention was made that this was
not an unrepealable contract, having been
made after the State constitution had de-
clared that all charters were subject to
amendment and repeal.
Mr.. Frank V Rhodes, leading attorney
was directed by the Attorney General to
investigate and his report sets forth that
the Legislature has the power to repea
the compromise act of 1878.
This is the act by which the State waived
its right to a cattation tax of one.tifth Of
all the passenger receipts on the Washing
ton branch in lieu of the payment by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Of a tax of
one-half of per cent. on the gross income
of all it's property in Maryland. This was
fine bargain for the B. q o., and if it is
repealed the State will collect much larger
amount of taxes from the railroad than ct
present. The original tax exemption pri l
lege of the railroad, according to Mr. Rhodes,
cannot be repealed without its consent.
The sun., 1906-02-02
MAY KEEP LYMAN OFF STAND
Court Rules That Packers Best witness
Cannot Testify as to Immunity.

CHICAGO, Feb. l.-Unless Judge Hum
phrey changes his ruling tomorrow Besse
P. Lyman, said to be the star witness for
the packers in the present trial on the i'm
munity plea. will not be permitted to
testify.
Mr.. Lyman. who was formerly president
of the National Packing Company. and Is
now head of the American Glue Company.
was summoned from Boston by the packers
to take the stand and tell what Commissioner
Garfield promised him before the informa-
ton sought was divulged.
The Court ruled that inasmuch as neither
Mr.. Lyman nor the National Packing Com
pany was indicted by the Grand Jury it
would be an error to permit his testimony
to 60 in at this time. Judge Humphrey
said he would further consider the argu-
ment by Attorney Miller tomorrow and
announce his final ruling, which he indi-
Gated would probably be in support OF the
objection raised by the Government.
Mr.. Lyman, who was at the time head OF
the National company, was one OF the
most important witnesses summoned later
before the Grand Jury that returned the
numerous indictments. The counts charg-
ing a conspiracy in restraint of trade were
based. it was stated, largely on the informa-
ton ,divulged by Mr.. Lyman, and the at
torneys for the packers relied on Mr. Lyman
to tell Why he divulged this information to
Mr.. Garfield.
1t Mr. Lyman is not permitted to 60 on
with his testimony when court convenos
Tomorrow morning the Armours will de-
vote the day to defence of their position.
Arthur Mocker, general manager, and
Thomas J. Connors, superintendent of the
Armour interests will be called to the stand.
j. Ogden Armour will probably be reserved
for next Monday morning
Edward Foster Swift, who remained on
the stand throughout the forenoon and a
Part Of the afternoon to-day. was subjected
10 a severe cross-examination, which was
enlivened on numerous occasions by
clashes between counsel He was followed
by his brother Louis Swift, president Of
the company
Fairly in the afternoon James II. Eckes
president of the Commercial National Bank
and former Comptroller of the Currency,
testified as to the introductions made by
him which paved the way for the Garfield
Investigation in the Swift and Morris plants
The sun., 1906-02-02
FIRE on TRANSPORT KILLS B
The Meade. Ready TO Sail for Manila
Found to BE Ablaxe.

Found to be ADla/e.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lit is probable
that the care!essness of some soldier of
the Second Infantry in placing loaded
rifles in box for Manila caused a fire
in the army transport Meade at her dock
late last night which cost three lives and
injured severely thirteen fremen and
officers Of the ship.
It is thought that the explosion Of these
rifles caused the blaze which spread to
household goods packed near by, The
smoke was so dense from the hold that
forty fremen were overcome, but only a
few were badly injured The only officer
of the Meade killed was Third Officer G..
Wallace. Among the injured are Capt.
George Wilmer of the Meade and Fourth
Officer Henry Dahl.
City fremen didn't understand how to
cope with fire on shipboard and deluged
the vessel with water. They showed great
nerve in descending into the hold to fight
the fire, and it was in this way that the
lives were lost.
1t is impossible to estimate the loss
More than 600 pieces Of baggage we're
ruined. Trunks, boxes and barrels were
watersoaked or consumed In flames. Wear
ing apparel and household furnishings were
ruined, and until an exact inventory is
made the amount OF the loss will not be
known.
Lieutenants Kay and Cullison seem to be
the heaviest losers. Lieut. Kay, who
had been recently married, wes taking
The sun., 1906-02-02
GAIA NIGHT or THE COOKS.
Pity to Eat the TOOthsOme Works Of Art
They Showed at Terrace Garden.

They Showed at Terrace Garden.
If patrons of the hotels and restaurants
ina gined last night that the cuisine was
not up to the standard, it was compliment
to the chef and his imported staff, for the
chefs and French cooks were not on duty,
and Heaven only knows who was running
the kitchens.
For thirty-nine years the French colony
has turned out annually en- mdsse to attend
the ball of the Societe Culinaire Phi
lanthropique and view the exhibition OF
French cookery which is feature OF 1t.
Last night was no exception when for the
fortieth time the ball was held in Terrace
Garden. in Fifty-eighth street.
gay with yards and yards Of many colored
bunting The tricolor of France was
everywhere. Entering the coat room
demure little damsel approached and dex-
terously pinned posy in your lapel, You
thanked her profuseely, but 'Hingt-cing
privilege to slip your quarter into heI
dainty hand. The upper floor was devoted
to the display of works of culinary art
In the centre of the assembly room was a
banquet lamp rising fully six feet feet above a,,sne
e-n matron % enyious. The body Of the lamp
was decorated with hand painted medal
lions, the whole being Of candy.
Washington and full crew in boat
of brown taffy crossed Delaware, OF pale
green jelly. There we're bull fights and
! and vegetables, all made of good, wholesome
food The arched entrance to Dreamland
with rush of patrons buying tickets was
modelled in white sugar
French throng chatting and jesting in
their native tongue. The -vvas' that
filed the air when the Old Guard Band
struck up The Marseillase' was only
euualled when the strains of The Star
Spanged Banner" came from behind the
screen Of palms.
The ball is given for the benefit Of the
widows and orphans fund of the society.
A snug sum is realized each year.
The sun., 1906-02-02
TELLS or BOSS TRHAM"S GRAFT
Carried Men on Payroll Who Did Nothing
and Never Appeared at the ONCE.

HARRISBURG Pa, Feb. 1.-Samuel W
McCoIloch, Chief Deputy Insurance Com
missioner Of Pennsylvania, testified this
afternoon that during the administration
of Israel W Durham late political boss OF
Philadelphia. as Insurance Commissioner
men were carried on the department pay
roll who never came near the Office mol
performed any service Of which the CHIEF
deputy, who had full control of the office
was aware.
McColoch made this revelation on the
stand as witness in the legislative in
vestigation of the Insurance Department
which began to-day. McColoch was the
first witness He has been in charge Of the
Office since 1894
The men named by him as being on the
payroll without rendering service were j.
Clayton Erb, Durhams personal secretary
f. j. Davis, j. NJ Reed, Israel G. Stone and
CHS rles Gray. all of Philadelphia. or all
of these except Erb ne said; They were just
put on the salary roll. never saw them.
Pressed for further information. he said:
Il was told to send checks to them, and
did So"
"Who told you to do so?' asked Senator
Fox. chairman of the committee.
Commissioner Durham or MIR. Erb. The
Mr.. Erb said Erb had no officia conneo-
ton with the department, but he would
send up from Philadelphia orders for
money and l would send down checks for
the amounts desired. ..
"To whose orders were the checks drawnp'
ITO the order of Erb.
The amounts paid to Erb and the others
ranged from S240 to 1880 per quarter. Ihe
figures we're not always the same. McCol,
loch knew nothing about why they should
have varied. He simply sent the checks
as per Erb's orders.
Robert f. Forster. who was aotuary for
several insurance commissioners, was a
star witnes on the stand at tonight g
session. He testified az to his dealings with
former Insurance Commissioner George I.
Ioper, James II. Lambert and Israel W..
Durham and with Edward II. Eckel a SON.
in-law of Col Lambert; Capt. j. Clayton
Erb, who held commission as actuary
under Commissioner Durham. and others.
He gave an itemized statement of the
amounts of money he paid to each of them
from the fees collected from insurance
companies for his work as actuary.
Luper sls,sss, to Col. Lambert 32s,ls3, to
Mr.. Durham 5000 and to Capt. Erb for
MIR, Durham si41 ,228. Out OF the pay
ments made to Erb the salaries of the en-
ployees and the rent of the Office Of Actuary
we're paid. Mr.. Forster produced large
number of checks with which he had made
this distribution of the fees.
Forster said hs oISnah ho agIeemenh, h.s W'tS u
the fees, but that Lambert afterward COM
RELIED him to give 20 per cent. of his share
TO Iamber;'s son-in-law.
Durham drove hard bargain with him,
he said, giving him only 5000, Of which
he was to transfer 81, 600 to Erb.
The sun., 1906-02-02
Night school for BARRIERS.

The Jersey City Board of Education
has established an evening class for BARRIERS
at Public School 3, in Bright street ses-
sions are held from 9l5 to 10 Is o'clock.
Hair cutting and shaving are not included
in the course. English branches only are
taught. The class was created for the ac-
commodation of Italian BARRIERS who are
unable to get away from their shops until
o'clock. 1t was represented to the school
TO learn to read and write English. but had
no opportunity to do 80. The class. how
ever, Is not limited to BARRIERS. Miss Stan.
ton has been appointed teacher,
The sun., 1906-02-02
BROOKLYN SENATE DISTRICTS
Two Schemes Discussed by the sub-COrfi.
mittee Last Night.

The committee appointed by the Repub-
lican county committee Of Kings county to
take into consideration the reapportion-
ment of Senate districts in that county
met in Republican headquarters, 200 Joral-
emon street, Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon. Kings county is entitled to one
additional Senate district. There will also
be three new Assembly districts laid out
but this will be taken up after the Senate
districts are arranged. No action was
taken yesterday, but two plans were dis
cussed. One OF them divides the eight
Senate districts as follows.
/. First, Second Third and part Of the Tenth
Assembly districts,
.. Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh Assembly
districts.
8. one-half of the Seventeenth one-half OF
the Eighteenth and all OF the Twelfth Assem-
bly, districts.
L. Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Assembly
districts.
s. Thirteenth Fourteenth. Fifteenth and
one e-half OF the Nineteenth Assembly districts
0. One-half Of the Seventeenth. Fifth and
Sixth Assembly districts.
7. sixteenth, one-half Of the Eighteenth
and one-half of the Twenty-hrst Assembly
districts.
y. One-half OF the Nlneteentn, One-hdil oI
the Twenty first and all Of the Twentieth AS
sembly districts.
The other plan submitted by Deputy
Commissioner Of Jurors Jacob Livingston,
was:
I. Twenty-nYnth ward. Thirty-second ward
Ninth ward end part of the Twenty-second
ward.
2. Thrtieth, Thirty-hrst. Eighth. Tenth and
part of the Twenty second wards.
8. First, Second. Third, Fourth. Fifth
Sixth and Twelfth ward.
4. Seventh Eleventh. Twentieth wards and
part of the Twenty first wards
5. Thirteenth. Fourteenth, Fifteenth. Seven.
teenth and Nineteenth wards.
g. sixteenth Eighteenth. Twenty-seventh
wards and part of the Twenty-frst and
Twenty-eighth wards.
I. Parts of the Twenty-fourth, Twenty
nth and Twenty eighth wards and all OF the
Twenty sixth ward.
g. Parts of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth wards and all of the Twenty-third ward.
1t is believed that the adoption by the
Senate of either Of these suggestions will
make four of the districts absolutely Re-
publican. There will be other meetings
before any definite suggestion is forwarded
to the Senate.
The sun., 1906-02-02

over complete outfit for housek eping
and all was lost Cullison had a large chest
of linens and clothes ruined One officer
places the damage to personal effects at
$50 900. The Government will reimburse Of
ficers for losses, but they will suffer hardship
from lack Of necessaries, as the ship calls
on Saturday for the Philippines. The
Meade has been regarded as unlucky, and
this fire adds to her i'll repute as hoodoo
ship.
The Meade was formerly the American
liner Berlin. She was one Of the vessels
bought by the Government for transport
service at the outbreak of the Spanish war.
She was nearly wrecked in May, 1899, while
conveying troops from New York to Porto
Rico She struck sunken wreck and put
into Ponce aleak.