Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1887, Page 3

i § THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 1887.~SIXTEEN PAGES. Lecture Room, Curiosity Hall and Bijou Theatorium. | Wm. Lawler, Manager, Location, Cor. 11th and Farnam-sts FTOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 19th, 1SS7Z. ; The Marvelous Mortal Miracles largest bo Musee. The You will , The Mastodon Mother, The Huge Gigantic Son, Big on earth. These people can’t get in ordinary cars, so box cars bring are awe-inspiring personages, never see their likes again. in our Bijou Theatorium continuously introducing Whitney’s Musical Coterie, 20 Vaudeville Stars. 10C Admits to All. . Ladies and Children are earnestly invited to attend the AFTERNOON RECEPTIONS, thus avoiding the great crowds at night. Vo Irmproprer or Discxderlys Chiaracters JL.drnmitted, THE EDEN MUSEE, == Hannah, biggest woman known to exist and her gigantic offspring,Living Jumbo, them, derricks lift them, Hall's safe wagons transports them from the depot to Since creation none have existed. A pleasing parlor entertainment takes place Clhairs, 5cC. A MANTFICENT SHOWING County Attorney Simeral Makes His Annual Report. CONVICTIONS AND ACQUITTALS. Full Text of the Report—The Excel- lent Work Dune By the Prose- cutor—He Wins a Large Ma- fority of the Cases. County Attorney Edward W. Simeral ren- dered his annual report to the county com- missioners yesterday and the document is published in full as below: To the Board of Count Douglas county Herewith 1 submit to your honorable body my annual re- port of the business transacted in my office during the past ye At the commet ent of this year the sum of £600 was allowed me for an assistant, Of this amount I huve paid 5 per month to an attorney to look after the police court, but it compensation for sarily required to attend to that important branch of the service. At the latter end of the September term your body allowed me $100 to procure an attorney to as- sist in the trial of criminal cases in the Dis- trict court, That £100 has saved the county mauny times the amount in the board of pris- oners and the early discharge of the jury. A yeurs' experience in the office Lias dem- onstrated to me that one of the great items of expense in the trial of criminals are wit- ness fees. Oftentimes names are placed upon information as witnesses for the stute, of those who know little or nothing about the facts of the cuse, und in @ great number it is impossible for the county attorn personally interview cuch witness before the trial If T had some person whom I could employ in certain cases 1o sce witnesses before the case is called, large expense would be saved the county by subpanuing only those whose testimony is of 1mportance. This would re- sult in u great saving to the county. The county jail is kept full a with criminals awaiting trial on tions, but us I can only time, the result is the crim be far ahead of me. to employ Commissioners, the time 1 the time informa- try one case ata ninal docket must Had I the power assistant 1 could then try before two judges, thus ¢ the great expense of retaining the jury for ' so long a time each term u8 well a8’ the expense of boarding the prisoncrs. 1 would therefore suggest and earnestly request you to make an appropriation of 2,000 for the coming yoar to be used by me in securing assistance in the trial of cases, this amount to include the pay of my assistant_who attends upon triais in the police and justice's courts and who is also re- quired to utter dutics in the office as requires cl In fact he is kept constant rupied. 1 have tried during the year seventy crimi- nals, of which number fifty-five have been sent to the state penitentiary, reform school or the county jail, and fiftecn have been ac- quitted. 1 have also dismissed without trial for good cause during the year thirty cases, ‘The itemised statement hereto attached gives the cases disposed of during the September term of the district court. 1 have not attempted to keep an account of the number of cuses tried in the police and Justices courts, as it would be wholly useless and slmost impossible, numbering us they do one or two each day. ‘There are a number of civil and eriminal cases a8 yet undisposed of, now pendmg in the district court, The suit against the bondsmen of Herman Mittman 1 have dismissed, as they have secured Mittman and he is now in jail await- inf trial on the charge of manslaughter, have begun suit against Johu Christenson for $1,000 as bondsman for John Peterson, ar- rested for forger; During the January and May terms I dis- sed of fifty cases: the same number hus en disposed of during the September term, making an increase of just 100 per cent in about three months. This enormous in- crease s largely attributable to one great use, v The lamentable trouble in the police mutters. This fact is _only too well known to the criminal class who immi- grate here from all over the country to take advantage of what they suppose is our help- less condition, The fact that so many have been captured and convicted during the lust teum is due entirely to the vigilance and ac- tivity of Chief Seavey and his small but ef- ficient force, RECAPITULATION. Disposed of during Junuary and May terms. 50 Sentence of guilty, Junuary and May terms 20 Acquitted, Junuary and May terms Dismissed, Junuary and May te Total.. . Disposcd of & r term, T Sentenced to penitentiary.. Sentenced to Dismissed Acquitted Total Respectfully sabmitted, EDpWARD W. SIMERAL, County Attorney. Omaha, December 17, 1887, VAN ETTE 'OUND GUILTY. A Committee of Fellow Lawyers De- cide Against Him. The committee of lawyers appointed by Judge Wakeley to examine into and report on the charges preferred against David Van Etten, submitted the following yesterday : To the honorable district court of the third judicial district of Nebraska in and for Doug- Ias county: The undersigned committee ap- pointed by said court to make_ investigation upon the oaths of witnesses and other satis- factory evidence as to whether or not any a of this court, and if 50 who, did Wi ly or fraudulently alter or mutilate, or cause or advise to Lo altered or mutilated, a rtain transcript of a cause before one nk Crawford, a justice of the peace, in which cause David Van Etten is plaintiff and Henry J. Abrahams and others are defend- pectfully report as follows el ge that the said David Van Etten,an ey of this court, did, between the third eptember, A, D, 1887, and the third r, 1887, wilfully and fraudu- advise to be altered and mutilated the transcript_aforesaid in this, that the said David Van Etten did wilfully and fraudulently caused and advise the words Sept. 8rd, 1887, to be changed and altered 80 us to read ept. 2nd, 1887, said date of September 3, 1887, being the date at which said transcript originally showed the said justice’s judgment to have been rendered: We further charge that the said Da Van Etten, an attorney of this court, did, be- tween the third day of September,. 1887, 'and the 3d day of November, 1887, wilfully and fraudulently cause and advise to be aitered and mutilated the docket entries in the cause of David Van Etten against Henry J. Abra- hams, et al, on page thirty-four of the docket of Frank Crawford, a justice of the in substantial and material matters, B. E. B. Kennedy, C. F. Breckenridge, Howard B. Swmith, T. J. Muahoney and Simeon Bloom, committee. The judge took the report under considera- tion, und on Monday, after ofticinlly examin- ing the evidence, will direct Van Etten to show cause W] ie should not be debarred from the practice of the law. District Court. AN ACCOUNTING WANTED. George S. Mackenzie, of Chicago, filed an action in_ the district comt yesterday plead- ing that the printing and publishing firm of Dunbar & Co. be compelled to bring their books into court und account to the plaintift in a breach of contract. GEORGE SUES GEOGE. George P. Paul complains that George L. Fisher did ‘not_carry out his contract in the erection of a building and usks for damages in the sum of $1,058.71. County Court. BUSY TAKING EVIDENCE, The attention of Judge McCulloch was oc- cupied all day yesterday taking testimony in the action of Corbett against Forsyth to re- cover commission on a real estate transfer, . Marvellous Window Display at Morse's The automatic show pieces in S. P. Morse & Co.'s best window are something never be- fore drgamed of in window dressing in the west. The immense crowd inside and out last night prevented the writer from making a close examination, but the glimpses to be had satisfics one that there is a ball room— sweet little dolls in evening custume actually whirling in the giddy mazes of the waltz, while in the adjoining room is a refreshment table, and further on the banquet hall—Santa Claus, Christmas scene, etc. A ship tossing on what scems to be the deep, deep sea, is another feature of this mimic panorama. The little dolls with which the ship is freighted are dressed as sailors, and is cuteness itself. 1f you want to give the little ones a treat— you haven't any of your own, borrow your neighbor's little girl or boy—then you will have a splendid excuse to go and see this display. S.P. Morse & Co. will remove it ly in the week to make room for other at- tractions, RAILROAD NEWS. FREMONT, ELKHOKN & MISSOUR, The extension of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad into Omaha will be formally opened t A train will for Hastings at 10 rive from there at 4:25 p. mi. NG PASSENGERS. Beginning with to-day the transfer of east bound passencers from the west over the Union Pacific will be to the Burling- ton’s express at the Omaha depot. The Union Pacific arrives at 2:5 p. m. and the Burlington departs one hour later, These are the only trains from which transfers will be made, all others meeting at Council Bluffs. AN HOUR LATER AFTER MONDAY, The new fast time card adopted by the Bur- lington will be ready so as to permit the de- e of the west-bound fly: beginning Monday. This is an hour luter than by the old_arrangement, but the speed to be maintained throughout’ the trip will make up for the loss of time in leaving. NEW DEPOTS. The old Union Pucific_depot at South Omaha has been moved to Sheely, and the old bridge office has been converted into a depot and located at the corner of Twenty-fourth street. A new platform has been put down at the Seventeenth street crossing. BOUND FOIR CALIFORNIA. Two Pullman car loads_of excursionists from Boston in charge of J.J. Monroe rived in the city yesterday, and went o the Union Pacific railroad for southern Cali- fornia. THE NEW TIME TABL Appended is the corrected time table of the Union Pacific for western and coast trains that goes into effect to-ddy. No. 1, going west, leaves Council Bluffs at 8:40 p. ts from Omaha at 9 p. m., ar- 1 at Ogden at departs from there at 7 p. m. and a San Francisco at 10 a. m., accomplishing the trip from Omaha to the latter point in just seventy hours. No. 8 leaves Council Bluffs at 12 noon, Omaba at 12:20 p. m., arrivesat Ogden at 11:30 p. m. (mountain time) and arrives in San Francisco at 10:40 a. m, Coming east No. 2 leaves San Francisco at 5p. m., reaches Ogden at 7:30 . m., leaves there ut 10 a. m., arrives in Omaha at 7:50 a. m. and Council Bluffs 8:15 a. m. No. 4, limited, departs from San Francisco ., Ogden at 10 p. m., and_arrives in Omaha at 2:55 p. m., Council Bluffs at 8: P Personal Paragraphs. omas, of Lincoln, Neb., is in the 5. Cowles, of DesMoines, Ia,, is at the Millard. J. C. F. Bush, of Wakoo, Neb., is at the Millard. F. A. Raymer, of Lincoln, Neb., is at the Millard. . Waterman and A. S. Hay, of Crete, Neb, is in the city. M. Ha ing in the Charles H. Brunner, of Fremont, Neb., is at the Millard. J. V. Fisher and wife, of Hastings, Neb., are at the Millard. J. St. Koslowsky, of the St. Louis, Atch- ison & Topeka railway, is in the city, Hon. Patrick Eagan came up from Lincoln lust night and is registered at the Millard. D. Lenbine, one of the staff correspondents of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, is in the city. M. Salinger, of the firm of Steppacher & Arnold, is in the city showing his spring line of clothing. Mesdames Palmer, Atwood Livingston and Miss Palmer, of Plattsmoulh, Neb., are at the Millard. Messrs. J. H. Young, Matthew Sullivan and John A. Mitchell, ull of Salt Lake, Utah, are at the Millard. Miss Alice Gadd. who has been sttending the Fairficld seminary during the past term, is at home for the holidays. George M. Natting secretary of the Board of Trade, will return to-duy from Illi- nois, where he was summoned some days 8go by the death of his aged mother. and wife, of Chicago, are Visit- Suicide of a Cattle Man. Cuicaco, Dec. 17.—Levy H. Guve, sup- posed to be a cattle dealer from Walnut, Ta., was found dead in his room ata hotel this morning with a fearful wound in his head, and beside him was a large revolver with which he committed the deed. THROUGH A BRIDGE TO DEATH. Frightful and Fatal Fall of an Un- known Man Last Night. Union Pacific railway engine 989 was at- tached to & heavy freight train bound for the east last night, and between'9 and 10 o'clock the engineer, who happened at the time to be looking out from the cab window, was as- tonished to sce two men jump from the cow catcher and was horrified to see a third go to his death in & tragic manner. The loco- motive at the time was crossing over the iron bridge, and two of the men landed safely on the stringers, but the third fared badly. He fell between the trestles head foremost, and struck with great force on the debris und jugged rocks sixty-five feet below. “As s00n 18 the engincer witnessed the acci- dent he brought his train to a standstill, and, together with the conductor and the two men who had jumped from the cowcatcher, went under the bridge and by the dim light' from their lanterns had presented to them a sickening sight. The unfortunate man was bruised ~ and mangled in horrible shape, Both legs and one arm were broken, and his face was cut and covered with blood. Life was not yet extinet, but the man was i sensible, His companions were reticent con- cerning him, and they promised to guard him until a brakesman could go to the depot and secure a stretcher. When the latter returned 10 the scenc the man was dead and thetwo men were missing, and it was noticed that a gold watch that had been seen in the pockets of the deccased had been carried off. The body is that of a man_apparently not more than thirty years of age, of the average height and build.” His clothing is of course material, and inferior workmunship. There was £1.20 in silver in the pockets, and the only writing found that may lead to his iden- tification is a Pacific express receipt of the Kansas City office made out to Frank Nor- ton. Coroner Drexel was notified, and at a late hour the corpse was moved to the morgue. The decamping of the two men and the theft of the watch afford very suspicious cir- cumstances, and the belief prevails that the man was pushed from the cowcatcher by them, -— THE WEEK'S BUSINESS. Deals in Dirt—The Increasc in Bank Clearances. The sales of real estate for the week which has just ended while not amounting to as much as those of the six days previous were neverthless, large and the decrease is un- doubtedly due to the fact that winter is near and investors are holding oft until spring. Monday Tuesda Wednesday Thursday...... Thursday Friday Saturday . G snhtiaonoopation : The percentage of inerease over the corres- ponding week last year is 20.2. The building permits issued during the week aggregate §14,730. . anas The National Nailed and Forced to Pay Its Debts. The affairs of the National opera company for the past few davs have been most com- plicated. In fact, they have had a “hard row tohoe” Mr. R. 8. Douglas, manager of Tootle's opera house at St. Joseph, has been in the city for the past three days to collect & Dill of nearly $1,300 which he loaned the man- ager of the company before they appeared at | St. Joe. Mr. Douglas made this advance solely on account of his objection to disap- pointing his patrons, He took a great risk, and while the company played to large busi- ness in St. Joseph, Mr. Douglas consented to pay the members’ hotel bills, with the under- standing that tne large smount he so kindly advanced would be paid during the Omaha engagement. This was done last night, and Mr. Douglas departs for St. Joseph to-day with the consciousness of having done a goed action and with having lost nothing. | many have been The “Bee" Gets the Contract. At a meeting of the county commissioners yesterduy afternoon the Bee was awarded the county printing by a unanimous vote. The appended resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That the county treasurer be i structed to'cancel the personal tax of M J. Tucker for the year 1887, the sume having been assessed aguinst her husband, Albert Tucker. Resolved, That the county treasurer be in- structed to cancel tax on lots 11 and 12, block 97, city of Omaha, for the year 1586, the same having been washed into the river. —_—— ON TOP OF PIKE'S PEAK. A Visit to the Loftiest Signal Station in the United States. Boston Traveler: There is no commu- nication from the peak to the towns be- low at present, the telegraph line being out of orde nd it has been found to be an impossibility to keep it from ground- ing owing to the forest, as the storms blow down the trees, which carry with them the wire. The sun telegraph as a means of communication is sometimes used at present with the town below. On the northwest side of the peak there several large gulches in which’the snow is fifty feet deep, and it is upon e P B s supply of water in the summe Entering the signal station we find a at by the big stove and enjoy our- watching the logs of wood burn. Coal is not used, and the wood costs §20 a cord to eut, pack on the backs of mules and burros, and transport from the tim- ber line below. The signal station was established in 1878,and for several years dnily reports were sent o Washington, but since the wire has been down only monthl, > been sent. 5 would have been di Harvard university taken an interest in it and shared the expense with the gov- ernment. It isintended next summer to experiment in stellar photography at that high altitude. Observations are taken in regard to the weather, temper- ature, height of barometer, direction and speed of the wind, and the amount of snow and rain as well as the kind of clouds that are visible. These are taken at 7 a. m., 3 p. m.,and 10 p. m. by the large clock wh is kept with Washington time, but our time hereé is two hours earl The signal station i8 a solid stone building, with walls two feet thick and is anchored down, while it has double windows and an iron roof. It has a kitchen, dining-voom, office, bed-room and spare chamber for visit- ors, while a wood-shed is also con- nected with the establishment. The instruments are mostly in the office, and there is alibrary. the books of which have been donated by friends, although purchused. As we sit by the fire enjoying ourselves we can hear the wind outside playing a *'te $3,167,511.17 | deum,” as the Irishman says, and we take a look at the nd vane and see that it registers seventy-eight miles an hour, while the thermometer is at zero, and this in October, which is one of the pleasantest months of the year in the east. But this is not anything beside some of the weather that we have here, as it frequently reaches 40 deg. below zero in January and 100 miles an hour is no unusual velocity for the wind. Think of it, and then of the pleasures that surround life in this forsaken place, where it is frequently impossible to get down to the town below and see any- body in two months. It is no unusual thing for the observer to have to travel five miles on snow-shoes almost in the middle of summer in order to reach the town. In the way of eatables the ob- server is provided with a large supply of canned goods, which are brought up on mules in the summer months, and he frequently has a dinner of game. The altitude of the Peak is so high that it 1s impossible for an observer to stay very long at a time, and when it is possible a change is made once a month. — He Succumbed at Last. Puck:” “‘O, paw,” wailed out a big Arkansas boy, running to meet his sire, who had been to “‘the store,” six miles away, to trade six dozen of eggs for “half & pound o’ brown sugar an’ the balance in terbacker.” *O, paw, the house is done burned clean to the ground.” “Yeoudon’t say,” said the old man with a start. **Wal, wal, sonny, it wan’t nothin’ but a ole slab shan 1ohow, an’ we kin all turn to an’ build another one good in a few da, “But all our dud too, paw.” “That s0? Wal, that®s bad; but they want very good duds, nohow; an we don’t need duds much out hyar in the wild'ness, Them we've got on our backs 11 a good while, yit!” *But maw got awful bad burnt gittin® i a few things out; all her ha'r got burnt off, and she cayn't see outen one eye Wal, I'd thought your maw ‘d been spryer'n to get burnt like that. But then her ha'r grow out agin, an’ ef she’s got one good eye left its more’n some wimmen has; an’ one eye's all a body needs ter see the little they is go- in’ on ‘round hyar?” “But the keow an’ our mule was burnt up in the shed back’n the house!™ **Wal, I'm blamed if that haint tough! But that old keow’s clar dun now, an’ she never did. give much, nohow, an’ is done burnt up was too tough fer beef. An’ that blamed old mule got what he desarved fer kickin’ me over the fence 1 spring. I allus said I'd git even with with him.” “But, O, ps ing pale, * burnt ¢lean ter a The stricken mun, his heart’s core touched at last, leaned against a tree for support, clasped his hands to his wildly throbbing head and heart, and gasped out: ““Break it tew me gintly gintly. Yeou say my spot burnt ter flinders? Yes? little somethin’ tew drink, boy—some- thin’ tew stiddy ain’t trouble! This snappin’ o feller’s heartstrin pup wan’t half in his prime yit, but he could lick anything in his county. he'd been spar’d he’d made the noble fightin’ dog ole Arkansas ever turned out. An’he’s gone? Son,you light out home an tell ‘em I'll drag myself erlong bimeby. Grief like mine its ter be all alone fer a spell. Hit's too sacred fer anybody ter stan’ an’ gap at ! w!" roared the boy. turn- our spotted bull pup got sony break it A WESTERN KICKING MATCH. A Man Who Out-Kicked a Vicious and Heavy-Heeled Burro. San Francisco Alta: In the early days of Dutch Flat, a large-boney and gigantic Indianian was known to his kindly associates as “Kicking Tom.” He had won his nick son of the terrific force with which he could launch his great sinewy foot against an opposing object. He was, besides, as VLG T Py £ b L ATy those days men were i lar about the characte ments, although nothing underhand ever took them. uine and hearty, and they were as brave as Norman barons or Paladins of France. They at times had little re- rard for human life, but in their deadly affrays they took the lion and not the hyena for their model. They admired courage and strength, because these wore qualities which eame every day into requisition, and without them there wus neither peace nor safety in the then lawless realm of the gold- seekers., Among these pionecers of,the wilder- ness Kicking Tom had grown into uni- versal popularity. He was generous, brave and kindly, and what perhaps en- deared him to his associates more than ng else, he was always foremost rough sports of the camp. He mean or place among Their rough courtesy was gen- was ever ready for fun and frolic, and it was a matter of supreme indifference to him whether this took the form of pleasant_episodes or rough fighting. 1o exemplified the old aduge that “it is just as good to fight as to eat.” One day aminer brought into camp a Mexicar burro, which soon obtained a wide celed briety as a vicious animal, w ich, whel excited, would attack man or beast wit! desperate fury, Several mountai ponies had been kicked to death by him, and more than one man had nearly lost his life So e ing b hecome the the subject of universal and inquiry among the miners. Sittin in their cabins they spun wonderful tales of what he had done and was capas ble of doing. “He is the " suid one. right, old man. That beas out touching the skin,” replied one of his companion can kick the hair off a man's head wnhi This was touching Tom in a tenden place, and after a moment’s reflection ie spoke up with the remark: “‘He can’t out-kick me.” The obse vation received by the group i amazed *Lord,.Ton z a minute. %" veplied the athletic . *'Ihen he ean huve the chances I'm ready to kick for $100, und may th best man win.” “Or the bes posed a companion. *I mean what I say. old man, so don’t! be too spry with your tongue.” And| Tom's brows lowered in gathering| anger. His jest and the crowd dispersed for th night. The next d through the dusk of the eve ered in m their work and the subject in all its bearings. Opinion as to the match was about evenly discussed divided. If anything, Tom wa8 the favorvite. TUnder these ci stances a mill for 8100 o side was ensily arranged between the beast and the man, flict should come off on the next Sunday afternoon. Promptly at the appointed hour every inhabitant of Dutch Flat was assemble in alittle level spot just outside the limits of the camp, The preliminaries were quickly arranged and the fight began. The beast scemed to take in situation at a glance. and laying back his ears he watched his wary opponeng with angry eves. Suddenly Tom leaped forward and landed a terrific kick squarely on the junction of the necl and head. The brute reeled before th force of the blow, but recovering ou the instant he wheeled and launched both heels as his antagou The man leaped aside, and as g ning responded with anothen fearful on the burro’s the conflict raged¢ Sometimes the jack would get in a save age blow on his opponent, but oftenen the man had the Lest of it, and at last, putting forth all of his wonderful strength he landed a kick with fury and irvesistible force of a pile-driven on the jack’s neck, which had been hi objective point from the beginning, The beast realed back and with a con: vulsion fell over dead. Tom was terrid bly bruised, but no bones were broken. and in a few duys he was asspry I) ever., The miners next day gave the jack regular funeral. Among the pomp una circumstance of the camp he was laid to rest underneath the sod of the valley, and a local poet thus canonized hig memory: Lay his waxen hoofs together, Fold back his long and spreading ears, For he has gone to blend his geehaw With the music of the spheres. .- Bostox, Dec. 17.—At 2:35 this morning the jury in the case of Mrs, Robinson, on trial for the murder of her son Willie, was still out and there scems to be little or no pros pect of an agreement. There is a rumor that they stand seven to five for acquittal, BELIEY, ETIGER & CO, *wsl —KELLEY. STIGER & CO.,— =BLACK SILKS! 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Dodge and 15th st. FURS, FURS, FURS, GREAT SPECIAL SALE. Fur Timmings, muffs and fur sets all next week. In order to close out our entire stock of furs by Christmas we offer them at greatly reduced prices all next week. . BOA AND l\lUl"‘ll-‘ SI‘;TS (Boa 8 yards ong. Ladies’ black coney, (extra quality) , actual value ‘(Lg(). E Ladies’ natural American opossum $8.75, actual value 811,00, Ladies’ natural x back, (extra) 810.25, actual value $14.00. Ladies’ grey fox (extra) $11.50, actual value $15.00, Ladies' lightlynx belley (finest grade) - 823,00, actual vulue $30.00, Also in the following furs: Natural badger, black bear, black marten, silver fox, raccoon, nutria beaver, white fox, French seal, ete., all at rock bottom prices. LADIES’ and MISSES’ COLLAR- ETTE and MUFF SETS in all the de- sirable furs, at closing out prices. MUFFS! MUFFS! MUFFS! Ladies’ black Coney fur ( yrra qual- ity), §1.50, actual value & Ladies’ extra quality s best satin), §2 Ladies’ (extra), l plush (lined 3,75 ican opossum Ladies’ genuine Alaska sealskin (Lon- don dye), $18.00, worth $20.00. Also in the following furs Beaver, black bear. bl marten, monkey, Chinchilla, long light lynx, red fox, silver fox, raccoon, nutria, &c., &e., all at astonishingly low prices. SPECIAL SALE OF HANDKERCHIEFS., Our handkerchief department is crammed full with all the latest novel- ties, at prices to suit all parties, It will pay to look threugh our stock before urchasing elsewhere. The following is only a few of the many bargains we are offering: Ladies’ sheer linen lawn, H. 8. border with embroidered corners, 12¢c, VALUE 20c. Ladies’ embroidered sheerlinen lawn, .S, and sealloped borders, a1l the lat: est designs, 25c, WORTH 45¢ AND 5 Ludies’ fre kerd cmlicicaed sheer linen lawn, H. S. and scolloped border, lovely designs, 50c, WORTH FROM 85¢c TO 81, Ladies’ very fine hand embroidered sheer linen lawn, scolloped borders, lat- est novelties, 75¢, WORTH FROM 81 TO 81.25. Ladies’ real duchess lace border handkerchiefs $1.50, worth from $2.00 to $2.25. Ladies’ 4 kerchiefs cal duchess lace border hand- 85, worth .50, Ladies’ aud Ge SILK HANDKERCHIEFS AND MUF- FLERS in endless variety. en 19x19 inch white pongee silk B s, hemstitched, ¢, worth 45¢. inch pure China silk handkerchiefs, white und solid colors, also in neat printed designs, 39¢, worth e, 50 dozen 22x22 inch white pongee silk hemstitched handkerchiefs, 65¢, worth $1.00 ts’ = 25 dozen 24x24 white extra fine Jap- anese hestitched handkerchiefs $1 worth 81.50. Ladies’ and gents’ extra large silk mufflers in various makes of silk, and in an endless variety of designs, a great bargain, 85¢, worth from $1.25 to $1.50, FANS! FANS! FANS! SPECIAL SALE Fine gauze fans, neat painted designs and peat sticks, 85¢ worth 81.50, Fine silk gauze fans, neat hand painted designs, silver spangles, ete. £ worth #3.50. Paris and Vienna fans atest novelties at greutly re- ' SPE('IAT; SALE of PORTMONIES, Ladies portmonies in seal, Russian and fancy leathers, oxidized corners and clasp, latest styles, 90c., actual value $1.50, Fine importe in all th, duced prig dge and Fifteenth Streets. Ladies’ portmonies in seal, Russia, al ligator and fancy leathers, with oxi= aized silver plate mounting and clasp, latest novelties, 81.85, worth $2.75, Ladies’ portmonies in_various leathe ers with fine oxidized silver plate mounting, choice novelties., $2.50, worth $3.75. CLOAKS, CLOAKS, We will make special prices in cloaky all next week. Our stock comprises all the newest und latest shapes in plush sacques, plain and beaver trimmed, Short wraps, Newmarkets and ragalan: also a complete line of children’s an misses’ cloaks. 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