Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 21, 1903, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Today will be a special barpain day in our cloak and suit department—Some of our wvery swellest and highest grade modes will be offered at splendid bargains, The varieties are greater than ever in the lustory of the store, Cloaks, Suits and Furs, Spec1ally Prlced New Model Suits at $14.85 These are a number of new suits just received in the long skirt coat suits with the Norfolk pleats, loose and ) fiited effects, mixtures, English tweeds and cheviots, silk and satin 14 85 jined jackets, regular $22.50 Exclusive Suits at $24.50 In street and dress styles. Many sample su:ts have no duplicates— in the new browns, gray mixtures, etc. Most fetching ideas—at. JEe 2 4050 $15 Dress Skirts at 6.90 Here are the highest grade dress skirts that are worn this winter— made of broadcloths, cheviots, Ven- etians, with taffeta and peau de goie fold trimming, all elegantly made, worth as high 6 90 as $15 each, at... . Special Golf Skirt at 1.98 A jauntily made golf skirt of the new mannish cloths, but- S ND! Long Kersey Coats at 8.98. Long 42-inch kersey coats with govd hsavy satin lining, storm collars and half-fitted backs, very swell and attractive coats in every particular—you 9 8 8 IR . would expect to see them priced at $15—Satur- Great Values in Furs GOV B8cesse cocsaocsorson Fine appearing 5.98 at...... 4 98 ‘_16.98 Double Cape Box Coat 4 98 Made of good kersey with Military Special Suit Bargain 9.98. Collarless military styles with the new skirted coats, blouse effect, full pouock collar and splendid wearing lining, regular $8.50 value —a special value . 4.98 Special Box Coat at 6.98. Good kersey coat in box effect, 6 98 fauntily fashioned, two ripple capes, new collar and sleev $10 coat at High-Grade Coats. The swell long.coats and the most xclusive effects In box coats for winter wear. In the newest cloths and most elaborate designs. Every eorrect idea that is new and fashionable in the 250-3250-§39 Smart Coat at $12.50 42 and 45 in. coats with large military capes, big pouch 8leeves with fancy cuffs. Skirt is out in 998 fDl‘ Snturda shop- 7-gore style, mat vials used are y p noveltg miztures and plain Ve- netians, worth regular 815, spe- olrl Pprice....ooieiiieies pers at.. CHIYDREN'S CLOAKS Cllld'l long coat at $2.98--Ot 1 meitons with large em- broi lored cape with inlaid vel- vet trimming— reens and browns, at..... .4ee... Heavy kersey box jacket ~Satin u.n.nhod -trnp trimmings—sall the correot colors, $qu|ml uu, |l good st y Illcl: blanM :Ink tabs, Long stylish A manufacturer’s entire sample line, prettiest ideas, 4 ' mlny worth 010. at Hlxh lr-do coats — Fm- little Exquisite Modes in Furé Coats Here are the highest grade and most elaborately fin- ished fur coats to be found in Omaha. These are seaiskin, Fine Scarfs. medium lengths in Isa- bella sable, fox, American sleeves, beautifully stone marten, of them with cords, your choice... etc—many stitched, heavy satl lined, some among the fot worth $20— your cholce toca n 1250 otters, krimmer, near seal, astrakhan, ete;, in the most charming designs at— $24.50, $49 and up to $150 and $198 ton and strap trimmed, correct fall colors, a special for Saturday, at .... Sale of “Joseph” Pattern Hats at $10 Each| Big Picture Sale We parchased from Charles Joseph 80th and 5th Ave., New York, about 400 hats. .Some original French models, others his own creations. They embody the ideas of some of the most renowned French designers—on sale Saturday at the phenomenal low price of.......... Trimmed Hats~In order to close out a large line of these hats, on Saturday we offer black turbans, draped with taffeta and trimmed wil worth up to $8.50, at Trimmed Hats in the basement—Very hnndsome- ly designed hats, worth up to $1.50 Dress Shapes at 49¢ Mohair satin edge dress shapes l:“d' turbans, all colors Aconses General Wood of Violating Law ¥ and Regulations of Army. “SAYS HE TRIED TO OUST HIS SUPERIOR Alse Charges Him with Forcing the Auditor of Cuba to Viclats Law in the WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Major Estes G. Rathbone, formerly director «f posts in Cuba, was given a hearing by the sen- ate committes on military affairs, which is investigating the charges againet Gen- eral Wood, in opposition to his corfirma- tion as major general. The committce was in sesslon about -wne hour. Nearl: the| entire time was given to Major Ratbbone, who relterated the charges made several times before to ‘he secretary of war, the senate committee on relations with (luba and in public statements, following his trial ia connection with Cuban postal frauds. Major Rathbone filed specific writien charges with the committee, stating tiat General Wood, while military governor of Cuba, had accepted money from the Jalalui, which was, he sald, a gambling concein, asserted that he had made a personal friend and boon companton of an ex-convict. He also charged him with giving Instrue- tiops of an ‘entirely unconstitutional and un-American to the courts. ‘With reference to the charge that Gev- ernor General Wood had exceeded his #u- thority In giving instructions to the court, Major Rathbone sald that the general lad pursued this course In the Cuban poetal cases when, he (Rathbone) was unler prosecution. This was, he sald, in viila- tion of an article of the penal code of Cuba and in a manner prejudical to the rights and interests of those under trial. He also charged General Wood with aur thorising the use of ex-parte deposi-ions In the postal case, a proceeding v-hich he asserted, is contrary to the principles of law and in this case, contrary to ine structions given by the sceretary of war, Charges Violation of Law. Major Rathbone charged that in icoept- ing gifts from the organization co'nmonly known as Jalalal, to which Majo; Rath- bous said, General Wood hid ganted a ten years' exclusive concession, General ‘Wood violated the Foraker hibited the sranting of fra cessions during the occupancy of the Island by the American authoritles. He also charged that the acceptance of these gifts constitutes a violation of an article of the penal code of Cuba. * Other charges were made against Gen- eral Wood as follows: ‘With complicity with another army of- Many a woman has found a hus- band in Ayer’s Hair Vigor. waame: 49c¢c RATHBONE FILES CHARGES' feathers, velvot dress shapes, ew., $3.50, at, each ,750 Children’s Trimmed Hats High grade trimmed hats for children, in all she vrettiest child- ish. effec:s, from our own workrooms, cer in the preparation and publication of an article reflecting discreditably upon an officer who ranked both of them, in viola- tion of an accepted canon of m.ilitary serv- ice and constituting an cffense commonly known as “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.” ‘With directing and causing the auditor of Cuba, by a military order, to violate the law In the treatment of accounts, with utilizing the services of ex-convict, with whom he was on Intimate personal asso- clation, in an effort to displace his su- perior officer, a by sdch means to se. cure to himseif the vacancy thus created. Incidental to these there were muny minor charges, Major Rathbone also offered to produce évidence and testimony In support of these allegation: He submitted a number of documents to the committee, and gave the nhmes of several witnesses, whom he asked the committee to summon. At the afternoon sesslon of the committee Major Rathbone submitted a transcript of the records of the courts of Havana, show- ing that General Wood, as a military gov ernor, gave orders to the conrts as to wh they should do in the matter of giving bail and the conduct of some other busie Summorne issued by the senate military affairs commitiee were served tonight on Ernest Conant of the New York law firm of Page & Conant, citing him to appear before the committee tomorrow in connec- tion with the Investigations of charges against General Wood made iu an effort to prevent his confirmation as major gen- eral. Mr. Conant has been in Washington several days prosecuting Cuban cases be- fore the Spanish claims gommittee. It is understood the subpoena was issued at the request of Major Rathbone, who learned late todey of Mr. Conant's presence in the city. Mr. Conant will be expected to give testimony as to the character of the Jai Alai, the alleged gambiing establishment which General Wood is charged with hay- ing glven a ten-year concession to operate in Havana. Mr. Conant went to Cuba as an attache of the evacuation committi® and while there he acted us legal adviser of General Ludlow in command at the De- partment of Havana. Later he served Gen- eral Wood in the same capacity, and it s declared he was competent to give him 4nzide facts rela.ing to the manner in wiich the concessiun to the Jal Alal was obtained, Another witness summoned tonight by the miltary affuirs commitiee is Herbert J, Brown, a newspaper man who was Cuba during American occupation and 8 said to have made an inquiry infe the char- acter of the Jal Alal company. ™ varia, has sent a cablegram to & member of the committee stating that he will sail from Havana tomorrow and will be in Washington Tuesday. He will be examined by the committee in reference to a state- ment of General Wood in an article in the North American Review reflecting on the administration .of - Major General John R, Brooke, his predecessor as governor gen- eral. DEMOCRATS DECIDE POLICY Will Discass Cuba Let Ta Re WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The democratic senators, at a caucus held today, decided to consider the Cuban bill on its merits and confine the discussion to the bill itself, without bringing in collateral questions. This means that no tariff amendments will be offered, and that the tariff question will not be discussed. The conclusion was reached at the ©of quite a long difference. The sestion w. sald to be quite harmonious, and the de- clsion reached was practically unanimous. It was stated the conferees want it un- derstood that In reaching this agreement they have not sbandoned the fight on the tariff, but that they belleve they ean reach the tarit Bill on Merits Question | nd i in | 1o 25c¢-$1 extra session Wednesday, with an agree- ment to vote after a week of debate in the regular session if the republicans make the minority such a proposition. The democratic caucus today agreed on the following as the minority’s representa- tion on the senate committees: Agriculture llld Foresuy—Bate, Money, Simmons, Latime - " Appranulum—Cockrell. Berry, Allunun lar 8 20 P skl uryey—Mor, Berry, Clay, Cuiberacn: N i i Audit and Cyntrol of Contingent Expenses of the benaie—Money, Pa.terson, Census — Mcknery, 'Taliaterro, Black- and Retrenchment—Bi ) ide Dubull, McLaurin, Clarke (ATk Claims - Mardn, Talaferro, McLaurin, Foster (La.), Overma Coast Defense—Cvinerson, Tallferro, Clay, Bimmons, Foster (La. Teller, i -Berry, Martin, Clay, Mallory, Danel, McEnery, ¥ .), Stone. On Corporations Organized In the District ‘District of “olumbla—Martin, Mallory, Simmons, ubols, Gorma: Newlanas, Stone. s Engrossed Bills—Cockrell, Kstablish the Univerdity of the Unit States—Clay, Carmack, Blackburn, Foster Civil Bervice—Culberson, ~S.mmons, Creary. Fi-heries - Mallory, Halley, Overman. Relations — Morgan, Forest Heservaiions and the Pfotect] of Game—Morgan, Tillman, Gibson, Gver: uf Columbia—Marun, chaliman; Latimer, kaucation and Labo hal, Enrolled Bills—Foster ( A lu ‘Examine the Beveral Branches of the “n.nce—l)lnlel. Teller, Money, Bailey, Fore Money, Clark (Monty. McCreery. oy Oeolo'lnll Survey—Money, \¢ Cockrell, New- g5 ation—MeLaurin, Patt - mer, Clarke (Ark). MoCreary. . 0 #ath Improvi fe Mississippl River— s—Morgan, Dllboi.l Ofont), Ttl;Ier'..'swne,.Ove sy epredations — Bacon, Mart " Pettus, McLaurin. i nteroceanic Canals—Morgan, Carmack, Tallaferro, Gorman. Interstate Commerce—T1lman, Ilcblnfln. mack, Foster (La.), Newlands. Irrigation — Bailey, Pulmrlnu, Gorman, Newlands. Judiciary — Bacon, Pottus, Blackburn, Patterson. Gorma Gibson, lark (Mont,) Manufactures—Clay l.‘llm Military - Affairs—Bate, Cockrell, Pettus, ckburn. 4 Mines and Mining-+Tillraan, Clark (M; Clarke (Ark swlands, oy Gibson, Culberson, Martin, McEnery, Organization, Conduct and Bx; of the Executive Departments—! E‘endnun- | Blackburn, Stone. 2 s and Porto Riso—Cockrell, kburn, Clark (Mont). . - [BY , Foster (La.), Latimer. ro, Pettus, ahhslonTal Carmack, Philippines -Calberson, McCreaty, Btone. son. T iaferro, Bimmons, Frioting—Gorman Private Land Claims—Teller, Dubots, Carmack, do— . Cuibers Gorman. chajrman; Riack- ark (Ark), burn, Filbite B dings and Grounds—Culberson, Simmons._ Clay, Stone. Latime: Public National Qulnnln&- Bate. E Cul- berkon. Puhlic Lands—RBerry, bson and Dubols. d Pettus, McEnery, MeLau- Money and ac atiors with Cuba—Teller, Money, Tali- farro and Simmone. elatlons with Conada—Tiilman, Bafley, Clerk (Mont.), Clarke (Ark.). § Revision of the laws—Daniel; Mallory, Bate and Bailey and Patterson, ~Tillman, Oyerman, Ravolutionary Claim: “Teller. (Nknll and Bac '|‘-' Atories— R alley, | Clarke (Ark.), \'p‘hnd’ Transportation Vontes to the Heshoard— Pettus, Danlel Dubols, Clarke (Ark.). The followiug on select committees To Inves'isate the Condition of the Po- tomac River Front st \\l-l ington—Mar-’ tin, Bacon, Clark (Mont.). \(um-u Buffrage—Bacon, chairman; and Additional Aceommodations for the g:br‘ry of Congress—Herry, chalrman; and one. On the Five Civilised Tribes of Indians— Bate and Teller, On Transportation and l-le o' llo-t & Produets—Daniel. chairm: ma'No% Indus rlnl xpositions—| Carm bson, McCrea National Blnk.—-l(l’lnory and Gibson Invest! ’l' Tespassers upon e daras W w-ubu ~na unnm-aut made for Senator Mor- on. Patterson, $1.50 FRAMED PICTURES AT 69¢c Here is another great: picture event which offers exceptional bargains. A tremendous as- sortment of sample frames and pictures bought from Mueller Bros. Art,and Mfg. Co., Chi- cago, at 50c on the dollar. Many of these framed pictures are worth $1 and $1.50. Special for Saturday gan as chairman of & minority committee, but a place !s held open for him. Bills in the S te. . WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Blils were in- troduced In the senate follows: | B: llr Lo Mass.)—Requirin thu y :{er C h:l )—Req! g‘ every lnce of business wllhln Lhe d'- flr nclpll ve‘ry nl l e office to which he is appointed. Fairl 1or banks (Ind.)—Proviaing the) {nru e of a site and the erecion of & public bullding to be used for a depart: ment of state, department of justice and & department of commerce and iubor, the cost of the build ng, exclusive of sité, not to_ex 46,000,000, By Mr. Blackburn (Ky)—Providing that the secretary of ihe treasury be & ile, the chalm of Qaeon’ Lisoukaiont 1a T Satiatactions DEATH RECORD. Mrs, Susan Whitted. Burns caused by the ignition of her dress from an explosion cccurting while melting lard to mix with turpentine were responsi ble for the death of Mrs. Susan Whitted at her home, Thirteenth and U streets, South Omaha, died Thursday. She was the wite of George Whitted, an employe of Swift's, and was 28 years old. Mrs. Whitted was melting the lard Wednesday evening in order to prepare a mixture to annoint her children, who had cdids. Without warning there was an explosion and the woman's gown burst into flames. Her hus- band, who was sitting in the room, was handicapped by a broken arm, but did his best to tear his wife's clothing from her body. She ran out of doors, however, where James Townsend, & nelghbor, suc- ceeded in denuding her of the burning gar ments. The burns were too severe to per- mit of recovery. The fumeral will be held Saturday afternoon. Henry Archer. FREMONT, Neb., Nov.,8.—(8peclal.)— Henry Archer of this city died at his home on East Second street yesterday afternoon from paralysis, at the age of 61. He was born in England. When 8 years of age he came to Towa with his parents and in 187 to Fremont. He stfirted the first bottling works in the city and was In that business for many years, Since retiring from that business he had been interested in Cripple Creek, Colo., mining properties. He leaves | & widow and two children, Harry J. and ey Mary Archer, both of this city. He was a member of the Cathollc church and a very liberal contributor/to that organiza- tion. Edgar J. Kingsbury, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Nov. 20.—(Special.) —Edgar J. Kingsbury, aged 72, a ploneer of this county and for many years one of its most highly respected citizens, dled suddenly at his home from paraly Kingsbury received an injury five years ago from which he never fully recovered. 1t developed a case of paralysls, which s belleved to have gone suddenly to his heart and caused death. He leaves two adult children. A. B. Hubermann, oldest and absolutely reliable jeweler in Omaha. Goods marked in plain figures and lowest prices gua teed. 8. E. corner Thirteenth and Douglas, War om Street Signs CRESTON, Ia, Nov. 2.--(Special.)—The eity council and office;s of Creston hav given notice that they will begin a war on. the stret sigps that do not comply with the city ordinance. The ordinance says no sign post shall be set outside the curb and no sign shall be suspended from the bulld- ing without both sides are braced from the bullding it is high enough mot to in- terfere with foot passengers. The order is creating quite & commotion among the business men, but the officers say the (I- legal signs must be removed whether or no, and will begin action at once to com- "I Can’t Go l terrible headache,” need Dr. Miles' Antd- m ly gore snd postively 1.98 misses and children, in the most sttractive ideas, at 7,50, 8.98 and 9.98 GREAT SALE OF BOOKS | 3-* Children’s Dresses at I Great new stock of books to be mas, books, books for boys and girls, binding. ete. and Scribners copyright novels, 10 one lot, at. Devotional and’ poetical ‘work es, this is @ gift book that always s:l'll'ior 81, duri‘ng this big sale, each Usnicle Sam’s Truste> and Around the Pan books, by John Kendrick Bsngn, worth 81.50, at. . hundreds of other books, g cloth covers, at, each . PANAMA MNUST ACT FIRST President and Osbinet Will Take No Ohances with New Canal Traaty. EXPECT APPROVAL OF PLAN NEXT MONTH At Cabinet Meeting Secretary Wilson Presents Confreres with Dates Grown from African Pal in Ar WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—8everal sub- jects of interest and importance were con- sidered at today's meeting of the cabinet, which was attended by every member. Matters relating to the situation in Panama were the most important topics discussed. The president and Secretary Hay have de- cided, and the decision meets the approval of the cabinet, that the existing govern- ment of Panama must ratify the canal treaty before action relating to ratification by ‘the senate is taken. The administra- tion has determined there shall be no repe. tition of the fallure of Colombla to com- plete the ratification of the treaty after final action had been taken by the United States senate. The treaty will be placed in the hands of the Panama commissioners Mr. | now in Washington and by them it will be taken to Panama. This government, it is anticipated, will ratify it yromptly. It is expected that it will be returned te Washington bearing the seal of the Panama government early in December. President Roosevelt will then transmit the treaty to the senate with a request for its ratification. Secretary Moody presented the cabinet some interesting detalls just roceived by him from Commander Hubbard of the cruiser Nashville at Panama concerning the early phases of the revolution. They came by mall and contain important detalls not heretofore known to the administration. They will bg made public soon. Portions of the president's annual mes- sage to congress were read, but nothing concerning it was made public. Secretary Wilson presented to the presi- dent and members of the cabinet speci- mens of fine dates grown in Arizona. Four years ago one of the sclentists of the De- partment of Agriculture was sent séveral hundred miles into the interior of Africa. He aiscoverea usiv pelus &F 1u fantly. A year ago the department had several hundred of the trees brought out to lhl coast, through the desert of Sahars, ta this country. They were tun-pumed in especlally cultivated land in Arizona. Secretary Wilson pronouneed the frult from the transplanted trees the finest of its kind ever grown. Fieet to Leave Beyroot. Rear Admiral Cotton, commanding the Buropean station, has been authorized to leave Beyroot with the flagship Brooklyn and the cruiser San Francisco, and is ex- pected to sail in & few days for a cruls in the Mediterranean, preparatory to com- ing to the United Btates to take part in the naval maneuvers in the Carribbein seu about the end, of December. The with- | drawal of the American fieet from Beyroot, after a stay of several months, is made with the consent of the secretary of state pped on the general ground that there is no longer any necessity for their retention in that quarter. Machen Case Delayed. The trial of the postal cases of August W. Machen, former general superintendent of the free delivery system; Samuel A. and Diller Groft of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz of Toledo, O., arranged to begin in the district criminal court here next Mon- day, has been postponed until January IL Attorney Charles A. Dough counsel for Machen, objected to the delay, hut the court granted the request of District At- | torney Beach on the ground that the laf ter was not ready to proceed with the cases. Misslonary Dies in China. | Cossul General McWade, &t Canton, All the Dodd, Mead & Co., Street & Smith —llln\’iwmely bound, +mbossed cushion covers, richly colored 5,000 Henty boolu, Andaruon s Fllry T-lel, Mother ,Goose Rhymes, Pilgrim’s E:)(égren and placed on sale Saturday— 50 tables will be devoted to this "extraordinary event. splendid opportunity for buyers to secure books for Chri This stock includes copyright novels, handsome A ft oth 25¢ Cashmeres and Very best c square, mnln floor storm serges in blues, reds and browns—dresses in Peter Thompsons, sailors and one-piece dresses. Handsomely trimmed and silk em- broidered, ages 4 to 14, on blrgnin 1.50 WHITE MERCERIZED WAISTS Our entire stock of heavy mercerized waists in white, black Wals 5¢ China, In a dispatch to the Bt ment announces the death at Takhing of Ella Torrence Robb, a missionary of Deni- son, Kan. The comptroller of the currency has ls- sued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business November 17, WOULD MAKE CUBA A STATE Senator Newlands Such Action, but Only wh sent of Islande: Proposes Con- WASHINGTON, Nov. 2,—Senator New- lands, author of”the resolution annexing Hawali, today introduced a joint resolu- tion inviting Cuba to become a state of the United States upon terms of equality of the states of the union. It provides that Porto Rico shall become a county, or province of Cuba; that all present officers of Cuba shall retain their positions until thelr terms expire; that the $36,000,000 bonds of Cuba shall become the bonds of the state of Cuba with interest reduced to 3 per cent and 2 per cent to be applied to a sinking fund. that the present rural guard of Cuba shall be in- corporated into the army of the United States; that the money In the Cuban treas- ury shall become the money of the state of Cuba. The resolution closes with the following declaration: That the foregolng resolution s inspired not by a desire to annex forcibly, or to assert sovereignty over the island of Cuba, or to exercise any form of compulsion, but solely by a regard for the interest of the two countries and a convietion that the interests of the states composing the federal union and Cuba are identified and that the can be administered by union under one form of government, in Which shall represented on equal terms S %t b overned “iy Sauel and. indizy rrlmlnulln laws ensuring freedom of trade na equailty of Hght and privileges. Arniea Salve. The best in the world for cuts, corns, bolls, bruises, burns, scalds, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. Cures plles or no pay. e For sale by Kuhn & Co. HYMENEAL. Enyeart-Potts, HAYES CENTER, Ni 20.—(Spe- clal.)—Last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents in Hayes Cen- ter, Miss Georglana Potts and Mr. Loren W. Enyeart were married by Rev. G. H. Plckett, friends of the parties being supper was served and today the newly wedded pair departed for Lincoln, Neb., and other points in the eastern part of the state, 10 visit reiatives and iriends until about December 1, when they will return and be at home to their friends in Hayes Center. Townsend-Dixon. FAIRMONT, Neb., Nov. 20.—(Special.)— Dr. O. 8. Townsend of Fairmont and M Minnie L. Dixon were married at the home of the bride’s parents, near Fairmont, by William E. Schell, D. D., president of York college. ov present. A H A few doses of Dr. King's New Life Pills will cleanse, tone and Inyigoraté the whole system. Try them. Only ¥c. For sale by Kubu & Co. FIRE RECORD. Iivery Barn at Fa FAIRBURY, Neb, Nov About 6 o'clock this morning & fire origin ting in the livery barn on Fifth street d stroyed the barn and twelve horses and a tenement house sdjolning. The barn be- longed to D. B. Cropsey, president of the First National bank, and was valued at 31,00, with $800 insurance. The dwelling be- longed to M. H. Weeks and was partially Insured. The barn was ocoupied by Ed Bls- worth, who owned six of the horses burned and & number of buggles, carriages and harness. The balance of the horses were owned by daifferent parties who boarded them at the barn. Blsworth had 51000 in- surance on his property. them made for this fall’s wear. in this lot worth from $250 to $8.50 go in two lots in waist depart- ment, third floor, at. . only a few of the most intimate | and white and colors, all of 5¢-$1 lumber sheds were s hard work on the part of the lln(ddplrl- ment saved thelr lumler yard as'vell as adjacent frame building: Park Theater at Butler, Pa, BUTLER, Pa., Nov. 20.—The Park thea- fer building, the Central hotet; tite Butler Business college and: several -adjoining bulldings, were destroyed by fire early today. Loss, $300,000. ‘ The falling walls buried a number of firemen under a mass of bricks and burning timbers and Chief Jacob Buckholder, Frank Zeigler, Charles Douglass and Albert Walters were seriously injured. New Freedom Wire Cloth Works, NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—The plant of the New Fieedom Wire Cloth ¢ i.pany, a short distance Yrom here, was ¢:stroyed by fire today. Lloes, §75,000, partly Insured. Farm nsel Together. CRESTON, Ia., Nov. 20.—(Special.)-4pfter a vacation of one year, in which no meet. ing was held, the Union County Farmers institute resumed its meetings. yesterday and the effort was very successful. Prom- nent farmers from all over the county and northern Missouri were in attendance and gave Interesting and profitable talks on every phase of agriculture and stock rafs- ing. Profs. A. T. Irwin and J. W. Ken- nedy of the Iowa State Agticultural col- lege at Ames were present and gave talks on “Fruit Ralsing” and “Weedls and Feed- ing.” Much interest was taken in the tdth on fruit raising from the fagt that farmers are beginning to take more to orchards in this section thai formerly. Tramp Can Tramp No More. YANKTON, 8 D. Nov. 2.—{Special)— Robert Stanton, & tramp, was run over by Great Northern train last night at Irene while he was staaling a ride. He was brought to Yankton and taken to the | Bacred Heart hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate both I chances of recovery. ECONOMICAL HOUSEKEEPERS USE WalterBakers Cocoa and Chacolate Because they yield THE MOST and BEST FOR THE MONEY He has Perry & Bevs|