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(2 Clearing sale of linens. | An important —~ An important notice. 509 off the regular selling price on hem- Ld | We announce for Tuesday, January 2d, our © stitched linens, doylies&» centre pieces, | annual sale of muslin underwear, housekeep: | off the regular selling price on rem- | | ing linens,.white goods, ete.—a time when the 25% nants table linens and odd lots napkins. ’ STH AME IG C TOAD” STRERTS lowest prices of the year prevail. Ptown Burned In Blizzard. . SUMPTER, ORB, DEC. %—Fire last “4 eee Our great after Christmas clearing sales. HAVANA, DBC, %—President Palma ) gave @ dinner at the palace last night | Glussepp! Aversa, the fay Breas for and oPrto Ont co be Ber: | oer of Bantiago set to rights now, and the day after Christmas will find Simpson Crawford’s thronged with buyers eager for this veritable bargain feast which we Shall spread in lavish abundance. The great accumulations of odd lots, broken | | The price reductions which we quote are | Want to clean up so thoroughly that every TAMPA, FLA., DEC. %. Mitchell, a spectal police - ay “t St. Evtoreburg, Fa. h y a sl iG ied in pte ier or, Jail by one of @ mob out- sil site, lines, goods mussed i in counter or store display—in- strictly reliable, 2», Nearly every sale will represent | one who co1 comes to Simpson pson Crawford's will notice cluding the surplus stocks of many lines bought | a loss, but we never hesitate at a ‘loss when _the how. fresh and new everything looks. So we say primarily for the gift season, a and which h take up the | question is one of ne of stock k righting. _Our sole » thought again, come to-day \ y while _these unprecedented dented bar- room intended for regular line lines—All must go. now concerns a 5a speedy readjustment of | stocks, gains await you. You'll save many a dollar, We have cut prices withont considering the loss to us, in order to shorten this house-cl and we expect to see every hour to-day crowded with business, Ai the sales we mention mussed handkerchiefs at‘half price; women’s $29.75 to\$47.50 suits at $14.75 to $24.75; $4 waists at 8 todo. mil milli Leo Mg Death Valley Scott Not Dead 1O8 ANGELES, CAL, DEC letter from Walter Scot!, the o ner, who was reported mune: Bea Valley some ¢ 0, ce! rane still continues, while nearly all the * Papal Delegate Dined, = HE disturbance of stocks caused by the gree holiday sales in the history of this store must be nery at hal artware and bric-a-brac 50% off; blankets, 1-3 off} furniture at 50% off, etc., ete. —~- SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO, SIMPSON CRAWFORD ©O. ty yeste 3 by a frie ay, stating the * ‘Dut was not ad been shot y hurt 10,000 mussed handkerchiefs less than Ig The after Christmas fur clearance dpage Dies Suddenly, HE accumulation of handkerchiefs mussed trom handling or in department or window display HERE are a large number of women’s fur-lined coats in this sale that were left on the maker's Walter Van Dyke, of the Supreme runs into the thousands. Every line—the lowest priced, to the very finest—ndds its contribu: hands because of the unseasonable December weather. The coats are fine broad- $3 5 Court of California, alet yestorday after! | 4:51 to well the total. Main Foor, | °l0th, lined with gray and white squirrel, Regularly 845; sale price at ..6es coos ees on tlh of only twenty-four hours uation ve 3 wus bom i Ne 80 fine coats, lined with natural muskrat, choice squirrel back linings and large Some of these handkerchiefs-are only slightly soiled—merely creased a littieothers are in | rolling collars of black 55 Persain lamb, squirrel or Alaska sable—sold up to $85; Justice Van Dyke was bom in New | York State tn 18%. Ho waa a resident | of California sinco 181 clearing prices, $65, $59, $54 and $48, Third Floor. and some are more badly soiled, but all can be easily restored to their original daintiness, Unprecedented bargains in fine fur sets, scarfs and muffs. Murder Charged to sonan.| perfect condition, excepting for pin holes here and there—others show slight finger marks, KNOXVILLE, TENN. DEC. % wd All must go now, and we reduce the price regardless of original value, to make the Broadtail—Persian paw ties—regulawty $10 c 7.50 | Latge pillow muffs to match—regularly $10, at., cesses 6,95 | Lange pillow muffs to match—regularly $10, at 7.5 | Large pillow muffs to mateh—regularly $19, at 11.00 12.50 7.50 7.95 8.95 i 00 +» 12,50 PY) 35. 00 v. 39,50 $30), 00 | Entire stock of New York's foremost manufacturer | Clearing sale of women’s apparel.’ of weamnans \ E’LL sell some of our most stylish waists to- IGHT through the hurly-burly of holiday sh: the suit and coat section h 1 |W morrow at half price. Waists that sold for oR been doing a record. -breaking busines ae e ae ae az Untrimmed hats will go for $1; $4 waists at $2.95, and so on through | cumulation of broken lines is very large. ies Fleas a at almost half-price. ( | * N assortment too large for any house but Simpson \ | y | Charlotte Hacker, @ negreas, is in jail @t Greene Isle, Tenn., charged with hay- clearance A Gray squirrel ties regularly $9, murdered Mn, W. A. Kidwell, a eweeping. y regularly Sable squirrel ties —regularly $10, a woman. It is charged that rov- Pery was the motive for the crime and Men’s, women’s and children’s handkerchiefs included in this sale, Every handker- | Blended mink ties Large pillew muffs to match—regularly $15, at the negress poured of] on tue ‘ 5 ant set the woman's ciuthing on chiet whose daintiness is impaired in the slightest goes into this sale without reserve, Gable fox Large pillow muffs to match—regularly 818, at Black lynx ties Large pillow muffs to mateh—regularly $30, at 4e 7c 10¢ 15¢ 19¢ 39e Emit ys vows 90-80 | Lgtge pillow ah to tatah—reqularly 450, a _/ Volcano Still Spouting. GAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 26.—Accord- : for 7c to 8c for 10¢ & l2%e for 15c to 19¢ for 20c to 25¢ for 35¢ to 50¢ for 50c &y $1 | $40 sabled or darkest Russian gray squirrel sets, consisting of a large new square-shape pillow muif and a two-yard tug to the passengers who arrived on! | handkerchiefs. handkerchiefs. handkerchiefs, handkerchiefs. handkerchiefs, handkerchiefs, _! jong throw scaxf—beautifully finished and lined; a straight saving of $10 on (gese sets at fen “ * the iner Ventura, the voloano on the! SIMPSON CRAWFORD ©O, SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO. * fri in the Bamoan group. te vigorous activity, The glare the, orater at night is visible, it | i ¢ sea many miles away, and the | re hae Covered an area of thirty | Clearing shirt waists. fig Blaze in Little Rock. ‘ LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DEC. %.~Or of the most disastrous fires in the hi. COPY of Little Rosk vielted this ty’ at several large lots, Second Floor, Te ey i eon 250 waists made to eel) for $2, in fine checks, $] Going to close them out now, and to make tt « sweeping A Crawford’s to hope to sell at this time of the every, D ! hinds Loulwlana, end beard a with taflored plaits both front and back, and quick clearance we'Tl sell hundreds of our most stylish year. Votaries of Fashion never hesitate to accept our word on ‘dl heed fe Tae a bocce ‘ernest beautifully made garments in delicate Porro | garments at less than cost of materials and making, questions of headwear, and the announcement of this sale will be the ' Come take your choloe ...seseecees serene | ’ signal for the busiest day the women's hat section has ever witnessed. Worry Killed “Black Jack.” || $4 lace waists, 2.95 | $6 allover lace waists,3. 90) Women's $29.75 suits, $14.75. | These are hats made up for the exclusive Sth aye. milli- OHICAGO, DEC, &—John Thomas, Made Mer gaat designed yoke— Made with exquisite front of lace in-'Clearing suits. Immense lot of Women's Suits in the finest chev- ners. Here to-day at practically half price Gallagher, known ‘n police and lator |W trimmed medallions; silk lined. esse and edge; inserted sleeves! igts mixtures and broadcloths—most popular models of the season— Black velvet hats—youknow 1,500 hats in feltand vel- 4 clrcles as “Black Jack the Slugger,” and | | Instead of $4, at $2.95. daca after Christmas clearing sale opportunity to select a perfect fitting suit— few) fabiouahn black yalvet hats | vet combinations wed episod of core 8 's ofvioience inswkes | 6 $1Q lace waists, 6.95. Exquisite creations in allover lace cr former prices ranging from 29.75 $14. 75 up to $94, 75 are just now-—well, thla lot includes | shapes—a variety (oo great to 1 labor history, died at his home yeater. | nety made with pointed yoke of designed pattern of lace; finished below wi [up to 47.50. Atrerevesserrrees 1,000 of these hats in pressed | tion any one style im detai'mall » Biomach trouble, superinduced by tucks; has short sleeves. thapes—hats the manu 50 in accord with (he 9.9 95 | cesssleas proscoution, wes the ceuse we | Black silk waist specials 5 for black silk waists Clearing coats. Hundreds of the most fashionable coat models to facturer recelved $4.50 i wiyle ideee—regular | } Dig death. Ho was twenty-two yours|Y 3,05 for 4.00 black chiffon ielsy trimmed with plaits| choose from at half the original selling price, including all those lines in eke Hong eee : PP ACER ORLA O EES Q | —— walste; tallored and stitched. orld ral. | which there are but « few of a style. Similar values in white hats, satin hats, white felt and black vel» J ans! wro yet combinations, ete. It's not often that »pportunity occurs to save Teachers Touring Cuba, CETTE RSS | 92.50 EVENING COATS | 16.50 COATS — Cheviot | half on such exclusive styles in high-grade millinery. gee) ' light shades, at.....++ 17.50 and kersey, for,..-++ . 10.00 HAVANA, DEC. %.—The Mungon Lane —— SIMPSON CRAWPORD CO, — Bleamer Prince George arrived here yes Silk petticoats. 14.75 SHORT BLACK COATS— 18.75 KERSEY COATS — Long terday on he trip from Mot bl k t Vf, 6 Off 4 which port she left + “he Fs agit | . - . " f tight fitting—satin lined and short models, in high- Clearing an e ro Fy ve) Tis Keabhiorg ao ‘nrstesalonal and ‘biel URING this clearing sale we shall give you your reduced tos... eee. seee@ *OO, class mixtures: .es0eses 12.00 vidinity, who will make a wee, mL i sev red taffeta si icoa > “ of thie province, Many winter tooriebe choice of eral hund: ta a silk Teoats 22,50 long fine Kersey coats at 16.50—trimmed in braid and velvet— of so-called ‘‘Seconds,'’ with here and there a loom spot are now arriving for $2.50. Don’t confuse these with the c leap silk body and sleeves satin lined—full loose garment, petticoats usually sold for about this low figure. ‘ ca a ‘ There are many remarkable values {n this sale, Clearing girls and misses suits at cost 135 ne Te Ua 0° | See aie ieee $8, hut few can be compared with these silk petticoat Misses’ $37.50 broadcloth suits, 21.50, $16.50 junior suits at 9.75. $5 down comfortables, 3.95. 2 cotton comfortables, 1.45, or unmatched border, about one-third below usual prices $3.50 white blankets, 2.25, | $5.00 white blankets, 3.95. Louls C, Huck Dead. | CHICAGO, AV ANUFACTURERS’ odd and sample pairs and about 400 pairs ) ( father of Mrs. one of Chicago's most wit bargains. Choice of the lot ats...seee++++eeveee t ‘ ’ < rt Jeng’ ‘oats —| throug) | ‘and checks—m » * 4 citizens, died | Bright ‘These are handsome styles, and the silk is of a Win reliable shea we aa Yah i. soft | Pretty soft mixtures¥and chee edium length boxy 999 Pown Comfortables, figured | 500 Cotton Comfortall fizured i oh 1 atin—all co k rs coat, velvet collar and cuffs—satin lined, French sateen covering, full size; | silkoline covering; double b é quality; lias percaline underlay and acordion plaited flounces, edged with 18.75 %-l th 9. | Frene! sateen Gy es i iit EE Ie Sek | narrow raffle, One of the best petticoat values ever offered. | Misses' $ eng coats, 75, Girls’ $9.75 full length Piccadilly coats, 3.95. | pure down filing Main Floor, | white cotton fil —-SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO.——— SIMPSON CRAWFORD €O, —_—— —— Fifth Floor. 50% reductions on art ware, bric-a- skifac. ete. i y I* order to wait upon the crowds who will attend this great sale we have secured a large children Freda, no wife of Baron k 50% off high grade furniture. | F'VE planned for the week between Christmas and New Year’s a great clear- ing sale of our high-grade furniture; have selected handreds of pieces in patterns which are to be discontinued, and marked them at a straight reduction of 50 per cent from previous prices. There’s not a cheaply constructed piece of furniture in this entire collection and the saving is exactly half. now the Marchioneas 6 a space adjoining the furniture department on the fifth floor, Here you will find rows of tables piled high with the finest art products of Purope, all at exactly half prices. It’s an event connoisseurs and collectors will revel in Gale includes a rare collection of bronze and marble statuary, busts and figures; Carrara marbles—Vienna and Freneh bronzes—rich hand painted Doulton China, Minton China—art lamps in Royal Dresden or Sevres, carved ivories—Cloisonne vases, Royal Bonn te, HORSEMAN FIRED ON BY BOY. Biruck by Bullet from Alr Rifle Sent with Deliberate Aim. vases—French Sevres vases—Royal Vienna vases—beautiful hand painted porcelains—bronve electroliers, ete, PATPREON, N. J, Dec. %—A Mr. Lydecker, of Maywood, has comp! to the police that while he and reeback riding down rday 0 In order that these goods may not be Chai with bang otf grades, we hold this sale apart from our regular stock, and have arranged for a special corpg of salespeople. You pay just half former prices. -—=SIMPSON CRAWFORD €0,———+— day tudea sale equalling in scope the great February sales and offering bet- oo . and fred. Ox ter bargain opportunities, Prices have never been cut so radically before. im in the bre | We want to impress upon you that this is a sale of unusual magni- | | After Xmas clearance curtains, upholsteries, jure nin The police are try i — i ia to find the boy. _ Furniture for every room, in the house to this sale—parlor, dining room, ‘OPP lots and broken lines ot Irish point, Renaissance and Arabian lace curtains at half price, and less than GAVE A ROUGH FAREWELL. ERY tas Sea ae eae AR) Mee stan) acm Pl ee ose half price; curtain muslins and bed sets at less than original cost to manufacture, aa Ie J but the loss is taken willingly in order to make room for the immense shipments | 214 odd pairs Nottingham cur- | Odd portieres at less than half. | Irish point, Renaissance and Arabian One Man Shot as Panama Onna | which are on the way and must have floor space. Do not overlook this remarka- tains.—Regula lace curtains, 430 lots of 1, 2 or $ pairs, in- ‘ $.—Regular prices $1.25 to "75a Many can be matched into pairs, cluding samples, below import ‘cost; pair, @,50 Laborers Sailed, ble opportunity to buy the best furniture that is made at exactly half what we in- per cent | $5.90 pair; to close, pait....seessers Lot 1—Worth $3.40 to $5 pair, at, each,.,.1,50 | t0 20.75; regularly 8t.50 to $59.75. The report of a rough farewell cals tended to sell them for. off " i Pi i 169 odd lots of 9,8 and 4 pate of « kind Vy Lot 2—Worth $5.0 to $8.60 pair, at, each, . 1.05 Curtain laces and muslins. bration of Panama Cana) laborers t v ot 9 i ' le papross emberking from the lathe Charge customers can have their purchases entered | * ©*t!y half price. Lot $—Worth $8.40 to $12.60 pr.,at, each-.2.95 | About 900 remnante—comprising all 25% war given by officers of the Panama the popular styles dt 25 cent, less ; on their January account. 3.50 silk gobelin tapestry—several pe PORea? Cre per cent, le ibe ariel’) of the best nie Qaign inthe ite does lor | Ruffled Renaissance bed sets. | than remnant prices One ofthe st Dining tables. | China closets. lines—that's why we offer them # 1. yf Our entire sample line divided intotwo | Remnants denim cretonnes, not y i ag 11.25 for $2.50 Table, golden oak 18.50 for 97,00 China Closetimmgold- | per yard: . L teeaveeees lots. and lace curtain. yérd goods, | One 1: : % * . in lengths of 1 to 5 yards; regularly 16.75 for 88.50 Table, golden oak. reay Sen meena | Be elas oitk rep 60 in’ J 75 Lot 1—All $5 to $10 sets, to closesssss+e+4e9.05 | Triceutiatye: ty the. Kedhed to close Cc 27.50 for 55.00 Table, polden oak. ee mF % ha Closetegold- | wide in red and green; toclose, per yd. Lot 2—All $13.50 to $18.50 sets, to close,,,.6.90 at, per yard, 0800 R00 000 coueens 37.50 for 15.00 Table, golden oak. mm —_—————IMPSON CRAWFORD CO. 31.00 for 68.00 Table, mahogany. 28,00 for 56.00 China Closets—gold- 37.00 for 14,00 Dining Table. en oak, N Y f it a. { | $5.00 for 70.00 China Closets—gotd- | ew Year’s groceries, fruits an wines. erie k That's why it is Library tables. ebee " FLOUK Wasaburn @ y Zz} Aiiveable tarsi 4 11.00 for 92.00 Table (round), golden- | 47.00 for a China Clorets—old- | | HAMS simpson Cramtord’s Spe- GOLD MEDAL" or fe | ices, averaging th re ameret se ee ie .00 for 36.00 Table (library), ma- en oa rat, Lenn or § 51h stone creck. @y te order your | | Dressers. Sogany. a 64.00 for 128.00 China Closets—ma- | — nn : hae eentasen 4 WORLD ) $18.00 for $36.00 dressing table, 24,00 for 48.00 Table—mahogany, hogany. | PE gsc ett Mandal ee fooiading’ Enon trees Pity Ole i peti AM WANT y $27.00 for $24.00 dresser—( princess) | 32.00 for 64.00 Tables, Parlor suites. 10 M wood vee ay 48 sae ite Tomas feria der, ond Pe fie | art pottie. published for a wae mano geny. 42.00 for 84.00 Tables, | 42.00 for 85 parlor suites—$ pieces. | hewsal =r 3 CAROLINA RICE, 5 ibe go | ai. remy it $32.00 for $64.00 dresser—(princess Aiandchicked Lom Hoang cy flea is ‘abs tor | Se hepaby, P J . 50.00 for 100 parlor snites—8 pleces, | “evich Peas -rsched Went) | ea " angry and "General | Sa 7 $20.00 for $59.00 dresser(princen) Chiffoniers, 62.00 for 120 parlor suiter—8 pieces, | Barley and Valiow spit | 8 Ibe Samet Brand — Fanoy r Box 100 "i dee Mae ESE: end TIMES mahogany. ty np 1 90 ¢ "a nier, birch, 57.00 for 114 parlor sultes—8 pleces, | Ie ad sales ad ihe fib, box 4 Poi NRL BRR. § ' Quart boutile, 70e., $36.00 for $72.00 dreseer-—mahogany | 21°50 for 48:00 Chiffouier, mahogany, | 28:00 for 176 parlor sultes—8 pleces, | Dosen"... ii poultone, alone aK Fae BW am wen Hal, ce Keep “pounding or golden oak, 27.50 for 65.00 Chiffonier, mahogany. 137.00 for 274 parlor suites—8 pieces. ie Gomeryn fAclid Pacied—Red OO eo voltae Rr a rMtbien ay | ae Gatlon away"atits"“wise” $41.00 for $82.00 dresser—(princess)| 39.00 for 70.00 Chiffonier, birch 60.50 for 121 parlor sultes—2 pieces, itt 898 | fons whet, Heoke*: | vintuces tod bottle 63.00 GisAieeTs a 4 td th mahogany ' 45.00 for 90,00 Chiffonier. 100,00 for 200 parlor snites—2 pieces, | Ne a nyraita, Formene 2 | tae ‘i ma i i, Ms sing th a , cue in * =] readers until they * I ‘ SET | Golan, “wd va KING POWDER. h wi I ' agullin, $1.50, 61 3, $34 =I decide that you Clearing brass beds. wt ea karly Ray pi Yi a bssnhicpu ged "howe heaty ae "7 ca 418 sight Dore teenie a tak Bn, aged Guna Catton. P| ‘a ayart i fai “ hints h hat th fittings—ornamental—gnaranteed highest quality l'rench lacquer. Cee NS eo ae Mion” iy : ba sy Pity id 40 | Ge ices tee ms miMONy WY WiHIs> | Gaston, ‘ ave what they ‘ 8. | 6b, can... 1,96 ey, 18.00 for 36.00 Brass Beds | 29.50 for 59.00 Brass Beds, 35.00 for 70,00 Brass ao t , fi emt. ehh ry 25.00 for 51.00 Brass Beds 34.00 for 68.00 Brass Beds. 46.00 for 92.00 Brass Beds, Spa "Bnllie Meld, 8 Bebo? wine aust not 0 BB (