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NE DOES NOT HAVE TO
; smoke to feel comfortable
r. 'in a Smoking Jacket.
When yon are Invited out
, to dine a Tuxedo Coat and
civ?2 Vest is the proper caper.
But when you have supper at
home, put on a Smoking Jacket
and your Slippers chances are
that you'll feel so comfortable
you won't go out.
WE HAVE THEM AT
$5 to
SIO
Of course, there are lots of
cheap ones made, but we. sell
only "good ones." They are the
cheapest In the end.
BLIND MEN ON
WITNESS STAND
Maimed and Bereft of Sljjht 1 hey
Were Living Evidence of Dan
gers of Coal Mining.
MAKE PROPOUND IMPRESSION
An lb'Miltor N KllfitloiiH Prob
ably Individual Operator
Will Kelt to Coal tar.
r)luir Koiulx.
that nit mitre outside boat would be
n turned to fish In Mexkan wate-rs,
Mullen ulno received anothr message
Hinting (hat if boats came to fih In
Mexican waters Kh license would be
ulniiwt prohibitory.
OUR CHRISTMAS GOODS
Are arriving and will bo ready for Inspection In a few day.
Wo will, u usual, have the largest ami movent stock of IIull
duy food In the city,
BCItANTON. Dec. 6.Lawyer for
the Mlnewi rkcr continued to cull
wltm-MM-a today b fore the strike com
mission t testify to alleged Mack
listing method pursued by several com
panic In refusing to reemploy striker
who took u more or Iron prominent
purt In tlte strike. In most cases.
according to the testimony, no Matin-
factory reason was given why Hi.; men
were not taken back.
Two bllnl nn'n who were also badly
Injured nth r.vlo by underground c-x-
ptosian were I'ri'W'Mctl a llvinif cvl-
i1 ih v of liuiK -r n ihu inlrti'H.
NuililiiK touhl ! kiiriicd hvr to
duy with refLTt'nu! to the reported f
fortH at a iM.'til"iiHiit outside of tin
t onunlfiBliin .
After th blUid nun left the ulaml
uttmney for th oiierutors irnteKt
nl nKulnnt brliiKlnt; thone unforluiiate
li en to tho wltneK Btund. They werp
injured be fur th ulrlke and had no
direct bearing on the mutter lefor the
cnmiiilH!on. Mr. Knnow Mid he did
not Intend to overdo the prtwntulion of
fiuh wllneHfef, liut lie wuilted to brlntt
the I'oiiuiiiKiiltin to a reullstut'on of the
il a n if em of il liilnlnu.
t'hiilnniin Gruy here broke In and
mild lie hnvd tin: thing would not be
overdone.
"We huvi n realizing n-nse of the
condlllonii," he mild, "and 1 may nay
thut I never mw a widder Hta'le
thmi that presented by thene two men.'
Wuyne Mac eiuh mated that tt mil
Jorlty of the opemtom thought It bet
tor to adjourn till effort to reach by
umlcuble conference a bunl for the
awarj of the commlMlon until both
aide hud presented ull the tiKtlmony
they wished to offer. Sudden and
Kecent event huve given Rround for
the belief that as a reu!t of neRotla
tlon now In propres there wlH be an
Ultimate n.ile of the proertle of the
Individual operutor to the large coal
carrylns companle. It I entlmuted
thnt the colllerie of the 67 tndepend
ent oerrator can be purchased for
SHS.000,000.
Kniror William Very hitter In Ills
Oppmltion to the Doctrine,
ISKFHLAl.', l'russla, fec. 8. Em
pcror Wllllum, addresslnif a depota
lion of workmen today, made a bitter
antl-socalllst rf'h, declaring that It
wu a lie to say that the workman had
to rely on the socialist parly for the
betterment of their position. Hodallsts.
h added, had terrorized and trod
worklngmen under foot, and a mt-n of
honor they must have no more to do
with them. Emperor William conclud
ed by asknlg tho deputation to send
a .'OMrade fro mthrdr midst, a simple
unpretending man from the workshop,
Into the national parliament
KIIXKD BY A FALL.
Well Known New York Lawyer Pic-
Krom Fractured Skull.
NKW YOliKT. Pec. .-John Grey
lloyd, a well-known lawyer and one
of the beiit known citizens of Fordhum,
has fallen from a etcpladder Into the
cellar of his home and sustained a fnie.
of theHkull, from the effects of
whli h he died.
Il had been hi custom for years.
although he wax a man of wealth, to
niak rcpiilr , bJt l-ls house. He was
engaged In th.it manner when the ac
cident O'turred.
Ilitdy was 61 year old and for the
last three year he had been a prom
inent member jf the New Vork bar.
BLOODY MUTINY
ON BRITISH SHIP
American Sailors Kill Second Of
ficer and Take to Sea
in Open Boat
CAPTAIN PEATTIE WOUNDED
Trouble Experienced on the Lei
cester Catttle, Bound From
Han Francisco for
Queenstown.
TWO ROBBERS CAPTL'nED
Third Man Who Held Up Eagle Club
Rooms Hotly Pursued.
SALT LAKS, .Oac. S.j-A special to
the Tribune from l''icatelo, Idaho, says
that two of the three roe who held up
Kule club room last night and se
cured over 11000, have been captured
by the posse under Sheriff-elect Griffith
Arwth?r poss Is t lo upon Uie trail
of the third niember.
Tho captured men gave their names
as Hob Adams und Geo. Wilson, and
from papers found In their clothing It
I believed they raine from Seattle
SLIDES WILL PREVAIL
Heavy Pall
Disastrous.
of Snow Is
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l"ONPITION IS CRITICAL
Physlclnns Ilelleve That Mr.
Recovery Will Pe Slow.
Reed's
BAKER CITY. Ore., Dec. 5.-Owlng
to wires being down it Is Impossible
t) learn full particulars of the snow-
slide at Cornucopia which occurred
yesterday. However, It ha been as
certained that no one was killed.
Snow I still falling and old mountain
eera predict serious disasters from slid
e In many places, because the fall of
snow has been so sudden thnt It has
not hud, time to become packed.
BEE HIVE STORE NEWS
Special Prices This Week on
Ladles' and Children's Furs
Girls' White Aprons
li EIM aiHcnil
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Ladles' and Chlldreos' Costs
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WASHINGTON Dec 5 Improvement
In the condition of cx-Speuker Thomas
H. Reed ,a noted In the physlclftus'
bulletin, continued during the day al
though they suy It I still critical. To
night afl-r their visit to their patient
they isxued the following bulletin;
"At the present time (10:30 p. m.)
Mr. lioed i resting comfortubly. Ow
lug to an unavoidable excitement thle
nfternoon there was a slight elevation
of temperature. Thl lias subsided
and hi teniHinturo I now normal, 9S
6-10; respiration J6; pulse 88. Retains
naurishmenl: mind I clear, and np-
pendleal symptoms are continually
ubatlug."
ino psysician sny Mr. Roed s re
covery will be slow at best. For pre
cautionary reason the physicians have
on hand a quantity of ealliw solution
nnd a tank of oxygeu but ue of neith
er ha been resorted to. Oxygen mny
be used during the night If It Is found
necessary, said Dr. Gardner. Its pur
pose, he said, wns to oxldiae the blood
to r; to Mtmnnte poison which may
have d--vclo;)'?d as a result of uraoinlv
dlsordeii.
MRS. NATION IS ARRESTER
Announces That She Will Make Life
a Burden for Top?ka Saloon Men
TWF.KA. Kan., Dec. B.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation, saloon rmasher .returned to
this city yesterday morning and made
a to ir of the saloon prepamtory to
be-glnntng mother smashing tour. The
polico arrested Mrs. Nation on a
charge of disorderly conduct. She was
given a small fine In the police court.
Mrs. Nation announced that she will
repeat her old time exploits In this
city before long.
OMNIRVS HILL SUPPORTED.
Oklahoma Republicans Penonce Joint
Admission of Territories.
GUTHRIR. OUIa.. Dec. S.-The" an
nouncement Is made tonight that the
republican territorial chairman will Is
sue a call tomorrow ror a republican
statehood convention for the purpose
of endorsing the pending omnibus bill
and denouncing 'tlv senate substitute
bill as directly oprosed to the repuub
llcnn party In Oklahoma.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 5-The British
ship Leicester Castle, from San Fran-
Cisco, July 26, arrived here today. Her
commander reported that on September
10 three American seamen muitlned
and Captain Peattle and hi second
officer were shot, the latter fatally,
after an encounter with the mutineers.
who left the ship on a raft In mid
ocean. Captain .'cattle gave the names of
tha mutineers as W. A. Hobbs, Ernest
Sears and Turner. They were all
shipped In Saa Francisco. The second
officer, Mr. Nixon, was shot while
attempting to rescue the captain. In
the darkness the mutineers got a few
planks and formed a raft end launched I
It from the ship, which was then about
300 mile north of (he Pltcalrn islands.
The captain searchei for the raft the
next day, but It wis not sighted, and
It was surmised that It went to pieces.
Captain Peattle addnl that Hobh
wn the actual murderer of M Nix
on, whom he shot through the heart.
The captain himself was shot twice,
but had i.ullo recovered when he ar
rived here. .
Wha the chief officer discovered that
the three men had mutined, he muster
ed the rest of the .rew, intending to
await daylight and rapture the muti
neers, but the latter, escaped in the
interim. The captain Is unable to ac
count for the mutiny. He thinks It
was the Intention of the men to murder
the officer and others who refused to
Join them, and take the ehlp to Pltcairn
island.
Jt is laid that Hobbs came from Il
linois. Sear from Idaho and Juwes
Turner from Portland, Ore.
The mutineers took a week's provis
ion with them on the raft.
been appointed chief of the transpor
tation and traffic department of the
Louis exposition.
Mr, Rlstine was receiver for the Cot
orauo iMKtiand railroad and whn the
control of that road was taken out
of the courts Mr. Ristine osstunr d the
chairmanship, of the western frelgl
bureau. He also ha been connected
with several other railroads in the west
and south at different periods.
EXCHAN03 OF TROOPS
Soldle-r In Philippines Will Do Duty
In Local Departm-Jnt.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 5.- The war
department today Issued an order for
an exchange of 15 Philippine regiment
with the same number of troop In the
United States.
The troops ordered to the Philippine
will be the Thirteenth cavalry now at
Fort Meade, 8. D., and Fort Keogh
Stont., the Seventaenth Infantry at
Vancouver barrack, Boise banicks
and Fort Wright and Fort Lawtou,
Wash,
Among the troops to come homo from
the Philippines are the Tenth Infantry
which will be assigied to the depart
ment of the Columbia.
PRESIDENT APPOINTS REFEREE3
"Lilly White" Movement In Alabama
Will Meet Opposition.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 4.-The
Age-Herald says: President Roose
velt has designated Joseph O. Thomp
son, C. H. Scott and WUllam F. Aid
rich as referees in Alabama to make
recommendations for men to be ap
pointed to fill vacancies occurring In
political offices in the state.
The referees named are opposed to
the so called "Lily White" movement
In Alabama.
CHURCHMAN FOUND DEAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. M. Bel
lauln, secretary and assistant to his
brother, Plshop Tikhon, the head of
the Russian church on this coast, has
been found dead in bed. Death wa
caused by paralysis of the heart. Bish
op Tikhon is now In New York.
ATLANTIC COAST
SWEPT BY STORMS
First Snow of Season Covers
New England to Depth of
Eight Inches. .
SEVERE WEATHER IN EUROPE
Sailing Vessel and Steamer Are
Wrecked Off Cape If atteras
and Crews Are Given .
Upas Lost.
BOSTON, Dec. 5. -After an unusu
ally long period of mild . weather a
storm from the irulf brought grim win
ter to New England today with great
suddenness and for the lirst time thin
season, covered the entire region with
snow to a depth of eight inches. '
New England received the full bene
fit of aortbsast gale. The only ship
wreck reported was that of a schooner
which ran on ..he Dog bar breakwater
In Gloucester harbor. No lives wre
lost.
IN EUROPE
LONDON, Dae. 5. Telegrams from
all parts of Europe record severe wea-
iher and now.
SCHOONE51 ROKEN UP
Other Vessels Founder and Steamer
Thought to be Lost.
HATTERAS. N. C, Dec. S. Tho ob
server of the weather bureau reports
that the four ma-jtJd schooner Wesley
M. Oler went ashore at the Hatteras in
let life saving station early this morn
ing during a storm. She was pounc
ing in the surf about one mile off shore
when her foremast went over carrying
probably the last roan. Almost im- .
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HIGHWAY APPROPRIATION.
Road Between New Tork and Chicago
to Receive Good Support.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-It has beer.
decided by the exeeiutlve committee
of the National Association of Auto
mobile manufacturers to call a trade
convention in Crieago in February to
take action toward the presentation of
bill in congress providing for an ap
propriation of $21,000,000 toward a na-J
tional highway. I
The feature of the bill to be present
ed and urged will be a proviso thath
he expenss of the proposed highway
wm oe snurea equally Dy tne national
government, the state and county.
JUST IN
NO CONCERTED -PLOT
To ASSASSINATE LEOPOLD
Schem of Rubtno to Regain Confidence
of Betrayed Anarchistic Colleagues
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-A Times dis
patch from Brussels by way of London
says mat M. Nagels, the procure re
du rol, who has returned to Brussels
from London, dispels the notion of a
oncerted plot In the attempt recently
to assassinate King Leopold.
He says the anarchist, Rubino, was
formerly employed by the Italian con
sulate in London to report the doings
of anarchists. He betrayed both the
narvhlsts and his employers and wish
ed to regain the confidence of hi col
leagues by a single-handed exploit.
FISHING SCHOONERS TIED UP
FOUGHT WITH CUSTER.
Prohibited Froiv Oolng Further
Iness in Melxcan Water.
Ilus-
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5.-A11 the fish
ing schooners of I.a Flaya are at an
chor opposite Roscvllle nnd v ill bo idle
for n tin e. The schooners l.ave been
employed on the-lower coast, catching
nnd salting flsh, but last week word
was received from Ensenada that no
more fishing schooner f rum San Diego
or any American port would be J-i
lowed to flrh In Mexican waters. Tills
caused consternation.
A meeting was hold and Jose Manes.
who owns a vess?l, was appointed to
make further inquiry. Ho telegraphed
to the American consulate at Ensenada. i
and he has received a reply that a
company hus receivea a concession
from the Mexican government and I
Traveling Passenger Agent of N. V.
Central Railroad Is Dvad.
NEW YORK, Dec, 5-William Henry
Welch, traveling rassenger agent of
the New York Central railroad, la dead
at Yonkrs from a tumor on the brain.
He served 'through the Civil war with
the Sixteen1))! Michigan .and later wm
with Custer In the Indian campaigns.
BRICK STRUCTURE BURNS.
ROCK FORD. III., Dec. 5. The Mead
building, a five-story brick structure,
was destroyed by Are tonight. It was
occulped by the Northam Bros. & Co.
department store and he Rockford
business college. The loss is 275,000,
Insurance about $250,000.
ANNUAL BICYCLE RACE.
Devotees of the Wheel Prepare for an
Arduous Contest.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. A few minutes
after midnight on Monday morning In
Madison Square garden. 15 men, each
the representative of a team, will start
for the tenth annual bKycle ruce of
six days and six night on a 10-lap
broad tracks,
The team entered for the contest
this year comprise six pairs from Eu
rope and 10 teams made up frdm the
well known rider of this country.
Burnt Leather Goods
Pillow Tops, Card Cases
Tobacco Pouches
Opera Bags, Table Covers
Shopping Bags
C.
H. COOPER'
THE LEADING HOUSE OF ASTOltlA
n
THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
ST. LOUIS FAIR OFFICAL.
George W. Ristine Has Held Various
Prominent Railroad Positions. .
DENVER, Dec. 5. Word ha just
been received here that George W. Ris
tine, the well known railroad man, has
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