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COMPANY.
QUALITY,
QUANTITY
AND VARIETY
Are at their height in each
department, with prices just
about the right flavor—a
smacking of bargains.
The Wash Goods depart-
ment is doing a pretty hand-
. some thing with genuine
hair-cloth Skirts—four—gored,
extra full, usually $7 . 50, now
$4.98. ‘
Another new lot Oi Scotch
Plaids, double width, 15 c. a
yd. Great value.
French Satteen, Persian
designs, well covered grounds
———best satteen made—suitable
for fancy wear, usual price
37 t c. now 15 c. a yard.
German linen Gin ghams,
every thread linen, warranted
fast colors—an odd lot at an
Odd price—4O c. goods, for 15
cents a yd.
The fuss O’veii our Jackets
and Capes still keeps up.
But it is the right sort Of fuss
——the kind that carries worth
and comfort with it. Right
up to the fashion mark.
We are making it a great
object to buy your Carpets
here—money object, quality
object and beauty object—
three of the most prominent
features in good buying.
It takes a good many
strokes of the pen to tell you
what you’ll see at a single
glance when you’re here.
Men who shave themselves
ought to have handy a bottle
of Hind’s Honey and Almond
Cream; ought to have one
at the barber’s, if they shave
there. It is one of the. best
lotions, or face wash, in use.
Don’t fail to let the child-
ren visit our new Toy room ;
it’s a revelation to toy buyers
as well as to the little ones.
Just watch their little eyes
snap with joy—hardly kndW
which they like best.
"THE HOU_S_ll_.,C:lUCllSES.
By Acclamation the Republicans Nom-
inate Reed For Speaker. .
HIS SIGNIFICANT ADDRESS.
He Says This Congress May Be Praised For
\Vhat It Does Not Do—The McDowell
Combine Successful—The Democrats
Renomlnate Ex-Speaker Crisp.
_ WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The Republicans
of the house of representatives met in cau-
cus Saturday night and unanimously nom-
inated ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed Of
Maine for speaker of the Fifty-fourth con-
gress. This action was anticipated, as at
no time had any effort been inaugurated
to Contest his election. Hon. Galusha
1859, nominated Mr. Reed in the caucus.
He simply presented Mr. Reed’s name,
and the nomination was made by a rising
vote and amidst cheers. Mr. Grow, Mr.
Cannon and Mr. Payne escorted Mr. Reed
to the hall, and when the cheering which
greeted his appearance had subsided he
made a brief speech of acceptance._ He said:
Mn. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN~FOr
the honor which you have conferred upon
me I tender you my sincere thanks. I
am, however, not in the least liable to
confound with my own personality this
tribute of your kindness. I had only the
good fortune to be so placed that I repre-
sented as well as I was able the patriotic
sense ofa great party, and it is to that
patriotic sense of our party that you ten-
der the tribute of your matured as you
did your temporary approval. History
will a‘eord us praise for what we did in
the Fifty-first congress, and it may accord
us its praise in this for what we do not do.
We have unfortunately a divided gov-
ernment, which usually leads to small re-
sults, but there are times when rest is as
healthgiving as exercise. We must not
forget that our first and greatest duty is
to do all We can to restore confidence to
business, and that we must avoid all bus-
iness legislation. Rather than run risks
We can afford to wait until well matured
plans give us assurances of permanent
benefit. Crude and hasty legislation is,
above all things, to be shunned. Could
we cause our immense popular majority
to overflow into other branches of the
government, and could we have full con-
trol, we would create not a perfect world
perhaps, but a. world rather more fit to
live in than we have lately had.
Even as things are I do not for a mo—
ment doubt that our patriotic instincts
will lead us to make every sacrifice, ex-
cept Of principle, to rescue our country
from its temporary disaster. Not only
have we been elected by the overwhelm-
ing vote of the people as their servants,
but as a house of representatives, of which
we are the majority, the right to initiate
taxation of the people is, by the constitu-
tion, placed in our hands as a sacred trust,
which we have no right to surrender, and
which all parties, however they differ on
other things, will assuredly maintain.
That we shall be ready at all times to fur-
nish adequate revenues, for the govern-
ment according to our sense of public
duty no man can doubt.
This is the great nation of this hemis-
phere, and while we have no desire to in-
terfere with other nations we shall main—
tain our position here with firmness and
self respect and at the same time with
careful consideration of facts and that
conservatism of action which shall leave
no bad question to trouble our future. In
this I trust the whole government in all
its branches will be in accord with each
other and with the people.
Two Gavels For Reed.
When Mr. Bleed had finished his speech
of acceptance, Mr. Foss of Illinois and
Mr. Hilborn of California each presented
him with a gavel; These he accepted
with appropriate remarks, in the course
of which he alluded to the fact that he
had spent some years on the Pacific coast
as a. young man. In closing his remarks,
Mr. Reed said:
”To all the audience I must add that I
cannot undertake to reconcile the differ-
ence Of these gentlemen as to:their metal-
lic vieWS.”
The point in Mr. Reed’s last remark
was the fact that Mr. Foss made an allu-
sion to sound money, while Mr. Hilborn
talked for free silver. ‘
The gavel presented by Mr. Foss was
made of wood from the home of Henry
Clay, in Kentucky, and was handsomely
carved and mounted with silver and gold.
The gavel from California was from a
piece of the old warship Hartford, which
has recently been refitted in the Mare is-
land navy yard.
Previous to Mr. Reed’s nomination the
caucus had organized by electing Mr.
Grosvaenor of Ohio chairman of the caucus
by a vote of 156 to 74 for Mr. Henderson
of Iowa. Mr. Ellis of Oregon was elected
secretary by'a vote of 139 to '77 for Mr.
Hoker of New York. These Officers
will serve during the session. ‘Mr. Gros-
venor’s election was a victory for what
was known as the McDowell combination
on house officers and foreshadowed the
success of the combine ticket.
The IMcDoweIl Combine Wins.
In order the following officers were then
selected by the caucus:
Clerk, Alexander McDowell of Pennsyl-
vania; sergeant-at-arms, Benjamin F.
Russell of Missouri; .doorkeeper, William
J. Glenn of New York; postmaster, Jos-
eph C. McElroy of Ohio; chaplain, Rev.
H. N. Couden. of Michigan.
The successful candidate for clerk, ex-
Representative McDowell, wasnominated
by Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, and Gen-
eral Henderson of Illinois, also an ex-rep-
resen tative, was nominated by Mr. Cannon
of Illinois. The vote was: McDoWell,
164; Henderson, 4. . .
Mr. Russell was nominated, by Mr.
Barthold of Missouri, and Mr. Evans of
Kentucky presented the name of Mr. Ed
Parker of his state. _Mr. Evans said that
the south was a few years ago practically
without representation on the Republican
side of the house, and the Republicans of
that section had, by determined work,
Wrestcd 23 representatives from the Dem-
ogats. Part-y policy demanded thatthese
Grow, who was speaker of the house in.
'to be extremely improbable.
‘the rooms of the Cosmos club.
effects should WFe‘co'gniEedwifi the—distrii
bution of ofiices, and he thought that the
position of sergeant-at-arms should be ac-
corded that section. But Russell was se-
lected by 167 to 70 for Parker. ' _.
It was thought that after General Hen-
derson had been defeated for clerk that he
might be presented for sergeant—at-arms,
but it was found that the combination
was too strong to be broken in that way.
Mr. Payne of New York nominated Mr.
Glenn for ‘doorkeeper, and Mr. .Lyon of
North Carolina named, William Tipton of
Tennessee for the same position. The
Vote was: Glenn, 174-; Tipton, 65. '
IV r. Northway of Ohio nominated Mr.
McElroy for postmaster, and Mr. Tipton
of Tennessee was named by Mr. McCall
of that state for the place. The vote was:
McElroy, 167; Tipton, 70.
The most protracted contest was for the
position of chaplain. Nine men Were
nominated, only two being outside of the
District of Columbia. 'Rov. H. N. Couden
of Michigan was nominated on the third
ballot, receiving 102 votes, against 96 for
H. C. Fisher of Kansas, the other candi-
dates having been in the meantime with-
drawn. .
The Democratic Caucus.
Sixty—two of the 105 members Of the
Democratic minority of the house met in
caucus to form the Democratic house‘or‘
ganization and renominate their officers
in the last congress. Mr. Culberson of
Texas, who has held his seat since the
Forty-fourth congress, was elected chair-
man of the Democratic caucus for the
Fifty-fourth congress to succeed Mr. Hol-
man of Indiana. Messrs. Robinson of
Louisiana and Rusk of Maryland were
elected caucus secretaries.
Ex-Speaker Crisp was named for a third
term by Mr. Richardson of Tennessee,
and the nomination was carried unani-
mously with considerable enthusiasm.~
The other officers of the Fifty-third con-
gress were selected as the Democratic slate
without opposition. Selection of the three
Ir four minor officers whom the minority
is permitted to name was postponed.
The best of feeling prevailed, ,and there
Was no tendency to bring the financial
question forward.- although the gold and
free silver leaders were both present.
HAS WAR. BEG—UN?
A Rumor That Hostilities Between Tur-
key and Great Britain Have
Been Inaugurated.
PARIS, Dee. 2.———A reportis current that
a British warship has passed through the
Dardanellcs, and that while making the
inward passage was fired upon by the
Turkish forts. ’
The rumor cannot be confirmed.
LONDON, Doc. 2.—The Observer prints
the following dispatch from Paris:
“A report is current here that a British
warship passed the Hellespont and was
fired upon by the forts.
“It is merely a rumor, and there is no
confirmation whatever.”
Besides the dispatch to The Observer
nothing is known here regarding the al—
leged firing on a British warship, and it
is the consensus of opinion that the report
is unfounded.
Such action .on the part of the com-
manders of the Turkish forts is thought
THE ALASKA recs—13AM.
Professor Baker Advocates Settling the
Dispute by \Var lVitli England.
WAsniNGTON, Dec. 2.—-‘3rofessor Mar-
cus Baker of the coast and geodetic sur-
vey, who went to Alaska for the United
States in connection with the boundary
dispute, stirred the usually mild scientists
of Washington last night by the boldness
of his declarations in a lecture on Alaska
before the National Geographic society in
He scouted the idea of arbitrating the
question of England’s claim to the 5,000
square miles of territory between Portland
canal and Beam canal, on the southeast
border of Alaska, and said the only arbi-
tration admissible was the arbitration of
battle it the British claim should be in-
sisted upon.
The sentiment was loudly applauded,
and at the close of the address Mr. Baker
was invited by a popular vote to repeat
the lecture in a larger hall.
, Strengthening England’s Navy.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—Relying‘ on the sur-
plus that is shown in the budget, the gov-
ernment has ordered increased admiralty
expenditures to accelerate the completion
of warships and to strengthen and extend
the cooling stations. Those expenditures
are ordered in anticipation of the sanction
of parliament, but the government is sure
to secure that with its majority in the
house of commons and also in the house
of lords. Part of the surplus will be re-
served tO pay ed a fraction of the national
debt.
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011 team BERLIN
Widespread 0 art Iidrigues and the
Coming Gabi it Crisis.
A new IMPERIAifi FAVORITE.
General von Schweinitzj ay Succeed Von
Keener as Minister 1 p the Interior.
The Anti-Socialist. Cr: sade the Rock
on Which the Gabi: (2 Will Split.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.—Everything points to
a cabinet crisis in spite of official denials.
The positions of Herr 'von Keeller, the
Prussian minister for theinterlor; Dr. von
Boetticher, the vice president of the coun-
cil of ministers and imperial secretary of
state for the interior; General Bronsart
von Schellendorf, the minister for war;
Freiherr von Berlepsch, the minister of
commerce, and Freiherr Marschall von
Bieberstein, the minister for foreign af-
fairs, and even that of Herr von Lucanlus,
the chief of the imperial civil cabinet, are
said to be shaken. '
Evidences of widespread court intrigue
to get rid of the minist‘ rs who are dis-
tasteful to the Agraria s, Conservatives
and Military party have“ omo to the sur-"
face recently. Herr vouKoeller is appar-
ently the minister o is the most
threatened. The emperor, it is stated, is
displeased at the recent maladroit prose-
cutions for less majeste, especially the
case of Professor Delbrueck, which were
Ordered by Herr von Koeller.
The cabinet itself, moreover, is divided
respecting the expediency of the extreme
' antisocialist measures adopted by the po-
lice, and nobody would be astonished to
hear of a ministerial upheaval.
The emperor during the last few days
has been treating General von Sohweinitz,
formerly German minister to Russia, with
marked distinction, and :it is whispered in
court circles that he will succeed Herr
von Koeller as minister for the interior.
The latter, however, continues to enjoy
the approbation of the Conservatives.
Count von Mirbaoh, the leader of the
Conservative party, has i sued a manifesto
to the electors of East . russia, in which
he rejects for his party. he overtures of
the National Liberals and declares that
the Conseryative Center will continue to
constitute a majority ofthe reichstag and
the diet, and that the :government can
have his party’s supportgpnly in exchange
for some measure similar to the Kanitz
grain monopoly bill andfthe reinstitution
of bimetallism. A clearly defined govern-
ment programme, modefigd largely on the
policy of Prince Bismarck, he declares, is
absolutely required to induce confidence
in the government. -
This manifest-o is clearly aimed at the
- majority of the present cabinet.
The Socialist Crusade.
The extraordinary police campaign
against the Socialists during the past
week, involving the search of the homes
of all the Socialist leaders, including the
members of the reichstag, and the closing
of about a dozen of the leading Socialist
clubs, is based on the antiquated Prussian
law of associations, dating back to 1850.
Every day last week raids were made upon
the clubs and residences of Socialists in
Berlin and other towns. and about a score
of the leading SocialiSts are to be prosc-
cuted. '_
The closing of the big—Socialist clubs on
Friday, however, caused the greatest flut-
ter in Socialist circles, and the matter will
be brought before the roichstag, when
exciting debates are expected.-
In spite of the repression the Socialists
remain defiant, and The Vorwaerts, organ
of the party, publishes an ironical article,
advising Herr von Koellcr to continue the
persecutiOn, claiming that it will tend to
make the Socialist party stronger and
more harmonious and citing the results of
the era of Tessendorf, during which the
Socialist party sextupled.
The reopening of the reichstag on
Tuesday will be without special brilliancy.
The nature of all the government bills is
known, and there will be no surprises
during the session, though it is expected
to be a stormy one on account of the in-
troduction of extraneous matter, such as
the less majeste prosecutions, and the
Hammerstein scandal and letters are sure
to lead to heated discussions.
Prince Bismarck has accepted member-
ship in the German Association of Sport,
and on Friday he received a delegation
from the Berlin Academy of Arts, headed
by Professor Ends, who presented him
with a splendidly mounted address, ap-
pointing him an honorary member.
Influenza is again appearing in epi-
demic form in Berlin, notably in the
northern part of the city, and among the
school children diphtheria and scarlet
fever are raging. The mortality in Berlin
has increased 25 per cent.
The first Christmas trees arrived here
last week and brought high prices. Snow
fell in Berlin on Wednesday.
On the anniversary of the death Oi
Princess Bismarck, Wednesday last, the
emperor and empress sent a large wreath,
tied with a broad silk ribbon embroidered
with the imperial crown and their initials,
to be placed upon her tomb.
Poisoned Her Aunt.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Mrs. Annie Hef-
fern, 30 years Old, of Northfleld, N. Y.,
died yesterday afternoon of carbolic acid
poisoning. A doctor had prescribed gin
for the woman, but her niece, Annie
Lewis, says she gave her aunt the carbolin
acid by accident, having mistaken the
bottle for the one containing gin. The
coroner will investigate the case.
Cut In a Duel.
BUDAPEST, Dec. 2.—As a result of the
exciting scene in the Hungarian duet,
when Baron Andreansky charged Herr
von Perczel, minister of theinterior, with
assisting in alleged election abuses, a
sword duel took place yesterday between
Andreansky and Perezel. Herr Andreans-
ky receiving a sword cut and sustaining
injuries of the head.
‘_ Measles In? the Navy.
NEWPORT, It. 1., Dec. 2.-—-An epidemic
of measles has broken out at the naval
station. and already there are 15 cases in
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A Carpet for a Christmas Present is
more useful than diamonds.
75c 85 st Tapestry Brussels for‘590.
690 All wool Ingrain for 48c.
pet to a customer.
500 Linen \‘s'arp Matting for 250.
250 Best Matting for 170.
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