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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JAN U A 11 Y 17. 1!0.1. BLLL HEADS LABOR UNION Mat Prom. to fa a Livelj lewim u.i3 i I-.t a Calm. ENDORSE THE CHARTER TAX AMENDMENT Dclcaarte firm Many t titans A- mit.t-A in the f rniral Ejtr-iint Jt Isrrllnacna Jlaalnean Tra aaartcd. The following officers were elected by the Central Labor union last night, after a Ion and exceedingly lively session: Puvtdcnt, W. H. Bull; vice president, John X. Keby; secretary, William Grieb; secretary-treasurer, J. A. Bapst; sergcant-at-arma, Al Jordan; trumee. O. P. Shrum, J. E. Crura and Charlea Hart. It waa a victory fc; the trade unionists against the aortal Iptg. m There waa promise of some disorder at t.e openinK of the meeting. A large naralier of the delegates, including the prea,deat, secretary nd vice president, were In rau'us until long after the hour for opening the meeting. Those who were not In the conference met at toe hall, and arter waiting twenty minutes, chose John Tlerncy aa temporary presiding officer and J. A. Bradford aa temporary secretary. Veter Kelwls was appointed vice president and the meeting waa opened. Before any business had been transacted the regular officers filed Into the room and the tem porary officers surrendered their places without a word. C. F. Harrison and John N. Frenzor of the tax committee of the Real Estate ex change were present and spoke at length upon the subject of the charter provision for the assessment of railroad property. Resolutions were adopted endortirg the, position taken by the real estate men on the assessment of railroad as Well as all other property and endorsed the proposed henge In the city charter which will give the tax commissioner the unquestioned power to assess the railroad property within the city at Its trite value. Instead of taking the mileage bus Is of the state board. . A proposition to boycott all of the saloons tandllng Store beer was referred to the arbitration committee with instructions to have the matter settled as soon as possible, otherwise the boycott to be enforced. The new scale of the hoisting and pile driving engineers was received and ap proved. The report of the strike board showing total receipts of l,2,r.50 since the begin ning of the Union Pacific strike was re calved and Died. t'pon motion of Charles Hart a commit tee consisting of Elmer E. Riland, Qua L. Hollo and J. A. Bradford was appointed to o to Lincoln to oppose the repeal of the exemption laws and to favor certain labor legislation. The trustees reported upon the books ct the financial secretary, showing total re ceipts for tbe past six months of $431 and expenditures of $166.30, with forty-nine unions affiliated. ( Then rame the nomination of officers. The Informal ballot for president' brought out. the names of Peter Keiwlx. W. H. Bell. Harry McVea and John Klrby. Klrby and Mc,Ve withdrew and W. H. Bell was elected by a vota of 63 to 55. The other officers were elected on the Ilrst ballot. Delegates were admitted as follows: - F!1. u"4'a. J D- Murphy; freight Handlers Q. R. Franklin, k. t. Dunn. lcre Croft; bollermukere. J. D. Murmiy e-c. 0,h-??hldt. LfcHiKlas; plumbers 11. W. McVea, F. Green. Jj. J. Connell I't'.T'.''" 4lJorn Walker, Al Jordan Tom Denton; leathervorkers, Peter KelwU. John Brown. E. B. Stout; barbers. L. V Ouye, H. o. Hmim&nn, Frank Crews; Iron rnolders. J Daughton, A. Johnson. John perron; tailors. Fred Bchults. Jacob Han. son. John H. Bock; brewery workers, Ceo: are Lhlera. J. Kauffmann. Chris Heine; railway epresmen, V. J. Sexton. H. N. i. hnstensrn, W. A. Rourk: street railway H'J' "!. Ouy Smith, T. T. Kln haclo; hrlckmakerw. Z. Turpin, Otto Tlckard, Menry Klnner; stereotypes, L. H. Bailey, A. DiUby; egg and butter workers, tnarles Brough. C. F. Katekln, W. E. H.rj: bricklayers. O. P. Shrum, Burt Ilnoth. C. A. Stevenson; eteamttttera' helps-re A. Huler, John Hoppe, R. K. Tlxard; white cnoka, Bert Gibson, Theodore l)all. eter Mrrhens; boot and shoe workers, E. J. Hauck John Klrby, Qeorge H. Carr; cooks helpers. H. Tewell, F. C. Warner George Pearson; drain layers, I,en Stein buck, Ous Brodgren, John Webb; coopers, C. O. Kdmonda, Louis Bauer, Albert Mil ler; machinists. T. L. VIIon, John Mor ton. Q. N. Lamb; meat cutters. M. H. Bar low; musicians, F. W. Issentlne, Harry Sfte, L. A. Ittner; electrical workers. No. ti. llllam Wales, A. Wlaser, W. N. Scott; Jorseshoers, F. C. Moore. O. 8. Wataon V. W.. Wills: bookbinders, J. Pohoralek. 1 Bunne, Al Kllltan; stage employes, E. 8 "looker, William yuinlan. James Whalen; structural Iron workers. Frlta Ressman. John Ekstrom, O. L. Sullivan: steam engi neer. Frank. Manaell, Edward Augustine, William La arson team drivers, J. E. Crews Charles Mart. B. Murray: blacksmiths! Charles Frmplsll. William Urleb. John Ruef; -""it vv,lllam Thacker; typographical. The Hotel of S0O3. Clerk Michael, are you about through morvlng those trunks? '"Tea. sor; in a few minutes." "Wells when you've finished stretch the life net over the front pavement. Mr. Hibawl has just telephoned from the top floor that her husband has fallen out of its window." Smart 8et. Frequent Throbbing Koarfacfio. There's many a cause for headache. Men are not often troubled by headacbea. When they are it is generally due to bil iousness or indigestion. But women have headaches which seem peculiar to their sex, frequent nervous throbbing headachea. Does it not acetn as if such headaches peculiar to women must be at once related to womanly disease? Wom en who suffer with diseases pecutiar to the sex do not realize the drain of vital strength and nerve force they undergo a a consequence of disease. It is this which causes the familiar headachea of aide women. , Dr. Pierce'a Favorite Prescription cures such headaches by curing the cause irregularity, weakening drains, inflammation, ulceration or female weak nesa. "Favorite itescription invigor ates and tones up the entire system, en courage the appetite, quiets the nerves aud gives refreshing sleep. as troubled with roncrstioa of the sterws and fctuial weikaw iJt aet yar." wiiu- iln. R,,b. kerwio. u4 Albert, Hastlnc-i Co.. Out. Was so wk aad soroa I could baldly do any woe.. Had en rm ta back, auo li4- aeu aad pain ia tirad. My Heart woald beat ao hard and tat at iisara 1 would hare to sit still till I ft sll nxht asaio. Bui after taking four bntiirt ol Ur. 1'ierce S Faenrit PTMcnptioa and 0 one of hi -OoUlea Mcllcal Inaciwcrr-' I fc-lt ulirelv well. I also nacd one bo of LoHotl aaieta' and one oi ' Ruoouurie' a iHrecteol All Ibe svmpcoma of m ImuWe bae duup scared and 1 am completely ord. I Ikaas, yial ivw yuut kind advtce aud yc.ir mcdunse Dr. Pierce'a Pleasant PelleU clear tha, ' couipUxiou and sweeten the breath, ' If; - AT THE PLAYHOUSES "Are Ana Mason f at the Boyal. I'nder a more attractive' title, ""Are Tou a Mason?" ouaht to be popular. 4l is like th? sln(ed cat of the proverb, much better than appears on the surface. Constructed solely for laughing purposes. It alms to en Render mirth by purely legitimate methods, and the Uughter is the result of the ludi crous IncMentsahat naturally follow In the action of the play. Mrs. Caroline Blood ftcod (MIlj ECfle Oermofi) Is one of thos? K-ad eld women with a mission and a de sire to repress any tendency In the direc tion of Jollity on the part of her husband, Amos (Mr. Edwsrd Kelly). 8he allows him the prfSrllege of becoming a Mason In llu of pleasures of another sort. He doesn't join, but tells his wife he does. an1 has bis quiet (tame of poker on the night when she thinks he Is at the lodge. His son-in-law, Frank Perry (Mr. Thomas David) adopts the same tactics, but does not let on to his father-in-law. Each, Is endeavoring to conceal from the other the fraud he has practiced on his wife, and the affair Is more than ever complicated by the appearance of a genuine Mason on the scene, (hit of the Incidental situations, which follow logically, comes all the fun. Mr. Kelly Is a clever comedian and has excellent support, particularly In Miss Oermon, who Is the Ideal woman who wants to manage. Others In the east adft much to the enjoyment of the piece by their In telligent efforts. A matinee and an even ing performance today close the engage ment. TWO BALLS THAT SUCCEEDED Brotherhood ef Railway Trainmen aad Crelarhtosi Medical Stwdents Entertain Friends. Crcightou hall was Jammed to the guards last night by members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and their friends, some 600 strong. The occasion waa the thirteenth annual ball of Success lodge No. 135. and the occasion will long be a memorable one for the many hundreds who participated. Ten pieces furnished abund ant sweet music for the dancing and the program contained twenty-four regular dancfes and five extras. The programs were most original and Interesting. All dances were titled, conspicuous being the second on the card, a waits, dedicated to "E. Dick inson, the Boys' Friend." Besides this all the different orders and all the popular men of the lodge were remembered by name sake dances. The extras were named In order "No Steam," "Out of Water," "Leak lug Bad," "On Time Nit." and "Hard Coal 1 Per Ton." J. H. McCandless was the master of cere monies and bis assistants were F. F. Parker and H. P. Graham. The committee on ar rangements waa C. H. Ostrom. H. B. Wetb erel snd E. F. Hudson. There was a recep. tlon committee of fifteen members In evi dence, as well as a floor committee of twenty-two. At Metropolitan hall lant night the Creighton Medical Dancing club gave the third of Its monthly series. Forty couples or mors enjoyed the event, which was suc cessful In every way, aa have been Its predecessors. , Aa orchestra of six pieces furnished music for the evening and fifteen dadces and four extras were en the program. Refreshments were served down . stairs. The hall was prettily decorated. The floor committee in active charge of the affair comprised L. P. Murphy. Monroe Jqnes and B. B.' Baldwin. ' i - MISCALLED , "IIAIH TOXICS." Moat Hair Preparations Are Merely Scalp Irritants of Ko Valne. Most hair preparations are merely scalp Irritants, miscalled hair tonics. When hair Is brittle, lusterless and begins to fall out, the- dandruff germ Is getting in Its deadly work at the root, sapping the vitality. Since science discovered that dandruff Is a germ disease there has been only one preparation put on the market that will actually destroy the dandruff germ, and that Is Newbro's Herplcide. It allays Itch ing Instantly, destroys the germ, and the falling hair stops and hair grows luxuri antly. Ask your druggist for Herplcide. It allays Itching Instantly; makes hair grow. Fire Does Little Daaiaare. Fire started yesterday evening In the warehouse of Beebe & Runyan, 1647-1W3 Bherman avenue, but was extlnguUihed after a loss of less than J 100 had been caused. The building stands on sloping around and the tire originated and waa con fined to the front part of the floor, which is the basement on the street and the second tory from the rear. The water meter Is In a small room partitioned off and had been packed with aawdust and other ma terlala. It la supposed that there may have been some apparatus for keeping the meter trora fr easing, which caused tne nre. The story on which waa the blase and the one above were vacant, but the top floor and the basement at the back were packed with furniture. This waa not damaged. The fire waa a difficult one to get at and would have been of a serious nature II It had had a few moments' start. Yonnar Hoamera Arrested. Arnold Solomon, son of Dr. Solomon, with residence at 1M7 Vinton street, and Albert Kamp, whose father Uvea at the Intersec tion of Seventeenth and Ieavenwor'.h streets, were arrested last night because they would not stay at home, voung Solo mon la quite a traveler considering tile age. which is atxiut 14 years, and has been. witn. out object and without means, to various places. When arretted he said that he and the othor boy had Juat returned from Den ver, leaving there Wednesday morning. Ho aald that they had hidden under the seats of a railway coach. Mortality tttatlatlra. The following births were reported at the office of the Board of Health in the course of the twenty-four hours ending at noon Friday: Births Frank O. Babka. 1247 8nuth Fif teenth avenue, girl; Joseph Rummelhart, 7U North Forty-rtrat avenue, boy. LOCAL BREVITIES. Pat Crawley, lodging houae frequenter, waa arrested yesterday arternoon by Ber- Beant Hudaon and charged with the ma clous destruction of property. Harrison Talbot of South Omaha and Al bert Anderson, living at Elgnteenth and Cuming streeta. have ben arretted as aus picious character and will ue held tor in vestigation. Myrlan V. Lrvlson oetitlons for dlvnrre from ChJorge. alleging non-support. They were married November 2s, lw. at Brook lyn, N. Y., and have a son, whose custody the petitioner aska. Jack Gibbons of Bast Omaha hna been arrested up complaint of J. H. HarrUtuu, who conduct the employment agency at Hi South Twelfth street, and who accuees the prisoner of breaking a window In hu place. J. H. Vfrlntosh will address the Philo sophical aorlity In parlor B, Haxton hotel, at I.Su Sunday afternoon, on "The Power of Congress to Regulate the Industrial Corpor ations." The meeting will be open to tho public. W. L. Ogdtn and A. M. Hansen have en tered suit In the district court againtt P. B. Halght at Co. for 10. alleging that amount ta be due for twelve spirometers and inert K-al batteries shipped by express upon order of the Haight company, but refused. To vbtam W.fM damage for Injuries sus tained January 1, when a meat wagun col lide j with a street oar at Sixteenth and cjtellar streets. Mayer Bercovt sue both t' Omaha At Council Bluffs Btreet Hallway amipanv and ;"-e Cudahy Hacking rom Tany. He waa on the car and acted aa buffer for the end of the wagon tongua after It had crashed through the vestibule of the car. Tha rvault waa a broken rib and aundry Md divara other bruises) aud injur lea. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Jetter Brewing Company Kow Serki a CoiiowrioB from tha Oitj. WANTS TO LAY SPUR TRACK ON X STR ET la Consideration of that Prlvlleae (mpanr Will Open Y ftreet from Twenty-Seventh to Thirty. SUth Streeta. Right along with the uovement on foct to have the city vacate streets :A alleys cornea a proposition front the Jetter Brew ing company. This company is now nego tiating with the Rock Island road for a spur to extend from the present Rock Island depot Ic Albright to the brewery at Thirtieth and Y streets. The track, if one can be constructed, will be laid on X street for a block or so. In consideration of this concession on the part of the city the Jetters agree to open Y street from Twenty, seventh to Thirty-sixth street. Last sum mer Mr. Jetter had Y street graded be tween the blocks mentioned snd is willing any time to open this land and dedicate the street to Ule. city, providing arrange ments can be made to allow the Rock Island to lay In a sidetrack from the depot to the brewery. Speaking of this proposition yesterday afternoon Martin Jetter. who had just held a conference with railroad officials, said that the company he represented was ready and willing to open Y street any time that the city would give a block on X street for railroad purposes. For some time past there has been a de mand for the opening of Y street and an effort wss made last summer to bring about this result. Complications arose and the street wss not opened. Now a new proposi tion, similar to tha one mentioned above. Is to be eubmlttej to the council. If suit able arrangements can be made the laying of the proposed Rock Island tracks up the gully leading to the brewery will com mence early in the spring and Y street will be opened at the same time. Still Want Coal. The packing houses are still after the coal men. Last night not one of the pack ers except Swift had over a day's supply. There was but little received yesterday and the wires were kept busy during the sfter noon and night between the operating rooms at the plants and the railroad offices. Late advices were to the effect that coal enough to run the plants from day to day would be supplied for the time being. What the packers want Is full bunkers, so that In case of a spell of bad weather there will be no necessity of shutting down the boiler rooms. As for the local supply there la no change. A sufficient amount of coal Is In. sight for the use of the school buildings and this will be delivered to the buildings as needed. At the city building there Is a week s supply on h(.nd and more Is In sight, so that there Is no chsnce of the city offices going cold for a time at least. Mayer Knntskr Home. Mayor Koutsky returned yesterday from Lincoln, where he went with City Attor ney Murdock to present the charter amend ments to the Douglas county delegation. The mayor had little to say of his trlD except that Mr. Mutdock explained fully tne needs of the city and stated that he hoped the delegation would give the mat ter due consideration. Neither Mayor Koutsky or the city attorney seem to have any idea about the result of the amend ments arranged wits) so much care by. a committee composed of two doxen well known citizens. Second Semester. The second semester of the school yar begtna on Monday, January 19. Superin tendent McLean says that primary pupils entering scboel for the first time should be sure to enroll on January It, as new clasaea will be forced. This will be the last op portunity to enter during the present school year. A large enrollment of new pupils Is expected. Mew Bnlldlnsta Projected. Quite a number of new residences sre being planned to be erected in the western part of the city as soon as the" weather will permit. In some Instances the plans are already druwn and the ma terial ordered. Rev. C. Mugan Is prepar ing for a residence near his new church to cost not Icbs than $4.00C. J. J. Larkln has plans for a $3,000 residence and James J. Wear has ordered plans for a $4,000 resi dence to be erected this year. Others In that section are planning for home. In addition to those mentioned a large number of cottages will be built to accommodate employes of Ihe stock yards and packing houses. Magic City Gossip. Mrs. Sarah Dare Is reported to be quite sick. Revival meetings will be held all of next week at the First Baptist church. Rev. K. H. Jenks will speak at the Young Men's Christian association on Sunday afternoon. Since the thaw the pavement on Twenty fourth street is covered with mud, so that the crossings are almost Impassable. Bervices over the remains of the late Ed Brennan will be held at St. Bridget's church this morning. Interment will be at St. Mary'a cemetery. Albert Morrow of the Omaha Packing company was quite badly Injured vcaterday afternoon by falling on a hook. His Injury Is in his right arm. There will be communion service at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning. No preaching. Dr. Wheeler will officiate at the communion service. Some Improvement in the delivery of the Chicago papers fAas been noticed since the local newsdealers tiled a protest 'gainst the delay cauaed by the postal clerks at the depots. LOCAL TRAIN TO CHICAGO Illinois Central Pnta on Sew Daylight 1'aaaeniter for Iowa Points. Owing to the demand for a local train for points between Omaha and Chicago, the Illinois Central will put Into service on January 19 a new dally train, to be known as "No. 6." which wll! leave Omaha at 10:45 a. m.. Council Bluffs at 11:05 a. m.; arrive at Fort Dodge at :20 p. m., Webster City at 4:13 p. m., Iowa Falls at 6:10 p. m., Waterloo at 6:50 p. m.. Independence at 7:48 p. m., Dubuque at 10:20 p. m., Chicago at 7 a. m. In addition to handling Chi cago passengers this will give Omaha and Council Bluffs a fast train to Logan, Wood bine, Dunlap, Denlson and all local mail line polnta in Iowa and Illinois, and will be appreciated by the traveling representa tives of the wholesale houies, as well as by others who desire to mske a short run to Iowa points and return without losing the entire day by doirg ao. FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS Knthaslastle MeetlaaT of This Lively Organisation Held Last Mnat. Members of the First Ward Republican club held a meeting Friday night. In the ball at the corner of Fourth afreet and Woolworth avenue, which proved a very enthualsstic session. During the evening the club unanimously endorsed the candi dacy of Dr. M. J. Ford for the position of county physician and recommended that his endorsement be given to the county com- trilssloners. The doctor being present, wss railed upon for a speech, and expressed his thanks for the honor conferred. Speeches were a loo delivered by several of the mem bers on the charter revisions, home rule policy and equal taxation measures. Fif teen new members were added to tha, club role. The next meeting will be held at t2S Pacific street. HISTORY 0FAGATES DEAL Wltnesaea Tell of the Corner Which He Attempted to Ran In Loo Isvllle Stork. NEW YORK. Jan. Is The Interstate Commerce commission ccntlnued today tho investigation of tho cliargea of the Ken lucky rrllroad comnilsMcn that the Atlan tic Coast Line ccmpmy and the Louisville A Nashville bad violated the Interstate commerce act. August Boniont tes'ifled that he was, and still Is, chairman of the board of directors of the Louisville & Nashville. "When did you first know that Gates and bis associates bsd secured control of the rosd?" wss asked. "Not until they had," he replied. Mr. Belmont said he had nothing to do with the appeal, if any waa made, to J. P. Morgan tt Co. to secure the shares from John W. Gates snd his associates. In replying to a queation, Mr. Belmont said It had not occurred to him that the Atlantic Coast Line company could dis charge the duties of tha Louisville A Nash ville to the public better than he could. "Then the change made was due to cir cumstances beyond your control?" was asked. "It was," replied Mr. Belmont. "After Mr. Gates got control of the majority of the stock there was nothing to be done." Witness said he had the same control now as before the Louisville Nashville stock waa converted to the Atlantic Coast line and that his board approved the change in the holding to legalise the control of the road by a foreign corporation. Mr. Belmont denied that there was any agreement between the Louisville A Nash ville and the Atlantic Coast Line company which In any way conflicts with the Inter state commerce law. He had assumed the responsibility of representing stockholders who had not given proxies when It was voted to pass the control of the Louisville A Nashville to a corporation which did not own any track in Kentucky. Mr. Perkins, a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan A Co., said he had no direct In terest In the Southern railway. He salfl that as a result of a conference before the Louisville A Nashville stock was trans ferred to the Atlantic Coast Line company no action was taken to sell the Louisville A Nashville control to the Southern Rail way company.' The road was both parallel and competing with the Louisville A Nash ville, while the coast line was not. The witness learned in April of tha Gate ac quisition of Louisville A Nashvlllo stock snd that It was for sale. That was the first Intimation anyone In terested In the general market had that Mr. Gates bad got the stock. Mr. Perkins said the Louisville A Nashville secured an option on the Monon after the Louisville A Nashville stock was in the hands of J. P. Morgan A Co. He did not know whether the- Louisville A Nashville could contiol the traffic of the Monon. but they could use the system Jointly. The Monon was bought to give the Southern and the Louisville A Nashville an entrance to Chicago. It was brought out at this point that J. P. Morgan A Co. bought of Gates 102,000 shares of Louisville A Nashville at ISO. and took .an option of J.QOOQ share at 150, with the agreement,, lha Harris, Gates A Co. should have tbs-.rJht to share In any plan adopted. wi "Did you seek Harris,- Gates A Co., or did they seek' you?" -was asked. "We sought them. We thought the At lantic Coast Line company would purchase the stock f we showed it waa to their ad vantage to do so,: said Mr. Perkins, who continued as follows: We were anxious us to where the control of the road should finally land. We knew If It remained with Mr. Gates no one could tell what would happen. The Gates people had their plan to pay n high dividend and then dispose of the road in the market. We felt we owed a great debt to the In terests of the minority stockholders, that the road had been admirably managed in the paat, and if continued in as good or better hands, the future Interests of all would be safeguarded. There were only two places for it to go the Atlantlo const line or the seaboard. The coast line was approached first and took the property. Mr. Perkins said his impression was that Mr. Gates paid between 102 and 110 for 102,000 shares of Louisville A Nash ville and an average of 125 for the bal ance. When the Atlantic Coast line 'took the shares Mr. Gates refused to take the securities offered, but demanded cash. George F. Baker, one of the voting trus tees of the Southern railway, said he au thored 'he signing of his name to the circular advising stockholders of the South ern to make no change In the road's man agement until certain pending arrange ments wers completed. The commission adjourned to meet In Chicago on Tuesday next. YALE STUDENTS ARRESTED Ticket Broker Clalma Dnmnges Aris ing: Oat of Recent Ha id on peculators. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Three Yale stu dents were arrested In a civil action brought by Sydney Troedur of Roxbury, Mass., a speculator, who sold tickets for tbe Yale-Harvard font ball game laat fall. The students are Bradford Ellsworth of New York, William R. Orthwein of St. Louis and Harold M. Sawyer of Bridgeport, all members of tbe senior class in the academic department, Troeder claims that while handling foot ball tickets on the night of November 20 he was assaulted by the defendanta, and that a diamond pin and twelve tickets were taken from blm. He demands $2,500 dam ages. In the city conrt recently tbe three ruudents mentioned were convicted and fined for assault upon Troeder. Bonds were furnished for them tocay and the case will come up at the February tercn of the superior court. CUTS HIS THROAT ON TRAIN Jacob Happ Slnabca Himself with Rasor and Will Die ns Rcsnlt. WASHINGTON, Ind., Jan. 16. On a Baltl more A Ohla Southwestern train Jacob Rapp of. Louisville, Ky., on his wsy horns from 8t. Louis, today cut his throat with a raior aa the train was hearing Vlncennes, Ind. He will die. Don't touch All Klaht. Restful sleep follows use of Dr. King's New Discovery, the best lung cure In .the world. No cure, no pay. 50c, $1.00. For sal by Kuhn A Co. Condition of J. L. Brandela. At a 1st hour last night Dr. Hoffman re ported that there waa no chang In the condition of Mr. J. I.. Brandela, who lies ill at his home, t'.M Podge street No hope Is expressed for hla recovery. I S per la I for Thompson Reception. For the Thompson reception. January 22. the Burlington will run a special train to Lincoln, leaving Omaha at St p. ro. and leaving th capital city (or Ike return trip at 11 p. m. fP- TmM U First im, ' v ' tiX-. vkmJi&L ?? jz. rJm-- ,- ; ',- " 1 The Food that makes big men and fine women of little boys and girls. They play better, study better, sleep better, live better when they eat BUSY NIGHT FOR BURGLARS Thsj lob' Grocery and Cigar Stoni and Ob Meat Market POLICE MAKE ARRESTS IN TWO CASES Stolen Property Fonnd on Hen Whs Confess to Boralarjr of Bald win's Grocery Store Other Good Recovered. Tbe grocery store of H. F. Baldwin, 1517 North Twenty-fourth street, was entered by burglars sbout 11 o'clock Thursday night. The thieves attempted to effect an entrance by boring through the rear door with an auger, but as a sheet Iron facing had been placed on the Inside of the door, they were forced to break a pane of glaas in the front of the store. The store was ransacked for valuables and only a purse and some old coins were reported missing. While walking on North Fourteenth street yesterday Detectives Heltfeld and Dona hue and Officers Madsen and O'Connor ar rested Arthur Sylvester and Oilbert John son. They were taken to police headquar ters, where they were searched. On Syl vester was found the identical pocketbook stolen from the Baldwin store. The pock etbook contained the stolen coins. After being placed In the "sweatboi" the two prisoners made a complete confession to the detectives and Captain Hare. They will be held on the charge, of burgiary and will have their arraignment Saturday mornlug. The officers state that Sylvester Is s pal of Thomas Moss, who was recently bound over to tho district court, and that be wss also recently arrested for burglary, but his case was dismissed. Both prisoners give their addresses as 71 North Sixteenth street. Woman Given the Alarm. About 12 o'clock Tbursdsy night Mrs. Pataraon, residing on Leavenworth street, waa awakened by th work of burglars In C. C. Bpooner's cigar stor af "717 Leaven worth street, which adjoins her rtsia no. 8b aros and Informed a barteao r t. th cigar stor of her discovery. T drluk oilier sought ta friga'aa. to? lutruder., way mm Food for Growing. by firing two shots in the air. When tha oC.cers arrived they found the burglars had fled and that five boxes of cigars, three pipes, thirteen packages ot tobacco, besides gum snd other property of Small value, had been taken. During tbe night Sergeants Dempsey, Cook and Rentfrow and Officers Baldwin and Nellsen arrested Louis Sedgwick, who gave bis address as 910 South Twenty-fifth avenue, and Willie Lynch, residence 2307 Mason street, upon suspicion of having committed the robbery. The property was recovered and the prlsonera will be held on the charge of burglary. Burglars entered the meat market of Julius Dreituss, 2010 Farnam street, Thurs day night. The thieves stole a switch Iron from the street car barns, with which they pried open tbe grating In front of the mar ket, knocked out the window and entered. The cash register was rifled and $10 taken. Some hams and chickens were also stolen. Their exit waa made through a rear door, which was left open. HOLD MERCER WAS MURDERED Mother and Friend Say Baa Ball Player' Letter Were Never Written by Him. EAST LIVERPOOL, a, Jan. It Intimate friends of the late George Barclay Mercer, known to the baseball world a "Winnie," are firmly of the opinion that Mercer waa not a suicide, but was murdered. After much discussion on the part of George V. Tsrls, manager of th team oa which Mercr flrat played, George Carey aud other clone friends, a telegram was scot tonight to the chief of police of 8aa Francisco asking him to make close In. veatlgation. They claim Ihe letter given out wer not written by Mercer, who never aigned Fig prune Cereal A grain and fruit Coffee nourishing and iavi&ttaiin WU) BY aVU. QROCrJU, Slchoice Ccreta Coupon in Each Package. ' himself "Winnie," and the recent attempt to rob him of $7,000 sbowa that desperate men were after him. The letter to hi mother mentions his sisters, and he had none. As for ths reported shortage, they scout tbe Idea, s be hsd property and friends by tbe hundred who would have backed him for any amount. TRAINS COLLIDE AND BURN Firemen Are failed Oat to Kstln Colsa Flame Which Break Oat la Dehrla. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Jan. 1. An east bound and a westbound local freight train on the Big Four collided at the bottom of a big hill thirty miles from Litchfield this evening. The engine crew ot both trains jumped, but Engineer Krapf of Mattoon. Fireman Deenan of St. Loula and Brakeman Meyer of Mattoon. all of the local freight, wer erioualy Injured, Engineer Krapf prob ably fatally. One locomotive exploded and rolled down the bank and forty car, many loaded with Sour and Iron, followed. The In jured were taken to Saint Francis hos pital In Litchfield. The Litchfield fire department I light ing tbe fire which brok out among tha debris. MICHIGAN NOT TO INTERFERE Legislator Table Reaolntloa Asklas; Onnaallloa to Cabaa lagst Rebate. LANSING, Mich.. Jan. !. The noase today tabled the resolution Introduced yes terday asking Michigan congressional del egation to oppog th Cuban reciprocity treaty on account of th beet sugar Industry.