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;
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
