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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 24, i!or. AFFAIRS AT SOUII OMAHA Jamei 0. Nicholi Held t District Court on Charge of Emtezilement. SPENDS FUNDS OF RELIEF ASSOCIATION fan Arrested for Jfealectlna Wlfa nil Family O-rer on n More serious Arpi. lion. The case of the state against James O. Nichols. Thirteenth and 7- came to Its preliminary hearing etcrday afternoon In Judge King court. He was found guilty of embeszlement and was bound over to the district court on $1,000 bonds. He was taken to the county jail last night. From the evidence produced at the preliminary and the evidence In his trial at Omaha Iiecember 11. Nichols appears as little de serving of leniency as any man It were poT - .... . slble to name. He was arrested In omana WPre on the complaint of Ills wife on Saturday, December 9. The case against him wa that he had abandoned her and bis chil dren, who were to all appearances deserv ing. Time and again he bad visited the dives of Omaha and spent there the money which should have gone to their support, until at last she traced his steps, and with the evidence in hand caused his arrest. He was found rullty by Judge Berka and fined $J0 and costs. He was remanded to JnJl. During the course of this Imprison ment It was discovered that he hud not only spent hla own money In riotous com pany, but he had drawn on the funds of the I'nlon Block Yards Relief association, which had been Intrusted to him ns secre tary and treasurer of the organization, to the amount of h.60. It was for this em bezzlement that he was tried yesterday in police court. Nichols hud been employed as a time kecicr in the stock yards Rnd as such received good pay. It was proved that from the time he took the oHloe he kept no account of the meetings; nor kept the books of the treasurer. The only en try he had made was that of the money turned over to him nt the beginning of his term, sii0 and more. This he deposited in a local bank. He soon began to draw on this fund for his own benelit and the bene fit of his friends. The money from two Inter assessments he put Into his own po ket direct, without tho formality of de biting It at all. Checks were produced to account for that he had misspent. The principal witnesses against him were I,. M. Cockerell, president, and C. O. Nowncs, present secretai-y of tho relief as sociation. Nichols put up no defense. Judge King hound the prisoner over to tho dis trict court. It in not likely that he will be able to secure bonds. President Cock erell aid : "Wu cave NlcholHvery chance we could; w did not want to prosecute him. Ve trusted him perfectly In the first place or we would have looked Into the matter before It had gone so far." Frontage on Railroad Avenue. Among other property owners along Railroad avenue, George & Co. of Omaha, who own property in block 4 of Cobb's Second addition to the City of South Omaha, have, sent a letter of inquiry as to what portion of the said avenue was or. Is abandoned to the railroad company. They wish to know If their property will have any street frontage at all. The city engineer makes the following public state ment of the matter. All of Railroad ave nue from K street to a point 120 feet south of I has been vacated by the city. Again front a point 130 feet south of O street all of RallroHd avenue has been given up to the west line of Twenty-fourth street. In the upace between I and O streets on Rail road avenue, the "west half of the street, a strip thirty-three feet wide, has been reliused to tho property owners and the railroad. The statutes of Nebraska pro vide, where a street is vacated In this manner, that the land shall be equally di vided between the property owners. In this case Oeorge Co. are entitled to an additional strip of land which they can still use asa street as far as their property extends, but men who own lots on each side of them can fence in their holdings as they see fit, so that Oeorge ft Co. can't get out In the old way on Railroad avenue. Park Bond Paaala. A pertinent question was asked at the city hall yesterday morning: "What has become of the 140.000 issue of park bonds which was ordered at the time that the city hall honda weru voted and by the pamo election?" The question drew a blank. The city clerk said he had heard nothing of them. All be knew was that they hiul been voted and were to bear 4 Xer cent Interest. It was further under stood that the managers of Syndicate park stood ready to exchange their property on the north side for the bonds as tton as they had a chance. The question waa put to W. P. Adklns, president of the city council. He said: "We have been In no hurry about the park bonds because, for one reason, of the Injunctions and delays we met In trying to float the bonds for the city hall. We have simply done nothing In the matter, but will take It up In good time, - possibly before spring. So far a I know, Christie Bros, are still willing to take the bonds as they had offered, but they have had no chance. We want to go a little slow In this bond bust ness until we see that we can float the city hail securities with no further diffi culty." Arraaed of Assault, Charles Lamberts, Nineteenth and Q, was arrested Friday night on a warrant worn out by Martin Kemsk. who charges him with assault and battery. When ar raigned In police court yesterday morning he pleaded not guilty- His hearing was set for a. m. Tuesdsy. He Is released on bonds. Y. M. C. A. ;ninlam. The walls of the new Young Men's Christian association gymnasium have been brought nearly to completion this week. The local secretary Is confident that they will be able to use the new ac commodations within the next two weeks. The dimensions of the building are about 35x00 feet, and quite an extensive supply of apparatus will be put In to assist In physical development. It Is thought that the association will be In Its new quar ters by next Thursday, but this does not apply to the new gymnasium, which will not be ready by that time. ftnndny rhonl f rleoratlon. The Baptists and Methodists each held their Christmas carnival last night. The churches were appropriately decorated ami the children each got a gift of remem brance from Jolly old St. Nicholas. The older ones as well found plenty to lejoico In and to be amused with. The programs rather brief and simple to please the large per cent of little ones, who looked much more kindly on the flittering tree with its bon bons and toys than upon the songs and talks. The programs were prepared and rendered with care, however, and each church was well filled. Veteran Mall Carrier Dies, William Mangan died suddenly last night at the age of 62. Mr. Mangan was one of the oldest mail carriers In the city In point of service. Maarle City C.onaln. Storage and hauling. Brewer, Tel. No. 30. George Parks and wife are home' from St. Louis. S. H. McDonald will be in the city dur ing the holiday week. Denk room for rent in Hee office, city hall building. South Omaha. Joseph Sramek, Nineteenth and U streets, has a daughter. Tne mother is recovering nicely. John JlriKRH. nhief of police, has gone with his wile to Cedar Ilapids, la., to cel ebrate the i'uletlde. St. Martin's Women's auxiliary will meet at the Guild hall next Wednesday afternoon. December S!7. John C. Johnson and his sister of Brafl Rhaw, Neb., are the guests of K. 1.. Gus tafson, 1T'4 Missouri avenue. Mr. Johnson will be here several days. J. If. Hoffman. 411 North Twenty seventh, clerk in the office lit tho Omaha Gas company, reports the gift of ihe sea son in the form of a splendid boy baby. Roy Dennis. Eighteenth and Missouri avenue, met the generous stork yesterday morning, by whom he was Introduced to his new daughter, a lively baby of eight pounds. Postmaster Etter desires to call atten- LAIWCI1 A B0UX FOR AGNEW New York Cily Aiir-mbljmen Try to Place New vacdidtte in Field. OFFER IS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT (airni Derides to apport Wads worth for Cpraker In Case Agnew will Sat Make Race N KW YOP.K. Pec. 13. While formally adopting a resolution In support of Assem blyman James W. Wadsworth. Jr., for speaker of the assembly, the assemblyman elected on the republican and municipal ownership tickets, tonight brought for ward, tentatively, a candidate from New York county in the person of Assembly man George B. Agnew, of the Twenty seventh assembly district. Mr. Agnew was nominated In the conference of the New York county members tonight by Assembly man Stanley, who declared that Mr. Agnew, as New York county's candidate, would go Into the republican caucus at Albany with forty votes pledged. L Mr. Agnew would not consent tonight to stand as a candidate, withholding his de cision in the matter until he could con sult his friends and test the sentiment among republicans of New York county. Mr. Agnew himself Introduced the resolu tion endorsing Assemblyman Wadsworth for the speakership. Several others who voted for the resolution did so with, the reservation that If Mr. Agnew would stand as a cundidate their support would be thrown to him. Three of those present declined to vote at all on the resolution, desiring not to ex press any choice as between Assembly man Wadsworth and Merrltt and contend lug that New York county should have a cundidate. Text at Itesolntlon Adopted. Kleven of the sixteen republican and municipal ownership assemblymen were present at tonight's conference, which was an adjourned session of the conference held last night. At the conclusion of the conference a formal statement was given out which said In view of recent developments In the speakership contest. It Is the sense of those Dresent that every republican mem ber of the assembly from the county of Now York should vote at the coining caucus lor James v. wadsworth, Jr. All the men elected to the assembly from New York county and municipal ownership tion again to the fact that mall can be I tickets have been invited to meet and con- delivered to those calling, at the office today trom 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. and tomor row until 10;30, when the office closes for tho day. . Charles Warner, 266 South Twenty seventh street, died last Friday nignt. He had been living with Mrs. D. O'Leary for some time pant. He was 3S years of ago at his death. The funeral N.rrange ments have not jet been made. Khler H. H. Johnston of Cotner uni versity, l,incoln, occupies the pulpit this morning at 11 a. m. in the Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen temple for the edi fication of the Christian church people. Sunday school at :4.". The children will be given a Christmas treat. William J. Mangan, 2604 L street, a well known mall earrier, was taken violently 111 after he reported for duly yesteruay morning. For a time he waa unconscious and suffered from hemorrhages. Or. Thomas Kelly was called to attend. Iitm and he was taken home In a serious con dition. Mrs. Joseph J. Mayl of this city died at Lincoln Friday and her body was brought here lor bunul, which will bu from the Bohemian hall at 3 p. m. today. She will be Interred in Laurel Hill ceme tery, she was the wife of former City Clerk J. J. Maly and had been a resident of South Omaha from its pioneer days. The South Omaha circle. Fraternal Life. association, will entertain friends ednes day evening, December i7, at the An- bad criterion for Industry and thrift, the police maintain. James Sullivan, alias Baker, of Pes Moines, Omaha and other places, drew a grand prize, which waa thirty days In Jail. William Dacey and James Ryan rer celved ten day each, while George Kapke was sentenced to fifteen days. These men failed to give a good account of themselves. The rest were discharged with the under standing they go to work or leave town by noon. COMPANY FORMED IN MAINE Concern to Develop California River Take Oat Charter In Kastrrn tat. AfGCSTA. Me.. Iec. 23. The develop ment of the Stanislaus river, about IM miles northeast of San Francisco, Cal., so that fo.noo electrical horse power can be made to operate mines and mills is the ob ject of. the Stanislaus Water Power com pany, which was organized today under the lawe of Maine, with a capitalization of llS.Ono.OOO. This Is the holding company. The operating company was formed re cently under the laws of Connecticut and 1s known as the Stanislaus Klectrio Power company. Its capital is the same as the Maine company. The control of the river will be utilized also for the purposes of Irrigation. The syndicate supporting the movement Is represented by Tticker. Anthony Ac Co. of Boston and C. C. Cuyler of Cuyler. Mor gan ft Co., and Frederick L. Eldrldge of the Knickerbocker Trust company of New York. EIGHT MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH Mlaera C'auaht I ndrr Fall of Thoi and Tons of Ore at Ironmrooil. Mlehla-an. 1RONWOOD, Mich., Dec. 23. Kight men were killed today by a fall of 1,000 tons of ore from a slip on the 1.300-foot level of Uie Newport mine in Iionwood. The dead: JOKL H ARY1. JOHN FRANK. PKT10R HKMARKR. JAM KS HUNCH. Al.KXANDER PARKABCAHK. NICK CRKOOVG1L. JOSF.PH I.ITKNER. FRANK TIAN. On account of the great danger from drifting ore and broken timbers several days will probably elapse before all the bodies are recovered. The accident Is, with one exception, the most extensive that has ever occurred In the Gogebic Iron range. for. Some of them have failed to do so. some have attended some meetings, and some while agreeing to stand together, withheld on the republican and municipal tickets, met separately and decided to act separately. The republican members have mude every effort to unite with those held on both republican and municipal ownership tickets, but the municipal owner ship men refuse to unite and now stand alone. A resolution was Introduced urging that New York county should put a candidate forward, but was lost. It was the under standing at tho meeting: that the vote of the republican members endorsing Mr. Wadsworth was not binding on them. Despite the fact that the statement was made that tho municipal ownership mem bers will not unite with the republicans, an effort will be mude to secure unity for Mr. Agnew If he will consent to run. Merrltt Makes n Statement. E. A. Merrltt. Jr., candidate for the nom ination for speaker of the New York statu assembly, made a public statement tonight In which he said that "In the face of re peated demands for the resignation or re- STEAMER PORTLAND IS ASHORE Alaska Vessel la leaking Radly Will Probably Re a Total Loss. i ud GEO. STONEY STABBED TWICE Man Who Did It Alleged to Re a Plrkporkrt, Who Makes Ills Kscnpe. George F. Stoney, aged about 2:1. and rooming on South Sixteenth street, lies at tho Clarkson Memorial hospital with two knife wounds received at the hands of an alleged pickpocket at the corner of Six teenth and California streets at I o'clock Sunday morning. According to the story of Stoney's two brothers, who were with him at the time of the affair, the wounded man was In company with a stranger, and the two entered a saloon together. When they came out on the street and had pro ceeded a short distance Stoney was seen to strike his companion a blow on the bead with his ns,, whereupon the latter suddenly drew a knife with which he struck Stoney, cutting a gash in the right side of the throat, barely missing the Jug ular vein. Stoney then struck a second time, and then received a thrust In the left breast, half an Inch above the heart. The brothers then camo up and attacked the stranger, knocking him down, and were giving him a severe drubbing when he got up and disappeared Inside a sa loon. The iatrol wagon was then called and Stoney was taken to the hopsltal. where he was attended by Dr. Davis. It was at first feared that the breast wound penetrated the lung, but examina tion showed that neither cut will prove dangerous and that Stoney will be able to he around Hgaln In a week. It was stated by the brothers that the stranger tried to pick Stoney's pocket, and that it was when Btoney caught liiin In the act that the fight began. They said that so far as they know Stoney had never met the man !efore, but that ho was a saloon hanftrron whom they would have no trouble In Identifying. Detectives Ferris and Dunn fulled to 11 nd any trace of the man after he went Into tho saloon, and has not boon apprehended. WAIT TO SEE THESE CAR.S H ! V LaXV f "irrrTi . '. n V r-A IT -i-v.1 -r- 55 DINNER FOR THE NEWSBOYS All Who Come to He (ilveu a Fenst Mondny at tbesnpenke Itrstnurnnt. They Are the Sensation of the Automobile "World. Two New 100C) Models of OLDSMOBILES $2,250 $1,200 If any Omaha newsboy goes without a Christmas dinner Monday he will have only himself to blame, for as many of them as present them feast at the day. Those responding to the general invi tation will be the guests of Mrs. II. J. Pen fold, Mrs. Draper Smith. Mrs. W. J. Broatch, Rome Miller, E. W. Dixon, Joseph i Carrol, Anthony Costuz and Mogy Bern- stein. They have made arrangements for serving Christmas dinner to the newsboys, j where special provisions will be made for their accommodation. The 4-Cylinder Palace Touring Car (Model S), 24 h. p The "Two Cycle" Light Touring Car For two or four passengers, 20 h. p. . . Both these ears are CHAINLESS with n direct drive construction equal to best imported cars and sold at prices that you can afford to pay. Our demonstrating cars of these models will be hero till ortlv. Wait for them. Don't bur until you have had a chance to examine them then you will realize why automobile experts all over the country prounounce them to be the best cars ottered for 1 !(")(). i G)e Powell-Bacon Co mint-, iui i iiiuii hi IHCIH ct-n EJ Chesapeake restaurant on that H 2044-46-48 Farnam Street, - - Omaha, aia i qua aui iipm'ii iha, Neb. 1 fJatMsaVMBsnts COURT-MARTIAL FOR MIDDIES Board of Investigation Seenres Suf ficient Kvldenee to llrlnK Cadets to Trial for llniliis. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 23. The Alaska Commercial company's steamer Por'land Is ashore on Spire Point, .nine miles south of Ketchikan. The steamer Is Waking badly and may be a total loss. Dispatches say that the water Is now above Ihe boll- ANNAPOLIS, Md.. D ers and that the passengers have been formation was given o taken to Ketchikan In small boats. It Is thought that the ship struck in a dense fog. The Portland is one of the eldest vessels on the northern run. It was en route from Valdet and Seward when tho accident occurred. cient Order of United Workmen lem- movai by people and parties of all sorts. rle. William Paynter ana tne following' ... : .... , . . people ot talent lll take part: Mrs. Karl lnB mr'" com.nuea 10 extend over Hums, vocal soloist; n. uawann, comae- i rmnu" ,,-nmn, m.- euperinienucni or ter Impel s.,nator; Lois Uenedlct, piano insurance, Frederick D. Kilburn, date su soloist; Hynn and Kodder, singers extraor-l ... f hl4nk BnH xv riinnrv: Miss I. McCrann. solo harnlsl: perinunaeni or DanKs. and Oeorge W. Miilv Pavnter. black face comedian: Ella Aldiidge, state railroad commissioner, the I Kennedy; 'ranK Lne, ooy soprano; t-aui necessary protection of his office and Hope lahsel, solo violinists: Mr. and Mrs. Mattock, musical artists; Erne Chap man, soloist. ROBBED BY NEW-FOUND FRIEND II nan. Carney Walts All Day Before Informing; Police of His Loss. Hugh Carney of Melrose, In., reported to the police last night that ho had been robbed of 1-70 In an Omaha hotel by an ac quaintance whom he met but a few hours before. Carney said that he came here De cember 21 and that while wandering around It is not to be wondered that they should cleave to tho governor," said Mr. Merrltt. "The president is said to be out for Wads worth. If he Is taking a part. It is not the first case of presidential Interference In the politics of the state. Such Interfer ence has heretofore resulted In disaster to the republican party of the state. "The conference held here yesterday. consisting of all the leading members of the assembly and about half of the repub- ' llcan members-elect, by their expressions ' of opinion show clearly that the action of the governor is most distasteful to every man who has had any real legisla tive experience. For this no one can be he made tho acquaintance of a stranger, i held responsible except the governor and GIBSON JURY FAILS TO AGREE Texas Searro Aeeused of Murdering; Five White Persona to Be Given Another Trial In Frbrnary. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 1. The jury In the case of the negro. Monk Gibson, was discharged after having been out elghty-flve hours and falling to agree upon a verdict. Gibson was charged with mur dering nve white persons in Jackson He is IT years of age. He Jail until February, when he probably will be given trial. Dec. 2i. Official in. Ut toihty that the board of investigation at the academy has secured sufficient evidence to iustifv a court-martial for Ihe trial of a number of ! midshipmen on the charge of hazing and it will tako place at the conclusion of th; work of the hoard. The investigation will cover only the present scholastic year. , county. Texas. power, -.in m,i i nd that the two put up for the night in the same room at a lodging house, the ad dress or name of which he waa unable to recall. On awakening In the morning he said that he found bis new friend gone and also his money. Thinking that he would be able to find the man about the city, he did not report the matter to tho police until last night. Knox Presbyterian Wunday Hehool. "Santa Claus In Wonderland." a Christ mas cantata, was given last evening by the Sunday school of the Knox Presbv teri in church. Those taking the principal parts were Oeorge perdval. as Santa Claus; Miss Rhea Lamereaux. as Mrs. Santa Claus, and Master Yager Lamereaux as Jack Frost. In the Interval during which Santa Claus was Journeying with merry bells and reindeer from his frosty home to this world a reci tation was delivered by Master Byrne Crawford. Jr., and a carol by some of tho younger members of the school. These numbers, as well as the cantata, were given with the true Christmas enthusiasm which passed beyond restraint for the little folks when Santa's generous pack was opened for them at the close. MERRY CHRISTMAS A FEW MORE OF THE $190 Pianos for $190 UP TILL NOON XMA8. A.HOSPECO, 1513 Douglas Street his kitchen cabinet, who have foroed a false and unnatural situation." Wadsvrorth la Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec. ffl.-James Wads worth, Jr., of New York, candidate for speaker of the assembly, arrived in Wash ington tonight to spend the holidays with Mrs. Wadsworth, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Hay. Speaking of the campaign for the speakership, Mr. Wads worth saJd that he expected to win, but could not add anything interesting to the situation beyond what is already known. "Mr. Merrltt says he is In the race to stay, and perhaps he Is," continued he. "I have no appointment to meet the presi dent and do not know whether I shall sea him or aol." Does It I See the maid. She is fleeing in anger and mortilication to her own room. Her dearest friend has been talking nbout her has told Bomebody that' she has a sharp noso and n muddy complexion and the somebody has told her. She locks herself In, pulls down the blinds, throws herself on her bed, and weeps, and weeps, and weeps, and weeps, all alone. Yet they say misery loves company! Chicago Tribune. DEATH RECORD. Uev. Patrick f nsslily. YANKTON, 8. D., Dee. ::!. (Special.) Father Patrick Cassidy. for twenty-five years a Catholic priest in the Dakota Held. Is dead here at Ihe age of 73 years. Father CassKly first took a parish under Bishop Ilnrty at Mandun and afterward was at Jamestown. Hot Springs and Slsseton. For the past eight years he has been a para lytic patient at Snored Heart hoxpital. The funeral will take place Wednesday next. STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Th. M.n's Tni Sp.eialteta Doctors for Men tfter BEFORE THE PEOPLE'S BAR Erring tines Pay Their Respect to Jurtae Berks on Kit of His Retirement. The police court headltners are one by one paying their last respects to Judge Berka, who will preside at the people's bar fop the last time January t. Boston Green, arrested on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, prom ised faithfully to walk the primrose path of rectitude and sobriety until Janary 3, if the Judge would discharge him. "Judge, Ah 'hates to see you leab. You hab been a moughty good Judge, dat's what ; you is. Bay, Judge, Ah wants you to gib ! me an introduction to Mlsser Crawford, i de new Judge," said Mr. Oreen. I Judge Berka discharged Boston Green. but promised to take the Introduction fea ture under advisement. "Judge, I have no home nor any place to lay my head when it is tired. I want to spwd the holidays In Jail. said Frank Duffy to the police Judge when the prisoner waa arraigned on the charge of drunken ness. Duffy waa sentenced fifteen days. He was found at Twelfth and Douglas streets Fri day night by Detectives Ferris and Dunn. Duffy's head had been Injured In aome man ner. The man spent last Christmas day in the city jail, which place seems to be "Home, Sweet Home" for him during the Yuletlde season. The man's sister is the wife of a multi-millionaire living In the Twin Cities. , Twenty-four noble Sons of Rest waited on Police Judge Berka Saturday morning, tha burch having been arrested Friday morning for vagrancy by Detective Pa tullo, Home, Davis and Mitchell. Tha man wer picked up at cheap lodging house after having been under surveillance for several day and nearly all wera asleep at U o'clock In the morning, which U a When Peace Shall Brian. "But, sleeping on your arms night night Is not a great hardship." The conscript saluted respectfully. "Oh, no, sir!" said he. "Our new musket, you see, Is a combined musket and folding bed. Of course, there Is always the danger of the thing shutting up and smothering one, but the life of a soldier is never free from danger. 'TIs sweet to die for one's country." "You are a brave fellow!" "Thank you, sir!"-Puck. Narrow Kscaue, from poisoning, caused by constipation, had Mrs. Young, Clay City. N. Y. Dr. King New Life Pills cured her. 2Tc. For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Injured by Street Car, A Walnut Hill electric car struck a light single wagon driven by John Forslner, Fifty-second street and Military' avenue, at the corner of Thirty-fourth and Cuming streets at 9 o'clock last night. Forstner was thrown to the ground, and while no bones were broken, he received severe body bruises. He was taken to Benson on a street car and Dr. Cruchman was called to attend him. The wagon was completely de molished. The accident caused the horse to runaway and a search about the district failed to locate the animal. Hervleea at Detention Home. Special Christmas services will be held on Christmas day at the Detention Home for the benefit of the inmates. Yuletlde joy will also be spread with the aid of a Christ mas tree in the evening. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Joseph Barker and W.-H. MrCord have returned from Chicugo. Mrs. K. F. Hauck and daughter nnd Miss Frances Slemon of St. Louis are visiting Fred and Charles Metz. ' Dr. O. S. Word is able to le out agiiiii and attend to his practice. The doctor was laid up for a few weeks. ! M. H. Falconer of Blair, formerly a. plo I neer merchant of Omaha, predecessor ol r Thomas Kilpatrlck & Co., is in the citv on a visit with old mends. F. H. Berry, who has been with the Burlington for over nine years, has re signed Ids position to accept a place with the Nebraska Fuel company. County Attorney Drexel, on the eve of the Christmas before his retirement from office, keeping a custom he has always followed, mude each of his employes a nice little present Saturday morning. Frank K. Coleman, bailiff In the supreme court, ame to Omaha Haturday to end Christmas with his family. Before leaving Lincoln Mr. Coleman sent out tne supienie tourt call fpr the session beginning January 2. and on each call he pasted a picture of Santa (iaus Just to remind tilt attorneys that Christmas was here. Railway Notes and Perspnals. Chief Engineer Safford of the Illinois Central arrived from Chicago in his pri vate car Suturday morning, en route to Denver. J. A. Eyler. live stock agent of the Bur lington, has returned from Chicago, where he was In attendance at t lie International Live Stock allow. Mr. Eyler sjid: "It was the greatest show on earth, and If Omaha goes about It right a show will be given here next year. Iowa beat out Nebraska on the fat steer this year, but Nebraska won out for the best range cattle in car load lots. Frank Ankeny of lakeside took the ribbon. Ihe amphit heater at this show seated I7,i0 people and on Tuesday It waa , retioiied thut Tfc.opo wire In attendance." Depots were taxed to their limit for pas I sengers, bags, baggage and express pack ages Saturday morning and the travel was immense. Haiti were all somewhat late and a prominent railroad man said: "It Ik next to an Impossibility for the western roads, or in fact any roads, to get their trains through on time during the Christ mas rush. Enormous crowds are handled at every station, which take time to load and unload, and in addition the express men are sure to require more time than the allotted stop to unload and load the numerous express packages. Hydrocele, Varicocele, Stricture, Emission, lm potency. Gonorrhoea, Blood I'olsoo (Syphilis), Rupture, Kervou Debility. If we could but see and treat all mta when the tlrst symptoms show them selves there would soon be llttlo need lor so-called specialist In chronic dis ttiatis, aim mure would be fuw men uevkaui a rejuvenating ot ineir ph kicui, inuntui auu sexual powers, and uieiu wuuid be none uiuikud witn .n indelible stamp of constitutional bipiuus. nnd the suffi rers from NAiilCUCKLlS. ULIET. TK1CTURB. Kiuiiuy and Biauuur Diseases would Oa leuueed to a minimum. But us lung as MKN continue to disregard the gulden adage, "A stitch in time save nine, and continue to tocgloct them selves or to excrciho Indifference or poor Judgment In securing th right treatment at the outset. Just fto long will there be multitudes of curuma lUfttrci s. KIDNEY and URINARY Diseases and all Dlseaaus and Weaknesses of MtN due to evil habits of youth, abuses, excesses or the result of neg lected, unskilled or Improper treatment or sp(vuii. wi v , . , ... nhn,lnllk nronosl tion to the mulcted, neither do we promise to core them In a few da nor offer cheap, worthless trrotnirnt In order to secure their atronage. Honest doctors ol recognised ability do not resort to such inethoda. We guarantee a perfect, safe and lasting core In th onlckest popaslhle time, wlthont leaving- Injurious after effects In the system, nnd nt the lowest coat possible for honest, skillful nnd snccessfnl trcntnient. rorr Consultation I " you cannot call write for' symptom blank. rltCX antf Examination I Office Hours 8 a. m. to S p. m. Sundays, 10 to 1 only. 1308 Fnrnam Street, llt-tween 13tli and 14th btrccts, Omaha, Neb. Million kHver Dollars. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Dec. 'J3.-On mil lion silver dollars, packed In 3M boxes and weighing To.uUO pound, consigned to China, passed through the port of entry at La redo today. Souvenir Spoons. Frenser, 15th Dodge. A Good Girl H for general housework wants a place I She vlll come I II to your house Jr ''''"y I I I 1 h" know you tr'iK. J I II want her by KJXMmJ I putting a WlMfflMfflll "help-wanted" f'WmWfVW ad in The Bee. , -MWA LOCAL BREVITIES. John Daily got the Omaha View Improve ment club to puss his motion Friday night asking the city council why It had not al lowed the proposition for a dual telephone system to be submitted to the people. A. L. Jonas. Henrv Conlev and the Beaton Drug company have filed a petition In the I'nited States district court asking . tnat John A. Johnson of Omaha be de clared a bankrupt. The aggregate clalimi of the petitioners amount to J1.19J.1. F. V. Flacg. 7! years of age. told the police Judge baturday morning he had suf- i fered twelve deaths Friday night while i 'et.lng ofT a spree. Flagg said he waa arrested for the first time in his lile Fri day and asked for clemency. The man was discharged. The Looml Theater Ticket and Envelope company ha been Incorporated with a capital stock of IJtMti. The incorporators ars John A. Schenk, Eugene O. looinis and Alfred Thomas. They have had no meeting sine articles were filed and are not ready to atata their plan. W. S. Shoemaker, as attorney for Henry Crdmaq, has filed suit In tne district court gainst Ray Miller, a son of Rom Miller, for $6,000 damages. It la alleged that on November It of this year Miller was driv ing an automobile and ran into and knocked down plaintiff, Injuring him quite severely. TO NEW YORK OVER NIGHT The-20th Century Limited Via the LAKE SHORE and NEW YORK CENTRAL The Route of the Government Fast Mail Trains CHICAGO - NEW YORK 18-HOUR. TRAIN IT SAVES A DAY FROM LA 8ALLK HT. STATION CHICAGO Leave Chicago at . 2:30 p m. Arrive New York at 9:30 a. m. FROM GRAND CENTRAL BTATIOJf THE ONLY TERMINAL IN NEW YORK Leave New Yor at 3:30 p. ro Arrive Chicago at . 8:30 a. m. W. J. LYNCH, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago, 111.