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TOE OMAHA DAILY BEEt TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1907. WRITTEN BY LINCOLN'S HAND Ant3?rapl and Letters of Martyred Pres ident at City Library. MANY OTHER SOUVENIRS OF FAMOUS MAN Cony f New York Herald with Story of Assassination, ilit Poster OnVrlngr Bier RmH for Captare af Marderere. pfnpl are reading and talking of -..tliam IJncoln today, how few there are In Omana who know that by a rlslt to the city library they can read worda actually written by the hand of the martyr presi dent The Byron Reed collection, which Is on the second floor of tha library building, haa a number of Interesting Lincoln la. among which are aeveral specimens of tha president's writing, not lengthy to be aure, but attracting none the leaa on account of brevity. The longest' la an Informal note of Intro duction, written on the advene side of a visiting card. It says: ' Secretary of State: Pltase see and con verse with Oeneral Klmmel, who Is a state senator of Frederick. Md. A. LINCOLN. Another place where Lincoln's signature appears la at the end of tha document ap pointing Cornelius A. Walbont to be deputy poetmaster of Philadelphia. Thla la also signed by William H. Beward, aa secretary of state. , This document and the note of Introduo tlnn are kept under glass In a frame where appear also the signatures of Oeorga Wash ington and Chester A. Arther; also letters and signature of Benjamin Harrison and James A. Oarfleld. The public haa easy access to these souvenirs and It la said they are Inspected many times each day. Mr, Lincoln's Antoerraph. Under lock and key. In company with two copies of the New Tork Herald, telling of the shooting and death of the president, are kept a fac-slmlle copy of the emancipa tion proclamation, a fac-slmlle copy of a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Park Ben jamin, the author, and a little piece of paper on which the name "Abraham' Lin coln" is written In the president's chlro graphy, and underneath, in another hand, "Washington, D. C, April, 1862." The lat ter paper waa evidently sent out from the president's Office in answer to a request from some collector of autographs. The letter to Park Benjamin, which is a fac-slmlle but even a fac-slmlle is not to be had at any price la dated at Springfield, 111., November 19, 1860, and runs thus; Park Benjamin, Esq.: Your kind note of fongrutulHUon was received In due course and you are not disappointed In the hope you express that 1 muy set some value upon It. '1 bat my political position and personal history are such aa to meet the unselfish approval of one posessiug your high lit erary tame and character Is a mailer of sincere pride with me. Yours very truly, A. Lincoln. From the evldenoe In the Byron Reed col lection) the president had three ways of writing his name. He wrote It "Abraham Lincoln," "A. Lincoln" and "A. Lincoln." When he used the Initial, he always began the capital "L" without raising his pen from the paper. The signature to the emancipation proclamation and that to the letter to Park Benjamin were written with the initial and with a dash after the name. He signed the official documents either with his initial or his full nam. Broase Medals of Lincoln. Three. bronse medals with Lincoln's head on one side are kept In one of the bur glar proof cases of the Byron Reed col lection. One Is ', about two and three . quarters Inches In diameter, one is oon- , sUierabiy larger than a dollar, and a third Is elliptical' In shape and about one inch In length. ' , The collection contains a copy, April 18, 1865, of the New York Herald, which, with 100 compositors working at high pressure under promise of reward, scooped all the other New York papers on the story of the assassination of President Lincoln. If a head writer of today should use a similar head on a similar story he would be al lowed to drow his pay the same day and eevfr his connection with the paper. If an editor of today should allow such a story to open in the same way, he would also be looking for a Job the same day. Very sane and unemotional that paper looked, compared with some of the saffron Sheets of this latter age. It Is true the head was composed of ten decks and took a half-column of space, but It was only , one column In width and the Herald had ten-derk heads every day. If the European 'continent had sunk beneath the waves, the Herald wouldn't have used a head spread , over two column The front page of the Herald of April IS looked very Ilka the front page of the Herald of April 14, ex cept that heavy, 'black lines were run be tween' the columns. There wasn't a pic ture oh the page, though It had four col- .urnni on the murder and two columns on th war. 'The distinguishing feature was the word "Extra" in large letters about the middle of the fourth oolumn, where Lincoln's death was announced. The Herald's Scoop.' The head writer was either limited by , Imagination, custom or printing facilities, for Instead of announcing at the top of the pce that President Lincoln was dead, he called attention to the column by the one word, "Important." The next deck read, '"Assassination of President-Lincoln and .the third, "The President Shot at the Theater Last Evening." The remainder of the head told some of the details of the story. Instead of stating In five or six words In a single paragraph right at the outset that the president had been killed, the editor who arranged fh story started It off with the official dispatch of the War department to Majnr Oeneral EM at New York City, dated at Washington. April IS. 1:30 a. m. After the date line and the salutatory to Oeneral Dlz, the story beaan: This evening st about 9:S. St Ford's theater, the president, while sitting In his private box with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris and Major Rjthmirn, was shot by art assassin, who suddenly entered the boa and approached behind the president. After a few more details and the state ment that the president was dying, the dis patch waa signed by Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war. Then came the Herald's dispatches from Its correspondent at Washington, the first one of which was dated April 14, and read: Assanslnatlon has been Inaugurated In Washington. The bowle knife and pistol have been applied to President IJncoln and Secretary Seward. The former waa abut In the throat While at Ford's theater to night. Mr. Seward waa badly cut shout the neck while In hla bed at his residence. Several long telegrams followed on the president's condition and finally one An nouncing his. death. Events followed ' In chronological sequence throughout' tHe En tire atory. ' ' The Herald of April 17, a copy of which Is In the collection, tells of the sorrow all over the land, the preparations for the funeral and the Inauguration of President Johnson. ' This occupies four pages of the eight, and all the pages have the heavy black lines between the columns. The story of the assassination I told, y the Omaha Nebraskan. weekly paper which flourished between July,' 163, and June, 1868. and a file of which waa bound by Byron Reed for hla collection. The paper containing the story la dated April 13, a day before the murder, but that Is easily explained. April It was the regular date of Issue and the first page was put In type with that date, but the paper had not gone to press yet the next night wh'en the news of the assassination came, so the editor decided to wait until he could get the details. The paper came out April CO, but the date on the first page was left unchanged. An , editorial on the second page stated that publication had been de layed, owing to the suspension of business after the news of Lincoln's death. The first page had no mention of the assassina tion. Much scarcer than the papers containing the news are the posters which offered reward for the capture of J. Wilkes Booth and his supposed accomplices. One of these posters Is in the Byron Reed collection. The poster is more than two feet In length and the most conspicuous line on it reads, "$100,000 Reward," in letters about three and one-half Inches In height. It announces the War department will give $50,000 for the capture of J. Wilkes Booth, $25,000 for John H. Burratt and $25,000 for David C. Harold. It gives the warning that "all persons harboring or assisting these men will be treated as accomplices In the murder of the president and the secretary of state, and shall be subject to trial before military court and the penalty of death." COUNTY BOARD HONORS COUNT Commissioners Fans Resolatlona Ko-Iqa-lslnp lohn A. Crelarhtoa, tha . Millionaire Philanthropist. The county commissioners yesterday adopted the following resolution of respect to the memory of the late Count Crelghton, and of appreciation of his life and work: Whereas, On February 7 Count John A. Crelghton answered the final call .of the Great Ruler, and on February I hla mortal remains were laid to rest; and i Whereas, For halt a century the deceased had been a worker and a builder in the territory. In the state and In the city, lie had, In fair days and in the dark hours, kept his faith In Nebraska and in Omaha; was .ever foremost in the exhibition of a large Dubllc snlrlt and In plans for uplift ing humanity and bettering the general clvlo life; standing at alt times ready to prove ma aevounn witn nis puree ann nis wise personal heln and advice: ever willing and generous In doing good as opportunity offered; therefore, be it Resolved. . That the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas county dii nereby record Its tribute to John A. Crelgh ton as one of the great pioneers of our city and our state; as a man of construc tive ability, whose very useful life is evi denced in the many monuments to his en lightened philanthropy; as a free-handed giver who honored the Master's command that the least of His children should have kindly consideration; as one who in all hl relations of family and of civic life was an example of manly and upright character, iv none rauits. sum as he bad, served but a foils to his native virtue. A , strong man and a faithful one. his dath is no less a loss to the community than to his immedi ate family. Keaolved further. That this tribute to h a worth be spread upon the record of this board and a copy be furnished to the press. MARRIED LIFE TOO CONFINING Edward Cochran's Desire for Gaiety Brings Infelicity and Wife Asks Divorce. The . desire ' of Edward Cochran to be Ingle again and enjoy theaters, dances, parties and the freedom of the unmarried man are alleged to be the cause for domes tic disagreement In consequence of which Mae Cochran yesterday applied to tha dis trict court for divorce. They were mar ried October 1904, In Council Bluffs. Ac cording to the allegations, Cochran became cold toward her soon after the marriage and repeatedly told her that he did not care for her; that he waa too young and that he wished he waa single again. On January 13, says the petition, he sent his trunk to the house with Instructions to his wife to pack his belongings In it and send them to blm. The petition aays he earns $100 a month and permanent alimony is asked. , Marie J. Boschert asked for a di vorce from Charles B. Boschert, to whom she was married at O' Fallon. Ma., in 1887. She charges desertion and nonsupport and asks the custody of their six children. WORK OF THE CLUB WOMEN ronrth District ef Vsbruka, Faderttion to Mtat at David City. OUTLINE PLAN FOR LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN Oeneral Federation Recommends to Members Methods et Stearin Remits on Laws that Are tree by. the Body. The fourth district of the Nebraska Fed eration of Women's cluba has received and accepted an Invitation from the Ingleslde club of David City -to hold' its spring con vention at that place. The date of the convention has not yet been announced. Mrs. C. M. Peterson of Aurora Is vice president of the district. The Twentieth Century club of York county la the newest acquisition to the Fourth district. The new organisation has a charter membership of fifteen. Oatllne for I.ealalatlve Work. The General Federation of Women's clubs recommends the following outline for legislative work, used last year by the Michigan federation, as a model for other federations: Measures that should have especial atten tionThe Juvenile court bill. Including con tributory negliMence measure; the appropri ation for Lapeer Home for Kpllepuo and Feeble-minded; child labor bill. Measures that we are asxed to Indorse and aid in education of public sentlaient A bill on wall sanitation; a bill for the registration of trained nurses; pending for estry bill. Methods of Work Education of publlo sentiment through the press. Each club can help In this; one program ln each club and at county federations devoted to the state legislative work; personal influence of club members and voters exerted with members of the Legislature by means of interviews, letters, telegrams; public lec tures that will present the work to the peo ple; co-operation with other organisations through their state meetings, etc. Very important, hearings with the local members j or nouse ana senate in cuica ami mi so uu email towns. The committee urges that these plans be adopted in preference to lobbies, hearings, etc., at Lansing, that course to be pursued only as a last resort, If absolutely neces sary. ' Christian Visiting; Nurses. The Visiting Nurses of Charleston, 8. C have just celebrated the ninety-fourth an niversary of their organisation. The nurses were organised originally as the Ladles' Benevolent society and has, without cessa tion, administered to the needs Of the sick and needy poor of Charleston. The report for the year just closed shows 221 persons helped and 'JW expended. The association now haa 167 members. The association haa two funds from Which It derives help, the Income of ono going to the care of old colored persons and that from tha other to a garment fund, the materials being bought and the garrrients let for making, and so affording work' for deserving women. The garments are sold for the benefit of the association. Woman's Clnb Rotes. The United States Daughters of 1S12 of Illinois have undertaken the task of 'mark ing the graves of all soldiers and sailors of the war of 1X12 In Illinois. The marker of the society la a bronse plate and haa been placed so far on about forty graves. The social, science department of the Woman's club speht an Interesting 'after noon Monday hearing of the work of the City mission as presented by Its superin tendent, Mlsa Nellie Magee, and of the Vis iting Nurses' association, presented by Mrs. W. R. Adams, superintendent of nurses. Mu Sigma Woman's club will hold Its regular meeting Wednesday morning. The tombs of Egypt will be the subject of the morning. llii.H.Uh.l1tl,h -1 urn road Compariv Pays this Oifferenc The telegram below explains why we will be able to offer to Nebraska piano buyers the greatest piano bargains ever before attempted. The railroad company has agreed with Steger & Sons to pay to us the difference between the original cost of these pianos and the price that we will sell them for. , TELEGRAM SC1IMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO CO., IS 13 Farnam St., Omaha. Sell the thirty-nine Piano damtjed b the railroad company in tramit Otr rsp'sm'.iH ve hat examined every one of them. None are damaged on the inside, only on the outside of ths ones. ' Ihe railroad company wil I settle the loss after the sale is over. Ssll none to dealers- Steger & Sons Piano Mnfg. Co. In, accordance with the instructions of the above telegram, we will on February the 13th, begin the greatest money-saving piano sale ever inaugurated in history. Note the prices we make on the above thirty-nine high grade pianos. Every one was specially selected for our spring trade. They are the finest specimens of the manufacturer's product. They must be sold without delay. Every piano fully guaranteed, not only by the factory, but also by our selves. You take no risk. , ! Former price 8 Walnut Case Uprights $600.00. 7 Mahogany Case Uprights... $500.00 9 Flemish Oak Uprights ....$400.00 5 Golden Oak Case Uprights ...'..$375.00 4 Sample Pianos, fancy Cases $350.00 2 Special Colonial Styles, made to sell $300.00 4 Non-Catalogue Styles, former price $275, at $123, $138, $148, $156. Railroad prict $338.00 $295.00 $258.00 $212.00 $188.00 $165.00 .,,..-r..rer...r.' tti'H.v flj '0 - : y In addition to the above bargains, we are compelled to sacrifice about 135 highest grade pianos now on our five floors, including such renowned makes as the Steinway, Emerson, Hardman, Steck A. B. Chase, Kurtzman, McPhail and others, to make room for our spring stock. We sell new pianos on $1.00 weekly payments anywhere in America. .Write for catalogues, prices and terms, or pay us a visit of inspection.' The opportunity of a lifetiime to get a really artistic piano at the price ordinarily paid for an inferior, second class or unknown make. The Largest Piano House in the West. 1311-1313 Farnam St., Omaha. Neb. Tel. Douglas 1625 P. S. Note the Words In ttie Above Telegram: "THE RAILROAD GO. WILL SETTLE LOSS AFTER SALE IS OVER." HOME RULE FUND FOR IRELAND Omaha's Contribution to the Canse Forwarded to the Treasurer at Boston. v: - The committee which had charge of the recent meeting In Omaha addressed by Thomas M. Kettle, M. P., In support of the j causo of home rule for Ireland, has con- t eluded Its labors and haa sent a check for ' $744 to the treasurer of the United Irish ' league T. B. Fitspatrlok of Boston. , Subscriptions to the fund received by ' George Parks, treasurer of the committee which raised the money In Omaha, were as follows: C. E. Pamnlng. .$100 John Flynn James Parks liO M. P. Brennan.... T. J. Mahoney... 5 p. McOoldrtck.... it T. J. O'Nell H J. J. Fltsgerald.. 100 rr. McCrann 25 P. Duffy .., T. J. Pltsmorris. Owen McCaffrey. Wm. Hayden T. Brennan George Parks.... Friend Friend O'Doruihue - Wd- mond-Nirmlle... 25 D. M. Nettleton. Dr A. Vt MrlW 19 mott 6 .10 Neil Brennan of 10 O'Neill. Neb.... S 10 Rev. Burkley 5 10 Rev. Flannlgan,. t Miss McCartney treasurer T. Hoctor Rev. J. Ahearna F J, Moriarty... TV J O'Brien.... Rev. Judge 10 J. Duffey 2 Michael Shirley.. 10 P Dora J Hugh MeCaffery. 10 p. Cavannugh.... 1 John Rush 10 J. McCarthy 1 John Power w Mary Fsrrell 1 P. C. Heafey 10 M. McCormlck... 1 Jamea Walsh .... 10 P McCarthy Rev. tstenson o m. wnaien.. ('. D. Mclaughlin Auer's Ch The Family Physician The best medicines in the world cannot take the place of the family physician Consult him early when taken ill. erru Pectoral REVISED FORMULA If the trouble is with your throat, bron i chial tubes, or lungs, ask him about taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Do as he says. . - The new kind contains no alcohol saeBssaBBBsnuunnnunaunununnnnnuuBBsasssiBBBSsBRasBsssmBnBasBsBasiMBMHBHBmRnBM Wc have no secrets to hide I We pub- ! lish the formulas of all our medicines. i . ' ' J. C. AYER CO., Manufactaring Chemist, Lowell, Mm. 1 Harry Hunter. H. Howard P. J. Trairver A. M. UHli;iher. Edward Oee John J. Ryan Rev. Moriiirty.,.. Rev. Gxnmjn John O'Hearn.... P. J. Sheehy P. T. MoOrath... R. O'Keefe 5 I D. Brown. 6 Helen Trlder. 5 John Calvy. 5 J. H. Schmidt 1 f 6 Sale of tickets.. 49 iroi 5 Total expenses... S3 S Remitted $744 macadam only will be asked thla time. The price on this Is only about half that of vit rified brick, and In some ways It is ootv sldered more desirable. The new bids will be opened March 16. The commissioners decided to establish a telephone pay station In the courthouse. Many people have called up other towns over the courthouse 'phones and. the toll haa been charged Up to the county. OMAHA PARTY TO STATE HOUSE Men and Women Will Attend Hearing; Tonlaht on Child Labor . BUI. . A delegation of Omaha men and women will go to Lincoln this morning for the hearing of the child labor bill before the Judiciary committee of the senate, to be held at 7:80 o'clock this evening. So much interest has been manifested In the bill that the Judiciary committee will hold the hear ing in the senate chamber for the benefit of the large attendance promised. The party will include Henry W. Penncck of the Social Service club, who drafted the bill; Judge A. L. Sutton, Judge Kennedy of the Juvenile court. C. A. McDonald, It. V. Guye and A. J.' Donahoe, representing the ("antral T-nhnr union: Dr. A. B. SomerS. representing the Douglaa County Medical association; J. B. Baum of the Bennet com pany, S. P. Morris. of the Associated Char ities, Mrs. Draper Smith and Mrs. W. M. Alderson of the Woman's club? represent atives of the Women's Christian' Temper ance union and others Interested In the passage of the bill. URE ON"TERMINAL"TAX BILL Commissioner Believes People I'uder atood Proposition and Legis lature Favors It. "I believe the terminal taxation bill is going to pass," said County Commissioner Ure, who haa been down at the legislature noticing how the law makers are standing on propositions affecting Omaha. "We have shown that the taxation of railway terminals by the local assessors Just the same as other property, is not going to re sult In any decreased tax Income for any county or township In the state. There Is no doubt that the railroads of this state are very much under taxed. If the law Is changed so that the local assessors fix the i valuation, there will be an increased In come to every county and township as well as to tha city where the terminals are lo charges gardeners' trust tounoilmai L'cloTern faji Dealeri Mak Agreement on Frioei. WANTS CITY MARKtT HOUSE REOPENED In Council Committee Ordinance Looking- Toward This End la In-, troduced, but Tabled After Fir from Retail Grocers. said pretended will purported to have been made, towlt, December 14, was not of sound iilnd and waa not ,of sufficient mental ca pacity to enable him to lawfully make a will devising or bequeathing hla estate oi any part thereof. And for the reason that part of said will purporting to dispose of lot C In Nelson's First addition and to devise and bequeath the same Is void and Insufficient to effectuate such devise and, bequest. And for the further reason that said pretended will la unjust to this Protestant" When the will waa drawn Mr. Kltchei, was confined to his bed and had been there for some time. THREE SUITS BY EMPLOYES Hike MMehall, William Pettis and Edward Goettach Ask Damages from Corporations. Three damage suits against local corpor ations were filed in district court yesterday by employee. Mike Mitohell asked $10,000 from the Omaha Packing company for In juries which he received In December, 1906. He was an ash wheeler at tha plant of the defendant. He allege that the plank across which he wheeled the ashes to a car was defective, and that In consequence It broke while he waa upon It and precipi tated him to tha ground. He sustained a fracture of the skull, besides other Injuries. William rettla aaked $5,000 from the I'nion Stock Tarda company. He was a teamster for tha defendant and alleges that Injuries which he sustained in a runaway November t, 1906, were due to the fact that the de fendant furnished him with a vicious team. Edward H. Geettach. while working for the Fairmont Creamery company as a car penter on January t, 1907, fell from the scaf folding and sustained Injuries for which he ssks $3,000. Mary I Richards, administrator of the estate of her husband, Frederick A. Rich ards, has accepted $2,000 In settlement for the death of her husband, which occurred In a collision on the Union Pacific railroad. July $0, im. She sued tha railroad for $6,000. NEW BIDS FOR COUNTY PAVING Commissioners Formally Reject Old Ones and Ask Flgaroa on Macadam Only. New bids will be advertised for by the county commissioners today for the paving of the county road a The formal rejection of the other b4ds waa made at tha- meeting of the oommlwdonora yeaterday. Hi da on f The Badge of Honesty Is on every wrapper of Doctor Pierce's, Golden Medical Discovery because a full list of tha Ingredient composing It Is printed there in plain English. Forty years of experience has proven Its superior worth as a blood purifier and lrfvlgortt Ing tonic for the cure of stomach disorder and all liver Ills. It builds up the run down system as no other tonio can In which aluohol Is used. The active medic inal principles of native roots such as Golden 8al and Queen's roo,t. Stone and Mandrake root, JJloodroot and Black Cherrybark are extracted and preserved by the use of chemically pure, triple refined glycerine. (Send to Dr. R. V. Plaro at Buffalo, N. Y.. for free booklet which quotes extracts from well-recognized mod leal authorities such as Drs. Barthnlow, King. Scuddetr, Coe, Elllngwood and a host of other, showing that these roots can be daftfnded upon for their curative action I tall weak state of the ttomacn. lied by Indigestion or dyspepsia I InXll bilious or liver complaints wasting diseases where there flesh and gradual running down itrength and system. The Golden Medical Discovery "make rlrh.'rjure lod and so Invtyurates and fWulauV fhe stomach II VLf and bud. a7.J. thrombi them, the whole. tv8ternt Tbus all skin affections, blotches, pimple and eruptions as well as scrofulous swel lings and old open running sores or nicer are cured and healed. In treating old running sores, or ulcers. It 1 well to In sure their healing to apply to them Dr. Pieroe's All-Heeling Balve. If your drug gist don't happen to have this Salve In stock, send fifty-four cent In postage Stamps to Dr. IL V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. Y., and a large boa of the "All-Healing balve will reach you by return post. You can t afford to accept a secret nos trum as a substitute for this non-alcoholic, medicine or tuows coMPoamon, not even though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Dr. Pierce's Plaasant Pellets regulate and Invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. bugar-coaUxi, Uny granules, easy t take) Mcaady. While assembled. In committee of the whole yesterday afternoon the city counoll decided to keep hands oft the market house matter for awhile; An ordinance to re eatabllMh a' retail market at the market house on Capital avenue waa tabled In the committee room. The ordinance drew the tire of the Ketall Grocers' association which waa represented at yesterday's meeting by t Attorney Harry Fischer. Mr. Fischer con tended, on behalf of the retail grocers and i butchers, the commission m-n and the j Omaha Market House association, that to separate the wholesale and retail markets aa me ordinance would do would mean a hardship for the retailers, who would have to have extra drivers and wagons to cover both markets. Councilman McOovern declared there was a combination of dealers existing at the market place and that prices were estab llHhed, whereby If the market was utilized, the public might buy direct from the pro ducer and have the benefits of lower prices. On motion of Councilman Jackson the or dinance was placed on the table. It la be lieved, however. It will be brought up again, as some of the strongest supporters of the measure were absent from the meet ing yesterday. Mr. Bridges had his latest gas tank or dinance up for 'informal vote. Tills or dinance was Introduced two weeks ago and Is the same In terms as the one de feated some' time ago. It allows the gas company privilege of locating a gas tank along the river. Owing to the absence of four members of the council yesterday the vote to recommend the passage of the or dinance was in the affirmative, but unleas some of the councilmen have taken a de cided change of base on the gas tank pro position the ordinance will be defeated when It comes up for passage. At present I there are five for It. Mr. McOovern's sign ordinance was held over a we,ek. Thla affects all signs more or less, allowing the large electrical signs if not lower than twelve feet above the walk, and prohibiting goods or merchandise on walks or signs on the walks. Mr. McOovern's second ordinance to drive out the street lunch wagons was laid on the table. RAILROADS ARE INDIGNANT Object to Government Cnttlnar Rev enue on Mall Service Without Grantlnar Hearlnsr. . Railroads all over' the country are up In arms because of the action of the house committee on postofflce and mall routes last Friday In Inserting in the appropria tion bill certain conditions, all of which operate to reduce the revenues by 26 to 35 per cent of the railroads carrying malls. This was done without the railroads being given a hearing and the committee still re fuses to hear the railroads on the matter. The railroad attorneys are asking to be heard, for they claim that If the revenues are reduced they will of necessity have to curtail the service rendered. They claim It will be Impossible to whirl the fast special trains across the continent on less pay than they are now receiving, and If the rates are reduced the malls will have to be put on the slower trains. No hearing has been had on the matter of railroad rates for mall service since 1889, at which time It was reported by tha legislative committee that the rates were reasonable. Since that time the railroads claim they are having to pay more for equipment and more for labor of all kinds, and that the cost has been Increased, mak ing It Impossible for them to haul the mall now for less. The railroads say all they are asking at thla time Is that they may be given a hear ing to present their side of the case. If you have anything to trade advertise It In the For Exchange column of The Bee Want Ad page. Morse Gets Ward IJne. NEW YORK, Feb. U. Announcement that Charles W. Morse ias purchased con trol of the Ward line of steamers was made today. """I f I jam aaL mmjFS J1 9 Every woman covet a .1, . .... C VU5UU U uUluJ m:nF;Thecm;u;: loss ot their girlish form after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the motherr shapeliness. All of this can be avoided. however, by the use of Mother's Friend before baby come, as this great liniment alwayl prepare the body for the strain upon it, and preserves the lymmetry of her form. Mother' Friend overcome all the danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through this critical period without pain. It is woman' greatest blessing. Thousand gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the use of this wonderful n bottle. Our little U VesV b-r NanV v book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent free. Tit Bnofle'd Reirilitor Co., Afliita, Gi. TALBOT GETS. HANDS BURNED Turpentlne-Soabed Cloth oa Soro Finger of I-ocal Publisher Catches Fire. N. O. Talbot of 4123 Farnam street Is laid up with burned hands, caused by the Igni tion of a cloth saturated with turpentine and wrapped .around a finger he Injured Sunday morning. Mr. Talbot will not be able to be out for several weeks. While fixing a furnace Sunday morning Mr. Tal bot thrust a nail into a finger of his right hand. On the wound he placed a oloth soaked with turpentine, then placed hla hand too near a blase. Trying to extinguish the blase on his right hand he also burned the left. Mr. Talbot Is publisher of the Pally Record, a journal of local legal and realty news. WIDOW WILL CONTEST WILL Mra. Janes . B. . Kitchen Alleges Inaound Mind When Hushaad ' Mad Last Request. Contest will be made today by Mra Jo sephine C. Kitchen, widow of the late Jamea B. Kitchen, on the ground that Mr. Kitchen was not of sound mind when he made his will, December 14 last. By the provisions of the will Mr. Kitchen gave his home to hla widow and It Is claimed half of that was hers anyway but most ot his property he gave to his nephew, Ralph Kitchen, to be held In trust by him for thirteen years, after which It was to go to Ralph Kitchen's son. Ralph Kitchen. Several pieces of property were given to the MUs-s Fagerborg with the statement that he wished to provide them with a home until such time as they should msrry. The petition which will be filed today was drawn by J. C. Cow In and alleges that "Janies B. 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