THE OMATTA DAILY HER: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1007, GOTHAM COAXES FOR MONEY BRIEF CITY NEWS . ! Ktv Root Print It. A. 8. Kltchls tfm d to $03 Brandels Bid. Klnehart, photographer. 18th A Farnam. We always have Rock Springs Coal. Central Coal and Coke company of Omaha, 1.1th and Harney streets. Tot Christmas Second edition Mr. Manna book. "The Evolution of a Great l.ltorature," $1.50 net, postage 15 centa. Bookstores or 622 New York Lire. City Printing and Stationery Schedule! for printing: and atatlonery required, ty city officera are In the hands of the printer and will he ready for prospective bidders early next week. Resolutions on Dr. I. Bamiciottl The resolution Hdopted Home time ago by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. on Dr. Hugo L.'. Itamiclottl have been engraved by Mr. Potter of Boyles Business college and are mi exhibition In the window of the Wurn Optical company, Sixteenth and Farnam streets. Tha Tropical Oil company, Cleveland, O.. manufacturers of Tropical Hubber paint for roofa of all descriptions, and the Elastlkote, made In colora, for Interior and exterior Iron, brick and wood, hava opened an office, room 338 Bee Building, where, all business for the western territory will be ?onducted. Giebcl & Gardiner, distributing igenU. Guild Qoti to Trafflo taagTi a Commis sioner J. M. Guild of the Omaha Commer cial club has gone to Chicago, where he will attend the meeting for organising '.he classification committee of the Na tional Traffic league. Mr. Guild, with Commissioner Maxwell of St. Joseph, has recently been made a member of the Im portant committee. Sam Thing Over Again Bandar Ac cording to orders from the chief of police, the steps taken last Sunday for the en forcement of the Sunday closing law will oe Repeated next Sunday.' Milkmen' will be excluded from the terms of the law, as was Intended last week, it being held that the distribution of milk is a necessity, but all other llnrs of trade will come un der the ban. 'Possum Sinner Ex-Attorney General George II. Hastings of Crete has aent 8. B. Smith, porter at the Murray hotel, a flue fat opossum as a Christmas gift. Mr. Porter will have the 'possum prop erly dressed and baked on Christmas with Its accessories of sweet potatoes and has sent out invitations to a number of friends to join In the feast at the Mur ray. Mr. Hastings will be an honored guest on the occasion. natural Oas Giving Out A letter from Topeka tells of dlstrets la the Kansas capital. According to the writer the sup ply of natural gas with which the houses of the town have been heated for several years has failed and people of all classes are suffering from the cold. After the discovery of gas in Kansas and its first nee in Topeka the people gradually dis continued the UHe of coal-consuming stoves and the I failure of the gas supply finds a large number poorly equipped for burning other fuel. Christmas Dinners to the Poor The As sociated Charities Is ready to co-operate with persons who desire to glvo Christmas dinners to the poor of the city. At this time the Sunday school of the Central United I'rrsbyterlan church and the girls of Brownell hall have indicated their In tention of rendering assistance. Tile former will fill bankets for several fami lies mid the girls will have two Christmas trees for the noor children. J. ii. Bran dels ,fc Hons huv donated a case of blank et. to the association for relief work. T7o:nan Traveler Stranded Mrs. Martha McOon.il 1. enroute from southern Illinois to Colorado Springs, Is now In Omaha, where le will remain until the Associ ated Ch:irities can assist her on her way. She xhvh ln-r husband died in Illinois, leu-. Int; her In destitute circumstances, mill flic In endeavoring to reach a sister nf vhorii Khe last heard in Colorado Hpiiniri. Thin was several years ago, but us the sister was her onjy surviving rela tive, kIip decided to visit her and appeal lor h"li. Her funds are exhausted and hlie Is staying lu Omaha until the sister can ho loealed. Overcoat Thief Convicted Charles Gas fclll was found guilty Friday morning in criminal court of breaking nto the store of J. 11. llaney & Co. and stealing ten overcoats valued at about $15 each. . Gas kill admitted pawning two of the coats, but he denied stealing any of them. The night before Thanksgilvng he says he met a rtranger who had more overcoats than he knew what to do with. The stranger, ho testified, gave him two of the coats ami, suspecting nothing wrong, he pawned them. This explanation did not appeal to the Jury and after being out about an hour it returned with a verdict Xmas Gifts ON CREDIT Don't ny out the Iast Dollar you've pot. Come to HI DG LEY'S, pick out Useful Gift Buy Now, Pay Later. ( MEX'8 GIFTS. Man's Suite, Man's Overcoats, Man's Cravanettea, Men's Shoes, Man's Hats. Man's Halite, Man's Odd Trousers, Boys' Salts, Buys' Overcoats, ltADlKS' GIFTS. ' Ladles' Suits. Ladies' Cloaks, Ladlee Skirts. Ladtts Waists, l LADIES' FIHS. Ladles' Muffs, Underskirts, Shoos, Little Olrla' Coats, Little Birla' Pure. BIT TO DAT, PAT APTZB JAM. Ileus Open Bvealnga Until Arte Xnu. RIDGLEY'S Credit Stcre, 141T DOUGLAS. Want Omaha to Send Cash as Interest on Securities. EITHER THAT OR BUY GOLD THERE -Neither of These riaaa Salta Treas urer Flak, W ho Drain at Trans planting Cola from Oaaafcm to New York. That New York Is still affected by the financial flurry and that It Is doing all It can to draw real money from the west Is shown by a letter Just received by City and County Treasurer Fink from the fiscal agents of the city. January 1. $130,000 In Interest will be due holders of Omaha se curities. The practice of the treasurer has been to draw a draft on New York for the total amount of the money to be paid and eend this to the fiscal agency, which would pay coupons or bonds as they were presented. Ho would have followed the same rule this time but for the letter from the fiscal agency, and now he is consider ing what course to take. The letter saya In effect the principal and Interest of Omaha securities are payable In legal tender and that New York banks are paying nothing but clearing house cer tificates, and that under these circum stances It will be necessary .for the city to make arrangements for the payment of legal tender, regardless of the action of the banks. Two methods are suggested, one Is that the treasurer send (130,000 In legal tender from Omaha to New York, and the other that the city authorise the fiscal agent to go on the New York market and buy gold at the current rate to pay the obligations. To both these plans Mr. Fink demurs. He says he has not decided he shall do, but he hesitates to authorise pur chase of gold at any rate which th. ho have It In New York may fix. and he la equally opposed to taking 11.10,000 of real money out of circulation In Omaha to meet demands when Omaha banks, which holi city deposits, have large sums of money on deposit In New York banks legally subject to draft from the Omaha concerns. The treasurer refers to the difference be tween the city and county securities In this regard. The county . bonds are held principally by the state permanent school fund and coupons are sent direct to Omaha for collection. They are paid without coat to either the county or the state, while the city pays Its fiscal agent one-eighth of 1 per cent for paying the bondholders and keeps on deposit In New York without in terest a comparatively large sum, which represents the money sent to pay bonds and Interest, but which Is not paid the holders Immediately. TWO MEN GROW TIRED OF LIFE One Saceeeds In Getting; Over Range, bat the Other is Recalled. the Two attempts at suicide, one of .which proved successful, were discovered within an hour of each other Thursday afternoon, and, strangely enough, both seekers for the hereafter used the same method, mor phine sulphate, as a means to hasten their demise. While his wife, and 3-year-old child were shopping Thursday afternoon Harry L. Bpauldlng, a clerk for the Richardson Drug company, locked himself in an upstairs room of tholr residence, 1808 Davenport street, and swallowed about forty grains of morphine sulphate, from the effects of which he died a few hours later at the Omaha General hospital. Mrs. Spauldlng, accompanied by the child of the couple, had gone On a shopping tour about 1 o'clock, leaving Spauldlng ap parently In the best of spirits. When she returned at 4 o'clock she found the door of a room upstairs closed and locked. In tuitively suspecting something amiss, she broke In the door and found her husband lying unconscious on the bed. Drs. Det weiler and Police Surgeon Fltzglbbons were summoned and Spauldlng was hurried to the hospital, where all efforts to resuscltato him were unsuccessful and he died at :30. Mrs. Spauldlng was prostrated when In formed of her husband's death. She could give no reason for his action, stating the domestic relations of the couple had al ways been amtcahlo and .he had always enjoyed the best of health, being a very powerful man and still in his prime, only 37 years old. Coroner Bratley took charge of the body and relatives of the dead man who live In Champaign. 111-, were notified. Shortly aier the discovery of Spauldlng George Penrose, an actor and theatrical manager, who lives in Salt Lake City, was found In an unconscious condition In his room. 1908 Howard street, by the landlady of the house, having taken several grains of morphine sulphate 'in a fit of despond ency following combined domestic and financial troubles. Police Burgeon Harris was called and after heroic efforts suc ceeded in snatching Penrose from the brink of the unknown. After being declared out of danger Penrose said that the suicide "bug" waa out of his thoughts, exclaim ing: "The going Is great, but the coming back sensation is h ." AUDITORIUM DIRECTORS MEET Following Baaqaet Tendered by Pres ident of Company, OfOeers Are Chosen, (or Year. The directors of the Auditorium company were given a banquet on Wednesday even ing at the Omaha club by President F. A. Nash, the event being in honor of the baby girl who came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nash last week. After the feast the dlrectora took up Auditorium matters for an hour or two, discussing ways and means of completing the Audi torium. The election of officers for the ear fol lowed, thoae selected being the Incumbents: F. A. Nash, president; W. L. Yetter, vice president; i. R. Lehraer, secretary; J. M. Glllan, manager; Alfred Millard, treasurer; T. J. Mahoney, counsel. ' W. Farnam Smith was elected a di rector to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of F. W. Judson, whose busi ness engagements have made it impossible for him to fill the position without great Inconvenience. LICENSE CLERK UNYIELDING Iowa Ku I'aable to Sera re Marriage Permit Under Law of Nebraska. "But there la a provision in the decree that permits me to get married again." ar gued Charles W. Mastln of Missouri Val ley, la.. Thursday, when Marriage Licenae Clark Furay refuaed to give" him a permit to wed, becauae he had been divorced at Logan, October SI. He wanted to wed Mlaa Roae Gipson. . "It doean't make any difference what the decree says," answered Furay. steeling hia heart agalnat the plead ings of the would-be groom; "the laisy aaya that you can't marry for alx months after the decree la signed, and that has to go here." Mastln and his bride-to-be left the office vary much downcast. Use Be want ads to boost yjur business. '"';' " - " - 1 p I'K:m" -"O" 'nwi m"9 ' , fiTC" ' ' mam m ; I -V i ? Vn I ml ,t.. .,5 '.ift'i';'- i' if . n ; iei ' ; X iitel. - - Mf, jl-:- ...... .'fe AV. :lit , y' I ti fJ.ne, i f-w tf 'Ti'll" ""J -"HBlWHHff,-''1"rW,ffu' mfc'JU'JfiViil IoeIVIoo and Ooys Christmas Suits ini Overcoats for Men Wo have made sweeping reductions in Smoking Jackets and Lounging Robas. In many inatancaa we of for them at LESS THAN COST. S U i3 E R O Is the only word that describes our splendid display of Men's Suits and Overcoats. "We offer a wide range of weights, quali ties and fabrics to select from. "Whatever grade you buy you'll pay less money than at any other place in the entire "West. The price for ,any quality will be 20 per cent, lower than you'll pay elsewhere, often times you will be able to save 25 per cent., 30 per cent., or even 50 per cent. "We handle no shoddy make shifts every garment is made of good materials and will be pre cisely as we represent it. ' Our styles are always the new est and we guarantee a perfect fit. We have Suits and Overcoats that will exactly please you or the person to whom you may give them, at prices ranging from- SmtkinJ Jackets an Lounging Robes l This Store Will Be Open Every Evening 'till Christmas lM' I M, : Christmas Suits and Overcoats for Boys FOR $2.89 WE OFFER YOU BOYS' SUITS that are exceptionally good values. , They are small lots accumulated from the season's selling made of all-wool Cassimeres, Velours, and Cheviots. They are good fitting garments, have extra strong linings and are nicely trimmed. "With knee pants or knickerbockers. Sizes 7 to 1G years. All sizes in the assortment, but not in every color. . Would be cheap at $4.00, S c 5 On Sale at OKy FOR $3.89 WE OFFER YOU BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS that sell everywhere at $6.50. These are exceptionally good garments and we would have to sell at a much higher price but for the fact that we bought them from a manufacturer who was forced to sell them at once to protect his obligations. Made of choicest materials, newest styles and perfect fitting Suits in double-breasted or Russian styles, with knee pants or knickerbockers. Overcoats, Russian, Reefer and Chesterfield styles, Suits or Overcoats for Boys 3 to 1G years old. in Omaha, at The best bargains 3.89 Men's Holiday Slippers Men's Slip pers blnck and tan, vtel kid hand- i turn soles, st 81. si.as. 81.50 and 83. Men's Romeot black and tan, Hoynl KM. at . . .SI. 80 and 83.00 Men's Velvet Slippers chenille embroldernl, at 65o St&fc l1- fi.i""w . aasssw S5.0O Smoking Jackets Cot to $3.50 Made from Scotch Tweed and Tricot Flannel. 6J50 and S 7JSO Smoking JackeU Cat to $4JVO Made from heavy Mel tons and platd double face Mackinaw cloth. 97.50, $10.00 and f 12.00 Jack ets Cut to ffl.ftO Made from Brocaded Silk Velvets and MatalaBa. $10.50 and $12.00 Lounging Kobe Cut to $7.0 Made from heavy double faced wool Eiderdown Bt liking patterns and colorings. Mufflers Wa,r Mnffler Fancy woo 50 Fancy polka Dot Kilk Ilefrr At 50 and 75 Solid and Fancy Colored Silk Squids, Reefers and Oxford Muftlurs SI. OO 20 Off on Iflgh-Grade Muff lers 20 off on all 1.B0, $2.00. $2.50 to $3.90 Muff lers. They are for men or women colors black, white pearl and fancy opera, shades. Neckwear SweH Christmas Neck wear for Men, 45c. 75c and $1.00 At these nrlces w I II are showing exceptional val ues In a ery wide range of handsome patterns and rich colorings also light and dark hades In great variety thousands to select from. 50c Neckwear Splendid f variety, all colors WC Gloves Men's Kid and Cape uioves Fleeced or unlin ed, exceptional qualities for dress or street $ -1.50 Men's Golf Gloves Plain and fancy f wool 3UC Suipenderi Fancy nio Thread suspenders, In hand some Individual boxes, rich gold mounted Ruckles, suit able for engraving, solid black, white and colored brocade; also Persian f f 1 r a effects OiJC 0,5J U ibrellas Men's and Women's Holiday Umbrellas Silk, handsomely trimmed In gold, gun metal and Sterling silver, from neat, modest de signs to elaborately decorated p"or.2.50to5.90 Suit Cases $7.50 Suit Cases for $5.00 300 Cowhide Suit Cases the best values in the city Bold everywhere at $7.50 ".....SsOfl am AFFAIRS AT SOUTU OMAHA Burglars Operate Almost in Shadow of the Police Station. CLOTHING STORE IS ROBBED Trouble Likely to Ensue Between City and Contractors for City Hall Over Drlar lu Completing; New Dulldina. The Nebraska Shoe and Clothing com pany'! store at Twenty-tlfth and N atreeta was entered WednebJay night and J7.60 In cash and a quiuitlty of clothing- taken. This store Is on the same street as the police station and within half a block. The work exhibited considerable during, for the buiglars entered by a basement door, which waa easily within sight from the street had anyone's attention been called to it. Thia basument Is covered by an Iron grating at the top of the stairs, but part of the stairs Is protected by a wire netting. This waa torn looae and the man dropped. Into the area way. From that poirt the basement door was easily reached and opened. There was snow on the stairway, which waa not in dally uae, and thla allowed the tracka of the man. lie had evidently backed down the stairs, tor the tracks all seemud to lead up. The management of the store made a hasty examination of the stock yesterday and found that several over coats, three or four suits of clothes and a lot of underwear and such articles had disappeared. Good descriptions of the miss ing ariiclea were furnished the officera, and it la poaslbla that some of them may be recovered. The police patrol N street every half hour, and there la a block watchman who aleo pulla a box at that corner hourly. Conditio of Live Stock Market. The live slock market for the pruaent week haa shown conditlona fully abreaat of Chicago lu every detail except the large receipts. The receipts wore liberal, how ever, through tho week. In Uoks especially. About 10,000 were on the market here yes terday. The other duys wire fair. Chi cago has received enormous runs of hogs. This has canned a decline in prices there to about $4.45 for the bulk. South Omaha has been atxjut & to 10 cents lower, witli the advantage of lower freight, ready sales and no holdovers from one day to the next. Yesterday the prices were off about to Tuesday's figures, while Wednes day showed an advance. Ky the way tho pikes have oscillated about tho H 50 mark, the commission men have com.) to the con clusion that will bo about the point of libera! buying and activity In the market. With a much greater reduction tho pros perous Nebraska farmers will refuse to ship; and at a much greater llgure the packers refuse to buy. Cuttle, and sheep arc quoted slow and steady with perhaps a shade off the prices. UlsT Tax 1'ayiueuts. The city treasurer Is receiving a few of the larger municipal tax payments-al- tho Item amounts to about f 1.300. The company has Just put the last touches on the building, and will be ready to report Its completion at the next session of the council. Another consignment of furniture, con sisting of a settee and the chairs for the council chamber and the committee rooms, has been received. This will complete the furniture for the city hall. The Jail furni ture Is yet to be installed. I'looerr Storkmaa Dies. Alonzo W. Miller, a pioneer stockman and commission man, fjied at Uewey, Arlx., from which placeuhe newe wai re ceived yesterday morning. His family waa with him. He lived in South Omaha for years, but four years ago was compelled to go to Arizona for his health, where, after all, he succumbed. He leaves his wife and two sons, Charles and George Miliar. Charles Is In the United States army In the Philippines and George la at pres ent in Arizona. The body is expected Sunday and will be burled In Columbus, Neb., where other members of the fam ily are burled. Mr. Miller transferred hli night at the church, after which a pleas guests'0 evenln ws enjoyed by the .A new'lne of bracelets, necklets, toile seta In silver and ebony. Cull In and hml them over. Sandwail, the Jeweler. 2tH N Bt Dana Morrill, secretary of the Hoard of Education, Is said to be quite ill. H ha been under the weather for over u we-k. The Presbyterian Sunday school has prepared an extensive Christmas program cliurch be K'vc" tlllM evt,nln at the '.'l1 1fearn.',y posl "'th" Orand Army of the Republic and the Women s Hell.f Corps will meet .Saturday evening for Hit I election of officers. A lively pool tournament Is being pulle,! ?.a At-'eo.I'f Kennedy's hall. All the oouin ymana cracks are trying for honors, bhamblen and KeMer are the high men. John W. Van CIev fAniirlu Ihn .l.tl. of a twelve-pound girl at his home. Julin I-ueld, 46d South Thirty-first, and A. H. report the blrtn of sons. most every day now. Yesterday the Ne-j nve stock Interests here to mining pro. brarka Telephone company was the largest contributor. It paid In $1,271. Kesldes this amount the company will later puy a roy alty amounting to nearly t-.i or perhaps even a little more. The Omaha Klectrlc Light company paid Its royalty laet month. Only u few more business days remain this year and the treasurer wishes attain to remind the public that taxes beime de linquent January 1, and soon after that Aula an addition of 1 per cent a month la added. So far the collection of Jaxes has bveti easy. The effect of money stringency has not been apparent. More City Hall Troable. A resolution passed by the South Omaha city council Just at the close of the last session is liable to precipitate trouble be tween the contractors, McDonald & lkx k, who built the new city hall, and the city. The resolution demanded that the city ruqutre the contractors to pay the rent which has been required for offices since the expiration of the time limit for the com pletion of the ha'.i. The company will make a hard fight against this proposition for Jects on going to Arizona. He was in terested there In fee vera I projects. Mr. Miller will be remembered as a member of the Board of Kducation. Free I Free i A HOTTI,E OF CHOICK WINE with a $.5o purchase; with a $3 purchase and over, one of our handsome decorated calendars an ornament for your home. J. Klein. Family Uquor Dealer, Mth and N Stg. te r and alcohol excepted. Magic? City Gossip. II. E. Tagg. who has oeen touring the south for his health, haa returned greatly benefltoj. The ld-al club will give Ita Chrlntma dame Friday evening, December ii, at Masonic hall. f.ast nlgni the Ancient Order of United Workmen gave a pleasant dancing party at the temile. A case of smallpox was discovered yes terday at the home of F. W. Milieu, 1214 Missouri avenue. C. Chandler was arrested as a fugitive from JuHtice and placed In iall to serve out an old sentence. The Young People's society of tho Bap tist church held a buaineas meeting lust btroet, each The Court of Alexander No. lot elected officers Tuesday night, as follows: Mrs H Schmidt. C. Halston. Mrs. Louise MichaelH, Mrs. Klein. Miss G. W. Gallo way and Mrs. K. Davis are the officers, f.rs Gler-nen, Mrs. Wells and Dr. Ralston are the tiustees. IF YOU KNEW Ihe merit of Texas Wonder you would never suffer from kidney, bladder or rheu matic trouble. $1 bottle, two months' treat ment. Sold by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. and Owl Drug Co., Omaha. Neb. Send tor testimonials. Edward Clifford Forfeits Life. PfcXmiA. III.. Dec. SO.-At 8:03 this morn ing Edward Clifford, aged 25, paid the death penalty for murdering Ms father on the morning of November 2. 190fl, by shoot ing blin In the back of the bead with a double-barreled shotgun. Clifford walked with a firm step and repeated a prayer read by Father Summon. PREMIUM PAID ON CHECKS Thren.Irr Cent Bonus Gives by Basin, W)o., Stores for Clearlng lloaac Paver. "Just ono town In tho west can boast of being ahead of Oinahu and that la Basin, Wyo., ono year old." Bald an Omaha banker, who wan reading a paper published In tho new town the Turlington railroad connected It wth civilization less than a year ago. "For several weeks after the Mid went on' and cashiers' checks were Issued an Omaha store advertised to pay 3 per cent more than the face value for cashiers' checks-that Is, $10 would buy $10.30 worth, of merchandise, but now cornea the an nouncement from Basin, clear out on the edge of everything, that clearing house! checks are worth $1.10. Every store In; Basin has ugreed to pay a premium ef 10 per cent on the checks, and a man with' $0 may buy $:; worth of merchandise.) There must be as high as two or three stores in the new town, a newspaper andi a bank. The advertisements say 'Come to Basin to do your trading, and you will find complete stock.s of staple goods as well as Kpeclul holiday lines.' " I Death Irani Blood Poison was prevented by G. W. Cloyd, Plunk., Mo., who healed his dangerous wound with Bucklen's Arnica rialve. '',. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. : Two Killed In Hoo Wreck. ST. PAI'U Minn.. Dec. speclnl tc the Dispatch from Kensington. Minn., says: A mail rl.k ami another man wer killed In a wrei kTS.f a passenger train on the 8oo railroad, which occurred last nlghtj Sixty years of experience with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral mile li hive orrit rnnflHnr- In P CI 75 " ,or couh, colds on ,he chet, bronchitis, hoarseneas, wesk throats, weak lungs. Ask WttUrntUyUiln. j - j ? , nu D1 expenenco with IT.eWvou to .. h,iAn, fee. If satisfactory, then you will certainly 6o Ye 1m mart you to Mttc in iAmt fc. " iwimciory, wen you Sufrop? you lei pnut Joetar YcW,fe. hiTicvcrT confidence in It. ?. O. Ajr Oo. T ownll,