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TTTE TT,T.: OMA1TA. WEDNESDAY. FEHRITARY 8, Wit. BRIEF CITY NEWS I OPPOSE LIGHTING RESOLUTION ninea, rr.nllsf. BaTe Boct Frlat It. T. J. retfioa It Bona oi. Watch pairing. KdhMm. Jeee.er at. B. la'.tn, da-list, it- N,t. Bk. llMg j Dr. Kortoa, Sentlet, fi:7 City Nat l lUnK. Oaa. niectric fli;a:a, Burreea-Qraadea. ! Councilman Lee Bridge' Motion on Cost of Lamps Amended. HARRY ZIMMAN ATTACKS RATE Am KdMoitn, Jcnalcr. ep Aiur an ! valuables In the - infill nri Safe lill Vauita It. The bee h .lliling. II irria a box. 3 a jear. .fury Callea for Weaaaedajr The district i i J ' 1 1 ' will be vailed together Wednes day morning In touit room No. 1. ald la rail SJharea of the Neb. Savings After opposition from unepei.d sources jaroi-e in the meeting of the committee of the whole Monday afternoon to hie reo ! lutlon tendering the timaha Cas company l.'ian Am n. make an Ideal Investment; loo not more than Hi a lamp for aervlces for ti. H.m pays pi i annum. Hoard of I street lighting from the f li st of January. ' lleelare Price !: aorbl t n I as Me- alt Molina la Made I Itlacon tlaae i.aa mpany erlcea If Latter tiblrrti. Operation Ends with Fatal Effect Upon Little Child Nine-Year-Old Lucy Baird Dead To day, Following: Removal of Tonsils as Precaution. I WOMEN WOULD CLEAN WORLD Social Science Department of the Woman's Club Hears Addresses. Tiade Hollaing, l.J r'arnam Street. Petition for Administrator a petition loi tne appointiiitni of ait administrator K"' ftl'd Tuesday. for the estate of Victor f hmldt, who died at the county hospital January 31, mia The eMate Is valued at l,"j. So fur as known there la only one heir. Manx Jarosch of Cermany. Zca Company Baed A suit asking dam ages of IVVW was filed Tuesday by Charles C. Maer. administrator of the eatata and lamer of Clayton Maver, killed last sum iiii. against the South Omaha Ice com patiy. The 8 year-old lad was following an he wagon July 18, lio. when a heavy chunk of Ire slid out of the end of the Olson, crushing him. More Use for School Buildings Mem bers of the Omaha Real Kstate exchange are looking forward with considerable In terest to the paper by Arthur Chase on the subject, "A larger Vse of Public School Bulldlnge." at tha weekly luncheon Wed nesday noon. Mr. Vhase has not explained what the suggestions are which ha shall offer, aud the realty men are giving much conjecture to the question. Land Show Xshlblt Still Mara Tha fin est samples of wheat, oats, alfalfa, pota toes and a mammoth squaHh from the Big J lorn Hnln, which w ere on exhibit at tha recent maha I .and show, have been placed conspicuously la a window of the Burling ton city ticket office. There la also a fine sample of black etnmer, the new grain pro duced by I'rof. Buffum on tha Big Horn Basin and which attracted ao much atten tion at the Land show. Oaa Tear for Torgery Tailing Judge Kslefle that both hla parents were claimed aa vlctlma of tha white plague and that ha knew ha was predisposed to tubercu losis, Erneat Lavng, whose face bcara many traces of refinement, pleaded guilty to for gery Tuesday. He admitted hopelessly that ha secured S46.W upon one check, but that ha was drunk at tha time. He made no plea for leniency. He was aentenced to one J ear In the penltenltsry and fined $1. To riaoa Agent Kara On a visit to es tablish a headquarters fur Omaha and Ne braska territory, 11. P. Hathaway, general Keatern agent of the Kanawha Dispatch Routes, was In Omaha Tuesday. Mr. Hath away was accompanied by A. M. Dudley, agent for the company In 'St. Joseph, Mo., iind H. K. Kodenfeln, agent at Cincinnati. Mr. Rodcnfcls Is to tuke charge-of the new headquarters In Omaha. Hla wife will come Councilman I-ee BrldKes accepted an amendment offered by Councilman Funk- houser. The amended motion, which the commit tee ordered drawn by Assistant City At torney Dunn for presentation to the city council tonight, provides that the coun cil will tender the gas company not more than the stipulated amount and In the event of the company's refusal to accept '.he terms, It will be ordered to discontinue r vice. At the last meelng . of the council. Bridges In trod mod his resolution. It was referred to the committee of the whoia and no sooner waa It called yesterday than Harry Zlmman took the floor in opposi tion. Zlmman opposed the resolution on tha grounds that the offer of was exces siva and that tha city should not pay such rates. In substantiation of his statement Zlmman, after a brief history of the pas sage of the original contract for street lighting, which has since ueen d dared in , valid, produced figures from fifteen cittra of Omaha's claxa which showed that in few instances was such an amount aa 1:1 paid for street lighting. "Under no conditions should tha amount be tendered tha gas ..o.nu.i'.iy." tletinied Zlmman. "I have letters from saa ex perts of fifteen cities and tlisy v i!P show that the Omaha Oaa company la asking ex cessive amounts for Its .service. .'he gas company will not get one cent if they go to the courts with their clabns and wM ac cept any offer of settlement which the council may sea fit to tenl.-r." MEN OUGHT TO WED. IS DICTUM riuiman Produces Figures. Zlmman then produced the following f'S urea: In Milwaukee the cost of street lighting, everything Included, is JJ5.90 a lamp a year. Three and one-half .ruble feet of gaa are used to develop sixty candle power llghta. For the first 1,000 cubit feet of gas aold the Milwaukee Oaa company gets 80 centa and 70 cents for the a--'ond. In Washington, D. C, gaa light cost tha city $.U80 per lamp, based on the consump tion of three cubic feet of gaa an hour. The equipment In Washington la what is known as the boulevard style, which Is worth 1.' more a lamp than the ordinary lamps, such aa is used here, according to Zlmman. Washington buys gas from the gaa com pany at the rate of 90 centa to 11 a thou- lo UiIh city from their home in Cincinnati i ganJ- in ues Moines me city pays 117 a lamp where five cubic 'feet of gaa la uaed to develop a forty-candlepower light. St. Paul buys Its gas at the rate of SI a thousand and furnishes Its own equipment, which costs, all told, ,10.60 a year. St. Paul uses three and one-half cubic feet and geta a sixty-candlepower light. In Indianapolis a rate of 00 centa a thousand la paid for lighting purposes. Loa Angelea geta 80 cent grs, while Kansas City's lamps cost J9 in one section and 12 In another for a fifty-candlepower street light. In Baltimore street lighting costs $16.25 a lamp per year, which gives lights with an average candlepower of fifty-five. In Cleve land street lights cost V2.US per lamp per year. Taking these figures as a basis, Zlmman l.ucv Wood Baird. aged 9 vrars. and ' the only daughter of Attorney W. S. Bslrd and Mrs. Maird of Council Bluffs, died yesteiday morning at their home, Ma Knat Broadwa.v. following a simple operation for tonsilitis. The little girl was In vigorous health and there was even some doubt about the ne cesslty for the operation, both by the pnyslctans and the parents, but it was decided upon as a safeguard against fu ture trouble. The operation was pcrtwrmed the previous morning by lr. lan and Trey nor. and occupied less than twenty minutes. Chloroform was administered in Just suficlent volume to produce partial anesthesia, and the little patient rallied from it quickly. Half an hour afterward, however, she was attacked by severe vomitlnif spells, which continued at Intervals of about half an hour until death ensued. A hemorrhage was caused by seepage from the small sur gical wound, and- prompt measures were taken at once to stop the bleeding, but It was renewed at each convulsion of the stomach until the child's strength was wasted and she fell Into a comatose con dition. From this she could not be aroused and twenty-four hours after the operation ahe was dead. Dr. Dean is one of the foremost experts In eye, ear and throat diseases, and Dr. Treynor's reputation ia of Die best char acter. Both say the ease Is without par allel, and that they had never heard of anything like It. They have performed the operation hundreds of times with but slight Inconvenience to the parties. The little girl was a bright and love able child, a diligent pupil in the fourth grade of the Plrece Street school. Four other children, two older and two younger, all boys, survive her. The bereavement of the family Is most distressing-. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence. Hev. J. M. Wil liams, pastor of the Broadway Methodist church, where she was a bright Sunday school pupil, will conduct the services. Mrs. Frances lleald. Tresldewt of State W. C. T. I'.. Kiplalna ttl- 4a y Rear nail. r SUFFRAGE BILLJS DEFEATED Month Dakota House Puts It Asleep by Vote of Kitlr-Mne o Twenty-Six. AID TO THOUSANDS FROM UNION GOSPEL MISSION Kxlenalve Labors nf Charily Instlta Hun Mtovtu In Hepnrt Made by the Superintendent. Terily-aeen thousand men were given lodKlng by the I'nlon Ooxpel mission In the ! endlnu Jnnuury 1. Two thousand. 1 ccVcn-'tiimdrefl slept on the floor of the miss lot) iiMirlers. 13J1 Douglas street. In the ';u t thirty days, according to the annual report prepared by H I.. Slgler. superintendent- "Mole men than ever have been coming to the ini.-Mion." SAl.l Mr. Rlirlr "f Hut s ai.p.ar to be harder than In nr.vl....a I contended that the resolution of Bridges winter. Ve.entv-slx have occupied our!"ertd ,0 m"0h mony- Asalstant City! lei., evr. v .,U h. u.t .I..,-- i,. .. Attorney Dunn gave it as his opinion that u.i.w f nimty-two men on the floor j U,e ht",,g and for that ccn reason it made little difference whether it, 'lie ll'l-HIOII ll i.i.oult.la I..- C ,kl ..... I""1'''1' I i i ..i'n iiii alN by win-kin;; last year, while j ji mi il. ti.'.. ti,, i. r, ,.. .t.. .i 1 i .. . .- ... ...... u ,,tl( council to offer $23 . ...J.wwi Si. . .h . V P'" ,',c"uy ! resolution be made to either force the com- .nplajieil aiiout the in bnlon, f whl e 1 JUfl . .i . . ' pany to accept this amount as a maximum olloi, eie t.iiniched employment outside ' ,, .P.i,. ni,i. . , j Ul 111. 'XWl.l. ...... ot-. . ...... - o v LV.IBU ' an amenuinent 10 ims eiiect ana the reao ! lotion will come before the counolt tnnU'ht l'"irst Prcxbyterlun church n-h- eai.lutlon. drawn hv AHliun im.J i-.undti, a.le. noon and evening when the Al,orn,.y Uimn. Wmg for btda for 'street ...tiiieil report will be given out. The of-1 HgMlntf with gaa was placed on file, and ll e,s and li uatecu of the mission are: Rev. a ubstltute resolution, drawn by Gas In A. ,. Claike, prcKident: J. II. Wilhclmy. ! pector Crowley. Introduced. The conten i. e president; Hev. B. V. Fellman. aecre-1 t,..n was tht the orlainal resolmion ,.. j nut apeclfio and that one should be passed I w hich would be more exhaustive. Inspector Crowley's resolution provides P1KRHE, S. D.. Feb. 7.-Spe-ial Tele gram.) Suffrage for women, with property qualifications, had no show in the house this afternoon, going down by a vole of 0) against with only 2ti In favor. The suf frage question lias little show at this ses sion, following the result of the election last year. The bill to allow the state to sell a tract of land at Lake Kampefka to the Officers' club called out a fight with some warm personalities between Hcpresentativea Bus- kle and Vercoe, and the bill met consid erable opposition, getting through by a bare constitutional majority. The house members or at least some of them are beginning to speculate where they are getting In the matter of legisla tion. For the first time In years there is talk of a sifting committee. The senate mixed up over the net weight law and after a lot of discussion It waa put over for action tomorrow, as It appears that It cannot fe'o through without material amendment. The commission plan of government ap pears to be popular, the late.st in that line being two bills In the senate for a com missioner of Jails and poor farms, and one for a commissioner of noxious weeds. Would Force Acceptance. lie suggested that if it was the sense of a lamp that the Men's Inclination to seek diversion out side of their home and to fall under evil Influence was arraigned In a meeting of the social science department of the Omaha Woman's club yesterday after noon. In the course of the discussion, one speaker r'eclared that If all the women's clubs would unite In the fight aaalnst evil this old world would soon be cleaned up. The Influence of clubwomen upon legis lators was enlisted when Mrs. Frances Ileald. president of the Nebraska Women's Christian Temperance union, spoke. She enlisted the interest of the clubwomen aa Individuals only, however, and asked each to use her Influence to get one or twenty voters to write that afternoon to the sena tors and representatives from this district. urging thflr supiort of the Initiative and referendum bill, unamended. In her enthusiasm over the legislative work, the Women's Christian Temperance union president gave It chief attention In her talk, which gave an Impressive Insight Into the earnest way with which her organ ization Is seeking to obtain legislation It deems essential. Her review of the bllla before the house or senate In which women are or ahould be Interested, precipitated a lively discussion of Women's Christian Temperance union methods. Mrs. Ileald spoke particularly of the law prohibiting Sunday base ball. Mrs. Albert Kdholm then asked the president what the Women's Christian Temperance union pro posed to substitute for the saloons and Sunday base ball which It was working hard to remove. Had the union any plans, she asked, to replace these influences It found evil with others It found good? Men Pampered Too I, on. Mrs. George W. Covell answered that "man has been pampered too long, he should be made to realize Ills responsibili ties to society. That ao far as saying the saloon is the poor man's club, If he la a married man his home should be his club; and If he Isn't married he should be. Practical suggestions for substitutes were made by Mrs. W. E. Bingham, who told of tne establishment of clubhouses In many of the Chicago parks. Mrs. M. D. Cam eron, president of the club, then, called at tention to the work of the Women's Fed eration of Kansas City In establishing amusement headquarters In the parks. Cease Trains; to Redeem. Mrs. John, president of the Douglas county Women's Christian Temperance un ion, said that for years and years the Women's Christian Temperance union had struggled with the problem of redeeming the drunkard, but that now they were de voting their attention to solving the prob lem by prevention. Dy educating tne chil dren. "We've abandoned the Idea of re deeming the drunkard; we are going to prevent hid becoming one," she said. She then echoed the sentiment voiced earlier by the state president of the Women's Christian Temperance union, that all women's organizations might get together and work to the same end. "If we would," she said, "I'm sure that we would soon clean up this old world." ATT HPTC T8 A nFTTiTnTVT ALE The Greatness of Our Wonderful III Is Each Day Demonstrated by the New and Truly Extra ordinary Values Offered by Every Dept. in Our Store. A Grand Final "Clean-Up" Sale of Men's Suits and Overcoats All Slightly Broken Lots That Sold All Season Up to $20.00 Q at All Slightly Broken Lots That Sold All Season Up to $30.00 J 1 r Sit a . . a a Our Entire Lines of Hen's Fur Gloves and Mittens, Offered at a Big Reduction 24 Pr. $1.00 Buffalo Fur Gloves, reduced to. 30 Pr. $1.10 Buffalo Fur Gloves, reduced to $1.00 12 Pr. $2.00 Col. Beaver Fur GloTen, red. to $1.38 9 Pr. $3.50 China Dog Fur Gloves, red. to 82.3 $. 4 Pr. $4 French Coney Fur Gloves, red. to $2.00 12 Pr. $5.90 bik. China Dog Fur Gloves, red. $3.03 3 Pr. $6.50 Nat. China Dog Fur Gloves, red. $ .34 2 Pr $7.50 Water Mink Fur Gloves, red. to $5.00 2 Pr. $7.90 Rub. Wild Cat Fur Gloves, red. $5.27 2 Pr. $9.90 River Mink Fur Gloves, red. to $0.00 2 Pr. $11.60 Cavet Cat Fur Gloves, red. to $7.07 Men's $4.00, $3.50, $3.00 Union Suits, Reduced to $1.65 Worsted, mercerized or silk and wool mixed fabrics, full fashioned and perfect fitting; "Superior", "Cooper's" and such Q1 high grade brands choice, at . . . M laJU Men's Winter Caps, Worth Up to $1.50, Reduced to 45c Our entire stock of men's winter Cava has beon greatly reduced during our Alteration Sale. Your choice of any winter cap in our ip store worth to $l.b0, reduced to . . . IOC H f C jjgn T0jf"" Th House of High Merit? Washington Affairs. MILLIONAIRE YOUTH GOES TO WORK AS A MESSENGER Anthony J. Preset Tramps streets In Slnah t.e,r", trainee Brother In-I.aw w( Ylvlea Uoald. 1 the niiKMuri. '1 he IruMeia (,f the mission will hold twoi, .:-ctltiri it tiie lury; T. .1. Beard, treasurer. K. II. I'hlckm' lint. W. V. L)rn, H. J. Urova. K. H. Pack 41 l. Charles K. Rober. A. O. Itulf, A. D. n. m i mei noi ii. juuga v. v . biaoauKh, Mel- J for l bids. The first for ths sale of ln Trotter mid f. H. Withy. i equipment to the city. The second asks bids for all maintenance, while the third asks for maintenance and the lease of equipment. The fourth asks for ths fur nishing of gar by the thoucand feet, while tha fifth ai-ka for the furnishing of gan and the maintenance of the lamps. The sixth require the Omaha Oaa company to bid under Its franchise. FLETCHER DENIES GUILT. BUT SAYS HE HAD GOODS Mm llrooabt Back to Omaha Mt. t'aul ltralsltlo l.aat Week. front Thomas Fletcher, charged with burglary, was arraigned before Judge Kstelle Tues- ay. lis admitted disponing of some ot the Mi ;eti j.roperty, but entered a plea of not guilty to tim main offense. Me was held lor trial. 'the burglary was commuted upon a stoie belotiuing to ttabaKtlan Salerno some weeks ago and watches and revolvers allied at XXi were taken l'letcher was at once suspected, but : was learned h '.ail fled the city. He was arresied In Ht. Paul and refused to ret'irn to Omaha with i tit requisition papers. lroper pa peri were aecured and lie was brought hack to i 'maha lat week (Ki.hii a tStatf Lirrespondent.) WAblil.Nli'iO.N, r'eO. i. tapuciai Telc t,i uin.) ;uniy uiucia: 1 he louowing as signment ui ufilceln recently promoted are oiuerea: colonel v lioer c W uuer to r'liin cavairy, Colonel WliUcr will proceeu on in hi avaliauie transport to join ttiai regi iiiiui; l.iouunaiu Loionel James i.uckeu is uabigned to eourtli cavairy; Aiajur Urote nuu hcnoii to ! our Hi cavairy. Major lluicuuson will proceeu to tA i'aao lor uuty; captain Lieorge 1. bowman to Sixth cavalry anu will join mat regiment. t'lrat Lieutenant r'rancis H. cameron, jr., is ue;aned tor recruiting bervice anu will proceed to Columoua imirurht lor instruc tion, thence to Urand Kapios, Mien., for duty, relieving Filet Lieuunani Sheiuun W. Aiming, 'ihirilotn miantiy, who win join his regiment. Captain Nathan J. Sheldon, retired. Is asslgneu to active duty and will proceed to tort Slocum, Aew York, lor instruction, thence to Memphis, Tenn., lor duty, re lieving Major Frank K. Lang, letireu. who upon being relieved will proceed to !t. louls for duty, relievlns Maior Oscar i j.strauh, coast artillery corpa, who will re turn to Jelleraon ttarracks lor uuty. captain Henry H. Wygant. thirteenth In fantry, is detailed aa a member ot exam ining board at Fort Leavenworth, vice Lieutenant Colonel William A. Nichols, Ihirte-nth Infantry, relieued. Major William C. Brown. Third cavalry, la relieved from temporary duty In chief NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Anthony J. Prexel. who married Miss Marjorle Gould, went to work today. Ih got a job as messenger with a utock exchange firm and began his duties this morning. With an Idea to learning the butdnees from A to Z he de termined to start at the lowest rung of the ladder. Young Drexel worked hard on his first day and tramped through the financial dis trict In the slush and cold until 4:30 this afternoon. He had twenty minutes for lunch. Tomorrow hla sister-in-law, Vivien, mar ries, but he will work halt a day. never theless, quitting just In time to dress for the coremony. He journeyed home tonight on a crowded "L" train. Tkl. rou..liillon waa rf,.r,.H , ... ,, , aiaii. mis t.u. aim win jiroeeeu to rort rhia resolution waa relerred to the light- nuachuca, Arizona, for duty. Captain Charles 1. Winn, coast artillery corps, is relieved from assignment to One Ing committee, the legal department and Inspector Crowley for minor amendments, Willi the order to report tonight. Headed by President Joluioon and rein foiced by a delegation ot Omaha's citizens, which Included Judge Howard Kennedy, C. C. iieiuen, i. w. carpenter, Kev. T. J Hundred and i went) -Bcvent n company, and pluced on unaKsigned Hat and will report to commanding officer, artillery district of Savannah, for duty. Transfers of fficera In coast artillery corps are ord.-te.l: Captain Clarence h". mith from one llun lred ami hecond com- - iteiMTBiber tha Naur, Fnlev'a Honey and Tar for all coughs nod colds, for i ixuip, bronchitis. hoaiene- and for rutUl.g la grippe coughs. No opi ates. Utui- aubatltiite. ld by all .gglsts. . Mackay , tleorge Wallace and the Kev. L. O jpany Seventy-fourth company; Captain Mclaughlin, fifty members ut the Harm a I Jonn M''idg.-. "' r"!' Seventy-fourth . i if... "company to one Hundred and F Ity-elgtn union appeared befoie the committee inborn' any. favor of an ordinance regulating the pro- I Captain F.lmer l.indley. Fourth ruvalry, ductloti of films in moving picture shows I"'"' proceed to Kl I'aso. Texas, for duty .. .., " I along the Mexican bin der. i... ..... was urged Maior Frederick Fcrklns, adjutant gen- conimittee eral. usin arrival at San Francisco will on grounds of morality. The referred the ordinance to the lu.iini. I proceed to Coventor a Island for duty In committee, with Instruction, to draw a 'ue'eVs't .artment of new ordinance, which would cover th. I Maior Samuel 1). Sturglss, general staff. point as brought forth by the delegation. tonnrll Hnili ato. OWEN KILDARE. PASSES AWAY "Klpllnsl nl iht Hntvrrr" Dies at Manhattis Stat Hospital for the Insane. NE WTORK. Feb. 7.-Owen Kildara. sometimes called "The Kipling of the Bowery." Is dead. Broken In health and spirit, he died Saturday In the Manhattan state hospital for the Insan-? at Ward's Island, but the news did not become gen erally known until tonight. Kildare was 47 years old and had had a picturesque career.' He was successively newsboy, professional pugilist, newspaper writer and finally author and play wrlgiit. Long before he died his wife, who had helped him emerge from the Howery, had annulled their marriage and had been wedded to Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Adams, t. S. N. retired. Kildare did not seem to hold that fact against her. Only the day before he died she visited him, nnd they walked about the grounds of the hospital. Mrs. Adams has said that Kildare knew and approved of w hat she had dune. Slocumb's Death is Still a Mystery New Facts Develop Which Further Complicate the Incidents of His Death. After the failure of every effort that has been made to establish the Identity of C. H. Slocum. the man found dead In a house at '-9 Oavenport street Friday night, a clue has been put In the hands of Coroner Crosby that may throw some light upon the mystery of who tha dead man Is and what he was doing In Omaha. Slocum pawned a watch and some other vuluables. being paid 175 on the outfit at the Brodkey pawnshop at Fourteenth and Douglas streets on the afternoon of the day before he met his death. In case he should not come back, as ha said, he left the following address: 119 Fifth avenue. New York. Tha Information waa put In tha coroner's hands only this morning. Ha has tele graphed to the New York address, also to the police In that city, and Is In hopes of receiving an answer this afternoon that will embody some definite Information. So far no evidence has been found that Is Strong enough to establish either a case of suicide or murder. The coroner's Jury after sifting all the evidence Monday after noon. In Its verdict confessed Its Inability to determine whether "The death was caused by his own act or the act of others," and recommended further police Investiga tion. The police have been able to cast no light upon the strange case and are as much at sea aa Is Coroner Crosby. The Inquest brought out ths fact that all the gaa stove burners and gss jets on the first floor were found wide open. When the police entered the house they found every door and window locked ex cept one. that being the one by which a murderer might escape. Neighbors testi fied that two men Instead of one came to the house In a hack Friday morning. Charles Chappell. the hackman who drove Mr. Slocum to the house, states, positively that he took only Mr. Slocum to the house, arriving there shortly before noon. OFFICE FOR EDWARD P. PECK Omaha Man Elected Vice President of .National Council of Grain EirhaaiM. CHICAGO. Feb. 7. The national council ot North American Grain Exchanges. In session here today, elected the following offlcera: President, Hiram N. Kager. Chi cago: third vice president. K. P. Teck, (teaeafrb; treasurer, W. Richardson, Philadelphia. At Yousr Part of the electric lighting service which we offer our customers WITHOUT EXTRA COST is not generally known. Correct illumination is a science. It must be studied nnd mastered before the desired results can be obtained. "We place expert illuminating engineering ser vice at the command of every customer and prospective customer. Our object is not to install the most lamps. On the contrary, it is to give you the lighting vou need WITH THE FEWEST LiLMPS PROPERLY ARRANGED. Omaha Electric Light 8c Power Company IT DauerrouN Nurzrrr in the abdominal region Is prevented by the use of lr. King's New Life Pills, the painless purifiers. 23c. For sale by Beaton Hrug Co. fUPTTOE Sceley'a Spermatic Khield Pad Seeley, Who Fitted the Czar of Russia, Called to Omahj. mitm mi it:tTii. is assigned to temporary duly with field artillery stationed at Fort Snelllng. Minn. First Lieutenant Cruliam Parker, coast nlll.i-t- .'iiriin will rcimll to I .i.ll.niinl I The request of iJr. Council, who wants . Colonel John '. W. Brooks, coast artillery an automobile for the health department corps. San Francisco, for examination to ! was placed on file after t.ie doctor made a ;Jr.!l" urvm "V Mallov. j few remarks telling them of his nceda. I T entv-toiii th infantry, will repair to this After lr. Conncll made his reuuest ttixicltv and report In iwrion to commanding H.rtha-yiixtl and Ft.nce, Price. building .U-parfnent and i.eenae mspector laml JZ"" """ Webster. bo ; Kdward and Anna Campbell. ! develop d like winta. Their request were I drdera of January relating to Second jif North TweiiLv-fusi street nirl; Arthur I ,,iu....h file alongside that of lie ' I i-nieimnt Alexander I., .lames ir.. Firth " " rtl.a Kiause, .112 North Forty-first j .... cavali v. all amended so as to direct lilm I fi reef, tin: i ire and Mary Crush. 241 I u, proceed to Fort Hua.-hiica. Arlr. and :-on" i wen i v - iii'h in si rcci, noy; Ueorgei . r iMarr, an eiei.ii i.i engineer, pafited , report to lieipadlcr Central Waller S. mid Maiel C.illrKp.e. .VUi Davenport street. ,h- lie diltct to City F-leeli iciau Mi.iiaeia..n 'Schuvl.r f-r appointment on his staff. til and Mantle Haeaeti. 4M North . .. . i... , ! Leaven of absence: Second Lieutenant iCharles M H. Fbey. Twelfth cavalrv, two The Groove. F. 11 Seeley of Chicago, Is now at the Hensliaw Hotel and will remain In Omaha tills Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. He bms "The Spermatic Iio You average case." Thla Instrument received the only award In England and In Spain, producing re -ults without surgery or harmful Injei llona. Mr. Seeley has docu- Slileld li-uss, aa fitted to the Czar of Hus-1 mentary references from the C S. Gov't aia and now ued and approved by the Culled States government, will not only letai.i any (e of Hernia perfectly, af fording iiiiineliate and cumpleie re'lef, but closes the o eclng in ten days on the Washington, U. C, for Inspection. If any Interested will call he will be glad to show the truss without charge, or fit tneru if desired. Home establish meiit, 70 Dear born St., Chicago. v : ' "ill uu .'liimr .- lit iteil, 1 iNOl'tn I . . , Thnty-lourili slreet. K:rl: John and Charles I ,K'n he l'l"-ed befoie the cotnm.lle. r, linen, ji-1' i.eavenworiii treet, imy: John asking tnai a iian iueu wnicn liad and Ualo iKgau. South Twenty-fourth i ern Held up by tne city electrician. Mr rcarilar'aY i " Tavlor. till Jouea street. Klrl; Morris and i violating the city ordinances and that us Ktiheii. i:'13 luirt treet. Iwiy; u. and j wiien diarr's attention was called to it he vrmt-z s-Tr;:!o-.... fc!HO ,uted ,.,.,I,ib Btrm t. poy. jtiiat Starr hau told lum Iio would get the I atl. Ja. oli t astiemun. 1. 7"? North council to .asu the license, mentioning KiMhteei.th street; James C. Holmes. 47. '.tain pressure which would be brought South Klxhtentli street; John Hill. X, I uuknt months; Colon ! Charles M Williams, Twentv-first Infantry, from February K to Xprll X. Inclusive. loiiviias vounty hospital; rrank Inslup, '.". LHiuglas county hospital: Mrs. s. L. Imnn 4. Murray hotel, Fdward Palen. &; et. Joseph s hospital. Marriage- Licenses. '''.e foiioali'g marriage llcencea weie i -.. d lo.lav : Nun. and t?esMenc Age '..Hie .'.I'.vv nihel. Cretna. Neb 21 .ni'a Eliier. Mlllaiii, Neb J fci ph V. Woita. Ilrainaid. Neli Ma.-v K Maclia.ek. 'aton. .Neh Hairy F. heaton Uvs Moines, la 23 Nev, k Makey, Dta Muinea. la 13 to bear. "That is the most contemptible lie ever utlcied," snorted Starr. The council or- ' dered the electrician to issue the permit, j ffS ffff Moat rocking mistatet are due to inferior apices. Don't use pepper, ginger, cinnamon, or nutmeg that has loct iti strength. Gat A piece of flannel dampened with Cl.ain berlatn's Liniment and bound on to tiia affected parts is superior to any plasti-r. I Whan troubled with lama back or pains I I : ilia side or chest give II a trial ai 1 1 ou are certain to be mora than pleaded i with tha prompt relief which It affords bold by all dualeav j ffti If rJ M Tone Bros. Import their I own tpicra and get the teal thing to you in an ait-tight package. 10c at Cirocett TOKC BROS, DES MowS. li. I I Now Open. 8.000 Acres of the Lake View Irrigation Profoct Near CODY, WYOMING In the shadow of Yellowstone National Park, oterlooking, tbe beautiful lake formed by the Government's Shoshone dam (highest in the world), in the center of the new oil, gas and gold mining fields and in tbe richest met lou of tbe famous Big Horn Batin. IMcliCHt Soli. Iteht Water ItiRlits, Kxcellent Markets, Cheap Fuel, Schools, Churches, Telephones, .New Rpaem. I'riceg with perpetual water rights $5.00 per acre down and per acre each year for nine years. INione or write SHfcDD-SIZER COMPANY r If tti Floor Itamge Hhlg. IW-ll 11 iHmglas; Auto. HJO.t A Omaha, Nebraakm Little Chicks in the Yard Nothing will afford you more pleas-j ure than seeing these busy little fellows running around the yard scratching and chirping from morning until night. More city people are going into the poultry bus:ness now than ever. It may be a sort ot fad at firs:, but they grow to like it. liecause there is money in it. AutJ worMs of pleasure. The Bee tells you Where to get eggs. Where the best chicks are. J Who the reliable lealers are. Tells you how to start and how to keep at it. Head the Poultry column today. COMPARE FOR YOURSELF. Measure The Bee against other local papers in respect of quality as well as quantity of timely news and interesting articles from day to day and TheBee's superiority will he demonstrated