Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1902, Page 5

‘PH.LW NOT A COOD BA) Man From Towa ‘is Relieved of Cash While H L 035 ABOUT SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS Thief Eptets Hutel Room and Removes Roll of Bank Rille trom 1t ‘menth tie Mead Sleep The old {dea that a downy pillow, filled with soft feathers, affords better protect. ton for valuables placed beneath it and a Sleepy hédd than the strong vaults of the banks proved the - wfidolng of Theedors Fredericksen, & réifident of Atlantic ¥ho journyed to Omahe Christmas ev. brought a ldrge-sited bank foll. Because of his belfet in pitlow protection, Fred- eficksen now mourns the loss of $58%0 In ctisp government currency, which he re- ported to the police early Christmas morn- Ing. Fredericksen came to the ‘city on busi- ness, and before leaving Atlantic drew from the bank nearly $600 ih odsh. This he placed in his thside pocket, thinking that It would be mécure from the shrewd methods prac- ticed by the light-fingered gentry. After his arrival here he went to the Klondike hotel ‘And registered, fetiring about 12 o'clock. Between that hour and 6 o'¢lock Christ- mas morning his financial condition under- went & sudden change and he was reduced nearly to poverty. Béfore retiring he took the precaution to protect his valuables by removing hié vest and placing it beneath his pillow. i Wakes Up & Lower. : Frederickeen dld not awaken until early “In the Hiérnfhg and his fikst thought was of his oa 'pon 1ooking’ for his temporary 4;“ he fearly fell in a faint when he fotnd e SOMBR the night some thief had en- tered.his.room and removed the big roil without waking him, A hasty search falled ';u‘ unduw:fibrrms. His gold watch ‘was not taken. Freldericksen, greatly agitated, rushed into police headquarters and potired his tale of woe Into the ears of Captain Mostyn and Detective Dunh, unable to give any clue, : g Fredericksen was rendered nearly penni- / less by the visit of the thiet, as the only " cash he possessed was' 7 cents, which the vieitor left him i : NEW STEAM TABLES FOR BEE ! Damage Wronght by Recent Explosion In Stereotypl Room Made Good Without Interruption of Work, The Beo has just completed installing two new steam. tables In its stereotyping f"”“ tgke, the. place of those disabled ¥ thé éxploslon which occurred Decem- ber 10. During the perfod sirce elapsed, the paper hds been produced without imterruption or aerfous delay on a slngle steam table, an achievement, it s bélleved, unparalleled in nowspaper annale, taking Into considera- tiom tho fact that two editions of the even- ing paper and thrée editions of the morn- ing paper have gone to press daily. A ght " conception of the difficulties overcome may be had when It {s stated that last Saturday in the twenty-four hours preceding the publication of the Sunday Imue ‘of The Bee the stereotyping depart- ment turped out fifty-nine matrices. han- ¢ dling as mahy forms, which would consume i\ seven Mfli‘ “#team table witn- "vh‘lklllzwln y 1688 of thme between « - togms. It mew plant at it command The Bee s fn beftér posttion- tNwh ever before, In point of ‘mechanical titifitos, tor promptly get- : tingTout & moders -nswspaper, KEEP™* BOXING DAY TODAY B et 0 ‘Bhglishmen WiIL or Christmas In Bagland, " whi Phitstmas begins as where, on Decom- her 25, its observance lasts well into Janu- < Wry, or at all events did until the strenuous life, of modern diys led men to cut short shelr, holidays and make haste to get rich, though mow the 26th is one of the fow of thesé supplementary days, which stil observed with bet onor. It ls known &8, Boxjng day end is kept throughout the British Isles as a public holiday, when it is Proper and almost necessary to bestow gifts on all fn a pubordinate position. The men who deliver letters, the tele- §Taph messenger, the ol the household, the underiings in the office, all gxxect to be remembered on Boxing day %ud brave is the man who neglects the cus- . File a Timely Kick | _The Assoclation of Long-Suffering Hus. bands t in special session at the call Of ‘the ‘president, T. Reginald Mariow. Affer the ueual banguet had been dis posed of and cighrs were In order, some one mildly inquired what the row was about anyhow. The honorable president adjusted hi Tuxedo to the correct after-dinmer atti- e and gazed soultully upon his fellow mbers. ‘Gentlemen, as you are probably awa: Christmas draws near—" “f say, ol man,” @rawled young Law- réncd, “why can't you let us enjoy the flugnce of & jelly good dinmer? Not that + FII mind it so much this year, though. When a man's got & wite to do his Christ- . #iss shopplng—" “Lawrence hadl been married only a few monthe: and Be was still vain over the ta neighbor ot ihe right looked on him pity, ., "'*.('- where you betray your Ignorance, hy' Doy, ' Wait until she has shopped for .. 398, OF move, pa ly, wait until she has bought you w few Ohristmas presents m ou've perfured your soul im your to make her believe that she bas = wasde youw. supremely happy.” ““HearF ' Hear!" P iy e There was every prespect of a risiug . vote, bofore any ques! bad been put +angd the honorable preaident bent his after- dinper coffee spoon in hammering for or- according to the rules of the president states the meeting. 8o here goes. *temmyrot: © Down with the practice of wives giving imppossible presents to bus- bands—" Cries of “Right you are!” good fellow!” ete. “Shut up, will your" president, climbiag down from lameptary pedestal Now, see here, 1 want te buy my ows slippers. If I'm measured and fitted for my shoes, why not for my pers?. Why should I wear velvet borrors that den't fit, simply because the foses on the toes match my smoking Jacket “That's nothizg” laterrupted Holmes, “He's & jolly wed the s pars o ngedlass to say that with the falls to bestow the look Christmas box. Just how the custom originated is hard to say. There havé been many theories advanced, but perbaps the most likely is | that of a noted professor, who found in the | habit tvival of the Roman festival of Saturoalls, at which slaves were feasted | and mAsters became for the nonce as slaves themaulves. However tkis may be, the cus- | tom has livéd on one side of the Atlantie | ana died on the otber. YEAR OF DELAYED TRAINS | natirond Man Says 1t 1 Due to Shortage of Cars and Engines, «for “l Bave been in this business for over Omiha's yoterad railroAd men yosterday. “It ie & \'" he continued, “that roade generally Bave failed to observe schedules this year. | warrant if a comparison could be made it would be found that more trains were late moté times in the last year than in any othét similar poriod of Omaha's his- tory, “Now, It will be Interesting to look into the causes of this condition. Some will tell , glibly, that it 1s due to the unprece- dented valume of traMc and Indirectly that is correct. But that does not fully explain matters. If la true that, taken as a whole, this has beeh the greatest year for pa: setiger ahd frejght business in the coun try's history and Omaha, the gateway to the weat, has opened her portals to un- usually large hordes of travelers this year, but I havk observed that at times when the passenger (taflic was the heaviest the trains might be tiaking the best time they had made duting the year. So that dags not explain (. 1 was here In one of fhe old depota years Ago when round-trip exeursion tickets wére sold to Oalifornia for §5 and the rush of travel was something tfemen- dous, but the trains all mgde good fime. “The simiple cause is the general short- ot rolling stock. All these roads, or at leabt hearly all of them, are ghort on engin, many on cars, and they simply have béei Unable to meet the conditions which. this unbeard of era of prosperity h thrust tipont them. The railroad magnat, who are given credit for being the mos vldml\ui; and progressive tellows jn the countfy, Were caught napping that time. They did hot foresee this enormous increase in business cotning In time to prepars ade- quate fnéatis of handling it as it should have been Handled. Now, you will find that scarcely a road In this part of the dountry has failed to order new cars and new en- Eines, especially the latter. But thig does not necessarily promise immediate _rellef from the congeéstion that has set in. The onginemakers thtoughout the country are already covéred up with orders that ¢annot possibly be filled by the I of 1903, so that if this éhormous increase in volume of business has come to stay, and there Is lit- tle doubt that it has, {t will require more than & yéar for the rallronds to cateh up with the situktion.” — Of Interést to Stoek Ratsers, A humber of letters have recently been recoivéd by the Natfemal Cornstalk Rem- edy compAny of Omaha, Neb, from farm- ers and #tock raisers in lowa &nd Ne- braska highly commending this remedy as a certaih preventive for the cornstalk diséaso. ThHese letters #peak for them- | selves dnd tan be seen st the company's | office at ahy time and by anyone. An effort has been made by certain par- ties, for somé unknown reasen, to imjure | the company by an article recently printed in the sewspipers of this oity. The company (s so confident of its mer- its and that it will do clalmed that it will turnish the remedy to any stockman or farmer, and |t it does not prevent the dis- ease if fad according to directions the onme ordering need pay nothing. The above shows the confidence placed in the remedy by the compgny, and - the letters received from those .who are. using it exclusively prove its seliabi)ity. The remedy is pro- teoted by reglstered trade mark in the pat- ent offics, at. Washington, The genseal office of the *“National Corn- stalk Remedy company” is at 427 Ramse block, OmAhM, Neb., to whom all orders should be addressed. NATIONAL GORNSTALK REMEDY CO., J. R. MUIR, General Manager. THE OMAHA - DA AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Strost Improvements Being Discussed by Oouncilmen and Taxpayers. PLAN TO LEVEL TWENTY-THIRD STREET Chrintmas Passes Without Exeltement or Work for Police Department lce Crop Promises Well— Magie Oty Gos Improvements in the streets of the city are continually being discussed by couneil- men and taxpayers. The most recent prop- osition 18 to do some grading at Twenty- | third and P streets and at Twenty-third and M stroets, 80 as to make a good dirt they have done this yepr,” sald one of | road driveway from the southern part of | the city to the Omaha line. The greater portion of this street Is In good condition, having been worked by the road machine during the fall. Those who like to drive aver that It the two humps mentiened were taken off the street there would be an excellent driveway of over a mile. | There seemk to be no opposition to the | expensé attached to this work and it is pre sumed that the proper petitions and ordi- nances will be arranged during the winter, 87 that work can begin In the spring. While it is especially desired that Twen- ty-third street be placed in first class con- dition the members of the council assert that the work proposed will in no way in- terfere with the keeping of other streets in the city In good condition. Improvement bonds may be voted later on, but as there is no certainty about this the work alrcady proposed will be done at the expense of the property owners directly in- terested. Quiet Christmas, As far as the police were comcerned, Christmas passed off quietly. Only a half dozen arrests were made and only & por- tlon of those taken fnto custody were de- tained all day. There was nothing unurual to mar the serenity of the force and conse- quently when the night force went on it had little to do but look pleasant and pa- trol almost deserted streets. Making Iee Rapidly. Yesterday's cold weather made ice rapldly and If there is a continuance of the present cold spell, dealers here say they will be able to commence cutting by the end of the present week or the first of next week. The thaw did considerable damage to the lce, but in a way it benefited the crop, it melted the snow. Icemen say that since the snow is off the lce will make more rapidly than with a coating of snow on top. Plenty of men are waiting around the cheap lodging houses, waiting for the an- nual harvest to commence, and it is thought | that there will be no lack of help when active work on the fce flelds commence. Favor Pardoning Board. ‘The Taxpayers' league has named a com- | mittee, composed of Mayor Frank Koutsky, Attorngy W. C. Lambert and Dr. W. H. Slabaugh, to present to Governor Mickey the resolutions adopted by the league ro- garding the appointment of a plrdonl“; board. The governor is “rgently requested to recommend to the I ment of a law er Nebraska a pardoning board. Further, tho league appeals to the members of the com- i ing legislature to support such & recom- mendation. Coal Supply About Even. The packers are not any too far ahead on their coal supply, but enough is coming in to keep the plants running. It stated last night thet the cold snap had delayed shipments slightly, but the packers do not appear alarmed, it s up to the rallroads. The packers say: ‘‘No coal, no packing house products shipped out.” Since this expression has been made public the packers do not to fear a coal famine, a8 the rafiroads are anxious to haul out packing house products at all times. Magie City Gowsip. Miss Jennie Levy hul‘:re to Des Moines to visit friends for u Week W. G. Sloane is on the sick list. He is suffering from & seévere attack of rheu- matism. Mrs. Denna Alberry leaves today for ‘Waterloo, Ia., where she will visit friends for a week. The rallroad men injured in the Bur- lington wreck in the yards Monday night are getting better right alons. Anthony King and wife of Duniap, Ia., are here, the guests of Mrs. James Han- nigan, Thirty-seventh and T streets. Publish your legal notices in The Weekly lopho! A PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. . Lae Grier s spending the holid: ;E::rmm 4na relatives in Davig City, Zera Bnow, attorney for the Pacific Ex- pne "cmuby Prg <A Oreq 1s st the Frank Palima and wite of the “Floro- 3 e g ltfil: with Miss Hazard ok mm.n same company, are who deals it real estat ly ‘wite bought me A walsteoat last Christmas. It uldn‘t mbet by an inch in the front, but she wanted fo insert " in the back— because it wAs so sweet and' went so well with her npw dluner gown, “Imagite Holmes in a dove-colored bas- ket cloth, out 6n the bias and dotted with red stars!" (nterpolated & wit. “Welk, it wasn't quite as bad as that— “‘Anythiog I8 bad emough,” groaned Fris- ble, whé was just recovering from the grip d saw the world through dun-colored pectacled. “Last year I got the tip that my wife wanted to present me with a new emoking jacket. I coached my tallor, and gave ber ladyship $20. Christmas morning the dear Woman led me one of those ready-to-waar opsy cormers for $14.98. On the near-silk couch cover was spread out a home-made smokiog jacket. She'd ripped up my second best Tuxedo for a pattern and there were tucks, or frills, or something of the sort, under my arms, that I couldn't raise my hand to my head. The blamed thing won't ‘wear out, and she has never ceased to congratulate hérself on how u\ more she got for that twenty than it Boott, my taflor, bad made the smokfng jacket." ™ , whe is. paving. teller in th Green bank, drew something ‘“There, gentlemen, I8 & bit of vertu that 1 have besn catfylog' about for two long years. 1 cAn't lose it, nor can I give it Away, because my monogral “rubbered” to a man, saW & riohly engraved cigarette case. low, I'll leave it to you fellows," con- ued Thempson, plaintively; “have I ever been Ktown to smoke & clgarette?” A ehorus of “no” answered his question. “Aud my Wite—heaven bless her—bough! this beckuse she sald the cigar cases were 40 bulky they'd spoll the shape of my pockets.” “Boys, What's the use of keeping this up? fHterrpted the préwident. “We've all been there. We've had hand-painted shaving cAsés with tissue paper that wilts ot the sight of a rasor. We've had sofa cushiond thEt looked better after all on the sew @rewisg foom Givan. We've had Clyde Lake, who shot himself about a week ago, {s 'still and the attending physiclan says tha will doubtiess re- cover. CRACK SAFE AND GET AWAY Burglars Carry Off Hu: in Cash for Trouble. Burglars, thought by the police to have been exper Christmas red Dollars Thelir Long-Suffering Husbands Air Their Grievances. neckties that would Al the soul of a Dutch comedian with joy. We've had fountain pens that wouldn't spout on demand. We've had handkerchief and necktie cases that yawned and scattered our haber- dashery to the four winds of heaven. And now the question Is, What's the remedy?"" “Let's give our wives last y mistic Frisbie. ““Try near-gold smoking sets!" ““What {s the matter with chartering s yacht and taking to sea? “Let’s have a ty) ritten list of things we don't want made for general distribu- tion.” The president demanded order and sm- nounced: “The debate Is closed. The sécretary will now read some resolutions which he has been framing up while the rest of you were (rylug to be funny. Let her go, Gillis.” This Is what the secretary read: “Whereas, We, the members of Asso- clation of Long-Suffering Husbanas, nave in times past jointly and severally suffered greatly in body and spirit from the loving ministrations of our affectionate spouses, who, at various and sundry times prior to the merry Christmas season, e sur- reptitiously relieved us of all loose change and such big bills as they could lay hands onm, for the purpose of purchasing gifts which we do not and cannot use, be it “Resolved, That we, the members of the aforesaid association, do hereby pledge our- selves to give and contribute 1o the asso- ciation hereinbefore mentioned, in the per- #0n of its treasurer, all those moneys which in time past we have left in our trousers pockets as a snare and & temptation to the sharers of our joys and sorrows, the same to be devoted to some just and worthy cause; and be it “Resolved, That this just and worthy cause be declared to be & smoker to be given &t such reasonable time after the Obristmas holidays as shall be decided by the president bes: experienc of the plan herein proposed. The reselution was adopled by scelama- ion. Jim Dumps at Christmas formerly Was cross and cranky as could be. But From eating him now among the holly, Force " grown spry and jolly, You'll find, by looking hard at him, That Santa Claus is “Sunny Jim.' F ORCE” The Ready-io Serve Coreal brings peace and good will. Sweet, crisp flakes of wheat A Wanderful Beon. #“iForce’ Food has béen a wondérful booh to me, and I have eaten almost three cises now. thank you very n how I could have got along from it. 1 can't see o X out it I' want to much for the benefit | have received with- n" Altred Cornish, 1210 Farnam street. midnight visitors pried open a back window with mmy and applied their attention to the safe in the store, securing $100 in cash and escaping without leaving & clue. The burglars drilled fnto the strong box, broke the leaves 6f the combination and worked without fear of detection in th obsourity which the stock and partitions of the store afforded them. A brace anc bit and checks taken from the sate were | found upon the fioor. ! T s 5 O 25 A AT Amusoments. D —— At the Boyd. The English musical tomedy, in two a extitled “Florodora,” Hgok by Owen H; Music by Leslle Stuart, Principals in ‘..l cant; Cyrus W. Gllfain, proprietor of the k- land and the perfume of Florodora.. ./, .Charles Dox al, ‘Fourth Royal Holyrood's Willard Curtiss ank Abe; agér tor Mr. Gil- fain of the island of Florodors.......... .......Charles H, Bowers Leandro, overseer of farms....Alfréd Cahill Anthony Tweedlepunch, showman, phrenologist, hypnoniat and paimist.. % It C. Wheelan| Dolo ‘ofintie. {ngela Gilfain, Miss Grace Haszard Lady Holyrood....... Miss Isadore Rush 1t would be telling to say how many times “Florodora” has been heard {n Omaha, but it fen’t violating any confidence to say that the preeent visit is in many ways more delighttul than either of the others. Por one reason, we are again given an oppor- tunity of bestowing applause on friends of former years. For example, Isadore Rush, popular with Omaha people since her firat visit, and who looks better than ever, and who, while not pretending to especlal ex- cellence as a vocal musiclan, manages to sing acceptably and act charmingly, and thus win more than ever the hearts of the people “‘down In front.” And Corinne, rem- iniscent of many, many things of a dead and gone past—she still Mas her Colorado maduro complexion, her hair of midnight hue and her sparkling eyes that shoot out those same old coquettish glances—so that Dolores lives again in the ghost of a former Carmen. And Mr. T. E. Whitbread, wh like May de Sousa, “used to live in Omaha, leads the clerks and starts off In ““Tell Me, Pretty Maiden,” and bas made good with the management to the extent tha: on to- night he will be given a chance to s part of Lord Abercoed. Mise Grace is one of the new ones for Omahs, and she sang & new song last night, which was easily the hit of the plece. ““The Fellow Who Might.” Mr. Alf C. Wheelan, too, was a stranger to us before last night, and yet his Tweedlepunch performance wi 0 much to our liking that we feel we know bim real well now. At any rate, he will mever be considered strange in Omaha again, 0o matter what he does. Two remarkably large audierces crowded into the Boyd at the matinee and evening pertor yesterday, and the people were as goodnatured as the most ardent advocate of the Christmas spirit could ask. 80 the people on the stage worked very hard to entertain the people who paid to soe them, and the result was that both afternoon and evening the plece went with & snap and net & slip of kind oe- The | curred. Three more performances will be siven. —_—— PRRSONALLY CONDCCTED Florida Exe Via “Dixie Fiyer” Route. On Tuesday, January 6th, an excursion will be run from Nevrasia to Florida—with through sleeping cars from Omaha and Lin- via Burlington Route to cursion will be a personally con- ducted one and will be in charge of Mr. George W. Boomell, C. T. A, 5. & M. R. R., Lincoln, Neb., who is thoroughly familiar with the points of interest esroute and in the state of Fiorida. As you pass through Caire, Martin, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon, noogs, where an experienced guide will conduct the party (Brough Chaitancoga Park, pay & visit to Lookout Mountain and other polnts of imterest; the trip will be #n interesting and Imstructive ome. An early application for sleeping car space I8 suggested. Ask for copy of {llus- trated booklet outlining the trip at 1402 Farpam St, or write W. H. BRILL, Dist. CALIFORNIA ? No matter how you want to go, “Southsrn™ or «Scenic” route, in a tourist sleeper or aboard the finest train in America, the Rock Islqnd is the line to take. Don’t make any mistake about that. Thro’ tourist cars daily from Kansas City and once a week from Omaha to Los Angeles and San Francisco via El Paso. Tourist cars three times a week from Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the “Scenic” line through Colo- 'trado and Utah, Golden State limited leaves Kansas City daily and offers unrivalled servige to all points in Southern California. Berths, tickets and full information at ail Rock Islan | addressing, V—"‘/ ) Aocklslan HSySIEm fl “ } } FRICK CLAINS MONOPOLY! Bays No Factories Oan Oompete with Million “Dollar Steel Oombine. TRUST CONTROLS ORE AND FUEL SUPPLY Interviewed Conoe: PITTSBURG, Dec. 35.—“There is no va- cancy in the presidency of States Steel corporation, of any ecutive position that I know of, and even it there were, and I should be offered onw, my own affairs require g0 much of my tima that it would mot be possible for me to consider anything of the kind." The abor tatement was made by H. C. Frick. “I am much averse to newspaper inter- views,” he continued, “but my names has been so persistently used im conmection with positions in the United States Stesl corporation that I rather welcome the op- pertunity of making this statement. I have retired from active busigess and nothing would induce me to take any position o6uld claim my time from my own atair 1 sm a director in the United Stutes Steel carporation, besldes beifig a large stock- holder, am much inter ces while I am willing to g the time and attention required of me 1s & director, 1 could not accept any position that would require my dally and exclusive attention. “I Am & thorough bellever in the intrinsie cket offices, or C.A. RUTHERFORD,D. P. A 1323 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb, P. S. Write for «The Golden State” a beautifully illustrated booklet descriptive of California, Interesting, instructive, practical—sent Iree on request. Yalue of the property, the various consiitu- ent companies are also well organized and have capable men in cha; of them. I had an opportunity duting the recent in- spection of meeting a number of the presi- dents and others of the consiithent ¢om- Ppanies’ management and was delighted at the enthusiasm and interest showu In the! been called to Omaha the might before by & telegtam which she said had been sent by a relative here and which informed her of sickness in her brother's tamily demand- ing her immediate departure for this city. He later discovered, he claimed, that the dispateh was a decoy and had been sent for the purpose of affording his wife an oppor- various ‘organigations, and, after all, the; tunity to leave him without srousing sus- management of those various comstituent companies is of greater importance than the personnel of the executive committes of Lhe Upited States Bteel corporation. ““The executive and finance committees are composed of able men, who siving the business of the corporation osreful atten- r. Morgan has acgomplished a great many big things in his time, but he nover in my opioion, that id more for the cap! , laborer and consumer tLan when he formed the United States Steel corporn- tion. Its position, so far as ore and fuel Aare concerned, is impreguable, and without ore and coal, it does not matter how r.uch money it may have, no concérn can become an important factor in the steal business.” TEARFUL CHRISTMAS TALE Was poured into lice headquarters yesterday merning, when & sobbing stranger, givh Robinson, residence, Bmerson, Ia., stond before the wicket and wept because of al- leged unfaithfulness and desertion by his wite, Tillie Robinsos. Robinsen told the officer that his wife had picions. He came to Omaba op the first train ai found that Mrs. Robinson was not at the home of the relative, but had disappeared. ROBBERY AT SHOP'S HOTEL Strike Breaker Carries Of Cash Be- longing to His o Mate. Gordon Forsyth made a grievous error Christmas evening when he falled te .~ bis Boslery to the mantle and awalt the coming of Santa Claus with the hope that the foot apparel would be filled with timely sifts. flled hid own sock before he tired the evening, in & reom in the Union Pacific shops hotel, by placing his roll of bills, aggregating $60, therein, to preserve it from being clutched by others. After retiring he slept soundly, all too soundly, for during the night then disappeared. The vietim gloomy Christmas walting around , polfce Beadquarters for the arrest of the thief d the recovery of his ¢ Health s/ Small Onst. A féw doses of Kisg's New Life Pl d invigorate the whol Ouly 25¢. For sale by