Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1903, Page 7

b o e g THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, BELL [NION HEADS LABCR Wha omis# 10 Be a Lively Session Busid s Ivte a Calm. | ENDORSE THE CHARTER TAX AMENDMENT | Delegmtes from Many Unfons Ad- mif.ed 10 the Central Body—Some Miscellancous Business | Transacted, The following officers wero elected by | the Central Labor union last night, atcer | & long and cxceedingly lively sesston: | Puwsident, W. H. Bell; vice president, John | & Kirby; secretary, Willlam Grieb; secre- | tary-treasurer. J. A. Bapst; sergeant-at- | arme, Al Jordan; trustees, O. P. Shrum, J. E. Crews and Charles Hart. It was a vietory f~i the trade unionists against the soctalists 4 There was a pramise of some disorder at the opening of the meeting. A large number of the delegates, Including the president, secretary and vice president, were In causus until long after the hour for opening the meeting. Those who we, not in the conference met at tae hall, and after waiting twenty minutes, chose John Tierney as tempordry presiding officer and J. A. Brafiford as temdorary secretary Peter Kelwiz was appointed vice president and the meetink was opened. Before any business had been transacted the regular officers filed into the room and the tem- porary officers surrendered their places without a word. C. P. Harrison and John N. Frenzer of the tax committee Of the Real Estate ex- ange were present and spoke at lemgth upon the subject of the charter provision for the assessment of rallroad property. Resolutions were adopted endorsirg the position taken by the real estate men on the assessment of raflroad as well as all other property and endorsed the proposed <hange In the city charter which will give the tax commissioner the unquestioned POwer to asess the rallroad property within the city at its triee value, instead of taking the mileage « basis of the state board. A proposition to boycott all of the saloons dandling Storz beer was referred to the arbitration committee with instructions to bave the matter settled as soon as possible, otherwise the boycott w be enforced, The uew scale of the holsting and pile driving engineers was received and ap- proved The report of the strike board showing total recelpts of §12,566.50 since the begln- ning of the Unlon Pactfic strike was re- celved and filed. Upon motion of Charles Hart a commit- tee consisting of Rimer E. Riland, Gus L. ifollo and J. A. Bradford was appolnted to &0 to Lincoln to oppose the repeal of the exemption laws and to favor certain labor legislation. The trustees reported upon the books of the financlal secretary, showing total re. ceipts for the past six months of $431 and expenditures of $166.30, with forty-nine unions aMliated. Thea came the nomination of officers. The informal ballot for president’ brought out the names of Peter Keiwiz, W. H. Bell, Harry McVea and John Kirby. Kirby and Mcvea withdrew and W. H. Bell was elected by a vote of 62 to 5. h The other officers were elected on the firet ballot. Delegates were admitted as follows: Botlermakers' helpers, A. G. McCann, Charles Datley, J. D, A hmndlers, G, R “prakin B, asat George Croft; bojlermakers, J. D. Murpay, ias; plumbers, 3. Connell} , Al Jordan, hod carriers 843, John Walk Tom Denton; leather: orkers, Peter Keiwlz, John Brown, E. E. Stout; barbers, L. V. Guye, H. G."Baumann, Frank Crews; fron molders,” J. Daughton, A. Johnson, John Plerron; tallors. Ired Schults, Jacob Han son, John H. Bock; brewery workers, Geooge Ehlers, J. Kaiffmann, Chris Heine Tallway expressmen, W. J. Sexton, H. N Christensen, W. A.'Rourk: street rallway F. Goodall. Guy Smith, T. T. Kin- ; brigkmakers, Z. Turpin, Otto Tickard, Yenty Finner; stereotypers, L. H. Balley, G A. Dalby: egg and butter workers, Charles C. F. Ratekin, W. E. Sperry; bricklayers, O." P, Shrum, Burt Booth. 'C. A. Stevenson; steamfitters' help- ere, A. Buler, John Hoppe, R. E. Tizas ‘white cooks, 'Bert Gibeon, Theodore Dall. Peter Merhens; boot and shoe workers, E. J Hq\u‘k John Kirby, George H. Carr; cooks' helpers, H. Tewell, F. C. ‘Warner. George Pearson: drain layers, Len Stein- buck, Gus Brodgren, John Webb: coopers, Edmonds, Louls Bauer, Albert Mil machinis T. L. Wilson, John Mor- ton, G. N. Lamb; meat cutters, M. H. ar- 1ow: musicians, 'F. W. Lessentine, Harry ke, E. A, Ittner; electrical workers, No. £, William Wales,'A. Wisser, W. N. Scott; W orseshoers, F. C. Moore, O, 8. son, W. W. Wiils; 'bookbinders, J. Pohoralek, . Bunne, Al Killian; stage employes. E. 8 ooker, Willlam Qui structural fron workers, John Ekstrom, G. L. Sullivan; steam engi- pegre. Frank Mansell, Edward: 4 Villlim Lawson, team drivers, J.E. Crews, Charles “dart, B. Murray; blacksmiths, Charles Pospisil, Willlam Grieb, John Ruef mallers, Willlam Thacker; typographical, E. E. Riland. The Hotel of 2003. Clerk—Michael, are you about moving those trunks? ‘“‘Yes, sor; in a few minutes “Well, when you've finished stretch the life net over the fromt pavement. Mre. Fritz Ressman, through Hibawl has just telephoned from the top floor that her husband has fallen out of the window."'—Smart Set. Throbbing Headache. There's many s cause for headache, Men are not often troubled by headaches. | the’ dandruff germ is getting in its deadly i = AP: You a Masont” at the Boyd. Under a more attractive title, “Aré ‘-"'ll a Mason?" ought to be popular. 4t is like the singed cat of the proverh, mueh be! «rl han appears on the surface. Uonstructed wolely for laughing purposes, It alme to en- t gender mirth by purely legitimate methods, | and the laughter is the result of the ludl- | ous incidentéd<hat naturally follow in the actien of the play. Mrs. Caroline Blood geod (Miva Effie Germon) is one of thos good old women with a mission and a de- sire to repress any tendency In the direc tion of jollity on the part of her husband Amos (Mr. Bdward Kelly). She allows him the privilege of becgming a Mason in leu of pleasures of another sort doesn’t joln, but tells his wife he does, and bas his quiet game of poker on the night when she thinks he fs at the lodge. His son-in-law, Frank Perry (Mr. Thomas David) adopts the same tactics, but does not let on to his father-in-law. Bach js endeavoring to conceal from the other the fraud he bas practiced om his wife, und the affair is more than ever complicated by the appearance of a geoulne Mason' on the Out of the incidental situations, which follow loglically, comes all the fun. Mr. Kelly is a clever comedian and has excellent support, particularly In Germon, who s the ideal woman who wants to manage, Others in the cast add much to the enjoyment of the plece by their in- telligent efforts. A matinee and an even- ing performance today close the engage- ment. TWO BALLS THAT SUCCEEDED Brotherhood of nd Cr scene. Rallway Trainmen whton Medical Students Entertain Friends. Creighton hall was jammed to the guards last night by members of the Brotherhood of Rallway Trainmen and their friends, some 600 strong. The occasion was the thirteenth annual ball of Success lodge No, 135, and the occasion will long be a memorable one for the many hundreds who participated. ant sweet music for the dancing and the program contained twenty-four regular dances and five extras. The programs were most original and interesting. All dances were titled, conspicuous being the second on the card, a waltz, dedicated to “‘%. Dick- inson, the Boys' Friend.” Besides this all the different orders and all the popular men of the lodge were remembered by name- ke dances. The extras were named in order “No Steam,” “Out of Water," “Leak-~ ing Bad,” “On Time—Nit,” and “Hard Coal $16 Per Ton.” J. H. McCandless was the master of cere- monies and his assistants were F. F. Parker and H. P. Graham. The committee on ar- rangements was C. H. Ostrom, H. B. Weth- erel and E. F. Hudson. There was a recep- tion committee of fifteen members in evi- dence, as well as a floor committee of twenty-two. At Metropolitan hall st pight the Creighton Medital Dancing club gave the third of its monthly series. Forty couples or more enjoyed the event, which was sue- cessful In every way, as have been its predecessors. ’ An orchestra of six pleces furnlshed music for the evening and fifteen dafices and four extras were om the program. Refreshments were served down stairs. The hall was prettily decorated. The floor committee in active charge of the affair comprised L. P. Murphy, Monroe Jonés and B. B. Baldwin, A P . MISCALLED , “HAIR TONICS,” Most Hair Preparations Are Merely Scalp Irritants of No Value. Most hair preparations are merely scalp | Irritants, miscalled hair tonles. When hair | 18 brittle, lusterless and begins to fall out, | work at the root, sapping the vitality. Since sclence discovered that dandruft is & germ disease there has been only one preparation put on the miarket that will Miss | Ten pleces furnished abund- | | tendent McLean says that primary pupils AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA' Jetter Brewing Oompany Now Seeks a Oonossrion from the Oity. WANTS TO LAY SPUR TRACK ON X STR ET Company Will Open Y Street from Twenty-Seventh to Thir Sixth Streets. Right along with the movement on foct (o have the city vacate streets asd a comes u proposition from the Jetter Brew- ing company. This company is now mego- | tiating with the Rock Island road for a| extend from the present Rock | 1 depot ir Albright to the brewery at Thirtieth and Y streets. The track, it one can be const-ucted, will be laid on X street for a block or so. In consideration of this concession on the part of the city the Jetters agree to open Y street from Twenty- seventh to Thirty-sixth street Last sum- mer Mr. Jetter had Y graded be- tween the blocks mentioned and is willing at any time to open this land and dedicate the street to the city, providing arrange ments can be made to allow the Rock Island to lay in a sidetrack from the depot to the brewery. Speaking of this proposition afternoon Martin Jetter, who had just held a conference with railroad officials, eaid that the company he represented was ready and willing to open Y street any time that the city would give a block on X street for rallroad purposes. For some time past there has been a de- mand for the opening of Y street and an effort was made last summer to bring about this result. Complications arose and the street was not opened. Now a new proposi- tion, similar to the one mentioned above, is to be submitted to the council. If sult. able arrangements can be made the lgying of the proposed Rock Island tracks up the gully leading to the brewery will com- mence early in the spring and Y street will be opened at the same time. Still Want Coal, The packing houses are still after the coal men. Last night not one of the pack- ers except Swift had over a day's supply There wag but little received yesterday and the wires were kept busy during the after. noon and night between the operating rooms at the platte and the railroad offices. Late advices were to the effect that coal street yesterday enough to run the plants from day to day | would be supplied for the time being. What the packers want is full bunkers, so that in case of a spell of bad weather there will be no necessity of shutting down the boiler rooms. As for the local supply there is no change. A sufficient amount of coal is in, sight for the use of the school buildings and this will be delivered to the buildings as needed At the city building there Is a week's supply on hind and more is in sight, so that there is no chance of the city offices golng cold for a time at least. Mayor Koutsky Home. Mayor Koutsky returned yesterday from Lincoln, where he went with City Attor- ney Murdock to present the charter amend- ments to the Douglas county delegation. The mayor had little to say of his trip except that Mr. Murdock explained fully the needs of the city and stated that he hoped the delegation would give the mat- ter due consideration. Neither Mayor Koutsky or the city attorney seem to have any idea about the result of the amend- ments arranged with so much care by a committee composed of two . dozen well known cltizens. Sementer, The second semester of the school year begins on Monday, January 19. Superin- entering schoal for the first time should be sure to enroll on January 19, as new classes will be formed. This will be the last op- portunity to enter during the present school year. A large enrollment of new pupils is expected. New Huildings Projected. actually destroy the dandruff germ, and that is Newbro's Herpieide. It allays itch- | ing instantly, destroys the germ, and the falling hair stops and hair grows luxuri- antly. Ask your drugglist for Herpicide. It allays itching instantly; makes hair | grow. | Fire Doe tie D we. Fire started yesterday evening in_the | warehouse of Beebe & Runyan, 1547-1549 Bherman avenue, but was extingulshed | after a loss of le than $100 had been ng stands on sloping ‘ound ahd the fire originated and was con- ned to the front pat of the floor, which is the basement on the street and the second story from the rear, The water meter is In a small room partitionea om and had n packed with sawdust and other ma- terials. It Is supposed that there may have n some apparatus for keeping the meter from freesing, which caused tne nre. The | fory on which was the blage and the one | above were vacant, but the top floor and | the basement at the back were packed | with furniture. This was not damaged. | The fire was a difficult one to get at and | would have been of a serious nature if u& | had had a few moments’ start. Young Roamers Arrested. Arnold Solomon, son of Dr. Solomon, with residence at 1837 'Vinton strept, and Albert Kamp, whose father lives at the inte tion of Seventeenth and Leavenworth Btreets, were arrcsted last night because they would not stay at home. Young Solo- | mon ta quite & traveler conaidering his age, | which Is about 14 years, and has been, witn out object and without means, to various | places. When arrested he said that he ani the othor boy had just returned from Den- | ver, leaving there Wednesday morning. He | id that they had hidden under the seats of a rallway coach ity Statistie The following births were reported at the office of the Board of Health in the course | of the twenty-four hours ending at noon | Friday Births—Frank G. Babka, 1247 South teenth avenue, girl; Joseph Rummelhart, 711 North Forty-first avenue, boy. LOCAL BREVITIES. Pat Crawley, a lodging house frequenter, was arrested yester afternoon by Ser- Fif- When they are it is generally due to bil- jousness or indigestion. ut women have headaches which seem peculiar to their sex, frequent nervous lhr})b&1 headaches. Does it not seem as if sucl headaches peculiar to women must be at once related to womanly disease? Wom- en who suffer with discases peculiar to | the sex do not realize the drain of vital | strength and nerve force they undergo as a consequence of disguse. "It is this which causes the familiar headaches of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescripsion cures such headaches by curing the canse — irregularity, weakening draive, inflammation, nlceration or female weak- ness. “Favorite Prescription” invigor- ates and tomes up the entire system, en- courages the appetite, quiets the nerves | and gives refreshing siecp. *1 was troubled with congestion of | and female we- kness for five years.” w Robt. Kerwin, ‘a Albert, I:\A‘ ] n\.‘;mm.f‘o :m Had severe pain in back, also dissl- and pain in head. My heart wouid beat s B fast at times 1 would haveto ot sl Gl 1 gotall right agale Bt afler taking four Dottles of Dr. Ferced Favorite Prescription and @ oue of his ‘Golden Modical Discovery! | felt gutively well 1 also necd one box of 'Lotion Sabieta® and one of * Sappositories ' ar direct | All the symptoms of my trouble have disap- and | am compietely cured. | thaak you ' Jo Your Kind advice and your medicine. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the, complexion and sweeten the breath. feant, Hudson and charged with the ma- lous destruction of property. Harrison Talbot of S8outh Omaha and Al | bert Anderson, living at Eignteenth and | Cuming streets, have been arrested as sus- picious characters and will ve held for in- Vestigation. Myrian V. o Myrian Levison petitions for divorce om George, alleging non-support. They Vere marrled November 2. 188 at’ Brook. Iyn, N. Y., and have a son, whose custody the’ petitioner asks. Jack Gibbons of Hast Omaha has been arrested o complaint of J. H. Harrison who conducts the employment ugency af 1% South Twelfth street, and who aceuses the prisoner of breaking a window in his place. J. H. Melntosh will address the Philo- ophical saelcty in parlor B, Paxton hotel, at 2:3 Sunday atternoon, on “The Power of Congress to Regulate the Industrial Corpor- ations.” The meeting will be open to the public W. L. Ogden and A. M. Hansen have en- tered suit in the ‘district court against P. B. Halght & Co. for $00. alleging tha amount ta be due for twelve spirometers and medical batteries shipped by express upon order of the Halght company, but refused. To obtain $7.600 dgmaged for injuries sus- tained January 3, when a meat wagon col- lided with @ streel car at Sixteenth and Ceateliar streets. Mayer Bercovi sues both 14 Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rallway “ompany and :*e Cudahy Packing com- le was on the car and acted as buffer for the end of the wagon tongue after it had crashed through the vestibule ¢ the car. The result was a_broken rib d sundry and divers other bruises and | 10:4 | endorsement be given to the county com- Quite & number of new residences are being planned to be erected in the western part of the city as soon as the weather will permit In some instances the plans are already druwn and the ma- terial ordered. Rev. C. Mugan is prepar- ing for a residence near his new church to cost not less than $4,000. J. J. Larkin has plans for a $3,000 residence and James J. Wear bas ordered plans for a $4,000 resi- dence to be erected this year. Others in that section are planning for home. In addition to those mentioned a large number of cottages will be built to accommodate employes of ihe stock yerds and packing houses. Magle City Gossip. Sarah Dare is reported to be quite Mrs. sick. Revival meetings will be held all of next week at the First Baptist church. Rey. E. H. Jenks will speak at the Young Men's Christian association on Sunday afternoon. 8ince the thaw the pavement on Twenty- fourth street is covered with mud. so that the crossings are almost impassabie. Services over the remains of the late Ea Brennan will be held at St. Bridget's church this morning. Interment will be at St.| Mary's cemetery. Albert Morrow of the Omaha Packing company was quite badly injured yesterday afternoon by falling on a hook. His injury is in his right arm. There will be communion service at the | First Presbyterian church Sunday morning. | > preaching. Dr. Wheeler will officlate | at the communion service Bome tmprovegent in the delivery of the Chicago papers ¥as been noticed since the | local newsd protest against{ the delay c postal clerks at | he depots. | LOCAL TRAIN TO CHICAGO inois Central ¥ ¥ » on New Da ght for senger lowa | Points, Owing to the demand for a local train for points between Omaha and Chicago, the Iliinols Central will put fato service on January 19 & new dally train, to be known as “No. 6" which wil' leave Omaha at a. m., Council Bluffs at 11:05 a. m.; arrive at Fort Dodge at 8:20 p. m., Webster | City at 4:13 p. m., lowa Falls at 5:10 p. m., Waterloo at 6:50 p. m., Independence at | 7:48 p. m., Dubuque at 10:20 p. m., Chicago 7 In addition to handling Chi- at 7 a m cago passengers this will give Omahs and Counell Bluffs a fast train to Logan, Wood- bine, Dunlap, Denison and all local mail- line points in lowa and Illinols, and will | be appreciated by the traveling representa- tives of the wholesale houses, as well as by others who desire to make a short run to lowa points and return without the entire day by deirg so. FIRST "WARD REPUBLICANS Enthu ively losing stle Meet of Thi Organ Members of the First Ward Republican club held a meeting Friday night, in the hall at the corner of Fourth street and Woolworth avenue, which proved a very enthusisstic session. During the evening the club unanimously endorsed the candi- dacy of Dr. M. J. Ford for the position of county physician end recommended that his missioners. The doctor being present, was called upon for & speech, and expressed his thanks for the honor conferred. Speeches were Aleo delivered by several of the mem- bers on the charter revistons, home rule policy and equal taxation measures. Fif- teen new members were added to the club The next meeting will be held at 623 street role. Pacific HISTORY OF A GATES DEAL Witnesses Tell of the Cormer Which He Attempted to Run | taville Stock. NEW YORK, Jan 16.—The Commerce commission continued today the stigaticn of the charges of the Ken tucky reilroad commissicn that the Atlan tle Coast Line company e Loulsvillo & Nashville had viola the interstate commerce act August Bemont testified that he was, and still is, chairman of the board of directors of the Louisville & Nashville. “When did you first know that Gates and his associates had secured control of the road?”’ was asked “Not until they had,” he replied. Mr. Belmont sald he had mothing to do with the appeal, It any was made, to J. P. Norgan & Co. to secure the shares frowm John W. Gates and his associates In replyiug to a question, Mr. Belmont sald it had not occurred to him that the Atlantle Coast Line company could dis- charge the duties of the Louisville & Nash- ville to the public better than he could. “Then the change made was due to cl cumstances beyond your control?" asked. “It replied Mr. Belmont. “After Mr. Gates got control of the majority of the stock there was nothing to be done.” Witness sald he had the same control now as before the Loulsville & Nashville stock was converted to the Atlantic Coast line and that his board approved the change in the holding to legalize the control of the road by a foreign corporation. Mr. Belmont denied that there was any agreement between the Loujsville & Nash- ville and the Atlantic Coast Line company Ich in apy way conflicts with the Inter- state commerce law. He had assumed the responsibility of representing stockholders who had not given proxies when it was voted to pass the control of the Louisville & Nashville to a corporation which did not own any track in Kentucky. Mr. Perkins, a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., sald he had no direct In- terest in the Southern rallway. He safft that as a result of a conference before the Louisville & Nashville stock was trans- ferred to the Atlantic Coast Line company no action was taken to sell the Louisville & Nashville control to the Southern Rail- way company.' The road was both parallel and competing with the Louisville & Nash- ville, while the coast line was not. The witness learned in April of the Gates ac- quisition of Louisville & Nashyille stock and that it was for sale. That was the first intimation anyoné fn- terested in the general market had that Mr. Gates had got the stock. Mr. Perkins sald the Loulsville & Nashville secured an option on the Monon after the Loulsville & Nashvllle stock was in the hands of J. P. Morgan & Co. He did not know whether the: Loulsville & Nashville could contiol the traffic of the Monon, but they could use the system jointly. The Monon was bought to give the Southern and the Loulsville & Nashville an entrance to Chicago. 1t was brought out at this point that J. P. Morgan & Co. bought of Gates 102,000 shares of Loulsville & Nashville at 130 and took an option of 204,000 shares at 150, with the agreement, shat Harrls, Gates & Co. should have the.right to share in any plan adopted. T “Did you seek Harris. Gates & Co., or did they seek you?" ‘was asked. “We sought them. We thought the At- lantic Coast Line company. would purchase the stock if we showed it was to their ad- vantage to do 5o, sald Mr. Perkins, who continued as follow: We were anxious as to where the control of the road should finally land. We knew if it remained with Mr. Gates no one could tell what would happen. The Gates people had their plan to y @& high ditidend and then dispose of t road in the market. We felt we owed a great debt to the in- terests of the minority stockholders, that the road had been admirably managed in the past, and if continued fn as good or better hands, the future Interests of all would be safeguarded. There were only two places for it to go—the Atlantic coast line or the seaboard. The coast line was approached first and 100k the property. Mr. Perkins sald his impression was that Mr. Gates paid between 102 and 110 for 102,000 shares of Louisville & Nash- ville and an average of 135 for the bal- ance. When the Atlantic Coast line ‘took the shares Mr. Gates refused to take the securities offered, but demanded cash. George F. Baker, one of the voting tru tees of the Southern railway, said he au- thorized the signing of his name to the circular advising stockholders of the South- ern to make no change in the road's man- agement until certaln pending arrangs ments were completed. The commiesion adjourned to meet in Chicago on Tuesday fext. YALE STUDENTS ARRESTED Tieket Broker Claims Damages Arl: ing Out of Recent Raid on Speculators, NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Three Yale stu- dents were arrested in a civil action brought by Sydmey Troeder of Roxbury, Mass., a speculator, who sold tickets for the Yale-Harvard foot ball game last fall The students are Bradford Ellsworth ol; New York, Willlam R. Orthwein of St | Louls and Harold M. Sawyer of Bridgeport, | all members of the senlor class in the academic department Troeder claims that while handling foot ball tickets on the night of Ndvember 20 he was assaulted by the defondants, and that a diamond pin and twelve tickets were taken from him. He demands $2,500 dam- ages. ‘In the city court recently the three otudents mentioned were convicted and fined for assault upon Troeder. Bonds were furnished for them toCay and'| the case will come up at the February term of the superior court CUTS HIS THROAT ON TRAIN Jacob Rapp Slashes Himself Rasor and Wil Die a & Result, | with WASHINGTON, Ind., Jan. 16.—On a Balti- | more & Ohia Southwestern train Jacob Rapp of Louisville, Ky., on his way home | from 8t. Louls, today cut his throat with a razor as the train was nearing Vincennes, | Ind. He will die Don't Cough All Night, Restful sleep follows use of Dr. King's | New Discovery, the best lung cure in .the | world. No cure, no pay. Soc, $1.00. For | sale by Kubn & Co. | itlon of J. L. Bran At & late hour last night Dr. Hoffman re- rted that there was no change In the Co Interstate | JANUARY 1 I BUS They Stole: Co North night with Whi yester hue a rested son. ters, stolen being prison detect bave The of recent Abot ndition of Mr. J. L. Brandeis, who lies {U at his home. 338 Dodge street No hope is expressed for his recovery Special for Thompron Reception, For the Thompson reception, January 22, the Burlington will run a special train to Lincoln, leaving Omaha at 6:30 p. m. and I “l’]‘“l the capital city tor the veturn trip at P om by burglars entrance by had been placed on the inside of the door, they were forced to break a pane of glass | in the front ransacked and some etbook held on 7, 1903. The Food that makes big men and fine women of little boys and girls. They play better, study better, sleep better, live better when they eat Qu Y NIGHT FOR BURCLARS Eob @rocery and Oigar Stores and One Meat Market. POLICE MAKE ARRESTS IN TWO CASES n Property Found on Men Who nfess to Burglary of Bald- win's Grocery Store—Other Goods Recovered. Twenty-fourth street, was entered about 11 o'clock Thureday The thieves attempted to effect an boring through the rear door an auger, but as a sheet iron facing of the store. The for valuables and ounly a purse old coins were reported missing le walking on North Fourteenth street day Detectives Heitfeld and Dona nd Ofcers Madsen and O'Connor ar- Arthur Sylvester and Gilbert John- They were taken to police headquar- where they were searched. On Syl store was vester was found the identical pocketbook from the Baldwin store. Th contained the stolen colns placed in the “sweatbox” the ers made a complete confession to the ives and Captain Haze. They will be the charge.of burgiary and will their ment Saturday morning. ficers state that Sylvester is a pal of pock Atter two arra Thomas Moss, who was recently bound over to the district court, and that he was also ly arrested for burglary, but his case was dismissed. Both prisoners give their addresses 719 North Sixteenth street. Womau Gives the Al rm, ut 12 o'clock Thursday uight Mrs Peterson, residing on Leavenworth street | was awakened by the work of burglars in | C Spooner’ cigar store at W17 Leaven- worth street, which adjoins her Pesidence. She arose and Informed & bartemd-r n. = | the ey mix gar store of her discovery, Th driuk sought to frighten tho intruder. sway ’ \ aker Food for Growing. Qats Cereta Coupon in Each Package. by firing two shots In the air. When th oficers arrived they found the burglars had fled and that five boxes of cigars, three pipes, thirteen packages of tobacco, besides gum and other property of small value, had been taken. During the night Sergeants Dempsey, Cook and Rentfrow and Officers Baldwin and Nellsen arrested Louls Sedgwick, who gave his address as 910 SBouth Twenty-fifth avenue, Mason street, upon suspicion of baving committed the robbery. The property was recovered and the prisoners will be held on the charge of burglary. Burglars entered the meat market of | Jultus Dreituss, 2010 Farnam street, Thurs- | day night The grocery store of H. F. Baldwin, 1517 | The thieves stole & switch iron from the street car barns, with which they pried open the grating in front of the mar- ket, knocked out the window and entered The cash register was rified and $10 taken. Some hams and chickens were also stolen. Their exit was made through a rear door, which was left open. HOLD MERCER WAS MURDERED Mother and Frien Say Player's Written by Him, Letters Wer EAST LIVERPOOL, 0., Jan. 16—Intimate Ariends of the late George Barclay Mercer, koown to the baseball world as ““Winnie, are firmly of the opinion that Mercer was not & suicide, but was murdered. After much discussion on the part of George Y. Tavis, manager of the team on which Mercer first played, George Carey aud other close friends, a telegram w sent tonight to (he chief of police of San Francisco asking him to make & close in. vestigation They claim the letters given out were not written by Mercer, who never signed and Willie Lynch, residence 2307 | Winnle,” and the recent attempt to rob him of $7,000 shows that desperal men were after him. The letter to his mother mentions his sisters, and he had none. As for the reported shortage, they scout the idea, as he had property and friends by the hundred who would have backed him for any amount TRAINS COLLIDE AND BURN Firemen Are Ca Out to Ext &ulsh Flames Which Break Out in Del SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 16.—An bound and a westbound loeal freight train on the Big Four collided at the bottom of a big hill thirty miles from Litchfield this evening The engine crews of both trains jumped, but Engineer Krap! of Mattoon, Fireman Deenan of 8t. Louls and Brakeman Meyers of Mattoon, all of the local freight, were seriously injured, Engineer Krapf prob- ably fatally. One locomotive exploded down the bank and forty cars with flour and {ron, Jjured were taken pital in Litchfield. The Litchfield fire department is fight- ing the fire which broke out among the debris. MICHIGAN NOT TO INTERFERE and rolled many loaded followed. The fn- to Salnt Francis hos- to Cuban Sugar Rebate. LANSING, Mich, Jan. 16.—The house today tabled the resolution introduced yes- terday asking Michigan congressional del egation to oppose the Cuban reciprocity FiGPRUNE CERE A grain and fruit Coffee—nourishing and invi