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Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19
SCALDEO TO DEATH
IN BOILING WATER
Child Fell Into Tub and Died Few
Hours Later From Effects
of Its Burns.

News reached the city this morning
of the tragic death at San Marcial
yesterday Of the 4-year-old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Cruickshank. Yes
terday about noon the child fell back
wards into a tub of scalding hot water
and was so badly scalded that it died
at 5 o'clock last evening.
The accident occurred at the home
of its grandmother, Mrs. c. q. Cruick-
shank. where the child and its parents
have been visiting 1t was wash day
at the Cruickshank home. The child
was playing about the kitchen and
fell into the tub at a moment when no
one was watching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Cruickshank
resided at Tucumcari until recently
Mr.. Cruickshank being an employe
Of the e. Paso & Southwestern rail-
way.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

Pal Pinto Wells blireraI Water
cu~es and prevents cOnsu patton. Ask
your grocer for It
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19
ROUGH DRY.

Do you know what this means? II
not ask our drivers to explain 1t to
Won
IMPERIAL LAUNDRY COMPANY,
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SAI4E-Driving cart also. sad-
die pony and bride. w. NJ Nc
Million. 2ii West Gold
FOR RENT-Houses 3 u rooms
close in w. IL McMlliou. real
estate broker. 21t West Gold Ave
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19
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osTEORATLIc PHYSICIAN an
SURG EON

an CgrsbIe Diseases Treated.
No charge for Consultation
571 N. r. ArmUo BIH6IHs
Telephone 66S and 652.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

The best remedy known To-Day for
al stomach troubles is Kodol, which
is guaranteed to give prompt relief.
1t is a natural digestant; it dgests
what you eat, it is pleasant to take.
sold by J. II. O'Rielly Co.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

Walking made easy by using our
Tread Air" heel cushions. Worn in
side the shoes. Better than rubber
heels; more spring. less weight, more
wear, less expensive. Pneumatic, ny
gienc, quickly adjusted only 2jc a
pair. G. Mays Shoe store, 3i4 West
Central avenue
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

II you appreciate good music do
not miss the Friday night engage
mcnt at the Opera House when the
Ernest Gamble Concert Company
rcndct~, one of their choice progra ms
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

When the matter OF SECURING names
is settled and the equipment ordered
the committees will hold a meeting
to discuss details. Banners will be
provided to put on the cars and ii
has been suggested that the excursion
lists wear some badge of distinction.
Someone has suggested a white cap
for each booster. Some of the larger
firms that will have representatives
on the excursion have already begun
arranging for souvenirs.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

Friday night is the time and the
Opera House is the place for that en-
ccllent concert 10 he given by the
Ernest Gamble Concert Company. DO
not fail to reserve your seats.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

Seats should bc reserved early for
the Ernest Gamble Concert company
at the Opera House Friday night. Nd
mission OnIy 75c.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19
NII1III,-

After the play Thursday evening
attend the Soircc at Ill>S' ball room,
Dancing. lunch and a general good
time.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

The Ernest Gamble Concert co. at
the Opera House Friday night prom
i~cS IA rich treat 10 all lovers of good
music.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

To Cure Cold In One Dag.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tauets. Druggists refund money II
it fails to cure. r. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. Csc.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-19

Wanted-To loan, seventy-five thou
sand (S75.OOO.OO) dollars on first
class city real estate security A.
Montoya. 215 w. Gold avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
MILLIONAIRE in WoRKHoUsE
Love for Girl Causes Him to Desert
from the Navy and COnvic-
tiOn Follows.

DOS ANGELES. Cal, Dec. 2.-Heir to
half a million dollars and entitled to a
position in Baltimore society, William JEFF
ferson Powell has been sentenced to serve
$50 days in the workhouse in this city on a
vagrancy charge.
Powell is handsome. refined and well
educated, and says he will come into pos
session of his fortune at the age of 25
years. He will reach that age three months
after he is released from the workhouse.
Povell's parents are dead and he ran away
from his guardian in 1905, e~nlisting in the
Eighteenth battery field artillery and was
sent to the Philippines. Later he was sent
to Vancouver barracks, Washington.
When he finally secured his discharge
from the army, Powell enlisted in the navy.
He was assigned to the United States ship
Philadelphia and was stationed at Bre-
merton avy yard. His love for a girl in
San Diego caused him to desert and go
there, for which he was arrested and SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $1OO.
After being arrested several times in Los
Angeles, Powell was finally tried on the
Vagrancy charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
JEFFRIES SAYS No FIGHT
Could Not Be Induced to Meet John
son or Anyone Else.
BIG PURSE NO TEMPTATION
Has Taken ON Much Flesh and
Friends Doubt ~ He Could Get
Into Condition Even IL
He Tried.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. &-"There viii be
70 fight between Jack johnson and my
self. They are not talking to me- said
the former heavyweight champion, James
J. Jeffries, to a representative Of the As
ISOLATED Press tonight when he was told
that Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian pro-
moter, was going to offer $4,000 for a fight
between himself and the new champion.
II don't want the money he said. 81
am out Of the game and the public might
as we'll understand it. I fought my last
fight some time ago and no amount of
money nor any inducement anybody can
hold oIt would get Tie into the ring again"
There was no equivocation about Mr..
Jeffries' answers to the questions put to
him. He said that he was annoyed by the
persistent attempts to get him to agree to
fight, and that he would like to have it
made positive that there is no way in
which he can be induced to fight johnson,
or anybody else.
Jeffries is very fat ana entirely out OF
condition and it is thought by those of his
associates in this city who ought to know
that he never could be gotten into condi.
ton to enter the ring even If he had the
inclination to do so.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
MAP OF LEVI CARTER PARK
Roy fowl Gets Contract for Making
Detailed sketch of Proposed
Park.

A $500 contract for a complete topograph-
ical survey Of all LAM and s~oundlngs Of all
lake embraced within the boundaries of
Levi Carter park was let Monday after
noon to Engineer Roy N. FOWL by the
Board of Park Commissioners. The work
is to be completed by March 1 and will In
clude all information and details necessary
for the board to have in connection with
Omaha's proposed lakeside resort around
Cutoff lake
BY a vote of the commissioners, which
met in regular session at the city hall at
3 O'Clock, a corner of Creighton's first ad-
dition, at the intersection of Arbor street
and the boulevard. south of Hanscom park,
was given back to the parties who orig
inally donated it for park and boulevard
purposes, as 1t is not needed by the park
commission.
The thanks of North Omaha skaters who
ave been enjoying the fine skating at
Cutoff lake, afforded by the recent i'm
provements made for the purpose by the
board. were received in a letter signed by
a number of the young people. They ex-
pressed deep appreciation of the skaters
retreat. the lights and the warm stove,
and of the placing of a competent attend
ant to look out for the interests OF the
skaters at the lake.
No action was taken on the question OF
what hould be done with the house and
boat concession at Cutoff lake owned by
John Larson. The members of the board
Will visit the lake and look over the ground
again before deciding what to do in the
matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
FOR BARRIERS TAX
Peter EIsasser Wants Everyone to
Pay Money for n
License.

Hereafter BARRIERS will not be required
to pay the city license of 81 each to work
in Omaha.
Such was the agreement made by the
city council in committee Of the whole
Monday afternoon. Several of the boss
BARRIERS of the city were present at the
meeting to urge the continuance OF the
ordinance levying the tax as a matter of
protection to the trade. Councilman Peter
Elsasser made an earnest plea for the
continuance Of the tax, but the ordinance
repeating sections 1 to II of the barber
ordinance was recommitted for passage
over Mr.. Elsasser's protest,
An amendment was also passed to the
automobile ordinance at the request of
the Automobile club of Omaha, limiting
the age of automobile drivers to 16 years
and over, as AGAINST the old ordinance
fixing the minimum at IS years. The
speed limit was also increased from eight to
ten miles per hour in the business districts
and from twelve to fifteen miles per hour
in the residence districts. Gould Dietz and
w. r. McKeen, jr, of the Automobile
club were present to press the measure in
the interests Of the automobilists Of
Omaha.
A motion to rescind the recent action Of
the report of the appraisers on the opening
of Ninenteenth avenue was voted down
n the report of the committee as first
rendered will stand.
A resolution prevailed authorizing the
purchase of a new typewriter for the office
Of the city boiler Inspector.
A protest relative to changing the grade
on Forty-eighth street was received n
placed on file. The committee considering
the matter will meet. again in three weeks
to hear further protests.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
RUSSIAN PLANS IN BALKANS
Berlin Press Sees Design to Cheek
the Progress of Austria to
the south.

BERLIN. Dec. s-Fhe Berlin news
pers, all OF which appear this morning
for the first time since Friday, comment
at length on the speech of NJ. Iswolsky,
the Russian foreign minister. The gen
eral opinion is that It was a clear ex-
position OF Russia's viewpoint, while it's
peaceful character makes a most favor
able impression. The Post, however,
says:
Whoever understands how TO read be-
tween he lines can gather that it is
Russia's strong determination. or at least
its firm expression of intention, not to
be pushed out from a leading position
with regard to the Balkans The pro-
posal to unite the Slavic states, Monte
negro. Servia and Bulgaria, under the
same flag is intended eventually to en-
force Turkeys support and thus form a
powerful counterpoise against Austria's
advance"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
NEWSBoY VICTIM OF THE HEAT
All saints Parish House Proves to BE
Foo Warm a Place for Youthful
PhiIanthropist.

A brief but effective course in the phys
les of heat, a noble purpose come to a sad
end, and much moisture of apparel were
the unprogrammed events which befell
Frank Lesser, a small newsboy, while a
guest of @. w. Wattles at All Saints par
ish house Christmas eve
The boy. like all other newsies present,
reached the ice cream and cake course
with a fairly well appeased appetite. This
and a thoughtful regard for a little sister
at home led to his undoing The ice cream
came tied up in neat tissue paper pack
ages.
After supper the boys were conducted
upstairs. where there was a Christmas
tree. Severed score Juvenile faces were
shortly beaming with pleasure, but there
was one discordant note. Frank Leiser's
brow was furrowed, his lips We're clinched
and he wore a general air of perturbation
and alarm. At his feet there was a pool
OF melted fee cream.
'wish't I'd eaten it, quoth Frank.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
FUNERAL or CLAUS sPREcKELs
To BE OF simple Character, in
Accordance with the Wishes
of the Family.

Sal FRANCISCO. Dec. 2S-The funeral
OF Claus Spreckels. the multi-millionatre
sugar king. who died at his home in this
city yesterday OF pneumonia, will be held
from the family residence tomorrow after
noon. The body, reposing in a massive
bronze casket. which was placed upon a
silken shrouded bier. lay In state in one
Of the large rooms of the mansion today
and many persons called at the house to
pay last honors to the dead man. The
funeral will be exceedingly simple. by the
wish of the family.
The honorary pallbearers, as given out
today. will be the following: d. N. Earl
E. w. Hopkins, Robert Oxnard. W. G.
Irwin, John Scott Wilson. Captain II. l.
E. Meyer, DR.. L. l. Dorr and Charles
HoIbrook.
The interment will take place In Cypress
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

like and legitimate or he would not have
taken Gotch so heartily by the hand and
patted his shoulder.
There was an extraordinary scene after
the final bout. Gotch came to the front
and was received with boong, yells and
cheers. One wcu dressed man in the stalls
made himself very silly by waving his
arms and putting his finger to his nose at
Gotch.
In another story the same paper quotes
Guiding it's reporters and the referee,
Dinnle as saying he didn't think Gotch had
made both his shoulders touch the mat and
the paper adds that everybody else, in
cluidng its reporters and the referee,
thought there was no question about all
parts Of Mr.. Dinnle touching the mat.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
JEFFRIEs WANTED IN AUSTRALIA
Big Purse VIII BE Hung Up ~ He
VIII Meet Johnson.

SYDNEY, n. S w, Dec. 2s.-Almost
the sole topic of conversation here now
IS the Johnson-Burns fight and the prob
ability Of getting James j. Jeffrtes to
emerge from retirement and fight the
new champion for the laurels the Cali
possible to arrange a battle to take place
at Ruchcutters bay between Johnson and
J~effries is not known, but certainly every
Mcintosh, the fight promoter, vino an,
States by way OF Englsn 0dio January z,
deavor to entice Jeffries across the seas
to meet johnson.
That Mcintosh can afford to offer an
enormous purse for another Championship
go" is shown by the fact that the re-
ceipts from the Jo~hnson-Burns fight sg-
gregated $3.50, 900. This amount, 1t Is be-
lieved here, is the greatest ever, taken
in for a single prize fight OF this sum
Including $500 for his travelling and
Thus far "BiIT' squires, the local
pushed by Burns, is the only man who has
Issued a def to Johnson. and the Dig
T msst s6 6s ! sis f6 ! 10000 h5S W vi sidsel 1t is
unlikely, in view of the impression john
son has made here as a Fighter, that
Squires will be able to find a hacker.
johnson is in perfect condition and
shows no marks of the battle with Burns.
While his end of the purse for defeating
the champion was small in comparison
with the amount received by Burns,
Johnson now is enabled to pick up a con-
siderable sum of money on the vaudeville
stage. He has been engaged by a Sydney
music hall for a term of five weeks for
an act consisting of bag punching and
the methods employed by him in train
ing. For the work he VIII receive $1,750
per week. In February johnson Will sail
for London where he expects to fight
Sam Langford, the American colored
heavyweight, on Derby day, before the
National Sporting club.
Burns also is in good condition except
for discolorations about the eyes and a
badly swollen jaw. At first 1t was
thought that the negro's heavy swings
had broken the white mans jaw. but Il
now turns out hat II was only badly
bruised. The French-Canadian adheres
TO the decision he made prior to meet
ing Johnson-that 1t would be his last
fight despite the result. He says he has
made during his lighting career $780,
600 and that this is enough to keep him
from want.
When Mcintosh sails for London next
week he will take with him the moving
pictures of the Johnson-Burns fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
BIG LABOR DEMONSTRATION
New York Unions Plan a Monster
Protest Against GOmpers'
Sentence.

NEW YORK. Dec. &-Pianning a demon
stration OF 10000 labor men next Sunday
in protest against the jail sentences i'm
posed upon Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell
and Frank Morrison. the Central Federated
union today appointed a committee TO
make arrangements and adopted resolu-
tons OF which a copy was sent to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The executive committee said It had sent
e telegram 20 the defendants. assuring them
that every legal means would be utilized
10 prevent their imprisonment. Il was
also decided that action by any labor
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
ACCIDENT IN AUTOMOBILE RACE
Car Turns over Three Times, but
Driver Only slightly Hurt.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Dec. 27.-One Of the
most spectacular accidents ever occurring
at Ascot Park yesterday when the tire of q
racer broke on a curve While Gus Seyfried
of San Francisco was driving at more than
a mile a minute, the car turned three
complete someTsaults in the air, a blazing
bah of flame, and landing a broken wreck
in the center of the track. where IL was
practically consumed by the flames. Sey-
fried was thrown out with terrific force,
landing clear OF his machine and sustaining
only minor cuts and bruises.
The principal racing feature OF the day
was the winning of a twenty five-mile event
by O.. Soules, lowering the worlds record
standing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
LONDON PRESS ON THE BIG FIGHT
Burns Not Rated High As Result OF
the Bout.

LONDON. Dec. 2S.-The sporting critics
of the London dailies pay the fullest tribute
TO Burns game exhibition OF pluck in his
fight with johnson at Sydney, while they
indulge in comical remarks about his boast
full attitude prior to the match. Practically
all reports Concede that Johnson was SUI
peTiOr to his opponent in every particular,
even in repartee.
The Daily Mail, in IN editorial, says: I'm
intelligence, not to mention manners john
The fight is hardly likely to figure among
the heroic ones OF boxing history and The
conclusion probably win be that Burns
obtained the championship in a period of
decadence and hardly deserved his high
reputation"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
No Trouble at BAN Meetinr.

CHICAGO, Dec. &-'If talk Of the in
vaslon OF major league territory by minor
natural death" said j. ID. o'Brien. presi-
dent OF the American Association OF Base
Bail Clubs. upon his arrival here today
from Milwaukee. Mr.. O'Brien expressed
the opinion hat the matter would not
come up at the annual meeting OF the asso-
in this city tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
AUSTRIA PREPARED FOR FRAY
Large Body of Troops Said to BE
MRAsed on the SeFvian
Frontier.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-A dispatch from
Vienna to the Daily Express says that
Austria-Hungary has a force OF 5000
in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ready to in
wade Servia at a moments notice.
The Daily Mails Belgrade correspond
eneS says typhus has bfoken out among
the Austrian troops in Bosnia and that
the troops are suffering greatly from
the cold and exposure. Many deaths have
occurred.
A dispatch from cettinje. Montenegro.
the departure OF the war min
lister and general staff on a tour OF in
spection OF the Herzegoyinian frontier.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Am-Amerlcan BAN Team Loses.

MNILA, Dec. 2S.-The all-AmericaI
base ball team. which is making a tour o
the orient, was defeated today by Lieuten
ant Johnson's picked army team by
score of 4 to 3. THIS is the only defea'
OF the all-Americans during the entire tour
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-President r. b.
Johnson of the America Base Ball league
arrived here today from the Pacific coast,
where he and President Harry Pulliam
OF the National league had a conference
with the California state organization
with a view Of bringing II into the recog-
nized class. Mr.. Johnson said there was
no chance TO bring the outlaws" into
line, as they refused to meet the re-
quests of the national commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
FARMER BURNS HERE IN JANUARY
Dean of Mat VIII Move 10 Omaha
and wrestIe on the sixth.

Farmer Burns. the dean of the mat, has
written to the sporting editor OF The Bee
He will transfer his residence from Big
Rock, Ia, to Omaha that day and will
wrestle at the Auditorium January s.
The old man had intended meeting
Americas on that date, but Manager Gillian
OF the Auditorium has failed thus far to
come TO terms with the Baltimore wrestler.
and the match may be between Burns and
Jess Westergard, the big Iowan whom
Burns believes some day will succeed Gotch
as the worlds champion. Or, II Wester-
gard cannot come, then Charley Hacken-
Schmidt, who gave Burns such a tussle at
The Auditorium two years ago. may meet
him a..
The Farmer intends to educate his chill
dren in Omaha and open a wrestling acad-
envy. He will buy a home here later, but
al first wants to rent. He may have en-
countered some troubles during his career
of thirty-odd years as a wrestler, but he
is lust now facing a worse one. He says:
Il would like to meet some man with a
six or seven-room, modern house to rent"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Racing mt Havana.

HAVANA, Dec. S.-Raclng results at Al
mendares Park:
First race, five furlongs: Carragua won.
Bonite second, Fresh third. Time: 1:02.
Second race, four and a half furlongs:
Emily Allowance won, Ramble second, John
Munroe third. Time: 0:54%.
Third race, seven furlongs: Roseboro won,
Ben Double second, Halifax third. Time:
1:27M.
Fourth race, six furlongs: Richmond Duke
won, Miss Pagen second, Reticent third.
Time: l:15%.
Fifth race, six furlongs: Momentum won,
l:14&.
Sixth race. six f%urlongs: Enlist won,
Moher second, Merrigo third. Time: ILL.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
ROURKE WILL TALK SCHEDULE
Pa Goes to Chicago to Confer with
Higgins.

w. A. Rourke, president OF the Omaha
Western league base ball club, left Sum
day night for Chicago for a short trip and
took with him his draft OF the Western
league schedule for 1903. The schedule
committee consists of Rourke, Higgins,
owner Of the Des Molnes team, and Hol-
land, one of the owners of the Wichita
team. The meeting of the schedule COM
mittee will not be held until February,
but Mr.. Rourke thought he would like to
go over the schedule with Mr.. Higgins,
who lives in Chicago.
To make a schedule for the Western
league and to give all the teams a square
deal is quite a complicated problem. In
some states base ball may not be played
on Decoration day and in some 1t is not
permitted on Sunday. These breaks in
playing dates upset the regular run OF the
schedule, as all teams must be given a
chance on these holidays and these special
occasions must be evenly divided.
1t is a probable Omaha will open away
from home and in the south and will close
at home. While this Is not certain 1t seems
probable because OF the more southern
location of Topeka and Wichita.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Pool Play for ChampionshIp.

The first OF a series OF games for the
city pool championship will be played to-
night at the Sterling pool hall between
Reynolds and Shields the two aspdrants
for the honor. Reynolds was the winner
Of the Royal tournament and Shields car
ried off first honors az the Sterling con-
test 90 that some good games are promised
In this series.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

union looking to pardon for the men
sentenced should be discouraged. the feder-
ated union taking the position that no
crime had been committed and 1t would
not be proper to seek pardon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Cholera in 81. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2S.-st. Peters,
burg still continues to suffer from the
Asiatic cholera. There were eighteen new
cases and five deaths from the disease
yesterday. This has been the daily aver.
age for the last month.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
KillIOn-BenaOn,

Miss Myrtle NJ. Benson Of Abba. Ia, and
Carl G. Killion OF Moulton, Ia. were mar
ried at the home of Mr.. orrin Harmon.
1908 North T~wenty-ninth street, Saturday
at 2 p. m. by Rev. Charles w Savidge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

Comiskey has refused to take Jones seri-
ously and sent him a contract for 1909.
Commy very naturally says: IF Jones is
going TO retire why doesn't he tell me in
stead of the public? He is a most careful
and thoughtful man."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

When George Stallings refuses to let
Jimmy Austin go back to Pa Rourke for
5000 II must mean that George has had
his weather eye at work.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

Denver is still looking for a manager.
Irwin evidently is out of IL. Jack Ryan
Of Buffalo has been slated, but is nailed
down in Buffalo.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
HYMENEAL
WeIbes-StrOnaer.

Catherine Stromer became the bride OF
Welbes at the Peoples church Mon
day morning. The ceremony, which took
place at 10 O'Clock, was performed by the
pastor. Rev. Charles w. Savidge. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Welbes are residents OF
Omaha.