THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1901.
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IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
Qmrior DUtrich OtmmuUi Frank Dim
more'i Eintenc.
CONVICTED OF FRED LAUE'S MURDER
Kmecntlve Clrtnenej- HtrrcUeit in Save
it Mnn'M Nrck from Sonic Crmtrtl
hy f:irr.iimt.ntlri. Kvldence
Knd To nunc of n Wnmnn.
LINCOLN', April 23. (Special.) Gov
ernor Dietrich this afternoon commuted the
death Bcntenco of Frank Dlnsmore, who was
convicted of murder In Dawson county, lo
Imprisonment for life. Dlnsmore will he
hrought to thn penitentiary tomorrow.
The aLio)un who defended Dlnstnore In
tho trial court and afterward In the su
premo court appeared beforo the governor
this afternoon and made an argument In
fiivor of their application, which was filed
Ust week. They presented letters and com
munications from persons who opposed the
death penalty One of these was written by
Judge Si.lllvan, a member of the court that
affirmed the Hcntcncc. Taking up tho evi
dence in the case the attorneys argued
that It would be establishing a bad prece
dent to hang a man on circumstantial cvl
dtneo and allow another person, against
whom there Is alleged to be evidence of
guilt, to gj free without being complained
hgalnst.
Dlnsmore was convicted on the charge of
murdering Fred Lane at Odessa. Mrs. Dlns
more, wife of tho convicted man, was
found dead In the same house when Lane
was killed, but no one was ever prose
cuted for her murder.
f'lrciintstnntlnl E, Idetirp,
Governor Dietrich said that ho was moved
to commute the death penalty to life Im
prisonment because on Investigation he
found that Dlnsmoro had been convicted on
circumstantial evidence, while the testimony
of Mrs. Luiia wan not circumstantial,
yet It wan much less satisfactory.
"I do not believe In hanging a
man on tho testimony of a woman such as
Mrs. I.aue pictured herself to be," said ho.
"Especially In view of the fact that she first
testified under oalh at the coroner's Inquest
that she saw her husband shoot himself
and nftcrward Jiikt us emphatically and
certainly Hworfa that Dlnsmoro shot him.
Something Induced her to change her tes
timony. What It was I do not know. The
fact that no complaint was filed against
her charglcg her with even being an ac
cessory to the crime by tho county at
torney who prosecuted Dlnsmore, although
tho crime waB committed In 1898, and said
county attorney was In office up to Jan
uary 3, 1901, suggests with great force the
suspicion that her testimony was pur
chased by a promise of Immunity. 1 can
not conicnt to r.cr n man hanged on such
testimony. llesldcs .Unit, the trial judge
who sentenced Dlnsmoru to hang Joined
many others In other reasons why I should
commute the sentence."
Tho crime for which Dlnsmore was con
victed was committed December 6, 189!).
Proceedings wcni begun against Dlnsmoro
In ItulTalo county, but afterward a chango
of ver.uc to Dawson county was taken be
cause of the prejudlco that existed against
the accused In his own community. A de
cision finding the man guilty was rendered
by tha Jury and the case was appealed to
the Mipiome court and argued before that
tribunal about January 1, this year. The
supremo court on March 14 delivered an
nplulcu affirming the decision of the trial
c urt. The defendant filed a motion for a
rehearing, but his attorneys this afternoon
took teps to have It wlthdrawq.
Immediately after Teaching bis decision
Governor Dietrich Issued a warrant to
Warden D&'g notifying him of the commu
tation of the sentence. Warden Davis left
on an ecnlng train for Kearney, where
Dlnsmore Is nr.w confined In Jail, and will
return with the prisoner tomorrow.
.Indite Sulllvnn'a Iiidnraemrnt.
Numerous letters and petitions asking for
the commutation of the sentence had been
prctented t trio governor and among them
was Ihe following from Judge 11, M. Sulli
van of he district court:
IIHOKR.V HOW,. Ncli.. April 21. 1901.
1 Ion. (.'. It. Dietrich, Lincoln, Neb. Dear
Sir: Application will lie mndo lo you to
commute tho sentence of Frank L. Dlns
more from death penalty to life Imprison
ment, nml I hope you will conclude to grant
tills application not because I have any
tloubt of the guilt of Dlnsmore, but for
the reason that the Infliction of the denth
penalty Is a relic of barbarism and cannot,
us It Nconis to me, be Justified upon any
trouud. Wo hove reached that stago of clv
.llzatloit that should raise us above the In
fliction of a penalty that had ItH origin In
t state of. barbarism.
II. M. SULLIVAN.
Wnrrsnl In thr Crmc.
The warrant Issued to Warden Davis In
the Dlnsmore case follows:
STATE OF NKBHASKA, Kaecutlvo De
partment. To ICdwanl D. Davis. Warden
uf the State Penitentiary of NebrasK,
nnd lo nil to whom these presents ?hall
come, Greeting:
Whereas, Frank L. Dlnsmore was, by
the district court of the state of Nebraska
In and for Dawson county, convicted of
the crlmu of murder In the first degree on
the 2lst day of March. 1900, and on said
day was sentenced by said court to death
by hanging: that said Frank L. Dlnsmoro
Is now confined in tho county Jail of Buf
falo county, Nebraska, awaiting execution
ot said sentencb.
Now, therefore, under and by virtue of
Ihe authority In inn vested by law, I,
Charles H. Dietrich, governor of the state
of Nebraska, for good Hiid sufficient rea
sons unto me apparent, and which nre
satisfactory, do hereby commute the
sentence of tho snld Frank I. Dlnsmiro
from the death penalty to Imprisonment
In tho stnto penitentiary of Nebraska for
nnd during his natural life at hard labor.
And I hereby command you to forthwith
proceed to conduct snld Frank L. Dlnsmoro
from tho county Jail at Kearney, In Buf
falo county, Nebraska, to the said stato
penitentiary of Nebraska and receive him
therein, to be Imprisoned therein for his
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natural life at hard labor, Sundays and
legal holidays excepted.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto let
my hand nnd HfTlxed tho great seal of the
state of Nebraska.
Dono at Lincoln this )tli day of April
III the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and one. the thlrty-tlfth year of
he state nnd of tho Independence of 'he
filth s,a,es "10 onn hundred and twenty-
lly the governor:
n ,., .. . CIIAULKS H. DIKTnifMI.
a',. V, J,,f,h, per Secretary of State; Frank
.McCartney, Deputy.
.Mi'linlns Fox .ln llencflts.
Governor Dietrich also commuted the life
scntcncn of Nicholas Fox to Imprisonment
for fifteen years. Fox" was convicted In
South Omaha for killing his wife and was
brought to the penitentiary July 1, 1892.
Fox Is the man who assisted the firemen
In the last two fires In tho penitentiary. In
South Omana he was a member of the ftro
department and his early training made
him a valuable assistant In tho two emer
gencies. Petitions asking for the com
mutation of his scntenco were circulated by
members of the Lincoln and South Omaha
fire departments. There Is a difference of
opinion whether hU good time will date
from tho time he was received at the peni
tentiary or from the date of the commuta
tion. If ho Is allowed good time for serv
ice under the life sentence his fifteen-year
sentence will soon expire.
Omnlin Womnn Appointed.
B. L. Vance, commissioner to the Pan
American exposition, today appointed Rep
resentative Hlbbert of Gago county, It. It.
llandall of Lincoln nnd Miss Mellona But
tcrficld of Omaha as his assistants. Mr.
Hlbbert's commission will datoirom June 1.
Knnrral of .nrrls Humphrey.
Services over the body of NorrU Hum
phrey, who committed suicide last night, will
be tomorrow morning at the family home.
W. J. Bryan, long a personal and political
friend ot tho dead man, will speak In the
home and at the grave. L. B. Trceman,
another close friend of long standing, will
conduct the Knights Tomplar services.
MAN AND CHILD DISAPPEAR
Kphlinlm Went viirth nnd Mnrgnrcttt
Ktickloi .ire fliinp frnm Their
Weal Point Home.
WEST POINT. Neb., April 29.-(Speclal.)
Kphralm Wcntworth, aged 45, and Mar
garetto Kuckku, aged 12, have been miss
Ing from hero since early last week. When
Wcntworth was last seen ho was driving
out of West Point In a road wagon.
Margarctte will not bo 13 until April
SO, although sho Is well developed and
looks to be 16. Sho Is of slender build,
with blue eyes and fair complexion. Her
hair Is light brown. When she left home
she wore a whlto straw hat, trimmed with
white chiffon and flowers. She also took
a black fnsclnator and two shirt waists
with gilt buttons, a green Jacket and a
green belt. Sho took a small trunk.
Wcntworth Is a largo man. six feot In
helghth. Ho has black, curly hair and a
black mustache. A small scar on ono of
his eyelids is noticeable. Tho night ho
disappeared he was attired In a suit of
black diagonal worsted goods and was
carrying a brown Imitation leather satchel.
A reward of J50 Is offered for Informal
tlon which will lead to the capture of tho
two.
TO FAST ON FULL STOMACH
llentrlcr Jinn Snyn lln Will Continue
to tio Hiiiird, lint Will Knt nt
Interval.
BEATHICE, Neb., April 29. (Special Tel-
egram.) Henry Cordcs, the Beatrlco faster,
broke bis fast today In dead earnest and
consumed enough food for his dinner to
mako a square meal for three. He said ho
relished his meal very much. Ho said
further.. tbot he still Intended to fast'.'but
not entirely. He says tho Lord will punish
him for breaking his fast beforo the end
of forty days, but that ho feels better and
more ablo to withstand the punishment that
the Lord may deal out to him.
OMAHA MAN IS APPOINTED
Governor Dietrich .nnirn W.
Tliomnn to lie Stnte Veterl
iiurliin. A.
LINCOLN, April 29. (Special Telegram.)
The governor this morning appointed W.
A. Thomas of Omaha to be stato veterinar
ian. J ' v'
I. eel u rr on slttrrnth, Crntiir',
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. April 29.-(Spe-clal).
A meeting of the history department
of the Plattsmouth Woman's club, was Fri
day evening. Miss Lorotta Clarke read
''The Death of King Arthur." Hon. H. D.
Travis delivered a lecture on tho "Six
teenth Century." Ho dwelt upon tho re
ligions of that ago, attributing much of the
evils existing to tho union of church and
state, charging the sovereigns and not tho
church with tho great" sacrifice of life by
beheading and otherwise. His review of the
lives of Henry VIII, Queens Mary and Eliz
abeth, was concise, and' suggested' a com
parlron of the charncter-of Elizabeth wjth
that ot tho late Victoria.
.Vrliraakn Clrc-ua Eiirnnte.
DAVENPORT, Nob., April 39. (Special.)
Campbell Bros. show iof Falrbury,
this state, showed hero this afternoon and
evening to fair sized crowds. This show
Is owned by the six Campbell brothers, resi
dents of Falrbury. They started out eight
years ago with a few sleight of hand per
formers nnd have increased their show until
now they own a special train of their own
And have one of the best shows In tho west.
They started tho season at Falrbury last
Saturday and show at Seward tomorrow.
They expect to mako a tour of the mountain
states to California.
Tenclirm to Meet at HolUrrKC
OXFORD, Neb., April 29. (Special.) At
a meeting of tho executive, commltteo of
the Southwest Nebraska Teachers' asso
ciation, Saturday, it was decided to bold
the fall meeting ot the association at
Holdrego. A feature of the meeting will
be an oratorical contest,' In which one rep
resentative from a high school in each of
tho fourtten counties will compete for gold
and sliver medals. Tho winner of the
grand gold medal will represent southwest
Nobraska In a stato high school oratorical
contest.
District Court at llrntrlcc.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 29. (Special.)
District court convened hero today with
Judgo Charles B. Letton of Falrbury on the
bench. Tho trial docket shows 223 cases
entored for trial. One hundred and thirty
nine of those are equity' cases, seventy-six
nre law cases ami tho remaining eight are
criminal cases. Tho Jury , will be called
next Monday morning.
tinra Ilroke from l.ui'ky Ciiatnnirr.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 29. (Special Tel
egram.) The Kansas City Brokcrago com
pony, which has been operating a bucket
shop here for some time, went to tho wall
today. The reason assigned for tho failure
Is that Its customers played In too much
luck.
Snuthrr ratrrn .Nrliraakn Itninlnn.
CAMBRIDGE, Neb., April 29. (Special.)
The date for the reunion of old soldiers
and sailors of southwestern Nehraska was
derided upon at a meeting ot citizens and
veterans Saturday. It will be August '26-31
at this placo.
Nrhrnaknn Invrata In .Texan.
EL PASO, Tex.. April 29. (Special Tele
gram.) William Humphreys of Nebraska
bought a ranch of 1,2(10,000 acres In Mexico
near El Paso today and will stock It with
Hereford.
WHERE THE BRIDGE STANDS
Htilroidi Want Bnprem Oourt to Etoide
thh QuMtlon.
INVOLVES COUNTY OF RICHARDSON
t'nic Arltrn (Her Disputed .u'
nirnl Attorney for Coiiipnnlea
File Motion for Itc
lirnrliiK. LINCOLN. April 29. (Special.) A mo
tlon has bem filed In the supremo court for
t rencaring of the case of the Chicago, Bur
llngtoti tt Qulticy and the Atchlion Sc Nc
braska Railroad companies against the
.ounty uf Richardson and the village, town
ship and school district ot Rulo. Tho case
Involves tho validity of the law under
which railroad property Is taxed by tho
state, accompanying the motion Is a brief
which sets out the argument In favor of
a cheanng.
The ntlorneys for tho county of Richard
son and tho other organizations on that
side of the caso osscrt that a rehearing
should be granted for the reason tho court
In Its last opinion did not decl'do whether
n bridge In question Is within tho limits
of tho city of Rulo, the township ot Rulo
and school district r2. It Is further as
serted that It the court docs not decide this
question great nnnoyance, expense and liti
gation will result to the railroad companies.
The ipllroad companies Involved In tho
litigation listed the west half of tho bridge
with tho local authorities for assessment
and took no steps to challenge tho power of
the assessors until three years after they
had acted nnd the tax on their properly had
been levied. The court held that the as
sessment upon which tho tax complained
of was levied was void because levied by
the local assessors Instead of tho state
board and hence that It was not necessary
for tho court t decide whether tho bridge
was within the corporato limits ot tha
city of Rulo, since whether It was or not
the nsocssment was void and consequently
tho tax was void.
.Vol In O unity .lurUilletlon.
Tho assessment In controversy was mado
by the county authorities In tho belief that
they were authorized to do so by the pro
visions nffectlug tho assessment, of prop
erty goncrally. The court held that the
property assessed, being railroad property,
was not within tho Jurisdiction of tho
county authorities for tho purposo of as
sessment, but vns within tho Jurisdiction
of the Stato Board of Equalization by vlr
tuo of sections 39 and 40 of the revenue
act. Tho nppellants claim that those sec
tions nro unconstitutional and that tho
court overlooked this Important fact when
It rendcied tho decision.
In concluslcn tho brief says;
"Tho questions hero presented havo
never been called to the attention of tho
court before so far as reported decisions
disclose. They nro questions of para
mount Importance. We think that the
method of assessing railroad property In
this state Is in flagrant violation of tho
provisions of the constitution nnd that a
full nnd thorough consideration of tho
caso will lead your honors to the same
conclusion. Wo Insist that tho statute
of which wo complain was passed for the
purposo and with tho Intention of doing
Indirectly that which tho legislature could
not do directly, viz: of exempting rail
road property from its Just share of taxa
tion for municipal, school and county pur
poses. Well does tho wilier remember that
when an attempt was made In tho legisla
ture of 1S87 to havo. the charter of the city
of' Omaha so drafted that railroad property
within that city would bo required to
pay Its Just share of taxes townrds tho
support of the city government nnd school
district, tho representatives and friends of
every railroad In tho stute were arrayed
against It and It was defeated, notwith
standing Its evident Justice."
S nielli of Itnllroml Tnsntlon.
As to tho system or railroad taxation the
brief says: "Tho Inequality of the system
Is most striking when .tho case of tho city
Is considered. While there nre forty-three
miles In the county there are not perhaps
to exceed five miles In the city of Rulo.
Multiply $392 by five and the result will be
M.9G0. On this sum tho city of Rulo will
bo entitled to levy and collect tnxes, If
tho stnte board assesses. Yet tho property
thus assessed for the purpose of con
tributing towards the expense of maintain
ing iho city government, If vulucd as other
property In tho municipality, would pay on
a basis of $42,000 Instead ot $1,960.
"Look for a moment at tho operation of
this system of taxation In the county ot
Douglas. The Burlington Is assessed In
Douglas county under the name of the
Omaha & Southwestern nnd the Omahn &
North Plntte. It has substantially fourteen
miles In that county and Is assessed at
$6,560 per mile, or a total of about $92,000.
Its depot cost approximately $300,000. As
sumlng that Its property Is assessed on a
basis of onc-flfth of tho nctual value the
depot alone should be assessed at $60,000,
and If so assessed thcrd would bo only
$2,200 per mile for the track. Yet evcry
ono knows that the right of way alone
In the city of Omaha, without tho expendi
ture of n dollar upon it, Is worth 100 times
that amount.
Union Pacific In Otuahn.
"Another Illustration: Tho Union Pacific
railroad now pays taxes to Douglas county
on tho west half of tho bridge nt Omaha
on a valuation of $60,000. The Union Pa
cific has In round numbers 467 miles of
road In Nebraska. If 467 Ib divided Into
$60,000 tho quotient will be 128, or $128
per mile, and consequently $128 per mllo
would bo added to the valuation of each
mile in Douglas county. That county has
thlrty-thrco and onc-fhird miles of Union
Pacific road within ItH limits. If the
bridge Is assessed by the state board and
at tho samo valuation as Is placed on It by
the local assessors DouglaB county would
collect taxes on $128 per mile or on $4,645,
Instead of $60,000 ns It does now."
Tho ntlorneys who prepared tho brief
are John Gngnon and A. J, Wcavor of
Falls City, and C. J. Smyth nnd Kd P.
Smith of Omaha.
.NrbrimUn Clrcua llculnx Clrrult.
FA1RBURY, Ncb April 29. (Special.)
Campbell Brothers' clrcti3, which Is owned
at this place, loft hero last night with Its
special train of fifteen cars. It goes from
here to tho Taclflc coast, showing enroute
at the larger cities.
:iO,0H),(MHI llnttlra
are at present stored by tho Anheuser
Busch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louis, Mo., U. S.
A., to bo filled with tho famous Budwolser
beer. This Is an Indication of tho popu
larity of tho brand. Orders promptly filled
by Geo. Krug, manager Anheuser-Busch
branch, Omaha,
n Kxi'ltenient Over llnnk.
WUSTNnLY, n. I.. April 29.-Tho closing
of tho .Meclmnlcj' Savings bank, notice of
which was given ycHtoniuy. did not create
any vlslblo commotion In financial circles
hero today. Withdrawals from other bunks
during tho forenoon were apparently no
morn numerous than usual, it 1b expected
the oftlcers of tho Mechanics' Savings bank
will bo authorized by tho supreme court to
ulTect tho desired liquidation. Application
for such authorization will bo mado lit
Providence during the day.
Ice "Water for Firemen.
The Board of Fire nnd Police Coinmls
sloners held a brief meeting last night.
Uuter coolers were ordered for each of
the tire houxex and the secretary was In
structed to have twenty-nvo pounds of Ice
delivered dally to all the (Ire stations.
PLANS FOR THREE VACANCIES
President .nniea Cnmilfr and Two
Others to lie llrlKRdlrr Gen
eral of Volunteers.
WASHINGTON, April 29. Commissions
hnvo been made out by President McKlnley
for James Allen, Enoch 11. Crowdcr and
Robert L. Hughes, In caso vacancies occur
In tho list of volunteer brigadier generals
while the president Is away.
In the army appointments announced to
day Enoch It, Crowdcr Is nude a brigadier
general, and also a lieutenant colonel.
Ho secures the latter promotion by tho
retirement of Generals Llcbcr, Barr and
Clous. Tho appointment as brigadier
general of volunteers Is a compliment given
him for services In the Philippines, n posi
tion ho will hold until July 1. Colonel
Crowder has been longer In tho Philip
pines than any othor officer of prominence,
Mujor Stephen W. Grocsbeck, whoso name
does not appear In tho list mado public
today will bo promoted to bo lieutenant
colonel.
Tho question whether tho detail of
Colonel Davis to be Judgo advocate general
under the reorganization .law creates a
vacancy Is yet undecided. Of the other
brigadier generals of volunteers announced
today, General Bliss Is of tho commissary
department nnd has been , collector at
Havana slpco tho occupation by the United
Slates. General Allen Is of the signal corps
and has a record for good work during tho
Spanish war and since In tho Philippines.
General Bnllanco Is a major In tho adjutant
general's department at Manila and tlcneral
Howso Is lieutenant colonel of the Thirty
fourth volunteer Infantry.
With rc6pcct to the office of chief engi
neers the following general plan of action
will be followed: General J. M. Wilson,
tho Incumbcn., will retire on his own ap
plication next Wednesday. Colonel Henry
M. Robert and Colonel John Barlow will bo
mado chief of engineers successively and
Immediately retired. Thcao retirements
will mako Coloni.' Peter C. Halns, now at
tached to the Isthmian canal commission,
tho chief of the corps of engineers. He
will bo made a brigadier general In the
line of tho army before his statutory re
tirement In July, 1901, but the new chief
of engineers will be Colonel George L.
Gllespie, who will enter upon tho duties of
thnt oftlco by next Monday nt the latest
and retain It until retirement In October,
1905.
The president today made tho following
appointments:
Postmasters: Kansas Manhattan, D. E.
Deputy. Nebraska Niobrara, William R.
Nash; Scrl'mcr, James M. Beaver. New
Jersey Orange, J. Rooncy.
Slate: Consu.J Charles H, Egbert of Illi
nois, Durango, Mexico; George W. Colvllle
of Oregon, at Barrnnqullla, Colombia.
War Chief ot engineers, rank of brlea-
dlcr general, John W. Barlow, George L.
Gillespie, Henry M. Robert.
Judgo advocato generals, rank of brlira-
dlcr general, Thomas F. Barry. John W.
Clous, George B. Davlc.
Judge advocates, tank of colonel, George
B. Davis, Edward Hunter.
Judge advocate, rank of lieutenant
colonel, Jasper S. Morrison, Enoch II.
Crowdcr.
Judgo advocate, rank of major. John Bld-
dlo Porter, Arthur Murray.
Captain of cavalry, CaBpcr H. Conrad, Jr.
Second lieutenant artillery corps, Robert
F. McMillan.
Brigadier generals of volunteers. Merrltt
Barber, Tasker H. Bliss. Oscar F. Long.
John G. Ballancc.
Surgeons of volunteers, rank of major.
William D. Bell, Harold L. Coffin, Charles
L. Furbish, Samuel D.'Kraft.
Assistant surgeon of 'volunteers, rank of
captain, Richard E. Grlswold, M. E. Hughes.
l lrst lieutenant Thirty-ninth volunteer
Infantry, Charles S. Frank. Second lieu
tenants, Thirty-ninth Volunteer Infantry.
George W. Watklns, Lewis Bradley, Arthur
T. Packwood.
Second lieutenant Forty-fourth volunteer
infantry, Warren Windham.
First lieutenant Twenty-sixth volunteer
infantry. Hllden Olin. Second lieutenant
Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, Jay II.
lenuing.
Navy Passed assistant surgeon, rank of
lieutenant, Junior grade. Edward V. Arm
strong. Boatswain, Dennis J. O'Conncll.
Interior Indian agent Fort Apache
agency, Arizona, Cornelius W. Crouso.
PR.VSin.N.S FOR WKSTHItX VETBHA.S.
Wnr Survlvnra Heme inhered lijr the
l.eueral (.orrninteiit.
WASHINGTON. April 29. ISneclal.l The
following perslons havo been granted:
ThBlin rf Anrll IS. "
Nebraska: Original David C. Enxtburn.
Petersburg. $S. Additional James MoKlvott,
M.f,n,,ral.P''. s- Increase-John Hunt,
'lllden. $8; John II. Swan, Page. $H. Orlg
Inul Widows, Etc.-Mary J. Burnhum, Wy
more, $s.
Iowa: Original Alexander McFnrlnnd,
West Burlington, $S: John Flnley. Kin
drove. 6. Increuse-Lewis A. Near, Strat
ford, $17; Anon A. Jorgen, Clear Lake. J8;
. '"'iiumi trills it'avri. luiir-
shulltown. $10; Lewis Cavannn. Charlton.
$17. Original Widows (Special accrued
wtnn XI nnitfnf.t to. r . ....... . 11' w
Frances M. Lung, Hull. $8.
ouuwi uaKoia: increase Burnt crooner,
lint SlnHiinu tl' ,lrlrrlril tn,1An.H TO..
Sarah M. Bailey (special accrued April 17),
Huron, S-S.
Colorado; Original Fcracane Puolo, Arap
ahoe, $6.
In the May festival, "An Evening with
Nebraska Poets," at tho First Congrega
tional church tonight, short selections
from tho sixteen Nebraska poeta who have
Issued volumes of verse, will be recited by
well known readers, and music by Nebraska
composers will be sung by some of Omaha's
finest singers.
ITS INCORPORATORS ELECT
New York TrottliiK Aaaoela.lon Xovr
Una ODIcrrx Selected and
111k I'uraca Itntllleil;
NEW YORK. Anrll 29. Thn lnrornnrnlnr
of the New York Trotting association held
a meeting today nnd elected James R.
Butler of New York, president; ex-Senntor
John McCarthy ot Brooklyn, vice presi
dent: William A, F.nglemann, treasurer,
and C. A, McCully, secretary.
Tho contract for the match race between
The Abbot and Cresceus, us well us the
seven early closing nurnes, money prizes
for which nmoifnfto $25,000, were presented
and ratified. Secretary McCully was cm-
lowered to open icn oincr purses, memo
ntr li frcnfni-.ii II nam for 13.000. the ontrle.
for all of which will close on Julv nil
Tho ussoclutlon decided to Join the National
ironing association, unaer me rule-, or
which the meeting of tho New York Trot
ting association will bo held nt Brighton
beach dining tho week beginning August 12.
I M rfB al lho Paris Exposition 1900 I
I EH PBsbmHH wbs awarded lo the makers H
yjy Gordon. Hat. I
Gordon quality means some. I
Ult'' " Ns- thing, ask your dealer about it. I
bbbbL aaai aaaai
COMMISSION FOR CROWDER
Preiidtnt JUmes Him ti 0n tt iht
Brigadier Qtntnli.
TO SERVE WHEN VACANCY ARISES
Advancement of Former Jndae Ad
roentr of Department nf .Mlaaonrl
la Hailed -villi at Infliction by
American Friends,
WASHINGTON, April 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho appointment of E. 11. Crowdcr,
former Judge advocato of tho Department
of Missouri, to be brigadier general of
volunteers and lieutenant colonel of reg
ulars, which was mado today, Is hailed by
his friends In this city with many expres
sions of Joy. Crowdcr has been a most
efficient aid In tho establishment ot stable
government In tho Philippines. He has
been In direct consultation with the heads
ot the army and It Is said that his sug
gestions regarding the establishment ot
civil government, laying down rules for
Its enforcement, was largely due to
Crowdcr's unilrlug efforts In the Ameri
can cause. Ho was backed probably more
strongly by army officers and by men In
prominence than any one of the officers
who were named Just beforo the president
lctt on his swing around the circle,
lllamlaaea South Dakota ('sir.
The supreme court today handed down a
decision In tho case ot Edward W. Speed
as administrator ot William B. Franklin
and others, plaintiffs In error against Pat
rick B. McCarthy and others, which came
from the Pennington county circuit court
of South Dakota. The supreme court dis
missed the case for want ot Jurisdiction.
I'natniantrr of Llertellen,
Senator Millard has recommended W.
Rohlflng as postmaster at Llcwcllcn, Neb.
Itnral Free Delivery.
Rural free delivery has been ordered es
tablished In Iowa June 1 as follows:
Knoxvllle, Marlon county, (additional serv
ice), routo embraces thlrty-nlno square
miles, containing a population of 765; O.
P. Young appointed carrier. Tho postoftlco
nt Rlzors Is to be discontinued. Wash
ington, Washington county, route embraces
115 square miles, containing a population
of 1,860; Mlltoa White, II. A. Shannan and
Alphcus Grumbling appointed carriers. The
postoffice at Lexington will bo supplied by
rural carriers.
Ues Molnca Appointment.
L. D. Sheets ot Dcs Moines was ap
pointed tagger In the bureau of animal In
dustry.
llnnk IVarrve Asrenta.
The Iowa National bank ot Dcs Moines
has been approved as a reserve agent for
tho Burt Natloni.l bank of Burt, la., nnd
the Omaha National bank, of Omaha for tho
First National bank of Elwood, Neb.
Iowa Poatniaatrra.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Pllotburg,
Washington county, Samuel Hampshcr;
I'ope Joy, Franklin county, R. L. Mcndcu
hall. Practice In Interior Department.
John B. A'anton of Watcrtown and Asa
Forrest of Camon, S. D were admitted to
practice before the Interior department.
' Clerk In Phlllpplnra.
Louis G. Graesle ot Clinton, la., was ap
pointed a $1,200 clerk in the subsistence de
partment In the Philippines.
Purify the blood ana put the system In
order for summer work by using at this
time a short course of Prickly Ash Blttore;
It Is the greatest blood purifier on earth.
The correct number of "THE DOTS" and
list of prize winners will be published In
The Sunday Bee, May C.
CLOUDY AND PERHAPS COOLER
WaihliiKton Ilureaii Haaarda .olhlnu
Very Definite In Ita Korecnat
for fchral.ii.
WASHINGTON, April 29. Forecast:
Nebraska Partly cloudy Tuesday and
Wednesday; probably cooler Wednesday In
western portion; southerly winds.
Iowa and Missouri Partly cloudy Tucs
day. Wednesday fair, continued high tern
perature; variable winds.
South Dakota Fair Tuesday; continued
high temperature. Wcdncsdoy probably
showers; southorly winds.
Colorado Fair Tuesday. Wednesday
cooler and partly cloudy, possibly showers
In northern portion; southerly to westorly
wlndc.
Wyoming Fair Tuesday. Wednesday
cooler, possibly showers; south to west
winds.
I. (tea I Itrcnrd.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, April .9. OfDclnl record or tern
porature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the htHt three
years:
1901. 1900. 1899. Ml
Maximum temperature... 85 "0 0) ;
Minimum tcmnernturc.... 61 55 43 4'
Mean temperature 74 Hi 52 68
I'reeln tat on (10 OS .UO T
Record of temperature nnd tireclpltntlon
nt umnna lor nils nay ana since oinrcn 1:
Normal temperature
ExeefcB for the day
Total excess since March 1
Normal nreclnltatlon 12 Inch
Deficiency for tho day 12 Inch
Totnl precipitation since March 1 2.96 Inches
Deficiency since aiarcn l i,o. incuoH
kxccss tor cor. pcrioa, iwu v men
Deficiency for cor. period, 1893.... 3.3 Inches
iieporia iron, aiationa at 7 i. n.
91. K
2
Sir
STATIONS AND STATE
OP WEATHER.
: a
Omaha, pnrt cbudy
North Platte, part cloudy
Cheyenne, clear
Salt taiike, clear
so;
00
.00
T
00
itapia city, cienr
llur.m, cloudy
Wllllston, clt-nr
Chicago, clear...-.
Rt, Louis, clear ,
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenport. prt cloudy
.00
.01
T
.CO
.00
.I'l
.00
CO
OJ
.00
.00
Helena, cloudy
Havre, part cloudy
Bismarck, cloudy
Galveston, part cloudy
.00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH,
Local Forecast Official.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Minnesota Has No Firmer Believer in
Paine's Celery Compound.
Polno's eclory compound has acquired
its tremendous reputation for making peo
ple well by direct personal testimony from
men and women who hnvo used It. No
testimonial hns over been published for
this great remedy that could not bo easily
verified nt llrst hand by any ono at nil
interested. Nothing has ever been claim
ed for Palnc's celery compound that It hns
not accomplished In hundreds of cases.
For tho guidance of thoughtful peoplo
who recognize the need of purifying tho
blood and regulating tho nerves In tho
spring, tho following letter to the proprie
tors of Palnc's eclory compound from Sec
retary of Stute Ilerg ot Minneapolis will
be of the utmost value In determining upon
a trustworthy spring remedy.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4, 1901.
Dear Sirs:
Ono enn show no greater faith than by
taking a remedy for ono's health. No bet
ter testimonial of excellence can bo offered
than the recommendation of that remedy
to one's friends. I havo taken Paine's cel
ery compound myself, and as a result
heartily commend It to others.
ALBERT IlEnO.
(IT fil
Ogden - - -Salt
Lake - -Helena
- - -Butte
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TICKET
IS02
A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR
CAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES
SAPOLIO
LADIES '.
A lasntlvo ns doliclous ns n crushed fruit soda Mull's Grnpe Tonic
Tho cruhod fruit, Inxutlve. Tho now wondor for had health. Drug
gists, SO cents. 'rno L'Chtnlng Medicine Co.. Rock Island. Ills.
Mull'H Lightning Pnln Killer cures Pleurisy and nil Pain, 25c.
maw
KILL
Alice, Cockroaches, Water
Burs, Croton Bugs, and all
other Vermin ...by using...
Steams' Electric
M and Roach Paste
4ctJ. a bot at ilru72iita anil grocers
ur uirvqi iioi.aia.
Steams' Electrlo Pnato Co.,
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CURE YOURSELF I
cnilRSH .." HIU for unnatural
uibi ijMrri.iunauiiuauoni,
Irrltatlooi 'or ulc-tatloui
ta nrl'tara fif III tl p. fk II a lnlnhr,riM.
Fr'-reta fault. Ia. Palnl-n. anrl nut astrlna
IthSEvJ-SCntMituCo. s-nt or poiionpus.
oia nj nmcgUia.
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ij -ipirii, rr-ri.ii, for
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LAW BOOKS
A. XS, KI.VSMA.N,
112 South 25th Avenue,
Omaha, Neb,
S lets
No remedy hut Palno'g celery compound
hns ever been recommended by no con
spicuously fair-minded n body of men and
women. It occupies n clear field among
men of Bound Judgment. In I he euro of dis
eases, arising from n tired or othcrwlso
Impaired nervous system.
There Is no help so sure nnd so Imme
diate as ono gets from tho use of Palnc's
celery compound. Detailed Information of
Innumerablo cases of rheumatism, neural
gia and dyspepsia, completely cured, has
established this great Invlgorator as tho
most valuable remedy thoso run down In
health can mako uso of.
Paine's celery compound frees tho body
of vicious humors that have accumulated
during tho winter and are tho causa ot
kidney nnd liver cnmplnlnts. Only n great
remedy based on a profound knowledge of
theso diseases could do tho work thnt
Palnc's celery compound Is now doing.
Hotter nutrition for tho nerve-, nn awak
ened nppctlte, purified blood, and com
plete assimilation of tho food theso fol
low the faithful uso of Palnc's celery com
pound as surely aa day follows night..
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Our
Lowest Rates
San Francisco 1
Los Angeles j
Portland - - r
Seattle - - -
Tacoma - - - J
$25
$23
In effect Tuesday, April 30.
Drop in and let us give you more Information.
OFFICE, BURLINGTON STATION.
Farnam St. 10th and Mason Sts.
Telephone 250. Telephone I2S.
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$10.00
PER MONTH
you can get a small, light, pleasant
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Wo Hlso havo two or threo vacant
at $12.R0 per month such ofllees aro
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(.round Floor, li.-e HIJr.
Rental Agents.
