THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1901. ADJUTANT GENERAL COLBY Lcatrice Mas Appointed in Nebrttkt National Guard. REFORM SCHOOL LAW 13 ATTACKED mint' Htiicrlnt-nli'iitK .Snlllleil How to i; II torn- i!limil Atleiiiliinee Mti' t'litiHlilnrril fur S I n 1 1- I 'll I r. M.STol.N, May fi.-tSperlal.) Actlns on advice, o( numerous memheni or thu Orand Army of tho Republic thrniiRhotit the state, (Inventor Saviigo late this afternoon ap pointed Leonard W. Colby of Beatrice ad jutant Keneral of the Nebraska National guard. Thin action of tne governor was not unexpected by those bo wcro In touch villi the old soldiers. Previous to January, tho incumbent of this ofllcc had always been an old soldier. Oeneralrf'olby juc-i.-l- djutant Oncral KlllanT who re cently received an appointment in ui r K'uii' army. i.ronard XV. t; n,j ame to Nebraska In , i .nd Mettled in Ilentrke. where he has since remained. lie was born In Ohio i j lMirlnK the. civil war he served threo year.-. In tho Fifth Illinois volunteer In fantry. After tho war he entered the Unl v rally of Wlrnnln and was graduated frutn that Institution in 1870. One year later he was admitted to tho bar. In 177 he was elected to the state senate from the Nineteenth dUtt let, comprising Gage nnd Jefferson counties In 18SI he was chosen colonel of the First regiment, Nebraska National guard, and ltmalncd In that position threo yearn. Next he tilled the position of brigadier general nine years. During tho Spanish American war he served as brigadier gen eral of the Second brigade-, Third division of tho Sixth army corps, Rationed at Chlckamauga. AttiicUn Hffiirin Si'linol I.uw, In the opinion of County Attorney Cald well of Lancaster county, tho now reform school law, championed and pushed through tho last legislature by Senator Currlc, Is pcarcely worth the paper It la to be printed upon. At the time the bill was Introduced and passed the state, according to n previ ous decision of the supreme court, was withaut any law easily enforclblc for tho disposition of youthful criminals and In- Lorrlglblcs. The constitution of the state llxcs li years as tho ago limit of adrals slon, but tho legislature ?omo ix or eight enrs ago passed a law making IS years tho limit Tho constitutionality of the law was called Into question In a civil case, In which n ward had sued her guardian for damages for false Imprisonment, The r.uprome court affirmed tho holding of tho trial court, when the case was first presented to It, that the law was unconstitutional, because of the variance In tho matter of age. It was because of this holding of the court that the law now called Into ques tlon by Mr. Caldwell was pushed through the legislature. About tho time the lcgls lature adjourned, however, tho supreme court on a rehearing of the old case de elded that while part of the law was void, the remainder was enforclblo and was a complete act In Itself. I'oIiiIn Out Coiitrntlletloii. Mr. Caldwell says, however, that tho new law Is a bundle of contradictions and Is Incapable of enforcement. It made but two changes In tho old law, placing the ago limit at 16 and substituting IB years Instead of 21 years as tho time at which boys committed under the act could be discharged. It also provided that the laws should not apply to tho boys now In tho Industrial school. In other words, every Incorrigible boy now in custody at Kearney must stay there until ho is 21 unless paroled, while no boy who may hereafter be sent there, can bo kept beyond the age of lfi. This, says Mr. Caldwell, Is class legislation, because Incorrigibility Is not a crlmo and therefore- tho penalty Is not changeable at tne will of the legislature, The second artlelo in tho now law re lates to commitments In the girls' Indus trial school. Section 5 provides that all proceedings necessary to give the act full force and effect "shall be made and car rlcd out In accordance with sections 5, 6, 7 8. !. 10, 11 and 12 of article I, chapter lxxv of tho compiled statutes of Nebraska." Section t of this act repeals articles I nnd II of chapter lxxv of tho complied stat utes of Nebiaska, thus In so many words tcpcallng those sections of article I, which the preceding section In this act said should govern the procedure In case of girls. Tho nuther evidently meant tho scctiois In his hill which w'ero substituted for simi larly numbered sections In tho statutes, hut not until after the act became a law did It become a part of the statutes and the re pealing clause therein could refer only to tho statutes as they were compiled In 1S99, The legal effect, says Mr. Caldwell, Is that the law repeals all thoso sections re latins to tho procedure In committing In c-rrlglblc girls without substituting any thing In their stead and leaves tho county attorneys of tho state In no position to cop duct prosecutions against youthful females of criminal Instincts and practices. Mr, Caldwell will ask tho attornoy general fo his opinion In tho matter, but ho inclines to tho belief that tho law will not stand th test of the courts and that tho old law which tho supremo court recently upheld will form tho basis of action in cases of this character. CmiiiiulKoi'y M-hnol A t triirtniier State Superintendent Fowler today sen county superintendents throughout th state full instructions for enforcing th compulsory school law passed by tho las legtslatuic. According to tho provisions of the law, all children between the ages ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of 5m PcSIiIU Wrapper Blow. T7 mall mm rf to k as snfaaw F0 HEAOACME. FOR BIHINCSI. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TQRPIB LIVER. FIR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR TNE COMPLEXION 'URE SICK HEADACHE, CARTERS IP of 7 and II must attend school at least two-thirds of the time that school Is held in their respe tlve districts. Pupils phy sically disabled arc exempt from the oper ation of the law. but a physician's ocrtlfl rate setting forth their Ills must be filed In the office of the county superintendent. Children between the ages of 12 and 14 who are artively engaged In earning their liv ing or hare other members of tho family depending on them for support c?n also avoid attending school by making arrange ments for night Instruction. Otherwh", failure to comply with the provisions of the act renders the parents or guardians of the truants liable to t fine of not lcs.i than $3 nor more thun $25. Tho principals or teachers In the public schools are provided with blanks for monthly reports to their county superin tendents These reports must contain the names of the children who fall tn attend chool with a detailed statement of their bscnecs The county superintendent noti fies tho members of the school board where the delinquency occurs. They In turn serve otlce upon the parents or guardians of tho children. Unless the provisions of the law aro Immediately compiled with tho school board begins prosecution In tho ourt having Jurisdiction over the offense. uplls In parochial and private schools must also be reported In the same manner s those attending the public schools. Mnlr I'm I r Mil., Tho Floard of Public Lands and llulldlngs pent tho whole of today In considering the state fair site question, two bids oc cupying their attention, the lessees of the Durllngton Ileach offering to surrender all claim to 600 acres of land In the vicinity f tne laKo ror a consideration of $10,000 nd tho Stato Hoard of Agriculture submit- Ing a bid of $22,300 for the old stato fair Itc. Th land Included In the Uurllngton Hench scheme belongs to the state and tho price asked Is merely for the lease rights granted by the stato several years ago. Thcro are no buildings or Improvements, but the lessees point out the fact that there would be J23.O00 left of the appropriation inado by tho last legislature to erect build ings. It will take two or three days to look Into each proposition nnd at the end f that time the selection will be made. Tho owners of Lincoln park wished to sub mit a bid, but the board refused to ac cept their offer, as the period set for re ectvlnc bids was over. Senator Dietrich' I'lnns. Senator Dietrich Is expected to arrive In tho city soon nnd will remain for a day or wo conferring with local politicians and party leader.! concerning senatorial mat ters. Hereafter ho will have a desk In his room at the Llndell, where ho may he found whenever he Is In the city. About Juno 1 he will start for Washington, where Miss Dietrich will Join him about June 10, or as soon as tho commencement exer- lscs nt Ilryn Mawr are over. Until that time Senator Dietrich will spend his time at Hastings and Lincoln. At the former place he will be occupied with his private affairs and at Lincoln will attend to senn orlal matters. Supreme Court Crnitmlsslmiirs, Tho supreme court commissioners met In consultation with tho Judges lato this afternoon to consider methods of Judicial procedure. The regular session of the court will begin this morning, when a trlbuto will be paid to the late Judge Max well. Kx-Senator W. V. Allen today made his first appearance as a practicing attorney beforo the supreme court of the state since his term of office expired. He Is pleading the case of Lero Alyca, who was convicted n the district court of Madison county of nn assault with Intent to commit great bodily Injury on the person of Peter F, Sullivan. Technical Haws in the Informa tion aro the basis of his hope of freeing his client. nurneit lij' Unnollur. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, who occupies rooms In the Union block, at 1012 O street, was seriously burned today by the explosion of a partly filled tub of gasoline with which she was cleaning soiled clothing There was a stovo In the room and the high tempetaturu caused the gasoline to evaporato very rapidly. Suddenly the gas took flro from the stovo and exploded burning Mrs. Johnson severely about the face and hands. Two girls, who were working In nn adjoining room, rushed In. rescued tho woman from the flames and then turned In the fire nlarm. The blaze was soon extinguished nnd little damage resulted. Mrs. Johnson will recover. Hooper StrlUc Artrslnn Well. HOOPER, Neb., May 6. (Special.) The village board has secured a good well at a depth of 130 feet. Two pieces of Inch hose have been attached to the pipe and It has flowed continually for ten days, Tho board has awarded the contract for a gasoline engine nnd the erection of an engine house. They will put down more wells In tho samo location. (Mop County Tmcher Sleet, TALMAOE, Neb.. May 6. (Special.)-The last meeting of the Otoe County Teachers' association was on Saturday. Thirty teachers from different parts or the county were present. Prof. Taylor of tho Weeping Water academy, lectured to the teachers Friday night on "Mount Hood." Tho an nual Institute will be at Syracuse tn June, rhrnkn unit rliraknna. Tho Wlsner Free Press cot out a fine Illustrated etiiiiou mst weeK. Work has commenced on the construction or a teleplione line from Taylor to Burweii The Klkhorn Valley Editorial asportation meets nt Valentine tho first Saturday In June. Within the last two weeks Sarpv county has paid bounty on twenty-eight wolf scalps. Wanna s to have a new brick hotel iinil a J12.") brick business block during tho present season. Tho Oakland Republican has prospered to tho extent of being abln to nut In a Ann cylinder press, Over 200 .Russians have gone from Hastings and McCook to work In tho beet fields near Loveland, Colo. , The new building for tho school on the Winnebago reservation has been comnlctcd and turned over to the government. J. C Yaples of Sutou, aged 7!. married Emma Bishop, aged 33, and the happy couple ore now on their wedding trip. Palmer has taken on quite a building boom this season There are now thirty houses In process of erection In that place. W. M. Bruce has made a proposition to the people of Bralnerd (hat he will erect a Hour mill nt that placo If ho Is paid n bonus of J3,0. Scotia hoodlums, who wore angered be causo they were not permitted to attend a diiiicn given In the Woodmen hall, threw autlnue eggs through tho window. Quo Gordon man had a lively time last week, lie was arrested three times for Im bibing too freely of elixir of com, paid two lines and served out one sentence In tho cooler. The Great Eastern Irrigating Ditch com pany of Plate county contemplates extend ing the ditch and enlarging it so that In addition to Irrigating land It will furnish ii.(i horse power for manufacturing pur poses. Last fall the town of Craig voted to issue bonds and build n system ot waterworks. The town board has done nothing ns yet toward putting the will of tho voters Into effect and some of them are beginning to enquire why. Station Agent GaHtineau of Grant had a llttluo difficulty with his wife anil left sud denly without furnishing his address. A substitute agent was sent out by the com pany nnd had Just gotten broken Into the business when the former agent made up his mind to return. A dog belonging to L. D. Richmond of Eustls ran across a large golden eagle while the bird was Inking n nap and In discreetly woke It up. The dog was rapidly getting the worst of the encounter when Its owner appeared on tll sceno and dis patched the eaglo with an ax. A man ininn-d Dean, confined In the county Jail at Stanton, has made two efforts to escape, but without success. The jirst tlmo he assaulted tile Jailor and the seooiM time hllpperl past the guard as the door was openeu it nring me prisoner nis sup per He made a good run, but was finally overhauled. CRACK SHOTS OF NEBRASKA They Ikck t Lincoln for a Week of Sport at Trapi. THIS IS THEIR ANNUAL TOURNAMENT l hit tincr' I'liTirr. I'nmnus WIiik Mint. I l-'lrat f Tliinn to .trrln from (Mlirr Ml-(Mlier Itrcoril sinnlieM. LINCOLN. May 6. (Special Telegram.) The Lincoln Oun club grounds have been put In readiness for the coming of the sportsmen who will compete In the twenty- fifth annual tournament of the .Nebraska Stato Sportsmen's association, which begins tomorrow morning. Noon lunches will be served and the shooting will be practically continuous from morning till night. Many of the crack shots have nlready arrived. A large delegation Is expected tomorrow In time for tho opening of the tournament. Chauncey Powers of Decatur, III., famous wing shot, was tho first to arrive. W. D. Tnwnsend, H. L. McDonald and F. S. Parmclec of Omaha came in this evening. Fred Gilbert and It. M. Kolm of Spirit Lake expect to break records. George Roberts Is also on the scene. Other stars are W. N. Hicks, Scotia; Lee Durley, Nor folk; Lewis Erhardt, Atchison, Kan., and Chris Gottlieb, Kansas City. GENERAL COLBY'S ARMY LIFE Serve In Tnn Wnrs mill lln I.iiuk llrru Prominent In VclirnsUn .Mllltlu OrKnnlrntlnn. BEATRICE, Neb.. May 6. (Special Tel egram.) General L. W. Colby, who was this afternoon appointed adjutant general of the Nebraska National guard, with the rank of brigadier general, and sworn Into ofTIco by Governor Savage, returned home tonight. Ho was met at his ottlce by Colonel Harry Archer of the Nebraska .Na tional guard, Captain A. II. llolllngworth, formerly of tho First Nebraska; a number of tho members of Company C and a big crowd of citizens. General Colby was too hoarse from a cold to make a speech, but he delivered a few words of thanks. The city of Beatrice Is overjoyed at his appoint ment. The general served two years as a pri vate In tho civil war and after that was captain of a Wisconsin Infantry regiment at Madison. Following this he was lieu tenant of the old organization of Company C, Nebraska National guard, then known as the Paddock guards. He procured uni forms nnd an armory for tho company and paid for them Individually. He afterward was appointed captain of this company and served as such until he organized the First regiment of the Nebraska National guard, of which ho was made colonel, which posi tion he held for six years and eommanded tho Nebraska state troops. In 1SS7 a bri gade was organized and General Colby was commissioned a brigadier general and placed In command. He commanded this brlgado for nine years, until the beginning of the Cuban war. when he declined to be n candldato for re-election and commanded tho organization of tho American Cuban Volunteer legion. The Spanish war having begun, he tendered his services to tho United States and was commissioned hrlga dier general of volunteers by President Me Klnlcy, serving until the close of the war. MR. MILLARD IN LINCOLN Senator In Greeted by Jinny Politl I'liiim, lint Snj-n III Cnll Is on Prlvntr Illinium. LINCOLN. May 6. (Special Telegram.) Senator J. H. Millard formed tho central figure In an animated group of politicians at tho Llndell this evening. He was the re clplcnt of many greetings from numerous lawyers who had drifted In to attend the session of the supreme court. Laterjln the evening lie conferred witn several local politicians and state officers, among the latter being Stato Treasurer Steufer and Auditor Weston. To a Dec reporter Sena tor Millard said: "My presence here has no political significance whatever. I came hero to attend to prlvato business and ex pect to return to Omaha tomorraw. 1 have not seen Senator Dietrich since I met him at Washington nnd did not expect to meet him here. Srvrrnl (.'anon nt Ilrntrlee. BEATRICE, Neb., May fi. (Special Tele gram.) Gcorgo Piatt's two children were taken 111 Wednesday and Dr. Fall pro nounced the disease smallpox and notified the city clerk, referring the cases to the city physician. Dr. Walden. Dr. Walden diagnosed tho cases Thursday and said they were chlckenpox. Dr. Towne of Omaha was summoned and arrived here at noon today. He pronounced the cases smallpox He also found Mrs. Wherry and two of her children had the same disease. Both families arc under quarantine. embolic IIuIIiIIhk nt niuoinltrlil, BLOOMFIELD, Neb.. May 0. (Special.) Father McNamara's home is nearly com pleted by the Catholics at a cost of $3,000 Tho We3t Bow congregation has raised $12,000 towards their new $25,000 church on which work was recently begun. It Is expected to havo the building completed before winter. It Is of stone nnd brick Tho work of rebuilding the burned Menominee church Is progressing rapidly The new building will be of stone and one of tho finest church edifices In this part of the stato. More Sninllpus at flenlrlcr. BEATRICE, Neb., May 6. (Special Tele gram.) Two more cases of smallpox have appeared here, one In Mr Kuhn's family on tho west side, a hoy IS years old, and Mrs. Busey on this side of tho river. Dr. Towne of Omaha made a diagnosis of these cases tonight and ordered the families quar antlncd. This makes soven cases. Dr Towne Is on the south side diagnosing an other case which is said to be smallpox Victim of L'erelirnl Ilei.mrr1mc. FREMONT. Neb.. Mrfy 6, (Special.) Dr C. H. Wollber of Mllllgan, Neb., died a tho Fremont hospital this morning o cerebral hemorrhage. While waiting for train at the Elkhorn depot last Wednes day he was seized with an epileptic fit an taken to tho hospital. His condition grew rnpldly worse. His wife, who Is visiting at Superior, was notified and arrived tht afternoon. Crrrku cnr Itnnilolpli Ovcrtlovr. RANDOLPH, Neb.. May fi. (Special.) It has been raining hero almost contlnu nusly for thlrty-slx hours. At times th rain roll in torrents, ana creeKs are flooded. Ltttlo damage has been done further than the delay of farm work. Travelers report tho rain general ove northeast Nebraska, and that In a few lo calltles It was accompanied by a light hall Tnlilc Itncli Grminil U Snukril, TABLE ROCK. Neb.. May fi. (Special.) Two and a half Inches of rain has fallen here, since Saturday night. It rained nearly all of Snturady night, a good portion of yesterday and last night, and with light showers today. The ground Is well soake and is In fino condition. (mini I n In i tl Illvnrcr t'imri. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. May 6 (Special,) District court convened today. There aro eleen criminal cases on the docket an seventy-four civil cases. Twelve civil cases air fo divorces. Of the criminal cases there U not one that will be tried at this term, tne defendants having either kipped their bonds or broken out of Jail. Some of them havo been for years on thi ocket nnd arc only retained there In order that If the defendants come back they can be prosecuted. Tho grand Jurors aro cilled In response to a petition from Wood River. It Ir alleged that tn that vicinity thero avo been petty thefts, one of them being tho stealing of some hogs. They were dis covered by the owner. BELLEVUE AS A HOME SITE HrnKiin Why It I n Iteslnililc Itesl- ilrncc !iilMirb fur Oninlin t'KUrns, BELLEVUE, Neb., May fi.To the Editor of The Bee; I sometimes wonder why Omaha people have not taken advantage of the opportunity for comforfable suburban residence afforded by Bcllevue. The very name of the town Is an Indication of Its attraction, for certainly nowhere along the Missouri river can a m(jro delightful view be found than that which stretches away from the plateau on which the little village tands. A broad expanse of fertile bottom and, tho river nnd the Iowa bluffs In the distance, tho beautiful forest In the back ground, all combine to make the picture one of ever pleasing aspect. Here Is an Ideal location for a home away from the dust nnd noise of tho city. The town is only eight miles from Omaha and four miles from South Omaha, with trains stopping hree nnd four times a day, thus affording an excellent chance to get from home to business. Bcllcvuo has good schools, has no saloons and there' Is not a gambling houso nor n hlllard or pool room In the own. Exceptional advantages for a pleas ant home, especially for the summer sea son, arc offered. On Inquiry I learned that one of the rea sons for Bcllevue not being more gener ally used by Omaha people as a place of residence Is that the title to much of the available land has been Involved In Ittlga- Ion, This has now been settled and clear title can be given. Citizens here hope, now that land can be bought, that Omaha and South Omaha business men will tnko ad vantage of the situation nnd that many of bem will come here to live. Any resident of Bellevuc will be glad to give Informa tion concerning the village, ONE OF THE PEOPLE. Ilrnlrlcr tlenlth Ilnnrri tit Decide. BEATRICE, Neb., May 6. (Special Tele gram.) The Board of Education tonight de- Idcd, after considerable discussion, to cave the advisability of closing the city chools because of smallpox entirely In the hands of tho Board of Health. Dr. Towne pent this evening visiting cases suspected as smallpox and diagnosing the same and quarantined ten cases of what he says arc genuine smallpox. Uxetrr Grin Much Moisture. EXETER, Neb., May (!. (Special.) From Friday evening to Monday morning almost two Inches of rain fell, thoroughly soaking the ground. Oats wore suffering from wnnt of moisture. There has been but lit tle corn planted In this vicinity, nor will thero be any before next vk. VnmtnllAin In Crmrtrr-. BLOOMFIELD, Neb., May 6. (Special.) Miscreants entered the cemetery here and desecrated the grave of Mrs. J. W. Fauts by removing the tombstone and destroying flowers nnd shrubbory. They threw the tombstone Into a nearby creek, where It was found. Ilrnvy III. 1 ti fit 1 1 nt l.rlRli, LEIGH, Neb.. May 6. (Special.) Rain has been falling here since Friday night. Two laches of water has fallen. Today It Is drizzling and Is cooler. Small grain Is looking fine and many of the farmera have their land 'ready for com 'planting. I.lnnooil Men Hrrelr' !,lcrneii. LINWOOD, Neb.. May fi. (Special.) Tho village board granted licenses to F. Doceka and F. Bartos. The school board hired James C. Hurshka ns principal and Lizzie Koch as primary teacher, leaving the other two places vacant. Xrnrly Two Indie nt Onl, ORD, Neb., May C (Special.) In two days nearly two inches of water has fallen and farmers of Valley county nre rejoicing. The rain was badly needed, for, while thcro was plenty of moisture In the ground, tho surface was quite dry. I'll? Wntei' for niooiuBrltl. BLOOMFIELD, Neb., May 6. (Special.) It Is expected that water will be turned Into tho main of the new water works the latter part of next week. The stand-pipe is situated on an elevation nearly 100 feet above the city. Hooper Telephones rnrl Itraily. HOOPER, Neb., May 6. (Special.) The work on the local system of the Hooper Telephone company Is progressing rapidly. The 'phones havo arrived and It is expected that the local exchange will be completed in two weeks. K ii n r ml of .lack Till ley. ORD. Neb., May 6. (Special.) The fun eral of Jack Tullcy of Elyrla township was yesterday. He died In an Omaha hospital last week of cancer of the stomach. Mr, Tulley was a wealthy farmer. Poor I'nrni Inmntr Found Hrnd. SEWARD, Neb., May 6. (Special.) Frank Oldenberg, an Inmate of the county farm, was found dead In his bed this morning by Superintendent Wicks. Death resulted from heart failure. rtninbn People nt Barter. EXETER, Neb., May C (Special.) George H. Lee, wife and daughter of Omaha arrived here Saturday, to welcome the home-coming of Mr. Lee's father and mother from California. Cnll for Hunk Slnlr inrnl. WASHINGTON, May 6. Tho comptroller of tho currency today Issued a call for a statement of the condition of national banks at the close of business on Wednesday, April 21. Inll llrrnkrr I Recovered, BEATRICE. Neb.. May 6. (Special Tell gram.) William Kclley, who broke Ja here Aurust 14, was rearrested today as ! stepped off a Rock Island train. School riosrx from Scnrlrt Fryer. E.MF.RSON, Neb., May 6. (Special.) The Fey school in this township has been closed, owing to several of ;ho pupils having scarlet fever. I.IiittooiI (iris I'lnc Itnln. LINWOOD, Neb., May 6. (Special.) A fine rain the last two days has placed the ground In good condition. Winter wheat was never better. IllNtrlcl Court nt Onl. ORD, Neb.. May fi. (Special.) District court convenes here this week, with Judge Grimes of North Plntte on the bench. DEATH RECORD. Plniirrr nf Milliner (.'mint)-. HARRISBURG. Neb., May 6, (Special Telegram.) Calvin M. oodard, a pioneer of western Nebraska, died of apoplexy last night. Deceased was 82 years ot nge. Ho came to Banner county in 1S"J3, and was twlco elected county attorney. One month and two days previous to his death, his wife to whom he had been married for over sixty years, died. Mr. Woodard's son, Frank E. Woodard, Is now sheriff of Ban ner county. The funeral was nt 2 o'clock todar. Prickly Ash Hitters cures the kidneys, regulates the liver, tones up the stomach and purities the bowels. MISSOURI INCENDIARY GANG Six Maccn Men and One Woman Charged With Oomplicitjr in Fins. WRITTEN CONFESSIONS SAID TO BE MADE lliirnliiK of Ten choot Hmivrs l.nhl tn Door nf Alleurit t'miilrn(ors rnrmrrn In I'cur for 'I'liclr Proiirrt). ST. LOCIS, May 6. A special to the Post- Dispatch from Macon, Mo., says: Six men nd one woman arc charged with direct complicity In the recent scries ot fires In ho southern portion of Macon county, with he object of swindling insurance com panies. Five arrests havo been made and Deputy Sheriff Turner left Macon this morning with warrants for John Province and wife, whoso homo was burned on March 22. Among those arrested are: Grant Glpson. a well known farmer nnd stock raiser of tho Ardmore neighborhood; Lcroy Summer.', son of a farmer; Mlltoii Summers, a rela tive, and W. D. Donovan, a coal miner. eroy Summers has been convicted on an other charge and has been taken to tho stato penitentiary. In tho possessions of Prosecuting Attorney Whlto are confessions signed by Donovan. John Province and letter's wife, which, It Is alleged, prove the existence of a conspiracy o defraud tho Insuranco companies. At east half a dozen others nre under sus picion and may be arrested If tho evidence now being collected by tho authorities Is found to warrant It. Tho list Is said to In cludo some of tho most prominent men n Macon county. Joseph Hclfnor. agent of tho Iowa State Insurance company, who has taken an active part in running down tho gang, estimates that their depredations havo already coat the Insurance companies $10,000. Trrrnrl&e NrlKhlinrlnu I'nrnirrn. They havo so terrorized the neighbor hood of Ardmore, a coal mining town In ho southern part of the county, that the honest farmers daro not appear against them or even refuse to -sign their bonds for fear their own barns, haystacks or oven homes may be reduced to ashes. Practically all of tho Insurance com panies have retired from tho field In that ocallty. A piece of villainy which Is laid at the door of the gang Is thu burning of ten school houses for no other reason than dis satisfaction with the locations selected by tho dlrectorc. HIS EMINENCE WINS AGAIN Kenlnck' nrrhy Cult l.ratln l-'iml Hunch In Clnrk Slnkos at koiilx vlllr. LOIMSVILIK. Kv.. Mnv rt Apuln Inilnv Ills Imminence, winner of the Kentucky Derby, demonstrated his superiority over the western colts In training here by win nltiK the Clark stakes nt one mile ..ml nn eighth. From the time they were put Into minimi uniii xne enu, ine race ueiongen to Ills Kmlnence. The Clark stakes were worth M.50I to the winner. Alark Scheck. the odds-on favorite of the Derby, was scratched and Joe Frey, his stable com- paion, was sent in tne post ns the Schorr entry. In addition to Joe Frey. The Puritan was the onlv rnlt that luul not been tried out with the other Derby entries and ho went to the post as well backed as thu Derby winner, for His Kmlnence carried n, penalty of live pounds. When the Hug leu ine I'untan was lu front, witn Driscoll second. Ills Kmlnence third, San nasaro, who tlntshed second In thu Derby, lourin. joe ! rey nttn and Amur sixth, on the turn Ills Kmlnence moved up to second nace, ami on me ihick sueich he iook the cad. From there to the wire It was slmnlv a one horse race. The Puritan liulsheil seeonu.-witn uriscoil third and the others straggling in the rear. 'iho tracK was fast and a crowd of 7,000 persons saw the six races. It was a day for the long shots, for Maid of Dundee, at 20, Kthclwhcat at 15 and Whitfield nt a to 1 were easy winners, while the remain ing three races went to the faorltes. He suits: I'lrst race, one mile and n sixteenth. selling; Handcuff won. Pollv Illxbv sec ond, Trekla third. Time: 1:5a Second race, four and a half furloncs. selling: Maid of Dundee won. Badger sec ond, Miss Thomey third. Time: 0:,W,. inira race, one mue: j-jineiwne.it won, Senator Uevorldge second, Isabel third. Tlmu: 1:11. Fourth rnce. one ml e and an c shth. the Clark stukes- His Kmlnence won. Tho Puritan second, Drlscoll third. Time: 1:55. Fifth race, seven turlongs: Whlttleld won, Moses fccond, Peat third. Time: J:'.'S. Sixth race, six furlongs, selling: Sim W. won. Princess Otilllc second. Succor third. Time; 1:15. COIIII .MILK (id AT MOItlllS I'AIIK. Hrrherl mill llccnulcr Itncr tn tin1 Wire, llrrlirrt WIiiiiIuk. NEW YORK, May C.-Tho card at Morris park was made up of live events. Onlv me favorite was successful. The fifth racp, at one mile, was the best of the da v. Herbert nnd Royal Sterling attracted the heaviest play and closed equal ravorltes at 11 to 5. Decanter and M.iunlllcent also hail a fol lowing at 5 to 1 each. They were qff on tin llrst break to a good start and Royal Ster ling and Godfrey made the running for a miarter. Smith took Herbert un as thev rounded the turn nnd camo Into the strt -h two lengths In front of Decanter. Those, two horses drew away nnd fought It out to tho wltc, Herbert winning, ridden, out bv a length in HU'i. .Magnificent was third fifteen lengths behind Decanter. Sum maries: First race, Kcllpse course: The Amazon won, 1-ederallst second, Twin third. Tlmo; 1:12. Second race, four furlongs: Leonora I.or lug won, Oold Seeker second, Tenagra third Time: OUSij. Third race, six and a half furloncs; Katherina won, lsia second, Tho Rhymer third. Time: 1:21. Fourth race, selling, seven furlongs: Roe Hampton won, Walt Not second, Denmun Thompson mini, -nine: i::'i. Fifth race, one mile: Herbert won. De canter second, Mngnlllccnl third. Tlmo 1:4P. Sixth race. Railroad handlcan. one mil": King Hramble won, Hellobaa second, I.at- son third, lime: i:?i. Mihs nn.v.Mrr nij.vrs khmi.wohth Cnllfnriilnii I'nlU to Head (he Filly at Worth Track. CHICAGO. May 6,-Tho meeting nf Miss Bennett nnd Kenilwnrtli was the feature nf todays racing at worth, it was Kenll worth s llrst race since coming from Call fornla and ho was inequal to the tnsk of conceding tin- filly ten pounds. Miss Iien neti won handily. She was a sllcht favorite hi the betting. Weather tine nnd tuck choppy. Sinimarles: First race, fo.ir furlongs: Minerva won Luck Lockutt second, April third. Time ii-in. Second rare, live and a half furlongs: Miss Rennett won, Kenllwnrth seeouJ, i.akevlew Helle third. Time: l;uS2-5. Third race,. seven furlongs, selling: Kmina C. L. li. won. I'iraic s wucen seconn, uc iirldo third. Time: 1:29 1-5. Fourth race, one mile nnd seventy vnrds: Laureate won, Merlto second, Shut l'p third, lime: i:n. Fifth race, five furlongs: I-M Austin won, j, A. i larae seconu, lien n.irgeni third. Time: 1 :o: :i-o. Sixth race, one mllo and a sixteenth Mvth won, Trcbor second. Dagmur third Time: 1.5". OITSIIHJH!" UK U Mil, AM) IIOJIKV, (in) Ion II rim n Takes (lirulng lit rut, IiivIcIiim thr I" ecu nil. SAN FRANCISCO, May C.-Outslders got the money at Oakland tpday. Ouylon Rrown took the opening event at odds nf SO to I, anil invicius, a tn in i snot, fcoren In the fourth rnce. Melocole. a ItiO lo 1 shot, was beaten only a neck bv Doublet In the llfth race. St. rhllllplnn. the favorite In tho 2-vear-old event, whs off and broke down. Moonbrlght. the first choice In the fourth, Died wnen sne appeared to he win ning. Fred Mulhnlland. nntrol ludce nt Oak land, has been selected as presldlnc Judge and dick nnrvey as sinner mr tne Mon tana circuit. Results: First race, live furlongs, selling. Oaylou Rrown won. Illloun second. Companion third Time: 1:02. Second race, one mile -ind fifty yard, sell- Ing: iist win won, r ormero second, inen nomn third. Time: 1:15'.,. Third race, four and a hnlf furloncs: Tomplon won. SI Phllllplnn recond, There- anus third, rime; i;ibvj. Fourth race, six und a half furlongs, sell- ICodol Dyspepsia Cure In speaking of Indigestion, Dr. Lewis says: "It Is deplorable that so many hundreds of thousands of Amcricnns suffer from indigestion. It meanrt that the blood of tho nation Is becoming impure; forundlgcsted food poisons tho blood. Unless a tnothoil Is devised for overcoming this nialad y,our race must deterlorato." 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Hold One second, Wyoming third. Time l.h'. cmim: halix; at sr. i.oi is. Majority nf llnern lit I'nlr (roiimlw Marked li.v TIkIiI l-'lnlahc. ST. l.Ot'IS. May 6.-Tho majority of the races at tho fair grounds today vere marked by the tightest sort of tlnlshrx, end ns the llrst and second horses carried the public's inoii'-y great enthusiasm prevailed as tho horses Hashed past the Judges Four favorites won Tho Cnxton ran away n mile 111 the third race, Johnnie Schorr will arrive at the track Wednesday, with eight een horses. Tniek good. Summaries: First race, seven furlongs, selling; I lurry won, Sam I.azarus second, Vlrglc d'Or third. Time: 1:W. Second tace. live furlongs, purse: Otis won, Helen Print second, Miss Dora third. Time: l:ft Third race, one mile, selling: Satin Coat won, Vedas second. John Hull third. Time: 1 :454. Fourth nice, one mile and a sixteenth, selling: Dissenter won, Petit Mnltro sec ond, He.ma third. Time: 1.13. Fifth race, six nnd n half furlongs, pure; Maude (lonne won, Sharp Hlrd second, Kin dred third. Time: t :JlVa- Sixth rare, one mile and twenty yards, selling: Forte won, Miss Patron second, Relic Simpson third. Time: 1:H. .i:v sthti:ii n.v at .Mnvroivr. .Mnri'iis Cnsiiil'M l-'lrsl l)n' Work (ilrN Snl IsfncHuii, CINCINNATI. May 6.-Marcus Cassldy made his debut jis a starter at the New port track today and did creditable work. The weather was delightful and the at tendance large. Only one favorite landed n purse. I. Milan Hoffman, at 12 to 1, was the longest snot or ine nay. TmeK fast. Summaries: First rnce. one mile nnd a sixteenth- Woodtrlce won, Strathbrocek second, Abe Kurst third. Time: l:s'4. Second race, six furloncs. sel Una. I.llllnu Hoffman won. Laura's First second. Re- lnseent third. Time: 1:10. Third rare, four and a hnlf furloncs: Fol low won, St. Hern second, Lena A third. Time: n.50. Fourth race, one mile: Dissolute won. Rare Perfume second. Donna Stay ihlrd. Time: l:lls. Fifth race, one mile nnd a sixteenth. sou- Ins: Slasher won, Margie second, Madeline C third. Time: 1 : tS. Sixth race, six fur ones, sell tin: .Mnster- fill won. Krema second, Sweet Dream third. Time: 1:154. Sell Mrr nt Oh So. LA CROSSK. Wis.. May G.-D. J Cam eron, a prominent horseman, sold his trot ting stallion. Oh So, with a record of 2:25, to Charles Chapman nf Chicago, tho con sideration being $12. Oil So Is sire of So So, who held the world's record for 2 and 3-year-olds. It it thr Oakley Truck. CINCINNATI. Mnv fi. A. .). Welch nnd O. A. Jones today completed negotiations for the purchase of the Oakley rare track near Cincinnati and Its next meeting will be held under their management Welch and Joi,es are owners of the well Known Charted Oak course nt Hnrtfonl. Conn. BLUE WING AT J0PLIN SOLD .IiiiIrc Smith Secure Due of hiternn- tlimnl Ciiiupniis 'm Mine for I hi- Minority Fncllnn. JOI'LIN, Mo.. May 6. 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