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
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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."
Many persons use soda tablets to neutralize fcrmontlng food;
this ouly makes a chemical receptacle out of tho stomach, and
injures its sensitive structures. Others feed on pepsin, which is
better, but not sunlclcnt, for it digests only albuminous foods.
Tho preparation best fitted to relieve and absolutely euro in
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Ins: lnvectus wnik C'oiiR.ir 'serond, JTondo
third. Time. i ;ji
Fifth nice, six fiirloiiKS. selling Doublet
won. Melocolc second. Meehanus third,
Time- 1 II
Sixth race, one tulle n;ul n sixteenth,
selllni; Mncriyle wen. 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. The nine Wing
mine, the property of the International Zlm:
company, was sold today by tho receiver,
pursiifnt to a court order. Two factions
of the stockholders were represented, tho
majority by II. H. Shoemaker of New York,
tho minority by Judge Q. A. Smith of Lans
ing, Mich. Smith bid $3,100, securing the
property.
HYMENEAL.
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SHELTON, Neb.. May C (Special.)
Frank Parks and Miss F.dlth White were
married yesterday noon at tho Presbyte
rian church by Rev. L. W. Scudder.
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Monday a mooting will lie held In New
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