ITIE OMATTA DAILY PEE: FHIDAY. APRIL 2fl. 1003.
ASSESSMENT BEING RAISED
Report i from tha Various Conntiei Indicate
a Considerable Increase. '
NORTHWESTERN TO ASK FOR REDUCTION
Militant Hflldea, Foortff .Vnr Con-
let from Plntts f inntf, Mskes
AtlrmM Kseape from
Penitentiary.
In
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. April !7.-(Hpeclal.) Attorney
General Norrls Brown said today that re
porta rwntwl by him from various sections
of the utile Indicated that the total asses
sable valuation would be greatly Increased.
County lunmri and county attorneys are
rising their level best to get all property on
the Miemmrnt rolls, according to Brown,
and he believes that tha net result of their
efforts will ba to ahow a remarkable In
cteese In tha atate'a total valuation.
Inquiries are pouting Into his department
In a flood, not only from county assessors
and attorneys, but also from the deputies.
Who thus seek to get the Information direct
without consulting their superior officers.
Whan they ask for Information they are
courteously Informed that they must apply
to tha county officials for directions. Many
of the questions from the county attorneys
ate perplexing problems as to the operation
of the new revenue law. As fast as the
assistant to the attorney general can un
ravel the law they reply. An amazing num
ber of minor technical points are Involved.
l ikely to Tax Collateral.
It Is the holding of the department that
under the terms of the law the owner of
collateral must pay taxes on the amount In
excess of the loan secured by It. Hitherto
there has been no formal ruling with regard
to this matter, and It Is said that In most
liiHtsnces assessors have overlooked such
collateral, assessing the notes secured
thereby. Thla ruling Is expected to greatly
Increase the taxable property.
Tax Caaes to Take Time.
Norrls Brown Is preparing to appear In
the federal court at Omaha, Monday, to
argue against the exceptions filed by the
Burlington. The T'nlon raclfle case Is In
readiness and testimony will be taken aome
time next week It is believed. The rail
ways favor tha snnolntment of a commis
sioner with authority to rule on the admls
slblllty of the evidence offered, but It is
'' "relieved that the state desires to leave
"'"'hat to the court when the mnss of evi
dence Is submitted during the trial of Ilie
case. The method of procedure In secur
ing thla testimony was outlined by the
county attorneys In their recent meeting a(
the statehouse. The work of securing this
testimony will consume much time and It
Is now believed list the casea will not be
In readlnesa for trial until fall. To save
expense the counsel for the state and the
-allways, together with the person before
t whom the evidence Is to be taken will go
to the various counties.
May rrk Lower Assessment.
Ben White, attorney for the Northwest
ern, accompanied by Tax Commissioners
Crandon and Whitney of that system
called on Governor Mickey and other mem
bers of the Board of Equalisation and As
sessment today. White said that his road
Is taxed too high, since It Is only a feeder.
He stated that ita. Nebraska earnings dur
ing the past year have been barely 1 per
cent on the Nebraska Investment, after
allowing for the payment of Interest on
the. old Fremont & Ell:horn Valley com
pany's bonds. He said that the assess
ment of the rond has been Increased 78
rer cent over that for 1903, but that under
tha operation of the new revenue law fix
ing the assessment ratio at one-fifth, many
of the counties through which the line
passes have decreased In valuation, mak
ing the levy larger and making the Increase
In the tax burden much more than 78 per
cent. He said hat the Nebraska taxea
paid by the company had Increased $55,000
under last year's assessment.
White said that he would be In favor
of having tha board hold open sessions.
That question will be determined when
the sessions begin, Monday, May 1.
Desperate Criminal Weeks Escape.
William Holden, the Platte county bank
robber who was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for a fourteen-year term several
months ago, made an attempt to escape
; Tuesday night. Late this afternoon he
was found In his hiding place In the dry-
: ing kiln in which the broom manufac
. till! n a mm t It n h.nln. tn- ii. Dlnn.
: he disappeared he haa been secreted In a
: pua or nannies in this room awaiting a
! chance to scale the walls with the aid of
a 100-foot rope, which ha had constructed
from broom twine. With several boxes of
. sardines and some bread and several jars
of wster he had managed to remain
hiding.
As soon as the man's escape from his
cell had been discovered, the warden made
a most thorough search of the Institution,
and particularly through the broom fac
tory. Iron, rods were thrust through the
plies of broom handle In which the refu
gee was secreted, but for some reason the
man's presence was not discovered. A
guard was stationed in the room to listen,
and he stayed there for four hours, until
he was half baked, and he had not heard
a sound of any thing human.
The man had told his fellow prisoners
that he had been sentenced several times
to various prisons, but hsd never jet
served a full term, always managing to
make good his escape.
Several fruit Jars full of water which
had been taken by the conxlct to his hid
ing place had been exhausted and this
afternoon his' Intense thirst, due to the
heat of the dry room, caused him to be
tray his presence, and he speedily gave
himself up to the searchers.
ftprlna; Foot Rail Practice.
Spring foot ball practice will begin Mon
day at the campus, under the direction of
Assistant Coach Weatover and Captain
Charles Borg. Twenty or thirty men are
expected to take part In the practice. A
local Jeweler haa offered a prize cup for
the beat punter. This work will be car
ried on for several weeks In the hope of
preparing the men for the games of the
fall. The Michigan game comes early In
the season and the Nebraska players want
to be In the best possible shape. Punts,
tackles, quick starts and other preliminary
stunts will occupy their attention. Ex
Captaln Benedict, who may not be back
next year, will assist In the training.
Official Haa Close Call.
Will Phillips, the clerk of the district
court, had a narrow escape from death
while hunting snipe with several local
sportsmen, one of whom by mistake sent
a charge of shot at his head. Phillips was
on the opposids side of a knoll from a
fellow sportsman, who attempted to get a
bind before It was flushed. Several shot
penetrated the sculp, but they were re
moved and the offlcjai la able to attend to
his duties.
Red Light on Move again.
Rev. N. Z. Batten haa Issued another
edict to the effect that the red-light houses
must be removed from Ninth street, which
was not Included In the mayor's recent
proclamation regulating such matters. The
minister, who led In the recent criisade,
claims that Ninth street is In the uptown
district and must be cleaned. So far the
police have refused to act, but he says that
he will appeal to the citizens to force them
to act.
Par Little Attention to Story.
The prison officials pay little attention to
the story that opium Is being smuggled
Into the penitentiary by a syndicate. A re
cently released convict, named Johns, told
tha police a sensational story of smuggling
yesterday, and It was claimed that tha
matter would be called tp the attention of
the governor, but so far ho action haa been
taken. The governor said that he knew
nothing of the matter.
Short on Washwomen.
The heglra of Russians to the beet fields
of Colorado, Nebraska and Michigan has
caused much grief among Lincoln matrons
who have been wont to secure their laun
dresses from among that race. The rates.
which have customarily been 15 centa aa
hour, have been advanced to 20 cents, and
It is a difficult matter to secure women at
that rate. The women prefer to go to the
beet fields with their families, where they
make the same wages.
tef track facilities to enter town. Several
property owners along 8a.lt creek who have
sewers emptying Into the stream are mak
ing a vigorous protest against the proposed
change.
ftFRWl I.TTHKRAfS I SF.SMO
Ijtrae Attendance at r Fast
em Nebraska.
FREMONT, Neb.. April 27.-f Special.)
Tha Qerman Lutheran synod for eastern
Nebraska closed a two days' session at the
Oerman ljitheran church in this city today.
There were thirty-four clergymen present.
The first session was held yesterday after
noon. The program consisted In papers and
discussions of vsrlous doctrinal subjecta and
various phases of church work, one of tha
most Interesting being the necessity of a
more thorough understanding of the este
chlsm and the fundamental doctrines of
the Lutheran church. The charitable work
of the church, espec ially the support of or
phan and homeless children, was strongly
emphasized. The general trend of all the
papers and discussions showed that the Oer
man Lutheran church Is not In sympathy
with the present advanced theology, though
many of these views originated In Germany,
but are thorough students of recent Ger
man metaphysical and philosophical the
ories. All the proceedings were In the Ger
man language.
District Conrt at Chadron.
CHADRON, Neb., April 27.-(Speclal.)
restrict court of Dawes county Is now In
session, Hon. J. J. Harrington of O'Neill
presiding. The larger part of the criminal
caaes have been dismissed, either because
they were so old or the state's witnesses
are gone or, as believed by the new county
attorney. J. E. Forter, and the Judge, they
were brought out of petty spite and would
probably result only In costs to the county.
The only case tried so far Is that against
Black Horse, an Indian, for assault, the
victim being another Indian. The Jury and,
In fact, most everyone, now prefers to work
In the soil. There has been at least calcu
lation SOOO acres put Into alfafa In this
county this spring.
Conrt at Osceola.
OSCEOLA, Neb., April !7. (Special. -The
second session of the April term of the dis
trict court of Polk county closed last even
ing. Among the notable cases was the
Btate of Nebraska against John and Louie
Bayea, that haa been hanging Are since last
October. The case was dismissed aa to
Louie. John pleaded guilty to assault and
the judge sentenced him to forty days in
jail. In the case of Maggie Talbot against
the Modern Woodmen of America, the de
fense set up that the member had engaged
In one of the prohibited businesses, viz:
brakeman oti the railroad. They accepted
the assessments right along while they
knew that Talbot was a brakeman. The
trial was to the court. Judge Evans. The
amount of Insurance was 13,000, and judg
ment was In favor of the plaintiff, with In
terest, amounting to I3.382.til
In the case of Jessie E. Lucas sgalnst H.
C. Beebe and the American Bonding com
pany of Baltimore, the defendants filed a
motion to quash the panel of Jurymen. The
motion was sustained and the whole panel
discharged.
4 STC Ctw
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R Much of the ao-caHed cut class oU 1
H fcred today Is not turn; more than)
U Pressed Glass
I 1 with soma superficial catting. J
I I Dorfiinger Class ware is 1 I
1 Genuine Cut Glass 1
' II L a-, class wholly cot "
It on wheels by hand. In if
I selecting wadding gifts bo I I
l sura to t;et DorQirier'a. I
I Ask your dealer. ' I
Important Real Ftate Deal.
FREMONT. Neb., April 27. (Special.)-A
land deal of considerable interest was closed
up here yesterday by which the Fremont
Stock Tarda and Land company purchased
the balance of the holdings of the Missouri
Valley I,nd company adjoining this city
on the southeast. The amount Is about
eighty-five acres and the purchase price
I4S.0O0. The Great Northern survey crosses
this tract, and should that road be built
and enter the city from the east tha land
will undoubtedly increase rapidly In value
and tha purchase la supposed to have been
made with the expectation that the road
will be built. There la already much Inquiry
aa to the value of Iota in the southeast part
of tha city and owners have advanced their
prices.
Use the Best
FULLY GUARANTEED
For any u st where good coal Is
' . desired.
COAL
NUT $6.00 LUMP $6.25
All tirades Hsrd sad Soft Coal
G0SS-JOHNSON BROS.
COAL & SUPPLY CO..
19 FARKAU ST. PHONE 1307
Northwestern Not Building.
NORFOLK. Nab., April 27. (Special.)
The story sent out from Fremont to the
effect that the Northwestern railroad con
siders the building of the shortllne from
Sioux City to Ashland as an Invasion of Its
territory, and that a Una would be probably
built from Hooper to the Omaha road, mak
ing a shortllne from Sioux City to Lincoln,
waa denied here today by Division Superin
tendent C. H. Reynolds and General Super
intendent C. C. Hughes, and was declared
to ba absolutely without fundatlon. "It la
pure newspaper gossip," said Mr. Reynolds,
when shown the report. "There Is no plan
whatever to that effect, and no truth to
the statement that he Norhwesern resents
the new road."
Rlaht-ef-Way for Internrban.
ASHLAND. Neb., April ?7.-(Special.)-
Rlght-of-Way Agents I. I Lyman and W.
G. Johnson of Uncoln, for the Omaha, Lin
coln Beatrice Railroad company, have
been Interviewing Ashland people this week
and securing options. The Interurban peo
ple are contemplating changing thef course
of Salt creek at this point by diverting thej
channel near the Burlington's Schuyler line
and running It south of Dey Street park
and on a parallel line, so as to afford bet-
Oalumot
Nun
Poudor
A 'wonderful powder of re re
merit and unrivaled atrencth.
cw of Nebraska.
BEATnit'K Dr. Arte Folsom. an ocu
list of this city, returned home yesterday
from a four months' trip to Europe.
TEK AMAH Miss Ella M. Crowell and
Carl O. Norseen, both of this city, were
married at the home of the bride's parents
last night.
EXETER Tha remains of F. M. Brown,
brother of James Brown of this plnce. were
brought here from El I'rso, Tex., yesterday
and Interred In the cemetery here.
ASITLAND The first automobile to ba
owned by ji Ashland party arrived this
week. Tresident II. A. Wlggenhorn of the
Farmers and Merchanta bank bought the
machine.
FREMONT Edward O. Welnhold of
Seward and Fannie Gainer of Nlckerson
were married this evening at th residence
of tha brlde'a father, J. A. Garner, In
Nickerson township.
TABLE ROCK The eighty-sixth annlver
saryif the establishment of American
Odd Fellowship whs celebrated hre last
night by the Odd Fellows. Rolieknhs and
members of the encampment of this plnce.
LEIGH Mr. Ubbo L. Krangen and Miss
Helena Daniels, two prominent young peo
ple of this vicinity, were united in mar
rfnge at the Ferinnn Lutheran church In
this city at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon.
BEATRICE Word was received here yes
terday from IaCrisse, Wts., announcing
the sudden death of Mrs. Frank Powell, a
former Beatrice resiili .it. She was 3i years
of as;o and leaves no funr.iy except her hus
band. BEATRICE Mrs. Mary Wagner waa ad
judged Insane yesterday and ordered taken
to the asylum. The unfortunate woman Is
hut 34 years of ago and the mother of four
rnuaren. Hue was taken to Lincoln yester
day afternoon by Sheriff Trude.
EXETER Thomas Donahue, aged 22. a
nephew of Mrs. P. Clarke, near McCool.
Neb., and with whom he was living, was
fatally KicKeu in the hack oy a horse yes
terday afternoon, flying a row hours later,
without regaining consciousness.
ASHLAND J. W. Phillips, who has been
pastor of the First Baptist church here
a few months, resigned his charge, to take
errect immediately. He will move to Mis
sourl. It Is unllkt-Iy that a new pastor
win ne canea soon ror .this cnurcn. ..
ASHLAND Chicken thieves have been
operating here again. S. 8. Weddell and
B. H. Martin lost a number of fowls, which
were taken to Hoffman Hros.' store and
sold. One of the supponcd thieves Imme
diately left town and the fowls were re.
covered.
YORK A pretty wedding took place last
evening at 7:30 o'clock at the residence of
the brides parents. Rev. Join Crelahton
pastor of the Presbyterian church of this
city omciatlng, in which Mr. William K.
James and Miss Mary G. Eroe were the
contracting parties.
EXETER Between three and four inches
of rain has fallen at this place since la
Friday niorring. The ground is thoroughly
soared, winter wheat ami oats are In ex
celnt condition and farmers have the
bulk of their corn ground ready to plant
wneu me nine comes.
BEATRICE Yesterdav afternoon Mr.
William Boiler anil Miss Sudie Balderson,
both of Cortland, were united in marriage
at centenary xuemouist r.piscopal parson
age, Rev. N. A. Martin officiating. They
will make their home near Cortland, where
tne groom is engHgcu in iarmmg.
ASHLAND While sitting in her chair
sewing Juesaay alternoun, Mrs.. John K
Clarke fell over and died In a few mln
utea. one was ageu m years and leaves a
husband, son and daughter. Funeral ser
vices were held at her lute home Thurs
day afternoon. She had resided here since
1879. .
LEIGH The local order of Odd Fellows
has Just completed a forty-llghl gas light
ing plant lor their lunge, nail and opera
house at this place. The work was com
pleted yesterday afternoon and the sys
tem was tested last night. U worked to
perfection and is a great Improvement to
tne Duuding.
ASHLAND The marriage of Henrv Leo
Senger of Chicago Hnd Miss Mabel Brush
occurred at the home of the bride's
mother ednesday evening. Rev. O. L.
Met leary, an uncle or the hrlde, ofllclated
assisted by Rev. J. William Carson of
Ashland. They left for their new home
this afternoon.
VERDON-W. E. Goohsby's saloon at this
place was broken into and robbed. The
nurgiars elicited an entram-e to the room
irom tne rear door, through which two
holes were cut larne enough to pernilt the
noil oemg snoi. I ne inieves secured
large quantity of liquor and cigars. This
Is the third time tills saloon has been
roDDbd.
BEATRICE Word reached the citv yes-
lernay inai a. .m. nieiiimman, a former
printer or rieatrice, put who Is now living
hi oanti5 ine. nio., staling inai ne na
been awarded a vnorial urize of II.OiiO In i
guessing contest. The guessing was on the
total paid attendanc e at the W orld g fair,
Brenueman Burs was l,-4.B3o. Just nine
snort oi ine actual paid numuer.
AatiiA.iJ iwu oiisinesa failures oc
currea nere mis with. w. . Marriott
department store chwed Wednesday after
noon and is in rhargti of Stevens & Co,
or cnicago. my. Marriott naa Peon In bus!
ness here only four months, rommir from
Mount Carmel, 111. John T. Iliuklcy also
nieu a petition in tianKrupicy at l Una ha
ne nas Deen conducting a clothing store
Here lor some time.
YORK York lodge No. 32, Ancient Order
l mteu n nmnieii, last night adopted reso
lutlons favoring an amendment to the
grand loage ny-iaws, wmcn shall make It
tne auty oi tne.gruna lodge niuuue coin
mlttee to selei't as dcpuHitorles of the
iunos or tne grand lodge such state o
national nanus oi approved standing,
Nebraska, aa shall furnish a saliMaclor
noun, ana snail pay noi less tliun i pe
rent interest on oauy Daianres. all Inter
est or profits arising therefrom to accrue
to tne oencnt or me grand lodge.
SH ELTON The llrst annual banquet of
uii ouniipu i muni-n-iai chid iouk place
iiwi t-vciiina nu a moat enjoyuuie even
ing waa spent. j lie members and thel
invited guests met in their club rooms
o'clock and enjoyed an hour of sncU
blllty and at 10 o'clock, headed by speak'
era and the presldonl of tha organization
repaired to the banquet rooms at the
n ommerciui noiei. where an eleannt lune
was served, lasting unttl 11:30, when cigars
rrt passen ana JpeecnmaKing commenced,
t-resideni at. A. llostetler acted as t
master.
HEAT RICE Yesterday being the elghtv
sixin anniversary of the founding of tiv
innepenoeni order or Odd Fellows tha
onset ln ,nll r,,y unserved nie same by
--n-ii.e in i-Mcnoia nan las
eveninir. AftHrea u r. HliL.Br k.. u.
T. Mc.Mtthan, past chief patriarch of (Jood
nen enrampmeiii .-so. m, senator H. V. 1
jarsson and Kev. w. A. Mulligan, after
wiiH-n an interesting literary and muslca
program was rendered. Kefrehhments
Ice cream nd cake were served and th
pleasant arfalr was brought to a rlosa
anout minnignt. Annul so odd Fellows
their wives and friends were in attendance!
GRAIN MEN IN CONVENTION
Election of Officers Prinoipal Business to
Con Before the Meeting.
QUESTION OF FAIR WEIGHTS CONSIDERED
Members Raest of Commercial Clnb In
livening sad Listen to Ieeta.ra
by Robert lee rraan,
War Photographer.
Tha Nebraska Grain Dealers' associa
tion at Ita annual meeting held Yesterday
In the Millard hotel elected the following
officers to serve for the coming year:
President. N. A. Duff of Nebraska City;
vice president, J. T. Evans of Lincoln;
directors, G. J. Rallsback of Ashland, W.
B. Banning of T'nlon, A. II. Bewsher of
Omaha, C. C. Crowell of Blair and E. L.
Mitchell of ' IJncoln. The secretary and
treasutir, held Jointly, will be elected by
the board of directors at Ita first meeting.
In the meantime H. O. Miller of Omaha,
the present Incumbent, will continue In
office.
About ISO members were present. There
was no formal business before, the meeting
excepting the election of officers. Aside
from this the members Interchanged opin
ions and Information concerning the gen
eral conditions of the grain trade. The
perennial question of fair weights was
talked of, but no new action was taken,
as the present organisation of the associ
ation provides a method of caring for
complaints made on this ground. Much of
the time of the members was taken up
meeting the representatives of grain houses
of other cities who came to Omaha for
the purpose of keeping In touch with the
association and to lay the grounds for
future dealings with the association.
Gneats of Commercial Clnb.
The association accepted the Invitation
of the Commercial club to be the guests
the latter for the evening. The grain
men generally accepted the invitation and
were treated to all the good things in the
ommercial club's larder. Among the pro-
lsions made for the entertainment of the
grain, men was the lecture by Robert lee
Dunn, the war photographer and corre-
pondent. on the Russian-Japanese war.
he lecture included stereoptlcon pictures
of many unique and interesting scene of
ha war, ,
No place was selected for the next an
nual meeting and the association adjourned
to meet at the call of the president. The
arlng for tha association's Interests rests
mainly on the board of directors and this
board meets at such times as there Is
business to be disposed of. No date for Its
first meeting was fixed.
The outlook for the coming wheat crop
s considered by the members of the asso-
iatlon to be fine and as there are no
questions of serious import claiming' the
association's attention they believe the
season's work will be exceptionally good.
, J Automobiles (or rent. 'Pbont 20,
GOING TO RAILWAY CONGRESS
Omaha Men Will Attend tbe Interna
tional Gathering; at
Washington.
George F. Bldwell, general manager of
the Nebraska-Wyoming division of the
Northwestern; John N. Baldwin, general
attorney for the Union Pacific In Nebraska
and Iowa, and R. D. Smith of Lincoln,
uperlntendent of motive power for the
Burlington lines west of the Missouri river,
will attend the seventh session of the
nternatlonal Railway congress, which con
venes at Washington from May 3 to 13, In
clusive., Superintendent of Motive Power
Smith will represent the B. A M. In the
absence of General Manager Holdrege, who
s a delegate, but unable to attend. Mr.
Baldwin Is expected to address the con
gress. General Manager Bldwell, accom
panied by Mrs. Bldwell, will leave Satur
day evening for Washington. Vice Presi
dent and General Manager Mohler of the
Union Pacific thinks he will not be able to
attend.
It is expected that 1.000 delegates from
forty different countries and representing
400,000 miles of railroad will attend the con
gress. Stuyvesant Fish, president of the
Illinois Central Railroad company. Is presi
dent of the congress and head of the
American section. The honorary presidents
representing American railroads are: A. J.
Caasatt, president of the Pennsylvania
lines, and E. H. Harrlman, president of the
Harrlman lines. The formal opening of the
seventh session of the congress will be
next Thursday In the large banquet hall
of the New Wlllard hotel, Washington.
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IIIRAM CRONK
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Mr. Ilir&m Cronk, of Av&, N. Y.,
Who Was Mentioned in Gen
eral Orders of Bravery at the
Battle of Sacket's Harbor,
States that He Is Kept Strong
and well by Duffy's Purs '
Malt Whiskey.
"Thanks to Duffy's 1 Am Able to
be (hit Every Day and Take
Quite Extended Tramps in the
Severest Weather "
On belnc Interviewed, Mr. Cronk wild:
"Kor many yearn Inffy'g Pure Malt
Wlilskey haa been my only medicine,
I take a desert spoonful of tbe tonlo
three times a day with my meale, and
when I go to bed. Although we hava
nevere weather where I lire, I am abiei
to be out every day, and I take qulba
extended tramps. I am very thankful
to "imnya" for It give me a good a,p
potlte and keeps uie strong and well in
my old age.
Mr. Cronk la fnmovm the country over
for being the sole survivor of the War
of 1812. He served In the 157th Regi
ment Volunteers: fought with distinc
tion throughout the War of 1S12 and at
the battle of Saekett's Harbor was
mentioned In general orders for bravery.
Three years ago Congress raised his
pension from $12 to $25 a month and
Inst year the New York Aldermen voted
to give a public funeral whenever he
may die. Mrs. Sarah A'. Rowley, his
dii tighter, writes that In spite of the fact
that the grand old man is 105 years old.
he in keen in mind and rugged in health,
thuuka to Duffy's Pure Malt Wblsuey.
uffy's Pure Malt Whoskey
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every form of lung, bowel and stomach trouble. It aids digestion, sooths the tired nerves, enriches the blood, quickens tha
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OMAHA ON AN EVEN FOOTING
Gate City Gets a Chance Along with
Chicago Hereafter. -
NEW POLICY IN MAKING INDIAN PURCHASES
Commissioner I.eopp Will Add Freight
to Cost of Delivery and Thus
Determine Which Offer la
Best for Government.
BltOTHER.X-I,AW GETS PROPERTY
Conrt Sustains Will of Man Who
Commlte Suicide.
SCHUYLER, Neb., April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) A locally celebrated case was ter
minated In the district court here today by
the jury decision that Charles A. Sher
man was sane and of sound testamentary
capacity when he willed the bulk of hla
property to his brother-in-law, J. M. Sim
mons, a short time before he committed
suicide, early last fall. Sherman was night
policeman and was trapped one morning
after having feloniously entered the store
of the Wells Grocery company, together
with-Night Watchman Croshaw, who was
tried, convicted and served a term in the
penitentiary. The certainty of his convlc
tton evidently unnerved Sherman, who.
after he heard the trial through and spent
the summer watching and working with
his sick wife, committed suicide by drown
ing In the riatte river a few weeks before
the death of Mrs. Sherman. Ills sister In
Colorado and mother and brother In Maine
and stepdaughter, Mrs. James Avers of
Atkinson, Neb., were Interested in break
Ing the will.
During the winter a large St. Bernard
dog owiwd by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King
waa Accused of attacking and Injuring
Charles A. Young, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Dworak. Complaint was made In police
court and Mrs. King was fined 2 and
costs for harboring a malicious dog. . The
case was appealed to the district court
and today the action of the police judge
was sustained. It la stated it will cost the
Kings in the neighborhood of $200 to settle.
written letters to hex since their separation,
but she had not answered them.
BACK'S ATTACK ON ENGINEER
Spirited Rejoinder to the
Ward Councilman's Out.
break.
First
Seriously Injured by Cars.
KEARNEY, Neb., April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) James Harris, the 16-year-old son
of J. II. Harris of the F. II. Gllcrest Lum
ber company, met with a serious and prob
ably fatal accident at the Union Pacific
tracks this' afternoon. Harris attempted to
catch one of the cars of the train. He
caught one of the ladder rails on the side
of the car when he waa thrown onto the
ground with great force, alighting on his
head. His feet were thrown under the
wheels of the rspldly moving cars and both
were crushed. He was otherwise badly In
jured. The exact extent of the injuries has
not yet been ascertained.
Commissioner McVann of the Commercial
club and H. 8. Weller of the Richardson
Drug company are back from Chicago,
where they went to consult with Commis
sioner Leupp, the newly appointed head of
Indian affairs under Secretary of the In
terior Hitchcock. The twj Omaha men re
turn very much pleased with the reception
they received and believing that Omaha
will now be given a chance to bid on Its
merits for Indian supplies.
"We went to Chicago," said Mr. McVann,
"as representatives of the Omaha Jobbers
who bid on Indian contracts to protest
against the practice of the department in
days gone by of awarding the contracts
with reference to the lowest bidder aa
shown by the contract, without any ref
erence to the tyiCHtlon of the expense of
delivering the materials at the actual
destination. The result of this practice has
been that Chicago Jobbers bidding for de
livery In Chicago and Omalia Jobbers for
delivery in Omaha, which was actually
lower for Omaha with reference to the
freight cost in getting the supplies to their
destination, a good many times Omaha has
been ignored. We presented the Omaha
case to Mr. Luepp and were received In a
very kind and considerate maner and as
sured by Mr. Luepp that In awarding the
contracts under bids to be opened Tuesday
due consideration would be given to the
fact of the expense Incurred In delivering
the various commodities to their ultimate
destination. In other words, If the Omaha
bid plus the freight is lower than the Chi
cago bid plus the freight, Omaha will get
the contract, even though the contract price
for delivery at the Chicago warehouse Is
lower than the price for delivery at the
Omaha warehouse. f
I.eupp'e Single Promise,
"Mr. Leupp stated nothing waa to be
gained by going over the past, as he was
concerned only with the present and the
future. He Bald we could be assured the
affairs of the department will be adminis
tered by him in a business way and with
regard only to the Interest of the govern
ment and the Indians.
"If this policy as announced by Mr.
Leupp Is adhered to It means the Indian
warehouse at Omaha will do a very much
larger business than In the past, as no less
than fifty points of destination for Indian
supplies mn be reached on a lower basis
of freight cost than can bo reached from
Chicago. New York or St. Louis. Omaha
Jobbers have been discouraged from bidding
In tha past by reason of the open disregard
of their ability to make bids which would
make the government cost at destination
lower than the same goods could be pur
chased at St. Louis, Chicago or other
places. But the enlightened and business
policy which Mr. Ieupp proposes to Inau
gurate will enahle the ornana jopners to
bid in every depsrtment the government
requlres'and no doubt they will be success
ful In obtaining a very large share of the
business.
"Another advantage which Omaha enjoys
la the ability of the Omaha warehouse to
handle business at a lower percentage of
cost to the government than In other cities.
This potent argument was taken Into con
sideration when Senator Millard and Rep
resentatives Henshaw and Hitchcock were
laboring to secure the continuation of the
Omaha Indian supply warehouse In Omaha.
Labor la cheaper here than In the larger
eastern cities, teaming Is cheaper and rent
la cheaper."
City Engineer Roaewater. In response to
a request foCa statement regarding the at
tack made upon him by a resolution
adopted by the council, declares that the
act was inspired by paving contractors, for
whom he says Councilman Back is a "cap
per." Ha explains his absence from the
city and declares that he has not nor is not
delaying public Improvements or tho speci
fications for them. He says:
"With respect to the resolution of the
city council and some of the published
statements concerning myself, I . will tell
you briefly that some of the allegations are
manufactured to order. The fact Is I was
called to Chadron for a brief consultation
with reference to the water works of that
city and was back in Omaha on Sunday
last and worked In my office part of Sun
day night. I then went to IJncoln, where
I was called aa an expert witness In an Im
portant paving case which involves ques
tions concerning specifications In which,
Independent of my testimony, the city of
Omaha Is vitally Interested, Inasmuch aa
there have been questions of dispute be
tween contractors and city officers.
"Mr. Back, who Is a capper for these con
tractors, was responsible for the delays In
specifications last year. I took the specifi
cation subject up ten days ago when tha
first copy of the city charter waa presented
to me and there are some questions now
under consideration by the law department
involving the legal features.
"However, you may say, I will hand over
to the council complete specifications for
Its consideration within leas than a week.
The responsibility for iiny delay thereafter
can then be determined."
whether these shall be exhumed and cent
to Manila.
HYMENEAL
Laraon-Foralund.
OAKLAND. Neb., April 27.-(Speclal.
Wednesday evening at o'clock at the horn
of the brlde'a mother, Mrs. Nellie Foralund.
occurred the marriage of her daughter,
Mary, to Mr. Charles O. Larson, Rev. Mr.
Lang of the Methodist church officiating.
Only the Immediate relatives and a few
Intimate friends of the contracting' parties
were present at the ceremony.
Blair-Mallan.
WATERLOO, la., April 77. 8pectaJLV
John H. Blair of Des Moines and Miaa
Fvances Mullan of thla city were married
last evening at the home of tha brlde'a
parents in this city. The bride Is a daugh
ter of Attorney General C W. Mullan.
The groom la connected with the Pea
Moines National bank.
Holeton-Beaerrl.
WOODBINE, la., April 17, (Special. V
The marriage of Don J. Hbtaton and Leon
Beaurle oocurred here yesterday at the
home of O. A. Beaurle, the bride's father.
Rev. B. F. HaU of tbe local CfcrhrUaa
church offlclaWd. ' '
Talklnsr tor Hew BrUge.
ST. LOUIS. April V. Lance detentions
representing the business Interests of St.
Louis and uast St. Louis, Ills, departed for
spring-field. 111., today to appear before the
Judiciary committee of the Illinois house of
-epreaentativea in nenair or tne cut provta
ng facilities On the east side of the river
here for a free bridge across the Missis
Ippl.
Hospital Holldlaga Idle.
NORFOLK. Neb.. April 7 .-(Special.)
The new cottages at the Nebraska Stale
Hospital for the Insane here will not be
ready for use before next fall and th
Hastings and Lincoln asylums must still
hold the patients scheduled to be trans
ferred until that time. The reason for this
Is the fact that no tunnels have as yet been
built under the new buildings, and no con
tracts have even been let for the same. 1'n
tll tunnels connect the buildings with the
kitchen the Institution will stand empty
and useleea.
STANDARD OIL THE DEFENDANT
Two Damage Molta Brought In the
Circuit Court of the I'nlted
Statra for Nebraska.
For the first time In the history of the
Cnlted States circuit court in Nebraska,
there are now pending in that court two
suits against the Standard OH company.
The first suit was filed a week or two ago
on a transcript from Butler county,
wherein the administrator of a locomotive
engineer on the Burlington brings suit for
13,000 damages, occasioned by the engineer's
death through his engine colliding with a
tank wagon of the Standard Oil company
at a country railway crossing, where the
tank was demolished, and the inflammable
contents set fire, enveloping the engine in
flames and causing the death of the en
gineer. ,
. Another oase against the Standard Oil
rompnny has Just been filed In the United
States court on a transcript from Douglas
county, the plaintiff being Jeremiah Adams,
administrator of the estate of Alice Adams,
deceased. Damages are claimed In this
case In the sum of STi.OOo. The petition al
leges that on January 28. I'.. Mrs. Alice
Adams was burned to death through the
explosion of a can of defective coal oil,
which was cither badly off grade or had
been carelessly mixed with naptha or gaso
line, and sold to Mrs. Adams by agents
of the Standard Oil company, E1dy Bros
merchants at Valley, Neb., as a good and
reliable grade of coal oil.
FAMILY TROUBLE THE CAUSE
Kd Matthews' Snlrlde Doe to His De
spondency Over Separation
front Wife.
Grief over the separation from his wife
and worry over reports that she was not
giving proper attention to his child were
evidently the causes which led to the
suicide of Ed Matthews. At the coroner's
Inquest Thursday morning Gussle Da Lorln,
proprietor of the Center hotel, In a room of
which Matthews look chloroform some tlma
between Monday evening end Tuesday
evening, said she had a conversation with
Matthews Sunday afternoon, In which he
seemed much concerned about the child.
He told her he had heard his wife went
away at night and left the little one alona
In a room, and that the nelghbora had to
unlock the door to stop Its crying. The
wife, when, she took tbe stand, said he bad
DENTISTS EXCHANGE IDEAS
Alnuinl Association of Omaha Dental
College Hnay with Long;
List of subjects.
The annual meeting of the Alumni As
sociation of tbe Omaha Dental college is
being held at the college. Twelfth and
Pacltlo streets, and will conclude this even
ing with the election of officers
The present officers of the association
are: F. M. Barnes, U. I). S., Omaha, prsi
dent; J. M. Cottrell, D. 1. S., Morrll, first
vice president; L. M. Neilsen, D. ii. 8.,
second vice president; K. H. Bruenlng
D. D. 8., Omaha, secretary; C. G. Manlove,
U. D. 8, Omaha treasurer.
The meeting of the arsorlatluti began at
10 o'clock Thursday morning with an en
couraging attendance anil was devoted to
clinics pertaining to dentistry.
in tne evening tne time was taken up
with discussion of the afternoon cllnl
Some correspondence from absent members
was also read. The election of officers
ws postponed until this evening, when
It will be held In the Commercial club
rooms Just before the commencement ban
quet of the Omaha Dental college.
Klllplnoa' Hodlra Go Home.
ST. UH'IS, April 27. The bodies of twelve
Filipinos mho died during the exoa!tion
were shipped to Manila today for interment
in their native land. Five bodies are bu"led
In Calvary and one In the National eeine
Ury, and it baa not yet lca decided
MS
Many a bright and promising career has
been blighted by injurious habits of folly
before the age of knowledge and under
standing, and many have been cut short
by the unfortunate contracting of aome
polslonous special disease which, through
neglect or improper treatment, nas com
pletely undermjnded and shattered the
physical strength and mental faculties. No
greater mistake can be made than to con
sider lightly the first evidence of the ln
ttoductlon of anv nrlvate disease Into your
system or to neglect the first symptoms of
weaKeneo mina ana approach of nervous
debility, caused by improper or unnatural
hnhlts, excesses, dissipation, etc.
Huch Indifference and neglect of th first
symptoms Is responsible for thousands of
human wrecks, failures In life and busi
ness, domestic discord, and unhappy mar
ried life, divorce. Insanity, sulolde, etc.
Men: Why take such desperste chances T
The manifestations of the first symptoms
of any disease of weakness should be a
warning for you to Lake prompt steps te
safeguard your future life and happiness.
You should carefully avoid all uncertain,
experimental, dangerous or half-way treat
ment, ror upon the nrst treatment aepenna
whether you will be promptly restored to
health again, with all taint of the nolaon-
ous disease removed from your system, or
whether your disease will be allowed to
become chronic and subject you to future)
recurrences of the disease, with the various
resulting complications, etc.
It we could but see and treat all tnesj
when the first symptoms show themselves
there would soon be little need for so
called specialists In chronlo diseases, ami
there would be few men seeking a re
juvenating of their physical, mental and
sexual powers, ajid there would ba none
marked with the Indellihle stamp of con
stitutional Syphilis; and the sufferers from
Varicocele, Gleet, Strlo
ture. Kidney and Blad
der Diseases,
would be reduced to a minimum. But as
long as MEN continue to disregard the
golden adage, "A stitch in time savea nine,"
and continue to neglect themselves or to ex
ercise Indifference In securing the right
treatment at the outset, just so long will
there be multitudes of chronic sufferers.
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