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 f TWAOa, k J 1 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. LAST SU ram J 5 V V N pmmmmi ... dip ;;ov .-. '5. "ll IIIRAM CRONK UflB 1012 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 For nearly a half centurv Duffv's Pure Malt Whiskey hns been prescribed bv doctors, and used exclusively In over 2.000 lesding hospitals, as the greatest vtoniistltr ulant known to medicine. It Is the only positive preventive and cure of consump tion, pneumonia, grip, sore throat, bronchitis, coughs, colds, malaria, low fevers, dyspepsia. Indigestion, constipation, and every form of lung, bowel and stomach trouble. It aids digestion, sooths the tired nerves, enriches the blood, quickens tha heart's action, and tones up the whole system. , Duffy's Pure Mail Whiskey Is a promoter of health and long life. It makes the old young and the young strong. DutTy a Pure Malt Whiskey contains no fusel oil and it la the only whiskey recognised by ttha Government as a medicine. CAl'TIO-When bnylns; Dnffy'a from yonr druggist or arrocer Insist on receiving; the srennlne. Tnu'll ree oarnlae the "Old hemlst" on the label. Do not accept harmful anhatltntea sold by nnacrnpnlona dealers (or profit only. Ituffy'a Is the only safe, helpful, pore malt whiskey. Price fl.OO. If yonr dealer can't supply yon, write direct to DnfTy Malt Whiskey Co., Rocheater, V Y. 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. DOCTORS FOR LI E N CMSUITATIJII FBEc T","V"k Sundays, 10 rb 1 only. If you cannot call, write for symptom blank. 01 130H Faraaja BtH tk, lt-4 Between 18 tat amd, Osaalia, Xsh, '