f THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NORFOLK NKIJHASKA FlUDAY SKl'TKiMUKK 25 I'JOS. '
CITY LIMITS
STRETCHED ,
ludge Welch's ' Decision Is tor
City Expansion ,
NORFOLK GAINS 500 PEOPLE ,
Pasewalk Property and a Few Other
Vacant Stretches are Exempted from
Annexation Defendants Announce
Appeal to Supreme Court.
Madison. Neb. . Sept. 21. Special to
The News : Norfolk has won her
light for city expansion and by a court
decieo announced late this afternoon
by District Judge Welch Jter popula-j
tlon IH augmented b > fiOO people re-
elding In the districts annexee * .
Territory Exempted.
Judge Welch's decree annexes to
Norfolk all of the territory asked for
except the land owned by the Paso-
wulk heirs , the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter of section 27
lying west of Fourth street and the
allrond tracks , C. 11. Durland's second
end addition , adjacent to the Pasc-
Ivalk pioporty , and the two south tiers
uf blocks and the north tier of blocks
In Park addition east of the present
vlty limits.
The property exempted is vacant
uroperty.
Appeal to Supreme Court.
Following Judge Welch's decision
formal notice was given that the de
fendants represented by Attorneys
Powers , Koenlgstcln and Barnhart
would appeal to the supreme court.
They ImVo six months In which to
( lie their appeal with the supreme
court.
Decree In Part Final.
AH only a relatively small number
of the property owners have con
tested annexation Judge Welch's de
cree Is final as far as It concerns the
uncontested property. The decree
will not go Into effect probably until
the supreme court is heard from.
A decree was entered In the Entires
divorce case , granting Mrs. Entires a
divorce and the custody of the chil
dren with $ l,7fiO ! and $2.r > per month ,
according to stipulations.
OHIO LOWEST IN HISTORY.
Brings- Water Famine Fcctorlea to
Close Down.
Wheeling. W. Va. , Sept. 21. The
Ohio river Is the lowest It has been
In a hundred years. It reached the two
Inch stage today. There is danger of
a water famine in many cities.
Factories dependent upon water
power are being forced to close. Hun
dreds will bo out of work.
Fail to Kill County Option.
Indianapolis , Sept. 21. An effort to
kill the county option bill in the house
by indefinite postponement was de
feated 51 to13. .
Cruiser Yankee In Perilous Position
Washington , Sept. 24. Late dis
patches received at the navy depart
Jnont show that the cruiser Yankee
which went ashore at the entrance ol
Buzzard's bay , Is seriously Injured
fend it is feared that unless she la
taoated before heavy weather sets in
eho may provo a total loss. Thert
prc a number of punctures in the bet
om of the vessel , some of the frames
lure bent and a forward compartment
Is full of wator.
Pannwltz Talks on Tuberculosis.
Philadelphia , Sept. 24. "Everj
third death during the period of work
Ing life U caused by pulmonary tuber
culoalB ; every workman who becomes
Incapacitated must ascribe his condl
tlon to tuberculosis , " declared Dr
Gotthold Pannwltz of Berlin , one ol
the world famous authorities on the
"white plague , " in an address on "So
jolal Life and Tuberculosis" before the
hospital a * oclatlon of Philadelphia
bar * .
MONOWI BABY KILLED
WITH A SHOTGUN ,
Infant jof William Black Meets I
Distressing Death ,
Crofton. Nob. , Sept. 21. The Infant
*
son of Mr and Mrs. William Blacl <
of Monowl , Nob. , who have been vis
iting Mrs. Black's parents , the Beems
living near hero , was shot in the
stomach with a shotgun by one of the
small Beom boys. The boy who die
the shooting , who is thirteen years
old , was cleaning the shotgun when i It
was accidontly discharged , hitting tht
baby lying on a couch. Drs. Talcot
mid Talcott were summoned by phom
and made a hasty trip in their auto
mobile , bringing the baby to town
where they worked over It all day
but its life could not bo saved.
Harvest Festival at Geddes.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Sept. 2-1. Spocla
to The News : Tbo residents of Qed
docs are making elaborate prepara
tions ( or u harvest festival and cele
bration , which will be held at that
place on October 8 and l > . Various
sports ha\'o been provided , such an
horse races and other events. Knelt
evening there will be a grand ills-
ploy of fireworks. A fund of $1.000
has been subscribed by Geddes busi
ness men and others for the purpose
of providing features for the enter
tainment of the several thousand per
sons who are expected to be present
1 during the two days.
on Campaign issues
TALKS TO RAiLROA.lEN ,
Democratic Candidate Discusses j-
In Platform Demanding Trlai < " > .
Jury In Cases of Indirect Conteni ,
Kern Defends Haskell' ' *
Columbus , O. , Sept. 24. Twelve-
ipeochos to enormous crowds marked
the second entry of William J. Bryan ,
Democratic candidate for president ,
into Ohio during the present cam
paign. Ills concluding speech WM
mauo bore to an overflow crowd of
20,000 persons , whllo just previously
lie had addressed the largest audience
that had evar assembled in Memorial
hall. The seating capacity is 0,000
but this was increased by 2,000 others'
who wore satisfied to stand. Mr. Bry
an's appearance on the platform cre
ated a scene of the wildest enthusi
asm , which took some time to di out ,
but the demonstration was repeated
whan ho was formally introduced by
James Kilbourno , Uiu Democratic can
didate for governor ol Ohio several
years ago.
in none of his remarks did' ' Mr. Bry
an touch on the bribery charge
against Governor Haskell.
During the day in this city the
Democratic candidate for president
spoke to 4,000 precinct committeemen -
men , the number being so largo that
the hall was emptied In order to ac
commodate those who had not heard
him talk on organization. Those meetings -
ings were followed by addresses to
the Commercial Travelers' league on
the trusts and the brotherhood of loco
motive engineers and firemen. His
remarks were on the issues of the
campaign generally , but his speech to
the representatives of the brother
hood was devoted exclusively to the
labor question and more particularly
the plank in the Democratic platform
demanding a trial by jury In cases of
indlicct contempt. In these remarks
he took occasion to refer to thu at
tempts made in 1S9G to pass a law
covering such cases and quoted a tele
gram , signed by the brotherhood
chiefs , in behalf of 800,000 railroad
employes asking that the proposed
law of 189G be passed. Mr. Bryan
used that as an argument against the
position of Mr. Taft that the plank of
the Democratic platform relating to
indirect contempt cases was an In-
Iduous attack on the judiciary.
Thaw's Sister Drops Tltte.
London , Sept. 24. The Countess of
Yarmouth , sister of Harry K Thaw ,
and who recently was. granted a de
cree nullifying her marriage , an
nounced formally through her lawyer
that she had decided to drop her title
and henceforth be known aa Mrs
Copely Thaw.
Army Balloon Makes Three Flights.
St Joseph , Mo. , Sept. 24. Army
dirigible balloon No l made three as
censions at the military tournament
croumls here
CHOLERA INVADES
CZArVS PALACE ,
Scourge Spreads to Aristocratic J
Precincts of St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg , Sept. 24. Not only
has the number of cases of Asiatic
cholera in this city Increased' ' , but the
disease has invaded the aristocratic
precincts of St. Petersburg. It haa
even reached the winter palace , in
which extensive preparations are go
ing on in the expectation that the em
peror and empress will spend part of
the coming season In the capital ,
Other cases have been discovered In
thu palace of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaievltch , thu Taurldo palac
and the palace of Prince Alexander
Oldenburg , a cousin of the emperor ,
and in the Imperial opera houso. A
number of diplomats and society pee
pie have hurried Ihelr departure
abroad , but iho exodus has been
checked to a considerable extent bj
the piopsc of being hold in quarau
tine at the frontier. ir
That a panic prevails among cer
' tain classes is illustrated by the fact r1 1
that many well-to-do people have or "
tiered their newspaper discontinued
during the epidemic. A grand duchosi *
residing abroad , who Is ono of these
\ explained that she feared contaglor
through the malls.
lOOSEVELT
TO BRYAN ,
leplles to Nebraskan's ' Chal
lenge on Behalf ot Haskell ,
110RE BLOWS FOR OKLAHOMAN ,
President Arguei That Governor's Ac.
1 tlon In Stopping Legil Proceedings
Against Prairie Company Proves
He Was Controlled by Standard Oil.
Wabhlngton , Sept. 21. President
looses olt , tollowlng upon u piulunged
cunurence with members ot the cab
inet at tlie White lloiibo , prepared untl
tave out his reply toV. . J. Uiyau , the
' .Democratic candidate , relative to W.
[ It. Hearsts charges that Governor
( iiuskoll , tieasurer of the Democratic
campaign committee , hud rcpicscnted
Htundard Oil interests both In Ohio
hiul Oklahoma. Mr. Bryan had do-
'mnnded ' proof of the charges , promts-
jing that in the event of their sub
stantiation Governor Haskell would bo
eliminated fiom the campaign. DIs-
> , -ulssing the Ohio case , which Involved
allegation of attempted bribery ,
Mth the explanation that he had made
iio direct charge against Governor
Haskell nu regards that particular in
stance , President Roosevelt takes up
the matter of the Prairie Oil ana Gas
company and argues that Governor
Haskell's action In stopping legal pio-
ceedings begun by the attorney gen
eral ot Oklahoma demonstrates con
clusively that he was contioiled by the
great corporation to which the Okla
homa company was subsidiary.
I After contrasting Mr. Bryan's de
fense of Governor Haskell as against
'Judge ' Tatt's repudiation of Senator
Foraker in connection with the
Hearst charges against the Ohio sen
ator , the president proceeds to de
clare that "Governor Hnskell's utter
unlitnosB for association with any man
anxious to appeal to the American
people on a moral issue has been
abundantly shown by acts of his as
BONornor of Oklahoma. "
i The president condemns Governor
Haskell's conduct in connection with
various mutters as disgraceful and
scandalous and calls special attention
to what ho describes as "prostituting
to base purposes the state university. "
This fresh charge against the govern
or rests on an article In The Outlook ,
Irom which the president quotes and
which , ho says , forms the conclusion
that Governor Haskell Is unworthy of
any position in public life.
The latter portion of Mr. Reese
velt's deliverance is devoted to criti
cism of Mr. Bryan's plan for regulat
ing the trusts , which he characterizes
as a measure that sounds more radical
than any advocated by the Republic'
ans , which in practice would not
work. Concluding , Mr. Roosevelt de
clares that no law-defying corporation
has anything to fear from Mr. Bryan ,
"save what it would suffer from the
general paralysis of business , " which
would follow Democratic success.
HASKELL TOJOOSEVELT ,
Issues Statement In Reply to Presi
dent's Letter to Bryln.
Guthrie , Okla. , Sept. 24. Governor
C. N. Haskell Issued a statement in
reply to President Roosevelt's letter to
William J. Bryan , dealing with four
specific charges against Mr. Haskell ,
namely , that ho Is subservient to
Standard Oil ; that he vetoed a child
labor bill ; that bo dealt extensively
in Creek Indian lands , and that he
had allowed politics 10 dominate him
in the removal of members of the fac
ulty of the State university and the
appointment of others to succeed
them. The Prairie Oil and Gas
charges the governor declared to be a
"joke of Roosevelt's stupidity , " assert
ing that he had done nothing which
would confer upon the Standard Oil
subsidiary company more authority
than it alread ) possessed undci a
franchise granted it by Secretary
Hitchcock.
BRYAN WILL ANSWER ROOSEVELT ,
Reads Roosevelt's Answer to TeleGram -
Gram and Gets eRady for Reply.
Columbus , O. , Sept. 21. W. J. Bryan
at breakfast this morning said that he
had only had time to hastily glance
at President Roosevelt's reply to his
telegram. He said that ho would prob
ably be able to answer any questions
pift to him after reading the presl
dent's answer carefully.
The Bryan party left Columbus to
day for Cincinnati
Bryan said he Was considering the
advisability of dropping Taft and pay
Ing all his attention to Roosevelt din
ing the remainder of the campaign
Ho said that ho would reply to the
president to day.
Says Statement Is Mild.
-
Outhrlo , Okla. , Sept , 24. "Presldon
Roosevelt's statement concerning Governor
-
ernor Haskoll's alleged Standard Ol
connection is less than the whole matter -
tor in its whole iniquity and seems tome
mo a very mild rebuke , " declared
Charles West , Democratic attorney
> general of Oklahoma , when shown
the prosldont'e lott r to W. J. Dryan
FOREST FIREJURNS TOWN
nhabltants Escape by Running Miles
Through Burning Forest ,
Eurolm , Calif. , Sept. 24. Luff on *
oltz , a town of several hundred In-
abltants , was destroyed today by n
orost fire.
The Inhabitants made their oscapt
ftor running miles through u burning
orest.
Michigan Fires Under Control.
Calumet , Mich. , Sept. 21. Halun
ant night ended Immediate forest lire
anger In Delta county. It is believed
hat the llres tore under control In all
parts of the state.
TRAIN GOES OVER
60 FOOT BANK ,
>
Three Deallis Reported-Many
Injured.
Webb City , Mo. , Sept. 21. Three
> ersons were reported , killed and
nany injured In a wreck of a Frisco
lassenger bound for St. Louis near
arlbage , Mo. , loday.
The train was derailed and wont
> ver a sixty foot embankment Into
prlng river.
A relief train-Is on the way.
Mall and Passenger Trains Collide.
Little Falls , N. Y. , Sept. 21.
Phreo mall clerks wore severely hurt
uid a do/.en passengers In a Pullman
ar Injured In a rear end collision be
tween a mall ami a passenger train
tere in a fog this morning.
HANDCUFFED PRISONER
GETS OUT CAR WINDOW ,
Man Convicted of 15-Year Old
Murder Escapes ,
Leadvillc , Colo. , Sept. 24. Sherman
Morris , alias Frank Shercllffe , recent
ly convicted of the murder of a Lead-
vllle saloonkeeper fifteen years ago ,
today while handcuffed jumped from
a car window , * oacaplng from'thG
sheriff who was taking Morris to the
annon City prison
THREE AUTOS HIT
WALL IN RACE ,
Four Men Seriously Hurt in
Royal Race in Isle ot Man ,
Douglas , Isle of Man , Sept. 24. W.
Watson won the royal auto race here
today over a thirty-eight mile course.
Three machines dashed Into a wall
on a dangerous slippery course , one
of the machines turning over.
Four -men were severely hurt. The
others escaped serious Injury.
The races were marked by a num
ber of minor accidents.
C , E , DAVIS ON
FOR PRELIMINARY ,
Examination of Man Charged
with Murder of Dr , Rustiu.
Omaha , Sept. 21. Charles E. Davis ,
charged with the murder of Dr. Rus-
tin , was given his preliminary hearing
this morning , the trial being called at
10 o'clock.
Davis was accompanied by his
brother , Fred Davis , the Omaha
banker. lie had an Imposing array of
attorneys
Mrs. Rice , who is also implicated in
the mysterous shooting of Dr. Rustin ,
was nervous when brought In by the
police matron.
Mrs. Rustin will probably bo put on
the stand.
Police Court Grind Delays.
The Rustin case was delayed while
the ordinary police court grind was
taken up.
Davis waited beside * common police
court prisoners until his case was
called. Ho was dressed as on the night
that Dr. Rnstln was shot , wearing a
blue serge suit and a straw hat.
Mrs. Rustin Faints.
Mrs. Rustin dressed in heavy mourn
ing arrived late. She fainted once on
her way up stairs.
The widow repeated the testimony
given at the Inquest. She said that
she was awakened by a pistol shot and
ran down stairs. She said that her
husband exclaimed , "A man shot mo. "
Mrs. Rustln was controlled except
when discussing her husband's con
nectlon with Mrs. Rico. Then she
showed her first fooling of bitterness
towards him.
DEMAND FOR
ROOSEVELT ,
Pressure to Make Him Yet
Take the Stump ,
COMMITTEE CONSIDER IT ,
There is Said to Be a Strong Prob-1
ability That President Roosevelt
Will Take the Stump Yet For Taft.
Telegrams Pouring In on Him.
Chicago , 111. , Sept. 21. There IH a
strong possibility that President
Iloose\elt will make a trip through
the country speaking for Taft before
the campaign IH concluded. This In
telligence leaked out at Republican
national hoadqmuters today in ad
vance of the arrival of the candidate
In the city. National Chairman Hitch
cock , Senator Dlxou and other mem
bers of the national committee have
had the proposition under the most
serious consideration for the last three
days , and.lt is known that It was sub
mitted to Senator Crane while In Chi
cago. A definite decision in the matter
may not be made for a week or more.
While there has been more or less
discussion over since the campaign
upon the possibility of the president
taking the stump , the committee had
taken no cognizance of the matter.
It appears , however , that during the
last two weeks the national managers
have been deluged with requests ,
prayers and demands that the presi
dent get Into the speaking campaign
personally. The success the president
has had in gingering up the campaign
by his letters has led the committee
to give serious consideration to the
petitions to induce him to take the
stump.
"Give us Roosevelt , " write the west
ern corresK ] > ndents. "Let Roosevelt
talk ; he will stir things up. Roosevelt
velt on the stump would mean a land
slide for Taft , and that's what the
Democrats are fearing more than any
thing else. "
The president's original Intention
was to do no speaking during the cam
paign , but It Is opined that he would
yield to the overwhelming demand to
hear him. Now that ho has been
drawn into the aclual campaign
through his loiters , and now that the
contest has turned largely on the
question of the Uoosevol ftalkjlos-v. "
which candidate can the hotter carry
them out , it Is argued that the presi
dent would be justified In taking the
platform for Taft.
National Chairman Hitchcock ad
mitted that the plan was being con
sidered , but declined to discuss It fur
ther. It is likely that it will be dls-
r-ussed by the advisory committee In
Vow York where Mr. Hitchcock will
to tomorrow.
Says He Won't.
Washington , Sept. 21. A bundle of
telegrams and letters towered like a
mountain before President Roosevelt
and Secretary Loeb this morning
when they reached the executive of
fice.
fice.For
For two days past personal mess
ages to the president addressed to the
White House have been piling up ,
most of them being In the form of ap-
neals for him to get into the campaign
and personally visit different places.
The appeals come from all over the
country. There are also personal let
ters from the president's friends giv
ing him reports of the situation in
many states and cities.
The pressure for President Roosevelt
velt to take the stump will bo rather
hard to resist , but up to this moment
Mr. Roosevelt is firm In his decision
not to go out and make speeches
Many of his friends here insist that
ho must practically assume charge of
this campaign as he did four years
ago.
ago."One
"One blast upon his bugle horn"
right now is worth Incalculable bene
fits to the cause. But the president
as near as can be ascertained will
content himself at least for a week
In personal touch with the situation
and posting himself thoroughly on
what Is going on. It Is expected that
there will be rapid developments
right along and that several political
hurricanes are duo within a few days.
IHASKEU WON'T ' RESIGN
Says Story of Resignation Is Repub
lican Scheme to Discredit Him.
Guthrie , Okla. . Sept. 21 Governor
Haskoll today denied that he had ten
dered his resignation as treasurer of
the Democratic national committee.
Ho said that the fact that the story
that ho 'had offered his resignation
was printed In Republican papers
showed it to lie part of the Republican
scheme to discredit him.
Taft May Notice Haskell.
Madison , Wis. , Sept. 21. Judge
( Taft may reply to the charge made
by Governor Haskell that the speeches
he now delivers differ from those de
livered In Oklahoma during the recent
state campaign.
Toft arrived hero at noon and spoke
In the university gymnasium.
| ME CONDITIOHF THf WEATHfR
j ' ' mpciraturt ( or Twenty-tour Hour * .
Forecast for ftotirarro
Condition ot the wvatner u rneortl
HI ) for the twenty-four hour * mlltii
At 8 R in today
Maximum . 02
Minimum . GO
Average . 70
Barometer . 20.72
Chicago , Sept. 21. The bulletin is
sued by the Chicago motion or the
United States weather bureau gives
Die forecast for Nebraska as follows-
Showers tonight or Friday. Cooler
Friday
ROCKEFELLER
AS AOIHOI1 ,
Oil King Defends Octopus In
Magazine Article ,
DID NOT CRUSH COMPETITORS ,
Says Direct Selling to Consumer Has
Bred a Certain Antagonism Which
He Believes Could Not Have Been
Avoided.
New York , Sept. 24. John D. Rocke
feller appeal s lor the first time In the
iole of an author , In the suites ot at-
tlcles "On Some Random Rcmlnls-
cenres of Men and Events , " the Hist
of which will appear tomorrow in the
October Issue of The \\orld's Work.
Mr. Uockeluller speaks of the de\ul-
opmcnt of the Standard Oil company
and bays that the plan of selling dl-
met to the coiisumei and the excep
tionally rapid giowth ot the business
"bred a certain antagonism which I
suppose could not have been avoided. "
Of the direct belling to the coiibumcr ,
he says : "This was done in u lair
spirit and with due coiibldeiatlon tor
every one's rights. Wo did not ruth
lessly go after the trade of our compel-
Hoib and attempt to ruin it by cutting
prirei. or instituting a spy system. "
If any of the employes of thu com
pauy weie overzealous in going aftei
sales , he sajs thai they acted in viola
tion of the expressed wishes of thu
company.
Further on he says : "Another thing
to be icmcmbered about the so-calleu
'octopus' Is that that there has been
no 'water' Introduced into the capital
'perhaps ' we felt that oil and water
-would not ha o. . jiuxiid ) nor in all
these years has anyone bad to wait
for money which the Standard owed.
It Is a common thing to hear people
say that this company has ciusbed
out Its competitors. Only the unin
formed can make such an assertion.
It has and always has had and always
will have hundreds of competitors. "
In dlacusbing "the modern corpora
tion , " Mr. Rockefeller says : "Beyond
question there is a suspicion of cor
porations. There may be reason for
such suspicion very often ; for a cor
poration may be moral or immoral ,
just as a man may be immoral or the
reverse , but it Is folly to condemn all
corporations because some are bad or
even to bo unduly suspicious of all be
cause some are bad. But the corpora
tion in character and form has come
to stay that is a thing that may be
depended upon. "
Mr. Rockefeller recalls what he said
at an official hearing that "if I wore
to suggest any legislation regarding
Industrial combination it would be ,
first , federal legislation , under which
corporations might be created and reg
ulated , If that be possible ; second , in
lieu thereof , state legislation as near
ly uniform as possible , encouraging
combinations ofx persons and capital
for the purpose of carrying on Indus
tries , but sufficient to prevent frauds
upon the public. "
GOMPERS REPLIES
TO QUESTIONS. 1
Acknowledges Fill Responsi
bility for Editorials ,
Washington , Sept. 24. Complying ,
with the Instructions of Chief Justice
Clabaugh of the supreme court of the ;
District of Columbia , President Samuel !
Gompcrs of the American Federation
of Labor made reply to questions of
Attorney Davenport for the prosecu
tion concerning some of the editorial
expressions of the current September
issue of the American Federationlst 1
bearing on the contempt proceedings 1
growing out of the Bucks Stove company
the Federation officials
pany case against
ficials Davenport recurred several j
|
times to the previous testimony of
Gompers Ralston , counsel for Com-
porb , protested against this course
Ralston said that the respondent had
been willing from the first to admit
all the substantial charges.
The questions which had been ob
jected to were not repeated to Com-
pcrb until the close of the day and \
Compels then , but under protest , ac
knowledged full responsibility for all 1
the editorial utterances of the nmga-
7lno With these admissions obtained ; 1
Davenport closed his examlnation-ln-
chief of Gompers , and It was an-
pounced that ho would bo questioned
| n hia own behalf by Ralston.
' | 'NORTH ' STATE
t | , ! CONFERENCE.
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'
, Official Body Ot Methodist
Church At
; i Stanton ,
E , C , THOOP IS TREASURER.
North Nebraska Conference Is Holding
Annual Session at Stanton Over .1
Hundred Mlnlstero Present the First
Day.
j Stanton , Neb. , Sept , 21. Prom ix
special correspondent : The twenty-
j seventh session of the North Nebraska
j conference of the Methodist Ijplscnpul
I church wan begun In the First M. 10.
church of this city yesterday. Tues
day night the anniversary of the Conference -
ference Temperance society was held.
\ strong address was delivered by ( ho
Rev. Mr. Murphy. The address aroused
great enthusiasm.
Yesterday morning the opening de
votions were conducted by the Rev. D.
1C. Tindall , superintendent of Noifolk
district. At 0 o'clock lllshop Robert
Mclntyre , LL.l ) . , took charge , and
with the assistance of the district su
perintendents administered the Sacra
ment of the Ixml's Supper.
The secretary of the last session
called the roll , and seventy-nine min
isters answered to their names. Many
more arrived during the day , so
that there are about 100 present. This
afternoon will see a full attendance.
The conference was organized by
the re-election of 13. T. George of
Trinity church , Omaha , as secretary ,
and W. A. Ronlngor of Pilger , G. U.
Warren of Randolph , and C. P. Lang
of St Edwards as his assistants. W.
II. Underwood of St. Paul was elected
statistical secretary. E. C Thorp of
Crelghton was elected treasurer to
succeed Dr. G. A. Luce. A compli
mentary vole was tendered Dr. Luco
In appreciation of his long and olllcient
service as treasurer. G. H. Main , on
behalf of the district superintendents ,
nominated the standing committees
and the nominations were confirmed.
Dr. .T. II. Trimble of Kansas City ,
Mo. , Dr. C. F. Sharp of Wayne , Prof.
Miller of Chicago , Elijah P. Jlrown of
Indianapolis , and the Rev. J. D. M.
Bucknor of Lincoln were Introduced to
the conference.
Dr. Trimble addressed the confer
ence briefly concerning the work of
the board of foreign missions A re
port ordering the organization of a
conference auxiliary of the laymen's
missionary movement was adopted. , T.
D. M. IJuckner then spoke for ten
minutes on organized temperance
work among the Sunday school schol
ars. Dr. , T. W. Jennings made a short
stop speech concerning the board of
home missions and church extension.
The bishop announced the following
men transferred out of this confer
ence :
W. D. Smith to the North West Ne
braska conference.
Karl J. Sladek to the Nebraska con
ference.
O. J. Nave to the Nebraska confer
ence.
John R. Gregory to the Detroit con
ference.
John P. Varner was transferred into
this conference from the Detroit con
ference.
All of the district superintendents
read their reports , and the character
of each effective older was passed.
One of the greatest events of the
week will he the delivery of his great
lecture , "Buttoned Up People , " by
Bishop Mclntyre on next Friday night.
The bishop has impressed himself
| very deeply upon the conference
, Elijah J. Brown , "The Ram's Horn
I Man , " captured his audience in his
1 o'clock address He Is to speak each
afternoon during the session
GREGORY VOTES FOR
, CITY GOVERNMENT ,
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Preparing for the Rush-Light
Festoons-Police
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( Gregory. S D. , Sept 21. 12. C. Gulp ,
manager and o\\ner of the Gregory
opera house , is in Onmha and Sioux
City purchasing beds and budding to
, nil the house at this point to bo used
! for the accommodation of the public
j ' during the rush. The house will hold
ibont 20(1 ( beds C. N. Wolfe & Co.
will fill their Immense warehouse with
beds for the crowds that will bo hero
durlns the opening. The Protestant
churches will use their buildings as
lodging houses to help accommodate
( ho transients.
In addition to this all the private
houses in town will open their doors
to the wayfarer so that no one who
comes to Gregory to register need fear
of having to stay out all night for
want of a place to sleep. The Moth-
odlst Episcopal church people will
have n large eating house and will
servo hot meals to 150 at each Bitting.
A , P. Mattlson will also put In a room-