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THE OMAHA DAILY 13 .RE; WEDNESDAY, MAY L 1000.
Telephoned 618-634.
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antic entrance which the senator always
makes nt every convention.
"Oh, I've. seen It so often and have even
helped It along myself. Tho senator never
rnt tn a r-nnvimtlnn hrfnrr It nnrnlt. Ho
waits till It yets pretty well started nndf
then Just at seme opportune time he makes
hlirfclf seen by sonic claqueur who has
had the tip, entering a box or moving along
In tho rear of tho hall. The camp follow
ers have been drilled to take this as their
due and to set up a boisterous applause,
gradually worked Into the stereotyped call
for "Thurston! Thurstonl'
"Tho senator, of Course-, Is greatly
abashed. Ho did not expect such n cordial
greeting, though ho would be Badly disap
pointed If the boys failed to connect with
tho program. With great reluctance care
fully concealed he finally yields to tho pres
Huro of his friends and makes hU way onto
tho platform, from where his appearance
Is the cuo for another outburst from the
claqucuu1, who aro Instructed to keep It
up till the Bouator speaks, no matter what
Important business It may Interrupt,
"The speech Is all prepared already. It
Is simply a remodelling of tho samo old
speech used over and over on similar oc
casions, lie apologizes for breaking In on
tho proceedings, patB himself on the head,
makes a few effective allusions to McKln
ley and prosperity nnd cracks a few Jokes
on tho popocrats, tears a feather or two out
of tho eagle's tall, tells In what great
steem Thurston Is held at Washington nnd
winds up with a beautiful apostrophe to tho
Btars and Stripes or to liberty or to the
republican party, with variations. If the
audience dornn't' go wild and da something
for hlra ho will keep It up Indefinitely. Two
years ago he worked the scheme to such
perfection that tho convention made him Its
chairman, although he was not oven a dele
gate. Ho'll try It acaln tomorrow. Ho
thinks It Is Infallible. Hut Is It?"
(f'nnlrit for Governor.
The contest for tho governorship between
Lambcrtson and Dietrich is becoming very
Interesting aid has reached tho critical
stage. Both Lambcrtson nhd Dietrich are
on tho ground working hard to lmprcfs the
delegates with their respective clalais.
Dietrich eeems to huvo much the better of
the fight by reason of Lambertson's In
ability to break Into the Lancaster county
delegation and aUo bocauso Lambertron Is
Identified with Thurston's wnnlDg cause. He
BCcms, however, quite confident that a spon
taneous movement' In hfs favor will get him
th'o' coveted, placo on tho head of 'tho ticket.
it ha3 now gotten to the point of crlmlna
tlqn and recrimination among tho frleuds of
Lambcrtson, Thurstou and Schneider, who
ore accusing one another of bad faith.
"When Lambcrtson consented to allow
himself to bo. projected for governor," said
ono of hla steering committee tonight, "the
understanding was that his forces were to
to merged with .thoso of Schneider, and
Thurston's federal brigade to put through
tho 'whole program agreed on. TJie.'LaraUert
no; boom was hardly announced, however,
bpfnro Schneider began publicly explaining
that he was not Implicated nnd trying to
mako deals with Dietrich and Stcuffer for
hie own benefit Thurston found that a lot
of his federal appointees would not stomach
Schneider and that Lambertson was not
bringing much strength to him, so he turn'd
around, too, grasping overywhoro to save
himself. Tho senator's chief disappointment
has been In Thummel, since ha dlscoveiroJ
the other day that even the trusted Thum
mel was putting In two words for Schneider
to ono for Thurston. The cohcnlon within
tho firm Is thereforo sadly shaken. Tho sen
ator Tvas rudely reminded of two years ago
when1' Schneldor's proscnt chief champion,
It, D, Richards, chopped out of the state
platform the plank endorsing Thurston; It
wouldnot bo surprising to mo if befora to
morrow is over we will see Thurston and his
friend paying Schneider back In his own
coin."
.State Committee Meets.
The republican state committee met to
night to complcto tho preliminaries of tho
convention and selected Colonel George E.
Jenkins of Knlrbury to net as temporary
chairman. Tho committee had previously
agreed Informally to offer tho position to
A. B. Cndy of Bt. Paul, but Mr. Cady had
been reluctant to Berve, whllo Colonel
enktns' friends had been pressing him. Tho
ote botween tho two stood: Jenkins, 13;
Rady, 10. Colonol Jenkins was called Into
the commutes room and briefly expressed
thanks' for tho honor, promising to be per
fectly fair to every delegate while he re
mained In tho presiding chair and to accord
every- dolegato a fair opportunity to speak
on nil debatable questions.
Hon. John L. Wobster submitted the draft
of a platform bo had prepared to tho com-
mltteo for suggestions and criticism sub
etantlally tho samo as outlined by him in
Tho Rco yesterday. Tho rcforence to Im
perlalism excited samo discussion, as also
that on trusts.
The Incident of tho meeting was tho
Introduction of 3. C. Grny of Columbus,
who wanted tho plank relating to trusts
made moro sovoro and whllo explaining hla
ldea.gavo Senator Thurston, as' tho Stand
ard Oil trust attorney, several hard rnp9
'in a figurative way, notwithstanding tho
fact, that Mr., Gray Is a delegate from Platto
county preauracd to bavo been marshaled
(or Thurston undor ex-Judge Tost. Mr.
Oray made Bpeclflc reference to tho mo
nopollstlo corporations In tho refining In
dustry, which he wanted absolutely sup
pressed by constitutional amendment It
necessary. Ills remarks were listened to
attentively, although no action wa3 taken
with reference to tho plank ho had drawn.
1 promised contest from Duudy county
Tom Liwer
Will bo roused to Its natural duties
and your biliousness, headache and
constipation bo cured If you take
Hood's Palis
Sold by all druggists. 25 cents.
lice, May 1, 1990.
which had not yet materialized by tho filing
of papers was referred to tho cxecutlvd
committee and an adjournment taken,
Itrpiilillenn i:lltur Meet.
The Nebraska Federation of Republican
Editors held an enthusiastic meeting hero
tonight and elected the following offlcors:
President. L. A. Williams, Blair Pilot; sec
retary and treasurer, W. H. Stowell, Au
burn Post; advisory board, first district,
W. H. Stowell, Auburn Post; second dis
trict, L. A Williams, Illalr Pilot; third dis
trict, A. W. Ladd,, Howell Journal; fourth
district, J. H. Cascbeer, Dluo Springs Senti
nel; fifth district, Jeff Stone, Mlnden
Gazette; sixth district, A. D. Wood, Gerlng
Courier.
PREPARE FOR CONVENTION
lows IlPinooratu Will" .Meet nt Den
.11 oln cm mi Tliumdiiy
Moriiln k.
DBS MOINES, la., May 1. Iowa demo
crats will meet in tho Auditorium In this city
Thursday morning to select delegates to the
Kansas City convention. It Is conceded that
Cato Sells of Vinton and Charlos A. Walsh
cf Ottnmwa will bo two of tho four dele
gates at large. Aspirants for the other two
places arc Walter Duller and H. D. Evans of
Dcs Molnee; J. H. Romans of Denleon; L.
T. O&nung of Hastings, and H. L. Williams
Of Prlnghar.
For chairman of the stato central com
mittee there will be a warm contest between
George A. Huffman, the present chairman,
and Walter McHcnry, both of Dcs Moines.
The resolutions will endorse Dryan and
tho Chicago platform. There may bo a con
test over the exact position to be taken on
tho question of oxpanslon.
CONVENTION PLACE NOT SET
Disposition Among Lender of Heiuoo-
rncy (o Hold State Meeting nt
St. Louis,
KANSAS CITY. Mav 1. Then. U n A.
elded disposition' nmonsr the leader nf thn
statu democracy to advlso Kansas City to
voluntarily give up tho democratic state
convention on June 6. Sam D. Cook, stato
chairman, recommends that It be done. This
may bo a forerunner of action by the com
mittee to take tho convention to St. Louis,
regardless of tho wishes of Kansas City.
Chairman Cook, who is In Kansas City,
has ordered a meeting ot thn atatn rnmmlt.
tec, called for May 9, to consider tho matter.
u seems almost settled tnat it will relocato
tho convention by taking It to St. Louis,
to be hold In the Coliseum, where the hie
dollar dinner woh held last year.
MICHIGAN DKI.EOATES FOIl HIIYA.V.
Cmiiinu' Slntc (Uiek Through Timtiic
(or llrj-uii'd IluimlnK Mate.
POUT HURON, Mich., May 1. The first
stato political convention In Michigan was
held hero today when tho democratic rep
resentatives from soventy-seen counttej
electol delegates to tho national convention
and adoptrd resolutions embodying their
views on -the various political Issues of thj
times. Three of the four delcgatdi-at-targo
went elected unanimously, but tho three
cornered fight which ensued over .election
of tho fourth dovclopcd enough acrimony to
qultei offset for the time being the harmony
which had prevailed up to that point. The
dolegates-at-Iarge are;
Daniel J. Campau of Detroit, Thomas E.
Barkworth of Jackson, Wellington R. Hurt
of Saginaw, Rush Culver of Marquette.
In addition to his own unanimous election
aa first dolcgato-at-large, Stato Chairman
Campau won an easy victory In the selec
tion of tho other candidates on tho slato
which ho had favored.
Delegates to the national convention aro
instructed for Bryan. Former Congressman
Towno of Minnesota is favored for vlco presi
dent. St. I'nul, Gopn Democratic
ST. PAUL. Minn., May 1. The municipal
election hwo today soams to havo been a
regular democratic landslide an compared
with two years ago, when tho republicans
carried everything. The republicans con
cede tho oloctlon of Robert A. Smith, demo
crat, for mayor, by at least 1,000, while tho
democrats claim that bis plurality will roach
threo or four thousand. Tho democrats also
probably elected comptroller and treasurer.
Tho democrats havo elected eeven of the
eleven aldermen, but tho voter on assrably
mon Is yet too fragmentary to Indicate any
thing. .
Two CnnarcNftlnnnl .Nomlnnt loim.
SPRINGFIELD, III., May 1. Tho High
tcctith district democratic., convention at
Edwnrdsvillo today renominated Thomas M.
Jett, Hlllsboro, for congress and Instructed
for Ilrynn for president.
SAGINAW, Mich., May 1. The Eighth
district republican congreesloni'L'Conventlon
today nominated Joseph W, Fordney of
Saginaw for congrws by acclamation. Ralph
Loveland of Saginaw and Hnrvoy B, Mc
Laughlin of Shiawassee were elected district
delegates to tho national convention at Phil
adelphia, Thoy go uhlnstructcd.
Weaver llnlllcn l'oiuilintN.
INDIANAPOLIS, -May 1. Tho state con
vention of the Bryan, or fusion populists,
began here today Tho convention was
called to elect delegates, seventeen tn num
ber, to the national convention of this wing
of the populist party, which will meet at
Sioux Falls, 8. D., May 0. Tho leader of
tho fusion wing, General J, B. Weaver of
Colfax, la., once the nominee of tho
greenback party, and once tho nominee
of tho -populists for president, Is hero to
rally the delegates.
AVIIIIuiii Allien Smith Nnnieil.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May lA-Con-gressman
William Aldcn Smith was unani
mously renominated this afternoon by the
Fifth district republican congressional con
vention. Tho resolutions adopted npprove
of nil legislation by cougreo with refereuce
to tho Insular peace-salons.
MORE RAILROAD MEN GO OUT
Seven Hundred Oar Repnirrri on Roads En
tering Buffalo Quit.
CONFERENCE P0S1P0NF.D AN0TH1R DAY
Superintendent Wnlll of the M'w
orl Ontrnl In Meet tin Hiii
1iIoom' i:ccilllvc (.'iiiiiiiiI (
tec To tin)'.
NEW YORK, .May 1. Superintendent Ar
thur M. Waltt will lenvo for Buffalo tonight
to confer with tho striking employee of the
Now ork Central railroad. Upon Mr.'
Wnltt's arrival at his office today' ho found j
ft telegram from Commissioner Webster of i
tho State Board of 'Mediation nnd Arbitra
tion, nt Buffalo; asking hlhi to aicet tho
strikers' executive committee In Buffalo. Mr.
Wnltt wired that ho would go tonight.
Ho afterwards said ho would try to ttr
rango satisfactory settlement of the waeo
schedule, but that the reports showed no
freight trouble na the result of tho strike .
nnd ho thought tho colnpany Was carrying I
too many men on Its pay roll for tho amount j
of buslneM) It was doing, I
BUFFALO, N. Y.. May 1. Commissioner I
Webster of the State Board of Arbitration
has received tho following messagd fiom the
superintendent of motlvo poWer'of the New
York Central, filed al New York this morn
ing: "Your message delivered In my office by
Western Union people at 8:30 o'clock a. m.,
hento laiposalblo for me to get to Buffalo
today. A. M. WA1TT."
At 10:15 o'clcck Commissioner Wet:ster had
heard nothing In regard to the coming to
Buffalo of Mr. Wnltt'fl assistant, Mr. Brazlor.
Commissioner Webster will Inform Chair
man Fish of the strikers' executive commit-
teo of the contents of Mr. Waltt's message.
It was stated at strlko headquarters nt
hoon that nolio of the railroad freight hand-
lore were working. Mr. Waltt's miMsago was
considered by the executive board nt this
afternoon'6 mooting,
Tho executive board remained In session
but a short time after tho news of the ex
tension of tho strlko to thp Nickel Plate
flhops had been rocclvod. There were no
official announcements, but from expressions
of tho leaders It would appear that no do
clalvo action will bo taken Until the con
ference with Mr. Waltt tomorrow.
Seven hundred more men Join tho otrlkers
tonight.
MAXV CO.VCUDi: SIIOHTKIl DAYS.
riilliiilolpliln IlullilliiK TrnilrN Wiirk
'r Strike for lUtsht lloiirn.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1. Tho struggle
for nn eight-hour workday, which has been
under consideration by tho labor unions of
this city, began In earnest today when, ac
cording to Secretary Joseph B. Allen of the
Allied Building Trades council, workmen
representing ivory branch ot tho building
trades went on a strlko to enforce their de
mands. Nearly 3,000 men arc reported to
havo quit work and this Is but a small
representation of tho total membership of
the Allied Building Trades council. The fact
that so few workmen were compelled to
strlko Is considered by tho unions as favor
able to tholr cause.
Early today representatives of tho work
men were scouring tho city nnd .up to tho
present time Secretary Allen reports the
signing of many agreements with employers.
At the headquarters of the Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners It was ntatcd that
nine-tenths of their members wero "at work
and that sign d agreements' wero constantly
coming In from -thd master 'bulldets. 'The
carpenters ask 35 cents an hottr for a work
ing day of eight hours, v
Tho entire police force has been ordored
on duty In anticipation ot possfbl'o trouble,
but there havo been no disturbances as yet.
FIGHT IS ON IN KANSAS CITY.
One ThotiMnml AVorknien of Vnrlonn
CrnftM Walk Out.
KANSAS CITY, May l. Contractors and
employers generally today refused 'demands
for Increased wages and as a result about
1,000 worklngmcn struck, Thoy includo tin
ners nnd sheet metal workers to tho num
ber of 250, nenrly 500 hod carrlors and about
250 plasterers and quarry workers.
Nearly 300 bricklayers havo boon laid- off
in consequenco J tho hod carriers nqtlon.
It Is probable that the plumbers and' steam
flttors will go out, but they will probably
not take action till May 15. The contractors
aro determined nnd declaro thoy will fight
tho men'- demands to the end. till thoy havo
Anally broken up tho trades council.
MINNEAPOLIS AVOOOWOIIKIHIS OUT.
Kinploynipnt nf Non-Union Men tile
I'olnt ot DlnVrtMice.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 1. Ovor 800
mombcrs of tho Woodworkers' union of Min
neapolis, after an all-night session, decided
to strike today, The, strlko will affect all
tho snsh and door, bar fixture and showcase
factories In tho Twin Cities. Tho manu
facturers agreed to tho wage scale and
offered to employ 95 per cent union men, but
declined to discharge- their present non
union employes. This resulted -In tho dis
agreement that Instigates the strike, Tho
strike will not bo offectlve In St. Paul until
tomorrow, as today Is election day. In all
1,100 men aro affected.
Strike nn Montnnn Control.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 1. All freight
conductors and brakemen nro out on tho
Montana Central. Tho trouble Is over u
new schedule, which went Into effect today.
The new schedule Js tho sacno as was ac
cepted on tho main lino of tho Great North
ern some months ago, over which thoro was
tomo trouble. No effort has been made by
tho company to apply it to the Montana
Central until today. Passenger trains are
not affected and passonger crews nre at
work, but will stop If asked to move freight.
Tho company officials say tho strlko will
last only a. fow days. They claim that tho
only change from tho old schedule Is that.
tho men get slnglo Instead of double pay
for overtime, and the loss amounts to very
little. Tho men claim the new scbedulo
means a cut In wages of from 15 to 25 per
cent.
Strlko of Freight llnnillern.
LUDINGTON, Mich., May 1, Two hun
dred freight handlers employed by the
Pere Marauette railroad hero havo struck.
In making a contract for the ensuing year
the company refused to pay tho grain
handlers 30 cents an hour, an Increase of
, 10 cents over last year. The freight truck
ers ask only tho samo pay they havo been
recolvlng. The men nil belong to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
Illlther AVnm'H mill Shorter Ilonri,
DULUTH. Minn., May 1. Organized labor
In tho trades struck today for higher
wages and shorter hours. CarpontorB want
35 cents per hour, plumbers 50 cents and a
Saturday half holiday paid for: pnlntera 40
cents and other trades In proportion, with
a general eight-hour day. Aa a meeting last
night contractors decided to take no work
It nocessary all summer, but union leaders
say they expect to win In n fow days,
F.I Klit Hundred on Strike,
SAVANNAH. Ga., May 1. It Is claimed
by tho president of the Building Traics coun
cil, representing nil branches of labor con
nected with building In Savannah, today,
that 800 men are on a strike In this city for
Increased wages,
rnrpentern Out In Denver,
DENVER, May l.Under tho leolslon of
the Carpenters' union, the new wage scalo
of $3.60 for nn eight-hour day bpcamo ef
fective today. Scoje of tho contractors havo
'1
agreed to pay tho higher wages, but the
mnjorlty have refuscrt-nnd several hundred
carpcnJt'rs nro on strike. The other, build
Vng trades nrcnpt InVolvW an yet.
'I'roil jilrln lYiiKtl. I.oilln,
ST. LOL'IS, May TV Tlulldlng operations
la East, St. Louis. Jlare nt.a standstill and
all tho union men engaged tn tho building
trades nro out. A Tonservatlvo estimate
placrsitho numhertof' men out nt 1,000.
Some time ago the carpenters struck for
on ndvanee In pay, which was not granted j
oy ineir employers, uui oi sympamy ino
other trades have Joined tho strlko, until all
are now Involved,
I.nlxir Trouble nt Akron.
AKRON, 0 Mny l.--Slx hundred boiler
men and moldors struck at tho Stirling
Holler works at Barberton today for an In
crease of 15 per cent, In accordance with an
ultimatum sent .tho .company several weeks
ngo. An attempt will be made to rcsumo
with nonunion men nnd trouble Is ex
pected. Tho company has several largo
orders for the Russian navy.
Strike on In SprliiRllrlrt.
dPRtNOFIELD, O.; May 1. The corcmak
crs nt the 'O, S. Kelly works went out on
u strlko .today, demanding a uniform
Hchcdulo of $2.25 per day. Tho men at the
Architectural Iron works, Grey Iron Foundry
company, E W. Roes company, Bettondorf
Mctnl Whect company nnd the Armrtrong
Foundry company, aoout 250 In nil, also went
out.
J AVnuf" Aro' Ail vnnecil.
Yo'UNriSTOWN, 6:, May l.-ommenclng
todny, the Journeym'e'h plumbCM, llnnera,
slaters 'and carpenters employed hero will
receive an advance In wages of from 25 ccits
to 50 cents per day. tho unions mndo a de
mand for the Increase, which' was granted
loday, when the ultimatum expired. About'
1,000 men are affected.
IlrloUlnj ti mid I toil ('nrrlrrn Out.
PITTSBURG, May L About liOOO brick
layers and 500 hod carriers Btruck today for
ah Increase) lh" wages' and nhortcr hiurs.
Tho scale of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
nnd Joiners was elgned by tho Mnster
Builders' association nnd all are at work.
Striken In MtehlKnn.
, TORT HURON. Mich,, May J. Three hun
dred men struck at the Jcnks Shipbuilding
cqmpany's yards and shop today (or; 1.5 cent
per. hour. A number of .machinist and
other fimplpyes also., went put and, wor,k Is
practically at a standstill.
Iron MolArm flnlt.
MILWAUKEE, ,May, J. Two hundred Iron
moldors employed In tho works of the
Edward P. Allls company went on a strike
today because tho company refusecl to dis
charge an old employe who would not Join
tho union.
Men Strike In Nrrr Jerney.
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 1. All the section
men and the extra 'gangs on tho Baltimore
Si Ohio Southwestern on new' work from St.
Louis to ParkersbUrg?"V. Vo.. havo atruck
for higher wages'. About 3,000 men arc out.
Strike on the niir Four.
TOLEDO, O., May 1. A special to tho Beo
from Tiffin says tho section men on tho Big
Four struck for an lncreaso of wages today
on tho Central division. Tho company had
refused to accede to their demand.
AVorknien Strike' In Mllvrnnltrr.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 1. About 100
unloni'' workmen Sfniloyed In fourteen car
riage and wagon' works In this city struck
today becauso tho' firms refused to sign the
wage scale.
Men, AVnnt -H Ik her AViim.
DETROIT Mloh.,- May-Tl. Ono hundred
and fifty .union cp-reraakers- went .on a strlko
here, today, !to--Qnfprpe4it,h?Ir demand , for an
Increase of wages from. $1.75 per day to
SlioVfVr' Ilonri n nil .More I'ny.
NEW YOR'K. May 1. stVlBo of 300 men
omploycul In tho building trades began tn
Passaic, N. J today. Tho men ask for
shorter hours .and, .more pay. ,
St. Vim I l'lnniurrd Strike.-
ST. PAUL, May 1. AH the union plumb
ers In this city struck toVlay In support of a
demand for shorter hours and an Increase
In Wages. '
JOHNSON PLEADS FOR. MERCY
JuilKe linker Sentenced lfl'tn to Ono
Ycnr In the Sln'te Pc'rilten
tlury. ' "
William Johnson 'has' been' sentenced to
the penitentiary ' "by "JUdgo Baker of tho
criminal court for" oho year. Johnson
pleaded guilty to lar'cony the theft of a
watch and $55 In cash from Rny Turner.
"I beg tho court for mercy," said Johnson
as ho was brought before the bench.
"On what grounds?" the court Inquired.
"Your honor, 1 nm 60 yearo old," said
Johnson, "nnd I have nover before been ac
cused of crime. That I am guilty now as I
stand hero Is duo to drink. I was In tho
regular army lor twenty-four years enlist
ing When I wna 19 years old.' They had a
canteen In tho army, Judge the curso of the
Eoldlor's life. I was a rollicking, buoyant
fellow, I woh a genial spirit In tho canteen
brigade. Tho soldier boys talked around tho
bar nhd called mo bravo; It pleased mo that
pleasure wrought my ruin;" '
"If you wero to have ten years In the
penitentiary Il'mTglit brdalt you dt the drink
habit, wouldn't It?" suggested Judgo Baker.
"Yes, your honor, aild break tho sod over
my grave, I expect," was tho molancholy
reply from Johnson.
"One yonr is enough for you," answered
the court artd tho bailiff was hurriedly or
dered to call adjournment
Chicago AVreckliiK Contpnnr Sued,
Otto C. Blrney has. brought suit In the
United States circuit court against the Chi
cago Houso Wrecking company for $30,303
damages, because of poraonal Injuries re
ceived, whllo at work demolishing tho build
ings of the Greater America exposition.
In his petition tho plajntiff alleges that
while employed by Uie wrecking company In
tearing, down tho Liberal Arts building ho
was Uelng a rope, when a timber fell, strik
ing hint nnd carrying him to tho ground,
Ho was Injured so that ho remained In tho
hospital for months, and Is now a paralytic.
Court Xolen.
E. C. TCrfllng, the florist, has sued the
TranBmlHsjsslppI and International Expost
tlon association lit district t-ourt to recover
1100 ns tho ulleged value of four oleander
trees- of Hprclnl value which he loaned to
the exposition and which ho claims were
frozen and destroyed,
The case of Frank E. Moores nfintnt the
county. Involving tho former's claims for
foe while clerk of tlho district court, which
has been occupying the attention of Judge
Daxter's court for several days, has
HAPPY LITTLE GIRL.
Her Fnther I.cnrncil How to Trent Her
"While drinking coffee I visited a cole
bratod physician, who told, me thnt my se
vere headaches, languid feelings and In
ability to work wero caused by tho blood
being very thick and sluggish, from the use
of coffee. Since leaving off coffee and
using Po'tum Cereal Food, Coffco I havo re
covered my energy, nrn. abla to work hard
and feci brighter and happier in every way,
"My .wife also usos Postum Food Coffee
without any dlsagreeablo after ef
fect. Sho feels strengthened and In
vigorated with the Postum, whllo
on the contrary, coffee made her
weak and nervous, Wo also give It to tho
little girl every morning and It would ba a
hard matter, to find another child as bright
and healtby'and happy as she is. We are
great believers in Postum," II, A, Pick
wlth, E. Pembroke, N. Y
been referred to A T Gow, ft clerk, In j
tho oflli'0 of tho dlstrli-t rolirt. iIh referee to .
ascertain nnd report Mudlng of fnrt!, and
Judge Baxter's court w" adjourned.
MAY MEAN DOUBLE TRACK
Vnlon 1'nclllc AnnriU n Ilia Contract
for Sliletrnckn llcturen Oiniihn
nnd OkiIcii.
Owen Brce., the Norfolk railroad contrac
tors, have Just been awarded (heir third
contract by tho Union Pacific. The amount
involved In this contract Is understood to ho
$130,000 and tho work Includes tho building
of liinumernblc sldctrackA at stations be
tween Omaha and Ogden, Including new sid
ings nt Cheyenne, Corlett, Laramie, Borrlo
and almost all tho Important points on tho
main line. The entiro length of tho new
trackage Is said to approxlmato seventy
miles, the work Involving tho excavation of
400,000 cubic yards ot dirt and bridge filling.
Messrs. Owens expect to sublet much of
tho contract nnd tho work will bo pushed
with nil possible rapidity expedient. It Is
goncrnlly believed In railroad circles that
tho sidetracking which tho Union Pacific is
now having done Is preliminary to tho con
templated double-trackago of the system
from Omaha to Ogden.
si!i'i:iti.Ti:.m:T Gii.Monn iiksigns
Office of AsKlsmnt Superintendent linn
IIci-ii AholUheil,
By the resignation of Harry Ollmore, as
sistant superintendent ot tho Missouri Pa
cific, with headquarters in this city, tho
office which ho has held for so long Is
abolished and Its duties will devolve upon
E. O, Mann of Atchison, division superin
tendent. Mr. Ollmore has had Jurisdiction
over tho operation of Missouri Pacific trains
from Portal to Omaha Inclusive, and this
portion of tho division Is merged with
Superintendent's Mann's division, which
heretofore has extended only as far north
ns Portal, Circulars received from head
quarteta nt St, LouUi ycaterday contained tho
first Intimation local officials of tho Mis
souri Pacific other than Mr. Ollmore had of
any contemplated changes. The new order of
things became effective yesterday. Mr. Gll
moro has not made public his future Inten
tions. His long experience In railroading
nnd his complete knowledge of all Its do
tal.'o lnsuro that his rioplto will be but
a brief one.
CM. Clark, roadmaster of tho Missouri
Pacific, with headquarters In Omaha, has
also severed his connection with the com
pany. Roadmaster Huber, who has been
stationed at Atchison, will removo to Omaha
and occupy tho position of roadmaster for
tho entiro division extending from Omaha
to Atchison.
(Iniiilin'N Good ShovrliiK.
LoCal ofllclalH of the Northwestern nnd
particularly of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minne
apolis & Omaha line, which Is one of the
Northwestern's auxiliary systems, arc more
thnn gratified with the unnual report of the
Omaha read for the year ended December
31, 18D9. The report haa Just been Issued.
H shown grora earnings of $10,488,814, ot
which $2,249,158 came from passenger and
$7,713,040 from freight business. Operating
expenses $6,518,135, leaving $3,950,678 as tho
net earnings, For betterments, $300,000
was appropriated during tho ycnr and
$1,715,708 were disbursed as dividends.
Gross earnings Increased $897,821, operating
expenses increased $126,572 and not earnings
Increased $471,219. During tho year 39,313.30
ncres of tho land grant of the road were
disposed of, tho receipts of the land depart
ment being $915,912.64.
Wreck on Union rnelflc.
Now has reached Omaha cf the wreck of
two' Union Pacific passenger trains which
occurred at Cooper's Lake, Wyo., twenty-
five milea west cf Laramie. Sunday morn
ing, Preeldent B.urt, occilpylng his prlvato
ear No. 100,-.was- on ono of the trains that
figured In tho mlxup. Meager reports re
ceived hero Indicate that No. 6, the east-
bound Portland-Chicago train, and No. 101,
westbound, undertook to pass each other
on tho same sidetrack. Tho result wa a
total demolition of both passenger engines
and a severe shaking up ot all the passen
gers, President Burt Included.
rtnllrond TleclnrcM lllvlilentl,
PHILADELPHIA, May 1. The board of
directors of tho Pennsylvania railroad today
declared the regular semi-annual dividend
of 214 per cent payablo May 31 to stock
holders registered on tho books of tho com
pany April 30.
KnIHvny Note nnd Peraniinld.
IT. J. Uurgee, commercial agent of tho
"Hlir Four" nt Kansas City, Is an Omaha
visitor.
E. W. Thompson of Tonekn, assistant gen
eral passenger ngent of the Rock Island,
Is In the city.
General Passensrer Agent J. R. Buchanan
of the Elkhom has returned from a short
biiHlne-ss trip to Sioux City.
Two special trains will arrive over tho
Rock Island todny nt noon containing
the members of Raymond & Whltcomb's
excursion party, which has been touring
California nnd Is now enroute to UoHton.
Dr O. R. Gilbert, medical examiner of
the Union Pacific, has roturnod from a
ten days' trip over tho branch lines east of
Grand Island, Jn accordance with tho re
cent medical examination requirements, Dr.
Gilbert exnmlned nil of the operating em
ployes working on the lines over which ho
mado Ills tour.
FcIImvnIiIn to Ann Arbor Men,
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 1. Tho Amerl
can School of Classical Studies In Rome
offered for the year 1900-1901 three fellow
ships, two In Roman nrctiBology and one
jn Christian nrchaelogy, competition being
open to graduates of nil American colleges.
Two of tho fellowships have Just been
awarded to members of the graduate
school In thn University of Michigan, the
fellowship in Christian nrchaelogy to
Charles R. Morey of Charlotte, Mich., A.
I., '99, nnd ono of the others to Gcori,'a
II. Allen of Orand Itnplds, Mich., A. M.,
'99.
I.ithnnnlnns Get u New Trial.
POTT8VILLE, Pn., Mny 1. Tho long
delayed decision of the court reliitlvo to a
new trlnl for the seven Lithuanians, who
were found guilty In November, 1KB, ot
the murder of Joseph RutliowBky at Wil
liam I'enn, lins resulted In an order for a
new tilal which will be held at the May
term of criminal court, commencing next
week. TheSo seven men nt their first trial
were found guilty of killing Rutkowsky,
whoso deuth, It Is nsscrted. wns decided
upon by tho "Zukos" society, n secret
organization, of which nil wero members,
Sntton'M Trlnl IIckIiin.
LANSING, Mich,. May l.-Colonel Ell R.
Sutton's attorneys nfcktxl permission todny
to withdraw their pica of not guilty for the
-purpose of again making a motion to qunnh
the grand Jury Indictment under which Sut
ton is being tried for alleged complicity in
thn stato military frauds. The request wua
based on nllegel Irregularities In thn draw
ing of tho grand Jury. Judge Wlest 'de
nied the motion. Sutton's attorney then
read his chnllonge of the special petit Jury
which -has been drawn for the trial of the
Sutton case nnd trial of tho Issuo begun,
Girl I'liuinl Demi In WiiiiiIm,
PEORIA, III., Mny l.-Dortha Hoffman,
ft girl of 19, and (laughter of a well known
elgnr manufacturer, wns found dead In
the wooda near Prospect Heights this
morning. She wns Hhot through tho head
with a revolver, which was found tightly
gripped In her right linnd.
Charles Hrlggs has been arrested on
suspicion. Brlggs told tho police that the
girl commlttod sulcldo whllo nut riding
with him Inst evening. Tho police dis
credit his story.
AtitomohlleH for the AVent,
NEW YORK. May 1. The Cosmnuolltan
Power company, with a capital of $10,000,030,
which Is believed tn bo allied with auto
mobile Interests of this city, wns organized
In Jnrsnv Cltv today. Tho comnunv la tn
manufacture nutomoblleH for tho west,
ItOlllniC Hill" HliNieliil,
TOLEDO. O,, May 1. The East Side roll
Ing mills here, which nro a part of the
Ropubllu Iron and Hti-el company's system,
have shut down Indefinitely, thipwln? 300
men out of work. Iick of orders Is given I
as tho cause of tho suspension.
(Jul it l.ein ex for Frnnee,
NEW YORK, May 1. The steamship La
Rrelagne, sailing for France on Thursday,
will carry $NiO,niio gold shipped by the .Nn.
tlnnal t'lty Innk There Is talk of JJ.SOO.OOQ
more being shipped, i
ARMIES IN A FIGHT
(Continued from First Page.)
Marqucz thcro nro 2,000 British residents
yot remaining In tho Transvaal, but thoy
nro to bo expelled Immediately.
Siilonkop ,nt AnKcrm (liiccii,
At the conclusion of (lenrrnl Sir George
White's visit to Winder t"'hy queen Vic
toria decorated the defender of Lndysmlth
with tho cross Kind stnr of tho Royal Vic
torian order Her majesty and tho soldier
had n lengthy conference, it Is learned
that tho qifcen wns more nngry than for
years 6vor tho publication of tho Splonkop
dispatches.
t'ttAci: i:voys aim iiamh i"n:i.
I They Are Tonxleil nt Anintcritniu
Prior to Their lleiurture.
AMSTERDAM, Mny 1. At a banquet given
I hero this evening to tho members of tho
! Boer peace commission the president of tho
Transvaal pcaco committee proposed tho
toast "Success to the Mlwlon."
Mr. Fischer ofth'u commission, who re
plied, expressed tho thanks of tho envojs
for tho sympathy that had been shown to
them by a people ot common origin with
.thcmsolvta.
M. Deurdyn, secretary of tho mission, re
plying to the toast to the health of Presi
dent!) Kruger nnd Stcyn, snld that although
some qf tho Boers might have returned to
their homes for a brief visit, no commander
ot thn Trausvaal or tho Frco State had
permanently returned. Ho declared a'so
that the rumors, of the submission of tho
Ft Stntcrs w.ero absolutely without founda
tion. The envoys complained of tho false state
lnentu published by tho British press and
praised tho Dutch and American papers for
their efforts to ascertain tho truth.
The commissioners will start for the
United States Thursday.
MOHIJ IMIISONKHS AT ST. lllll.K.VA.
Trnimpnrt HrlniCH One TIioiiniiiiiI Atlill
tloiiul from Cniictotvii,
JAMESTON, St. Helenn, May 1. The
; British auxiliary transport Bavarian has ar
rived hero from Capetown, with 1,099 Hot
prisoners. All, are In excellent health. They
-will be landed as quickly as poss.ble, al
though the wharves uro blocked with stons,
owing to tho insufficient transport inland,
A'lctorln CroHd for Three.
DLOEMFONTEIN. May 1. A general or
dor has boon published awarding tho Vic
toria cross to an officer, n iiou-commls-sloned
officer nnd a gunner of "Q" battery
of tho Royal Horse artillery for gallantry
displayed during tho rcceut' fighting at
Sannas Poit.
Tho foregoing dispatch does not give tho
names of tho recipients ot tho Victoria cros,
but they are supposed to bo Major Hornby,
Sergeant Parker and Gunner Lodge. A let
ter from Sergeant Parker, who Is believed
to bo ono of thoso Just decorated with tho
Victoria cross, describing the Sannas Post
dlsastor. Is published today. Ho says:
"In galloping from the spruit my gun wan
overturned and every horso was shot, I got
1 up with No. 4 gun and wo remained threo
' houra under tho most terrible flro. In five
minutes I had lost two complete detach
ments and only Gunner Lodgo (nlBO deco
rated with tho cross) and myself were loft
to work the two guns, ho at ono nnd I at
the other. Wo remained at the guns, loading
and firing by cursives, and brought both
guns out of action by ourselves. Wo have
been recommended for the Victoria cross."
.Splonkop nlMiiitchcN to lie 1'iihllc'
LONDON, iMny 1. In the Hoitud of Cerni-
"monV today tho parliamentary secretary of
'tho' War Office, Mr.- Wyndhnm, announced
that under exceptional circumstances of thd
caoo ho proposed to lay on tho table of the
houso tho telographlc corresiwndonce bo
tween tho Eccrotary of stato for war, tho
marquis of Lansdowne, and tho commander
of tho British troops in South Africa, Lord
Roberts, with refcrenco to tho publication
of tho Splonkop dispatches.
Replying to a qucwtlon, the financial sec
retary to tho treasury, Mr. Hanbury, said
tho cost of tho War up to March 31 wa3
1:23,250,000.
Irlxh AhmiicIiiIIoii lit Cnpctinvii.
CAPETOWN, May 1. At. a big meeting
held hero tonight .an Irish association wa
formed. Thoso presept checre-d .all refer
ences to tho queen and thp deputy mayor de
clarer! that tha volco of tho Irishmen in South
Africa was for "Queen and country."
lliniiplircy'H IIIII SIkiiciI.
ALBANY, N. Y., May 1,-Governor Ttooso
velt today signed Senator Humphrey s bill
nmendlng the general corporation law pro
hibiting foreign stock corporations from
doing tuiRinesH In tho xtato when the word
trust, bank, banking. Insurance, assurance,
indemnity, guarantee. gunrnnty( savings,
Investment, loan or benefit Is a part of its
corporate title, except it conforms to the
banking or lnsurunco law of tho state.
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