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NAMES THE POLICE BOARD
David Andentn ii Last Booth Omaha Man
to Get Governor's Ear.
OIL INSPECTOR IS NEXT ON THE LIST
Members of Late Lesjlalatare Tnrlfty
In Disposing of Sapplles Issned
to Thene Dnrlna; the
Session.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April 24. (Special.) Governor
Mickey today, by tha appointment of the
South Omaha Board of Fire and Police Com.
mtssloners, settled one of the most dif
ficult proposition that has so far con
fronted him as chief executive of the state.
The men are: James O. Martin, A. L Berg
qulst, W. B. Vansant, T. J. Nolan and A.
A. Nixon, the latter two are democrats and
the former republicans Bergqulst It a
Baptist church member, Vansant a Method
ist and Nolan Is a Catholic. With what
churchea the other two men affiliate has
Hot been made public property around the
state bouse. Governor Mickey believes he
has appointed a good, clean board and he
believes the members will do their duty.
Never since he has been in office has the
governor been pulled and hauled ao much
as over these appointments. This morning
before breakfast he waa called up over the
telephone aad many citizens of South
Omaha came very near camping here from
the time the bill became a law until tha
appointments were made. David Anderson,
president of the Taxpayers' league of South
Omaha, was a member of one of the first
delegations that called and David Ander
son, the same, was the last man to have
speech with the governor about the ap
pointments, unless someone talked over the
telephone while the governor was at lunch
eon. Mr. Anderson got an audience at 12
o'clock and remained in the executive
chamber until 12:30. When be came forth
- the announcement was made that the men
would be named between 1:30 and 2 o'clock
Mr. Anderson seemed well satisfied with his
Interview when he went back to South
Omaha.
But to add to all the pulling and hauling
someone bobbed up at the last minute and
claimed that the bill had not been passed
with the emergency clause. This re
quired more delay and some trouble to
investigate the records of the house and
the senate. The bill went through the
house by a vote of (5 to 11 and through
the senate by a vote of 28 to 1, Coffey of
Boyd, fuatonlst, voting against it. Had
the emergency clause been stricken off,
the law would not affect South Omaha
this year.
The naming of the board has occasioned
much disturbance to the people of South
Omaha and many factions have struggled
to influence the governor In the matter.
Spratlen Calls on Governor.
Lee Spratlen, the Burlington ' political
man, called upon Governor Mickey Just be
fore Mr. Anderson and remained closeted
quite a while. He may have been talking
about a police commission, but it is more
than likely that be was putting in a plug
for a certain candidate for state oil ln
apector. Later Spratlen had a conference
with Ed Bignell at the Lincoln hotel.
And that recalls that the filling of this
office la the main question now before the
governor. All of the candidates are in the
race and they and all their friends are
putting in these last few hours getting the
ear of the governor. This afternoon Gov
ernor Mickey said he might make the ap
pointment before next week, but it will not
surprise many people it the man la named
the first thing in the morning.
Penitentiary Appointment.
Two appointments were handed down late
this afternoon. These. were Dr. Edgar
L. Holyoke of Lincoln to be physician at
the penitentiary and Mrs. Beemer, wife of
the warden, to be matron at the same place.
The former takes the place held by Dr.
vVHmeth. The position of matron was
created by the last legislature, and the
salary Is to be fixed by the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings. The physician's sal
ary la $900 per year.
After Normal Schools.
Interest in the location of the Junior
school increases as the days go by and
Superintendent Fowler and his assistants
are kept busy answering inquiries. Today
he received two communications from
Valentine and McCook, each of which wants
a school. Tha Valentine communication,
signed by R. W. 'Watson, superintendent of
city echools, wsa this:
We had our meetling last Friday evening
and elected six of the best men In town to
look nfter the Interests of the Junior Nor
mal. They are at work and hope to raise
$,SiM to put In shape a large dining hall to
accommodate luo or 125 persona at a sitting-
They will put the board as near the
actual cost as it ran be done. We hope It
can be done for 12.50 per week. The com
mittee Is making a , canvass for rooms.
From the canvasa made thue far I think
room rent will range from 60 cents to 76
cents per week for each person.
Superintendent George H. Thomas of Mc
Cook sent this:
We will maintain separate lists of board
ing and rooming places, some $4 per week,
some 13.50 per week and others $3 for board
and room. We have at this writing rooms
for more than twenty at no cost whatever;
the maximum charges for rooms alone, on
our lists, Is 50 cents per week. We will
have conducted under our management a
dUilng hall, where the largest possible num
ber will be accommodated at the actual
minimum cost. In this dining hall needy
teachers will be enabled to wait on table
for their board. By the use of this "sliding
scale" It la estimated that the averare cost
for board and room will be $2.55. We go
on the principle that If there be teachers
In attendance who want to pay for extras,
let them do so, and we will assist them
to find such accommodations; while for the
othera who are under great need to econ
omise, the commltteo will be constantly eh-
"The heart to con
ccivc, the understand
ing to direct, and the
.hand to execute "
, Letter of Junius
In a sentence, the signification
of the (ucccm during three
quarters of a century of the
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Only the beet of Illustrations are used.
Just such as will be found In any first
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the picture nothing but appropriate
text la found. Special, articles on
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established reputations, and minor
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S COMING is
the teit for the present week,
and qutte a little space and attention
has been devoted to that topic. A
handsome picture of the president
Is used for the frontispiece, and
several carefully prepared articles
have direct reference to his visit.
Beeldes this there are Illustrated
articles on "The House That Jack
Built," the operetta for school chil
dren, which Is to be sung In Omaha
soon; "Conducting a City Campaign,"
which tells how the machinery of a
party Is set In motion and controlled;
"Agriculture at the St. Louis World's
Fair," written by Frederic W. Taylor,
the expert In charge of the bureau;
"How Captain Pershing Won Dis
tinction," being a short narrative of
some part of the service of a gallant
soldier in the Philippines; "Strange
Colony of Shad Fishermen," a short
account of a colony near New Tork
City that has existed since before
the Revolution; "Krupp's Estate and
the German Worklngmen," Frank G.
Carpenter's weekly letter, In which
he tells of a visit to the great works
at Essen and what he found there;
two pages of matter for women,
another installment of S. R. Crockett's
thrilling story of the struggle for
religious liberty in France; and other
articles.
PICTURES OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
that are not connected with any
special article and numerous, too,
and of much Interest to the general
reader. In addition' to all this show
ing of good things, will be found the
regular departments of the paper,
the crisp comment, the chatty per
sonal gossip and the breexy little
stories which have come to be so
eagerly looked for each week;
nothing has been alighted and
nothing overlooked. It you are not
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deavorlng to assist and help them, and
make their course In the school just as
cheap as it can be made. 'Bus and baggage
fare will be free, as will also the school
buildings, the hallr and churches, the
court room, light and Ice. To do this, to
ahow our desire to entertain this summer
school pleasantly here, and our ability, the
business men have put at the disposal of
our committee $250, to be spent by them In
such a way as will minister to the comfort
of the teachers and help make the school
a success. We feel that the large number
of beautiful and pleasant homes in McCook,
the green grass, the public park, the water,
the electric light, the band, the baseball
team, as well as a superior school equip
ment, ave features of a high educational
value, which, while they may not be esti
mated In dollars and centa to McCook's
BUYnuiitgo, jci imuiu v9 aaen into ac
count by the county superintendents In
reaching their conclusion.
Senate Jonrnnl Completed.
Secretary of the Senate Keim has com
pleted hie work of comnllln tha
journal and has gone home; Chief Clerk
wan or the house is almost through and
the clerks In the office of Secretary nf nt.t.
Marsh have about completed their inven
tory or tne goods and chattels left by the
last legislature. A good many of the things
were left here and a good many of them
left with the members. Of all the nu
merous waste basket and letter basket. ,f
which there were one to each member, only
aooui a aosen are lert that Is are left here.
All of the Ink wells are cons ent
and that one was broken In the spout. Only
iwo seis oi nies were found after the raid.
About a half dozen session laws and a half
dozen Journals are still on hand. All sta
tionery, pencils and pens that were put In
the members desks at the beginning of the
session and that later were secured through
requisitions have been carted away. In
act, supplies of all kinds went home with
the economical members. Five or t An-.r,
pairs of large shears and about a dosen
puncnea inai were purcnaaea for the use
of the members will continue to h
by them at places other than the legisla
tive nans.
Of course these small items coat tha state
very little, but they cost something. Of
course It Is all right for members of the
legislature to want to keen their hill, hut
at the same tlms the bill files cost $1.75
eacn ana mere were 400 of them purchased.
Consequently this little Item will m
have to be Included in the appropriation
lor supplies made by the next legislature.
In the supply room the clerks discovered
enough pencils and legal cap paper to al
most supply the next legislature. Ail the
deaka and goods thsi wer left here have
been stored In a committee room on tho
third floor and will be closely guarded In
order to keen them there. Thl. .rtinn n
the secretary of state has created consider
able consternation among tha other state
officers, who, since time began have beon
using the desks and office fixtures between
session of the legislature. When the ses
sion convened these were taken from the
various offices and consequently left many
of them badly crippled for office fixtures.
Ths new store room contains about fifty
desks besides the members' desks and has
the appearance of an up-to-date furniture
store. The various state officers hereafter
will be compelled to secure their office sup
plies and futures out of the appropriations
mads tor that purpose.
Falls Heirs Sfla.es.
George W. Ounther, a former employe of
the Burlington, has received notification of
the fact that through the death of a friend
he ha beea left two mines near Butte,
Meat. Ob af the mines turn out the
modest amount of $50,000 worth of gold ore
each month. The total value of both Is
estimated at $5,000,000. She who lert
Ounther the property was Mrs. Mollis
Plnger an old friend, who died January 22.
The story of ths friendship of Mr. Ounther
and Mrs. Plngen, who has remembered htm
In such a munificent manner, borders on the
romantic
Some years ago the parties were sweet
hearts and were engaged to be married.
But true love does not always run smooth,
ss the old saw runs and without any actual
break In their relations, the two young
people drifted apart.
But the friendship once likely to be con
summated by the nuptials of the couple,
was never broken and correspondence was
kept up between them.
Later his old love married a wealthy
mine owner. The union, however, was not
blessed with children, and a few years ago
the husband died and left the young widow
In possession of large property Interests,
among them being some valuable mine.
Last fall Mr. Ounther took unto himself
a bride, and while on her way east, a little
later, Mrs. Plngen was the guest of the
young couple at their home in this city.
Some months later It became necessary for
an operation of a delicate and dangerous
nature to be performed on Mrs. Pingen, who
was In poor health. She was unable to
withstand the shock, and died at a hospital
In Kansas City.
No riaas for Fntnre.
Oeorge Ounther, who Is a young man, 28
years oid, lives with bis young bride In a
modest little cottage at 832 North Sixteenth
street. The home Is plainly but neatly fur
nished, and evldencea of good taste are
manifested in Its adornment. He and his
good wife can hardly realize that they have
dropped Into a princely fortune and It
would allll appear like a' dream or a fairy
tale If it was not for the reality in the
shape of letters from the lawyers of the
deceased benefactress telling In plain lan
guage the story of their splendid legacy.
When asked what he would do with tho
great income that he would receive from
the valuable mines left to him, Mr. Ounther
declared that be was too dazed to formu
late any plans for the future, but added
that he would reuember some of his poor
relation and friends who had stood by hlra
In the past, and had been kind to him In
trouble.
Mr. Ounther has resigned from the Bur
lington and he and his wife will leave to
morrow for Denver. Shortly afterwards
they will proceed to Butte to take posses
sion of their valuable property interest.
Gordon Ha a Cadi.
Superintendent C. H. Gordon of the city
schools has received a call to take the
chair of geology of mineral deposits in a
school of mines which promises to be the
leading Institution of this kind In the west.
The president of the school, a prominent
geologist. Is well acquainted with Mr. Gor
don's geological work and Is very desirous
to secure htm for the place. Mr. Gordon
has not decided what answer to make to
the proposition.
General N. M. Curtis of Ogdensburg, N.
T., assistant Inspector general of national
soldiers' homes, waa in the city this morn
ing on his wsy east from a visit to the
Soldiers' homes at Grand Island and Mil
ford. He is an ex-member of congress and
was tha guest this morning of J. B. Strode.
He also visited the home of W. J. Bryan,
with whom he served in congress. General
Curtis is six feet and a half in height.
He recalls the time when he first met
President Lincoln. After the latter had
noted his unusual height in comparison
with his own he remarked: "Thin as a
shingle, straight as an arrow and ten feet
shorter than a rod."
Draw Claim Warrant.
Deputy Auditor Anthes this morning com
pleted the work of issuing warrants for the
deficiency claims which the legislature au
thorized the treasurer to pay. The total
amount for which warrants were drawn
amounts to about $120,000 and represents
several hundred claims. The largest claim
was for about $3,000. The work of Issuing
the wolf bounty claims warrants will now
be taken up. This means another heavy
task for the auditor's office force, since
there are nearly 20,000 to be issued.
Memorial for Mia Smith.
Interesting memorial service were held
U the Memorial hall of the Stat
university this morning tor Miss
was an important factor In the development
Ellen Smith, who for so many year
and growth of the university. Chancellot
Andrews in his remarks said:
"It Is deeply fitting that at the close
of Ellen Smith' long and pure life, spent
In devoted service to the cause of educa-
lon at the University of Nebraska, the
friends of Miss Smith and of the univer
sity should solemnly set apart this hour to
(he commemorating of her extraordinary
useful career. Of the many memorabilia
worthy to be signalized at this Impres
sive convocation, I gladly leave the moat
to others, whose relations with the sub
ject of our common eulogy were such that
they can speak much better than I. My
brief moment I use to praise Miss Smith's
persistence In her calling and In the prose
cution of that calling for so long a period
at the university. Classes, gen
erstions, came and went, but Ellen Smith
tolled on, an example of cheerful perse-
verence, when many of ber colleagues either
gave up educational work altogo:her, as
too unremuneratlve or sought fields where
psy and prerogative were greater.
"Alter? When the stars do;
Falter? When the sun
Questions if her glory
Be the perfect one."
"Few women In this country in any call
ing. In any walk of life, have lived to so
good an account. Few have won so many
friends, tew on dying have been mourned
so wisely or so sincerely."
Many other friends delivered eulogies of
the dead woman.
Brlsrht Yonnsj Man Iasane.
WEST POINT, Neb., April 24. (Special.)
John C. Ward, a well known citizen, was
arrested yesterday on a charge of Insanity
and examined by the commissioners yester
day afternoon and pronounced a fit subject
for treatment at Lincoln. Ward, who was an
exceptionally bright man, was admitted to
the bar some years sgo, but never practiced
his profession. His mania is of a mild form
and was caused principally by hard study
and the use of drugs. Sheriff Kloke took
him to the hospital at Lincoln this morn
ing. .
Increase la School Population.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 24. (Special.)
According to a statement made by Jacob
Boyer, who has taken the census of the
school children here for several years, the
record this yesr will show over 4,000 pupils.
Last yesr's number was S.765. The popu
lation of Hastings Is therefore estimated at
12.000.
Assanlta Mllltla Captain.
FAIRBIRY. Neb.. April 24. (8pecial Tel
egram.) While Captain Bailey of Company
D, Second regiment, was looking after
guard mount of the company last night at
the fire, he was assaulted by Ora Tlppln
with an Iron bar and severely cut on his
face. Tlppln waa arrested this morning
and will be tried tomorrow.
Rasslaaa tto ta Beet Fields.
HASTINGS. Neb., April 24. (8peclal.)
About 600 Russians have left this city dur
ing the week for the sugar beet fields of
Colorado and Minnesota. They will remala
away as long as the beet fields offer em
ployment, and then retura te their home
here.
BANK PAPERS ARE ALL RIGHT
Vaults of Fairburj Institution Opened' After
Fire and Contents Found Intact
MAIL AND POSTOrriCE ALL DESTROYED
Postmaster Set I'p In Basement of
Conrt Hons and la Transacting
Boslaes Wlthsnt Any
Fiatnres.
FAIRBURT, Neb., April 24. (Special Tel
egram.) The loss by the Are yesterday
amounts to $200,000, with Insurance of $90.
000. The entire block south of the court
bouse square, except one building, was de
stroyed. The Methodist church, two blocks
north, caught fire from sparks and wss
entirely destroyed, and the parsonage ad
Joining waa badly damaged, entailing a
loss of $6,000, with $3,000 Insurance. The
Harblne bank opened Its vault this morn
ing and found the books and papers Intact.
It will open up for business tomorrow In
C. J. Bill's banking house.
All the mail in boxes at the postofflce
was burned and the postofflce Is removed
to the basement of the court house, where
the mall Is passed out through the windows
until better arrangements can be made.
Company D of the Second regiment, Ne
braska National guard, was ordered out
and has patrolled the district covered by
the fire.
INTEREST IN THE MILES CASE
Lawyer and Laymen Attracted hy
the Brilliant Array of Legal
Talent.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., April 24. (Spe
cial.) A considerable number of the mem
bers of the Hall county bar, though dis
interested In the case, watched closely the
presentation of evidence in behalf of and
the argument for the motion for a new
trial In the Miles will case of Falls City,
brought before Judge J. R, Thompson of
the district court. And apparently without
exception these, members are guessing that
there will be a new trial and that the de
cision of the supreme court on the first
trial far from settled this case in which
about $1,500,000 Is Involved.
The presentation of testimony and the ar
guments of counsel occupied four days,
closing with a brief statement by Judge
Broady, the real closing argument, how
ever being by J. H. Atwood of Leavenworth.
The evidence presented by the contest
ants, as new evidence of such value as to
entitle tbem to a new trial and a different
finding by the courts, consisted of that of
Paul F. Gadeden, the lawyer at St. Louis,
who, in 1897, wrote the will for Stephen
B. Miles and who later left the country
for Mexico; that of Thomas Cannon, with
whom Gadsden boarded at the time and
to whom he remarked that he had written
a will involving over $1,000,000 for an old
Nebraska gentleman; that of the two wit
nesses of the will, and of another attorney,
with whom Gadsden at the time cqnversad
as to the particular will.-
The defendants or claimants under the
eld will. In whose favor the district court
found, which finding was affirmed by the
supreme court under the evidence then
had, based their objection to a new trial on
the claims that first the district court
wss not the proper place to file the motion,
and had no Jurisdiction, contending that
such should be brought before the probate
court, and again that there was not suf
ficient evidence to Justify a reopening of
the case and that the complainants had not
used the poper diligence in securing the
evidence for the first trial to entitle tbem
to the consideration for which they ap
pealed, The evidence produced by the at
torneys for Joseph Miles, discrediting the
testimony, particularly of Gadsden and the
two alleged witnesses of the new will, re
flecting upon the characters of these men
and endeavoring to show that the new evi
dence was all manufactured.
Upon the closing of the argument Judge
Thompson thanked the attorneys, notwith
standing the feeling there appeared In the
case, for the restraint that had after all
been employed and stated that when ready
to give bis decision each would be noti
fied in due time, that briefs might be
presented, etc., and upon a query, re
marked that the case would not very likely
be decided before April 27, or May 27, when
district court Is convened at Falls City. In
dicating that he will give the testimony.
the arguments and the citations very
minute review.
HIGH SCHOOL DAY AT 'VARSITY
Interesting Progran Prepared for
Visitor from Over the j
State. j
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, April 24. (Special.) The offi
cial program for the High school fete day
to be held at the State university, Lincoln,
on Friday, May 8, has Just been Issued from
the registrar's office. The program em
braces musio and addressee In the college
memorial hall, a basket dinner on the cam
pus, a ride to the university farm, dress
parade of cadets and electrical and me
chanical display In engineering depart
ments. The purpose of this day Is to offer officials
and student of Nebraska high schools an
opportunity to visit the university and meet
the members of Its faculty and atudenta and
to Inspect Its valuable equipment. All rail
roads In Nebraska offer an open rate of a
fare and one-third for the round trip from
points In Nebraska not over 100 miles from
Lincoln, tickets to be sold May 8 limited for
return leaving Lincoln until and including
May 10.
In this connection the registrar has been
authorized by Dr. G. E. Condra, chairman
of the Board of Control of the Nebraska
Intercollegiate Athletic association, to an
nounce that the annual meet of the associa
tion will be held in connection with the
university high school fete day on the cam
pus the afternoon of May . Any high
school in Nebraska except Lincoln can
enter. The Lincoln High school will not
compete since on the following day it will
enter the Missouri Valley high school ath
letlc meet In this city. The events will be
as follows: One hundred yard-dash, 220
yard dash, 440-yard dash, 880-yard dash
one mile race, one mile relay race, high
Jump, broad Jump, pole vault, low hurdles.
hammer throw, shot put.
The names of contestants must be sent to
Dr. R. O. Clapp, physical director of the
university, on or before Tuesday, May 4
Immediately following the close of the meet
the annual election of officers of the aaso
elation will be held.
Superintendents and principals expecting
to be in attendance with parties of students
on this high school day are asked to com
municate with Mr. H. G. Shedd, the regis
trar, the University of Nebraska. Members
of each school are requested to wear
badge bearing the name of their town or
some other distinguishing emblem. All out
ot-town students are urged to bring lunch
baskets for the picnic dinner on ths uni
versity grounds.
Alnsworth Ready to Boon.
AINSWORTH. Neb.. April it. (Special
Telegram.) A mass meeting of the citizens
of this village waa called this afternoon,
resulting in the permsnent orgunlratlon of
the Alnsworth Improvement club, designed
for the better Improvement of ths village,
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to act upon all matters of public Interest
In and about town, and to promote publlo
spirit In the matter of beautifying the
streets, buildings and property, selecting
grounds for a publlo park, looking to good
roads and lending aid In making Alnsworth
one of the most beautiful as well as the
leading town In northwest Nebraska. A
constitution and bylaws was adopted and
the following officers selected for the com
lng year: President, Otto Muti; vice presi
dent, Mrs. J. M. Hanna; secretary, W. M.
Ely; treasurer, C A. Barnes. Chairmen of
the various committees were also elected,
they to act with the officers as an executive
board.
NOTHING TO SEE ON SUNDAY
People Propose to Flock Into Grand
Island Jnst tno
Same.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 24. (Spe
cial.) Notwithstanding the announcements
In the local and tate press that the presi
dent will want to spend a quiet Sunday and
that the local committee has made every
effort that this shall be the case, there are
evidences that the entire country round
about la coming to the city on Sunday,
when the president will not be seen nor
appear In any public way. It Is learned
that in the villages and cities In the vicin
ity every livery team I engaged for that
day, the parties going to this city and the
local authorities' are guessing as to what
there will be to entertain them. The local
committee has not endeavored to secure
rates and has discouraged, in fact, a gath
ering of any kind on that day. It realises
that it Is unable to keep the people out of
the city, but it will make no effort what
ever, to provide any sort of entertainment
excepting the most Informal for the mem
bers of the president's party only. All the
minor details have been arranged for. There
are saddle horses on band for the presi
dent's ride and carriages for such of the
remainder of the president's party, the
press representatives with the train, as re
ported by Secretary Loeb, and other and
the Elks' rooms will be thrown open should
any of the members desire to spend a lei
sure hour there. Guards will be thrown
around the train for every moment of the
president's stop here, from the time of ar
rival on Sunday morning to the departure
on Monday evening. The cltlxens have
chartered a special train for the members
of the Soldiers' Home, to and from the
city. Eight hundred school children will
be In line with flags.
UPSETS LANTERN IN BARM
One Life Probably Lnt and Vnlnnbl
Property Destroyed aa Result
of Carelessness.
SUPERIOR, Neb., April 24. (Special Tel
egram.) H. Sosberg, a farmer near Oak,
upset a lantern In bis barn early yester
day morning and the building and every- 1
thing in It, Including four head of horaea.
was burned. His corn cribs, which were
full of grain, were also consumed.
In endeavoring to save the horses Sos
berg came near loaing bis own life. He
waa badly burned about ths head and arms.
His farm band, who was also working
about the fire, haa not been seen since and
It Is feared that bs was caught In the
building.
Bnalnese Chan, nt Nebraska City.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 24 (Spe
cial Telegram.) John Johnson ft Co. to
day purchased the Johnson t Lyou Gro
cery company of this city and will conduct
the business here In the future. Mr. John
son of tb latter firm will remove te Chi- j
cago.
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MORMONS TO BE EXPELLED
Prussian Government Takea a Firm Stand
u gains; the Missionaries.
THEY MUST LEAVE WITHOUT DELAY
Doctrine Bald to Be Incompatible with
Uwi of State nnd Pcblie Moral
Because Polysnmy la
Kot Excluded.
BERLIN, April 24. The governments of
Prussia and of the grand duchy of Mecklen
burg have decided to expel the Mormon mis
sionaries, of whom there are 145 in Ger
many and 90 In Prussia, on the ground that
they are propagating a form of religious be
lief Incompatible with the laws of the state
and public morals, and because polygamy
la not excluded from their doctrines.
The missionaries, who are all Americans,
will be allowed sufficient time to settle up
their personal affairs. None of the Mor
mons have yet been deported.
The government of Prussia defined the
expulsion as being simply a police measure
for which uo explanation need be made.
Peter Lantensac, a Gorman naturalized In
Utah, first organized missionary work here
In 1896. He was succeeded In 1899 as bishop
by Arnold Schultrlss, a Swiss naturallxed In
Utah, who directed 100 missionaries.
Hugh J. Cannon replaced him In 1900 and
the latter has stesdily Increased the num
ber of Mormon preachers and has nearly
doubled the membership, which Is now
1,800.
When a Mormon arrives In a German vil
lage he rents a hall and begins to preach,
and the common result Is that the local
pastors complain to the police, who not
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Infrequently order the missionary to leave.
The latter then would telegraph to :Ne
bishop In Berlin, who, through the Unltel
States embassy, would obtain a suspension
of the police order Indefinitely, or its can
cellation. The foreign office, owing to the
number of cases pending, took up the sub
ject with a view of settling the stajus of
the Mormons for good, t instead of being
bothered by numerous Individual taiej.
The result has been decisions of Prussia
and Mecklenburg to expel the Mormons,
which course Is likely to be followed by
Saxony, where there are twenty-five mis
sionaries, and by other states. Bnvarta
some time ago decreed the expuUlon rf
Mormons and they quietly lft without
making a stir or attracting dlocusslon.
Mr. Cannon, who has been Informed offi
cially of Prussia's and Mecklenburg's de
cision, has not yet determined what to do,
but he will endeavor to obtain a reversal
of the policy. He affirms that the mission
aries never taught polygamy, niver per
suaded their adherents to emigrate and
always admonished obedience to the laws.
The members are discouraged from emi
grating, Mr. Cannon adda. because tho
church desires to establish a permanent
foundation atone. The missionaries In
Germany, at their own expense, have dis
tributed large sums of money in charity.
Capltsl I Impaired.
E2uTP!- ,ApTl 24 The officers of the
North American Inwurance company of tliU
city have been notified by the Insurance
commissioner that Its financial tondltion la
not up to the requirement of the statutes
.,mp" ""'m,d at about
HA).O0O, (ir wbout JO fer cent, and Is altriuut,,i
a reinsurance of the company's buMnen In
depreciation In the value of tfl estate held
by the company, and to a change In the
method of calculating the rem-rve required
by the Insurance department. The com
pany Is one of the oldest and most repu
table In Its line In the city. It is expected
that the directors will recommend an as
sessment to make good the Impairment
Keep a good supply of
er's Family Medicines on
It's so easy then to take
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one of the Pills at bedtime if you
feel a little bilious, or If your
stomach Is a trifle out of order. .
Just so with the Sarsaparilla.
A few doses will bring back your
appetite, give strength to your
weakened nerves, and relieve
you of that terrible feeling of
exhaustion.
And besides there are the
children' to think of. A dose
or two at the right time often
means so much.
