.E OMAITA DAILY REE: TITtrnSDAY. AUGUST 20. 1003.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
New Viaduct Propoinioi Reopens the Old
Debate is to Terminus.
PROPERTY OWNERS 6lFFER AS TO POINT
Rivalry Between Street, for Bailneu
Mar Defeat Object Songht lair
nn t'nder.tandlnar Can
Be Rrtrhrd,
-u DROP PLAN OF INJUNCTION
abl.'cin Candidates Abandon The
of Attacking New Primary Bnles.
O'HOLLAREN READY TO, BUT WANTS HELP
all day In police court but hear a couple
of uninteresting continued cases. At rol
call last night Actinic Chief Elsrldr told
the patrolmen that the city had been un
usually quiet for the laat week, but b EeDubl.'cjn Candidates Abandon Thouro
cauuonea inntn a 09 vigilant. 1 liar, vociiia
to be a dearth of tramp In th city just
now. A few weeks ago the city waa full
of vagrants but for the laat week few un
employed men can be found.
Borne objections will be raised to lha
passage by the council of tha ordinance
directing the railroads to construct a via.
fluct acroaa the tracks at O street. This
opposition dereloped yesterday when busl
neaa men on lower N street subscribed
enough money to purchase property en
Twenty-sixth atreet, midway between N
and O street, with the Intention of pre
senting tha same to the railroads pro
viding the eastern terminus of tha bridge
be diverted from O street to tha middle
of tha block.
In talking about this viaduct Council
man Adklna said: "This thing, of building
a viaduct across the tracks hoe been
talked of ror years. Nothing ha ever
been done except to draw plans and then
give one excuse or another. The compa
nies Interested are the I'nlon Stock Yards
and the Union Pacific. There has always
been some difference of opinion about the
eastern terminus of the bridge, and only
recently President Hurt of the Union Pa
dflo told a committee from the Live Stock
exchange that aa long aa the people In
South Omaha could not agree aa to where
the viaduct should be placed he would not
bother about tha matter. Continuing, Mr.
Adklna said that the members of the eoun
ell have decided to go ahead and pass an
ordinance declaring the neceanlty for
bridge across the tracks, and locating the
astern and at O street.
Another member of the council said the
city la getting tired of the dilatory tactics
of the railroad companies, and that a via
duct will have to be built, even 'If the
court have to be appealed to.
There la a wide difference of opinion re
garding the location of the bridge. Of
caw-Be, property owners on O street are
anxious to have the viaduct land at Twen
ty-elxth and O streets. Some years ago,
when there waa a prospect "of a vladuot,
considerable property In the vicinity of
Twenty-alxth' and' O streets was bought
by speculators, and ' naturally they are
anxious to see the bridge opened across
O street. On the other hand, the prop
erty ' owners on N street say that by dt
rertlng the trade to O street N street
property will be ' rendered practically
worthless. The N street property owners
are willing to split the difference and have
the viaduct land In the middle of the block,
and with this Idea In view about S,0O0
has been subscribed to purchase terminal
to be given the rallroaila If the' plans can
be changed and a direct route made. While
the deal for the purchase of this property
has not been eomp'eted, those Interested
say "that negotiations are now pending,
and that the sale ' may be consummated
today.
Those who favor the mlddle-of-the-block
route say that the railroads would save
' considerable In construction by building
tho bridge In a straight line. Instead of
diverging to reach O street.
In this connection some of the council
man say that If the raVroada will agree
to build a viaduct at once the city stands
wllllns to make any reasonable conces
sions." PnehLng Vladnct Repairs. , t
It was announced last night that the Q
street viaduct would be opened to traffic
on Friday. Twenty carpenters are now
at work laying the planking on the bridge
and It Is expected that this work will be
completed lata tonight. This viaduct has
bean closed to street car trafflo for about
two months, the delay being on account
of the nonarrlval of material. When
opened Engineer King says that the bridge
will be In first class condition and will
laat for quite a long time. The planking
la being laid flush with the street oar
rails the same aa on the. Sixteenth street
viaduct In Omaha. This method of laying
the tracks necessitates a double floor, but
. the stock "yards company has not so far
complained about the expense. - With the
opening of the bridge the usual schedule
of cars of the Q street line will be re
sumed.
Lstsafcer for Crosswalks.
Lumber for the laying of fifty-eight cross
walks has been ordered and City Engineer
Ileal stated last night that he expected to
be able to commence work Friday morning.
The laying of such a number of walks
will take soma time but the engineer says
that enough men will be employed to get
the work done before bad weather sets In.
In addition to the laying of new walks eld
cross walks all over the city will-be re
paired. .
Pnvtnaj Railroad Avenne.
Before the council takes final action on
the ordinance regarding the paving of Rail
road avenue a committee will be sent to
confer with officers of the street railway
company in relation to the extending of
the tracks to the Barpy county line. It la
the Intention now to pave Twenty-fourth
street from Q street south to Railroad
avenue and thenoe to the county Una. As
there has been a demand for the extension
of the car tracks to the southern city
limits It Is Inferred that the officer of tha
street car company will make this ex
tension before the pavement la laid. Real
dents of Albright are puahlng this matter
through tha Southeast Improvement club
and hope to aee the car tracks laid before
the paving contract la let
City Jail Empty.
The South Omaha city Jail was empty
yesterday for the first time In many
months. Judge Slug had nothing' to do
More Oas Malaa.
Two cars of pipe for the Omaha Oas com
pany arrived last night. This pipe will be
used In tha extension of mains. On Friday
or Saturday excavating for mains will be
commenced on the following streets :On
Twenty-third street from B street to the
city limits, on M street from Twenty-sec- j
ond to Twenty-fourth street; on O street
from Twenty-second to Twenty-third
street; on D street from Twenty-seventh to
Twenty-eighth street, and on Thirtieth
street from S to T street.
He Says Candidate Doabt Palraess of
the Primary System aad Hold
Them Contrary to
Statutes.
Grading About Completed.
Candidates for the republican nominations
for county Judge, clerk of the district court,
county assessor, and other offices who
have been lying awake for tha past ten
nights figuring on the new primary election
rules, and were talking of enjoining their
enforcement have concluded not to go Into
court. At least no one can now be found
The grading for three additional tracks among their ranks willing to sign his name
for the stock yards company Is about com- to an Injunction, or even contribute to the
pleted. This work has been done at Th.rty- expense of Injunction proceedings.
sixth and Boyd streets and has occupied Several conferences, at none of which.
about a month. Juat as soon as the ma- however. It Is stated, were all the Interested
terial arrives the three additional tracks candidates present at one time, have been
will be laid Into the new western division held during the past few days, and matters
of the stock yards and to the new loading progressed so far that the drawing of a
and unloading chutes. It la expected that I petition was commenced, but It Is now
those new tracks will be laid and be ready stated the whole scheme will be dropped.
It .lad been arranged that F. C. O'Hollaren
should sign the petition. Speaking of the
for use In about a month.
Magie City Gossip.
H. C. Richmond returned yesterday1 from
an extended eastern trip.
Mrs. C. M. Williamson has returned from
month s visit with friends In lows-
proposed action he says:
"All of the candidates for nominations, or
at least all of those with whom I have
talked, have expressed considerable doubt
Charles Allen, who has been quite 111 for as to the fairness of the new rulee. ' In tha
some time, was reported some better yes- flrgt pIac lt lB not considered lust that
terday.
a member of the party should be obliged
rade, ' where he spent a few weeks with P h county committee ISO or SlOO
friends. I before he can even become a candidate In
The Jetter Brewing company has Just I his own party for a nomination. And if
completed the erection of a M.009 building h. Iater ieciAtm to withdraw he cannot
at Springfield. Neb,
Mr. H. B. Fisher, frU North Twenty-fifth
street, has gone to Mount Vernon, la., for
a few weeks' visit.
Rev. Dr. Wheeler will leave today for
Scott Bluff, Neb. He will preside over
the dedication of a ohurch there.
Andrew Davidson, a steam fitter, re
cently employed at Armour's, has been ap
pointed a patrolman to take the place of
inward Pierce,- resigned.
.This evening the-local lodges of the An
cient Order of United Workmen will take
formal possession of the new Workman
temple at Twenty-fifth and M streets.
withdraw his money.
Attacks the Rale.
'Then a careful reading of the rules
shows that they are ambiguous and have
several large-slsed holes In them. Even If
a man acoepts them and obtains a plurality
of all tha votes there Is no certainty of his
nomination by the convention. If the suc
cessful candidates were all from one ward.
or If for any other reason the convention
saw proper, lt could throw the rules out of
the window and nominate whatever candi-
METROPOLITAN CLUB MEETING dates the delegates desired, for the commit
tee cannot nina tne convention, wnicn is su
preme In itself. Another objection which
one candidate brought forward was that
one faction of the party might deliberately
let the other side put up ail the candidates
before the primaries, but take care to have
a good majority of Its own members on the
delegations and then do as It pleased at tha
convention,
"Another point against the new rules Is
that the committee should have received
authority from the convention which
created lt before adopting new rules, or In
any way radically changing conditions.
Heretofore the county and other commit
tees have never taken upon themselves any
Annual Business Session of Members
Rears Reports and Elects
Officers.
The members of the Metropolitan club
held their annual business meeting and
election of officers last night at the club
house. The officers who will serve dur
ing the ensuing year are: Julius Meyer,
president; H. L. Cohn, vice president; S.
Ooets, secretary; Morlta Meyer, treasurer;
8. 8. Ooldstrom. stage director; A. Mandel
berg, N. A. Splesberger, M. )leln, J Klein,
H. Rosenthal snd O. A. Rubin, directors.
The reports were received and duty regarding the campaign of the sue
accepted. Tha retiring president, Mr. 8. ceedlng year to the campaign they manage
Frank, delivered a very Interesting address except the calling of primaries to elect
regarding the past, present and future of delegates to another convention. The con
the organization. Among other matters
mentioned by Mr. Frank was a comparison
of the membership of the club one year
ago and today. He eald although tha
club's membership had decreased during
the past year. Its financial condition has
Improved, and be anticipated an Improve
ment financially during the coming year.
Mr. Mandelberg, who has had charge of
the renting of the club house during the
year, presented a statement which
showed tha most successful season In the
club's history. : : 1 1-
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A Thongrattnl Hnsband
Cured his wife of fainting and dlxry spells,
weakness, headache and backache with
Electric Bitters. Try them. 50c For sale
by Kuhn A Co.
NEW WAY TO TREAT HAY FEVER
1
teaaaxh Dosing Jut Breathe
Hyemet Ittts aeeelesT and
r Smsurtlstsr.
Sherman st McConnall are recommending
to their customers, as a cure for hay fever,
Ilyomei. - -
It Is claimed for this remedy that It atopi
the rpaamodto paroxysms of aneesing, the
smarting and running of the eyes and
pose, and other aoute symptoms of this dis-
ernmtnt. I am also looking after the
transportstlon question for the Second regi
ment to Fort Riley, and arranging other
Incidental details for the maneuvers."
CASE OF DOUBLE DECEPTION
Woman Asks Divorce from Man Who
Said He Was Rich aad Thought
She Waa.
The absurdity of marrying for money la
the moral drawn from a petition filed In the
district court. It recites without , frills the
girl's side of the case and eeeks to tell
from her standpoint how a pretty stenogra
pher of Columbus, - Neb., waa lured by
false promises Into marrying a gay young
of Norfolk. The sum total of their married
life lasted but a few weeks In January,
when the girl came to Omaha, found work
and now wants to resume her maiden name
and prerogatives.
They were married at Columbus. "He
represented to me," substantially says the
girl's petition. . "that he had $750 In the
bank andja nice, comfortable home at Nor
folk, t Ton arriving at Norfolk I was
conducted to a dirty room without furni
ture, which resembled a hog pen more
than a residence."
Two days later, she says, her husband.
William H. Robinson, admitted to her that
he had no money or property and was
minus even a Job. It was then, asserts the
wife, that he showed himself to be
cruet, depraved and evil-minded man,"
and cursed and abused her and threatened
her with loaded revolvers.
According to Rosens, William told her
that he thought she had money and that
was why he married her for that purpose
and to be his slave and work for him.
'He continued his Inhuman treatment
with the threats and looks of a lunatic,1
declares the petition, and after ten days of
this performance Rosena "left him forever
and can never live with him." Robinson
lives at Norfolk.
Ethel Mary Edith Burrttt Is another
woman who has concluded she married not
well. She seeks a divorce from Frederick
Walter Burrltt, whom she married In To
ronto November SB. 1881. She accuses him
of nonsupport, cruel and Inhuman treat
ment and habitual drunkenness. There are
two children, Dorothy, aged 11 years, and
Alice Mary, aged 5, whom her mother sup
ports. The latter hns been making a live
llhood by teaching school.
After twenty years of married life Eliza
Ashcraft seeks separation from Albert S.
Ashcraft, whom she charges with abandon
ment and nnnsupport. They were' married
at Wllber, Neb., In 1882.
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Clue Mightier Than Sword.
ventlon last year did not give the present
county committee authority to go any
further, and so far as the wording of the
statute Is concerned no such authority can
be construed from It.
Principal Legal Point.
"The principal legal point In the matter,
and the one on which the petition would
have been based. Is that the new rules sre
contrary to section 123, chapter xxvl, of the
primary election law, which construes the
words as follows: ., -
The words primary electldn, as used In
this act, shall be construed so aa to embrace
all elections held by any political party.
convention, organization, or association, or
defegates therefrom, for the purpose of
choosing candidates for office, or the elec
tion of delegates to other conventions.
"The new rules not only provide for the
choosing of candidates through a popular
vote, but also for the election of delegates
to a convention to choose candidates, while
the law contemplates that primary elections
shall do only one of these two things, either
The neighbors of R. Olson. 824 Bouth
Thirty-sixth street, allege that he Is In the
nabtt 01 going home in an Intoxicated con
dition and beatlne- his wife. Laat nlaht he
pursued his usual tactics, and to add Best I choose the candidates or choose delegates to
to the proceedings he secured a sword . .. i . -Knn.m nrtirtt. r .m
with which he chased her about the house .
and yards.1 Some of the neighbors sent a ready to go aneaa to Knock tne new rules
call to the police station and Officer Foley
was sent to arrest Olson. hen the of
ficer arrived Olson was still In his tan
trum and attacked the policeman with the
sword. He was quickly disarmed, however, I
ana now langutBurv 111 a ceil cnargea wim
being arunk aaa abusing his wire.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Robert Dewar and John O'Brien, two
f raderm, drifted Into town last night look
ug for work. They were arrested aa sus
picious characters.
On tha chara of misinforming passen-
gera Walter-Jensen, a hack driver, who
out, but I do not feel like going It alone."
UNION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
After Installing Stall for Tear Takes
- t'P Dlscasalon of Work Balance
In Treaanrr.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
held Its annual meeting yesterday after
noon at its rooms In the Paxton block and
electc' these officers for the ensuing year:
NEBRASKA SOIL AT THE FAIR
Will Be on Exhibition at St. Lionls
Plans to Have Range Cattle
There, Too.
Matters are moving along at a rapid and
encouraging pace at the Nebraska commis
sion to the Louisiana Purchase exposition,
Assistant Secretary Shedd has returned
from a visit to Chicago and St. Louis In the
Interest of the commission. Secretary Matt
Miller was at Commission headquarters
Monday, having Just returned from an ex
tended visit through Mexico. President
Wattles and C; H. -Morrell are expected
home from the east In about ten days,
after which the commission will meet for a
general review of the situation.
Prof. C. H. Barbour, superintendent of
the educational exhibit, has but recently
returned from tn extended trip - through
the North Platte country and has arranged
for an unique exhibit of Nebraska soils and
exhibits of cement,- chalk and building stone
lacllitles of the state also will be made.
These will.be in addition to .the regular
school exhibits, but are to be arranged with
them. ' .-j.i - - -
At the meeting" of the cattlemen at Den
ver last week every state that Is Interested
In the range Industry was represented. Including-Nebraska.
A committee was ap
pointed to meet with the chief of the live
tock exhibit of the Louisiana Purchase ex
position to urge upon him to annul the or
der prohibiting the exhibition of range cat
tle at the fair. If this Is unsuccessful an
ppeal will be made to the president of the
United States to use Tils Influence to secure
proper' presentation of the great cattle
range Industry of the west, In order that
the evolution of stock raising may be shown
from the range to the feed lot tnd abbatolr.
The printed prize list and classifications
of the department of live stock are In the
hands of the printers and will be Issued
within two weeks. They will make a book
of nearly 200 pages.
fives at SI North Fifteenth street, is iockad Pres!. it, Mrs. G. H. Covell; vice presl-
up at the police station.
Fire caused by exDloslOn of a clumber's
gasoline torch . called the firemen to the
Boyd theater about f o'clock yesterday
afternoon. It waa extinguished without
any damage resulting.
C. Ellington, a boy about 17 years of ago
who resides at 1926 North Twenty-fifth
street, was arrested laat night fur dls
charslna firearms Inside the city limits.
He was shooting at soma pigeons belonging
10 airs. Lyons, wno resio.es in tne same
neignoornooo.
One of the emDloves of the Kimball
laundry at 150 Jackson street, left a hot
iron on some clotn wnen she quit work
yesterday evening, and as a cqnaequence
firemen were called to the place about 1
o'clock to extlnKulsh a fire which de
stroyed a small pile of clothing and burned
an Ironing board. The damage waa slight.
W. F. Jamison, . 2613 South Thirteenth
street, was locked up at the police station
last night, charged with being drunk and
disorderly. The police allege that Jamison
has been living at the house of Mr, limi
chett, and that she made up her mind
to spend the evening out with friend a To
this Jamison objected and ha grew so loud
In his objection, that an o dicer waa called
with the above results.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon John
Corby, who runs a second hand store at
J8 South Tenth street, felt thirsty. Ha
stepped Into his back yard for the pur
pose of getting a pall of water. When h.
returned h. found one of hla show cases
open and four gold watches missing. As
dent, Mrs. N. J. McKlttrlck; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Graham Park; record'
lng secretary, Mrs. W. C. Hughes; treas
urer, Mrs. Roe,.
The superintendents of the various de
partments of the work also were eleoted.
The lunch work waa discussed and lt was
decided to continue It at the high school
and Mrs. Covell will have It In charge.
The report of the treasurer showed total
receipts for the year 15,346 and expendi
tures K'2. leaving a balance of 1604. The
union meats again next Wednesday to dis
cuss plans for the work for the year.
It was not the Woman's Christian Tern
perance union, as was erroneously pub
lished, but the Woman's Christian associa
tion which erected and furnished the, new
home.
FIXING THE TRANSPORTATION
Adjutant General Culver Arranging to
Send First Itealment Into
Cams st York.
"The purpose of my visit here,"
said
"Is
Adjutant Oeneral Culver laat evening,
he aaw no one about the premlsea at th I to arrange for transportation for the First
can. lit coma give no description 01 the regiment. Nebraska National Ouards, to
mievea to me police. 1 , . . .
Rn n..iri.i,. if...... rMt the sUte encampment at York, which be
charged with stealing a bicycle from Albert ln" August 26. Only the First regiment
Edwards, of 1U L'asteller street. Hendricks I will go Into the state encampment, aa the
Many persona have been cured of hay
fever by Hyomel and Its Inventors profess
to be able to prevent both the recurrence
of the annual attacka and to arrest th
progress of the disease when In the most
chroulo form.
Among those who have been' cured by
Hyomel are J. F. Forbes, chief dispatcher
B. st M. R. R.. McCbok, Neb., who wiita:
"I have never had relief from any remedy
for hay fever even temporarily, until I
Used Hyomat I will always recommend
It whenever occasion off era"
A. Hamlin, Westford, Mase.. writes. "Hy.
omel cured roe of hay fever In one week's
time. I oonslder.lt a duty to tell others
who suffer from this disease."
These endorsements are samples of hun
dreds that have been received by the
manufacturer of Hyomel, but Sherraan 4
M0C0nn.ll oiler to refund the money If
Hyomel does not do all that Is claimed
tor it. Is the slrongaet proof that can be
ered as to the reUenoe they olaoe upon
tArpaiet to cur hay fiver.
attempted to sell the wheel to C. T.
v allien who reIJe at Z9U North Twenty-
fifth atreet. Walllck became auspicious
and telephoned the police after asking
Hendricks to call later. When he railed
an ortlcer waa awaiting his arrival and he
wa taken to the station.
L. F. Adklns. who rives his address aa
lnid Capital avenue, went to the police sta
tion yesterday afternoon for the purpose
ot getting the "khty" which was taken in
th. raid on th gambling room In th Mid
way Tuesday nlaht. Captain Hase asked
iiiu 11 civ wa (no uwn.r 01 me cann ana
when he replied that he wa ' he was
promptly locked up charged w'tlf running
a gambling establishment. The prisoner
waa later released on a tlOO cash bond.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Adjutant J. H. Cnlver of Lincoln la In
th city a guest at the ller Grand.
Frank Kimball of th Kimball Laundry
company mi gone 10 (.oioraao jor a sum
mer s outing.
II. C. Lindsay of Pawnee City, chair--
man of the republican state oommlttee, Is
In the city quartered at the Her Grand.
H. Gibbons of Kearney. W. T. Coad of
Rapid City. A. L. Be.nl. of Orand Island
and W. W. Wood of Rushvlll are at th
Her Orand.
DIED.
BENNETT Samuel Frlsbee, August II, at
10 p. in., at hla resldenr. fcl South
Twenty-seventh street, thl city, born
March IS. 1820, aged ss years a mom ha.
Hla children survive hlra and are Mm.
Mary L. Wad. (widow). Mrs. S. W.
Brown. Lincoln, Neb: Mr. W. R. Ben
nett and Misa Cornells, LUsa BeunsU.
Suuerai notice later. '
Second, has been assigned to take part In
the army maneuvers at Fort Riley In
October. It is probabls that the signal
corps company at Fremont may also par
tlclpate In the Fort Riley maneuvers, Wi
have received equipment of Krag-Jorgen
sens for the two regiments from the gov
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STRIKE HALTS CONGRESS
Delegates Desert Seattle Meeting, rearing
Can Will Stop Banning.
PALMER LAUDS SUGAR AS STAPLE CROP
Declares Arid West Can Grow All
Things, bat Bell Few, in Com
petition with Eastern
Farmers.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19. The proceedings of
the second day s session of the Transmlsals
slppl congress were broken off with a jar
this afternoon when John Henry Smith of
Utah, who was presiding temporarily,
raised his hand for order and announced
that the women In the hall had better
hurry to the city, for there was a rumor
that the street car men were going out on
strike at 4, Five minutes later the hall
was cleared, not only of women, but of
men as well.
Truman O. Palmer was In the middle of
an ablo paper on the "Arid West" when the
announcement of the possible strike was
made. Before the hall was entirely de
serted one man had the presence of mind
to make a motion to adjourn, but no one
stayed long enough to vote, but Mr. Smith
declared the motion carried.
Richard Kerens of Missouri wss unani
mously elected president for next year. A. L.
Black of Whatcom, Wash., was named as
first' vice president; Walter Gresham of
Qalveston, who' Is presiding over the pres
ent congress, was selected ss second vice
president; John Caulfleld of St. Paul, third
vice president; C. B. Booth of Los Angeles,
fourth vice president; George B. Harrison
of Kansas City was re-elected treasurer,
Irrigation association, then addressed the
convention.
sugar Best Western Crop.
Truman C. Talmer, secretary of the Na
tional Bert Sugar association, spoke on
The Arid West." His address, In part.
waa aa follows:
We are trvlna to develoo a vast arid
country where people can grow walking
sticks If we but remove the ferrule, stick
them in the ground and water them, in a
sense that Is true, but what can we pro
duce commercially. We havo a sparcely
settled country, the centers of population
are fas removed, and for export or surplus
crops we are restricted to tnose wnicn ate
sufllelently valuable to stand heavy trans
portation charges.
The great staple crops of the east. In
cluding corn, wheat, oats, rye and barley,
cannot be profitably grown under Irrigation
and shipped across the continent, i'oultry
and eggs, the great minor product of tho
east, can only be produced here for local
consumption. We cannot make butter
here and ship It east In competition with
their butter. We can grow several crops
of alfalfa a year as against thellr only
one annual hay crop, but long haul freight
charges prevent our shipping it away. And
so it Kots with nearly everything.
The farmer In the east has at his back
door a vlllaae of 6.000. 10.0U0 or 20.UU0 ieo
pie, which will take every surplus pound
of everything ha can produce, be lt fruit,
vegetables, cereals, poultry, huy, butter
or stock. The farmer of arid America hai
at hla back door, a village of Jack rabbit.
coyotes and rattlesnakes.
We of the arid west are exceedingly
limited as to what we can produce and llnd
a profitable market for, and lt behooves us
to guard most Jealously the few products
we can snip to advantage.
We can turn our ranges and our alfalfa
and our beet pulp Into stock and llnd a
market for lt. We . can grow special
fruits and ship to the eastern market, but
aside from the product of California, what
do they amount to as compared to the
fruit crop ot the United Slates. And so
In the matter of vegetables.
No use to blind ourselves to facts; they
are too stern realities to be ignored. We
can produce to perfection any temperate
gone crop In the world, but we can ship
but few of them to market.
Now what else do we, or can we. grow
that we can ship out In any considerable
Quantities? I will tell you one, the only
one I know of. We ran grow sugar beets
to r rfectlon and. extract the sugar and
suppiy the American people with the 2,-
and Arthur F. Francis of Cripple Creek, 600.00U tons they annually purchase from
DEATH RECORD.
Saaaael Frlabee Bennett.
8. F. Bennett, father of W. R. Bennett,
died at his . residence, S14 South Twenty-
seventh street, at a o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mr. Bennett had been at the store
ten days ago as active as ever, but was
then obliged to take to his bed. He was
apparently recovering and Tuesday was up
and about the "house and garden. Early
yesterday morning he became unconscious
and passed away aa If in a deep sleep.
Samuel Frlsbee Bennett was born !n
Duanesburgh, New York, March 16, 1H20,
and came of a long lived race, his father
dying at SS and his brother at 85 years of
age. In 1S78 Mr. Bennett came to Omaha
and started In business In a very small
way st US North Fifteenth street. Later
he removed to 1512 Capitol avenue, where he
established the first department store In
the city, the growth of which necessitated
the erection of the present Immense build
ing at Sixteenth and Harney streets, which
was opened in March, 1802. Mr. Bennett
wife died twelve years ago, but all of his
children survive him. They are Mrs. Mary
Lt Wade, W. R. and Miss Cornelia Bennett
of this city and Mrs. Francis W. Brown of
Lincoln. Mr. Bennett was of a very retir
ing disposition and did not care to mingl
In public life, but in business affaire, not'
withstanding his age, was always progres
stvs and up-to-date. He had a particularly
happy disposition and always encouraged
his employes, by whom he was held In the
warmest esteem. The date of the funeral
will be announced later.
William r. Robinson.
KANSAS CITT, Aug. IS. 'William P. Rob
Inson, Jr., formerly general niauager of the
Bt. Joseph at Grand Island, la dead at his
home In this city, sged ii. Under his dl
rectlon the Orand Island was completed
between St. Joseph and Kansas City. Lately
he had been president of the company
building the Mexico & Oriental railroad.
Colo., secretary.
Committees Get to Work.
The committees appointed yesterday or
ganized today and took up the work of the
congress. A number of resolutions are now
In the hands of the resolutions committee
for consideration and report. On account
of the tardiness In the arrival of the prom
inent members of the congress several
changes In the original program for yes
terday's session were necessary, but today
the attendance of delegates was practically
complete, and the proceedings moved with
great regularity.
The confjress was called to order shortly
after 10 o'clock, and Edward F. Har
ris addressed the assemhly on "The Port
of Galveston Child of the Transmlssisslppl
Congress."
This was followed by an address by Ma
jor Johrt Millis, Engineer corps, U. S. A.,
en "The Navigable Waterways In the
State of Washington." John Barrett, min
ister to Argentine, and recently commis
sioner general, to Asia for the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, discussed "The St.
Louis World's Fair snd Its Relation to
Transmlssisslppl Trade with the Orient."
At the afternoon session, after the In
troduction of resolutions, the discussion of
'Irrigation," presided over by President
Oeorge H. Maxwell of the National Irriga
tion board, was commenced. This was fol
lowed by an address by Chairman Maxwell
on the "Future of the Great Northwest,"
and an address by F. H. Newell, depart
ment ot the geological survey, on "Irrigation."
C. B. Booth of Los Angeles, chairman
of the executive council of the National
forelcn countries snd put S25o.O0O.ou0 a vear
'Into our own pockets by so doing.
For arid America the future of the sugar
Industry Is worth more than all other of
our possible Industries combined, and the
flfriirea will nrnv It. Tf nf vnur few tn.
1 dustrlal jewels, you permit your legisla
tors to fritter away this crown Jewel, this
Jewel which of Itself Is a diadem which
will yield to you untold riches, you will de
serve to continue to live In the sage brush
and cactus with Jack rabbits and rattle
snakes as your companions.
ATTEMPTS TO SELL COCAINE
Lincoln Man Falls Into Detective'
Trap nnd Admits Taking;
Drag front Store.
T. W. Bronson of Lincoln was arrested
yesterday and will be held until an
officer arrives from the capital city to take
him there for trial, probably on the charge
of grand larceny, or possibly burglary.
Bronson is accused of trying to sell cocaine
to Sherman A. McConnell, druggists, yes
terday and they, being suspicious, told
him to return In sn hour. They notified
Chlof Donahue and Detectives Donahue and
Hellfeld received him. Th cocaine which
he exhibited was worth S56 and he confesses
to having taken lt from a Lincoln drug
store, whfre he was employed.
EEARNS PRESIDENT'S GUEST
Utah Senator Ur?et Postponement of Bptoia
Session Till After Ootober.
AMERICA ASKED TO PROTECT CHINESE
Editors Request Roosevelt to Aid
Britain and Japan tn Snfegnard
Ing Reformer Agrataat
Empress Dowager.
OTSTER BAT. N. T., Aug. 1. Questions
of national 'concern were discussed today
by the president with several callers. Cur
rency legislation, the Panama canal sit
uation, the work of the extraordinary ses
sion of congress and federal appointments
were among the topics under consideration.
At lunch the president and Mrs. Roose
velt had among their guests Senator and
Mrs. Thomas L. Kearns of Utah and Henry
L. Stoddard, editor ot the New fork Mall
and Express.
Senator Kearns, who with Mrs. Kearns,
has Just returned east from a trip through
the Yellowstone park, desired again to see
the president concerning some pending ap
pointments in which he is Interested snd
to tftlk to him about tha Isthmian canal sit
uation. - f
Senator Kearns talked to tho president
about the probable date of the extraor
dinary session urging him not to call It
until after the October elections.
Later In the day the presldeik received
a call from John E. Slolcher, editor of Les
lie's Weekly, and H. II. Kohlsaat of Chi
cago. Mr. Slelcher discussed the reform
movement In China and the threatened
punishment of the Shanghai edltora who
were advocates of reform. He recalled that
only recently the who1 clvlilsed world waa
shocked by the frightful death penalty In
flicted upon one of the native editors by
order of the empress dowsger. Other re
formers are threatened with similar pen
alties. '
An appeal was made to the foreign lega
tions at Peking on behalf ot the editors.
Thua far only the governments of Great
Britain and Japan, lt la understood, have
protested against the punishment of tha
editors. President Roosevelt said he had
heard nothing of the matter, but promised
to investigate It at once.
Mr. Kohlsaat talked to the president
about the proposed currency legislation.
Mayflower returned to Oyster Bay late
this afternoon. Tonight Mrs." Roosevelt
Miss Alice Roosevelt and a small party ot
relatives went aboard the ship from which
tomorrow they will witness the first of the
series of International yacht races. May
flower will sail for Sandy Hook early to
morrow morning.
Track of Mora oil.
Frank H. Dunlop, secretary and mansger
of the Omaha Petroleum. Gas and Coal
company, has gone to Boulder, Colo., to buy
a well-boring outfit for the use of the com
pany In Sarpy county. Additional oil Indi
cations have been found In that county,
and It Is tha determination of the company
to make a thorough Investigation.
Comes for Pointers.
Frank M. Trew, business manager of the
Beatrice Express Publishing company, was
in the city Wednesday on matters con
nected with that concern. Said he:- 'The
Express Is flourishing fairly well and ws
are contemplating a material enlargement
of the plant, and look forward la the near
future to be established In our own build
ing. We will Install typesetting machinery
this fall and part of my business here It
to look over the field with a view to gettlnp
only the bst. This la my first visit to
The lie establishment. I always knw
It was a big conoern but I never realised
Its Immensity until visiting it today. It
Is the model newspaper establishment of
the west and is fully deserving ot its great
Copper Dividend Declared.
BOSTON, Aug. It. The Calumet A Ilecla
directors today declared a dividend ot 110
per share.
Finds Dying Too Palatal.
After mature deliberation Carl Email., to
vear old. residina at ljtri North Ta.nlv.
fourth street, decided he wanted to die. He
secured a knire wltn which to accomplish
the end and retired to his room. Whi-n he
iound out after making the first gouge
that It. waa going to hurt he desisted and j
informed someone what ha had done. The
result of the attemot was a gash about ,
two Inches long In hla neck. It waa not
very deep, however, and Dr. Ellla was I
called to aew up the wound. When the 1
doctor arrived the young man resisted, and
In the scuftle which followed the physician
had moat of the clothes torn from his body.
He gave up the case and retired In disorder,
la the meantime an alarm had been sent
to the police station and the wagon with a
couple of officers was dispatcliad to the
scene of the trouble. Einsile was brought
to the station and by the time he arnvud
there he had ceased to be a belligerent
and allowed Police Burgeon Schleier to take
four stitches over his jusular. Emslle wos
charged with being drunk and was locked
up to meditate.
Negro Kidnaper Jailed.
FORT SMITH. Ark". Aug. IS. William
Hltks and his wife and ala other negrot-s
who are accused of kldnapins a whit, girl
of Fort Gitxton. I. T., have been captured
and lodged In Jail her. Mrs. Uicks claim
the girl la her daughter. I
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