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    THE OMAHA DAILY HEE: THURSDAY. MARCH 17, 1004.
CHARGE AGAINST MAJORITY
Alleged Violation of Public Trait Lvd to
Lobeck end Wi hnelL
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE REPORTS
irriafi Comptroller and Baildlss
prrlor of lollaloa wllh foi
(rirfnri and ComplfClf Ei
onesales (Mr Knlnffr, '
Violation of offlolai trust Is the ch.-irsre
preferred against Mty Comptroller Charles
O. Lobeck and Building Inspector Charles
H. Wlthnell. majority members of tlie
Board of Public Work, by tlie council com
mittca which Investigated the charges re
lating to the paving specillcatlons coming;
under the Jurisdiction of tlie board. The
committee In Its report accuses Lobeck and
Wlthnell with having nllowed themselves
'. be Influenced by John Grant and Hugh
TMurphy, paving contractors, and com
pletely exonerates City Engineer Andrew
Kosewater, the minority member of the
board, of any blame or misdeed.
The report of the committee was sub
mitted to the council at a special meeting
late yesterday afternoon. It was received
by a vote of T to 1, O'Hrlen voting no and
Councilman Back going absent.
The committee, which was composed of
Councilman Nicholson, who acted as chair
man, and Councllmen Hoye and Bchroeder,
reported that Iobcck and Wlthnell had
adopted Illegal specifications which re
stricted competition under them; found thut
charges against Engineer Rosewater thnt
be had worked In the Interests of the Bar
ber Asphalt company to be without founda
tion and vindicated his contention that his
specifications admit absolutely free bidding
without favor to any contractors.
Mo Motive Assigned.
Whether the comptroller and building In
spector acted wittingly or unwittingly in
the:r Inclination to please the contractors,
the committee docs not attempt to say. It
gives its reasons - for the conclusions
reached In the long report uppended and
recommends merely that "no Hpecltlcatlons
be adopted which do not admit of the wid
est competition on the several classes of
tavements."
When the council convened Back, Hunt
ington and O'Brien were absent and Coun.
oilman Nicholson demanded a call of the
house. O'Brien and Huntington were se
cured and appeared, but Back was reported
out of the city. In the testimony given,
his name was mentioned as one of the par
ties who had been present on an occasion
at a conference of Lobeck, Wlthnell, Mur
phy and Grant fn Murphy's office.
Various excuses for consulting with con
tractors were given by Comptroller Lobeck,
the chief one being that he desired Infor
mation so that he cauld utilize It in mak
ing reports. He denied that he had been
under the dictation of anyone or used other
than his own judgment, but the only rea
son he gave for not consulting an engineer
In place of the contractors was that Mr.
Rosewater was the only engineer he knew,
and that "he was hard to talk to."
Following is the report of the committee
In fuU;
ral Teat of Report.
OMAHA, Neb., March 14. 1904.-TO the
City Council of the City of Omaha: Tour
committee appointed for the purpose of in
vestigating the cause of delay of the Board
of Public, Works in the mutter of passage
and adoption of specifications for paving
tor 19u4, met and organised pursuant to a
resolution authorising their appointment on
February 20, 1904, and begs leave to report
a follows: . -
First, that aald committee at the con
sultation deemed It advisable to hold sta
tions behind closed doors, particularly In
view of the fact that there were no churges
against any member ot said Board or fub
llo Works and because, under the terms of
the resolution by which the committee was
appointed, the principal object of said com
mittee waa to iTiligliten the council in ref
erence to paving specifications submitted
and about to be submitted to the council.
The committee leemed a number of sub
poenas, but C. II. Wlthnell, one member of
the Board of Public Works, when called be
fore the committee refused to testify, bas
ing his objections on the ground that he
was practically subject to charges before
aid committee and that he had a right to
a public hearing. Tour committee there
upon opened, its doors and allowed report
era present, but Mr. Wlthnell thereupon
refused to testify unless public notice of
the opening of said session should be given
In the newspapers of the city.
. Said Wlthnell thereupon secured a writ
of prohibition from the district court pre
venting the committee from attempting to
enforce the giving of testimony by said
Wlthnell by punishment for contempt. Sold
Wlthnell afterward secured a restraining
order against your committee restraining It
from proceeding to take any testimony in
relation to said Wlthnell's conduct as a
member of the Board of Public Works and
from making any report to your honorable
body of the evidence taken or its finding
unless the session of said committee should
be opened.
WithBCll gparaed All Offers.
Tour committee thereupon, as a matter
ot courtesy to said Wlthnell and in order
to be perfectly fair with him, offered In
writing to allow said Wlthnell and nla at
torney to read all of the testimony taken
and to be present, by himself or with an
attorney, at all further meetings of said
committee, and to give said Wlthnell the
privilege of recalling any wlttiekisea for
cross-examination that he might desire,
and aJso giving said Wlthajell, at his re
quest, the permission to huve John Orant
and Hugh Murphy present at the cross
examination, of any witnesses; also offered
to give said Wlthnell a rlaht to call any
and all witnesses that he might desire be-
tended and la herewith returned to this
body.
Second, your conimtte finds l.i.m t-,e
evidence produced t.-fire lr that c n Jan
uary 12, iH Mi 'in., water, as iha'rman
of the Hoard of rul!i: Works, presented a
set 01 spi -. it'.' Hlluni nn-
in; l.ltnnimou concrete, or b;t-.iithiO
pnvrmfi't.
(b Asphalt pavement. Including under
trio specllV-atiorn f"r xtmet ssphelt'im, both
eclilcatloh lor that t'.ade by hke and by
rock Hxphalt.
" (Mon block pavement,
1) Macadam pavement.
e Hrlck pnvemnt.
(f) Brick block pavement.
Your committee further finds that the
other memlier of said board, Mr. Wlthnell
and Mr. lobwk, refused to discuss snd go
over paid specifications at said meeting in
open ix ant anil continuously r1 ms-n tc
consider said specifications with Mr. Ros'
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Real Ea'ste nd Building Show
Healthy Condition. .
Mot
FROSPECTS GOOD FOR A LIVELY SUMMER
Baslaess Men In All Lines Kaeosrsged
by Present Activity aad Ootlook
(or (he Entire Coming;
Season.
water, the chairman of the board, until
the 2.VI day of January, at which time Mr.
Lobeck and Mr. Wlthnell presented a set
of specifications, which were by the major
ity of said board adopted on the !13d day of
January. That said set of specifications
were Illegal In form and so drawn as to
limit competition. Sold specifications
omitted bituminous concrete and omitted
rock asphalt and combined brick and brick
block In such a way that brick block
would be practically excluded from com
petition. Consulted Us F.nalneera.
Your commutes further finds that the
majority of said board are not engineers
or practical experts on paving, and that
they did not In drawing their said set of
specifications consult with any engineers.
but did consult and in a large measure
adopted the suggestions of prospentlv bid
ders In this city, to-wit, John Grant and
Hugh Murphy.
Third. Vour committee further finds thnt
after the rejection of said specifications
adopted Jnnunry ifl, 19o4, the chairman of
suia board again presented to said
bcarJ a set of specifications covering
the snmo classes of material, 'men
tioned In Ills first set of specifics-.
Hons but that the majority of said board,
consisting of Messrs. Lobeck and Wlthnell,
again refused to take up and discuss or
consider said specifications in open boird
meeting, but adjourned said meeting and
on February 2t. at the board meeting ap
peared with a long list of typewritten
amendments to the specifications prepared
by the city engineer, by which amendments,
among other things, said majority mem
bers of snld board cut out the specifications
for bituminous concrete or bltullthlc pave
ment; the specifications for rock asphalt,
and inserted In its place specifics tlons for
block asphalt; changed the specifications
from stone block so as to limit it to sand
stone and granite; changed the specifica
tions for macadam; changed the specifica
tions for asphalt paving so ss to eliminate
the requirements for furnishing the city
with a formula for their manufacture of
asphalt, and In place of the specifications
prepared by the cnalrman on aspnait.
adopted In substance the specifications In
force In the city of Washington, I). C. 1
thnt said majority of the board also, by
said amendments sgnln cut out brick tilock
and provided for sixes for brick which
would cover the sixes of brick block but
so arranged the specifications on brick ss
to practically eliminate brick block. These
specifications were egaln adopted by tho
majority of said board and reported to the
council.
Limits Competition.
Fourth. Your committee further Ands that
said specifications as last adopted by Messrs.
Withnell and ljobeck's votes on trie Board
of Public Works were so arranged as to
limit competition and that In the prepara
tion of said specifications Messrs. Wlthnell
and Lobeck both visited and consulted with
Hugh Murphy and John Orant and that
knowingly or otherwise, which the com
mittee Is unable to determine, said set of
specifications were drawn In the Interests
of Hugh Murphy and John Urant, prospec
tive bidders for paving In the several par
ticulars, towlt:
(a) Thut said specifications cut out tho
bltullthlc pavement nnd rock asphalt, two
competitors of usphalt.
(b) The limitations on stone pavement
were such as to either cut out Sioux Falls
granite or open It to legal question whether
it could be considered, thus practically con
fining stone pavement and stone guttering
to sandstone, of which the evidence shows
Mr. Murphy to have a practical monopoly.
ic) Thut Mr. Murphy Is known to have
been a bidder on brick pavement In the
past; that the combination of brick and
brick block In one class, with a provision
that the contract shall be let to the lowest
bidder In the class, practically cuts off any
competition on behalf of brick block, which
Is known to be a more expensive pavement
than ordinary brick.
Fifth. Your committee further finds that
the delay in the preparation of the specifica
tions for paving has been due to the con
duct of Messrs. Wlthnell and Lobeck in
refusing to consider specifications In open
meeting and in allowing themselves to be
Influenced by John Orant and Hugh Mur
phy, prospective bidders under said rpecl
flcatlons, and that In said matters they have
violated their duties as public officers.
Rosewater Pinna Acceptable.
Sixth. Tour committee further reports that
as cnarges were maae Dy Mr. Itnnell In
his suits that the specifications prepared
by Mr. Rosewater favored certain con
tractors, your eimmlttce lnvestlaated said
matter and does find that the specifications
prepared by Mr. Rosewater admitted abso
lutely iree mooing, without favor to any
contractor, and that charge Is without
foundation.
I niter tho present system of bidding on
all material before the designation of mo.
terial for the particular district, each class
ot material comes Into competition with
all other classes, and that It was essential
for the protection of property owners that
as many classes of material as are flitt
to make a good pavement be Included under
urpaiHio neaas, in oraer mat the property
owners may have free onnortnnltv a
nste the material desired and that the cut
ting out of certain classes of pavements and
combining them in single classes tends to
limit the field of competition and Is detri
mental to the Interests of the property
owners and to the advantage of favored
contractors.
Your committee therefor ve.nmmAn.
that no specifications be approved which do
noi Kunui or ne winesi competition on the
fore the committee. This offer was re
Jected by Mr. Wlthnell. and upon hearing
the restraining order gal net the commit
tee waa dissolved.
Your committee again subpoenaed said
Wlthnell and John Orant, but they both
refused to attend said committee. All of
the evidence taken before -said committee
was taken In shorthand and has been ex-
several classes or kinds of cavementa
"KRS T. NICHOLSON,
(Signed)
F. H. HOYE.
P. C. BCHROEDER.
Special Investigating Committee.
Severe Cold by Cbamber
laln'S) Coaarh Remedy.
"During my trip In the Transvaal I con
tracted a heavy cold. I am pleased to state
that Chamberlain' Cough Remsdy gave
me prompt relief and after continuing Ha
use for a few day was entirely rid of the
distressing Indisposition." says Mr. Albert
E. Btlasny, manager of Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Association, Cape Town, Africa.
This remedy ha a world-wide reputation
for It cure of cold and can always be
depended upon,
Shamrocks for the asking at Black's.
rightful Heartaches Cured.
One of My Many Experiences with Such a
Distressing Malady.
Too many disre
gard a beadacbe. I
Bud that many of my
patient who sutler
continually from
such paius seem to
tb'.uk tbaut it notli
iug Toy enout.
(inch ia not the rate.
1 ha found in my
practice that head
ache is a symptom
of somatulntf really
dangerous. It shows
a complete .esse of
demoralisation of the entire body. V her
chronic and severe beadacues exist you nil!
nod that tbe stomach is eloranred, the bowels
do not act properly, tbo blood U Impure,
and In nerves are fast becoming complete
wrecks. All mch trouble are aerioui, if
eg.ected, dangerous 1 and 1 am lorry to
say too frequently fatal.
I bav seen many unfortunate in roy
time, who bav had plenty of warning, but
having disregarded Mine, and refused to
take advice of medical men. are today either
to their grave, or absolute physical or nr
vou wreck. Our luaao aiy'lom all or
tb land are filled with patient wbo bav
bad plenty of warning of what wti coming
to them from headaches. I can cor bead
acne, ao matter tlie cane, for it I whkt
cause tb headache tbat 1 get right after
sod endeavor la mak well.'"
I know of nothing belter than my ala
able piescriutioB, Dr. Kav' lUnoTator, fur
ill cur of this vry painful malady, anj
the derangement of which it is the symptom.
My Dr. b.t' lienovator is, a is now well
known, g prescription that I perfected after
sack (tudy and snaay year of experiment.
lis) luil owing 1 mi Instance showing
wher my Renovator accomplished great
food. Hi from Mr. Frank Cuiieu. resid
ng at 8arattga Spnuga, X. Y., and read at
follows;
' For many yean my wif ws tronbled
wtih an almost constant btadacue. Many
physician have trcaU'J ber, and 1 lit' paid
out I a re smut of uioner to relieve ber
headache, Sh began taking Dr. Kay
Kanovator and after taking several boxes of
tbe tablets, she is uow able to sat anything
tbat she desire without any inconvenience,
bbe has not seen a puyi;cian in a year."
Wbal 1 Lav done In hundred of easel,
I know and expect to do in thousandi more.
My advice to anyone suffering from Uesd
acu. Backaches, Derangements of tb
biomacb, Kidney, Liver, Impurities of tna
Blood, Broken Down Nerves, is to try my
Dr. Kay' Kenoraior. It will cure yon
ureiy unlrs your case is extremely exag
gerated and has been too long neglected.
Yon will nnd it a iul excellent tonic and
rebuilder.
If your cat 1 an obstinate on 1 wonld
advls you to write to me, and 1 will give yoa
the benefit of my experience and ad ice. and
1 wi!4 alto prescribe for yon abeoluts'y free.
In tli meanlim you will be on tb f
side by going t tlie nearest druggist and
buying a box of my Dr. Kay's Kanovator.
If conn iu JJ ct., 60 cu and $1.00 package.
If yon cutinot procut it I will teud 11 by
mail on r.'ceipt on price.
AU letter addressed to Dr. B. 1. Kav, r-o
Th Dr. B. J. Kay Mfd'.cal Co., 2 Clinton
St., Saratoga bprtofft, N. Y., will bav
prompt attention, and b ojntioered ia erer.r
war conlidential. When yoo writs me I
would recommend tbat vou fully describe
your symptom and trouble. It will belp
sue la diagnoeiug your east and aabl lb
ia briaguur e,sit.x reiarf to yoa
A busy season Is expected this year In
the building line, also In the real estate
business. Dealers In real estate say that
Inquiries are coming In every day, and that
a day seldom passes without a transaction
of smo kind. Those who are Inquiring for
property propose to build. This desire to
build has created a demand for prices from
firms dealing In builders' supplies. Lumber
dealers say that, while the building season
will hardly open before the middle of April,
already quantities of lumber haa been pur
chased. One lumber dealer said yesterday
thst the price of lumber is lower now
than It haa been for Borne time, and he
attributes the desire to build to this fact.
All of the dealers In lumber have a large
supply on hand and more I coming In
almost dally. Bo far this year few building
permits have been Issued, but It Is expected
that these will come In later, when prop
erty owner have made contract for ma
terial. Merchant here look forward to a pros
perous spring and summer trade. With
the building of the O atreet viaduct, the
laying of additional track In the yards
and the grading and paving of Railroad
avenue, the city will be filled with work
Ingmcn, and business men naturally expect
to benefit thereby. With all of the Im
provements mentioned cottages will be
needed, and this is where the principal de
mand for lumber and building material
will come from.
"Vncle Jimmy" Scott Reaches Home.
Percy Ambler, chief of the fire depart
ment at the tnkn Stock yards, returned
home last night from a trip to Crawfords-
vllle, Ind., where he went with Uncle
Jimmy Scott, the veteran gate tender at
the yards. Mr. Ambler said that Mr. Scott
stood the trip nicely and was met at the
depot In Crawfordsvllle by a relative who
took him to his home, where It la expected
that the old man will end hi day. With
the going of Vncle Jimmy the stock yards
company lose one of its oldest employes.
Nebraska. Blind Children.
The children from the Nebraska School
for the Blind will give an exhibition of
their work under local auspices on Friday
evening of this week at Ancient Order of
United Workmen temple. Of tho blind
children Superintendent McLean of the
South Omaha public school says: "While
nothing but school matters Is ever formally
announced through our schools, yet I take
pleasure In speaking of the excellent char
acter of this entertainment and wish all
our children might see what their blind
brother and Bisters can do under most un
fortunate circumstance."
Wiping; Ont Decrease.
Receipts of cattle at the stockyards dur
ing the last three day haa nearly wiped
out the deficit In receipt. At the close
of the yards yesterday afternon the de
crease as compared with the same date
last year was only 668 head. Advices from
shipper tend to show that by the end of
the week there will be an Increase In re
ceipts Instead of a decrease. So far this
year 191,819 head of cattle have passed
through the yrds her.
Hibernians Entertain Tonight. .
vAn entertainment under the auspice of
division No. S of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians will be given at Workman temple,
Twenty-fifth and M streets, tonight. Here
Is the program: Overture by the orches
tra; address. Dr. W. J. McCrann; instru
mental solo, Mr. W. J. McCrann; vocal
olo. Miss Maud O'Neill; Instrumental se
lection, Brennarv brother; vocal i'Olo,
Thomas Halloran; recitation. Mis Conrey;
selection by Larkln orcheatra; address. Rev.
James Foley, Ottumwa, Ia. ; chorus, "God
Save Ireland."
Republican Meeting; Tonight.
There will be a meeting of republican
at headquarter. S16 North Twenty-fourth
street, this evening at I o'clock. The ob
ject of this meeting Is to perfect an or
ganlsatlon for the purpose of carrying on
the city campaign, which will open In a
day or two. All those who have the Inter
ests of the republican party at heart at
requested to attend this meeting.
Magic City Gossip.
The usual election proclamation Is due in
a few days.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mr,
John Haney, &S16 V atreet.
Th Royal Achate will entertain at Odd
Fellows' ball this evening.
City Clerk S. C. Shrigley Is expected
home rrom canrornia looay.
Local politicians of both parties are get
ting ready to open the spring campaign.
Hugh Kennedy has gone to Hot Springs
Ark., where he expects to stay for a month
James A. Hall has accepted the position
of head bookkeeper in tne omce ot ts. t;.
Wilcox.
Frank Burnesa Is still confined to his
home. He has not been able to get out for
a couple of week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Guild entertained a
large company of friends with a musicals
at their home last evening.
A. L. Coleman, foremerly a resident of
South Omaha but now located In Chicago,
waa here yesterday visiting friends.
Colonel I. C. Gallop, the well known
horseman, has returned from Buffalo
county, where he was called on business.
The condlUon of Mrs. VV. D. Godfrey,
who Is still at the Methodist hospital in
Omaha, wa not reported so favorably yes
terday. W. J. Brennan. formerly paymaster at
Cudahy's. but now In business at Sioux
City, is here for a few days looking after
bualnesr matters.
James F. McReynolds returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he went to visit rela
tives and incidentally look up some busi
ness proposition.
Sheep receipt at the stock yards keep
tip. Yesterday nearly 9.0X) head were
yarded before the closing of business at i
o'clock in th afternoon,
William C. Lyle of Denver was In the
city yesterday, the guest of B. E. Wilcox.
Mrs. J. A. Hall has gone to Auburn to
visit her mother for a week.
Rev. S. A. Blackmore of Crelghtnn uni
versity, Omaha, delivered an Interesting
address at St. Agnes' church last night.
His topic waa "A Trip to Rome."
Mrs. Carrie I.. Groud of Illinois will give
a lecture at the Baptist church on the
evening of March 24 for the benefit of the
local Women's Christian Temperance
union.
1SD1CT BARKER OH EIGHT COVMTS.
Charged wllh Receiving? Money After
Institutions Are Insolvent.
SIOUX CITY, la., March 11 W. E.
Brown, president of the First National
bank of Storm Lake and owner of the
Farmers' and Merchants' bank at Lynn
Grove, the Farmers' and Merchanta' at
Sioux Rapids an the Bank of Royal, was
Indicted today by th Buena Viata county
grand Jury on eight counts for receiving
money after he knew th bank were in.
solvent. ,
point that the Kmployers' association have
brought out most clearly. They Insist that
the employer shaft boss his own Job and
they say this means that they can employ
who they pleasn at whatever price they
pletse. On each and every point union
labor will fight them to a standstill, if
the organisation which they now control
can be held toprether.
The city officials are already making
preparations for trouble when the wage
scale goes Into effect. They will not In
terfere with any actions the unions mny
take lawfully.
CTMM1S WIS" OIT H HAMILTON.
Repohllcnn at Webster City Instruct
for Governor for Delegates.
WEBBTETl CITY, la.. March 11 (Special
Telegram.) The Hamilton County republi
can convention met In this city this after
noon. The iM rates to the state conven
tion were !n.uticted for Governor Cum
mins and A. H. Funk for delegates at large
to the national convention and the con
gressional delegates for Connor.
DR. SCI1ELL WINS HIS SUIT
Minister Brought Aotioa to Recover Dam-
eet fir Libal.
tMMey Municipal Ticket.
SIBLEY, la., March l.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) This evening at a cltlaens' caucus,
attended by over 200 voters, the following
municipal ticket was nominated: Mayor,
W. C. Oarberson; councllmen. Cad. Mor
rison, W. B. Stevens, Elmer Stamm; treas
urer, Ed Bally; clerk, Horace Lemon; as
sessor, John Debos.
SOCIALISTS FIRST IN FIELD
South Dakota Convention Names Can
dldates and Delegates to
National Convention.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D. March 11 (Special
Telegram.) The first congressional and
state ticket to be placed In the field In
South Dakota was nominated by socialist
of the state at a convention which con
vened here yesterday, but which did not
complete Its work until an early hour this
morning.
The ticket nominated is as follows: Con
gressmen, II. W. Smith of Sioux Falls, S.
A. Cochran of Brookings; governor. Free
man Knowles of Lawrence county; lieuten
ant governor, I. N. Burnslde of Hyde
county; secretary of state, F. W. Webb of
Brown county; state auditor, John Clancey
of Lawrence; commissioner of schools and
public lands, D. M. Blemmons of McCook;
presidential electors, Charles Grosse of
Union, G. A. Grant of Clark. D. G. Stewart
f Bowen, D. E. Cary of McCook; delegate
to national convention, H. W. Smith of
Sioux Falls, Freeman Knowles of Dead-wood.
DR. CHARLES PARKHURST IS A DEFENDANT
Suit Grows Ont of Charges Made In
( hurch Publication Impuatnlnu;
the Motives ot the
Plaintiff.
BOSTON, March 11 A superior court
Jury today returned a verdict In favor of
Rev. Dr. E. A. Schell of Chicago, formerly
general secretary of the Epworth league,
In his suit for Jlbel against Dr. Charles
Parkhurst, edltor, and the Boston Wes
leyan association, publishers of Zlon's Her
ald. The Jury fixed damages nt t-t.OOO.
The suit arose over statements printed
In Zlon's Herald In 1899, regarding the pub
lication by Dr. Bchell In collaboration with
E. O. Excel), a composer of Chicago, of a
aacred song book for the use of the Ep
worth league.
The alleged libel was contained in state
ments that Dr. Schell waa dishonest and
had utilised his position In tho church for
his personal gain. The defense wa a gen
eral denial of the (.negations, and a claim
that the published statement wa true and
privileged.
BRUISED BODY IS DISCOVERED
Deadwood Authorities Seek to Dis
cover the Identity of Dead
Woman.
DEADWOOD, 8. D., March 11 (Special
Telegram.) Passengers on the train be
tween Deadwood and Central City this
morning saw the body of a woman lying
face downward in Deadwood Creek, and
upon arrival In the city notified the author
ities who brought the body to town. Ip to
the present time the woman has not been
Identified.
At the place where the body was found
the creek Is but a couple of Inches deep
nnd It seems impossible that her death
could have resulted from drowning. On
the left side of the face are several bruise
and blood had flowed from the ear on that
side. Coroner Allen will hold an Inquest
over the remains this afternoon.
Hearing?' l Saloon Cause.
I IERRE, S. p., March 11 (Special Tele
gram.) The supreme court today granted
the order to .show cause in the case of
Burke itgalnst Collins, from Hand county,
and has placed the case on. the calendar
for hearing, setting Wednesday of next
week for the arguments. This i the case
where Burke Is seeking to compel the
county commissioners of Hand county to
accept his bond and grant him a saloon
license in the town of Miller. It haa created
a great deal of strife in the town and a
It involve the power of county commis
sioners to act as they see fit in such cases,
It lo of state-wide Interest.
Ranchmen to Fight Irrigators.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. March 11 (Speclal.)
The ranchmen of North Park, Colo., are up
in arms and will this spring fight the nu
merous Irrigation and other concern that
have in year past appropriated almost all
of the water of the streams heading In that
section and which supply water for irriga
tion In Fort Collins, Greeley nnd other colo
nies on the plains. The ranchmen claim
that considerable water Is stolen and that
they are unable to conduct their business
owing to it shortage.
Justifies Killing- of Indian.
LANDER, Wyo., March 11 (Special.)
United States Commissioner Johnson, who
Investigated the k'lllng of Tagwanong
weeda, a Shoshone Indian who was shot
down by William Washington, a member of
the Indian police force, a few day ago,
held that the killing wa Justifiable, and
Washington was discharged. The testimony
showed that Tttgwanongweeda attempted to
draw his gun, but the policeman reached
his own weapon first.
Preparing (or iJtbar Trouble.
IOWA CITY, la.. March 1; (Speelal.)
Unlon labor in th city made plain laat
night for th first Unit sine th organisa
tion of the Employer' Protective associa
tion what position It would aaauro after
April 1. when th new wage scale got
Into effect.
All hope of arbitration I now gone.
Union labor will not submit to either srt
Increase of hour or a reduction of wage
or tb opus bp. Thee ar tb ' three
Cody Incorporate Coal Company.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 11 (Special.)
Cody' Wyoming Coal company, the. first
of several big enterprises to be undertaken
in this state by a syndicate of New York
and London capitalists formed by Colonel
W. F. Cody a short time ago, was Incor
porated here today. The capital stock I
$9A0,0o0 and the company will open and de
velop extensive coal deposits In the Big
Horn basin.
Lander Man Commits Suicide.
LANDER. Wyo., March 11 (Special.)
Nick Waddell, si respected citizen, was
found at his home with the top of his head
missing. Waddell had killed himself with
a 25-35 rifle and had been dead some time
before the fact became known. No cause
for the act is known.
Mrsu Murphy I.osea Case.
CHICAGO, March lfl.-The petition of
Mrs. Annie Murphy to be declared th
lawful daughter of the late Baron von
Olahn whs denied today by Judqe Orrln N.
Carter. Mrs. Murphy vu contending for
a reduction In the Inheritance tax, nhe hav
ing been left flO.noO by the luiron. The case
hinged on the question whether church rec
ords In Brooklyn, N. Y.. had been altered
to show a marriage had been eolerViiiir.ed
between Baron von Utahn and the mother
of Mr. Murphy. The court upholds a sub
sequent marriage.
DEATH RECORD.
James G. Ruckle.
AVOCA. Ia., March 10. (Speclal-Jame
G. Ruckle, after one week's Illness, tiled
at his home In South Avoca Tuesday even
ing of pneumonia. Mr. Ruckle came to
Avoca with his parents over forty years
ago and has continuously resided In or near
Avoca ever since. He leaves a wife and
one daughter. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made, owing to a brother in
California and a sister living In Lognn
being unable to reach here.
f Funeral of Mrs. Datuereaux.
AVOCA, Ia., March 18 (Special.) Tho
funeral of Mrs. F. A. Dameraux, who died
at her home Monday momingof cancer of
the stomach, was held this afternoon from
the PrcHbyterlan church. The Rebekah
nnd Royul Neighbor lodges, of which the
deceased was a member, attended, the
Rebekah lodge using Its ritualistic service
at the cemetery.
Mrs. John El. Kearns.
CODY, Wyo., March ll-(Speclal.) Mrs.
John E. Kearns, wife of Mayor Kearns, Is
dead at her home here after an illness of
Only one' day.
. FIRE RECORD.'
Chemicals Hinder Firemen.
CHICAGO. March 11 Fire started this
afternoon In the four-story building at 82
Lake treet, occupied by Appel, Murdock &
Co. The presence of chemicals stored In
the building hampered the work of the
firemen and the flames passed rapidly to
the store room of the company at 84 Wa
bash avenue and from there to the build
ing at 7(1-90 Wabash avenue, occupied by
Well A Nelllger, hardware dealers.
Machinery Warehouse nt Aberleen.
ABERDEEN, S. D., March ll-(Speclal
Telegram.) John McArthur & Son's ma
chinery transfer warehouse was burned
here this morning, together with the stock.
The loss Is (67,000, sustained principally by
the Acme Harvester company of Peoria,
Ills. The insurance is toO.000. The fire Is
thought to be of Incendiary origin.
For that tired feeling don't consult your
doctor and his pills, but go to your grocer
and buy a package of the Bell Coffees or
Red Dragon Tea; drink a hot cup of
either. This advice costs you nothing.
PRIME
Richly nurtured,
solely for beef extract, and 2,000
'head" per day required to fill the
little whit jars found In the hands
cf Good Cooks throughout
the world. That Is the
Liebig Company's
Extract of Beef
I'XIOX STATIC! IOTH AM HAItCV,
Chlraao, Rock Island A Pacific. '
BAST.
tt. Arrln
ratrafn PattUM thelites' a I M sm m h
Chimin Parlunt Loril a t wi am a S ss fni
rhirafio Kiprcpft btl lt am a S It pm
P-a Motnra Fipr .a 4 ,10 pm bit M am
ChlriBo Fact Kiprea a B 10 pm a 1 ti ptn
WEST
Horky Mnnntaln t.lmltrti a T.80 am a 1 .ti pm
Li'.icntn, l tlor.a Fprlnta, Den
ver, ruhln and Yt a 1 SO pm a 1.00 pm
fin. California and Oklahoma
Vrrr a 4 10 pm alt 40 pm
W Alnh.
St. Louis 'Cannon Wall" m a t to pm a I M am
t Louis Uoeal (c eaucll ftluRa) a I II am aiO.M pm
l hli uan v .Nori h n vsvern.
fast Ih.raao 1 40 am 1.51 am
Lrtcal lll.lll mil in . -
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FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Rain for Nebraska nnd Iowa, Fol
lowed nn Friday by Fair
Wenther.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Forecast!
For Nebraska and Kansas Rain Thurs
day; Friday, fair.
For Iowa Rain or snow Thursday; Fri
day, fair In west, rain or snow In east
portion.
For Indiana and Illinois Rain Thursday
and probably Friday; fresh winds becom
ing northwesterly.
For Missouri Rain Thursday; fair In
west; clearing In east portion and colder.
For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Thurs
day and Friday.
For South Dakota Fair Thursday, ex
cept rain in southeast portion; Friday, fair.
Local Record,
OFFICE OF THR WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, March 1. Official record of tern,
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day ot the past three
years:
19D4. 1903. 1902. 1901.
Maximum temperature ... :i6 64 -1 63
Minimum temperature ... . 41 2 30
Mean temperature SS 4 12 IS
Precipitation 03 T T 00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day since Murch 1, 11)01:
Normal temperature ti
Departure for the day 0
Total excess since March 1 M
Normal precipitation 01 Inch
Deficiency for the dny 02 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 4n Inch .
Deficiency since March 1 18 Inch j
Deficiency for cor. period, 1!V3 61 im li i
Deficiency for cor. period. 1!W2 14 Inch I
Report of Stations nt 7 P. M.'
A KIN OP BEAPTV I A ,10V FOPFVFP.
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CREAM, OR MAGICAL RKAUTIFIKK
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tnm i wnrj itaAn, ami nam
aiaeases, anl every tiiamiah
on teautr, anil
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as the least harmful of all the sln rreparatlona."
tat sal by all J'ruigum and Fancy Goods lralera
In tha V. S.. 'ai'l. BDd tnrooo.
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fct. l-otils tifrr a 5:28 pm
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l IiIcuko, Ht. Paul, Minn. . Omaha.
Twin Cllr PaiMiiger b l:M am b 1 pm
ioui City Faaaeng.1 a 2:00 pm all .20 am
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CONDITION OF THE
WEATHER.
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Omaha, raining
Valentine, partly cloudy
North Platte, partly cloudy
Cheyenne, cloudy
Bait lagke City, cloudy
Kitpid City, clear
Huron, cloudy'
YVilllmon, clear
Chicago, cloudy
St. Ixiula, cloudy
ftt. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, cloudy
Kan-aa City, raining
Havre, cloudy
Helena, partly cloudy
Hlamitrck, clear
Galveston, cloudy
54 361 .02
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