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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. "MAY 2CiT04. ESTIMATES OF POPULATION Director of Oenmi Repliss to Critic im of Rtcant Bnilt:n. I LAYS NO CLAIM TO ABSOLUTE ACCURACY Define System Employed Hest In Majority of Cases, While Admitting; Its Krror Where Ksreptlonal Condition! Prevail. WASHINGTON, May 21. To the Editor t The Bee: Referring to the recent com tnents of your Journal regarding the census estimate of the population of your city In 1901, 19W, I beg to hand you herewith a Statement which embodies a general reply to some criticisms of a similar character. Very respectfully. 8. Is". D. NORTH. Director. iron. Oeorge B. Cnrtelyou, Secretary. De partment of Commerce and Labor, Vt'ssh fngtnn, D. C. : Dear Sir You have calif d my attention to certain comments and criti cism upon the estimates of population fuhlished In a bulletin recently Issued by he bureau of the census. I am glad of the opportunity to reply to them In one general Statement. It Is worth attention that these criticisms are much fewer In number and much less violent In tone than the enm- r taints which attended the actual enumera lon of population at the twelfth census. and also that they come, as a rule, from tne same localities. It Is appurent. more over, that they are written by persons who liad not read and digested the text which accompanies the estimates and fully ex plains the purpose and the method of mak ing them and the limitations surrounding them. In all nuarters where these are un derstood the bulletin has met with high Commendation, as supplying Information of Teat interest and value, obtained by the application of a carefullv considered scien tific method for projecting the census Into Interrenml years. Population estimates for Intercensal years are demanded bv the current work of the census bureau; they are equally necessary In the annual mortality reports of our great municipalities, In the calculations and tab ular presentations of the Treasury depart ment and In manv other directions that at once suggest themselves. Heretofore these estimates have been made by local authori ties, and since the methods followed differed widely In different localities the results rossessed no uniformity, and thus lacked ho first requisite of comparable statistics. This deplorable condition was probably un avoidable so long as there was no -permanent census bureau. Now that such a bureau exists. It would seem that one of Its first duties in to establish n definite, uni form rule for projecting population beyond the date of the latest census, snd to make the computations for the public use. Noth ing more Important In the direction of standardising official statistics has yet been done. In my Judgment. The comptroller of the treasury has recognised the value of the service of the census by utilizing its population estimates in determining whether certain localities are entitled to rational bank charters under the provisions of law; and it Is hoped that all government officials who have occasion to use popula tion estimates in their work will also raakoyj uae oi infra. Basis of Calculation. These estimates are not In any sense a census, nor are they based upon an In vestigation of the peculiar local conditions which may affect Individual cases. This fact is an answer to the: criticisms coming from cities whloh adduce various .reasons for asserting that their rate of growth In population since l!0t has been In excess of that indicated. Kach estimate rests upon an hypothesis, sufficiently accurate for most statistical purposes the hypothesis that the annual increase of population since 19W Is one-tenth of the total increase from 1890 to 1900 as established by census enumer ations. In only one class of cases has the census deviated from ft strict adherence to this hypothesis and endeavored to make allowance for distributing local factors. These are the cases in which growth has been affected by annexations of new terri tory, either before or since the census of 190O. Where such annexations have oc curred their effect upon the population has been carefully calculated, after correspond ence with the local authorities, city engi neers, mayors, assessors, etc. In all well settled communities the hy- fiothesls Is found to come remarkably close o the actual fact, when tested by similar computations based upon the growth in previous census decades. For such com munities the estimates can safely be ac cepted In preference to calculations based upon directory canvasses, school canvasses, Increase In postofflce business or ballots cast at elections. Experience almost In variably demonstrates that these methods of determining population are fallacious and unreliable. Krror of Six Per Cent. Estimates of the population of the large cities of the United States in WOO, made by this method on the basis of the census results of 180 and 1890, show that the prob able error of the method la per cent; that in. In half the cities the estimates for a date ten years after the last census were within per cent of the truth. The usual English method, that of assum ing that the percentage of increase, In stead of the amount, remains constant from decade to decade, or from year to year, gives for American cities a probable error of 18 per cent, showing clearly that this method, however applicable in Great Rrlt aln, does not apply to present American conditions. A common American method, that of multiplying the number of votes cast in n presidential election by an assumed ratio of that number to population, when tested, shows a probable error of 12 per cent. Estimates based upon accurate city cen suses of school children show a probable error of 6 per cent. Hut such censuses It American cities are often carelessly taken nd extremely Inaccurate. Estimates based Ipon multiplying the number of names in l city directory by some assumed ratio ihow a probable error of IS per cent, and In everv one of the rases tested the populs Hon as thus estimated was found to be too large No one of the alternative methods, therefore. Is as accurate for American cities under present conditions as the methods we have employed. For cities which have recently entered upon a period of exceptional growth pro duced by the Influx of new settlers In great numbers, and which may be said not to have hwn fairly born when the census or l.Mi'i was taken. ne estimates oi m census on the heels Indicated will un rtoubtedlv prove too small. This fsct was franklv admitted In H'llletln 7, and a cau tlon was added saslrist inv fslse concep' Hons In consequence of rigid adherence to the rule of estimating, eeverui rmi from which complaints have been re reive ui iiiiHmihterilv within this rate gory; and thev should find whatever solace Is necessarv for their wounded municipal pride In this admission of the fallibility of I'.e rule In exceptional cases, which Is found on page 4 of the census bulletin. Would Invite Criticism. In several cases the suggestion Is made th:it ih- census should have sent Its agents to the locality, and satisfied itself by actual examination that the rate of growth In rHimiliitlon Is greater than tnat arrived at bv the arithmetical calculation. 8 ich a course was Imnosslble. for reasons tba seem to me obvious. As already stated this office was not taking a census or anything akin to a census. If. as a re nit of suuerflclal Investigation, unsup ported by an actual enumeration, the bureau had undertaken to publish esti mates of population for particular cities larger than tnose reacnea oy us estao llshed rile, then. Indeed, It would have deliberately Invited endless criticism. For then It would have substituted sheer guess- inir for estimates based upon actual enu meratlons and obtained by a uniform method: wherever It failed to report i population as large as the local expects tlon. It would have been denounced; wherever It Increased the estimate over the population arrived at bv the calcu latlon. It would have laid Itself Open to the criticism that It was favoring certain communities at the expense of others. In the absolute Impartiality with which the rule was applied, lay tne only possinie safety for the Census bureau. It can command respect bv consistency, even when It knows that consistency Involves a certain element of error. It will loss public confidence when It attempts to ar nitrate upon the claims of local directory nv-ikers and real estate agents. By applying a uniform rule, admitting Its defects in .certain instances, toe census ae prlves any city of the right to make com nlalnt ns-nlnst it for unfairness or par tiality; and all cities can make use of the estimates for the mirpoae of computing statistical rates In mortality and other municipal reports, with the certainty that these rates will be sufficiently accurate to answer the purposes for which they are ordinarily required. Local Census Inaccurate. In many of the states of the union Inter- censal censuses will he taken next year, Hnd the returns of these enumerations will be utilized by this office in correcting its estimates for future years. But the office cannot accent the result of local censuses. however tuken, as a basis for modifying its estimates, and for the very good reason that these local censuses are almost in variably found to be grossly Incorrect when checked un by a national census. Turning now to the general results of the census method or projecting tne population, ns applied to the entire country, I call vour attention to the remarkable accuracy that attends the computation when It con cerns conditions which cannot be affected bv local Inlluences and variants. The esti mated population of continental United States for 19O0. as determined by this method on the basis of the Increase from laso to 1.S90. was 75,414.181. while the actual population as returned by the census of lSHiu was i3.:n,ti. in oiner woras, tne ac tual population was 580,394 in excess of the estimate, showing the latter to be In error bv three-rourtna or l per cent, mow rar this negligible error Is due to the Influence tit lmmleratlon cannot be determined. If we project the population of continen tal .united Ktate9 ror tne entire oecaoe in which we are now living, bv the census method, we reach the conclusion that the thirteenth census in 1910 will show a pop ulation In the neighborhood of 89.041,430. This Indicates a percentage of increase of 17.Z, ns compared witn at). 7 in tne decade JK9O-19O0. Events are possible in the future development of the country Which will put this estimate awry from the actual census of 1910. such a possibility exists under every method of estimating. 8. N. D. NORTH, Director. DR. CI. ARK Ql ITS i'ERt NORMAL Bays He Wants No One Blamed for His Reatarnatlon. PERU,- Neb., May 23. (Special Telegram.) Dr. Clark announced In chapel this morn ing that he would tomorrow resign as prin cipal of the State Normal school. He laid his prospects were bright and wanted no one blamed.. For some time there have been reports that Thomas J. Majors, who is one of the trustees of the State Normal school, was after the scalp of Dr. .Clark, because the head of the school would not comply with Majors' wishes In regard to some appointments. Missing; Woman Located, FREMONT, Neb., May 28. (Special.) Mrs. C. A. Lyons, the Fullerton, Neb., wo man who mysteriously disappeared from her home under circumstances which were rather suspicious and who was last seen in Fremont, has been located In South Dakota. She left her homo a few weeks ago ostensibly to go to Walla Walla, Wash. As she did not go there, her hus band became anxious about her and after tracing her to this city lost track of her entirely. She claims to have gone to South Dakota for the purpose of taking up some government land. COMSTIPATIOM is the starting point of disease. It can be easily removed by taking, on arising, half a glass of the Natural Laxative Water, Far your iwn protection sk lor it by the full nunc, HUNYADI fANOS, SUBSTITUTES ARE WORTHLESS AND HARMFUL. , FINISHING TOUCHES PUT ON Dsmocratio National Bnboomnvttee Vests at 6L Loai- ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR SEATING Award for the Decoration of the Hall la Made, oat It Will Be Ready by the Fifteenth of Jane. 8T. I.OUIS, May 23.-The subcommittee of the democrstie nstional committee met here today, practically completed arrange ments for the democratic national con vention, which will meet In this city July , and adjourned to meet again Wednes day, June 5, at 10 a. ra. at the Hotel Jef ferson. Ths disposition of the tickets for the 10,460 seats that will be provided for in the convention hall for delegates, alter nates, the press and the, general public was taken care of and other matters were arranged. Those present were Chairman J. K. ones of Arkansas, Senator William J. Stone of Missouri, Daniel 3. Campeau of Michigan, Norman E. Mack of New York, James M. Head of Tennessee, J. Q. John son of Kansas and John E. Osborne of Wyoming. The absentees were Messrs. J. M. Quffey of Fenzis) lvanla and John R. McLean of Ohio. Congressman O. M. Hitchcock of Omaha, who Is at the head of the press ticket disbursement arrangements, and Mr. Ed win Sefton of Washington, D. C, who will have the direct allotment of the seats, were also present. Mr. Sefton acted as secretary pro tern of the committee. A resolution was adopted providing "that all applications for press tickets from newspapers for the democratic national convention shall be made by and In the name of publishers or managers of news papers and must, be filed with Mr. Charles H. Mann, press gallery, houBe of repre sentatlves, Washington, D. C, on or be fore June 8. Applications for press tick' ets from persons other than those indt cated above will not be recognized." Hall Will Be Ready Jnne IS. A total of 702 seats will be provided for press workers. Of that number 352 seats are for correspondents or local newspaper workers. These will have tables. The re maining XO scats will he reserved for rep resentatives of the weekly ptess and pub Ushers who do not send telegraph mat tor, but writs news letters. Each member of the national committee has been al loted ten tickets and each delegate three Contracts for the printing of the tickets It was reported by the subcommittee hav ing that matter In charge, have been let to a Chicago firm, which was the lowest bidder. The award for the decoration of the hall has not yet been made. It was nnounced on behalf of the local coin mlttee on arrangements that the conven tion hall will be ready to turn over to the national committee by June 15. It was provided that all doorkeepers for the national convention shall be appointed by the subcommittee on arrangements of the national committee, through the ser. geant-at-arms of the convention. One half the world knoweth not how the other half liveth Rabelais I T would only require a reunion of the halves to demonstrate that the whole world lives on MAN ! DROWNED IX A CISTERN o One Near at Time to Tell How Accident Happened. BENKELMAN, Neb., May 23.-(8peclal Telegram.) J. O. Jeppsen, a mason, of Btratton, Neb., for many years a resident of Dundy county, met with an eccldent this morning some time before 9 o'clock which cost him his life. Mr. Jeppsen had been employed to repair the Inner walls of a cistern belonging to C. C. Barr of this plsce and ' was working about three feet down from a board attached to a rope suspended from a picket fence above. Shortly after he had commenced work the little daughter of Mr. Barr went out to where he waa engaged, and not finding him told her mother, who went out to the cis tern and peering down discovered the board which had been used as a seat and Mr. Jeppsen's lead pencil floating on the water. Help was at once called and upon exami nation the body of Mr. Jeppsen was found t the bottom of the cistern. Upon medical examination life was pronounced extinct. It Is supposed that the rope which held the board upon which Mr. Jeppsen was Ittlng became loose, and ss there wss nothing to grab or to use In saving him self he fell into the water and was drowned. s ff yTPURims THE BIO OP Spring is Blood Gleaning Time. Urlo poisons accumulate In the system more rapidly during the winter than any other season. Sprint brings them out into the Blood. They make the blood mica, cause siuggian circulation ana low viuuuy ua mwi u system of ths power of resisting disease. II nothing more serious nappeus, they produce colds, Indigestion, msntel depression, Insomnia, Irregular heart IK W l"L I action or ''that tired feeling." fjuKt COHSTIPATiqi NOW IS THE TIME TO CLEAN 'EM OUT, AND THE ELIMIN0 REMEDIES ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL DO IT THOROUGHLY. If you don't rid your system of these poisonous nrstes promptly, they will set into your Joint and tissurs aud then you will suiter from the horrors of Kheuuietiun, Neuralgia, Hciatiea and kindred complaints. 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Resolutions endorsing the Kansas City platform were adopted. but not without opposition, nor are the democrats generally pleased at the Idea. The delegation to the state eonvenUon s bound by the resolutions. H T. Ward of Tecumseh was endorsea as delegate to tne national convention Trom the First district, and Hugh LaMaater of Tecumseh was endorsed as a member of the state committee from this district. The delegates selected to the state convention include J. B. Douglas, George Warren, J. O. Reed, William Conway, John Howann, nanlei Martin, George Clark, Marlon Stevens, George Sandusky, Herman Ernst. At a later date a convention will be held for the purpose of nominating a county ticket. (((q The Crackle You Hear Is the Sign They are fresh Sought and bought by everybody. Eaten and relished by the whole world. Sold only in air-tight, moisture-proof packages. fril NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY by Judge Sutton. ; Now the licenses will be reissued and Springfield will be a "wet town. .- School Wert at Nelson. NELSON, Neb ,' May 2S .-(Special.) Last week was school week in kelson.. On Mon day night the grades gave a splendid musi cal program, under the direction of Mis" Jeannette Dysart, who has taught music In the school the past year. Tuesday evening the grammar department held Its ninth annual graduating exercises. There are nineteen in this class, and with the assist ance of some of our musical talent they gave an Interesting exercise. The 1904 class gave the graduating exercises at the opera house Thursday evening. This class Is com. posed of six boys snd four girls. Friday night the Alumni association closed the week's festivities by giving a reception and banquet to the 1004 class and their Immedl ate friends. All these exercises were highly successful In every particular, and the teachers and school board are being con gratulated on every hand for ths splendid work being done In our schools. Smallpox at folnmbns. COLUMBUS. Neb., May 23. CSpecial.) Eight cases of smallpox were quarantined by the Board of Health yesterday and one case this morning. In the family of Henry A. Pueschel there are five children afflicted with the disease. Miss Grace Bloom, aged 15, Is also afflicted, as Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lohr. This morning Charles A. Flnnecy, a printer employed at the Journal office, was found by the city physician to have a well developed case, and his home waa at once promptly quaran tined. He had not been at work since last Thursday, but did not know what was the matter with himself. There were no services at the churches In the city last evening on aocoun of the large number of cases of this dread malady appearing so suddenly. The city physician says In most part the caaes are In a very mild form. Every pre. caution la taken to prevent a contagion, but It Is not thought the schools will be closed, as It Is so near to the end of the school year, Saloons Go at Sprtagfleld. PAPILL.ION. Neb., May I3.-tSpeclal.)-In the district court here today the saloon troubles of Springfield were heard upon appeal by Judge Sutton and settled. On sccount of the esse against the granting of a license to Mohler A Iske not having been appealed by the remonstratora through error, this case waa thrown out by the court. Owing to the fact that the evidence in the Johnson case had not been taken down by a stenographer at ths hearing In the lower court, but had bean written long band, and therefore waa Incomplete, the writer testifying to that effect. Judge Sut ton declared he could do nothing except overrule the remonstrance against the town board Issuing a license to Johnson. The town board had granted the two saloon licenses In spite of the remonstrance, but last week they wars or4ers4 ts isists thaas Hold I'P Track Walker. SHSLTON, Neb., May 23.-(8peclal.)- Sunday morning abput 6:30 as Charles Car penter, a section hand and son of F. M Carpenter, section foreman, was making the regular morning trip over the track about a mile west of town he was stopped by four tramps and asked for some matches, which he felt in his pocket for, when one of . the men produced a good sised revolver and pointed It at him and told him to give up his money, which he reluctantly did, $1.40 being all the cash he had. He was then allowed to go and came at once to town and gave the report and a warrant was made out charging the men with highway robbery, and a mar shal and several deputies started in pur suit. All day was spent In looking for the thieves, but they had not been seen up to dark last night, but Sheriff Sammons and a crowd of men are making every effort to locate them. Jones Wanted In Greeley. COLUMBU8, Neb., May 23-(SpeclaI.) One of the suspects, who was apprehended by Deputy Sheriff Lechnlt In attempting to aid Kelley, who Is in Jail here, charged with the murder of Arthur Snowden, to escape, develops to be Charles Jones, who was sent up from this county in January, 1901, for one year, being convicted of stealing a horse belonging to Henry Melcher, a well- to-do farmer living near Humphrey. On his person waa found a small steel drill. Jones Is wanted by the authorities of Greeley county and an officer will call for him today. The other man with Jones at the time says his name is William Condon and his home Des Moines. Condon pleaded guilty today In justice court to the charge of vagrancy and was given thirty days In Jail. The county attorney may possibly file a more serious charge against him after he serves his time. Sanitation of North Platte. NORTH PIATTBi Neb., May 2J.-(Spe-clal.) At last spring's election the question of interest before the people was the need of a sewerage system, snd, as usual, there were two factions, each supporting Its peculiar Ideaa along sewerage lines. At that time the indications were that Immedi ate steps would be taken to make sewerage a reality. The new council selected a com. mlttee which for some time has been ready to report, but as no petition has been pre. sented asking the council to submit the proposition to the people, nothing ran be done. At present the sanitary conditions are not of the best, and the breaking out of an epidemic would probably urge the authorities to renewed sctlon. HYMENEAL Heese.McMaster. BEATRICE, Neb.. May 21 Speclal.)-In county court Saturday occurred the mar riage of Mr. Earick E. Hesse of Wymore and Mrs. May 8. McMaster of Trinidad, Colo., County Judge Bourne officiating. OHIO FORCES STILL AT SEA Democratio Faotioni Working for. Oontrcl .i' of OonTentio4. i BRYAN-HEARST MEN IN THE MAJORITY Larue List of Contesting; Delegations Promise to Make Events at To day's Convention Exceed ingly Lively. COLUMBUS, O., May 23, Leaders sre in conference here today preparatory to the democratio state convention to be held dur ing the next two days. Nothing seems to be settled In advance, except Webb P, Huntington of Columbus for secretary of state. He has no opposition. The Hearst men have for weeks been con tending In Ohio for district delegates to the national convention at St. Louis and for oounty delegates to the state conven tion here this week, but they have failed to get a majority of either, so that there will be no such scenes of contest as were expected here during the week. The Hearst men are now In favor of no Indorsement for anyone for president. This would give them the few district delegates they have seoured, while any Instructions or unit rule would prevent them from get ting any votes from Ohio at St. Louis. While there Is no leader at this convention, as In former years. It Is probable that the contest between the friends of Colonel James Kllbouroe of Columbus and Hon. Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati may pre vent any Indorsement for president. It seems that there will be no Instructions for either Hearst or Parker. If there Is no indorsement of either Kllbourne or Har mon arid no unit rule, the Hearst men will consider It a partial victory, as they would then be able to get the votes of such dis tricts as they have carried. Owing to the large number of contests to be heard, there is some talk of a bolting convention, but it is thought that there will be no more threats of this kind after the district meetings and the committee i sittings tomorrow night. 1 Hearst Men Claim Majority, The Hearst men tonight claim a ma jority In the state central committee to morrow when contests will be determined from the following counties: Cuyahoga, 73; Hamilton. 45; Franklin, 35; Montgomery, 24; Summit, 12; Miami, 7; Madison, 4. To tal, m ) The Bryan-Hearst men call themselves "The regulars" nnd the others "the re organlsers." Their opponents call them selves the conservatives and the others "the radicals." The Bryan-Hearst men's poll of the 723 delegates is . regulars, 351; reorganizers, 172; doubtful, 2W, the last named including the contested seats. The conservatives say the contests will be decided In their favor By the committee J on credentials no matter what the state committee does, that their poll shows 323 conservatives and 200 radicals without the 200 contested seats and that when the convention is permanently organised any ballot will show 255 conservatives to 200 radicals. Under a rule of the last two demo cratic state conventions that were con trolled by Mayor Johnson of Cleveland, the state central committee determines tomorrow morning which contesting dele gation shall take part In the district meet ings In the afternoon to select members of the new state central committee and members of the committees on credentials, resolutions, permanent organisation, rulss and order of business. Radicals Give Concern. If the radicals succeed tomorrow, their action will affect not only 200 seats In the convention but also nine' of the twenty one congressional districts with their nlnr membors of the new state central com mittee and of the regular committees, in cluding that on credentials snd on reso lutions. These committees Include the First and Second congressional districts at Cincinnati, the Twentieth and Twenty first at Cleveland, the Third at Dayton, the Twelfth at Columbus and counties in three other districts. ' W. L. Flnley, the Ohio manager for Hearst, as chairman of the state central committee, calls the convention to order Wednesday morning. K. L. Starr, chair man, and the rest of the temporary or ganization are Hearst men. Ko Time to Fool Asi, Coughs, colds and lung troubles demand prompt treatment with Dr. King's New Dis covery. No cure, no pay. 60c, 11.00. For sale by Kuhn A Co. WESTERN MINERS IN SESSION Convention of Federation Meets at Denver with Vice President In Chair. DENVER. May 23. Over 250 delegates to the twelfth annual convention of the Western Federation of Miners assembled here today to consider Questions vitally affecting the welfare of the organisation. Vice President J. C. Williams of Grass Valley, Cel.. presided in the absence of President Moyer. The convention is ex pected to be In session for about ten days. Delegates are present from Arizona, Col orado, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, KaiiHrtS, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, California. Oregon, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming and Alabama. FOURTH CONTEST LAUNCHED Ten Mors Pries Tripi to the St. Lcaii Ex joiitiom Waiting for Wiinen. GOOD TIME AS ANY TO GET IN LINE get Yonr Mark that Von Can Do Wbat Others Can and Soon Yon Wilt Ho in the Van. The fourth contest In Ths Bee's series for ten mors trips to ths St. Louis ex position Is as yst only a wes Infant. Just one day old and is as proud as only youth knows how to be, for It has passed the thousand mark. In one strike, and with such a start one can look for almost any surprising developments. It will be Inter esting to watch the list of candidates swell ind the figures grow as ths week advances. Watch them. The vote at 3 p. m. Monday, May 28, was: F. M. Frederick, Omaha 1.100 L. H. Mover, Dow City, la 4 Mrs. Lizzie Cruse. Omaha 23 Jessie Bangs, Albion, Neb 12 Irene Lucas, Omaha 1 MOB SEARCHES FOR MURDERER After Excitement Dlea Down Hnnted Man Surrenders to tho Authorities. the ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 23 Word has been received from Valley Park, southwest of St. Louis, that a mob of 6iX men. armed with shotguns and 6thcr weapons, paraded the streets there for three hours searching for Henry Wlslinian. a saloonkeeper, who shot and instantly killed Manley Hanley. The mob gained Access to Wlshman's saloon hy forcing the doors, but he wss not found. It being discovered later that he had locked himself In the room In the rear of the building. The mob kept vigil for some hours and finally dispersed. Wish man surrendered to the authorities after the excitement had abated. Klahteen Months (or Kolibery. BEATRICK, Neb., May 23 -iSpeclal Tela g'ram.)John King, alias Itt IMI. Oeorgs Sveara unci Charles Ray, I he three men found guilty last week In district court of robbing W. T. B. Simpson, n traveling salesman for Swift nnd Company, of 1,3M In this city last fall, wore sentenced to eighteen months each In the penitentiary today. The t'lo will he taken to Lincoln tomorrow. LUgant shndes f floor stiilns. Kennard Glass and Taint Company. Urteenih anl Dodge. 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