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.
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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
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THAT WILL DO IT THOROUGHLY.
If you don't rid your system of these poisonous nrstes promptly, they
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of Kheuuietiun, Neuralgia, Hciatiea and kindred complaints.
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Democratic Harmony I.aeklaa.
TECUMSEH, Neb., May 23. (SpeeiaU-
The county democratic convention for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the state
convention was held In this city Saturday
fternoon. H. L. Cooper was made tem
porary chairman and J. B. Douglas tem
porary secretary, which organization was
mads permanent. 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,
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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.
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Glass and Taint Company. Urteenih anl
Dodge.
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