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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1904)
People and Things of Public Interest Jelster, p. Thomas, lb. Dolan, ss. rresidont Rourke. Umpire Kel!y. Quick, p. Companion, p. Howard, 2b. Brown, p. Sanders, p. Uebhardt, p. Welch, cf. Gondlng, c. Schlnko, 3b. Carter, rf. Thiol, li. Ureeso, o. Mascot Jarath. OMAHA'S VICTORIOUS HAIJ, TIC AM VENN ANT WINNKRS OP TUB 1IKM RACK OF TITK W1TEKN IKAGUK SURltOl'NDKD BY A CROWD OF ADMIR ING FRlKNDa AtTHH T11K D1SGADING GAME WITH COLORADO SPRINGS ON TUESDAY, SK1TKMB1SR 20. Photo by a Staff Artist. KVKRAIj days ago a session of the United States rlr m t court of ap peals was held In Omaha for the first time since tho creation of that tribunal. This branch of the Judiciary body was established In 1892 to relievo tho pressure upon the United States upremo court, and it holds relatively tho same position to that tribunal as the ap pellate dlvlHlon of the supreme court holds In those states which have adopted It. Most of tho cases brought to this court are those Involving questions of Jurisdic tion or of constitutional rights. The scope of cases which may bo brought before tho tribunal Is broad, as It provides a court cf last resort for all cases excepting those whre the charge Is murder In the first degree Civil cases, which are excluded from tho higher court unless they Invotvo Bums exceeding $5,000, may also be appealed to this court. Cases Involving less than tills amount cannot bo carried to the United Slutrs supreme court. Under tho former system nil cases appealed to the Mghcr trlbunr.l had to bo tried at Wash ington, whero the supreme court is in ses sion from October until June, with the ex ception of the recess taken during holiday sea son a. Bomo expense is saved the litigants by affording an opportunity to have tho cases lieard nearer the place whero tho nctlon was originally begun. By reliovlng the congestion of the supreme court, actions are brought to speedier settlement us Im portant, questions were tied up for Indefi nite periods before the creation of the ap ellate division, and tho situation wus be coming worse Instead of better ns each year, new canes were adding to tho con gestion. There are nine circuits :n the United States, the one In which Nebraska Is lo cated comprising eleven states and the ter ritories of Oklahoma, New Mexico and In dian Territory. Sessions of the court will te held at St. Pttul, Omaha, St. l.ouls, in lonver or Cheyenne, and In such other places as tho court may see fit. Owing to the size of the Nebraska district four Jus tices are appoints! to this circuit. Some of tho smaller circuits havo but two Justices, One of the Judges of the United States dis trict court being called to Bit upon the bonch with the other two. New Hampshire, which is in the first circuit, has two Judges; Connecticut, Now York, Rhode Island, I'cnnsylvanla and Massachusetts being among thone hvlng four Justices sitting In the United States court of appeals, and the other districts having three Justices to look after tho appellate rases which are carried up from tho lower courts in their circuits. Judge William II. Munger of the United Btates district court, apcakinj: uX th court. 1 J " L.I.L..,iiSy- f x 9:- VV. v . .i i . ... n -.it -x I v'-i : m. ii - ;4 " wmwin.liiDi'MluiM i in' l wtw iimim inni Wni nimiiii mini iiWwjimtj'Bwiu'.r' - . . ... ... ..... . , ... 4.,.,,,..., - ',!v "'"i ' , . - . -'''::;' v--.. '.--Xj . ' . ; ;-t.5.4 ' " ' , . . ' ; " I Judge ITook. Judge Ssnhorn. Judge Munger. UNITED STATUS CIRCUIT COURT OP ArrKAlJj IN SKSSION AT OMAHA. rhoto by a Staff Artist said: "I think tho Idea cf the appellate division finds general favor. It affords a court of llnal rescrt for the adjudication of cases which formerly had to l.e tied up In the hlght-r courts for a long time, owing to the pressure. Again, cases involving sums of less than $3.K0 may be curried to this court, und In most ef these cases the liti gants n:e an well satislled as though tho Judgment had I ecn pussed by the nine members sitting upon the' bench of the su preme court. The main purpose In creat ing this court w8 to relieve the hlsher tribunal, while it also pulled down the burs for Important cases in which not so much Is Involved." So much has ben said by Tho Bee dur ing the summer in praise of tho Omaha base ball team that It now seems that noth ing can be added. The race made by the club for first placo in tho Western leotfuo race has been by far the finest In the an nals of tho game In the west. On July 4 the Omaha team waa a bad fourth in tho race, and It locked as though cither Denver or Colorado Springs had the pennant won for certain. From the mlddlo of July to tho end of the season tho Omaha team pl ayed tho finest ball ever seen In the west, clearly outclassing all the other teams and turning what scorned certain victory for Denver three weeks ago Into defeat and making sure of first place for Omaha by a margin sufficiently wide to be safe, no matter by whoso record the decision is ob tained. Individually tho players rank Iiliih. The six pitchers under contract are among tho best .in the profession, and cer tainly compose tho best pitching staff that ever wore an Omaha uniform. The infield has played wondorfully fast ball for many weeks and the outfield has been invincible from the beginning. Ia Carter, Welch and Thicl Omaha has the best outfield the Western league has ever seen, which ia saying a good deal, for the Western has had some splendid outfielders In days gone by. Gonding and Frvese, the catchers, like the pitchers, stand at the head of their profession. Manager Rourke is a veteran in the business, and It would be strange if he could not get work out of a team so eager and willing to work to win as the Omahas have proved. His victory is most popular. The decisive game was played with Colorado Springs Just Tuesday and was a clean cut victory for Omaha. Tha demonstration that followed the ninth In iilng was one of the most remarkable ever seen In Omaha, The team was surrounded! by admirers, and player after player was) hoisted to stalwart shoulders by Jubilant fanatics, who paraded the park, headed by a band, and otherwise showed their delight at the outcome of ths gama