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.
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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
