TITE OMAITA' DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. MAY 23. 1005. , f KM Cheap, Effective, Palatable. APENTA HUNGARIAN NATURAL APERIENT WATER. The Analysis shows that the richness of Apenta Water in natural saline aperients renders it the safest and most remedial laxative and purgative. READ THE LABEL. ? . . . Docs Your Chimney Smoke? If it dors, It means that coal jou are paving for is not burning. CRESCENT COAL Just coal. Leaves lltle ash, makes little smoke. A ton at ?6.00 gives you $6.00 worth of heat not $4.00 in heat and $2.00 in smoke and ashes. Omaha Ice & Coal Co. Auditorium Corner Tel. 373 EXERCISES AT STATE NORMAL Flrnt Principal of School Preachr the Baccalaureate , Sermon. PERU. Neb., May 24. (Special Tele gram.) The commencement exercise of the State normal are being held this week. Sunday at 11 o'clock the baccalaurate ser mon mi preached hy Prof. J. M. McKen le of California, the first principal of the chool. Tuesday was Held day and the time wai given to athletics. Over 1,600 peo ple witnessed the sports. The principal attraction was a base ball game between members of the alumni and the faculty. In which the faculty was victorious. Wednes day dedicatory addresses were given by Governor Mickey. Superintendents McBrlen and Davidson. The exercises were held In the new chapel building, which was crowded at each service. The board held a short session to con sider applications for Kearney normal. Several hundred are on file and McBrlen and Davidson were appointed a sifting committee, after which the board took a recess till the committee could report. Hi Bora Seriously Injured. FREMONT. Neb., May 24. (Special.) Morris Laudenberger and Roy Kllllan, boys about 13 years old, of Morse Bluffs, were seriously Injured by experimenting with a piece of gas pipe filled with powder yes terday afternoon and are now in the Fre mont hospital. The boys found the gas iIpe, which had been charged with powder, and decided to see if it would explode. Morris took It out Into the middle of the street, while Roy observed the situation from the side of a building across the way. He proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the contents of the pipe were of an ex plosive nature, for as soon as he dropped a lighted match Into It there was a ter rific concussion, throwing . him to the ground and almost severing his left foot and leg below the' knee. A piece of the pipe took oft two fingers from Roy's hand and another went through the wall of a nearby house Just over the head of a baby asleep In Its cradle, but fortunately in juring no one. The boys were brought to Fremont on the afternoon train and young Laudenberger'. leg amputated. Both are doing well this noon. No one seems to knew how the gas pipe came to be there or who' fixed It. The boys say It was rusty Rnd partially buried. Bankers Hold Convention. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 24,-(Spe-clal.) The members of group six, of the State Bankers' association held a very suc cessful and pleasant convention here yesterday- with a larger attendance than at any previous session, 'The following offi cers were elected for the ensuing year: F. M. Penny, Wood River, president; W. H. McDonald, North Platte, vice president; ft. D. Ross, Grand Island, secretary and treasurer. Papers were read on "Le gitimate Banking Competition," by C. F. McOrew, Omaha; "Negotiable Instru ments," by C. F. Bently of this city; "Bank 1oans," by A. U. Dann of Kearney; "Shall Bank Officers Serve as Executors, Admin Iterators or Guardians," by Mr. Mc Naniara of North Platte. A banquet was held last night. Bankers Meet at Alliance. ALLIANCE, Neb., May 24. (Special Tele gram.) Group eight of the Nebraska Bank ers' association elected the following off! cers at their annual meeting held here today: C. A. Mlnlck, president, cashier First National bank, Crawford; S. K. War rick, vice president, cashier First National bank, Alliance; W. B. McQueen, secretary and treasurer, cashier Northwest State bank, Hay Springs. Owing to the fact that each representative brought the good tid ings of a very successful year Just past and the prospects bright for a still more pros. perous one for 1906 and 1906, enthusiasm was evident everywhere and especially in the reading and discussion of the various well prepared papers that were Introduced The meeting closed tonight with an elabo rate banquet at the Charters hotel. Cattle Thief Goes to Pea. BROKEN BOW, Neb., May 24. (Special Tejegram.) James R. Rhodes, sentenced with J. E. Chandler, to three years In the penitentiary for cattle stealing last No vember, was taken to Lincoln this morn lng by Deputy Sheriff Robinson to serve his term. Chandler is still here, 1 as his attorneys Intend making an appeal to the supreme court. High School Alntunt Banquet. AURORA, Neb., May 24 (Special Tele gram.) The first annual banquet of the Aurora High school alumni was given in the Masonic banquet hall last evening. The faculty of the high school and members of the Board of Education were invited guests. About eighty were present and a number of toasts were responded to. The affair was a very enjoyable one. Girl Bnrned to Death. GIBBON, Neb., May 24. (Special.) A young girl 17 years old was burned to a crisp in a barn near Roger Bro.'s ranch, about fifteen miles northwest of Gibbon, last evening. She was burned in a barn, together with a team of mules. Some think it a case of suicide and others think she was murdered. Commencement at Bellev-ae. BELLEVUB, Neb., May 24.-(Special.)-The annual commencement exercises of Bellevue college will be held June 4 to 8. An elaborate program has been arranged for the occasion. Big sale of 120 coat and pants, to order, at MacCarthy Tailoring Co., 3M-S06 South Sixteenth street. See ahow windows. FRATERNAIS MAKE APPEAL Will Afk. State Board to Bewsind Evolu tion Regarding Taxation. TEN MILLION OF PROPERTY INVOLVED State Board of Public Lands and Bnlldlnas Has Several Bids for l.abor of the Convicts, fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, May 24.-(Speelal.)-The head officers of some of the larger fraternal In surance associations will appeal to the State Board of Equalization and Assess ment to have the order requiring them to pay taxes rescinded. When the order was made it was announced that a test case would be mnde up, but It Is said now that It would be necessary to refuse to list the property In order to lay the foundation for the suit, and that would lead to the addition of 60 per cent to the assessment as a penalty. Increasing the taxes by that amount In the event the order was sus tained by the supreme court. Secretary of State Galusha, who Is one of the directing officers of the Workmen, and Head Consul Talbot of the Modern Woodmen, have been In consultation ovet the situation, and the conclusion has been practically reached to appeal to the state board. It Is claimed 'that the adoption of the resolution on which the order was based was a violation of sound political principles, since there are about 200,000 members of fraternal orders who will con sider It more or less of a personal griev ance. The fraternal protestants believe that Treasurer Mortensen is gradually changing his views and will vote to rescind the order. He announces, however," that he does not see any way out of the diffi culty because the statute requires the as sessment of all property not specifically exempt, and fraternal property Is not in the latter class. Secretary of State Galusha estimates the fraternal property, which will be affected by the board's ruling, at $10,000,000. Attorney General Brown has rendered an opinion that the law bears out the board and requires the assessment of even Masonic lodge property. Workman Grand Lodge Cost SI 2,078. Secretary of State Galusha, who Is sec retary of the finance committee, said today that the recent grand lodge held at South Omaha cost the order J12.07S.2tj. according to computations Just completed by him. This covers the allowance to 617 delegates for five days. They represented 402 lodges. Want to Pay More for Convicts. The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings will have at least three bids for convict labor when that body assembles to let new contracts June 1. Heretofore the Lee Broom and Duster company has had the men at 60 cents a task, which was supposed to take one man a day. The company received free power, light and heat, reducing the net payment dally for each convict to less than 50 cents. One of the bids Is that of the Sterling Manu facturing company of Illinois, engaged in overall and shirt making, while the other Is made by a broom factory. Both offers are better than the one made by Lee, which the board rejected several weeks ago. Democrats Demand First Place. Today John A. Magulre, secretary of the democratic committee, called on City Clerk Pratt and demanded that the bourbon can didates for aldermen be given first place on the ticket, on the ground that Mayor Brown had a larger number of votes at the recent election than the republican candidate. The demand was refused and It is stated thai legal proceedings will be Instituted to compel him to act. The stat ute provides that the names of candidates shall be placed on the ballots according to the size of the vote cast by each party at the last state election for the head of the ticket, the party having the largest vote leading. It is claimed that this sec tion enunciates a general principle which applies to city elections also, In lieu of any specific statutory provision. I'nldentlfled Holdup Rons Amnck. This afternoon Constable Hunger ar rested an unidentified man who ran amuck at Twelfth and P streets, shooting with his revolver and ordering people to hold up their hands. He was taken in tow by the police. He appeared to have been under the Influence of some drug. The efforts of the police to learn his name re sulted in the discovery of letters addressed to James Murphy. He went Into a pool room after shooting through a window In a second hand store and ordered the play ers to hold up their hands. He did not shoot, however, and escaped out of a rear window. Prohibition Leader Here. Charles R. Jones, national chairman of the prohibitionists, with headquarters at Chicago, is in the city attending a session of the state executive committee of the prohibitionists. The purpose of his con ference today with the state committee to discuss plans for a closer organ isation of the party preparatory to the next campaign. Mr. Jones Is now making a tonr of the country with that purpose In view. Sew Rank at Boone. If. M. Little and A. A. Dodendorf have Incorporated the Boone State bank of Boone, Boone county, with a paid up capital of $6,000. School Apportionment. The per capita for the current school ap portionment will be $1.0.1. according to the computation of Chief Clerk Harnley of the state superintendent's office. The total amount of the apportionment, as declared by the state treasurer, Is $.W9,M0.06. The share of Douglas county will be $44,245.74. Lancaster county will receive $22,963. The per capita for the June, 1904. apportionment was $1.17, while for the December appor tionment last year. It was 72 rents. Thn reduction, as compaVed with the last June apportionment, Is due to the failure of the railways to pay taxes and to the change In the levy to a uniform half mill rate In all the counties. State Examinations. State teachers' examinations will be held June 1 and 2 at Lincoln. Fremont and Grand Island. The usual time schedule will be observed. Applicants taking the examinations will learn of their markings In about one month, according to the state superintendent's announcement. State Board Falls to Meet. Because of the absence of Governor Mickey and Treasurer Mortensen at Peru, the State Board of Equalization and As sessment, which had scheduled a meeting for this afternoon, failed to do anything. Secretary of State Galusha said today that the board would probably Increase the Great Northern assessment from $4,000 to $6,600, to make It conform to other lines In the same condition. The road runs through several northern counties which have been very prosperous during recent years, but the assessment was kept very low because of the plea that the line was not earning any dividends. Rrhrkah District Convention. BEATRICE, Neb., May 24.-(Speclal.)-The ninth semi-annual convention of dis trict No. 6 of the Rebekah lodges was held In Modern Woodmen hnll yesterday afternoon with a large attendance. The district comprises the towns of Fairbury, Wymore, Blue Springs, Alexandria and Beatrice. Mrs. Llbble Lescher of this city, district president, presided over the meeting. Mrs. Nettie Corrlck of Cozard, state president, was present and addressed the delegates at length on the necessity of lodge work, after which various subjects of Interest to the order were discussed. Mrs. Hinds of Wymore was elected secretary to fill tho vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Charles Austin of Beatrice. The convention adjourned at 6:30, follow ing which a banquet was held. In the evening at 8 o'clock, Mina Rebekah lodge, No. 113, held its regular meeting, at which there were several initiations. Many of the delegates remained over to attend the meeting, which was much enjoyed by all present. Miss Nellie Anderson, who holds the office of noble grand of the order, was presented with a beautiful lodge pin as a slight token of esteem. At the close of the business session refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Petty Crimes at Red Cloud. RED CLOUD, Neb., May 24. (Special.) This has been a week of petty crimes in this vicinity. William Skelton was given Into the custody of the Jailor today for robbing tho confectionery store f Matthewson & Downey In Blue Hill, Sun day night. He was caught in the act and with the plunder, consisting of cigars, to bacco, nuts and candy" In his possession. He is a young man 20 years of age, was bound over yesterday In the sum of $1,000, In default of which he was brought to this city today. C. W- Loverchech was arrested today on the charge of drawing a gun upon his son-in-law, Homer Baker, of this city. Wllber Lacey was sen tenced to Jail today for twenty-five days on the charge of stealing an Ice ceam freezer and a gallon of ice cream fronlMhe Methodist people, who were giving an ice cream sociable at the residence of G. W. Lindsey near the city. Where Good Clothes Are Sold Not "Kept" CORRECT DRESS FOR MEN AND BOYS. THE DIFFERENCE We Fit You First and Sell You Afterward r$ i ic l aiior teiLs r on firxt - u And Fits You Afterward ? If He Can Without proper merchandise success Is only temporary. Six seasons ago when we started this retail clothing organization, we hung our standard high and It has never been lowered. During our short career of successful telling our smart clothes km distinguished the best dressed men. , We are today the largest exclusive retail clothiers In Omaha. Single and Double Breasted Suits of World Renown Suits for Men of Moderate Means $7.50, $8.50, $10.00, $i2.00 YOUR MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED m .V 1VW Si OUTING SUITS FULLY READY 10$121518 a resolution was passed finding the charges true and declaring the office vacant. Logan Is charged with refusing to turn over to the city about $1,600 In fines and costs collected by him during February and March of this. year. Ho was removed from office several weeks ago and D. J. Goff appointed special police Judge. Klectrle Line Strikes Ashland. ASHLAND, Neb., May 24.-(Speclal.) All doubt about the Omaha, Lincoln & Be atrice Railway company's going through Ashland vanished this week. Agents for the company have closed up transfers for the right-of-way to the Platte river through town on the original survey, with but six exceptions, which they will acquire by condemnation proceedings. Work on the Platte river bridge near this city will be commenced at once. Police Judge Formally Removed. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 24.-(8pe-clal.) The city council held a special meeting Monday night and heard the charges preferred against Clinton P. Logan, removing him from the office of police Judge. After Investigating the case Xews of Nebraska. BROKEN HOW Farmers throughout the county are bringing In most encouraging reports in regard to early crops, etc. SEWARD Claude McCoy and Miss Amy Hlner of Beaver Crossing, this county, were married In Seward by Rv. Mr. Wil cox. BEATRICE At a meeting of the board of education last evening the proposition to retnstal manual training In the public schools here was defeated by a vote of 8 to 1. BEATRICE In a hotly contested game of ball played yesterday afternoon be tween the teams from the Falrvlew and South schools the former won by a score of 7 to 1. YORK Friday. May 26. Patriotic day, will be appropriately observed in the schools of York county, arrangements hav ing been made for short addresses and singing of patriotic songs. PLATTSMOl'TH A small steamboat was launched In the Missouri river at this point last night. The boat Is owned by three citizens of Schuyler, Neb., who expect to embark on a trip down the river. OAKLAND The opera house was filled Tuesday evening when the senior class of the Oakland High school gave their class play. "Above the Clouds," which far surpassed any class play yet given. PLATTBMOl'TH The last of the screens in local saloons, against which the Law and Ordr league objected and which re sulted In two complaints being filed under the Slocumb law, were removed yesterday. ASHLAND T. J. Moulton & Son of this city have been awarded contracts to con struct 700 feet of cement walk and also replace the flooring of the building at the state fish hatcheries near South Bend with concrete. NEBRASKA CITY - William Bonner post. Grand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief corps have appointed committees to make arrangements to ob serve Decoration Day next Tuesday. An elaborate program for the day is being arranged. STROM SBl'RG Beginning on Friday of last week and continuing until Monday night, the district conference otf the Mis sion church was in session in this city. A large number were in attendance from Aurora, York, Mead and several other towns of the state. LIN WOOD About three-quarters of an Inch of rain fell here last night and this morning. It was needed, as the ground on top was dry. About two-thirds of the corn Is planted. Some rust is reported In winter wheat. There are no reports of Hessian fly in this section. SEWARD-The railroad men of Lincoln, comprising the engineers, brakemen, switch, men and employes of the Havelock shops, will celebrate the Fourth of July in Seward at the Seward Agricultural society's park. Ijast year 7,000 people were present, and this year there will be greater attractions. SEWARD A wreck occurred on the Bur lington at lahey Tuesday morning, when an extra freight train going east was being assisted up the hill by the pusher. 'The engine In front of the train set the brakes to release the pusher, hut the pusher kept on, derailing three cars and piling them up in a heap. BEATRICE Yesterday at 10:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's uncle Charles Thompson, was solemnized the marriage of Miss Edith Evans to Mr. E. A. Gamble. Only relatives and a few close friends wit nessed the ceremony, which was per formed by Rev. N. A. Martin. YORK Phillip Huff sold his 240-acre farm yesterday to a Mr. Comstock of Soutn Dakota for $N0 per acre. It is located live miles northwest of this city. BEATRICE C. O. Wilkinson, a farmer who resides six miles northeast of Be atrice, was in this city yesterday and re ported that much corn in the neighbor hood In which ho lives will have to be re planted, as the stand Is very poor. He reports winter wheat looking fairly well. YORK Tho new bank, which Is to be opened for business June 1 in this city, held a stockholders' meeting and elected Joshua Cox president, Ixiuls Mlttendorf vice president, A. R. Carscadden cashier. Tho above named gentlemen and James Forbes, James Cox and Charles Pfeffer are the directors. YORK Great preparations are being made for the dedication of the new Young Men's association building In this city from June 19 to 26. The various roirl mittees have been appointed for making arrangements for refreshments, speakers, singing, etc. It is expected that this will be a big week for York. COLl'MBI'S- At the home of Andrew Moell, a farmer living in Butler county, their eldest daughter, Miss Lottie, aged 19, fell over dead while doing some light work In the garden. She was supposed to be In the best of health and had made no com plaint. A physician was called, however, who said that death resulted from a stroke of appoplexy. SEWARD Mrs. Ed Ashton had a narrow escape from burning to death this week. She was burning sotne trash in the back yard and among other things she placed on the Are was a paper of powder, which ignited and threw the blase around her, setting her clothing on fire. Medical aid was summoned and her burns, although serious, were found not to be fatal. NEBRASKA CITY The Otoe Preserving company expects to begin operations to morrow packing spring vegetables and berries. The plant will be run for about three weeks, when It will be closed down until July and will then resume opera tions packing beans and other late veg etables. The company expects to pack about 3,000,000 cans of vegetables this sea son. BROKEN BOW The Decoration day program at Broken Bow will be unusually attractive this year. Preparations are be ing made for a big production of the grand army play of "Comrades," to be given at the opera house In the evening. The Brlken Bow Junior orchestra, an or ganization composed of prominent young business men ef the city, will make their first appearance before a local audience on that occasion. STROM SHL'RO On Friday night a mass meeting of those interested in the estab lishment of a Young Men's Christian as sociation in this city was held in the Boost ram building, and a constitution was adopted. The board of directors met on Tuesday night and elected the following of ficers of the association: President, Eric Forslund; first vice president, John Erick son; second vice president, August H. An derson; secretary, Nathan Wilson; treas urer, C. V. Nelson. COLl'MBI'S P. J. Keenan, a liveryman of this city, has reported the loss ef a team and buggy to the sheriff. Yesterday he engaged a rig to a young fellow, who did not return on time. Early this morn ing word was telephoned from David City that the team passed tarough there at 2 o'clock this morning, going south. The team was known by a barn man who had formerly worked here. The party is sup posed to be In Lincoln and a reward will be offered for his arrest. NEBRASKA CITY A few weeks ago rural route No. 1 was changed so that a number of the old patrons were left off the route and several other farmers added. A petition, with forty names. Including all of the farmers who were dropped from the route and those who are at present on tho route has been sent to the postal au thorities in Washington, requesting that the route be chauged back to the way It was originally established. LEIGH This morning a deal was made between the Leigh Independent Telephone company and the Nebraska Telephone com pany in which the two central offices will be consolidated. The local company will he entitled to outside connections over the Nebraska's lines, which will give the local subscribers all the benefits of the Nebraska, system. The Independent company sever its connections with the Platte County In dependent company. The new arrangement will Im effective June 1. BEATRICE The city council held Its regular meeting last night and approved tile official bond of City Treasurer Jones In the sum of $36,000 and the bond of T. H. Burke as chief of police In the sum of $.HK). Henry Spahn was named as day or flcer by Mayor Shultz. Tho finance com mittee reported that n eastern firm owned $10,000 of refunding bonds, drawing a low rate of Interest, which It wanted to sell at 75 per cent. The city treasurer was Instructed to make a flat bid of $7,0U0 for the block of $10,000. GRAND ISLAND At a meeting of the North Side Improvement club, an organisa tion separate from the Commercial club or the city, with the purpose of looking more particularly after the Interests of the sec tion of the city north of the railroad tracks, held last night, a resolution was adopted, asking the city authorities to re fuse the closing of any crossing in the city to the Union Pacific company and re questing it to negotiate with the company with the view of so modifying Its plans that It can remove Its yards without clos ing any streets. STROM SBl'RG It Is rumored that should the proposed Star mail route, be tween this city and Shelby, become a fact, the Union Pacific officials will change thn time of the Llncoln-Htromsburg passenger so that it will come here about noon. In stead of at .night, and depart some time in the afternoon. The reason assigned for the determination on the part of the rail road officials is that they are unwilling to lose the carrying of the mail, which they would do, to a large extent, should the route be established. Stromsburg does not court any such change, as it would then be Impossible to go to Lincoln or Omaha without remaining over night. COLUMBUS Frank Slmms, an aged colored man, has filed suit In the district court here wherein he seeks to recover $1,000 from the estate of the late George W. Hulst. Slmms was born in Maryland, but some forty years ago he was taken Into the family of Mr. Hulst, then living In Virginia. A few years later they removed to Nebraska, bringing Slmms with them. He was in the family here for many year! as a servant, even up to the time of the death of Mr. Hulst. He claims that when Mrs. Hulst died she left two wills and in one he was allowed $1,000. The estate was generally valued at about $50,000. In the other will the faithful old colored servant wa not mentioned. ASHLAND Vacancies In the Ashland High school faculty, caused by the refusal of the teachers to sign contracts, were filed at a meeting of the Board of Educa tion Monday night. Prof. Thomas Fleming of Sutton, Neb., succeeds Prof. R. A. Hanold as science teacher. The latter will return to Indiana. Prof. C. Sanders of Nemaha succeeds Prof. George A. Gruhb as eighth grade teacher. The latter has been elected principal of the West ward school at Wahoo. Miss Schultl of Fair mont succeeds Miss Duty von Mansfeldn as assistant principal of the high school. Prof. D. K. Luthy, the retiring superin tendent, will remove to Eugene, Ore., in a few weeks to educate his daughters In the University of Oregon. He has taught for eleven years In Nebraska high schools.- , : I' "You see, it's just this way: About every so often he gets cross and sulky, and you can't please him with anything. I stand it as long as I can; then I say, 'Ezekiel, sit right down, take two of these Ayer's Pills, and go to bed.' You just ought to see him the next day, he is so changed, so resigned and submissive like. He will go around, hours at a time, and not say a word. Maybe 'twill be a whole month before he will have another spell. I tell you, Ayer's Pills are doing more for the relief of suffering wives than all the Carnegies and Rockefellers put together." J. C AVER CO, Lowell, Maa. . IsSlL, fill J if oil