Nebraska Newspapers

    THE. OMAHA DAILY BVA1: MONDAY. MAlUIf in, linKi.
1
timer is Critically hi
All Hope of Recovery of Former Governor in
Abandoned.
SONS SUMMONED TO HIS BEDSIDE
Wis Payelelaa "aya He la Ms Me in
III at my Moment, bat M
Live Two or Three
' lna.
From a Staff Correspondent.)
. LINCOLN. Mn:h (Special Telegram.)
General Jdhn M. "Thayer la dangerously
III t hla komr In thin rlty and all hopes
of hla rernvery hay been abandoned Df.
Ilouts, hla attending physician, said to
nlfht: "Onwnl Thayer la liable to die at any
moment and he my survive for two or
three day, but I believe there la, Tin chance
for hla recovery."
Gemini Thayer bus no particular ail
ment. 'bla trouble belnpc a general break
ing down of tho system. Two weka ago
h was taken sick and remained in bed
Tor severs! days., but owing to hla wonder
ful constitution he recovered ' Sufficiently
to leave hla room and come down town.
Two day ago,' however, he attain began
to weaken and wm compelled to go to
ld. Blnee that time he has been gradu
ally growing worse, until now It seems
his strength haa ao deserted him It Is not
believed He will rally.
Today hla two aona were summoned to
hla bedside, pana Thayer of Meeker, Colo.,
and John M. Thayer, Jr., of Alton. 111.
O'llrarn la Penitentiary.
Chained together and shivering in the
atorm, Jay O'Hcarn and "Joe" Warren
were hustled from the Burlington train
thla morning and driven to the peniten
tiary. They arrived at the warden s office
about t a, m. s
No questions were asked. There was no
delay. The men were locked up in sepa
rate, cell In different part of the prison.
Hhcrlff McDonald and hla assistants re
lumed to Lincoln, rested from their trip
and then returned to Omahn.
O'Hcarn would make no statement. He
will not be allowed to mingle with the
other prlaoners and, with the exception of
the time spent In rourt While motions for
new trial are being argued, he will re
itmln at the. penitentiary.
The news of O'Hearn's arrival with a
death sentence hanging over him had a
depressing effect on the remainder of . the
alleged bandits at the prison.
Oldest Woman In Stale In Want.
1 Mra. Julia Masscy, the oldest woman
In Nebraska, a soldier's widow or did she
have a son who served In the civil wsr?
She Is now confined In the hospital ward of
the Lincoln Insane asylum. A committee
from the Appomattox Relief corps haa
been appointed to investigate her condi
tion. At a meeting of that auxiliary yes
terday the case of th old woman was
thoroughly discussed ana the committee
was given power to act according to Its
best Judgment. She It. not insane, the
authorities sending her to the asylum In
order that sho might have food and shelter.
Sew Masram Bnllalnar Located.
The new museum at the University of
Nebraska Is to ho located on the campus
between Qrant Memorial hall and Nebraska
hall and will fsoe south, the location hav
ing been staked out yesterday by Chan
cellor Andrews and his assistants. Ac
cording to the plans the building which
is to bo erected now. will be only a wing
of an edifice which wUl.cost. In the neigh
borhood of IIBO.OOO. Several thousand brick
have already been placed on tha ground
and Contractor Campbell announces that
wcrk will begin there, Just as soon as the
weather will permit. The cost of the build
ing Is estimated at $2!),u, and plumbing
and furnishings will probably us up the
remainder of 'tho t6O,O0O appropriated by
tho last legislature.
Lana- rapacity of Mndeats.
The greatest lung Capacity of any man
In tha state university Is possessed by
Gilbert McDonald, according to the phys
ical examination figure on file In the
office of Dr. R. O. (Tapp, physical director
of tho University of Nebraska. McDonald
Is a foot ball player and an all around
uthlete and he has a lung capacity of 283
cubic Inches. The average lung capacity
of university students Is shown to be 153
cubic Inches. Dr. Clapp Is preparing an
Interesting table showing the relative gain
made by men In the different deartments
of physical culture. The most effective
lung developer seems to be foot ball, but
some ' of the floor classes In the gymna
sium are not far behind. From the tables
STOP, WOMAN 1
AND co.ofeurcx
TUB AIL
IMMBTAKT PACT
That ia addraan-
ng Un. Pink
ban yon are eon- -'
fldinf- your print
ma to weun-
a woman whet erpe'i
eaea with woatnt fiia-
easea oovara f-?a
many ynara.
Mra. Makbenfrla the
daarniar.tn-Uir f
Lvfila B. Frakbaa,
aad for taaay jt
aaerfcarCu-aoUam,
and sine her
eeaae.sbe haa Bean
(aaa.sbehasbeaa rjf, sl
SZZS&Si
Maay womoa ' 'H
ad rial nf
men l
suffer In sllenca and 4jAH a'ouf frwm
had to wore, knowing full well tliat
thy aufbt to hare Immediate aaaUt
fcnea, but a' aatural modesty Impels
tiiem to shrink from exposing them
aelvea to tha questions and probable
etaiclnations of ere a their family
physician. It U unnecessary. Without
money or price you oan eonsult a wo
man whoao knowledge froaa actual ex
perienca la great.
Mra. Mnkham't Standing lavttatloa.
Wosaen sofferlng from any form of
female weakness are Invited to promptly
oommnnioata with Mra. Finkham. at
I.yaa, Maa. All letters are received,
opened, read and answered br women
only. A woman can freely taik of her
priTata illness to a woman; thna baa
hern established the eternal confident
between Mrs. Pink ham and tb women
f America which haa never bee a
broken. ' Ont of the vast volume of
ejiperUnoe which the haa to draw from,
It it more tLan possible that aha has
gained tha very knowledge that will
help your esse, fehe asks nothing In
return except your rood-will, and tier
advioa haa relieved'thonaanda. Ehu-elr
any woman, rich or poor, la very foolish
If tha does not taka advantage of thia
fveerona offer of assistance.
If you ara 111. dont basils t to gat a
bottle of Lydla E. Ptnkbam'sVegetabla
CvnponndatoQoaland writa Mra Pliik
karu Lyna Maaa , for special advice.
When a medicine haa been ancceeaful
ia resvorins; c health so many women,
von cannot wel'v, wttkoat trying it,
' ! do not Wisi it wlU ksJp jam "
A
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that have been thus fsi comtHled II Is
shown that t li- Ivrtarr university student
Is ).; years nlil. weighs l:; pounds anil Ik
five feet fight Inches tall.
mall Wrrrk on ItarllaBtna.
Two rrelght rar in Burlington train No.
4 were derailed this nrnnnn at Burks,
four miles west of here, and the track was
blockaded for several hours. A special train
was made tip here and run In the scene of
the accident, where passenger on No. 12
were transferred arnunrl the wreck and con
tinned tlii-lr journey fast on th" special
trnlu.
COM MHI a
MKPI BI.IC A
MEET i
Mayor IHeklnaon la dominated and
His Administration ICndoraed.
I'OUI MBIS. Neb., March 1. (ttpeclnl.)
Columbus republicans met In mnss conven
tion at Klremcn's hall on Friday crenlns:.
The meeting was railed to order by Cart
Cramer and 8. V. Clrny was elected chairs
man and C. N. McRlfresk secret hi y. Tho
following resolutions were offered by II. A.
Clark and adopted by tho convention: "
Resolved, That We unequivocally endorso
Mayor Dickinson'." record for Just and
resronablo enforcement of the law nnd
ordinances, especially those relating to the
reforms enforced hv lilm.
Resolved, That we demand without iUl
Ifteatlon thnt our candidate for mayor. If
elected, puisne the aume'line of policy
III ileaMns: with those questions OS those
pursued by Mavnr Dickinson; and rtnally,
to the end that the weiglit of the Influence
of the republican party shall be thrown
In favor of clean elections, be It
Resolved, 'That We will not tolerate the
use of any corruption by any of our party
candidates In the Hpproacnlng election for
the city and that we will use any funds
at our disposal for the prosecution of any
guilty of such practices, ,
The following ticket was the unanimous
choice of the convention:
Mayor, R. 8. Dickinson: city clurk. left
vacant; city treasurer. Albert J. Onlley;
police judge. C. N. McKlfresk: member of
school board. W. A. McAllister; cnuncll
tnen First ward. J. W. Vlergupts; Second
ward. Frank Cerkars; Third ward. O.
Oray; committeemen, O. C Shannon. B. F.
Derrlngton and I'rof W. V. Waters.
The democrats will hoid their conven
tion on Monday ' evening. March snd
from that time on the fur will fly until
election, night.
t ITIZEM t Al CIH AT FIERI H
Woods (.'Ones Nominated for Mayor
aad Frank Mohrmaa for Clerk.
riERCK, Ncb March 18. (Special.) A
caucus of the cltlsens of the city of Fierce
whs held In the opera house Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Hanson Turner called
the caucus to order and upon motion W. R.
Donaldson was selected, chairman and A.
Lk Brands secretary. Woods Cones re
ceived the highest number of votes for
mayor on the Informal ballot and upon
motion the rules were suspended and the
nomination was made unanimous. Frank
Mokrman waa nominated for clerk. M. In
helder for treasurer. Oeorge W. Llttell for
police Judge. M. F. Henilor for engineer.
Arter this the residents of the Fast and
Went wards met In different parts of the
hall and each chose two councllmen. The
East ward selected Messrs. W. B. Donald
son and H. C. Miller and the West ward
selected H. W. Bach and W. E. Powers.
This was the largest caucus ever held In
Pierce, nearly all the seats in the opera
house being fillea with voters.
Bridge Offer la Withdrawn.
LONG PINE. Neb., March (Special.)
Tha expectations of a majority of the
business men of Vong Pine took an awful
ajump last night when word reached here
thut the Northwestern Railway company
had withdrawn Its offer to sell the old
i all road bridge, formerly used by the com
pany but Abandoned since the completion
of the new mammoth steel bridge here, to
Ixng Pine for H,Cn. The leading business
men had hoped to purchase this old bridge
and move It up the, canyon for the con
venience of farmers and cattlemen living
west and north of town, who, when coming
here with loads, must make heavy1, hard
pulls In crossing a steep canyon Just on tha
western edge of town. It looked for a
while like the railroad company would dis
pose of thla bridge to Long Pine and It
did finaly offer It for sule for tl.Cw. A
few day later, however. It withdrew Its
offer, having decided to utilise the material
In It on the road's extension out In Wy
oming. lot Machines Seised.
IjONO PINE, Nob., March IS. (Special. )
County Attorney William Ely of Alns
worth yesterday seised all of the slot ma
chines In Long line and will later prose
cute the saloon men and other merchants
who had them In their places of business.
This selsure waa made aa the result of a
complaint by a young country lad who had
lost a considerable bunch of money on one
of the saloon's 25-cent machines. After
his loss and Inability to recover any of
the money he vowed vengeance with the
above result. Notwithstanding the com
plaint of this young man the county at
torney would doubtless have been called
on In the near future to do a similar act,
as a temperance and Improvement rlub
has Just been organised here. This club
Is composed of nearly every woman In
town and the object of Its organization,
which is nonpartisan. Is to see that all the
laws are enforced.
Urease lasae at Lslaatoa.
LEXINGTON. Neb., March . (Special.)
The taaues at the annual city election
here this year will again be "wet" and
"dry" In the main, although the efficiency
of the present city administration Is gen
erally acknowledged a fide from the license
Usur. The following gentlemen constitute
the nominees on the two tickets: Business
Administration Ticket Mayor, Ferdinand
Zlmnier; treasurer, . Charles F. Spencer,
present lucuiuben': clerk. Oeorge A. Rob
erts, present Incumbent; engineer, H. O.
Smith, present Incumbent; councllmen.
First ward. C. G. Montgomery ; Second
ward. T. H. Boylea: Third ward. Thomas
Maher.
Temperance Ticket Mayor, John Naff;
treasurer, E. B. Reynolds; .clerk, A. H.
Elliott; engineer, H. l. Smith; council
men. First ward, F. L Fox; Second ward,
E. M. Taibell; Third Ward, W. E. Haworth.
of Xefcraska.
FAIRBl'RT The county commissioners
have appointed C H. Inline v county at
torney to succeed the late Robert A. t'lapp.
PLATTSMOFTH About seven ln hes of
snow fell in this vicinity HalurdHy night
and Sunday. There Is now about fifteen
Inches of snow on the level.
PIATTSMOCTH The conimlsHloner of
pension has fully exonerated Dr. E. 1.
Cunimins from all of (lie charge brought
against him as a member of the medical
examining board in this city.
MINDKN Rev. A. Ilaotkast of Hiainerd.
Minn., wax Installed as minister of the
German Lutheran church of thla city Bun
day. March Is. This church has l-en with
out a minister for some time.
MINDKN Harold Hansen, a farmer liv
ing ten rr.lles southeaot of F.lnden, tell
from a hay stack mid landed vi r. hay
knife. He was cut Imdly In the abdomen
and at last reports his chsuces are very
slight for recovery.
PLATTSMOl'TH Presiding Elder O. I.
Wright D. L.. of Nebraska City delivered
two able discnurses In the tlethtwlist Epis
copal church In this city Sunday. Rev.
D. A. Youtsy'a toMc was "The Kind of a
Man Plsttsiuouth Needs fur Mayor."
FAIRBl'RT The high license caucus
wss held laet evening and VV, O l liley
nnminaied for mayor, K. 1.. Ralna fur
clerk, J. o. Kvans for treasurer. W. W.
Watson for engineer. J. L HufchiiiHon
councilman KlrM ward and K W. iloodiich
councilman B- cond ward.
MINDKN The high license people held
a caucus tonight at the court housa and
nominated tha following ticket: Mayor,
Dr. J. R. Mrktrahan; coiincilinen In North
ward. Hans Hansen and Thad RoblnM.n;
eouncilmeu In lioulh sard. Chris Aatn-li
Olerk. John Maxuii; treasurer, Hans tiaurd.
MINDKN The iMulsli Lutheran thunh
of this ity and as- KiederU kmii g, nv
MtMS OS nm wm Meo ttu llh-
1
oot a nilnMer lor some'-tliue, l'e secured
H'V. II P. ,1'itfen of C"dar Falls. Ia.. as
their rtusfor hnd he has takn churre.
Rev. Mr. Wlllhelniwin, tlie former petor,
reslgneil nnd lias tsln'ii up work In Kansas
connected Mh the l.utheian church.
PI.ATTS Mi FTH-The democrats nom
inated the following city ticket Saturday
evenme: police 1 nl sr . M Archer, treas
urer. W. II. Clements: clerk, W. I?. Klster;
members of the school board. !r. A.
Marshall snd II. N. Iovey; roiinellmen, W.
Ilasnler. W. C. Tlppens. J. V. Esrcnberaer,
tieoiae IVt,ls-e and John t.uts. The pre,
ent lncumleit was nominated for mayor.
MINDEN The women or Mind' n have
made up their pilmls that Mlnden and
Kearney county need a puellc llrnry snd
have started the tiling folng. They are
going to give suppers and other entertain
ments to secure funds. The officers are
Mrs. F. R. KltiKsley. president; Mrs. W.
R Wlmmer. vice president; Mrs. Ueors-e
Vnungeon, secretary, and Mrs. II. C. Ir
Setl. trensurev.
I'LATTRMOl'TH The creditors of Jacob
Wolf have forcd him Into bankruptcy and
the assTCB-atn claims against him are f!.An.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf removed from this city
to Wahoo. Recently Mrs. Wolf brought
suit In the district court In this city to
colletct from her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs.
U. Elson, who reside here, -the sum of
W.onii. which she received us a portion of
legacy from her mother's ancestors' estate.
lll.AIRBeveral cases of scarlet fever In
a mild form were reported to the authori
ties about a week ngo rind as moat of the
cases were among the little folks of the
primary department of the hltrh school
that room whs closed for one week for the
purposr. of fumlantlnK the building. As
two or three of the cases have developed
Into a severe staire of the disease the pri
mary room will be closed f-r one week
more. I'pon tli renuest of Mayor Wil
llnms the Bunday schools In all of the
churches were abandoned today.
SX0WSL1DE IX COLORADO
(Continued from First Page.)
of the southwest has been experienced dur
ing the lust week, culminating today. Coul
dealers had worked almost night and day
to supply the sudden demand for fuel, and
today's snowfall made the streets In out
lying districts almost Impassable. The snow
Is wet, however, and as milder weather Is
predicted for tomorrow It is believed that
the snow will have disappeared within
another twelve hours nnd that normal con
ditions will bo restored quickly.
At midnight In the vicinity of KansRS
City the snow had stopped falling.
I nil Famine st Centralis.
CENTRA L.t A, Mo., March 1K.-A coul
famine prevails to nn alarming extent.
Two cars received last night were de
livered In small quantities to each family
tods-.
Ileniy Hnovr at Wichita.
WICHITA. Kan.,. March IS. -The heaviest
snowstorm of the winter prevailed in this
part of Kansas today and extended south
Into Oklahoma. Tho temperature was n
trifle below the freeslna- point.
Henry Mnovr In fit. Ioula.
ST LOFia, March 1S-A light sleet storm
began early tonight, turned to snow and
finally developed Into a heavy snowstorm.
Within two hours almost two Inches of
snow had fallen and by 11:30 o'clock the
snow plows were out brushing the street
car tracks clear. Very little wind pre
vailed, tho anow coming almost straight
down. The temperature registered 3T de
grees above aero.
AMERICANS HAVE FREE HAND
Position Taken by (nlted states la
Tnrkey ot ri easing; to
Others.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March ls.-tSpecial
Cablegram to The Bee.) The question of
an Increase In the Turkish customs duties
Is being badly complicated by the attitude
of the United States. Hitherto negotia
tions have been conducted exclusively by
the Porte and the alx embassies, much "to
the annoyance of most. of. the. other .nilar
slbna, which claim that they have a right
to he consulted In a matter which concerns
them aa much as it docs the embassies of
the great powers. "It la bad enough," some
of them say, "that the ambassadors should
propose to pay for their reforms In Mace
donia by allowing the Turks to Increase
their duties on our goods as well as their
own. The least they oould do would be to
make a pretence of consulting us In the
matter."
This feeling found expression In a con
versation which the American minister has
had with Tewflk Pasha. Mr. Lelshman
Warned the foreign minister that the con
sent of the I'nlted Stales government
would have to be obtained before Increased
duties could be levied upon American goods
and that the I'nlted States government
was not likely to assist Turkey In this way
until the Porte carried out the engage
ments which they had made with the
United Btates, but had so far not even at
tempted to fulfill.
In diplomatic circles it Is doubted how
far the United Sttaea Is justified In taking
this line. In some quarters It Is main
tained that in such matters the United
States, like most other countries, derive
their rights from the most favored nation
clause and lose them when the original
treaties are altered, which can W done
without there being any need to consult
the government to which Turkey has ex
tended the benefits of the most favored
nation treatment. It is not likely, how
ever, that the Americans will be restrained
by a consideration of this kind from ma
king their voices heard on a question which
concerns their trade. The United States
has a freer hand than the other powers,
which are afraid that a refusal to grant
the S per cent increase will compromise the
prospects of the financial commission es
tablished with so much trouble In Mace
donia, while Americans have, of course,
no share in the responsibility for the crna
tlon and the maintenance of that body and
do not feel bound to consider how their ac
tion ntsy affect it.
HOHENZOLLERN FOR HOSPITAL
Kaiser Will tiif IsrKt to avy
a ad Ralld a Sew
One.
BERLIN, March iK tSpeclal Cablegram
to The Bee It Is understood that the
kaiser's yacht Hohenaollcrn Is to be trans
formed Into a hospital ship for the use of
rtck sailors. It has been found Impossible
lb give it the required rale of spued with
out at the same time carry ing out olh, r
alterations equivalent to a practical re
building of the ship for the kalM-r's use,
and until such a time us a new yacht iu
built his majesty nc11 use the Hamburg,
one of the Hambuig-American liners, whlcn
jalll be altered to suit his requirements,
' The llohensollern, familiar as It Is to sea
men all the world over, Is not a very old
ship, and graceful as are jta Hues, It has
always suffered from th disadvantage
which must attach to a state veaael which
la also a man-of-war, It curries three quick
firers of 4.1-Inch, besides a doseii 4-pound-ers.
It was built In 1W2 nd displaces just
over f0 tons, so that tu alse It is smaller
th a tha king's vessel, the Victoria and
Albert, nd in comfort and roominess dos
not compare with the British ship. For
some" lime a new yacht with turbines has
been under construction, as the k.'.aer likes
to tiavel on a vvsavl capable of greater
stated than the llohensollern.
The liner which Is to he remodel led for
the einiM-ror'e use Is a large vesxel of lu.suu
registered tons, with a good beam of over
Sixty feet and has excellent sea-keeping
qualities. It was built at Stettin only six
years ago. Ti c Hunib-ng will be used by
the kaiser for his summer cruise.-and proh
l.y by next ar the new yai-ht will b
aiailabls.
BOWLERS PULLING WIRES
Fijtut for Presidency and Location of Kext
Our rem in Full Blast.
RUMORS OF MANY COMBINATIONS
Main FIM la Between Philadelphia
nasi . I.nnta. Tilth I klrait
lloMlnsr Balance of
Power.
LOUIS VI M.K. Ky March lv-The ex
ecutive committee of the American Howi-
j tug congress met today following a dinner
given In their honor by President Hanger.
In the course of the work preliminary to
the opening of the business sessions of
the congress the commit tec examined Into
the claims of Philadelphia. St. Pniil nnd
St. Louis for the next tournament and
found thnt each city possessed the neces
sary financial guarantees. All three will
be voted upon In open session of the con
gress. It Was decided to recommend to the
congress a nuntlier'of changes In the by
laws, nil of minor Importance except one
which propt scs th abolition of the two
men tcsms In future nntlcnnl tournaments.
. Hnmars of Combinations.
Kaleidoscopic changes In bowling politics
and social entertainments kept the dele
gates and bowlers present at the American
Rowling congress and tournament amused
ttaiay, thore being no Sunduy bowling.
Rumors as to comblmttlona mid deals In
connection with the elect Inn of a president
and the selection of the next meeting ploco
wore so numerous nd contradictory that
the bowlers are all at sea. Last night the
Philadelphia!! claimed to have the next
tournament and the election of Albert Baits
for president practically nailed down.
Tonight the drift seemed to be toward
St. Louis for' the next tournament with
Stories that the delegation from that city
had combined to support F. W. Grose
wlsch of St. Paul, or C. J. KtilTma.ii of Cin
cinnati. As the selection ot the next meet
ing place ond Ihc. election of officers will
probably not Come up until Wednesday
and as all the bowlers and delegates will
not have arrived before that time, the sit
uation may be still further complicated
during the next three days. Il Is aen
erplly conceded thnt Chicago, on necojunt
of Its large representation, will cast the
decisive votes, and St. Louis men claim
to have won the support of nearly all. the
dolegates from that city.
May rhnne I nvrr,ltten Law.
There Is a strong sentiment among tho
delegates that this year should witness
a permanent departure from the unwritten,
but hitherto almost Invariable, rule that
the president should be selected from tho
city which secures the tournament. There
Is also talk of an attempt to change th
constitution so as. to deprive the executive
committee of the right to make nomina
tions ot officers, tielegates on the floor
have the same right, bttt it Is claimed that
the executive committee has become pos
sessed of almost arbitrary power in mak
ing slates. . Both thewe questions are ex
pected to precipitate lively battles when
brottght up on the floor of the congress.
The program for tomorrow's business ses
sion of the congress calls only for the
hearing of the report of Secretary Samuel
Karpf.
CAM. IU TROTTlMi HORBK MV.S
i'
I). TV Hull of yraruae Mnggeats
Revival of Ptate' Association.
'SVRACtfSR. Neb. March 18 -To the Kd
ltor of The Bee: .In'l8.s, when horsemen all
over the state got so enthusiastic that they
would "nicker" In place of laugh, it meet
ing was called through The Bee for the
purpose of organising these breeders Into
an association whece the merits of their
products might be brought together in
friendly contests of speed each year, and
where all could be kept In touch with each
other, thus facilitating the exchange of
stock as well as idea.
The first meeting van called at the Com
mercial hotel at Lincoln and was attended
by same sixty breeders of the state and
an organlratlon effected. The late Senator
Hayward was the first president; John
Kesterson of Falrbury, vice president; W,
H. Barstow of Crete, treasurer, snd I had
the honor of being elected secretary. The
board of directors, which consisted of five,
was filled by Dan Johnson of Weeping
Water, J. D. Maefarland of Lincoln. Henry
Fry of York. Kd Pyle of Humboldt and
D. T. Mount of Omaha. (This Is tukxn
from memory and- may not be entirely
correct.) A membership fee of $2 was
cliarged each member and this amount was
the annual dues; we soon had lot) members
on the roll. The first meeting was held
at Omaha, at which meeting classes from
the yearling to the free-for-all trotter were
provided and a three days' meet held. At
this first meeting about $3,om) was paid
out to the stake winners. It was the
policy of the directors to add tluO to each
stake, and no more. The towns desiring
the meeting bid for the event and $AiO
was-shout the price psld by Omaha for
this first meeting, and aloiut the same
amount by Lincoln. Haednga and Falr
bury for meetings field later. With this
!Hl the monev added to each stake as
secure, regardless of gate money, and the
treasury was always In a position to meet
every demand. This policy was carried out
for some six or seven years and was a
great success. This success encouraged
seme of our friends from north of tne
Platte to come to Lincoln at the annual
business meeting with a host of friends
who desired membership. All paid In their
12 fee nnd were voted In as members.
Following this move tn officers were all,
or nearly all, from this new field of in
terest. Their enthusiasm was so great that
they made a program for the annual trot
ting meet wtlh from to $T.'i In added
money to each stake. David City put In
a bid at a great advauce over that which
other towns had paid snd the meeting
was held at that city. The weather con
ditions were unfavorable and therefore the
directors were disappointed In the gate re
ceipts, with the result thst winners were
paid onlv In part for tho orders which
thev held on the treasury, ss there was no
other way of paying off these large
amounts of added money. After this ex
perience the "Nebraska Association of
Trotting Horse Breeders" passed Into his
tory. With the large number of breedera now
In the state, the Interest taken In this
purely "American" trotting horse, would It
not be wise to organise a new Stale ssso
elation, where the prsctlcw demonstrations
of the Nebraska product may be brought
together and vie with each other each year,
where members msy hold combination
sales for the disposition And exchange of
stock, and where sll breeders of the stats
mav come In touch with each other at
least once a year? 1 predict that if some
enterprising horsemen weuld cell a meet
ing such an organisation would lot at once
effocted. I would respectfully offer one
suggestion, thst the consllt uilon provide
that added money shall not exceed til
IIKOKK 1IKK t ItAINH
like more Tkrn fur tears R
nt Is
nr a. I'r Woman.
A venerable lady of Iowa says that she
was a regular coffee drinker for Jti years,
and although convinced that tho hubit was
the cauae of her increasing nervousness,
she was loath to give It up.
"I became so nervous." she says, "'that
when t had callers It would excite my
nerves so that I aould sit unci t is for an
hutiv or more after they bad Tmc, I
could not even go up town to do a little
shopping with any comfort, and I would
often g-t all rejidy and then take off ?ny
hat and stay at heme and have a crying
spell.
"I begun diinUIng Postum Food Coffee
alaiut a year ago. giving up the old kind
entirely. From the beginning my health
suoued Improvement and soon 1 bocume
hearty and strong, free from bodily dis
comfort with a tranquil spirit 'and so re
iimlu to this day. And 1 owe It all to
the use of Postum." Name given by
Postum Co.. Hattlo Creek, Mich.
There's it lcaxun. Read the little book,
Tttr Road to Wllvtll."
to shy stake, unless a way be provided
for paying the amount at the time the
stake Is opened. D. T. HILL.
DEBATtMATEBILL
'Continued fioin First Page.)
lean Federation of Ijibor has called u meet
ing of the executive council of the federa
tion for today In Washington, nnd though
It Is uot definitely announced that the coal
strike will lie discussed, It is generally be
lieved thai the meeting v. Ill consider the
situation.
CRITICISM FOR MAYOR DUNNE
(ilaaatonr Herald Intimates that thl
caan Man Is I'laylno: Politics
nlth Dslrimple.
CLAStiOW, March lx.-tipecla! Cable
gram t Th" Bee,) The (llnsgow Herald
takes Meyor Dunne of Chicago to task In
the following language In an editorial
lender:
The co i resonlence which has p:issiil be
tween Mr.. Myles. as representing th
town council of Miasgnw, ami Mayor i)unne
of Chicago, aa representing himself, and hv
no means tho city of which he Is ihe civic
head, regarding the nonpuhltcatlon of Mr.
Kan ymp.e s r-i."it tion Hie tiainnay s.
teni of "the first great city of America."
can scarcely be made even by the stretch
t charily to exonerate Mr. Dunne from
a charge of "playing the Hume' a trifle
unfairly. It was unmlsta kabiy understood,
not, omy by the corporation of tltssgow.
whoso consent wns required, hut by every
body Interested In nmnlrlpalliatlon, that
when Mr. Dalrymple obtained leave of ab
sence to visit Chicago he was doing so st
the request, not of Mr. Dunnn as nn In
dividual, probably destined to achieve civic
eminence, but of Mr. Dunne already vested
with a certntn authority o speak for "Ihe
first great city," nnd consequently that the
report to be prepared by this admitted ex
pert would be submitted to the council and
Cltlsens of Chicago. Mr. Dunne contends
that the report is his personal property,
because, first, he was not authorised when
he sent his cablegram to rpeak for the
municipality, and. secondly, because he
nlmsolf paid the whole of Mr. Dalrymple s
expenses to and from Chicago. To this
contention it may be replied that while
the phrasing of the cablegram may have
been determined by Iho fact that on April
5. IHoB. Mr. Dunne was still only mayor
elect and so incapable of pledging the com
munity to any expenditure whatsoever. The
reference to Chicago a decision in favor of
municipalization, the Implication thnt the
mayor-elect would In all probability soon
possess, a stronger title to appear as th
representative of a progressive municipal
ity and indeed the tone of the message It
self, so buo.siuly and even aaifresslvely
confident, were circumstances that left no
doubt In the minds of the Glasgow people
that here wns an Invitation from Chicago's
most prominent ritlsen. In his public ca
pacity, to investigate and advise on a sub
ject of pressing Interest to Chlragoans.
On the second point, that of expenses, Mr.
Dunne is convicted out of his own mouth,
for where. In or out of America, would lie
find an expertwilling to travel' many thou,
sand miles, to spend luoorlotis days, to
meet and engage .the ubiquitous "Inter
viewer." to formulate a no duubt ex
haustive report on the bate possibilities of
an "etcetera?" What man of senso
equipped to discuss and Mdvlse on a mat
ter involving the management Of proper
ties worth millions of dollars would cross
the Atlantic and half a continent for the
sake of "all expenses, tirst-chjss travel,
hotel bills, etc?" We are afraid that Mr.
Dunne's apologia Is an afterthought, cdn
dltloned by politic considerations with
which we have nothing to do, but marked
chiefly by Its lack of candor. - A bad esse
snd s worse defense Is the best we can ssy
for this attempt to pin the corporation
down to the verhuthn et literatim of a
cablegram and Its tramway manager to the
details of a bill of expenses.
NEW MILITIA EXPERIMENT
Great Britain Mar Br Able to
dalrkly Transform fiaards
to Hearolnrs.
LONDON, March 18. (Special Cablegram
to The .Bee.) A practical experiment of
national Importance, and Interest Is alKiut
to be, tried on Hounslow Heath, which if
successful, may' revolutionise the whola
mllltla system and have other far-reaching
results'.
At attempt is to be made to prove that
by using a sound system of training, in
six months a company of 1)0 men of the
class from which the mllltla recruit Is
drawn, can be brought to as high a pitch
ot efficiency and proficiency as any com
pany In the army which has been under
ordinary training for years, that It shall
be able to hold Its own in rltle shooting,
and ahull be competent to meet continental
troops.
Colonel Pollock was the first to propound
the scheme nnd the matter has been taken
up with enthusiasm by tho editor, Mr. St.
Loe Strachey. The army council has now
assented to Its being unofficially triad. Mr.
Haldane, the secretary of state for war,
recently answering Sir Howard Vlncen;,
said the army council regarded the scheme
as purely a private experiment, but that
H had been decided to lend arms and ac
coutrements and a drill ground at Houns
low. Mr. St. Lue Strachey In un Interview
said that the scheme, If successful, would
probably solve the mllltla problem.
"It was estimated by Colonel Pollock."
he said, "that the cost of training lno men
and two officers for six month would be
17,M. Wull. I have already arranged for
private subscriptions to the amount' of
915,0(10. Nothing enn now happen to pie
vent a fair test of the entire proposition
being made In the near future. In fact,
we expect recruiting to lagln at once."
Worth Knowing;
that Allcock's are the orlgiuul anil geimine
poruua plasters; all others are Imitations,
WEDDED FOR FORTY YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Heller Kntrrtnln
Jlandred Friends In Honor
of Hveal.
Friends and relatives by the score helped
Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Heller, 3i'13 Leaven
worth street, celebrate the fortieth anni
versary of their wedding last night. The
affair took place at tho Metropolitan club,
opening with au elaborate dinner at I
o'clock, when l'l people were seated at the
tables. T!e decorations about the room
were green and white, arranged in most
beautiful effects. Cards were Ihe order
for the r;t of the evening until about
U::l o'clock, when a lunch was served.
The event was made a family reunion, the
th. ee children of Mr. und Mrs. Heller,
Including Mrs. Arthur Luev of Milwaukee,
who came with her husband. Dr. Laev, ns
Well as three grandchildren, being pres
ent. The presents given thexhenored couple
were numerous und pretty.. The prise win
ners of the evening were Memlumes Liuls
Rothschild, Allxrt Cuhn and Max Mor
ris and Dr. Rosewaier.
arrorr K scape
from poisoning, causod by constipation, had
Mrs. Young. Clay City, N. V. Dr. King's
New lite rills cured her. itx For salo !
by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
DI A MON D8 Frnir, 16th and Dodge.
(111 Bertlre Kaaaslaatloaa.
Tile 1'nited Slates civil service commis
sion annouiues ihe following examinations
to fill existing vacancies:
April 4 For the position of topographic
diuftsman, department of construction and
engineering, on thr Isthmus of Panama, at
salaries of $!' or 11:4 per month. Age
limit, i lo sS yrars.
April lo For the position ifour or fiv
vacancies) of ilnt lumlerman, at $l.fii
per annum ouch, in the forest service. De
partment of Agriculture. Age limit, 2t
years or over.
April 11- For the position of Interpreter
(mulei. at tl.i" ler annum, In the Immigra
tion srrvlce at Kills island. New York. Ap
plicauts must km qualified to read, mile
uicl speak Italian, and either Greek. Turk
ish or Syrian. Age limit. M years or over.
April 11 For the poeltton of engineer
and w7r, tsu pr annum, Navajo sgencv.
New Mexico. Ag limit, JM i er ,'
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RunlcePs CremcdcMllk Chocolate
is not brittle It is creamy It melts on the tongue. It is tooth
some. Its richness in nutrition males it a food. It is a delicacy
in deliciousness. It is a stimulant when the appetite is contrary.'
Vastly superior to its price and to any other eating chocolate. J'
An attractive quality. Attractively packaged. 5 and I0c.
Send 2c (of sample of chocolate and miniature can of coco.
Soli nwrysWisM v tvtryMy IUNICI SI"TBIS. Cecs aat Ckecslalt Ntsslactsrtrs. w Tsrft
WORK ON SHOSHONE PROJECT
Rapid ProeTws Made in Constructing
IrriR-ation Flumes.
MAIN DAM WILL BE HIGHEST IN WORLD
aaaanjaaaa
Structure Will Re l-'eet from
Med Hock to Top Riant to
Lease Reserve Lands
Vpheld.
iKroni a Staff Correspondent. I
WASHINGTON. March R-tSpeclal.)-Work
on the Hhoshone project in Wyoming
progressed rapidly during the month of
February. The flume nt the dam site has
been so far completed as to divert the
river around the side of. the remaining
jiortlon of the temporary dam so that the
work of erecting that structure nrroes the
main channel was undertaken on March 1.
A large force Is employed on the out
let tunnel, which has it cross-section of
11x12 feet. The rnte of progress has been
4.S feet dally, or a total of Kl feet durlf
the month. The excavation was In ex
ceptionally hard granite, the drilling be
ing done with standard drills and the blast
ing with AO per cent dynamite, flans for
the main plant have developed rapidly dur
ing the month.
The work of grading Is now in progress
for boiler house, cement house, storage
bins for sand and stone and for the crush
ing outfit. It Is proposed to put In fouir
boilers, each of about lflO horse-power ca
pacity, for driving two air compressors
which will supply power for running rn
bk way7 stone crusher, drills and detached
machinery. The early delivery of the
workable portion of this plant Is expected.
At the present time 110 men nnd forty
horses are employed on construction.
On the Corbett tunnel during February
187 linear feet of main tunnel waa ex
cavated from two headngs. During the
month of March it is expected that the
crib work for the temporary dnm will be
completed and that the excavation for the
outlet tunnel will tie finished. The Sho
shone dam will be the highest structure
of Its kind In the world, 3W feet from bed
rock to top.
Leasing; Reserve Ijinds.
In Initiating many of the large irriga
tion projects arena embracing thousands of
acres have been withdrawn from entry or
purchased for irrigation works under the
reclamation act. The lands which ore re
quired for reservoir purposes and rights of
way when withdrawn are not subject to
entry or occupation by any one. It has
frequently been necessary to acquire culti
vated estates which ore located in the
reservoir sites. The question arose as to
whnt could be done with regard to these
cultivated tracts durlhg the three or four
years of construction, and of other lands
that could be leased for a longer or shorter
period without detriment to the project.
An opinion wos .inked of the secretary as
to whether these lands could be leased
tetiijicrarily. The secretary has Just de
cided that leases can properly be made
provided they will not Interfere with the
use and control, of the lands for the pur
poses contemplated In their purchase and
reservation. The decision Is an Important
one to the service and will greatly facili
tate the progress of the work In several
sections. For the most part the reservoirs
are located far from town and railroads
and the question of supplies for men nnd
I've stock Ik a very' serious one. The cul- j
tlvated ranches near the' works And ready
sale for all their products and their aban
donment during construction would result
in very materially Increuslng the cot of
the project as well as the expense of sup
plies and deprive the workmen of fresh
vegetables, meats and fruits. Hy making a
lease of the cultivated areas within reser
voir ailes to farmers, the government ia
able to purchase at reasonable prices largo
quantities of farm products and at the
same time derive a revenue from such
lease, reducing the expense of the water
rights to the settlers on Irrigated Isnds.
Howe for Uaie Keeper.
The secretary of the Interior lias au
thorised he reclamation service to con
struct a residence or the gatekeeper at
the PaUirltider dam site, on the North
Platte project in Wyoming. This structure
la to be of stone quarried nearby. It will
have five rooms and Is to cost not less
than L'.ouo.
The present Inspector at the dam Is a
stonemason and his services will be util
ised In the construction of the house dur
ing such time as he Is not occupied In the
work on the dam. The house will le oc
cupied by the engineer In charge of Ihe
government work until the dam Is com
pleted, after, which It will be used by the
gatekeeper.
Kipurti lo Kurotr.
Europe takes two-thirds of the exports
of the I'nlted States and supplies
practically one-half of the Imports,
says a bulletin Issued by the . De
partment of Commerce and I-alM.r. Of
the tl."-.'."V worth of merchandise aoiit
to Europe In 16. tj3.i.uOO was manufac
tures, the other r;,TO,i worth being
largely foodstuff and manufacturer's ma
terials. In lx the exports to Ktiroe crossed the
billion-dollar line und since then have aver
AJwsi y Kame'tfcer tk Fj-U Nan
rax&Uvo ijromo Qmaiaa
Cbtm CoU OmDoy, CtWm 9 Dcy
aged about tl.f-Se.ero.HiO per annum. In I'.mi
the exnoils to all sections of the woi !d
other than Europe wrn $.V)4.ooe.io bi value.
In l!X(i they were l!.ro..nni. the growl li
since In rxports to the non-Kuroieu
countries having hern ronrtlonntey
greater than that to Europe. Trior lo 11)
the share of the Imports drawn from Eu
rope averaged about M per cent. In 1KUS It
was 48 4 per cent. This reduction, the bul
letin says, is apparently accounted for by
the growing demand In the I'nlted States
1 r tropical and sub-tropical pr.Hluets, willed
are supplied almost exclusively by th
other grand divisions of the world. The
value of these pnolucts brought Into the
I'nlted Sttttea In 19"6 was S.T0.tsi.i against
tans.!."!,'".' In 1!M.
DEATH CAUSES INVESTIGATION
Doctor Kays Woman Committed Xnl-
clde, hat Her Father lllamea
the rhyslrlan.
II A M HI "11(1. March 1. itfpvciiU Cable,
gram to The Itee. ) Inquiries are being
made into the curious circumstances sur
rounding Ihe death of Miss Ethel Mesth
on board the German liner Reichstag in
SeptemlMT, IikiS. at Mombasa. The ships
surgeon, Dr. Zuukc. declared In the death
certificate that Miss Heath committed sui
cide by taking morphia. Miss Heath's
father denies this and maintains that his
daughter's death was due to the negli
gence and alcoholic habits of the doctor.
The doctor admits that h was unable to
resist the tropical heat, which affected his
head, pertly by reason of a previous slight
fracture of the skull; but he ssserts that
shortly before her death Miss Heath told
him that she had taken a large dose of
morphia, us she had no winh to live longer.
The authorities In charge of the Inquiries
can give no definite opinion as to the cause
of death, but no formal charge of negli
gence has been preferred against the Uoc-'
tor.
Cannot Rest
Your appetite Is gone. What little you
eat distresses you. Strength Is falling are
billions. You have headache, backache,
feel blue and melancholy and cannot rest
or sleep. The fact Is your nerves are un
strung and you are on the verge of nerv
ous prostration. Th"y muat be strength
ened. renewed. They will not cure them
selves, but must huve a nerve remedy.
This you will tind In
Dr. Miles Nervine
It Is prepared for Just such ailments and
Is a never-failing remedy. l.crmipe it
soothes, feeds and builds the nerves back
to health.
If allowed to continue stomach, kidney
snd liver troubles will soon be added to
your already overflowing measure of mia
ery. "I suffered from nervous prosl ration.
When I begun taking Dr. Miles' Nervine I
couldn't hold anything iii my hands nor
get from one room to another. Now I do
all my own work." MRS. ( II AS. LAND
BI'M, Carthage, Mo.
Nervine seldom fulls to do all we claim
for it. und so we uuthorize drtitfirlHts to
refund money If first bottle does not bene
fit. L
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Prices, tl, il.bo. i ". 12 fin.
Moil.. Tues., Wed. Mat. and Night,
March 2K, 27 and Vi The Success
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I HE Lltl AMI THE SOI I5.
Prices Evenings, -J?tc to t-; Mat., 6o
to 11.60.
Burwood ?SS
Nights-Sun. Mat. lOc-ao
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Thc Military Drama.
THE SECOND IN COMMAND
PROFESSIONAL MAT. TOMORROW.
Next Week Mv Friend from India.
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A Holly, William Davis A Co., Harr A
Evans, and the Kinodrome.
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