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THE OMAHA DAILY HKE: MONDAY, APK1L I'mmI.
LANCASTER COUNTY POLITICS
Linroln Bobs Up in the Air Over Local
and ConrrraioBl Affair.
OPPOSITION TO JUDGE HOLMES DEVELOPS
Relief Jadae Frvat III (tori
Hli Caadla'aer ghnrtlr Wrr
Oir the Legislative
Delegation.
(From a Staff Correspond' nt.j
ilNCOLN. April 15 (Special I Lancaster
politicians seemed to be pretty much up
tn the air over congressional and county
inattem. No date hm yet been discussed
for holding the county convention, and this
may m held early or late, according to the
tlm It will take the -statesmen to get
things fixed up satisfactorily. The only
thing certain about the date of the con
vention Is thnt It will not be et until
the Mg bosses get together and have every
thing filed. Then It will be called in a
whoop and the program carried out. If
things can be fixed the convention will be
early, otherwise It will be late.
It haa de-veloped lately that Iineanter
la by no means Unit for Judge Holmes
Tor congress, and it I , generally believed
Judge Front will announco himself ahortly.
If Judge Front doea announce It la likely
there will be others, and the con
gressional fight In the county a year ago
will be repeated.
The legislative delegation l worrying
.these Lancaster politicians also, to a cer
tain extent. It la understood Senator
i!Vghtol will not be a candidate for re
lection, and that leaves at place open for
-he country. Of course Ohauncey Warner
ivants It, because he haa nerved three
time In the house and does not like to
ask for another term there. He thinks he
ait, with very good grace, ask for the
country place In the senate. Some of the
town politicians want J. F. McKesson to
stand for the senate this time, and if Mc
Kesson agrees to get In the running. It
will mean a light with Warner. It seema
1 to ha settled Joe Burns will be the town
candidate for the senate. The university
people would lik to have the Hon. Joe
In the Iglslature, because he Is good for
big appropriations, while the politicians In
town say they ran depend upon htm to stand
hitched.
Some effort was made to get Tom Benton
to run for the senate, but the latter haa
faithfully refused to again get Into politic
as an officeholder.
The leaders of the so-called machine here
way It would be easy enough to get the
right candidates out If they only knew
whut. to du. They have not settled on a
gubernatorial candidate and neither have
they settled on a senatorial candidate. As
far as the congressional candidate is con
cerned they are also at sea. There la no
question that the leadera of the machine
would like to beat Follard, but the trouble
la they don't know whether they can with
a Lancaster man. Senator Burkett, who
still has some Influence In Lancaster poli
tics, might take a hand under cover to
help out Pollard, or rather to see that no
Lancaster man got the Job, for It Is to hit
Interest to keep the congressman out of
Lincoln, In fact the politicians are up
' against an unknown force and appurently
they are unable to figure out how to begin
the attack.
Commercial Clab Kiririloa.
The Lincoln Commercial club Is planning
trade excursion over the Rock Inland to
begin May 14 and continue for four days,
with a run Into Colorado. Dana for the
trip were discussed last night and Secre
tary Whltten will call upon the merchant
this week to get tneni Interested enough
to send along a representative. It I
planned to have forty or fifty In the party.
Special Ranter Services.
Spatial Easter services were held In all
the Lincoln churches today. The weather
waa Ideal and large crowds attended church.
The decorations were more elaborate than
usual In all the churches.
' Lara I Myetle Leajloai tn Coart.
Tha Loyal Mystic Legion of America haa
appealed to tha supreme court to have set
aide the decision of the Hall county dis
trict court, which found for the plaintiff
in a suit brought against the lodge. Emma
A. 1 Richardson, aa beneficiary under the
policy held by Charlea O. Richardson, de
ceased, of. Hastings, brought suit for 11.000.
The company defended on the grounds that
Richardson waa a resident of Colorado and
not of Hall county, that he had not paid
his due to tha lodge and that he was
never Initiated and therefore was never a
member. The plaintiff contended because
the lodge said he waa behind In his dues
that It acknowledged he waa a member.
They claimed also that Richardson was a
charter member of the order and was liv
ing In Hastings at the time the lodge was
organised.
Prospermia for Oil and Coal.
THCVMSEH. Neb., April 15 -(Special. )
It begin to look a though there would be
some prospecting for oil. gns, coal and
other mineral wealth In this section.
Messrs. J. N. and W. M. Maupln of
Boulder, Colo., who have been soliciting
leases on lund here, announce thry have
4, SCO acres up to this time. They are backed
by Lincoln, Neb., capitalists, who demand
IO.OiiO acres within live mile of the city
limits. They agree to go to a depth of
4,utt) feet If necessary to make the required
Investigations. No expense Is attached to
the property owners, ami in cuse of a find
they are to receive an royalty 10 per cent
nf the output of the plant. Messrs. Maupln
are experienced In the oil and mining busi
ness and declare their belief that there Is
something worth going after here. They
received word from Lincoln last night that
th first shipment of machinery for work
there had been received. Parties from Rulo
are negotiating with the Mauplna to get
them to go to that point from here on a
prospecting tour.
Pvach Crop Probably sale.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., April 15. iSia-clal.)
The statement heretofore promulgated re
garding the destruction of tha peach crop
In this locality will have to be modified
somewhat, aa on examination It Is shown
there are enough fruit buds alive to war
I apt the prediction that there will be a
tr crop of peaches If nothing happens
from tills time on. The late backward
weather makes everything late.
Jtwi ( Nebraska.
BEATRICE Eight head vt milk cows
were aold on the streets by Constable
I-rary at an average of t3:. per head.
BEATRICE! A meeting will he held here
Tuesday evening hy some of our business
men for the purpose of organising a new
) commercial cluh.
BEATRICE A "peeper" visited the home
of Mrs. Klchey. but waa put to flight by
i he woman, who fired a shot through the
windnw at the unwelcome visitor.
PLATTBMOl'TH The Pfa turnout h High
school tiase- ball leant went lo Bellevue
yesterday afternoon to learn how to play
hall. Score. Bellevue, !4; Plattsmouth, 1.
PLATTSMOI'TH Ice formed In thta vi
cinity last night to the tliicknesa of com
mon window glass. It Is ft-ared that th
most of the peach buds and other fruit were
Killed.
BEATRICE The churches of Beatrice
hold aiiectal service in observance of
Eaater Sunday. At 81. Josephs Catholic
church Father Whelan of Omaha assisted
Katlier Merkle tn the service.
A Rl.lNUTON Saturday Prof. Penny held
an xaiiunauon for promotlona to the ninth
grade at the high school. (jult a numter
iroiu this city were present and th country
Irrlncla war well represented.
TEXT MUCH Benson Harmou lias sold
Ills express and matt delivery business In
Wila utjr to W. n, Tglott ami b.
Cooper has sold hln pump and windmill
bumnesa to K. C. Hoar and U H. Llnvlll.
ARLINGTON The Arlington Telephone
company expect to build several new lines
this summer. This is one of the large-t
Independent compinles In the state and con
nects with all the important towns and
cities.
IiKATRICK George Foeter. a farmer res
ilient of limnh. who has been clerk In the
di'trlct foreman's office of the I nlon Pa
nne at thl point fr ,n P"' flv years,
ha resigned hia position, to take eflert
April 20. Mr. Foster and family will locate
at Foster, III.
BEATRICE The ladles of the Congrega
tional church held an egg hunt at the home
of Mrs. James Cady Saturday afternoon.
Three hundred egaif were used for the or
casion. and the children finding the most
egxs were awarded prises. Luncheon wan
served at the close of the hunt.
PLATTP MOUTH"-Dr. E. W. Cook left to
dnv for Salem, la., to assist In celebrating
the golden wedding of hln parents. All of
the children are expected to gather around
the old fireside in a grand family reunion,
as all the children are living, but have
not assembled there for twenty-one yearn.
BEATRICE The funeral of Homer B.
Austin was held Sunday afternoon at t
o clock from the Methodist Episcopal
church, under the auspices of the Inde
pendent t irder of Odd Fellows, of which
order deceased wan a member. Rev. N.
A. Martin conducted the services and In
terment was In Evergreen Home cemetery.
ARLINGTON Bernard Decker and Miss
Kenkec Hngenbuck of this city started to
drive to Lik City Sunday. When shout
three miles east of Arlington one of the
pole straps broke, the team became fright
ened and ran away. Mr. Decker wan Jerked
from the bunny nd hln left leg broken
Just above the ankle. Minn Hagenhurk was
unhurt except one foot waa npralned.
TECI'MSEH The 1H graduating dsns of
the Tecumseh High achool will be large,
and consequently It has been decided not
to have gr.iduaten deliver orations in pub
lic. The orations are being prepared and
will be delivered to the faculty of the
school. Two evenings wfll be devoted to
the commencement program, one evening
being a literary program and on the other
a sptaker.
BEATRICE J. R. Doddn han withdrawn
the injunction ault recently Inntltuted
against the Home Telephone company at
Wymore, nnd the company has resumed
work on its lines In thst city. An ex
change is lielng built at New York, which
will soon be Installed at Wymore. and tli
rnmoany will then he ready to extend its
lines in all directions from that place with
a view to giving first-clans service.
PLATTSMOI'TH Peter F. Goon, pro
prietor of the Plattnniouth hotel, accommo
dated a ntranger ,y cashing a $16 cheek
signed with the name of O. W. Snvder
and drawn on the First National bank of
thin city and made payable to V. B. tVil
non. When the check wan presented to the
hank It was learned that the name algned
to the check waa a forgery. The check
wa turned over to County Attorney P. wis,
who han started the sheriff In search of
the man who sold It.
PLATTSMOI'TH The Plattsmouth divi
sion of the Teachers' Reading Circle held
a very profitable meeting In the office of
County Superintendent J. W. Gamble Sat
urday afternoon. Th principal numbers
were a review of "Mm. Wlggs of the Cab
bage Patch" by Mlsn Davis. "Dreams and
Hypnotism" by Mrs. White and a review
nf the simple life by Mr. Adams. Thin
was the Inst regular meeting of the year,
but It was decided by Vote to hold a nodal
meeting In two weeka.
CANADA'S CALL FOR CONSULS
(Continued from First Page.)
dlstributlan by the government, will say
that thin movement haa the support of the
National Orange. Th legislative com
mittee of the National Orange will meet
In Wanhlngton and will aid In sustaining
the report of the committee If In any way
possible." The report alluded to Is the
report of the committee on agriculture
eliminating the appropriation for free com
mon seeds. Thin authoritative announce
ment of the head of the National Orange
should relieve airy timid congressman from
the idea that the farmers want the seeds.
The absurdity of the contention that "farm
ers want the seeds" Is disproved by their
value. The seed for the forty million
packets cost 130.000 so that the seed tn each
packet costs two and a quarter mills, tha
package of five packets aggregating In
value one and a quarter cents. Farmer
votes come cheap at this price of a cent
and a quarter each, and It Is not strange
they resent the Imputation.
Big Irrigation Project.'
Representative Martin of South Dakota,
who haa recently been home, waa asked
by The Bee correspondent regarding the
progress which Is being made in Irrigation
work in his state.
"The national Irrigation of the Great
American desert la working a remarkable
transformation In one part of my state,"
aaid the congressman from Deadwood. "It
Is an evolution of a aectlon long noted
as a stock range, over which graaed thou
sands of cattle. Into a compact agricultural
community of small farms Intensively cul
tivated. On the southern edge of the Black
Hills is the beautiful valley of the Belle
Fourche river, a gently rolling prairie with
soil of Inexhaustible richness and a climate
adapted to the production of all the cereals
and vegetables and hardy fruUs nf the
north temperate sone, but lacking In sea
sonable rainfall. When the national work
of Irrigation was Initiated It did not take
the government engineers long to decide
that this valley offered unusual opportuni
ties as a site for one of the great projects
and the cltisena of the valley were equally
prompt tn complying with the requirement
of the government. The beginning of actual
construction on this project waa attended
with practically none of th delays and
annoyances which the engineers have had
to overcome elsewhere. Th peopl wer
nearly a unit in favor of th scheme and
gave their heurty support to the govern
ment. "The area which ultimately will be Irri
gated by the Belle Fourche canals ia equal
to about one-half the cultivated acreage
of Rhode Island, ao that this project I of
overshadowing Importance to the future
development of South Dakota.
t.reat Ks laeerian Kent,
"From an engineering standpoint tlie
Belle Fourche project is' one of the most
Interesting which the government has yet
undertaken. Its principal .features aro an
Immense Inlet canal six and one-half mile
long, forty feet wide on the bottom, and
capable of carrying the entire voluin of
the Belle Fourche river. This great canal
will divert the river from its present chan
nel liuo an artificial reservoir covering 9.0X)
acres, which, when filled, will he the
largest lake in the statu. This reservoir
will lie created by constructing a dam
across Owl creek, the highest earthen em
bankment In the world, a wonderful dike
(.SOU feet lung, twenty feet wide on top and
11S feet high. The Inside face of this
structure, which has a slope of two to one,
will tie protected from wave and Ice action
hy two feet of screened gravel, on which
will lie placed concrete blocks 4x feet
and eight inches thick. The cubical con
tents of this dike will be 4,7nn,ono cubic
feet, or about one-half that of the famous
pyramid of Cheops, the greatest strurture
eer erected by man.
"The magnitude of these government lr
ligation works Is really not understood by
the people, and It Is only by comparison
with other works which have been exploited
as marvels of engineering that these struc
ture can he appreciated. The new Croton
lescrvolr, which cost B.(fl,iiO. stores only
t.nCO.rtio.ntX) cubic feet of water, while the
Belle Fourche reservoir, which ia really
only a small affair compared to other gov
ernment reservoirs, will contain 11.00n,Otw,oo9
cubic feet.
"Tne completion of the Belle Fourche
project will mark the passing to another
region of that most picturesque and Inter
esting character of the great plains the
American cowboy. Fiom a typical cow
town of the west the pretty little city of
Belle Fourche la already assuming metro
politan aire. Ita population has more than
doubled since this great work began, and
Its cttiseii are talking of the new rail
roads, electric lines and manufacturing In
dustries si All kinds."
HERO OF RUSSIA'S STRUGGLE
Itd PetrnnkfTich Firet Uttered the WoTd
Constitution Openly.
CZAR'S HISTORIC REPLY TO ADDRESS
Mehnlas Declares gnggrallow la
enselesn Dream, hot Ita Author
ow Heads Liberal Party
of Empire.
ST. PETERSBURG. April l.V-Petrunke-rich,
"the famous Petrunkevlch," as he Is
rslled In Russia, the man whone name for
score of yenrn has been In the forefront
of Russian liberalism, and who now, as the
I ...JtJ.,. n I . V .Anatltntlnnal
democrsts will, be president of th rouma,
does not look the born leader he undoubt
edly is. A bearded man of f. of medium
stature, he would hardly attract a second
glance In an ordinary assemblage. But
upon closer examination the deep lines and
piercing eyes beneath shaggy brows lend
to ' hln otherw ise ordlnsry countenance an
Intelligence and force which marks him as
a man among men. He comes from noble
stock, an old family of the province of
Chemigoff. where he was teared. After
having brilliantly finished hln college career
at the University of Moscow he lived for
ten years upon his estate, greatly Interested
In the peasants, studying their life and
habits and needs. At the name time he
served tn the xemntvo of the province and
there really began what might be celled his
public career, but hln natural inclination
to liberalism and hln outspoken declara
tions In favor of measures to educate and
lift up the ignorant peasantry aroused hos
tility among the bureaucrats of St. Peters
burg, who wer early apprised of hln grow
ing Influence, and he was dlsmlased from
the xemntvo service, exiled from his native
province and forbidden to live In either of
the two capitals, St. Petersburg or Moscow.
He then took up his residence In the gov
ernment of Tver, where he acquired an
estate In the district of Torjok and at once
became active In the affairs of the semntvo
of the province. It wns not long before the
gemstvo of Tver, under hln inspiration, be
came renowned an the must advanced of all
the gemetvos In Russia.
Bold Talk to the t sar.
But It was not until after the death of
Alexander III that the incident occurred
which made Petrunkevlch's name resound
throughout the country. Upon the acces
sion of Nicholas II all the semstvos sent
addresses with felicitations for the young
monarch, condolences for the loss of the
late emperor and bent wishes for a long
and prosperous reign. The nddicss of the
semstvo of Tver, however, was an extra
ordinary document. While repeating the
felicitations and . formulas of the other
temntvon It added that for the welfare of
Russia the new monarch should give a con
stitution to his people, expressing the opin
ion that only thus could Russia flourish.
"A continuance of the old regime," it
snld, "will lead the country to perdition."
This was the first time that th word
constitution could be said to have been
openly pronounced In Russia and Petrun
kevlch with Rodechoff were the authors
of thst historic document. With tbe other
addresses it was formally presented to
the emperor November 30, 1NM, when he
received the deputation of nobles and
semstvolsts, although actually they had
been sent to the emperor In November, lfWI,
a month after the death of Alexander III.
Amid grand pomp all those who had pre
sented addresses to the emperor were as
sembled in the magniflclent Nicholas hall
of the wintor palace. Petrunkevlch headed
the "deputation from Tver. -It was the
youthful emperor's first public appearance.
He van plainly embarrassed. Surrounded
by a brilliant suite he came forward at
tired In the smart uniform of the cheval
ier guard. In his left hand he held his
helmet and inside hln helmet wan a she. t
of paper on which was written the speech
he wan to deliver. Timid, pale with emo
tion, the emperor with his eye constantly
traveling to the helmet in his hand, com
menced his speech of thanks for the ad
dresses which had been presented. His
majesty touched the question of hln future
policy lightly, saying only that he would
follow step by step the policy of his dead
father. And then he reached the phrase
which was to become historic. While
thanking the semstvos for their patriotism
the emperor added thut one among them
the semstvo of Tver had not realized his
confidence. "It has permitted Itself," said
the emperor, his voice trembling and his
eyes glnucing furtively for support into
the cold, hard face of Pobledonosteff, the
promoter of the Holy Synod, who stood at
his side and who was the real author of
the speech, "It has permitted Itself to
speak of a consiitution. That, gentlemen,
Is a senseless dream," Those words, re
produced In all the papers throughout
Russia, drew all eyes to Petrunkevlch and
mad him celebrated. He became In a day
the idol of the liberal. Petrunkevlch'
permission to com to Bt. Petersburg at
th head of the deputation had been pro
cured with great difficulty and lasted only
for a few days. Immediately upon his re
turn the government took speclul measures
of repression sgainst him and all the mem
bers of ihe Tver deputation, including
' Hodeclieff snd De RoberttL who later
achieved prominence quite equal to thnt of
Petrunkevlch.
Petraakevltch t ome to Capital.
It ws not until 1904, when Prince Svla-ropolk-Alirsky
became minister of the In-
i terlor, that Petrunkevitch received permis
sion to come to St. Petersburg, and his ap
pearance there was coincident with the
meeting of the first semstvo congress, No
vember 19-2!, 1904, of which lie was unani
mously choaen president. It waa this con
gress which adopted the famous program
of twenty-two articles and which started
the great movement which finally- com
A WOMAN 1MXJTOK
Was ttalck to See that t olte Poison
Waa Doing tbe Mischief.
A lady tells of a bad case of coffee pois
oning, and tella it in a way so simple and
I straightforward thut literary skill could
not Improve It.
"I hud neuralgic headaches fur Z years,"
she says. "and have suffered untold
agony. When I began to have them I
weighed 1 pounds, but they brought me
down to 110. t went to many doctors, and
they gave lne only temporary relief. So I
sufferedon, till one day. !n 1SH, a woman
doctor told ine to drink Postuin Food Cof-f.-e.
She aaid I looked like I was coffee
poisoned.
"So 1 began to drink Postuni, and I
gained 15 pounds in the first few weeks,
and am still gaining, but not so fast as
at til St. My headaches began to leave me
after I had used Postuni about two weeks
long enough. I expect, to get the coffee
poison out of my system. ,
"Now that a few months have passed
since I began to use Postuni Food Coffee,
I can gladly say that I never know what a
neuralgic headache la like any more, and it
was nothing but Postum that cured nie,
Uafore I used Postum I never weut out
alone; 1 would get bewildered and would
not know which way to turn. Now I go
alone and my head la as dear as a hell.
My' brain and nerve are stronger than
they have been for years." Name given
by Postuni Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the IIM b..i.k
1 - Tbe Road t WellvtlK-, ' lo pks.
pelled the emprror to yield to the popular
demand for the people to have a share In
the government e-f the country. It was
followed at short Intervals after Bloody
Sunday by other congresses. In all of which
Petrunkevlch wan one of the central fig
ures and over the majority of which he
presided. At the largest of these, held In
June, 1, the congress decided to send a
deputation directly to the emperor and
place before htm the resolutions which
tha congress hsd adopted showing the re
forms which In th opinion of Its mem
bers were necessary to meet the demands
and needs of the people. This congress In
cluded not only the representatives of the
smstvns from sll the provinces of Euro
pean Russia, but also delegates from
Poland, Finland, the Baltic provincen, the
Caucasus and Siberia. Petrunkevlch, whose
presence had so long been prohibited In the
two capital, together with Rodecheff,
Prince Serge Troubetskny. Prince Cha
kowskoy and other prominent liberals, most
of whom had nuffered some penalty for the
vlewn In the pant, made up this delegation.
Tbe emperor received them at the palace tn
peterhof and after Prince Tronbetskoy had
delivered his moving and eloquent speech
to the monarch and tbe latter had renewed
the assurance of hln nnsltersble determina
tion to convene the representatives of the
people, he went among the members of the
delegation, speaking a fw words to each
one. When he came to Petrunkevlch he had
evidently forgotten, or was unawares, of
the decree which had forced Fetrunkevlch
to leave hln native province. The em
peror asked him from what province h
eaine and when Petrunkevlch replied that
he was horn and reared In Chernlgoff prov
ince, but lived there no longer. Ills majesty
appeared surprlned.
"How? Why do you live there no
longer?" he asked.
"For a very simple reason, sire. I sold mv
estate I was obliged to sell It becntine the
authorities forbade me to live there."
Head Deputation to Wltte.
Later, during the riotous days of Novem
ber, J05. when all was chaos and the revolu
tion was In full blast. It wan Petrunkevlch
hlmelf who headed the semntvo deputa
tion to Count Wltte. Later, when the elcc
teral campaign began, Petrunkevlch took
an active part and stood for the Douma In
hln adopted province of Tver as a candidate
of the constitutional democrats.
He took part In the sittings of the council
of ministers In December, 1905, to discuss
the election laws, and In January, 1306, wan
the chairman of the first national conven
tion of constitutional democrats, which met
at St. Petersburg, and from thnt time on
he rapidly becamo known as th most likely
rsndldate for the presidency of the national
assembly.
MILITIA OS GUARD
tContiuued from First Pnge.)
em In strong terms and called upon the
proper authorities to enforce the law or
resign their positions.
Statement by Proserntor.
Prosecuting Attorney Roncoe Patterson
of Greene county said tonight :
Every man impllcat'd In this dastardly
outrage whose name I am able to learn
will be punished to the full extent of the
law. The members of the mob are not
law-abiding citizens; they are outlaws. They
broke Into tne Jail and, besides lynching
three negroes, released prisoners and thus
became law breakers by giving freedom to
Imprisoned criminal.
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson and
Sheriff Horner are said to have secured
the names of more than 100 men who took
an active part In the lynching. The lead
em of the mob were not disgulned. but
worked In the full glare of the electric
lights on the square.
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson made the
statement tonight tbat he will tomorrow
appeal to Judge ' Ltheoln of the criminal
court to summon a. special grand Jury at
once and make' a most thorough Investiga
tion Into the lynching with the purpose of
prosecuting every man concerned who can
be apprehended. Thin appeal, it In de
clared, will be augmented by a petition
signed by hundreds of the best citisens of
this community.
A crowd assembled on the public square
early tonight and refused to disperse, but
whenShe first company of militia arrived
they sullenly scattered. It is feared that
an attempt may be made during the night
to set fire to the buildings In the outskirts
of the city, and consequently the arrival
of the other companies of militia ordered
here by Governor Folk Is anxiously awaited.
Soldiers will be immediately placed in all
parts of Springfield and extra efforts will
be made to suppress any violence which
seemed to promise early this evening.
The greater part of the negro population
has been In hiding all day. In the negro
quarters many women and children took
refuge In cellars and garrets. Whole fam
ilies fled to the country after having ap
plied in vain to the authorities for pro
tection. There were few negroes on the
streets today.
At a meeting of the members of the min
isterial alliance this afternbon a call was
Issued for a mass meeting of citisens at
Grace Methodist Episcopal church at t
o'clock Monday night to consider ways and
means for Securing evidence against and
aiding in the prosecution of Saturday
night's mob. A committee composed nf
Rev. H. P. Douglass. Rev. J. A. Stewart,
Rev. C. J. Free. Judge T. J. Murray and
A. B. Lovan was appointed to suggest to
th meeting a plan f procedure. The min
isterial alliance will meet tw special session
at 10:10 o'clock tomorrow morning to take
further steps In the matter. The call Issued
for the meeting bears the signature of
every clergyman In the city and many of
the most prominent men In the city.
Vlrtliu Probably Inaoceul.
The authorities tonight assert that Cupe
land and Duncan, two of the victims, were
Innocent. This is the general belief.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., April 15. A special to
the Republic from Springfield. Mo., says
that Miss Edmondson said tonight that
she was positive that Copelund and Dun
can, two of the negroes hanged, were not
her assailants, and that she could identify
her assailants if they were brought before
her. It is also considered doubtful whether
Allen was guilty of the murder of O. P.
Ruiirk, the conf. -derate soldier, fur which
crime the mob killed him.
Polk ) I. racking la Msrdrr,
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., April li.-iSpe-clal
Telegram.) As a result of the lynch
ing of three negroea at Springfield. Mo.,
last night and the threatened race war at
that place today. Governor Folk haa or
dered six companies of the national guard
to that city to preserve order nnd protect
life and property. f
Tonight Governor Folk gave out the fol
lowing statement concerning the matter:
Lynching is murder, cowardly murder. It
is murder regardless of th guilt or Inno
cem e of the accused. Every person charged
with a crime I entitled to be tried by the
law, not hy a mob. The Sprlmrfleld affair
was fiendish and revolting. The extreme
penalty administered to some i nchers by
lw would have a salutary effect. AsMstant
Attorney General Gentry has been in
Mriicicd tn go to Springfield nnd aid the
prosecuting attorney in Investigating this
Ungraceful occurrence to the end thut proper
punishment may he meted out to those
who look a band in the crime. I shall offer
a reward of t u, ihe limit allowed by law.
for information given to the prosecuttrg
attorney leading to the arrest and con
viction if any person engaged in this das
tardly onVn, not agniciit the wreicucs
mobbed, but against the state of Missouri.
The sheriff and prosecuting attorney and
mayor nf Springfield having informed me
tins afternoon thai the city is in Imminent
dsnger of mob violence and that they are
helpless to control the sltum on. 1 have
honored llieir lequeat for the slate troops
lo preserve peai e and protect the lives
and property of e(iiens there.
J . Sterling Silver Fienier, 15th and Dodge.
JOE WARREN COMES CLEAR
Eldest of O'Hfarn Ganr Acquitted of
Murder of Hels Lauiten.
DETAINED ON THE CHARGE OF ROBBERY
Jury Deliberates sixteen Hoars and
la afported by County Attorney
In View of ton filet In
F.vldenee.
After deliberating sixteen limns the Jury
yesterday morning declared Joe Warren
not guilty of the murder of Nel Lausten.
The agreement was reached shortly after
10 o'clock Sunday morning, but It was 11
o'clock before the verdict was read, owing
to the delay In securing the presence of
Judge Sutton and the clerk of the court.
Only two or three spectators were present
besides the court offlduls and reporters,
one of them being Warren's brother, who
had been with him constantly throughout
the trial. Warren Immediately was re
manded by the court to the custody of the
Sheriff because of other charges pending
against him and did not. as he had hoped,
spend Easter Sunday with his mother In
South" Omaha.
Warren was taken Into the court room
some time before the arrival of Judge Sut
ton. He wan somewhat nervous, but did
not appear to be under nn much of a strain
as he was during the closing hours of the
trial. He leaned forward In his chair when
Deputy District Clerk Gallagher began to
read the verdlt-t, and when the words, "not
guilty," were read dropped back Into his
ehair with a nigh of relief. Judge Sutton
thanked the Jury and remanded the de
fendant to the custody of the sheriff. He
wan led out by Deputy Sheriff Haste be
fore he had a chance to thank the Jury.
He expressed regret an he was being taken
out of the court room that he would be
unable to go home at om e, but was greatly
elated over his acquittal of the crime.
Penalty ot DUcnseed.
The verdict was signed by C. D. Hutchin
son, foreman Before arriving at the agree
ment the Jury took seventeen ballots. The
question at Issue on all the ballots was con
viction or acquittal, the subject of penalty
not being discussed. Members of the Jury
declared they based their verdict on the
fact the evidence was conflicting, and
enough of Warren'? testimony that he did
not know a robliery wan tn be committed
was corroborated by other evidence to
create a doubt as to hln guilt.
"While we sympathise with bin mother,"
snld one of the Jurom. "that did not in
fluence our verdict. We looked at the evi
dence from all nlden nnd decided there wnn
strong reasons for doubt and we brought
In our verdict accordingly."
None of the attorneys was present when
the verdict was read. County Attorney S'n
baugh, when he heard the result, did not
have much to say for publication.
"There was a conflict tn the evidence,"
he said, "and the fact that Warren did not
have a gun was In hia favor. I still believe
he had guilty knowledge when he went out
with the other boys, but it was hard to
show It by evidence."
Robbery Charge Pesdlns.
The charge on which Warren is still held
at the county Jail Is robbery. Two com
plaints were filed against all of them, one
murder nnd the other the robbery of the
saloon. When asked If he would push the
robbery charge Mr. Slabaugh said he could
not tell until he had given the matter
further consideration.
Warren's connection with the murder of
LnuBten on January 30 was a matter of
doubt, the evidence being conflicting. Ray
mond Nelson, one of the defendnnta, testi
fied Warren knew of the plan to rob the
saloon and went with the rest of the gang
for the purpose of assisting. Warren nnd
Jay O'Hearn, one of the other defendants,"
declared nothing hud been said about rob
bing the plac in the presence of Warren.
The other three had held up several places
the night before, bat Warren did not par
ticipate in these. He asserted he had met
the crowd by chance Just before they went
out to the Lausten saloon, and he stayed
with them, thinking they were going out on
a lark. As soon as it was proposed to rob
the saloon he nays he ran awny without
taking hia post at the lear door where he
was stationed by Nelson.
Attorney General llmlley Hettrr.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. April Iq.-.M-torney
General Hadley was reported better
this evening. Thin afternoon his fever enme
lip tiKtilii, wi- n.inv ill Jmi-IUH. v I. U
o'clock it had diminished and lie was rest
ing easier. Dr. Clark siid it is not neces
sary at this time to call Kans.is City physi
cians Into consultation.
CORDIAL INVITATION
ADDRESSEDTO WORKING GIRLS
UIm Barrowg Tells How Mrs. Pink.
bam'g Advice Helps Working Girl.
Girls who work
are particularly
susceptible to fe
rn a 1 e disorders.
S especially thone
who are obliged
to stand on their
feet from raorn-
lug until nipht in
btores or facto
ries. Day in and day
out the girl toils.
and she is often the bread-winner of
the family. Whether she is sick or
well, whether it raius or shines, th
must get to her placn of employment,
perform the duties exacted of her
smile and be agreeable.
Amonjf this uluas the symptoms of
female diseases are early nianifeht by
weak and aching backs, pain in the
lower liml-a and lower part of the
stomach. In consequence of frequent
wetting of the feet, periods become
painful and irregular, and frequently
there are faint and dizzy hpclls, with
lo&t of appetite, until life is a burden.
All these symptoms point to a de
rangement of the female organinre
which cau be easily and promptly
cured by Lydia K. I'inkham's Vegeta
ble Compound.
Miss Abby V. Harrows. Nelsonvllle,
Athens Co., Ohio, tells what this great
medicine did for her. She writes :
Dear Mr. Pinkham :
"I feel it mv duty to tell you the nood
Lydia E. Pinktiam's" Vegvtahlo Compound
and Blood Purifier have done for me. Bt fore
I took them I was very nervou. had dull
headache, pains in back, ami period were
irregular, 1 had been to several doctors, and
thev did me no good.
"Your medicine bas made me well and
strong I can do most any kind of work
without complaint, and my periods are al)
right.
"I am in better health than I ever was.
and I know it is all due to your remedies. I
recommend your adviiv and medicine to aU
who suffer."
It la to such girls that Mrs. Pink
ham holds out a helping hand and ex
tends acordinl invitation to correspond
with hr, Mie is danghler in-law ol
Lydia E. l'inkhutn and fur twenty-five
years has been advising' sick womep
free of charge. Her long record ol
success in treating woman's ills maker
her letters of advice of untold value t
every ailing working girl. Address
Mr. Piukham, Lynn, Mu-s,
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KEWS OF OMAHA SUBURBS
Florence.
Milo Simpson spent Saturday snd fltindnv
visiting hln uncle, Luke Simpson, at Ores
cent, In.
Miss Hllma Swanaon attended the meet
ing of I'nity club at Chambers Tuesday
evening.
F. H. Mnrshnl, civil engineer nf the
Omaha water company, wan here Wednes
day afternoon.
John Goodlett. accompanied by his rinugh
tern Myra and Maud, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Hugh Silttie.
The ladles' Aid society of the Presbyterian
church met ot the home of Mrs. Henry
Anderson last Thursday afternoon.
Ray Rusk, son of Mrs. Fouke. returned
home Monday after a two years' absence In
Canada snd nurthw estern const points.
It. A Taylor, who travels forthe Avery
Manufacturing company, spent a couple of
days at home thin week with hln family.
J. J. Cole left Saturday for Logan county,
where he han a ranch, which Is stocked
with rattle, needing hin personal attention.
Miss Jacobson. district president of the
Rebekah assembly, wan a visitor at Rose
lodge No. 13t at Its meeting Tuesday night.
J. H. Farrls has been sending eggs for
hatching to the western coast the past
week, several settings going to points In
Washington.
The river has been high the Inst week,
but not up to the d.inger line. A govern
ment barRe passed down the river Tuesday
evening, the first one this season.
Theodore Festner of Omaha has pur
chased the meat market of O. W. Nelson
nnd han taken charge of the place. Mr.
Nelson has not decided what he will do.
J. H. Farrls, who was foreman of the
O Hearn jury, wss called to the county
attornev's office thin wci to make an
affidavit In connection with that case.
Dr. H. C Smith left Tuesday afternoon
for I Xing I'lna. Neb., with a load of emi
grants for his ranch. Ha lu make his
hom there, having taken up a homestead
of 6 acres.
George Sorensen, the florist, has plans
drawn for two new green houses, which lie
will erect in the near future. This will
give him seven houses. iThe new ones will
be 20x50 feet.
Charles Green had th misfortune to get
one of the ringvrs on his right hand broken
this week. V hlle he waa working In the
water company's reservoirs a beam turnn.1,
catching hia linger, smashing and breaking
It.
Mra. Ellen DeLand. who has been spend
ing the winter with her son, Thomas De
Land, at Perry, la., returned home Mon
dav, accompanied by her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. DeLand. She In in excellent health for
one of her age more than years oid.
Charles Foster and wife of Chicago
slopped there Saturday and Sunday to visit
his mother and sisters. Mr. Foster was
In business in Omaha for many years, hav
ing a drug store on the southwest corner
of Webeter and Sixteenth street. He In on
his way to the western coast, where he In
tends lo locate.
A committee from the Florence Improve
ment club went to Council Bluffs on Fri
day and succeeded In securing from Mr.
Mayne the right-of-way through his land
for two roads. This is for the ferry that
Is being built, and will give the people
across the river a chance to get to Floi
ence and Omaha with their market stuff.
West Ambler.
George, the little son of Mr. and Mis.
O. Blakely. is not so well this week.
Mrs. ltirt Gants wss the guest of her
mother. Mrs. N. Carbury. on Monday.
Mr. Tinley was the guest of Mrs. Ream
and parents for dinner on Thursday even
ing. Mlas Maggie Moran will go to South Da
kola soon to prove up on her homestead
claim.
Miss Wlanche Westgate of North Omaha
was the guest of Miss Alma Darling
V ednesday.
Mrs. Shaw of South Sixtieth street was
the guest of her friend, Mrs. G. Ambler,
for ainiicr on Thursday.
Htv. and Mrs. R. M. Henderson were
guests of relatives on South Tenth street
lor dinner on Wednesday.
J. 1). Aughe and wife were the gifests
of Mihh Josepnlne Usher, nn South Eleventh
street, lor dinner on Wednesday.
Miss Martha Cruinpacker will lead the
young people's meeting at Southwest
church next Sunday evening, April 16.
Theodore Smith left the first of the week
for Holdrege, Neb,, to attend lo business
connected with the estate of Mr. Furnam,
his deceased father-in-law.
Mrs. M. Kaverty and daughter. Mrs. Will
Morton, wer guests of friends here on
Sunday for dinner, as were also Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mcleland of St. Mary's ave
nue. Mr. mid Mrs. Maker arrived from Cali
fornia on u visit to their daughter. Mrs.
V.. Shandy, on the heights, on Saturday,
April 7. i'ney will spenu about a fortnight
her.
Dr. J'linis performed an oieiallon on th
hand of litue Aillo M. Morton of Long
l'iie the first of the week. The little om
and his mother are guests of the latter
parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. Favetiy.
Mrs. Frank Davie and brother, Frank
Stultit. have returned from Iowa, where
they attended the tunu'ftl of their aged
grandlalher. Rv. Thomas Davis Brown,
who ril'-d April I at his home in Nodawa,
la., aged 4 years.
Thomas Shandy was nulled In marriage
lo Miss Ijditli Agwe at Diets Memorial
church at noon lust Wednesday by Rev.
V. McGregor. A large number of friends
of the young couple witnessed the cere
mony. The tmstor, on behalf of the offitilal
bouid, iiresented the couple with a hand
some Jillile, as they were ihe tlrsl couple,
to be married in the new church. The
bride w.is dressed in while" luce tulle Willi
veil and carried white bride's roe. After
the ccrejiioiiv a reception wus gicn nt the
home of the groom's parents. Mr. und Mrs.
D. Shandy, where a splendid fhe-couise
wedding dinner w.m served lo seventy-flv
Invited guests. '
Dundee.
The Ru'.iml lozen club mel on Wednesday
with Mrs J. W. Akin.
Mis. I.lgbton of Minneapolis is the guest
of her sou, W. R. Lighion.
Mr. Vnn lloran Is building a reid-nc ,,n
Davenport street near Forty-ninth.
Mr. Uil Is building' a house to rent .t
Forty-ninth and I'nderwood avenue.
The Dundee Woman's club will lueei on
Wednesday with Mrs. A. H. Palmer.
Miss Derothy Akin entertained the young
men.ber.4 't her club on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Anita Brute of Iowa Is ihe guest
of Mrs. tlattle A. Hale, V4 North Filth-'h
street.
Miss Bell will entertain the Dundee Or.l
club Thursday evening at her home. Forty
eighth and laidge streets.
Mrs. V. J. Rarr was In Fremont during
the v.eek attending the meeting of I'H:
Prefcbyterliin Missionary sjiieiy.
Mr. F.nuick. who occupies the ik-w hni'se
he recently bull, ni Fiftieth nnd t'nderwood
nveniie. is 'building another ,'ionse In the
sa ne lilo k.
Mr. Sohubert and family have moved from
Remls park inio one o' Ihe new houses
recenllv built on Capitol avenue between
Forty-eighth und Forty-nlntn street.
Mrs. W. H. Howard entert.ilned th mem
bers of the Oinai'e '.ir1 club, which com
prise wniiien from l.oth Oni.-ln and Dun
uee. at her hone on Wednesday afiern t.
Miss Bessie Painter ex-ieets to leave this
wieli for a lMt to Mies S;eeii n Vii ki
lling. 1s. Mr and Mis. Sr-'d w'll b'
the atieeis st thai time of Mr. and Mrs
Pa itue r.
The l.jdics Aid sjci'-ty of the Dundee
el
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ifvi
.
and mini at or can of Cocoa
Presbyterian church will hold a unique en
tertainment on Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. M. Simpson, iV. North
Fiftieth street.
The Happy Thought club, composed of
jirls belonging to Miss Tlllson'n clars 111 the
Dundee Sunday school, will give an enter
tainment In connection with a basaar at
the church on Friday evening.
Pennon.
A non wnn born to Mr. and Mrs. V. B.
Smith Monday, April 9.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Steele on Thursday.
Mrs. W. H. l.eorhner has returned homo
from a short visit to Ashlnnd.
J. R. Carter returned last Tuesday from
a short trip to Shenandoah, la.
Miss Alta Thomas Is gfending her vaca
tion nt the home of her parents.
Minn Margaret Wedge has returned horn
from Chicago on account of 111 health
Arthur Christiansen In assisting Deputy
Assessor Rnlch In bis work this spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison entertained dui
Jng the week Mrs. Jean Dunn of Gretna.
Mrs. Rurd Miller and children have re
turned home from their itt at Mount Airy.
Mrs. Gun Welse of Omaha spent part of
Inst week at the home of her sister In Hen
son. Walter Donaldson and Mis Susan Sniel
ster, both of Henson, were married last
week.
Mrs. De Long of Council Rluffn is erect
ing a cottage In Benson, where siie will
reside.
When school opened last Monday there
were but absentees on account of the
measles. "
Miss Minnie Kellogg went to Fremont
last week to attend the meeting of th
association.
The Renson Fugle lodge will give an
entertainment and ball at the I. ti. o. F.
hall on April 1!.
The bridge on the Pnpplo. two miles wen
nf Benson, wns washed awny by the hard
rains last week.
Rev Mr Rndnhaugh of Peru visited in
Benson whilo attending the missionary
meetings In Omaha.
A meeting to make plans to organize a
Ladles ot Security lodge wan held at the
home of Mrs. Snowden.
The Sunshine club of St. Bernard s
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Briscoe on next Thursday.
Mrs. H. J. Grove and Mrs. Pryor went to
Homer last week, being called there by
the Illness of a relative.
The Where Next club pleasantly surprised
Mrs. Ben Morton last ednesday In honor
of her birthday anniversary.
The Ladles Aid society met at the home
of Mrs. Iejdy Inst week. It will meet with
Mrs. Fuller next Wednesday.
Mr. and Mr. Gamble of Plattsmouth
visited during the week at the horn of
the former's uncle, Mr. Morrison.
William Haekman, Pnul Ackermon ami
Mr. Zimmerman have returned from their
trip to North Dakota much pleased with
the country.
Prof. John Speedy, Misses Culberlson
David, Hoffman. McNamara and Fedde at
tended the association meeting at Fiemont
last week, while Miss Francis bell went lu
Chicago.
Mrs. W. K. Johnson entertained at din
ner last week for Mrs. Decmer and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wlnkleman. Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Traynor and Mr. Peiersou
of Omaha, and the Misses Johnson of Ben
son. The Epworth league held a business
meeting at the church last Wednesday
evening. The officers elected were: Presi
dent, Mrs. Pearson; tlrst Vice president,
Georgia Morton; second vice president,
Llna Washburn: third vice president. Ger
trude Childs; fourth vice president, Ed
Hansen; secretary, Walter Snell; treasurer,
J. Gehrig. Miss Georgia Morton wan
elected an delegate to the convention in
May.
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Sherman A McConnell Drug Co.
DIAMONDS Frenser, 36th and , Dodge.
BIRTHSTONES Edholm, I6th 4- Harnejr,
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founded on the right principles, and thai
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"Periodic headache, thai unntted me for
business several days at a time, has been
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