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TUP: OMAHA DAILY IlKtf: SUNDAY, Al'UIL 22. 1!K)7.
L BLUFF!
BLUFFS PEOPLE LIBERAL
Orer Tonr Thonsaud Dollarj in Cast
Already Contributed.
CLOTHING AND PROVISIONS ALSO GIVE'
Collection to Bo'TiWa I o la All
Ckirrhn Today and Mm Meet
lac at the Tkrilrr Thl
Aflfrieoa.
Th following .elegram wa sent by Mnyo
Macrae Inst night to Governor Parde n'.
California: ,
Draw on F. T. True, treasurer California
relief committee. Council Bluffs. IhTt for
lt.u"0. Several CHra of clothing nl more
.money to ful ow later.
The aubscrlptlona to the California relief
fund reached clone upon SI,5iO yesterday
and the committee expect to raise ,-iver
W.noo by Monday night. Today collection
will be taken In all of the churchea for
the relief fund, aa well n at the mass
meeting In the New theater thla afternoon. ,
. This If the completed program for the
mane meeting thia afternoon, which will
be hold at 3 o'clock:
MiihIc Whalcy orchestra.
Hon "Nearer, My God. to Thee, congre
gation, led by H.' A. Bellinger.
prayer Rev. W. B. Clemmer.
Music F.Ik' quartet.
Scripture Heading-Rv. V. W. Graven.
Vocal Bolo Mrs. Mullis.
Address "Our City," Mnvor Macrae.
Address "Our Churches," Rev. James
O'May.
Music Elks' quartet.
Addresa "Our Country," Senator C. G.
Saunders.
Address "The Stricken Ones," Hon. C.
M. KarL
Bong "My Country, TIs of Thee." con
gregation. Benediction Rev. G. W. Snyder.
The committee of women worked like
Trojana yesterday and secured a lurge
quantity e.' clothing, which la being packed
for transmission to the stricken district
by the A. E. Hunter company. The base
ment of the Arm's store on Pearl and Main
street! was a busy scene up to a late hour
last night and a large quantity of the
clothing was packed. The members of tin;
committee will be on hund at the store
today and contributions of clothing can be
delivered there at any time.
Ahead of Governor's Reiaet.
Mayor Macrae received a dispatch during
the afternoon from Governor Cummins an
nouncing that he had appointed a state re
lief committee and asking Council Bluffs to
get to work and do Its share. Dr. Macrae
at oi.ca telegraphed back to the govurnor
that within twenty-four hours after the
first news of the disaster Council Bluffs
had got to work, organised a committee and
had solicited close upon $5,000 and a large
quantity of clothing and bedding.
Council Bluffs has a warm spot for San
Francisco on account of the magnificent
treatment accorded by Its citizens to the
boys of the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers on
their way to and from the Philippines.
Harmony chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star, will give a dance Saturday evening
for the benefit of the relief fund.
Among the contributions yesterday were
$35 from the Council Bluffs employes of the
street railway, $10 from the Hebrew Ladles'
Benevolent society, $13 from the members
of the fire department, $35 additional from
the members of the police department, $6
worn juiiy camp Aia society, Royal Neigh
bors of America; $25 from the United Com
mercial Travelera. $26 from the Bluffs City
Typographical union and IS. 25 from the
girls of the Bluff City laundry.
Council Bluffs lodge of Elks, at Its meet
ing Friday night, voted to contribute $100,
but this has not been turned In to Treas
urer True yet and It may be sent to the
fund being raised by the Elks' lodges
throughout the entire country.
Aereaa.
For Sale Ten acres, near car line. Will
ell half or all; five acres In fruit; good
roads; good land; no buildings; $300 per
acre; make a nice home. I write firs
Insurance. Wallace Benjamin, Room 1,
First Nat'l Bank Bids. 203 offlo 'phone;
Black 1444 Res. 'phone.
BIOVX CITT MEH START HOME
games of Persons Who Are) on Thelt
1 Way from California.
CHICAGO, April. a. The following are
among the names of persons eastbound on
the Santa. Fe train known as No. t, which
left Point Rlchomnd, Cal., at I o'clock
last night;
W. W. BeU, 1 410H Main street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Fred Gould. Gt. Louis.
WHllarrf W. Robertson, 1505 Genesee
street, Kansas Cltv, Mo.
John Heliiena, Sioux City, la. -Joseph
Helxlenn, Sioux City, la.
Frank jelzlcnn, Sioux City, la.
Anaea gtndent Commits salelde.
AMES, la., April a. tSpeclal.)-Harry E.
Hanna, a freshman In the animal hus
bandry department of the Iowa State col
lege, committed suicide yesterday about
10:30 o'clock by chloroform poisoning. Ilia
action was deliberate and premeditated.
He purchased a quantity of poison at a
down town drug store about o'clock and
went to his rooming place west of the col
lege campus, where he saturated two pil
lows with the fluid and lay down with his
head between them. He was discovered
about noon with life extinct. Melancholia
is supposed to have caused his rash act.
His home was at Oarriaoo, la.
Iowa Towns Give tieneronaly.
Wi'BSTER CITY. Ia., April 21.-lBpectal
Telegram.) The city council Friday night
appropriated $100 for the San Francisco
sufferers. Private aubscrlptlona are pouring
In today which will raise this amount to
fully. $1,000.
BCJOJNGTON, la.. April l.-(8peclal
TeleSTWu) Burlington started two carloads
of provisions weat tonight. The railroads
are picking up one or more cars at almo6t
every station along the line and rushing
them through on fast schedule.
Berwick PostoOlee Robbed.
BERWICK. April 21-Spclal.) The an
nual robbery of flair's store and the post
office In the building occurred here last
night. Burglars entered over a transom
at the rear entrance and forced the door
from the Inside. The amount of the loss
Is not known. About $200 was taken In
atampa and money from the postoRlee
safe. A small amount was stolen from the
cash drawer. The store has been robbed
la April every years for four years.
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At a meeting of the finance and building
ommlttees and board of directors of the
oung Women's Christian association Frl-.hj-
afternoon it was decided to suspend
lie building rniiiphittn for a few works,
."he women recognize the more Immediate
ced resulting from the San Francisco dls
isler aid withdraw until that has been
net. The big clock will be taken down, aa
he Young Men's Christian association had
promised it to another uasoclatlon. that
.ill soon begin a building campaign.
There was a meeting of the program
committee of the Nebraska Federatton of
Women's clubs Tuesday at Lincoln. Mrs
A. A. Scott, chairman, presiding. Among
'.be plans' announced for the state meeting,
to be held at Kearney next fall, was that
Tor the Industrial program. A luncheon
'ill be served at 1 o'clock at the State In
dustrial fcchol and after an Inspection of
Lhe buildings and ground the women will
go to the Norma n school, where the educa
tional session will be- held In the evening.
The annual convention of the clubs of
the third district of the Nebraska Federa
tion will be held at Madison Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. Mrs. Frances
D. Keefe of West Tolnt Is vice president
of the district and the program promises
to bo one of exceptional Interest. There
will be a reception Tuesday night and the
program will open Wednesday morning.
The art department of the Woman's club
will hold its annual meeting and election of
officers next Thursday. In addition to tha
election an Important subject for con
sideration will be .the holding of meetings
at the public library next year.
A special meeting of the members of the
literature depnjtment has been called at
recess at Monday afternoon's meeting of
the Woman's club.
The current topic department will hold
Its last social meeting of the season Tues
day afternoon of this week at the home
of Mrs. Shary, 2937 Farnam street. The
program will consist entirely of music.
The last meeting of the history class of
the Daughters of the American Revolution
will be held Friday at the home of Mrs.
Samuel Rees. The program will Include
papers by Mrs. John R. Webster, Mrs.
TCeea. Mrs. W. F. Heller, Mrs. Harry May
and music by Mrs. A. L. Sheets, Mian Au
gusta Lehman - find Mlsa Henrietta Rees.
A social hour and refreshments will follow
and the officers and chairmen of commit
tees of the local chapter will be the guests
of the afternoon.
Mrs. Isaac Carpenter and Mrs. Frank
Foster leave Monday evening for Denver,
where they will attend the annual meeting
of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
society N of the west, which will be held
there. Mrs. Carptenter Is recording seer
tary of the organisation.
The educational meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be held
Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
David Lynn, T12 Bancroft street. The Work
of the flower mission will be the subject
for discussion. Prizes will also be awarded
to the writers of the prate essay on a tem
perance topic.
Reason.
A son was born to Mr., and Mrs. Harry
Post Saturday, April 14.
Mrs. K. J. Crews of Tekamah was a
visitor In Benson last week.
The Benson schools will celebrate Arbor
day by planting trees Monday.
The Indies' Aid society will meet at the
home of Mra. Fuller next week.
Clinton Williams made a short visit at
the home of his parents In Benaon.
B. A. Stlper was a gusst at a banquet
given In Omaha by C. S. Hayward.
Mrs. Morton Orlndulf has returned home
from a six weeks' visit in Missouri.
Mrs. C. Nevlus has returned home from
California, where she spent the winter.
Mra. D. B. Smith of Plattsmouth spent
lust Saturday with her daughter In Iienaun.
- Mra. McGulre and daughter Effle have
returned home from a few days' visit I if
Millard.
Dr. and Mra. Leochner entertained at
dinner luat week in honor of the former's
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morton orlndulf have taken
poaaesslon of their new home in the soutn
part of town.
Elwood Williams has returned to hia
home In Magnet, Neb., after spending the
winter In Benson.
Miss Alta Thomas has resumed her
studies in Council Bluffs, after spending
her vacation in benaon.
Mra. Anna Mulford of Cheyenne, formerly
living on Main atreet, has sold that prop
erty to H. J. Grove for $t,0(iO.
Services will be held at the Methodlat
Episcopal church today at 11 u. 111. and 1
p. in. Kpworth league at 7 p. m.
Dr. and Mra Leochner entertained the
card club at their home on lust Wednesday
evening. The six couplea were present.
"Mr. and Mrs. William Smith and children
and AiiMa Lt-ttitt Smith returned to their
home, alter spending Kaster in Benson. 1
The pipes for the water mains of the
wair worka are being hauled to the
grounds and different parts of the town.
James Howard and daughter Nellie at
tanded the ball given by iiie SUrim-is of
'i angler tempie in tie Auultorium lain week.
Kir. and Mrs. C. liodlnaon made, a visit
at the home of Mr. Hoffman wnlie on their
way on a visit to bwearii from Kearimy.
Neb.
The Benson aerie of Eagles entertain
ment waa well attended l.v th r,.n,.u
from all parts. Th li.u visited, an Omaiia
lodge meeting during the weea.
The boys' gymnasium held their Indoor
meeting last Monday eveuiiiy, and an out
door meeting on Tnursday. Jar. Denniaon
of Omaha will be present at their next
meeting.
The Lpworth league held a buslnea meet
ing at the home u( uuoigia Morion last
liuuday evening, 'i ney wni give a literary
pi ok 1 am at me churcu Weiinisciav evening,
Ami M.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
lodge ban an interesting meeting iat Mon
day evening, when plans v,e.e inauu to or
ganise a ciub In connection with tho lodge.
Corliss Noble, the only son of Mr. and
Mr. John Noble, died last Friday, after
a very brief sickness of measles and pneu
monia. Mra. iubi la now aica In bed
uh the meaxlea.
Dorothy liarlley, the -months old child
of Air. and Mi. O. K ii.tiilcy. died last
Tuesday of pneumonia. Kev. Mr. l.eeiy
conducted short tun.Tal services VSVdnea
u), mlei nit nt iH-ing at Mourn Hope.
Mrs. Mary Andersvn died last week at
the home of her son, Alfred Anderson,
west of Benson, tilt) cause of death being
old age, connected Willi oilier ailments.
The luueral Mill be held Sunday afternoon
at it o'clock from the residence. Interment
at Mount Hope.
The Methodist Sunday school observed
Easter day by giving a musical and liter
ary exercise last Sunday evxning. wmch
was well rendered. A large coiii egai ion
waa in attendance. The church waa pret
tily decoiattd- A collection waa taken lor
tiie mis.-io'ia after the exercises.
St. Bernard's Catholic church choir ren
dered music for high and low mass ICaMer
morning. The choir ia now organized of
altoa and sopranos, who are Miss B. lie
Hart. Mis. Hn-eo. Missus Mcljuire. Meyera,
f "t, McClelland, McOatie. Springer, hhce.
t adley, with Mra. i'aikina as organiat.
Mlsa ClHra I'oat of Benson and Henry
Bowley of Benson. Were married last
Wednesday. April 18. at the Lutheran
church on Weu Dodge street. Boih young
leo.le are weft known here. haWng growu
up In this place. They will reside on one
of the bride s father's farms weat of Ben-
Dan dee.
The Ladies' Aid aociety of the Dundn
Freabytcnaa church met oa Jfrkday with
HEWS OF OMAHA SUBURBS
Mrs. Ffmnson. when the hay cooker was
delightfully demonstrated.
Mrs. J. J Barr la going to Chicago this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Rush were In St.
Lculs for a few days last week.
The Ihindc Woman's club met on
Wednesday with Mrs. A. H. Palmer.
The Harpy Thought club held an enter
tainment Saturday evening at the church.
The Round Doxen club will met on
Wednesday with Mrs. J. M. Alkln. 4m
Chicago street
The Dundee Card cluh was entertained
Thursday evening by Miss Hell at Forty
ninth and Dodge streets.
Florence.
George Slert of tffe Florence drug store
was a visitor at Blair Saturday night and
Sunday.
James Barrett Is In western Nebraska
setting up some machinery for the Molina
I'low company.
W. R. Wall and Frank T. Tarker were
up on the flats east of Desoto last Saturday
shooting Jacksnipe.
Miss Hulda Tucker Is at home from Lin
coln after a coup.e of weeka' vllt with her
sister. Mrs. L. F. 1mm.
Dr. Smith has Improved the looks of the
Brick drug store by having awninga put
up along the entire front.
James Kreneniun has had a nice front
put In his building on Main street where
the Home bakery is located.
Mrs. O. K. Tucker, who hni been at Wise
Memorial hospital at Omaha for the last
six weeks, is getting better and Improving
last.
Mrs. N. M. Crume returned from Lincoln
last Thursday. She has been there for
some tuns taking treatment tor rheuma
tism.
lavid Myers, now of Banner county.
Neb., a former resident and hotel keeper of
Florence, was here tills week vlsliing
friends.
Rose Rebekah lodge No. 139 will give an
experience party at Its regular meeting
April 24. Odd Fellows and their families
are invited.
Henry Crume returned home from rui
celk S- IX, where he has been for some
time putting In brluges for the Standard
Bridge company.
iback Tuipm haa moved his house off the
lot near the schoolhouse to a lot on South
Biuff street, where be will repair tho house
or rental purposes. t
The Pleasant Hour club gave a dance and
social at Wail s hail Wednesday night, with
a good attendance. Several oui-ot-town
parties were present. ,
Mrs. Maria Coleman, daughter Vf Mrs. 8.
P. Johnson, wSis married to Mr. Gust Nel
son of Omaha last Wednesday evening.
The wedding occurred at Council Biufls.
Miss May Oaks, who has been teaching a
term of school near Grand Island dur.ng
the winter, arrived home Thursday. She
will fpeud the summer with her parents.
Thomas DeLand of Perry, la.. Is here
for a lew days visiting his mother. Sev
eral weoaa aao he waa hurt in a wreck
while he waa running his engine out of
Perry, ia. He nas b.een at Hot springs,
Ark., for some time.
Cheater Ureen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Green, waa run down by an auiomoone
Monday niaht and received some Internal
injuries, 'the machine was going about
six to eight miles per hour when ma acci
dent happened, luung Ureen was crossing
the street and seemed to run right back in
wont of the machine, ila waa carried into
the Florence Drug store. Dr. Adams waa
called and hla injuries attended to, when
he was taken home on a stretcher. The
owner, whose name was not learned,
stopped the machine and saw that the boy
was taken car of.
The city council met Monday night, it
being the last moeting of the old mayor
and council. Alter tne preliminary ousi
noii. an ordinance waa taken ui) establish
Inn a arade on Wlllett street. Mr. Allison,
formerly of Omaha. Is building a fine resi
dence on that street near the high school,
and, wiaiied the grade established before he
commenced to build. He is having the ex
rjniini rinnr now. A communication from
the Chicago, Ht. Paul, Minneapolis c Omaha
Railway company. Baying mat mo coiuio,
would install an arc light at ita Flfih
street crossing In a abort time was accepted
and placed on file. As soon as this light Is
put up the council will repeal the ordinance
requiring the, company to keep a watch
man at that crossing.
West Ambler.
Mrs. L. Darling waa the guest of friends
on 2T.aml street on Thursday.
Frank Potter is busily engaged in
shingling and painting for several of the
neighbors.
Mrs. Augh was the gueat at dinner on
Wednesday with her friends, Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton E. Ping.
John faverty left on Tuesday for Iowa,
where Tie will work for th Independent
Telephone company this season.
vi, t. nnv.r assisted Mrs. S. Skandy
the past week in the preparations for the
wedding and reception of her on.
Mrs. F. C. Housmnn and little daughter,
Bertha, were the guesta of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Ganta. on Monday.
t Fnvertv. accompaniea Dy ner
brother, Marion, were guesta at tho Henry
homestead on South Sixtieth street on
Sunday.
J. Carlson has been painting bis newiy
purchased home, and It makes a pretty ap
pearance In Its coat of light green trimmed
in white.
Nelson Pratt, wife and daughter, Miss
Minnie, were guests at Easter dinner at
the home of their parents, Kev. and Mrs.
R. M. Henderson.
Howland & Sons have secured the forty
acres near the tracks on Thirty-eighth and
Center streets, which they are putting i.Ho
corn and potatoes.
Frank S. Aughe cloacd hla five years'
contract with the Talbot Ice company on
Monday and on Tuesday accepted a poai
tion on thu police force.
Mra. Will Morton and little son, Mllo M..
returned to their home at Long Pine on
Saturday after a fortnight's visit with her
patents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Faverty.
Mrs. iTlartx, who haa been the guest of
reTatlvea and friends here and to attend
the Shandy-Agee wedding, left for her
home at JxavenworUi, Kan., on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Madson have vacated
their home In Eckerman and removed to
the city. Mr. and Mra. A. M. Oleson took
possession of the name place on Monday.
Mr. and Mra. J. Baker, who have been
the guests of their daughter, Mrs. S.
Shandy, and family the past two weeks,
leave for their home at Liung Beach, Cal.,
on Monday.
Thomas Shandy and bride went to the
home of th bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Agce, on 'Fifth and Hickory streets, where
they will reside until they can get a house
to begin houiekeeping.
J. K. Aughu made a trip to Florence
011 Thursday uiid waa the guest at d.nner
of hia old canirade and friend, Henry
Powers, and brought home a large number
of raspberrlea to set out.
George and Isaac Syaa and families, to
gether with their sister, Mrs. Haltie Todd,
assembled at I he home of the latter on
Easter Sunday to help their aged mother
celebrate her 75th birthday.
The Ladles' Aid society was de'.lghtfully
entertained on Thursday at the home of
Mr. and Mra. J. Stultz in Eckerman and
completed a large quilt Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Roberts and tho teachers of
Beals school were guests of honor. A fine
iliree-courso dinner was served. The at
tendance was twenty-ttve and the proceeds
were $.1. The next meeting will be at the
home of Mra. L. Darling In Weat Ambler,
May 10. The women on the committee for
tiiat day are Urn. Blukc, Mrs. Gants and
Mis. Ucitewltx.
Yaakton Debater Win.
YANKTON, S. D.. April 21.-(Speclal.)-Laat
night the tnlr-collglat debate,
Huron y. Yankton, was held In this city
Huron was represented by Messrs. Star
ring, Wler and Appel; Tankton by Messrs.
Roberts, Amundsen and Delman. Judt;
Bartlett Tripp prenided. The debate was
a spirited one on the topic of the direct
primary. The decision of th Judgea gave
the victory to Yankton, whose debater
upheld the direct primary. The debaters
had letters from every Btate In the Union
and had di g up every conceivable authority
bearing on the subject.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Julia Hulett has begun suit for divorce
irom rreaerica w. ttulett on the grounds
or cruelty. neaiae mistreatment aha
charge he went to Denver and did not
make provision for her aupport during
I'll KU.VIIIC
Hon. John L. Webster will address the
Omslia Real Estate exchange Wednesday
at ita regular 12 o'clock luncheon on the
auliject, "Has Omaha a Future?'' Evary
ir.en.bcr Is expected to be present and
bring a g.iest.
Mule Smith neks a divorce from Clyde,
the restoration of her maiden name, JM trie
Posposhll, and the custody ef their infant
child, in a petition hied In district court
yesterday afternoon, the charges her hus.
band with desertion and nonaupport.
For th benefit of th Schiller monument
fund the Schiller committee arranged for
two German performances at Boyd a
theater. May IS and 13. The well-known
Milwaukee troupe will produce "Li Her
rn ob.ue" and "Dovtxl Eh."
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAIIA
South Omaha Conntrj Club Preptcrina: for
formal Openine.
MIDDLE OF MAY THE PROBABLE DATE
Representative of laterarban Hoad
t'oaferrlnat with Representative
of City la Regard to
-rearing an Eatraace.
The board of directors of the South
Omaha Country club made a trip of In
spection to the club grounds yesterday aft
ernoon. Th report on the same was mosi
satisfactory. The club house Is approach
ing completion, and the next ten days will
see It completed. ' The directors will exam
ine and purchase the furniture for the club
during the present week. It la expected
that the furniture will all be Installed by
the 15th of May. Between that time and
the 3th the club will hold Its' formal open
ing. A representative of the board of di
rectors Will confer with Manager Smith
of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street rail
way, with a view to getting street car
service at as early a date aa possible. It
ia thought that the line will be In opera
tion by the first or at least the middle of
June. This will, make the club grounds
easily accessible. There have been no ma
terial change in the published plans of the
club. The membership la still growing, and
will likely reach the ISO mark by the time
of the formal opening.
laterarban Promoters Active.
A representative of the Interurban line
was In South Omaha yesterday looking
after the Interests of that corporation. It
ia thought the visit to the city attorney's
office will result In an ordinance which may
ba preaented to the meeting of Monday
night, permitting the Interurban road to
niak It temporary terminus In South
Omaha at about Thirty-third and Q streets.
The plan Is to make use of the tracks of
th Omaha Street railway which are alieady
In operation to get into Omaha. Real es
tate men have been working uuletly for
some time to aecur options on property
along the line of th proposed road. A
great many deala have been made for this
property, but no publio announcement of
them has been made. Within the next
.week It Is thought the business will be so
far perfected that the results can be made
known. Options for six miles out have
been secured. After the temporary ter
minal has been secured and th road Is In
operation It is expected that the plans of
the company for continuing th line Into
the city of Omaha will be put into execu
tion. The line will pass between the pack
ing houses at Thirty-third street.
City Mast Clean I p.
After a tour of Inspection through the
city. Chief Brlggs of th police department
and Chief Garret of the fire deparUnent
make the announcement that they find
many firms a well as private Individuals
make use of their back yard for tha dump
ing of all kinds of rubbish. Ohief of these
nuisances la the large quantity of refuse
papers And Ilk material. All this stuff
must be cleaned up at once. The chiefs
say the olty la In danger from the many
unsanitary places of thla kind. It the peo
ple do not give th matter prompt alien
tlon th polio will tak a hand and such
parties will be subject to arreat for cora
mining a. nuisance.
- Magio City Gossip.
Dr. Beattie of Lincoln will preach- at th
Christian church today. -
W. J. Shelly, on the Fort Crook road.
reports the birth of a son.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Talbot start on their
western trip Wednesday evening.
' Jetter'a Gold Tbp- Beer delivered to all
parta or th city, itiepnone no. a.
William Womaclt and James Fitzgerald
were fined for drunkenness in police court
yesterday.
Captain Shields haa returned from Red
Oak, ia.. Where ne was cauea oy me 111
ness of bis brother.
After the church service at the First
Presbyterian church today a free will of
fering will be taken for th sufferers In
San Francisco.
A grand ball will be given by Companion
Court of Alexander 10. 401 or tne inoe
pendent Order of Foresters at at Odd Fel
lows' hall Thursday evening, April 24.
Protests will be filed against eight South
Omaha saloonkeepers on the ground of
Improper advertising. Th cases will be
heard Wednesday of the present week.
N. M. Graham and Mlsa Patricia Nattgh
ton, accompanied by a division of the class
In physics, made a tour of inspection of tha
Union i"aciiio snop anu me sinensis
terday afternoon.
Alexander Rusaell and Maggie Hunt, the
first colored, the latter wine, were flnod
$5 and coms on the charge of vagrancy. It
ia charged that the two have been living
together in the city.
O'Nell' Real Estate and Insurance
Agency has been advised by all of th
tnsuranc companies which it represents
that they are prepared to pay In cash all
losses occasioned by the San Francisco and
Los Angeles disasters. Insure your prop
erty with them.
th. rkri.iinn chore h arave a farewell r
ceptlon in honor of M. L. Whlttaker Inst
night at the home of W. L. Hodgen. Mr.
Whlttaker haa long been the secretary of
the church organization. He move to
Canton, Neb., where he haa taken up 10m;
land Ther wan a line crowd present and
trey presented the guet of honor with a
silver set.
OPERATORS ASK ARBITRATION
Ml., owner In Central District
Henew Offer Made several
Week Ago.
CHICAGO. April 21-At a meeting held
her today of the executive boards of the
coal operators' associations of Illinois, In
dlana and Ohio, a renewed proposition
waa made to the miners through their
President John Mitchell to arbitrate the
difference now existing between the oper
ators and th miners.
NEW YORK, April fl. A statement was
Issued from the New York offlc of the
anthracite coal operators today In which
a comparison was made In parallel col
umns, of th miners' demands in 1902, the
award of the strike commission In 1903,
the recent demands of tha miners and tho
operators' reply. Another statement la
eludes the Various propositions and re
plies made by the miners and th opera
tore In the differences still unsettled. Ac.
oompanying these was a comment by Ivy
L. Lee. the local representative of the
operatora. In which h ay:
"It aiil be observed that each essential
claim of the miners waa duly considered
by tha coal commission appointed by Presl
dent Roosevelt. It will also Im observed
that the position of the operators In 1904
ia precisely In accord with the letter and
spirit of the commissions' findings. The
operatora. It will be observed, accepting
rtie commissions' decision as having per
manent effect, except Insofar as subsequent
events have possibly modified actual con
dIUons. These possibilities the operators
agree to submit to the same Impartial
tribunal. .
"It la believed that a comparison of
these documents will show that there la
no reason for re-opening this question."
When you have anything to trade, ad
vertlse it In tjie "For Exchange" column
on The Bee want ad page.
ui:o.
- , t
PAHKIN S Charlotte, at th residence of
her daughter. Mrs J. M. Stafford, !1H
Case Hired, aged ; years, gfier a short
in ness.
Mrs Parkins had been a resident of
Omaha for thirty years. She leaves a son
ni rour aauanters, aainely: L. C,
Pnrklns. Mrs. J. C Rogers of Wamego,
isan.; Mra iNeine wniarn Mrs. J. M. suaf
fori ann Mrs. R. 8. Parker
Funeral noli lataf.
ECHOES OF THE AXTE-ROOM.
Order of etlsk f lan.
Clsn Gordon No. S3, at Its meeting Tues
day evening, took two nw candidate Into
membership. The social program Included
vocel and Instrumental music and some
dsnclng. A social meeting will be held
May U In Edward Crelshton Institute as
sembly room in honor of the visit of Petr
Kerr of Boston, roval secretary of the
Order of Scottish Clans.
Royal Areannm.
The tenth annual meeting of the grand
council. Royal Arcanum of Nebraska, will
be held in the Rohrbough block Tuesday.
A large attendance Is expected and the
proceedings will be or special interest, In
view of the litigation now pending In
various states relative to the Increase In
rrur. Grand olTlcera will be elected, also
delegates and alternatea to the supreme
council, which Is to meet at Old Point
Comfort, Va., May 14.
Ladlea of tho Oraad Army
Garfield circle No. It will meet Monday
evening In Red Men's hall. Continental
block. Tha entertainment committee will
submit Its report of the proceeds of the
late bazar and festival. Matters will also
be talked over regarding the coming de
partment convention, to be held In Lincoln.
Grand Army of th Repabllc.
The Memorial day committee will meet
In the city hall Monday evening for the
further consideration of Memorial day ar
rangements. Chairman Cramer will nn
nounce the committees at thla meeting, aa
well as the subcommittees.
Knight of Maeeabee.
Omaha tent No. 75 Is arranging for an
other of Its big class meetings, to be given
under the personal direction of State Com
mander J. R. Carrothers. A gold watch
and other prizes will be put up for new
members. The tent Is arranging to secure
a quartet to give musical entertainment
every Thursday night. Tha entertainment
committee has decided to postpone tne
dance until the middle of May.
Woodmen of fe World.
Alpha camp No. 1 will open Its summer
entertainments with a dancing party on
Tuesday evening. These entertainments will
be continued during the aummer aeaaon.
Woodmen Circle.
Alpha grove No. 2 will give a card party
Saturday evening. The committee on ar
rangements consists of Mrs. M. Helser,
Mrs. E. Eden and Mr. H. B. Parkinson.
Knights of Pythias.
Nebraska lodge No. 1 will hold an open
meeting Monday evening at Myrtle hall.
The program will consist of music, speeches.
dancing and refreshments.
Triangle lodge has startea tne reuei
movement among the aecret aociety organ
izations of Omaha by appropriating t-b for
the relief of the San Franclaco sufferers.
Thursday evening Triangle lodge No. M
will celebrate ita twentieth anniversary.
The members are requested to bring their
families. After the rendition of the pro
gram refreshments will be served ana
dancing will be indulged In for the rest
of the evening. Visiting knight are in
vited to attend. Twenty-five dollars wa
appropriated by the lodge as a donation to
the sullerers of the California, disaster.
Danish Brotherhood.
The Rnrlnewell Cemeterv association of
the Danish Brotherhood met on the flret
Wednesday in April to receive the report
of the o nicer s of the association for th
laat year. Thes old officers were unani
mously re-elected: Christ Nelsen, 839 South
Twenty-second street, president; J. N. Jen
sen. 2222 Cuming street, secretary, and
John A. Jensen, lilt North Twenty-ninth
street, treasurer. Th report show th
cemetery wa self-sustaining.
Ancient Order of Inlted Workmen.
North Omaha lodge No. 159 met Wednes
day evening. The committee appointed a
few weeks ago reported that It would hav
all arrangements completed by next
Wednesday evening for a special campaign.
The question of buying uniforms for th
drill team will be brought befor the lodg
Wednesday evening.
Tha Ancient Order of United Workmen
and Degree of Honor central committee
met Monday evening and completed ar
rangements for the grand ball to b given
next Tuesday evening at Crelghton hall
to which all of th Workmen and Degre
of Honor lodge in the city are Invited,
All of the drill teams of th Workmen
lodges of Omaha and South Omaha hav
also been Invited to attend. The hospital
committee reported progress and stated
tvi if hail received communications front
a number of Workmen and Degre of
Honor lodges In the state Indorsing th
hospital plan aa outnnea oy nr. a. n.
Worley and the committee. . .
Brotherhood American Tmn.
Tha fle.t Iocs. I homestead of th BrOth
erhond at American Yoemen. a fraternal
insurance order, waa organised In Omaha
Friday night, April 13. These were the
ofllcers chosen: Foreman, J. P. Bogies ;
mmliir of ceremonies. J. N. Bailey: COr
respondent and master of accounts, Gor
ton Roth; overseer, Raymond Wood rum;
watchman, J. Himelrlch; sentinel, J. F.
Knmes: niAnl. H. L. Swan: LadVRowena,
Miss Florence Mason; Lady Rebecca, Mra.
Emma Musgrave; chaplain. Mrs. J. N. Bai
ley; black knight, Steven O Leary. The
iip.i maetlnir will he held Friday night
at the hall In th Continental block and
Grand Foreman William Koch of Dea
Moines will attend and present an official
sword to State Deputy Cliesnut of Lincoln
In recognition of his efforts for the order
in Nebraska.
Fraternal Life Association.
Eureka, Circle Fraternal Life associa
tion waa organised Saturday evening,
April 14, at the residence of William
Kemold, 2103 South Twentieth street, by
the deputy supreme senior, John Kennedy.
The following officers were elected: Wil
liam Kemold, P. H. 8.; Georg D. Maddl
aon, H. S. ; Peter Koopman, Jr., 11. r;
Daniel F.hlers, H. C: Peter Koonman, er.,
H. R. : Minnie Kemold, H. M. of C: Dora
Koopman, I. 8.; Lizzie Koopman, O. S.;
Theodoaia Nearlea, Charlotte Maddlson.
Nellie Ehlers, trustees. The charter of
Eureka Circle will be held open for thirty
days.
Bon of the American Revolution.
At the adjourned annual meeting of th
Nebraska Society Pons American Revolu
tion held at the Millard hotel Thursday
these were elected to oflic for the ensu
ing year: President. Irving 8. Cutter,
Lincoln, Neb.; senior vice president, Jama
H. Adams, Omaha; Junior vice president,
Paul W. Kuhns, Oraaha; secretary. Georg
D. Rice, Omaha: treasurer, John F. Flack,
Omaha; reglatrar, Preaaley J. Barr,
Omaha; hlaiorlan, P. Emerson Taylor,
Tekamah; board of managers. Dr. Horac
Ludlngton, Ralph W. Breckenrldge, Jef
ferson W. Bedford, Ralph W. Emerson.
Omaha; Paul Colaon, Fremont; Willard
B. Harding. Nebraaka City. V
BLOSSOM
Wilts'
CHAMPIONSHIP
Indent Take Flaal Cam from th
Wlaaard SOO to SO.
High
Run.
163
171
177
284
100
146
$3
High
Average,
83 l-
81 4-14
27 7-
100
a 17-2$
24 -U
V 4-1
Won. Lost.
Slosson ..
Schaefer
1 loupe ..
Button ...
I
4
I
Cure
... 1
Cutler 1
Morningstar 1
NEW YORK. April 31.-Gorge B.osaon
of this cltv defeated Jacob Schaefer of
Chlcaao iri the deciding time of the cham
pionship billiard tournament In tho Madi
son Square Concert hall tonight by th
cor of (DO to m
Th gam tonight was a flu In climax
to a tourney that waa productive of som
of the greatest billiards ever aejn in any
billiard center.
Th score:
Slosson 4. 4. 7, IS, U $0. 114. 17, t, M, 13.
111. i. S. $7. Total, 600. Aveiag. U l-.
High run, 11, IIS, $4.
ochaefer-4. 1. I. 1, U, 7. 71. 10, 42. S. 27. $2.
18. 1. Total, 3SN) Average. tH 4-14. High
runs, FE. 71, SI
lxiuia Cure r f Paris and Albert O. Cutler
of Boston, who were tied for fifth prise
in the international billiard tournament,
played off the tie today and Cur Won by
th vor Of SOt to 413.
Omaha Field Clan.
The Omaha Field club announces th open
ing same handicap competition medal play
for May I. beginning at il p. m. Entries
closed at 1.30 p. m. Two prise will be
played for on for lowest a. ore and on
for lowest net score, handicap considered
Player not on handicap list ahould apply
to any member of aporta and pastime com
mute or Mr. Chriaii. golf luatructor, for
blanks.
Ornad lalaag Tea an Win.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. April tl.-iilpe-rtal.i
Refor a lar and enthusiastic
crowd Hasting eollea waa defeated today
by th Grand I aland Uuslnesa collejre base
ball team. Hrandt. th wmard, served the
slant for Oraad Island and bad th vlal-
tor at hla merry from start to finish,
friklng out lttn men and not allowing
a single bit. Th first Hastings man up
reached first an an error, and wa th only
one of their o.ud that made th circuit.
Kreiger, th Hasting wlggler. was bumped
for ten rln hits, three of which were
singles. The Grand Island boy expect to
make a trip early In May through eastern
ehrasta. playing all th leading roller
team Score; RUE.
Grand Island.. 1111 101 - 10 4
Hastings 1 0000 lt
Batteries: Grand Island. Brandt and Ling:
Hastings. Kreiger and Rohrer. Struck out:
By Brandt. 16: by Kreiger. 7. Two-dum
hlta: Ling. Brandt and Spear of Grand
Island. Wild pitches: By Krelgtr, &, I'm
plre: Balrd.
With th Bowler.
At a meeting of all the Omaha lesau
bowles last Thursday night the leagu
affair for th last season were closed with
distribution of the nrlses. Plans for th
eason of lwm-7 were enthusiastically dis
cussed, application1 being received from
eight teams, with a probability that th
membership will be Increased to ten.
Final arrangements were made for th
handicap tournament and Dally News con
test. Which starts tomorrow night.
Following la th schedule for th nrst
round, with the handicaps:
City championship Handicap aouol ana
Dally News contest at Association, alleys;
Monday. A or II 2V-Huntlngton-iutrp (scr.l
play Hodges-Griffiths (scr.).
Tuesday. April ' 24 Anderson-Clay (scr.)
plnv O'Brien ii)-Beselln M.
Wednesday, April -Sheldon (B)-Hull (3)
play Frltscher (scr-Hunter (8).
Tnursday, April J Nelson (6)-8utton (5)
plav Berger (scr.)-Lavlgne (7).
Friday, April 27 Davla i6)-Grlfnn (10) play
Collina (lO)-Wetmer (lrti.
Saturday, April Zs Baldwin (scr.vr ran-
clsco (scr.) play McCague (scr.)-Fotter
(scr.l.
Monday, April so need (acr.t-conraa tscr.j
play Brtinke (scr.)-Tonneman (scr.).
Tuesday. Mv 1 Renaele (scr.l-Zlmmer-
man (scr.) play OJerde (scr.-Chandler (4.
Wednesday, May nice tim-vvaienz
(scr.) plav Molvneux (41-Foley (7).
Thursday. May 3 Frush (l)-Nlcoll (10)
play Schneider tlOI-Weber (4).
Friday. Mar 4 French (4)-Taylor (S) play
Tracy (6)-NIleen ().
BRAZIL MAY CORNER COFFEE
Merchant Wateh Plan Somewhat la
Lino with Idea of Farmer'
Alllane.
RIO tB JANEIRO, April H.-(Spedal
Cablegram to Th Ree.) Coffee merchant
are watching with som concern a schem
that threatens, If possible, a "comer" In
coffee, to b engineered by th incoming
government of Brazil, In which country
three-fourth of the world's coffe supply
is produced. A convention haa been signed
by th three presidents of the coffee state
ofSan Paulo, Mlnas and Rio by which
It Is agred to maintain the price of coffe
at from B to 5 francs per sack of sixty
kilo (130 pounds) during th first year;
afterwards th price to be raised to 70
francs; tax of I francs per sack to be
levied, payabl by th exporter, to provlda
tho Interest on a contemplated loan of
$78,000,000 which I to be raised to enabl
the states to hold th coffee. An Important
clan of th convention provides for th
fixing of the paper currency In an excharut
value considerably below th present one,
"I do not think th schem can b
worked," said a reprenta,tiv of th firm
of Leech & Co., coffe merchants and
agents, "not even if they get th $75,000,000.
The whole thing uncommercial and
would seriously Interfere wtlh trade. The
threatened change Is already paralysing
business because of the general uneasiness
it is producing. Beside. It does not appear
toiMil though Great Britain would suffor
aa much aa th United States and some
other countries. England consumes only
about 15.000 tons out of the total production
of 73,000 tons."
Th whole matter la now befor th
federal congress of Braiil. It la claimed
that th object of th schem is to assist
th planter by bringing about what Is
practically a state aided truat.
GOMEZ CONVICTED OF MURDER
Mexican Await Sentence nt Casper'
for Slaying Maaael Ramter
Ist February.
CASPER, Wyo., April 21. (Special Tele,
gram.) The jury which heard the evidence
In th Gomex murder trial her this week
has returned a verdict against the accused
Mexican of murder In the second degree.
Gomes shot and killed Manuel Ramiers
on February 15, last, and has been confined
In the Jail her since. - Gomes will b sen
tenced at the close of this term of court.
To the Voters of Omaha
Whn I announced my candidacy for thl
nomination of the democratic party to th
office of mayor of this city I determined
to make a clean, honorable campaign and
to win or lose without bringing reproach
upon my own nam or trying to calumtnate
that of any one el. I conceived that th
people of this city ar sufficiently intelli
gent to respond to appeals to their interest
In an administration of their municipal
affairs alohg buslnesa lines, and that their
standard of morals is sufficiently high to
endorse honesty and fair dealing In such
administration of their government.
When th prlmarlea were held and I be
came th nominee of my party I specifically
asked for a platform auch as would, with
out evasion or equivocation, pladg the
candidates of th party, in words that
could not b mlsundrtood or miscon
strued, to thes ends. In thia view I had
the full support of th representative demo
crats who were called together for th
purpose of framing thla platform. Th re
sult of thalr labors speaks for Itself. Each
candidate on our ticket la specifically and
distinctly pledged to carry out, to th ut
most of his ability. If elected, every pledg
of that platform.
Within th last few days th opposition
candidate, and others in his interest, hav
mad th charge that the representative
democrat who framed my platform, men
of th blghcat Intelligence the ugh they
were, have stolen the platform of their
candidate. It I my purpose In writing
this letter to eaamln this charge, to show
the utter falsity et It, and thus expos the
duplicity of tho who ar making it
In th first place, what they ar pleased
to designate as their platform is a part
f th addr of their candidate made a '
Crelghton hall on March 1 Many of you
who read thla will probably b eurpriscu
to learn that thl extraordinary produc
tion, dignified a it haa been, as a pari?
platform, contains no single p)udg or
promts of any kind or on any subject
whatever. Neither th word "promise"
nor th word "pledge" occur in It from
beginning to end. It contain th worj
"believe" and ita equivalent "deem" som
seventeen times, but ther is not en single
specific pledg or prorata to do anything:,
tj prevent anything, or of any other kind
or character whatever. . f
In addition to this most extraordinary
omission, an omission that 1 never saw
nor heard of In any other platform, or
pretended platform, no "belief even Is
expressed upon many of th moat vital
matter In the present situation.
The telephone company and Its monopoly,
Ita exhorbitant chargea and Ita Imperious
refusal to connect with other systems for
th convenience of tho from whom it
derive ita support and Ita profits, la not
deemed worthy of th expression off a
"belief" even by thia reformer, wh ar
rogantly clalma to hav studied thes prob
lems so much mora "thoroughly" than I
hav that I took my eu from him and
"stepped onto a platform already made
and stolen for me."
Th dally anuoance to which our till
CUMMINS CARRIES GUTI1R1E
Lieutenant GoTrnor EerrioU Meet with
Defeat in Horn County. (
PERKINS GETS MAO ISO N DELEGATION
Fight for tho Koaalnntloa for Gov
rnor of town On of tho Moat
Bitter In th History of
th Mat.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DES MOINES, April a. (Special -Tele-
gram.) Returns from Guthrie county show
that Governor Cummins will have a ma
jority of th delegate at th republican
convention next Thursday! and that th
county delegation will likely be Instructed
for him.
Guthrt Center, in Guthri county, at the
republican caucuses today adopted strong
resolutions In favor of Governor Cummin.
Information is to the effect that Panora.
Bayard and Caaey, In the same county,
at their caucuses went for Cummins.
Guthrt county Is th horn of Lieutenant
Governor Herrlott, who lr at Stuart, and
Is a candidate lor th republican nomina
tion for governor. Th Guthrie county con'
ventlon will be held next Thursday. It
la believed that thla action on th part
of a large part of th county In going
against Herrlott practically eliminate him' '
from the race, though Lieutenant Governor
Herrlott, over th long distance telephone '
tonight, declared he would com to the
stats convention with the support of his
county. The resolutions adopted at Guth
rie Center state that, while recognizing the
worth of Lieutenant Governor Herrlott'a
publio service. It I believed that local
pride should be laid asld In furtherance
ef a larger duty to th state, which de
mands th renomlnatlon of Cummins. '
Definite Information from Madison county
today shows that Perkins carried all of
the county, with th exception of 'th city
of Wlnterset, which went solidly for Cum
min. The majority for Perkins In the
county over Cummins ia about 400, while
th majority of Conger over Cummins In
1901 was 223. Palo Alto county, in which
ther haa been a hard fight, went solidly
for Cummlpt. Mitchell county Instructed
it delegation for Cummins. Th Fay
ett prlmarle resulted for Cummins. Tay-
lor and Osceola went for Perkins. Tha cau.
rua at Colfax, in Jasper county, want for,
Cummins. Rockwell City, th critical place'
in Calhoun county, went for Cummin. Two
precincts In Charles City held caucuses and
went for Cummins, th other having al
ready taken a similar action. As a result,
ef th caucuses and convention that hav
been held thus far Cummins has 223 dele
gates to the atat convention and Perkins
74. A large number of convention will ba
held next week. '
Because of th fact that th atat camp
ground are unfit for us this year, being
unsanitary In their present condition and
because ther 1 no appropriation or
money on hand with which to properly
Improv th grounds, there will b no en-
eampment of the Iowa National Guard
this year. Instead Adjutant General
Thrift 'is arranging for maneuvers whloh
will tak th place of th annual camp. '
Th maneuvers Will consist In calling to'
some central city In a mobilization move
ment th companle of on regiment. The
regiment will then be marched overland on
a flva day' march and then tak trains'
for their home. Th march and th a-'
scmbllng of the troops will b done In"
very way aa though th state was about
to ba Invaded by a hostile force. Com
mander of regiment will bo required to
provide for the provisions and all th d--talls
of th march and there ' will b
mlmlo warfare in addition. Previous to:
th maneuvers, the dates for which will
be set next week, ther will be a school
for , th officer of th National Guard
held in thl city at which regular array
officers from Fort Dea Moines will act as
Instructors and drill trie officers on the
details of the maneuvers.
A baby boy of - negro parentage waa
found on the doorstep of M. Cregan's home
at 1725 High street. It was wrapped ir.
flannel and newspaper. Th baby was but
a few week old and whan found was
dead, having been chilled to death before
Its presence waa discovered.
aena aV subjected by the refusal of tlia
street railway company to glv transfers
ia another subject upon which he doe not
even expres a "belief." And yet my
platform, with ita specific pledges on these
subjects, 1 "stolen bodily." , ?
H "believes that II per 1,000 cuble feet'
la the maximum price th Inhabitant of
our city ahould b required to pay for gas." '
and our platform makes a specific pledg '
"to provide at an arly data gaa at a dollar ,
or lea for th peopl of Omaha, and If
necessary to establish a municipal gas plant
or procur gaa from an Independent com
pany." Yet my platform i "stolen bodily."
Th electrlo light monopoly la another
matter upon whloh thla eelf-preclatmed re
former. In his thorough study of these
problems, has not arrived at a "belief"
even, and my pMatform with Ita explicit
"pledg" on thla subjet Is "stolen bodily."
My platform specifically pledges tn and
very other candidate on it, on each of
thes important matt era It la made up
ef distinct and speclflo pledges, not beliefs,
upon ever Subject in it, and no man on
our ticket can fail to do hla utmost to
carry out all Ita provisions, In cas of hi
lection, without proving rocrant to hi
word.
Thl ia the platform on which we stand
and from which w appeal to th voter of
thia city, wliil aa auuud above, ther I
not an alngl pro ml a or pledg of any
kind In. their platform.
What was tha object of thla glaring omis
sion? Why wa "belief" uoed wher th
peopl had a right to expect pladgss?
Why does Mr. Benaon say "I believe'
wher by th rul of all prcdnt la uc
matter tha aeeple whom be la asking foi
support have a right to expect hlra to say
"I promise?" Wa thla form of expression
inspired by the adroit politicians who were
shaping his campaign for th purpose of
catching votes by declaration of hi belief, -which
would not bind him to anything,
rather than promise that would blndT
Mr. Benson recognises that h la pledged
to nothing, that h haa promised nothing, '
and Strang to say h vn boaata of It Ha ,
aaya If he is elected mayor ha will, go into
office aa "absolutely unpledged aa If. his
nomination had blown in through the
window," Haa Mr. Benson suob tried
and tested character for exalted purity, ao '
far abov that of hla fellows, a to Justify '
your support of htm under auch conditions?
I tell eu frankly If I could be convinced
that Mr. Benson measured up to such a t
standard I would ratlr from this contest
today and not only vote for him but work '
for him from now until th election.
Covert sneer at any rpctablUty, aovert
insinuations that I era a corporation eandl- '
date, ar not th weapons with which ,
manly men fight in tha epan, but of skulk- :
lng cowards whe k t laave lmpraion
which they 4Ur not affirm. pea my plat-
form , command Itself to corporation aup- -port?
I appeal for your aupport, an th j
grun4 that I am pledged to carry out. If I
I ant lctd mayor of thla city, to th '
vary vtmoat of any ability every provkaloa
In th platform upon which I stand as Ita
canuiuate. v. yniiuMaa,