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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE; MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 190G. For Habitual mod Obstlatta Conatlpatlon. f 0 THE BEST NATURAL PURGATIVE WATER. ORDINARY DOSE. A Wineg lot sfut before Breakfast. The good effects of Apenta "Water are maintained by smaller and steadily diminishing doses, repeated for successive days. ALSO SPARKLING APENTA (NATURAL APENTA CARBONATED IN SPLITS ONLY. A Refreshing and Pleasant Aperient for Morning Use. Sole Exporters: THE APOLLINARIS CO., Ltd., London. sitlon to the propoi-ed tthlp of the Dread -naught class. " HONOR TO HERMAN ROBNTZi (Continued from First Page.) which lie regulated his conduct. He rerog niied the claim of brotherhood In the mart a well a In the temple. Was a man sore oppressed by sickness or misfortune his default . was condoned; ' was the darkness lilthtrd by a ray of hope ho shared the chance. He gave freely to relieve distress, mid not for publication. "What one gives aa a mere gift may be helpful for the moment and soon forgot ten; but a life ruled by an abiding convic tion which daily and hourly Inspires to make the rough places smooth and to tem per the breeze to the shorn, even where men win and lose by the law of the sur vival of the fittest. Is the truer and larger generosity and the more lasting benefac tion, because It ia simple Justice a brother rendering his dues according to the golden rule. "When such a one becomes widely known and his power and Influence felt, people talk of him and of his affairs and of the secret of his success and of hla Influence; they unveil hla conduct; they weigh hla motives, words and deeds and judge him by his record. Mr. Kountie has been judged In this way years ago; the people returned their verdict and It stands today aa re corded 'A Just man.' Task Which Justice Exacts. "In the abstract, justice Is a simple thing. 'Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things which are Qod's.' 'Do unto others aa you would have them do unto you,' comp. e henda both scope and spirit of the obliga tion. Tet in practice how difficult. To be Just Involves the constant and, betimes, the highest exercise of our Intellectual and moral faculties. It is. Indeed, the supreme test of them. To see with unclouded vision, to hear without confusion, to feel unsel fishly, to act courageously, to make the In evitable sacrifice with a smile these are the conditions which Justice Imposes upon her devotees. "Men pass their lives in the fierce con flicts of business where greed and avarice rule; In the turmoil of politics, where am bition sways and the game Is won or lost according, to the ruthless spirit of those who play. Some there are, however, in these strifes who are yet animated by the spirit -of equity. It Is something to this community that we have,, known, such a man and can contemplate his career; that In this hour we can draw a lesson and an Inspiration from his life. "In tyiese days when the country Is in a state of ferment, when great are be- in, shaken and high reputations de- etroyed. often upon mere accusations; t when the passions which move men to out- rage, cruelty and injustice are unleashed. i. i. ,, . . . it Is well to remember that no permanent , good can come to our country except through laws and administrations and in- dividual conduct which sha.l stimulate the sentiments of Justice a,mong the people, as j well as conserve their Institutions and gov- i rnment." Dr. Miller's Trlbnnte of Friendship. Dr. George I Miller spoke with great feeling' as he told of his acquaintance of fifty years with Herman Kountze. The doc tor spoke of several special Instances where he knew of great good Mr. Kountze. had done lb an unostentatious way. He told how forty-nine years ago two brothers cams to the new country, poor boys, sons of a merchant, men of simple life, without means and entered the nomadic life; with hardly 'a place to lay their heads. "Put 'they had character and strength of purpose and an eye to the future. They were to stamp upon this community and state and this entire section of the country a name known all over the entire world today," said Dr. Miller. "They showed nergjj and strength of character. The name of Herman Kountse waa easily the foremost In the city and state. There was ' something about that man so far above the ordinary that I can't control my feeling ( to tell U. lis was a rock of Gibraltar at all . times to this community when emergency came. He taught men not to resent In- i Jury, and for twenty years I have refused I to resent any Injury, for he has softened , my harder nature; for ths last twenty years." Mlnate sf Meeting. This waa ths "minute of the meeting" which Judge Mcllugh read: Herman Kountse was born at Oaruiburg, O., Auguat 21, 1!S. He was one of five brothers. His father. Christian Kountse, a merchant of that city, was a man of unusual quality. He was of the highest personal character, of vigorous Intellect NKW YEAK'S CALLS A New Drink to Iteplaee the Old Tim "Apple-Jack." Twenty-five years ago ths custom of making New Year's calls waa a delight ful one for all concerned, until some of ths boys got more 'egg-nog' or 'apple- Jack' than they could successuflly carry. Then ths ladle, tried to be charitable ,tudenU. yh, facully win nereafter de- j u'l" food of klnU, to ,helr and the gentlemen tried to be as ch.val- tomlne who .haU ,lve ,n th. university nl"'"ely "o"1" Increase over rous as ever and stand up at the sams houi,, and thl wll, t mowed only on a cost prices; he has aimed to supply the ,,m- i personal application of ths individual. Each ! F-mP ot the youn men, .Wh kn"En,r" If anyons thinks there ha. not been con- : fraternlty must make a yearly application 1 "h wlth ntstin reading for their De siderate Improvement mad. In the last : for the privilege of occupying Its house i casional leisure hours; and If any of the quarter of a century In th. use of alco. hollo beverages, 1st him .top to consider. among other things, the fact that the old fccnool year custom of New Year's calls and the g.n- j ln finishing the application blanks for teel tippling I. nearly ob.olete. varU)uf fraternltle. tne faj:uIty reoulre. The custom of calling on on. . frl.nd.. a M from e(lch member of the cletr how.v.r at th. beginning of th. new y.ar.tnat h, wl , conduct hlm1( h h s a guoa nauii, ana snuutar gooa name to start at that time If th. us. of well-mad. Pv.tum Instead of coffee or spirits. A Staten Island doctor has a sensible daughter who haa set Postum before her quests aa a good thing to drink at Yule tide, and a good way to begin New Year. H.r father writes: "My daughter and I have used Pottum for some time past and w. feel sure It contains wholesom. food material. "I shall not only recommend it to my patl.nts, but my aasghter will be most pleased to glv. a demonstration of Postum to our Christmas and New Year's callers." Read "Th. Road to W.llvllle," In pkgs. There's a reason," -uid devoted to his business, in which lie at quite successful. Forecasting lor tacii i hiH eons a business career, lie excrcmeu j jvw their preparation for the Work they were to do, a wise and constant super vision. Herman Kountae graduated at the high school of his native city; then, entering tne .'lore, he learned, under the direct tutelage of his tatner, the methods of business. In the fall of lhTai he came to Omaha, asso ciating himself with his older brotner, Au gustus, in the banking business under the name of Kountse .brothers. In lSoJ the Flirt National hank of Omaha was organ ized, Herman Kountse being cashier. He was afterward vice president, and, after the death of Edward CiclKhlon, he become president of the bank, which position ho held until his death. Borne months ago his constant application to business affairs having overtaxed his strength, he sought a needed rest. On Tuesday, the 2H h day of last month, he found eternal rest. W hen Mr. Kountze came to Omaha in ISM, he found it a rude frontier post. But he found and met here a group of young men with an empire In their brains, cradling the commonwealth that waa to be. in ihls group of men, many of whom have achieved national distinction, Mr. Kountze received instant recognition. His high char acter and instinctive honesty assured the disinterestedness of his advice. His knowl edge of men, his comprehensive grasp gf every situation and Its possibilities, and his logical reasoning compelled a realization of the soundness of his Judgment. He bore a prominent part In all the labors incident to the development of our city. For llfty years he was a citizen of Omaha. During all that time he was In close touch with and gave efficient support to every move ment which held promise of uplifting the moral standards or advancing the material Interests of this community. Although, In our official and civic bodies, appropriate action upon the death of Mr. Kountze haa already been taken, yet the record of his half-century of citizenship and servlcevhere Justifies the people of this community In coming together as they have done today, to give public testimony to their estimate of the man and his work and to express the feelings of gratitude and affection which his life and work Inspired. The personal character of Mr. Kountse. in all its relations, was marked, In an eminent degree, by what Burke so well called "the chastity of honor." His un failing truthfulness, his manifest Integrity, his native sincerity Inspired a confidence lasting and complete. He sought no place, shunned all display; his life was charac terized by an unassuming modesty. He was a man always kindly and helpful. In charity, his deeds of kindness were ever secret. In matters of business, while al wnys Just to himself and others, he never sought to turn another's misfortune into advantage for himself. Rather did he ever seek to make tho relation beneficial to both and so conform to his high Ideal of com mercial dealing. He possessed an Intel lectual sanity, which kept him ever to what was real and true. The glitter of the un attainable never blinded him. The dominant note of the man's life was sincerity. He despised all sham. He al ways sought tho truth of every matter. His life was real and earnest and hence an Inspiration to every one with whom he came In contact. He exerted an In fluence hi this community difficult to over estimate, but of which he was probably unconscious. The purity of his life and the rectitude ' nf hla mnlivci ft Ian rmeri SllSnlrion. HlA success's evoked no envy; his wealth was never a menace. Th. whlchs. Vtive'and instinctive. In private life. In business relationships, In civic virtues he was a splendid example of Amerlcm citizenship. 0ur commun,y mourns the loss of a rltlzen upon whom It has always safely relied for wise counsel, liberal aid and per- ft'"? personal" rnd.'" ',1S ' Toilet 8cte-Copley, Jeweler, 215 S. 16th St. CFFICERS RUN INTO FIGHT Capture Their Man Mortally Woanded After Several of Posse Afe Shot. EL. PASO, Tex., Dec. After a desper ate fight with officers, during which he was Bitot several times and wounded several of his pursuers, A. R. Sibley, the sheep buyer, who Is alleged to have murdered antl robbed B. M. Cawthom and J. W. Ealston and another rancher, on three successive days, In Valverde county, was captured i..t ntKnt in the mountains near Sanderson ,na ia now in jail, believed to be mortally wounded The circumstances attending the murders are said to have been almost identical. gibley purchased large herds from his al eKa victims. In each case the rancher delivered the stock at Del Rio, received a check, which he promptly cashed, and inter waa found murdered and robbed. The murders, which caused Intense excitement, wer4 first attributed to feeling growing out of the arrest of alleged revolutionists. The disappearance of Sibley directed sus picion toward him and he was pursued. He was overtaken In the hills and a. desperate fight followed. He was not taken, until after he. had wounded several of his pur suers and had been rendered helpless by his own wounds. LINES DRAWN ON FRATERNITIES WashlasTtoa and Jefferson College Adopts Restrictive Meas ures. WASHINGTON, Pa.. Deo. i.-The faculty of Washington nd Jefferson college has taken steps to restrict secret societies In the college and by a code of rules has aet forth conditions under which university ; w k. ..M.n,... , ,h- , and the rlht reeved to withdraw any .a,.h wrmHn,t anv time durins- the will not bring the college Into 111 repute. It Is said that the loosely conducted fra ternity houses In the past prompted this action on the part of the faculty. Trace of Missies; PalatlasT. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Dec. I Chief of Police Frank A. Matthews slated tonight that he nad every reason to believe that the portrait of President Roosevelt, painted by W. D. Murphy, a New York artist, which disappeared some time ago, is bidden somewhere In this city. Four portraits, those ot President Roosevelt, President McKlnley, Secretary of dtaia John Hay and (senator Mark Hanna. were borrowed from the urtlsl tn be fi'liCed for charitable purposes, and disappeared. The MclCmley and Hnna portraits were found laie-o. i'U4jalJiia,. INDIANS IN LABOR MARKET Effort to Indues Bid Man U leek Fortune ia Partial Eticcsss. COMM S3I0NE.R UUKP EXPLAINS PLAN Lo'e Love for Home and lanllllns. ess to Stay With Task to the End Are - the t.rratest Stantbllnsr-Blocks. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. tSpecial.) The report of Francis B. Leupp shows that the commissioner has ideas of his own, unique In the government of the red man, looking toward making him a self-supporting and self-rt'spectlng citizen. One chapter of the report relates to efforts to place Indian labor outside of .the respective reservations, Mr. Leupp believing the young Indian should go fort Into the world, under, of course, certain governmental restrictions, to seek labor and fortune JtiBt the same as his white brother of tho fame age. "The featlim of Indian flirll:jf ion unnn whlph thl. nmr h. . ,..., ' mr jusi past nas Deen us policy or inducing the young and able- bodied Indians who have no profitable work at home to leave their reservation and go out into the world to make a liv ing as white men do," says Commissioner Leupp. Continuing, Mr. Leupp says: "Sometimes they go only a little way, but even that Is better than going not at all; and in a few instances they go a long distance, conduct themselves credit ably and corne bock with money in their pockets, some of which they save, and most of which, when spent, goes for more sensible purchases than undisciplined In dians are apt to make. "In my luat annual report I spoke of nn undertaking upon which the office had Just entered In the southwest, the maintenance "i an employment bureau for finding Indians who want work and finding tho work for the Indians who want it. This bureau has been In the care of Charles H. Dagenett, in whose veins Is a strain of Indian blood, and whose efforts are there fore sympathetic as well as practical. The results of the first year's experiment have been frost encouraging. During the last season some 600 Indians, Including both adults and schoolboys, have found employ ment In the open labor market as railroad construction laborers. Irrigation ditch dig gers, beet farmers and in other occupa tions. Indian Farmers Prosper. "It would have been possible to put out a larger number of laborers it the Indians of the southwest had not been enjoying a period of unusual prosperity during the last eighteen months. There has been a great deal of rain, their crops have done well, their live stock has prospered, and prices have been good; on these accounts many Indians found it better worth their while or thought they did to stay at home than go employment hunting at a distance. So strong Is the Indians' home-keeping In stinct that they will accept work for lower wages and under unfavorable conditions in a neighborhood to which they are accus tomed rather than go Into an unfamiliar region and do better according to our standards. It is also necessary to educate them in the need of staying with their task till it is finished. A month Is about' as long as under ordinary conditions they fell satisfied in absenting themselves from home. On works where the transportation of the laborers Is an important item, as on the government dam at Yuma, Ariz., and on some of the railroad work for tho Santa Fe system, they are employed with the understanding that yiey must stay at least thirty days In order to obtain free transportation to their homes, unless there are-some clrpumstances Justifying a modi fication of the rule. Py degrees, of course, they will come to realize that their course in such matters must not be governed by whims, and some are already learning this. "Another point on which they need edu cation is the importance of regular and often prolonged hours of labor. At homa they are accustomed to worn wnen iney feel like It and rest whenever they feel like It, usually devoting only the most favor able part of the day to their tasKs; ana as k.i. wm-v nnv from honu? requires that thev shall begin and end each days labor! .This action was the result of a flve tney snau Degin mm ,, ! hours' conference here between members at the sound of a whJstle, and adapt tnem- f of the Board o Directors and managers selves to the hours which are most Con- of the various teams of the American . v,i mrlovrn rather than association. The charee against Kolv m- venlent for their employers ratner inan pllcaU(1 Umnlre Caren(.e8 b. 0wen he themselves, they have been wll.ing oniy lmv(nK ten acxunej OI having rendered to follow this unaccustomed practice for . unfair decisions in the game in question, a certain period and then take a vacation. ' which was between the teams of Minne a certain ptnua aim . apolis and Columbus. At a meeting of It must be said for them, however, mat (he dre(.torB here on August 1 Owen was for such time as they do stay under con- exonerated, and both Owen and Kelly, . , .uhon fRRA.tfnn they are tne fract without cessation iney steadiest and iflost conscientious workers known In their part of tne country, iwir employers universally give them credit for employers uni ri this, and put up with many of their otiai- ties because of the excellent eplrtt uiey show In carrying out their agreements. "Although every encouragement is given ' to those Indians who are willing to so out or for any otner portion wlth tho aBgo: on their own reuponslblllty and find work elation. aa Individuals on farms or elsewhere, the -A- Lydyard, secretary of the Mlnne as uwiiuui. ' . . , ... . ' ,., apolis club, was also expelled. He was largest measure of effort put forth oy tne cni,rKCi i gome of the counts against government haa been in the employment Kelly with having conspired with the of groups of Indians In gangs, separate latter to ruin Owens' reputation, from laborers of other races. When In-1 Tickers' Great Record In Box. dlans are sent out thus to build a railroad, Rll,,e vickers of --t'e team has a embankment or dig a canal, it la Important ' pitching record which all the cracks can for the Interests of both employers and . fho.t or while and still it Is not apt lor wio - to be put in much danger. He won fifty- employed that a trustworthy overseer I -nree games to fifteen lost. Vickers led should be placed in charge of each gang. , the Pacific Coast league as a winning This plan has been followed by Mr. Darfe-1 Pitcher. Vickers has w-orked hard all lino pian u ' season and deserves his honors. He will nett wherever the number of the gang ln al, pro1Bbinty Ktt another chance In would warrant the outlay. In almost all the big league. Oscar Jones has pitched Instances the employers have been will In it 8 consistent ball, but his name of instances ino i i 1. nlucky Oscar fits his case very well. He to meet the expense of the overseer s sal- , ha. ,OBt a fra.t many games by a very ary for the sake of getting the labor needed : small margin, after pitching gilt edge and having it well organized and kept A fumble or a misjudged fly at ami iibvius iv o .. , . ths wrong time allows the oppos tlon to steadily In action; and Dagenett has wUely noM him out of tn v)ctory. ftnen vlr. chosen for his lieutenants men who have Garvin Is right no team In this league has already proved their efficiency In handling license to beat him. There are times, f I. ...... , .,.., ,h. v.rnm..,.. ow,-.vr.r' wl"n th.ey .m to negotiate luumui u ri..v As a rule, also, tho employers nave Deen willing to convey their Indian laburers back and forth free, or have procured from their currying companies certain concts- slons in the cost of transportation. Wher ever It has been practicable Mr. Dagenett tios set up a commissary establishment at tn $S5,834i wnMe tne expenses of that de whtrh the Indians oould be provided with : partment of sport were 129. 62S. Bj-seball Indians have fallen ill they have been spe cially cared for, and, if It seemed expe dient, returned to their homes. "One respect tn which this sort of employ ment differs from anything of the sort thus far undertaken under either public or private auspices on the reservations Is the feature which especially commends to favor the sugar beet proposition discussed in an earlier paragraph. It contains no essential lenient ot philanthropy. It has been handled on a strict basis of value received, cent per cent. All that th. office has done In looking sfter th. Indian laborers has been to see that they obtained a fair chance and were well treated. Tha em ployers with whom contracts have been made have shown a proper appreciation of the attitude of th. government ln this regard and bav. been ready to meet It half way. The people of th. 'country in which the Indians have been employed, while holding the usual view of the fron tier tal as to the general uiideslraMlity of Indians as neighbors, have neverthe less recognized and given Intelligent evi dences of recognizing the fact that the Indians are a permanent element In the community, and that It Is wiser to try to direct their energies for ths upbuilding of the country than to dismiss them from consideration as nuisances. The plan we have put Into operation, therefore, meets with abundant good will and support from the local public. Indeed, surprise Is ex pressed on 11 sides that some definite effort of this sort was not made long ago. Boys In the Beet Fields. "When the congress was considering that lten la- the current appropriation act which provides for the expenses of trans porting pupils to and from nonreservatlon schools, I asked for and promptly received a proviso that a part of this money might be used for the transportation of pupils to and from places where they could be employed at profltabl e occupations. This was with an eye to such situations, as developed, for Instance, in the Rocky Ford district of Colorado, where there Is a constant and growing demand for the labor of Indian school boys In the sugar beet fields. It !s a simple enough matter to handle transportation charges for pu pils from schools near at hand, but in order to extend the scope of this enter prise I have wanted to bring some from rather remote schools. In which case the railroad fares become unduly burden Bome. It is for such pupils that I wish to be able, when necessary, to draw upon our Bchool transportation funds; for, to my mind, such work aw the boys get In the Rocky Ford district at fair wages, teaching them how to measure manual labor In money units, is worth as much as or more than any form of instruction they can get In the schools themselves. I have, therefore, given all possible en couragement to the employment of these young penile In the beet fields, where the work Is not such as to tax their strength unduly, the employers are kindly dis posed and the government's oversight Is complete. The lads like It, and an ex ample of what it has done for them, aside entirely from their training In industry, responsibility and regular hours. Is fur nished In a report from the superintend ent In charge of the Navaho reservation, that forty-nine school boys and three adults from there who worked in the Co orado beet fields for six weeks this sea son returned ith 11,672.56 earnings, clear and above all expenses. The pupils, he writes, are going to spend their money for sheep, and arrangements have been made so that their sheep will be cared for by their relatives while they are at school. Thus in a single season's work these lads have been started in a profitable calling with capital furnished by their own labor, and those who have the strength of character to continue as fhey have begun will be self-supporting when they have attained their majority. "The sheep Industry in the southwest affords a great deal of employment for Indians off the reservations. It la a kind of work which suits their taste and at which they excel. They are in demand every spring from all the sheep owners, and during the lambing season are usually paid from J12 to 126 a month, with board. Many are employed permanently through the year as shepherds and not a few have flocks of their own, with which they do very well. Mining, which Is one of the prominent Industries of this region, does not appeal strongly to Indians aa a rule, and no special pains are taken to encour age them to go Into it, because they have a special love of out-of-door life and thrive best at callings which keep them in the open air. Here la where mining proves unattractive,' and for a people as subject as they axe to disease of the lungs it Is of doubtful wholesomeness. They do find a good deal of employment around the mines, however1, in ' surface work which brings them good "Vises." MANICURE SET-Frenxer, 15th & Dodge. BARS PLACED IPO.N MIKE KELLY Found Gollty of Crooked Work at Minneapolis. CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Michael J. Kelly, manager of the Minneapolis team of tlm American Baseball association, was today found guilty of having knowledge ot tho filing of false utfidavlts relating to a churge of bribing an umpire in a profes sional game i Minneapolis last July, and has been forever barred from anv participation whatever in uffaire of tho American association. " tlnM nunjimuru tMiuioji uie in vestigation. were reinstated. Later fur- tner charKe, wer, lodged against Kelly or naving niea and fhurges against Umpire waa found guilty on Aui matter wa8 tnkcn befoi published false l.iwen. Kelly gust 22 and tin the Nu.ional Baseball commission at Cincinnati, which noay aeciarea tnat It had no Jurisdiction The case was again taken up by the Board or Directors or tne American association with the result that Kelly was declare d , aeIIvery at win Profit la sport for Harvard. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Dec. 2. The an nual report of the graduate treasurer of Harvard athletics for the year I90 was issued today and shows a profit from r" sources of 127, The football ra snowed a pront of tl.fno. but In all other sports there was a deficit. So popular have Oollclc-s becom. bat that fc kitchens ar louad ar Ui.y si swt a4. . Used by L MlUionsa-' F ualumeR C Balling I Powder t '" ' . Ooarlls with ths Pare SLATEMAKERS LAVING OFF Lincoln Polit'oitni Go Through Without Electin Speaker. Week V.SITING LEGISLATORS ARE SILENT w. J. Bryan Delivers Memorial dress sit Kxerelses Held by the Lincoln l.odae of F.Iks. Ad- (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 2. (Special.) Not a new speaker has been named by the Lincoln politicians for a week and neither have they named any more of the appointees of Governor-elect George L. Sheldon. It la g nerally believed Ed Royce, at present secretary of the state banking board, will hold over for another two years, not only because he is popular with tlio banking board, but because no onu else has ap plied. Tho new banking board Is composed of Attorney General Thompson, Treasuier Brian and Auditor Searle, who Is at pres ent a member. Few of the legislators visiting Lincoln have expressed themselves on speaker and no one other than Clyde Barnaid has been mentioned for chief clerk. John Wall, who had held this jKisition for a number of years, has not said whether he will ask for it again, but it is understood he Is not a candidate. Nearly all of tho legislators, however, have expressed themselves as belty; In favor of the platform pledges and eacu has said ho would stand by those pledges. It seems to be the general sentiment that by placing his approval upon any nieusure George Sheldon can get it passed If the legislators snow a disposition to balk on any of the pledges. In the meantime tho suggestion ot The Bee that the outgoing and incoming govern ors and the outgoing and ingoing attorneys general get together on the bills to cover the platform, meets with favor. The offi cers here are willing to do all they can to facilitate the carrying out of the plat form pledges If It can be done without seeming to overstep their positions and usurp the functions of the legislature. I Somo aro very much in favor of the ! appointment of a Joint committee of the senate and house to get up the bills, as the revenue bill was prepared. Any bill such a committee proposes, it Is believed, I will have no trouble securing the approval of both houses. Mike Lee of Douglas county has been here two or three times lately and It Is understood he started out with the Inten tion of making himself speaker, but the report down here now Is that Mr. Lee will be content Just to be plain Mike Leo during this session and receive the majority of the bouquets, as he did during the last session. Scheme for State Library. The need of more room for the use of the state library has resulted In the proposal of many schemes, the latest of which is for the state to buy the corner lot at Four teenth and J streets or the lot at Sixteenth and II streets. Those who are back of this real estate deal want a magnificent library and legal building put on one of these corners and have It used for the library, the supreme court and legal de partment of state. What good argument the promoters are making for putting the building anywhere else than on the state house grounds Is not known generally. While there is no doubt the library has outgrown its quarters and the quarters never were fit for the housing of valuable bonks, until a new state house is built, it has been suggested the dome of the capltol could be utilized with some fixing up. As now arranged the bailiff to the supreme court has to chase from the second floor to the basement after records and books and the trip to the dome Is not any farther. In tho dome there are several thousand feet of space not used except by those who climb up to look over the state and by the bats and rats and such things. And, Inci dentally, it Is just as sane to put the books there as to keep them where they are. Elks' Memorial Services. Memorial services sacred to the memory of their departed brothers were held by tha EJks at the Oliver theater this after noon, at which William J. Bryan delivered the eulogy and Lincoln's most talented musicians furnished sacred music. Upon the stage was the monument erected to the memory of the dead and upon It was pub lished the names of those departed, Walter G. Kdmiston. David 11. lieagy, John C. Cox, John Dowden, Jr., W. D. Fitzgerald and H. Flnley Helms. Chaplain Francis W. Eason delivered the invocation and the benediction and W. A. Hawes read "Thanu topsls." Carl F. Steckelberg gave two violin selections, while Miss Helen Dean, Lincoln's sweetest s'nger, sang "Heaven Is My Home." Two selections were sung by a quartet. Miss Helen Dean, Miss Edith I Dlmmitt, 11. Alden Enyeart and Charles E. Parks. Mr. Bryan spoke In part as follows: On an occasion like this a number of themes suggest themselves. The wo. d "fraternity" comes to ua at such a lime, when we meet under the auspices of one of the great fraternities ot tins nation, and the hour mignt well be occupied in speaking of the great work that the fia ternity is accomplishing throughout the world. Amount ihe nri.it forces that are ' at work u.aing nun clo er together, .ech. i lng l ne in lo iecugiii.e tile lie tnat binds each to every other, the fraternity occupies an important place; and the virtues upon which Lbe fraternity rests any one of these would furnish an appropriate theme. Tne equality tnat la taught in the lodge room. It ln itself would Justify the existence of the fraternity, at this time we need to learn over and over again that the worth of the Individual depends not upon what he I aaemiV ur upon Uiaiinguisned lineage, evi, upon e manner ln winch lie performs tne responsibilities that rest upon him; and our fraternity teaches this Idea of equality. Hospitality is one of our virtues, and 1 think 1 can say without offending those who belong to ether fraternities of wliich 1 am a member, that no fraternity in this land Is more distiiigul.-ihed for the hospitality which it extends than this fi li terally. At home we can measure a man by what we know of him, and hla position can rest upon his merits. But when a stranger comes among us we must assume, toe existence of virtues before we have I an opportunity to lest them; and through- ' out lids land the homes, that have been ' establlaned by the Elks have the latch string ever out. And no order that exl.s.s among us extends a more cordial welcome to tiia visiting brother, or shows to him a more constant courtesy and care. While we meet under tne auspices of a fraternity and might coniemplaie tiie work of the fraternity and the virtues tliat art brought out In the lodge and among the members. It Is death that brings us here; il Is the fact that some who have been among us are among us no-more; it is the fact that faces that were familiar in the lodge room are no longer seen ther.. We are here that we may pay a tribute of re spect to the brothers who have gone hence and dwell for a wnlle with them In memory s halls. And we are brought Into contem plation of man's implacable foe. And that hand has insciibed some les sous upon the tomb so clear that all may , read them. Death In Its uncertainty , teaches us to use the present hour. If we were assured of three scorn years snd ten we might yield to the temptation and postpone everything to the later years. But the fact that we know not the day nor the hour when the call may come to : us forces us to use tod iy leat tomorrow may not arrive. And then, death reiinds j us of our weaknesses. Man Is made In ttie j Image of his Creator, and he was given ! dominion over the earth, ihe air and a a ' made but a littl lower than the aniels, an1 , behold the ao'k of man's hand. No wonder man is boastful, and yet. Just as he Im agines himself almost omniotent, Jut a- ' he reaches out to seize tne crown, death i touches him, or one he lov-s. and then he I feels how helpless he Is. let:th turns rnir thoughts towards linu nrtalit v; heaven ' never seems ho real to us as a hen it 1- ! comes tlw aowie i I some one wnom we have known and loved. Ami then when , ihad iieaauret. from our hearts aie there we can easily believe that no hesrt warnv d Into a glow by the tire of brotherly love will ever suffer sn eternal chill, that no spiritual flame, that grows brighter with the years, will ever be extinguished never to shine again. FKiHTIMl OlFIH imhtoffick Place at Fremont Coveted by .eerl Besides Incumbent. FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 2. Special The postoffice situation here Is beginning to stir up some interest, principally among politicians. Postmaster Swanson's term expires this month. Ills office has a first-class rating and, us far as known, there has bben no complaints made against him. When Swanson was ap pointed and took the office It was known to everyone that he was not tho choice of the faction of the pnrty lead by Ross Hammond, who was then In the office, and was the candidate of L. L. Richards. Charles D. Marr is now after the place and many of tho element who supported fcwanson are now out for his scalp. Both parties have petitions on file, but both rely on "influence." ' On account of Swanson's record It Is thought that If the executive order means anything he will be retained and that he will proliubly have the support of Norrls Brown for the place. None but politicians are 'taking a hand in the matter. Corn nnd I'onHry Show. FREMONT, Neb.. Pec. 2. (Special.) The Dodge 'County I'oultry show will bo held here this week, to be followed by the corn and food exhibit by the pupils in the country schools. One hundred and ninety three entries of corn which they have raised by their own labor have been made by the boys, and 172 girls have entered specimens of their cooking. Almost every district In the county Is represented, but I none of the Fremont school girls appear I to be P,lout;h Interested In cooking to corn- pete. The poultry show will be held at the hall In Masonic block and the corn and cooking exhibits in the corridors of tho court house and at the opera house. fieese Plentiful, but Wild. HERMAN, Neb., Dec. J. (Special.) Farmers report a very large numl or of wild geese in this country. They see them ln the bottoms most any time, of ti.e diy, but they are so wild that few of them are being killed. Ducks are quite plentiful also and several hunters have bagged a goodly number of them. Most of the farm ers are too busy husking corn Just now to hunt much, but If the weather would be bad for several days they would lK out in force. Several hunters from Omaha have been here, but they have had poor euccesa, returning In the evening tired and with very little game. Xrhraskn Vrwn oles. Lt'SIITON There Is an epidemic of diph theria around Lushton. Carl Marquardt has Inst one child and another is sick. NKHAWKA Congressman Pollard left Saturday morning for Washington, where he will he Joined laur by his wile and son. LUSHTON The quail season closed Fil day. As far as results are concerned It miKht just about as well never have opened this year. BKNKDICT George W. Post has pur chased one of the beet corners here, aid it Is exiK'ctcd that' he will put up a good. substantial bank building some time in the I future. BENEDICT Married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Post, their daughter, Josephine, to B. C. Mar tin of Belden. Neb. After a sumptuous wedding breakfast the happy couple l.ft for their home at Belden. CHADHoN Chadron was a "Gretna Green" for a very happy young couple from Woolton, Wyo., this week, when William Waldorf Grieve -vas married to Isabel Asbell by J. Rockwood Jenkins of Gr.e.e Episco pal church. The groom Is one of the large sheep owners of Wyoming, but the bride, though 18 years' of age, is not of lefyil ago to marry In Wyoming. Their future home will be on a sheep ranch In Wyoming. CHADRON Eight weddings of Chadron yonuK people within two days gives many esj -cluf cause for Thanksgiving. Rufus A. lirott and Mary C. Van Trease, Douglas and May Simpson, Harry Birney and Stella H.iwley, Kay Lambert and Louiai Heumier, Fred Ebencr and Mabel Wadley, after acting as bridesmaid and groom for their friends, William liatt and Blanche Wilson, surprised the guests by taking the part of tha principals and being themselves united in marrlae by the Rev. E. F. Eberlv. Claude Huslcy was married to one of our best teachers, Altha Babcock The largest function was h id at the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. William Lockhr, when their eldest daiifc-hter. lxna, was mar icd to George Scott, Thursday. All goods sold at Hubermann's Jewelry store guaranteed as to price and quality. TIIE NEW CHESAPEAKE CAFE ANNOUNCEMENT- This cafe, ths finest In the city, is NOW OPEN. Private dining rooms. Special preparations for after-theater parties. 150S Howard Street Table D'Hite Sinner Every SYsai&f, to I O'clock John M. Fixa's Cafe and Restat rant 1516 Dodge St. Everything New Best of Everything Thoroughly l"p-to-lte First Class in Ail Respects lux taflfow The Eminent German Pianist Second Piano Heeital First Congregational Church, 19 Hi and Davenport Street, Tuesday Eve., Dec. 4, 1306 Tickets on sate at Matthew's Piano Co. and Hospe's, INDICTMENTS EXPECTED TODAY I tan Federal Grand Jnry Convenes After n Week's Adjonrn-ment. SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 2-Interestlna: results are expected from the session of the federal grand Jury, which will he re sumed hero tomorrow afternoon. Before the Jury declared a week's recess November 14, six scaled envrlopes, believed to con tain Indictments, wero put In tho hands of the I'ulted States marshal and locked In his safe. The recess was taken, it was generally understood, to permit the Inter state Commerce commission to bring out what evidence It could In relation to coal land frauds and altered discrimination by coal carrying railroads. While the strictest secrecy has been maintained hb to proceedings in the Jury room, tho clas of witnesses examined Is convincing evidence that the deliberations of the Jury have to do with alleged viola tions of the federal statutes by the coal In terests. LAND FOR A GERMAN COLONY Forty Thnnmtnd Acres Purchased la One Trnct Scar Cheyenne, W youiliiK. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 2 Special.) : Tho Federal I.and and Security company, which yesterday purchased the J. I Thomas ranch of 4i',iio acres of deedtd land for $:(., will establish a Gcriiian Luthcran settlement in the center of the tract. The main town will be at Burns, on the Union Pacific, twelve miles east of Cheyenne. The country directly east of Cheyenne Is settling up rapidly. Iost summer ln the S ilem district thousands of bushels f oats and other grains were raised by tho dry farming method. lnds havo In creased In value from 1 and ti per acie , to 110 and i'20 nnd In some Instunces as ' high as $30 per acre. BRACELETS Frenzer, IMh and Dodge, Miner Killed l Dynamite. LEAD, S. D.. Dec. 2 (Special Telegram.) Ivist nlalit while at work on the SiW-foot level of the Homestuke mine, James Gilleople, one of the most expeiienced miners In the Hills, met his death by ths premature explosion of three sticks of giant powder. He was alone at the time, his pnrtner having left him a minute or sn before the explosion, finding his .dismem bered body on his rofurn. Not a bone In Gillespie's body was unbroken and he was practically dismembered. He leaves a wlfo and three children. NOVELTIES Frenzer, 15th and Dodge. Clupeco Shrank Quarter Size Colli i CU'K.TT. PKAHOPY fO. U UWaya ssua uk name T &xauve CuTMaCold in One Day, Crlpta S Days (B.9-A oa every YrVr box. 254 Ml SEMENTS. E89I Tonight at 8:15 Julian Mitchell's Jill ' slcal Fantasy WONDERLAND With Mary Marble and Little Chip. 3UU seats lower floor, J1.U0. Tuesday and Wednesday Wed. Mat. JANE KEWAItK In Viola Allen's Success, The Toast of the Town 300 seats lower floor, 11.00. Thurs., Fridav, Sat. Mat. and Night l.Ol lS JIMUS in The Merry Wives of Windsor. BURWOOD 15th Big Week Tonight, All Week-Prcf. Mat. Tues daySouvenir Mat. Thursday THK WUOUWA'IU STOCK CO. IN THH DICTATOR. J'rlces-NlKlitH. Sun. Mats 10-2&O. Tues.. Thurs., Rat. Mats 10-3iiO. Next week: NORTHERN LIGHTS. ft CRtlOHTOH 'Phone Douglas 494. Every Night Mats. Thur.. Pat. and Sun. MODERN VAUDEVILLE Junls MoOree Co., Carlotta, Chris Bums ft Mas.1 nss.ll, Leah ussell, Glllihan k Ferry, Edward Gray, rrsd Oalstti's Monkeys and ths Klaodroms. Frloee lOo, SSo, and Sue. EtRUG THEATER Tonight 8:15 That Merry Musical Me lange iKEY a AOEY Tuesday: TEXAS. rCRESWELt3 I.