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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mid not for publication.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
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UWaya ssua
uk name
T &xauve
CuTMaCold in One Day, Crlpta S Days
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Ml SEMENTS.
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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.
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