TITE OMAITA DAILY HEKr WEDNESDAY. APRIE 20, IMS.
hre bv a man named S-hsfer. Smith
wa an officer anil had gnn to tect
some er1r r,t lrhafer, when, llSa latter
took umbrtli at hie method ttnft killed
Mm. . - , .
Taylor la a perfect man !rlclly, ac
cording to th Ishle followed by Ufa ln-
uranc companies. '."
flood PntiperU at Capture.
Mlta Pearl Taylor (' still In a semi
conscious condition and In. If anything, a
lit tie woraa than in fh moraine and her
ecknee of recovery apprar alight, '
Latest rrporta Innloute there la a Rood
chance of the speedy rapture of the aa
aallant of the two girls. :-A man who an
awered perfectly the dearrlptlon of the
fugitive waa seen riding a. -bicycle along
the road north and ast of Bloomlngton,
In Franklin county. Th aherlff at Bloom
Inirton and a poss were In pursuit and the
eh hnrsm ao hut the man abandoned
the wheel and -took to the brake long
the creek, where, It la confidently believed,
be' is' surrounded: There ara constant ad
ditions bring made to the pome and with
the numbers now on hla tr. U does not
appear possible ha can elude them. .
NEWS PRINT PAPER INQUIRY
John orris C'ootlaoes His Teat I mom r
Before Ih Special Com
."V;."' ': SltO. '"
WABIIINQTON. April IS. John Norrfs of
tha KW York Tlnies today Continued hfs tes
timony before the 'house speclaj news print
paper ert'f Wood" pt'ilp committee. His' testi
mony related especially td the shutting
down of paper mills to prevent competition,
and he quoted1 from various newspapers' In
substantiation.' Of -hla own; ."" f
Mr. JorrW. quoted a great many state-,
mentVrom newspapers to- ahow that . the
mills lllrf rot "control their Own output, but
that, on the other hand, there was a com
plete ulSArtptamttna; among them aa to .the
distribution- at product and th..- fixing of
prices He also asserted that tha manu
facturers met annilally to determine prices.
The purpose of,!! testimony .waa Joahow
that there w'a complete underatandlng
among the psper makers and that fneir
customers, the'tiewspsper publishers, were
eiUIrely subject to their control In matter
of prices.
Mr.'Krrfrf-als 'quoted from a number
of publisher statements In regard to thl
product pj Independent mills, which, he said.
has
it been merged, for the. purpose of shutting
jt competition:'"'" ,
out competitions
ALLEGED - .SLAYER OF POLICE
Joan J, Herman, Spanish War Vet-
- omn-! Arrested, After Search at ,
" J nigM Year. .
CliiflAdd. April l.-John J. Herman,
said by the police to have been a private
In Company B. of. the Seventh Illinois regi
ment during the Spnish-American ,war.
waa arrested hrre today charged with the
fatal 'Shttotlng or a pollrcrnan In Denver,
Colo., eight .years" ago. According to the
nolle Herman escaped from the army, bar
rack' 'In Denver where he had been con
fined aa a destertrr. A few blocks from tha
: barracks he encountered a policeman,
whom ha ahot and killed. He is also
charged With having ahot another police
man who1 had gone to the assistance of
tha first officer.
Herman dented his Identity at first, but
flnaHyJMmm4fhatrhe had served aa a
private tn tha Spanish-American war. Ha
denied, however, all knowledge of tha mur
der of (fw Denvtf pojlceman. . .
i Thg feolfre ay' thaV Herman waa arrested
'f'teijif. JStotwicT of utst jar fcnder the
name of John Wilson on a charge of rob
bery and that he served a ehort term of
Imprisonment -for : ha.t vt f ense. Ha la also
Isld to have been' arrested in Minneapolis
1st year, under the name of John Harris
fhsrgcd with a similar offons. .-.-
ABCR . FOR iABOR -MEASURES
oaapero Calls for All Union to De-
Rapport ( These.
1'W YOH.'?Atir11 21. Samuel rtomnra A
i . i i :l . . . ' :
vresiaeni t jit American eaeration or
.bor. ,hj J"?11'' organised labor
throughout -tW country to adopt Veaolu
tyons demanding that their representatlvea
t congress vote for the labor bills brfore
ijhat body. What will happen if Congreaa
fren do not obey la told in the following
paragraph
r-We pledge ouraelvea, Individually aad
f?llectlvery, to tha exercise of our fullest
(tnlltlcal and .industrial activity now and
!b the future,, to tha end that wa may aid
' la the election of Such candidates for prea
laent of ttwiVnpad. Statee and repreaent.
tVrea in congress' and audi other executive,
legislative and Judicial candidates, for of.
ri4e as will safeguard and protect the com
mon Interests of the workera." '
V, .
fAnnouncamrnta, wedding auitlonery anj
tiling, cards, , blank book and raaaaxlna
kd!ng. 'Phone Doug. 160. A. L Boot. lot
i iiiii::iz
4. -'in,,. muimm " "" "" '"' I i ll li'n .
,yt'
nen.ara.aDio s. iung oi i lillUrrn" and Gh-U . yndf roiuMln no
anouuy Dargaine. dui evry orrrrlng .hlgh-gratS afra pccll valua
Knough to inipply ail buyer Wednecdar. '
Lot 1 Child's iAulln"
sklrta. tncludlfig plalu
Oood rnuhlin' '. drawer
with hemstitched ruf
fle, worth up to U3c,
sites 2 god ,;
- Wedneadsy . . .
Sizes , 8, 10 and 12,
Wednesday
Plain tucked drawer
with hemstitched hem
elies i to 12 years,
worth up to 28c at,
Pan 15
Tucked muslin drawer
with ruffle of em
broidery, Blseg 2 ' to
1 Z years, worth uf to
He, any slta Wednes
day -25
Baby's first Knicker
bocker drawers, .frSc,
50c, soc and. . -25?
rviffled Bkli ts and lac
' auV embroidery trim
med at Its. all size
up to 16 eT, worth
up to $1.00; WediiPB
day only r., . . -55
-Lot 8 Child's naln
uok skirt, nicely
trlmmd with lace
and embroidery, some
bava under flounce,
"11 Uei to 16 years,
Wednesdsy special
at ,V.... 75
Lot 3 Special lot of
v odd sites ot higher
SrHdo sktrta of flna
Nautsook and camhrics.
lace or mbroldery
t rtintued. worth
- J.' -4. choice . . .
up t J
.S1.1S
WSOKf THiOIWE- CO '
ZA.
A
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rOX HEADS ROYAL ARCANUM
Lincoln Mart Elected Grand Regent
:tt EUU Council of Order.
ELECTION, ENDS THE SESSION
Alteaiaste' Vaaaaally Lars aa
porta f dfllera Order la
Maklaa torn Galas la
i. . , Nebraska.
The twelfth annual aewwlon of tlie grand
council Royal Arcanum of Nebraska com
pleted Its work ajt 6 o'clock Tueaday
evening with the election " of theae
officers:
Gjand regent. B. C. Fox of Mncolnf
grand Vice regent, H. R. Gerlng of natta
mouth; past grand regtnt. H. lt Compton
of Cedar Rapids; grand orator. &. P.
Morrla of Onaaha; , grand chaplain, 8. A.
Sanderson of Lincoln; grand aecretary,
Oeorga 8. Poweirof Omaha; grand traa
urr, E.' A. f'armelea bf Oroaha; grand
guide,. A, a rioto of Omaha; grand aentry,
C. H. GrrBcr of Omaha; grand trusteee,
W. M. 'McKay. P. B. Harm of Omaha, and
6, W.'Orton of Weplng Water.
Tha session waa called to order at 10
a. m. Tueaday, with Grand Regent H. H.
Compton of Cedar Rapid, reldtnf and
George Powell of Omaha as grand aec
retary and reading clerk. The attendance
of delegates waa exceptionally larg,
ahowlng a material Increase la tha order
during the last council year.
Tha gain - In .membership, pf the order
during the year ending December SI, waa
boat 4 per" Cenf;' with - a ' similar gain for
the' year ending Aprtl 28. There has been
a, material decrease In toaiytdual suspen
sions during the year ahtf po council have
Tha report 6f tha gratd treasurer ahows
a balance of $608.11 on hand In the general
fund at the close of the grand council year. '
The port of the Stat Medical Examiner
Dr. W. F. Mlh-oy, shows. that during the
year 217 application were received, of
Which Seventeen wer for reinstatement And
two for Increaae of Insurance. Compared
with, tha -previous . year tb increaae baa
been almost 400 Pat cent. .
Proapeta Never Briaat'r.
In concluding his report. Supreme Repre
sentative J. M. Tecgarden says ot the gen
eral order throughout tha United States:
"Tha prospects for - the success rtf our
order were never brighter than at the pres
ent time. With a membership of Marly a
quarter of a million,, with resources ot
over five and one-half million dollars, with
every known claim paid a .soon as satis
factory proof can be made, wa have every
reason to congratulate ourselves onwhat
has thus far been accomplished."
. This morning session- waa devoted largety
to the teceptlon of members and the refer
ence of the reports of the several oflccrs
to tha appropriate c6mmlttees.
. The afternoon session was given over
to the election of officers and the report
of the several committee.
Cona-ratttlatlaa Fraa Graa Caaaell.
Telegram wer received during the day
from the Indiana - grand council Royal
Arcanum, In eaaiott at Indianapolis, and
from the supreme regent extending greet
ings, and another from, tha Minnesota
(rand council. Response wer directed
sent in behalf ot the Nebraska grand
Council. ; ,, ;:);; ,
. 'I'd new "of fleer werti , formally l
tallcd'by Deputy Supreme Regent G. J.
Nordsn .pf Chicago, who : with-'tteputjr
Supreme Regent A, W. SlndelV rapre
ewttd the;Tjprma rrmocS at the aess.
At the cloa of tha grand council tU.e
retiring grand regat,J!. JL Compton,
waa presented with a handsome gold pant
grand regent's Jewel o'n'.Cehalf of the
grand council. A voto;-thik waa ten
dered the retiring officer for their ef
ficient service during the ear just
closed.
, A special Invitation waa extended tliv
representatives to attend the meeting of
Pioneer council. Tuesday evening, which
waa availed of by a .number. Aa Informal
dinner wa enjoyed by a number. of the
representative with the 1 ilew Irrand re
gent at , tha Schllts hotel last evening,
when plan were, dlaeuaaed for a vlgoroua
campaign to Jncreaso tha membership of
the order during the coming year.
Rev. T. J. Machay, past grand .regent,
mad tha announcement that AdmlraJ
W. B. Schley would vlalt Omaha
on Sunday, May i, a tha guest
of General. Charlu-. . Manderson,
and would ' attend divine service at
All Saints Miurch at," ii .-o'clock that
morning. Rev. Mr. Mackay Will preach
a abort sermon during the morning, to be
followed, by a abort; talk by Admiral Schley,
He extended an Invitation to the grand
council of tha Royal Arcanum and through
It to the subordinate counclle of the state
to attend the erviaes. " Tfca Invitation waa
acceptea. Admiral Hehley Is a member
or the noyal Arcanum and waa a gueat
cop v a life - i
vAai au..
Children's Gowna.
lot IChildrca's
cood, quality, rpus-.
.iin-gowns, bishop"
or yoke styles,
sizes 2 to 8 yeafs,
$1 00c; 75c, 58c
Lot -2 -Children's
, im? misses muslin,
and cambric gowns
6xf ra lenslh and
width, weft made
and nicely trim
. med, sites 10 to 14
"years. $1.3.5, 91. S3,
11.00. 0c and 75
-i'i' V-.i
Z7'
of the Omaha Arcsnlans on th occasion
of hla visit to Omaha several years ago.
Our Letter Bos
Contrlhiitlone ton tlmelv topics lnvltel."
Wrlta leflbljr on on side of th paper
pnly, with name and adlresa appended.
l'niisd contributions will not be re
turned, letters eKCeeding no worda will
ba aunject to blnrf cut down at tha
discretion of the editor. Publication of
views of correspondents does not oom
"lit Th Be to their endorsement.
Tke Mater Wark Itrvlalon.
To th Editor of th Bee: I read the lull
teit of the opinion of tha court of appeal,
a published by your paper, and have ex
amined the questions somewhat, and while
t recognls th "ussfulnesa" of discussion,
or locking the stable after the hors 1
stolen, still, If we are Interested In the
welfare of the city, we must hare some
Idea of th situation. Heretofore nothing
ha been offered In publio to avoid the
decision of the court of appeale, exorpt
the "low grade" condition of the water
ayatem. 1 will not offer that. If a humble
Individual found an excuse necessary before
entertaining a belief that th decision of
th court of appeals will be reserved, he
can find It In the fact that their doctalona
have been reversed, and also In th fact
that the supreme court find the members
of that tribunal differing, aa often a they
agree.
The careful provisions Whereby the legis
lative statesmen from Omaha hedged In the
power of th water board to protect the
city, came to grief In the decision; of the
coart of appoale, from the idea that the
proceeding to purchaee th water eystem,
wa an attempt on the part of th city to
enforce a contract of purchase,' arid not a
proceeding in eminent domain under the
law to condemn the property .for public
uses..- In my judgment the court make an
error 'and the supreme court will reserve
the case, on that ground If on no other.
"Eminent" domain; therefore, ls -the supe
rior right- of the state to appropriate for
publio purpose the private land within
It border upon payment of a -proper com
pensation for the property taken."
Th right ret olely in the leglalature
under the constitution and until a law Is
enacted the city has no power to move.
"Until the legislature determines bv en.
kctmentthe occasions wher, and th con-!
dltlon under which, and th agencies by
which,- the power of appropriation may be
exerolaad, ther cn b no lawful appro-'
prlatlon of hinds to public purposes." And
that 'ail the' conditions precedent, to the
exercise - of the power must be strictly
performed th statute strictly followed, Is
a requirement of th law, sustained by
many decisions of the court. Now, under
the law creating th water board, acveral
condition precedent are stated, Including
th vital one that bonds must first be voted.
not half enough but the provision for pay
ment must have been made, then the final
acceptance of the award muat b made by
tha water board and th law glvea them a
right to reject any award. Th right to
reject any award and refuse to the prop
erty sought to be condemned is an old es
tablished rule of law, aupported by dosena
of case.
Th cas Garrison againat City of New
York, decided ljy th Supreme court of the
United States, is , an Instructive discus
sion. In that case the city of New York
aaught to condemn land "to straighten
Broadway, and appraisers' awarded the
damage and a court of the atate approved
the award, as required by law; thereafter,
before the land waa taken, th legislature
bt th atate changed the law, giving, .the
city right" to'a new award,; whereupon
th city elected to proceed anew. When
Garrlsort sued for h 'a damages awarded to
him under the first award and brought
suit in the circuit court of the United
States, which court sustained hhn, giving
Judgment for the amount HO.000 where,
upon the city of New York appealed to the
supreme court of the United Slates. The
supreme court reversed the case, holding
that no element of contract enter Into
the. proceedings, that th . legislature of
New York had a constitutional right to
enlarge the procedure. The court said: "In
th proceedings to condemn tho property
of the plaintiff for a public atreet there
wa nothing In the nature of a contract
between him and the city. The sUte, In
vlrtuo of Its right and eminent domain,
had authorised. .th city to. take his prop
erty for a publio purpose upon making to
him Juat compensation. And, again, "The
proceeding to aaccrtaln the benefits of
loasoa which will accrue to the owner of
property when taken for public use, and
thus the compenaation.b mad to him. Is
necessarily under the control of tho-state.,"
And again, ""Until th property la actually
taken and th compensation la made or
provided th power of the atate over th
matter 1 not ended." (Garrison against
City of New York, 11 Wall.'WS). But all
of th carefully prepared provision regu
lating the condemnation proceedings under
our Statutes, tba power of th board to
appoint an appraiser, accept or reject the
award, th neceaalty to provide for the
payment of the property, alt. th very
foundation whereby Omaha could act at
all in the premises, wer swept away and
held void, becauae the proceeding waa a
contract. Th court of appeal cited no
case to distinguish a contract fram eminent
domain proceedings, but assumed from tha
original ordinance reserving a right to
purchase, that th proceeding waa a con
tract, and therefor th atate of Nebraska
had po constitutional right to-pa any
law concerning It. Every eminent domain
exercise ia a. purchase, and the only ele
ment of contract In the ordinance 1 that
tnree appraisers snail act In reaching the
award. If in a regular eminent domain
proceeding to condemn land, I wonder.
If tha partiea waived a Jury, that would
dcprlv th pity pf th right to refue to
take a street if appraised too high?
..Whati tha ,Ject of h.l decision in
principle? r Tb ligUlatur . makes careful
provision. ihat, the city must lo advance
make amp, provision to pay for t fee water
evftem, , puta a duty on, tl- majnber of
th Water board? to; accept or reject tha
award of (Samagee,. and these-, are all set
aside a void,, and -Omaha, turned lote to
plunge Into ,debt, to wander and to run,
lik a wild colt amidst .-barb-wiro fences.
The saving grace, of : the. whole-matter la
that ahould tha decision .be sustained the
property Is , probably worth . much' more
than the fathers of the city are at "this
time preaching. , And. to .Clofe1,, It takea
nearly a mil of writing for the court of
appeals to Justify a holding that Omaha
can become' tha landlord of South Omaha
and furnish a city with water that may
becom greater than Omaha 'Itself, In my
Judgment, that will tumble th whole
scheme over aa beyond tha power of Omaha
uadcr th law.
JAMES II. MACOMfcEK.
Cfcarvb raerston 1.14.
N BIOUX CITY. Ia.. April" !S.-Sceclal Tel
egram.) The corneal atone of the new
Grace Methoduit Kpiacopal church at JJovn
Uigslde waa placed lnposltlon this after
noon with imposing cOremonlcs. r,ev. Ur.
II. A. Burhtel of Denver, governor of Col
orado, gave the principal address. Tl
Oi-ffciion brought to the city clergynunt
from northwest Iowa, many of whom par
ticipated "in tha aetvlcea. Rev. Dr. Kobert
Smylt presded during the exercises. Ju
the auditorium at Moriur.gaiide college this
evening tioveruue -iiu-htl irv& a l-c
ture on "Tlicodure It t o j
POLITICAL DEBATE IN HOUSE
Various Phases of Situation Are Lis
crmed From Both Sides.
FRESIDEITT'S MESSAGE IS READ
Member' roller Its Test tarefally
aad Part ( It Are Greeted
W ills rrolasja-ed A p.
fc, xtlaase.
WASHINGTON. .April M.-0tenlbly con
sidering th sutwrfy civil appropriation bill,
the house devoted moat of Its time today
to speeches covering a wide range of ub
Jects, and concluded the session by giving
an attentive hearing to the president' spe
cial message. Although nearly every mem
ber had read the message In the. pspcr.
very member remained In his seat, care
fully following the words of the reading
clerk. - vi -
When the portion of the message re
ferring to the multl-mllllonalre, whose son
Is a fool and his daughter a foreign prin
ces, waa reached there waa 'a atorm of
applause, equally prominent on both Sides
of the house.
Mr. Leake, of New Jersey gave some
caustic remarks an tho president; evoking
applause on the democratic side.
' Bumptuary lawa and-especially the shut
ting out fronr army post a of the canteen
were the aubjecta of remarks by Mr. Goebe)
of Ohio. .
Predicting tMat ' "Roosevelt pollclea"
would prevail at the next national republi
can convention,. Mr.- Madison of Kansas
paid a glowing tribute to the president,
declaring that 'hi forestry achievements
alone had realised ("the dream of the age."
The great advantage the. country would
reap from tho manufacture of all Its cotton
Instead of-aendtng two-thlrda of that pro
duct abroad -wit the subject of a stirring
speech, by. Mr. Byrd ot Mississippi. By
abandoning protective tariff principles Mr.
Byrd believed -that result would be
achlevedi
Need for further ' educational restriction
In immigration was discussed by Mr. Btir
nett of Alabama, i who deprecated th con
dition of Immigrants from southern Italy.
Mr. Aiken of South Carolina advocated
the paaaage of hi bill to limit the Juris
diction of federal control over interstate
commerce to permit atate to control the
liquor traffic within their borders.
PROCEEDINGS OP THR KEATB
Prnsloa . and District ot Colombia
BUI Aro Fsned.
WASHINGTON, April ffl.-The pension
and the District of Columbia, appropriation
bills were passed by the senate today.
In addition, th special message of the
president, urging a . legislative program,
waa read, and another chapter of Senator
Warners speech on the. Brownsville affray
waa heard. Several measures at minor Im
portance, and the resolution of th house
to give government aid to cyclone suffer
er In the south, wor passed. The resolu
tion to extend thb time when the com
modity clause of the railroad rate law
ahall becom operative waa called before
the senate by Mr. Elkln, but went over
under objection ' from Mr. Culberson." The
senate at S:2T pm. adjourned.
FREE RIDES IN STREET CARS
Artloot Taken to celebrate the Ad
". 1 l 1tesroIar Throe-Cent
; . Fare- In Cleveland. f
'.14 . -t - 4. . '-I
CIBEYEIAN, Q-.7 April tfl.'-.'P'or the? first
time m the Wttory:of this city street ear
servlc was absolutely free today, not a
fare being' rung up on ny car within the
city limits. This aotton was decided upon
late- last night . after, the, papers had been
finally signed, ending the long atrect car
war, in order that the .occasion might be
duly commemorated. It is proposed to
celebrate the .same date .each year with
free atreet car service. . ,
The entire- street -railway 'system of th
city was todsy operated by the Municipal
Traction ompany, the new holding com
pany. Thre cnt farea will. It Is expected,
go into effect within ten daya. For three
months thereafter penny will be charged
for a transfer. At the expiration of that
time, however. It in announced, transfer
will be Issued without extra cost. -
CCAL CASHIER IS MISSING
Thomas W. Frsskkasi of MS. Pool
t bararc-d With Brine; Short
la Accoonta.
BT. PAUU Minn.,. April 28.-A warrant
waa Issued today for the arrest of Thomas
W. Frankham, .cashier of the 8t. Paul and
Western Coal company, who has been miss
ing for a week. Ha is charged With cm
bekzlement and a $10,000 shortage In his
accouits. H was announced toda.y that he
has'liad uriretrloted control of about 600,
000 tons of cosU owing-to th confidence
Imposed In film by reason of seventeen
year of faithful service, and that his
transactions wer never thoroughly checked
up. It Is . repruted that when the book
of th company are thoroughly checked up
th shortage may be much greater, possibly
aa high aa fco.oyo or tTl.nno. Extravagant
living Is given ts the cause ot Mr. Frank
ham's shortage. -
LAST WEEK WARM AND DRY
Nebraska's HeeoreV Is f,eo Tha a -Half
Normal Italnfall for April
to Date.
Weekly w"artir bulletin of the' Nebraska
aectlon for Week ending April 27.'19J8.
The week waa warm and dry, with
slightly less than th normal amount of
aimshinc.
The. dully mean temperature wtjs about
64 degrees In moxt of the state, which is
about S deereea above the normal. In the
nort h west rn; equities ll was -about de-grt-ea
rosier, H:l temperature continued
until (Saturday, with' lilirh northerly wind. '
ntiower occurred ;ln all pargi of. the stata
Thursday and 'riiay, but.Jiv most of the
stale the rainfall aa very liKhu It waa
less than half an inch in moot of tha
eastern and onuthern counties and was less
than one-tenth ot an Inch in considerable
areas. The rainfall ranged from half an
Inch to an inch, and a half In the north
western counties. The rainfall from April
J to date I about one-half the normal In
moat counties. O. A. IIVELAKD,
Becllon Director, Lincoln, Neb. ,
Tata Mar larorswt tss,
N on la Immun from kidney (rouble,
so just remember that Foley'e Kidney Cur
will stop tha trregularitle nd cur any
cas of kidney knd bladder trouble that la
not beyond th reach of medicine. For
ale by all druggists.' '
Formerly
R.KSCOFIELD
UJVciOAX&S'JITfe
(Great Gaslr FurefcaSe
Of Nearly 1,000
STYLISH SKIRTS
VVorttv GT.SO, 45iO. Q12.GO,
On Sale . Wednesday,
One collosal success follows another in this growing ;cloak
end suit hpuse Saturday our suit sale was a great , success; ;
Now comes a Skirt Sale that will crpwd our store.; v"''?
... . sr-l - -'
" " - . . . , . . , ,-.,'. X '.-.J'
A cash purchase of nearly 1,000. Skirts that were made to sell at $750,10
and $12.50. AH are stylish new models, made of best all wool panamas,
serges, -line mannisn worsieas, Driuianunes, eic, in
blacks, blues, browns, checks, stripe and mixtures
ON SALE WEDNESDAY, at . ; .
MAYOR IMPERVIOUS TO TEARS
Johnson Cannot Be Moved Thm tOl0
Grant Pardons.
SATS HE WILL INVESTIGATE ALL
Actio Chief ExecallTra of Omaha
' anal Nebraska Are Besleard with
Request for Liberty of
Frlsoaer. . ,
Nebraska has a temporary governor and
Omaha haa a temporary mayor and both
officials are besieged with requests for
pardons, "Governor" Saunders from th
penitentiary and. "Mayor" ' Johnson from
the county Jail. - .
But teara affect not Acting Mayor John
aon. Pleadings for clemency do not feare
th complacencK, of the temporary chief
executive. Prayers and promises from the
unfortunate are taken with a large dose
of aalt by th subntltute lord chamberlain
of the city.
To all comera Jim Jack, Johnaon, acting
mayor In the stead of James Charles Uahl
man, turns a deaf ear and. showing a
stony heart, sends his petitioner away
with the discouraging Information' that
their criminally Inclined friends or relatives
must remain In Jail unless he can be shown
that f they are wrongfully Imprisoned. ,
. Fl application for pardons wcro naile
of jthe acting mayor Tuesday and five ap
plications for pardon worn ' turned down
by that official Tuesday. One petition Was
presented by a woman far .past' tho meri
dian of life, who showed plainly sho knew
not what Is prosperity, who .wanted her
boy. In Jail for petit' larceny, liberated.
Another petition came from a young and
pretty girl who wished to secure'the re
lease' of her father, arrested for being
drunk on the streets. A little fellow In
tattered garments' also wanted his father,
arrested on a charge of being drunk and
disorderly, released. . A member of the
Latin race asked that hla brother be given
his liberty, promising that he would "never
again, ho, never, eella da banan on the
street." The fourth application for a par
don came from tho father of a youth
picked up by the police for fltfULiiiK on the
atreets.
Xo Responalre' Chord There.' .
Some of tho applicants wept, but no re
sponstvo chord In the manly breast of the
mayor pro tern, waa touched by the tears
which duiiiaged the pretty ryes. ' Another
petitioner sought to cajole the man with
Authority, but b. never wavered. BtlU an
other endeavored to intlmidte-the acting
mayor, but lie did not flinch. To all ho
aald ho would look Into their . Case, but
upon Investigation he decided It were beat
not to lSHue a pardon, though one left this
parting ahot: ' ' .
"I think you are a heartlosa wretch." '
. Aoting Jtfayor Johnson does not intemlto
b criticised on tho pardon question ' and
ho Say that no one cari aay that he la
uea too many pardons.
"Every caae tho-t comes. bf fore me I In
vestigate thoroughly, not taking anyone's
word or promise and I Ikmuo no pardon
unless 1 ara Satisfied that th man liua
been wrongfully Jailed or that It ts best
for a number of reasons that lie be liber
ated. ' In some caaes the Jailing of the
breadwinner places the family lndlro want,
and tn some instances like thut It may be
best to shorten the sentenc e to a very , few
days. But I believe that In most cases
the police officers and tha police courts
are the best Judges, and pardons with me
are the exception, not the rule. '
, Mayor Dahlman has been criticised by
soma for granting to many pardons, an
other exemplification of the casa that th
cowboy, generally supposed to be a hard
ened creature to whom sympathy Is an un
known nuHiUtty, wavers and cspitulates
at the first sign of a tear.
CHURCH TO AROUSE ITS MEN
Coaarreawtlonal Brotherhood la 8el-
sloa ek to It eltallse Their Jn
' trreot la Religions (Work.
.DETROIT, Mich., April 27.-WtU a pro
gram of nine a. salons covering three days
during which addreesea will be made by a
number of men of natinnal prominence,
the first convention of the Congregational
Brotherhood of AmerlVa opened her this
forenoon In tho Fust Congregational
church. About 600 nu'ii from all over the
I'nlted Btatea are expected to attend the
convention and more than 300 were present
at the opening acslon.
The organisation of the brotherhood waa
decided upon and begun - at the meeting
Of th National council of the Congregai
tlonal church In Cleveland. O, last fall
and a committee of twenty-nine men was
then appointed to act aa organisers, with
President J. II. T. Main of Iowa college,
aa chairman, and Frank Dyer of Chicago,
as secretary. The purpose of the brother,
hood la to revllalls.0 the Interest of the meu
In th church.
Among the speakers on the program and
their aubjert are General O. C. Howard,
"The Needs at the Nation;" William Allen
White, "The Ethical Opportunity of tho
Press;" President J. B, Angetl of the Uni
versity of MU'hlsait, "The Spiritual Op
virlunlciia of Secular Kdniutloti;" Rtv.
Wathiiistun GUddt-o, "Christianity aa
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Righteousness;" Prof.. Grahom Tsylor,
University of Chicago, "The Church and
Social Reconstruction;". Prof. E. A. Btclner,
Iowa. ''The Message of tli Elder Brother
th Brotherhood;", and Rev, Samuel
I Parks Cadman, New York, "The Call of
the Nation for the Now Dlsclpieshlp."-
Ther will be thrco sessions dally for
three days, the evening session tonight
taking the form of a banquet at Harmony
club.
FIRE RECORD.
" Store at Mitchell.
MITCHELL B. D., April M.-(Speclal
Telegranii) The firet ffre that haa oc
curred In the businesa district in many
months broke out this morning at S o'clock,
when flames wer discovered In the gro
cery and bakery of W. H. Bacon, whose
store and 'stock were consumed, and that
of Mrs. Anderson's millinery store. Much
of her stock waa rescued, but was dam
aged by water. Bac6n' loss- Is about
with $2,onO Inaurance. Mrs. Ander
son's carried IS50 Insurance.
Four fanilllea living over the stores
barely v escaped with their lives, aa tho
smoke had entered all the rooms before
the Inhabitants were aware of the fire
below. The wind wa In the northwest
nd but for the efforts of the department
the flames would hsve spread to other
parts of the business distrlch One build
ing standing flv feet from the burning
building was saved.
Loaa -of Flftr Thooaoad. ,
LA PLATA,' Md.. April 8. Fire here last
night ' that, tor a tlme.tltreatenedi-destruc-lion
ot, thr; town destroyed tire business
buildings, -eauslng a J;otal los of.M,000.
Tho flames .w.ere ot. placed under control
until this rnorijjng. Tbo town lias Jjut one
fire engine atii- a .high wind prevailed.
.Two .persons. were hu;rt,.John Rcyner. a
boy, was struck .on. the head by a brick.
He will, recover. .Charle Griffin, a livery
man, waa overcome by smoke, but. Is not
in a serious condition. .... . ;
Rtartcd la Livery Stable. .,
PEEBLjga, O.. April 28. The overturning
of a lantern by a horse's kick In the Gal
lagher livery stable hero Inst night, caused
a , fire loss of S&0.000,. Fifteen buildings
were destroyed and half a dosen-tnen, who
aided the local fire brigade In fighting the
flames, were overcome. The fire loss Is
partly covered by insurance.
- DEATH RECORD.
- - , Rabht Joseph Voorsaagrr.
AIINTEREY, Ca!.. "April 2S. Rabbi Jos
eph Voorsanger of Temple Emanuel ot San
Francisco died' suddenly laat night at the
Hotel .Del Monte of hart trouble. Rabbi
Voorsanger 'came to America at the' age
of 21. He served successively as pastor of
Jewish congregations ' at Philadelphia,
Providence and Houston, Texaa. leaving
th latter city in 1 to come to San Fran
cisco as rabbi of the temple Emanuel. 'He
was born at Amsterdam In 1S52.
Rabbi Frederick Colin Of Tempi Israel
knew Rabbi Voorsanger very well 'and waa
grieved to hear' of his death. "He was
on of the greatest rabbis ot th country,"
said Rabbi Colin, "and be had a moijt genial
dlaposltlon, being very"well liked 'by his
people. II -Was very prominent at the time
of the San Francisco earthquake and Waa
the. head- of the -relief 'committee at that
Urn. Rabbi .Vooraanger had Just returned
from-a trip 'to the Holy land 'where ha
went on a -leave of abaeneo granted by hla
congregation on of th richest In th
country."
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HKRIOl'9 IOMKI.ICT OK At TIIOHITY
ladlaa aad Loral I'olleo In Crraorr
rCsasty Clash.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., April (Sp".
clal.) A serious conflict In authority has
arisen between the - pear officers Of
Oregory county and the Indian police fbrca
In what la known a tb Bull Grmk dis
trict, of. th ilosebud Indian -reservalTod.
Th trouble Is due to- the fact that the
Indian police a few. lays.ago, while en'
forcing th order of , the . United States
Indlap. agent ln-o.ba.rge of tlie reservation
In reference ..to prohibiting dancing oil
th part of th Indians) under hi ctr.r. lu
vaded Gregory, cousty and, placed under
arrest , Sioux warrior named Clislng
Crane, who reaidea on an allotment in th
ceded portion of the Roaebud reservation
now- included within the boundaries of
Gregory county. The - -Indian pollcemun
was arrested and later released on bonds.
As the Indiana who reside on allotments
In tha r(1od portion .of the reservatlun
ara under the Jurisdiction of the United
States Indian agent in charge of tne
Roaebud reservation. . the question of
whether or not Indian pulkemeu hav the
legal right to arrest Indiana on their al
lotments for 'vlvlHlto!i"y 4of . the order of
th Indian agrnt,. may, have to.be de
termined by thv courts . t ". . . .
felrohon. , ..( ...1.4.e. '
YANK'IO.V. S. D.,lAlril 2.-tHCial.)
It Is i understood that th deal pending for
some, month between the Northwestern
HERE IS RELIEF FDR WOMEN
If y& bavr'p.lM im turn bck, ltinr, fiivlr
r Kitoivr troubia and nt 4 ertia, tiunt kjrk
reiir lor WomeB Uis. try Miihr UrAjr't
HTH ALU-V-UtA.-." U m Mf 4VsXl BTff Uil.
In r-guULOf. muA rtlltVM all uutim rkn
Includfuc in'liL'iuMtoil ruS ulcrtl:i. tl HkH
dUAY Alp'lttAl Lfcr U ui1 by lHuttl.
or fttfiit br mail I (or iyr. mjyl meat IfHtL. 44
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FOPMEPLY
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Telephone company, audi the, local. Citlzeni
Telephone company .has., been, practically
closed, .the former .selling Unocal Inter
ests, here to U; CUIscu roiutn, whlcli
would effectually td. al). f-iw-llwir- lltlga
tion on the matter of franchises,. now la
the courts forlorn-time pa.-t. .. .
Henorsvlo Be. l'old to Schley
YANKTON. '8. p., .' AC '-gpcclai.)-The
program Ifor 'Admiral ,Bi;hlry day has
been announced here, and. the date set. for
Thursday, May ( 7.t.djinlral l and. . Jjra.
Schley arrive jay 4 and nta,v tintll May ,
primarily to attend tha. May meeting of
the Oriental .consistory.,. Thursday has
been set aside, however, as a day on whlclj
South Dakota, citisens.. yill be. Invited Jto
be present to greet the distinguished visi
tor. . Governor Coe, I... Crawford, will deliver
the state address of welcome, while Judge
Bartlett Tripp of Yankton will deliver the
city's address of welcome, ...lion. Julio Hul
man will respond .the. "A rmy, and Navjv"
while Admiral Schley will respond 4.0 tbesa
addresses. General Invitations have briij
sent out and It ,1a fully expected tbat such
an event will, draw an .Immense .crowd .i-i
the city. , ,. -
Women Arrested for St Inrillna".
DENVER. Colo.,' ' April Miss
TjConora Pierce, ;ed 13 years, and Mlr.4
Oi-eyta Folmer. aaed were arrented In
this city today Tin. IU chaTK" of having
obtained nearly J.'O.OOO from Mis. Harriet
Crowe Of Dillon.' Mobt.l t7 years ld anil
blind, by falsely IndueinK her to bellev
that they, were restoring. ,lier. hlght,..by
means -of spiritualistic treatment.
The
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placed In all leading business houses
BOTTL1 handy to carry In ehop-
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THB new way, only1 FIVE CENTS
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Mr. nd Mis. Franklin 'Colby,- Jas. jr.
McDonald and The Klnodrome.
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atatlssss Thursday snt Bstnrday.
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