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fHE OMAHA DAILY WKU WEDNESDAY. MAY 13. 190P. This is Piano VMdBeptfs OUR, EXTRA SPECIAL OFFERS FOR ' EACH OAt CREATE LIVELY BUYING Over 40 Bargains so on" Sale Wednesday From 1-3 to 1-2 Former Prices. Upright "Crown" Piano only $62.00 Upright "Kingsbury " Piano only. . ... $86.00 Upright v Bush & Gerts Piano only' .. .$105.00 Upright Columbus Piano only. .... $136.00 M'ebcr' Ivors & Pond, Lindeman, Kurtznutn, Mchlin, Krell, French, Foster & ilo., Haines Bros., .Marshall & Wendell, at prices frcm 9 100, to f 150, possible duplication after this sale. Take our word for It you'll find it just a wo Bay. The '-Bennett Company i ''"SELLING Tilt? MATTHEWS HTOCK v ! ' -AT THE MATTHEWS STOKE HARNEY STREET of a tornado, occurred this afternoon. One person, Charles leader, was ktUed out right near Richfield, and another, Charles Martin, was fatally Jiurt. The towns of pn pillion, Richfield a'njj.' Meadow received the brunt of the storm, and the lines of communication, (th telegraph, and . tele phone, were so badly crlpnled that It whs Impossible to secure full reports for several hours after the storm. ' The storm passed over FanllUnn Just before 6 o'clock, and strurk the little town of Hlehflcld, foirr miles south of here, a few minutes later. The farm of Ous Leader was the first to suffer. Mr. Lead er' home and out-bulldlnjts were blown to pieces and the son, Charles, who was In the upper part ef the house, was almost Instantly crushed to d.ath beneath the debris. Other members 'of the family es caped to the Cellar. Charles Martin's home was the next in tho path of the wind. It was demolished In a minute and ;Mr. Martin was so badly Injured that he cannot recover. The wreck age of the buildings was Btrewn aver sev eral acres, and all of tho live stock on the place was killed. J Passing over Richfield, two tornadoes moved south to the.' town of Meadow, sweeping everything In Its path. ' The damage done to farm property In the vicinity of Springfield was large. Tim storm struck the farm' of Ed Miller, two miles south of Springfield, and Mr. Miller was badly injured. All the buildings on hjs place were demolished. At tho place rf John Sweeney the out-buildings were hlown down and the orchard destroyed. The'tTnlonPaclfie repbited the only dam age along Its line was by water. The rain fall between here and Ollmore wai terrific and there were several small washouts whlch,f whlle not serious, delayed truffic. Oratorical ( Contest at Mitchell. MITCHELL,', s., D., May Jl (Specftil. The annua! .Jn,ter:collcglate athletic and oratorical contests will be held In Mitchell thls year May 28 and 29. In the oratorical contest five colleges will' be rf presented as follows: ' Brookings .,by Ralph Chllcott; Huron, Miss Cora Matousek; Redfleld, II. H. King; Vankto. Alvln H. Hanson: Mitchell, John -V. Dobson. This. Is the first time In several years that a lady orator has Secured recognition In the state contests. The athletic contest will be start ed Thursday morning and will run two days, the oratorical contest coming on Thursday evening. There will he six col leges Ih the athletic contest. Brokings, Vermillion, Huron, Yankton. Redfleld and Mitchell. By reaaon of some of the old time athletes getting through college the teams of tho state are becoming more evenly matched and' no one college has a walkaway for the flag, Krooklngs has suffered the wrst In this respect and this year she Is weaker than last on sprinters. Use J3ee want ads u boost your business. JMany I s aire fall On tRis funny Uttle Tad, Nlany eyes will also fall Upon tKis tempting ad. If you've a baby In the house the listings below should hold plenty of Interest for you; and the prices will prove that goods of the highest standard may be bought for as Uttle as Inferior grades. Shoes from the Stork Section. Warm Weather Shoes for Babes. Bare foot aandals In Russia calf, pat ent leather and white kid, pair, 60o Ankle ties. In one or two straps of white canvas: also one strap canvas In blue or pink, per pair 60e Babea' sami-koft sole shoes, in red or black kid, also patent leather vamps with white calfskin topa, pr. l.Og Extra quality calfskin shoes In tin or white, in bullous only, at SI. 10 Infants' moccasins. In white pique, with pink or blue stitching, also white, ptnk, blue or tan kid, pr., 60o Infanta' hum suae tuoes In the She Department. First walking ahoa in "gturtrlght" make, ankle ttca. in patent leather, tan calf leather, red calf leather, at, pair ai.as Plain kid leather and white canvas, per pair $1.00 .Write for general catalogue. BENSON 15131317 DOUC1 & r at MORE CAPITOL FRAUD CASES Six Men InvolvecUn Trials that Are Called at Harrisburg. i BILLS FOR METALLIC FURNITURE Suit Involve. Dills for Office ' Fit tings Alleged to Do Twelve Thousand Dollars Too High. HARRISBVRG, Pa., May II. The second of the series of conspiracy casesgrowing out of the contracts for the furnishing and equipping of the new state capltol, called for trial today In the Dauphin county court, Involves six men. They are Congressman II. Burk Cassel of Marietta, Pa., head of the Pennsylvania Construction company, which supplied about 1:1,000,000 worth of me tallic furniture for tho building; Joseph M. Huston of Philadelphia, architect of the capltol and designer of its furniture; Wil liam P. Snyder "of Spring City, Pa.; a former auditor .general; Willlum L. Ma thues of Media, Pa., a former state treas urer; James M. Shumaker of Johnstown, Pa., a former superintendent of public grounds and buildings, and Frank M. Irvine, a traveling auditor in the auditor-general s department. Snyder, Mathucs and Shumaker were con victed In the first conspiracy trial of de frauding the state out of about (19,000 In a hill for wooden furniture. An appeal for a new trial before the court In which they ap peared today is still pending. Huston was to have been tried with the others In the f'rst trial, but he secured a severance. In the case that came up today the charge against the six men is conspiracy to de fraud the state out ef $6,090.10 In , WU of $17,700.70 for metallic filing cases and be talllc furniture. Fourteen men have been Indicted on' va rious charges of fraud in connection with the furnishing and decorating of the capltol ana the cases of those who have not already been tried will follow that called today. The state capltol as It stands today cost $13,000,000, of which $3,000,000 was expended In furnishings and decorations. t'se Bee want ads to boost your business. FIRE RECORD. . Tonopah'i Palaoe Hotel. TONOPAH, Nev., May 2.FIre last night completely laid in ruins the Palace hotel block, causing a loss estimated at $l0,00f. There was no insurance, as the burned block was of such an inflammable nature that the Insurance companies would not take the risk. The origin of the fire Is unknown and Individual losses cannot be estimated. Frotfet,Tour Sleeping Children from sudden colds by patting then. In a suit of summer, weight nlght'draw ers of the famous . " , "Arnold" Knit OooOe. V" 7 ' These garments are soft, nornna and unshrinkable. 'They are rspecia.ly adapted to warm weather when ehlld- rvn are so apt to kick orr the bed covorlngs and 'become chilled from exposure to the night air. Knit lightweight night drawers of Ariioiu laorics can te had in all rues rrcm I u la yara. wjiu or with out imi, at irom ouc up. . Mothers are especially Invited to Inspect theae garments; also a com plete line of SO distinct articles made of "Arnold" goods for the comfort of oaoe, ciaia or woman. Arnold, catalogue for the asking. TttQRNE CQ KNIGHTS OF COLOBIS MEET I 'Fifteen Subordinate Councils of Ne braska in State Convention. C. J. SMYTH CALLS THEM TO ORDLK Fourth Annual (lathering- U Held In I , ,nv I. mine Ilootns at the Itoard of Trade DnllUlnR In Thla City. The fourth annua! convention the Ne braska state council of the Knights of Co lumbus was called to ord.-r Tuefdiy at 1) a. m. in the new ball of the Oinahi tcu:i cll of that order in the Beard of Tfi'di building by. Statu Deputy C. J. Smyth. Representatives were p;esent from ihe fif teen subordinate ccum I's i'f the str.t ;, bl eated at Lincoln, Columbus. O'Nell', Alli ance, North Platte, McCook, Hasting, Wymore, Grand IsUml, Crelghton, Kmcr son, Greeley, Chadron. Haitington and Omaha. Each council Is represented by two del egates nnd two alternates, which, with the state officers, make a total attendance at the state council of about fifty. The pres ent state officers arc C. J. Emym or Omaha, state deputy; J. F. O'Donnjll of O'Neill, state secretary; J..H. Schmidt of Omaha, state treasurer; M. A. Isonrdon of Alliance, statfe warden; W. M. Whalon of Lincoln, state advocate, and Father W. L. McXamara of Alliance, state chaplain. The forenoon session was devoted to the consideration of the report of the commit tee on credentials and the organization of the convention. Two Thousand Members. The reports of the several officers show a present membership In the state of 2,515, In fifteen councils. There are now forty two councllsln the fnlted States and Insular possessions, with 1,277 subordinate councils and a total membership of over 2(0,000, of whom 05,000 carry .insurance,. One of the most prosperous of tho sub ordinate councils in the country is that of Omaha, which has but recently fitted up Its new lodge roonis In the Board of Trade building, the roomB formerly occupied by the Grain exchange. These new rooms have been handsomely furnished, are large and airy, with a billiard room attached, which may be shut of from the main assembly rooms by heavy curtains. Tho walls are beautifully draped with heavy green cur tains with the monogram of the order in white In the center. Numerous pictures of distinguished prelates and patrons of the order adorn the walla, and withal It Is one of the handsomest lodge assembly roonis In the city and one of the most conven iently accessible. The Omaha council took possession of these new quarters In April. RINGS FOUND ON BODY ((Continued rni First Page.) December of'isoe. Moo is supposed to have come here from Elbow Lake, Minn, He cashed a draft for $1,100 at the First National bank, here and at that time is said to have explained the transaction by saying that he was going to pay oft a mortgage on the Gunness farm. Moo is one of tho men mentioned by Emil Green ing of Oklahoma City In his statement concerning his experiences while working for Mrs. Ounness. Moo was also mentioned by Lamphere as being the name of the jlndlvlduHl In' Michigan City who Mrs. Gunness sent hlm to meet on the day that Hclgelein disappeared. f l t , . OXB OP LAST till.X.NfcSS LETTERS Chris Hansen of Kansas City Received One Last Saturday. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 13. Christian Hansen, a Norwegian laborer of Armour dale, Kan., a supurb, last Saturday re ceived a letter from Mrs. Belle Guinness, the LaPorte, Ind., murdress stating that if ha could produce $1,000 cash she would marry him. The text of tho letter which had remained In the local postoffice several days before Its delivery to Hansen, follows: LA PORTE, Ind., March 1, !!.. Mr. Chris tian Hansen, No. U0t North Third fcireot, Armourdale, Kan. Dear Sir: I am a lonely Norwegian woman and you have been recommended to me by a mutual friend who tells me you have plenty of this world's goods and have a kind and generous disposition. I live on a little seventyrflve acre farm Just fifty miles from Chlcagil with a cozy twelve room cottage, kitchen', and the rest, and badly need ti V fUUU, Ainu jiuHoaou iu luuii aner iuacii pend small family of three children. I have two little girls and a boy, S yean old. His father died five years ago when he was a little baby, so he needs a father and one who will aid In his brirjglng up. You understand that I hire help -ore, but none of the men I hire can be depended upon, so you muat not come as a hired man, but as my husband, and I will enter tain you under my roof until we under stand each other. You will find me com petent and of a loving disposition. I have plenty of money upon which to live. You must have plenty of, money too. In order that 1 may know that you are not a grafter and do not marry me for my money, you must be sure and bring with you il, Ovo in currency. I live oUy a few miles from LaPorte and have a splendid farm and a nice little garden. Lovingly Yours. MRS. B. 8. GUINNESS. Har-een Is what U known as a struw boss In the lard department of the Cudahy packing plant. He is X years old and bays he was once a captain of artillery in Nor way and that his father holds a position of rank In the Swedish navy. Fifteen years ago he ran away from home and came to America. Since he has worked aCArmour dale. . . Discusstng the receipt - of the delayed letter from Mrs. Guinness, Hansen said: "Only one thing about her I know, she Is not a Norwegian. My people don't do the way she does." Hansen has '$700 In the bank. He con tinued: "When I got this letter, I thought of the $700 In the bank. I thought I might draw it out and go and see what this woman was like. I read the letter again, she said $1,000. That amount is too big. It cannot be raised so I wait. , "Then comes the exposure at LaPorte. Tlia skeletons are dug up and I see what a fool I would have been.' It Is awful. I could burn her to the stake." Hansen talks broken English, but Is very Intelligent. He first allowed the Guin ness letter to, some of his superiors at the packir-c house and late yesterday delivered it to the police. He was very much ex cited over tho narrowness of his escape. KOMTJIER BELIEVED TO BE DEAD Man Who Came from Germany Thought to Be Dead. CHICAGO, May ' M Friends of Herman Kon liter, who disappeared in January, 1!M. have become convinced that he was one of the victims of Mrs. Ounness. They btlleve that lie Is the'man from Chicago described by Lamphere' who vanished sud denly 1 while a guest at the Gunness farm and, who Is said by Mrs. Gunness to-iiave "gone south for Ma health." I JConltzer came to this country only three months before tils disappearance. He Nhad been the manugor of an estate at Poaen, Oermany, and was well versed In farming. It was known by his friends that be had received a letter proposing marriage from a widow at La Potte and that be went there to see her. Since then uothlng has been heard of hm.' He was. tlpecrVption v.ould tally in a por.-.-ral wsv with th;it of tho rkol.'tnn of the tnll ninn , with blmk heir which Whs 1j3 up en 1 .the Gunniy j1j e. I LA.MPIir.HH Ml kKsTTt ON IF.sSIOX 1 Tells ter A boot III Relation nilh Mri. (eilnn.i. BALTIMORE. Md., May 12. That Ray Lamplure, charged with the burning of the Guinness nome and the death of Its occupants, near Piute, Ind., made a statement connected with the case to Rev. E. A. Schell c.f La Porte, was admitted by Mr. Schell today. The latter, however, who is pastor ef the Methodist Episcopal church at I.a Porte and a delegate to the 'Methodist Episcopal general conference here, refused to divulge anything ns to Its nature. "My lips lire sealed, said Mr. Sehel. "I got these things In the confes- signal. I found that the prosecuting of ficii s were 'sweating' Lamphore and I ap pealed for frtlr piny In his behalf. I said that he should be allowed to have a lawyer and I told them so. "Hut I advised Lamphere to tell the prosecutor exactly what he told mo and I think he will do so. He seems to be a thoroughly penitent man." "I received a message from La Porte this morning saying there was a conflict between certain statements made by Lampheie and asking me to tell what ho had said to me," continued Mr. Schell. "I replied that I could not, as what he had told me was given In confidence and as a minister." A.NOTMER VICTIM OF WOMAX Henry Gurholt of Aeandlnnvla, Wis May Be One of Ten. IOLA, Wis.,. May li Henry Gurholt of the town of Scandinavia, near here, is be lieved to have been a victim of Mrs. Guin ness. It Is known, that he had been com munic atlng with a "matrimonial bureau. wnose aovertlsivnent" he har read in a paper and some of his friends declare he corresponded with Mrs. Guinness. He lias not been heard of since July 4, 1906, when lie left home, saying he was going to marry , a widow who hod a large farm near Chicago. CAPTURED NAVAL ENSIGNS Fiaar of the Others Chesapeake Offset by at the Naval Academy. For the flag of the Chesapeake, presented to Great Britain by William Waldorf Astor (and tho Navy department here says that It is doubtful If that is the Chesapeake's flag), thirty captured British battle cnslgni are In glass cases at the Naval academy Annapolis. " By act of congress April IS, 1814, the sec retary of the navy was ordered to collect all captured naval flags and those that should be thereafter captured and to place them for safe keeping where directed by the president. No president acted In the matter until. Polk. Februrary 9, 1819, or dered that the flags be sent to the naval academy. Among these flags Is one royal standard, This was taken at York (now Toronto), Canada, April 27, 1S13, by the squadron un der Commodore Issac Chaunccy and troops under General Pike. It was captured in the Parliament bbdae. The ensign of the duke of Gloucester waa captured, at the same time. Captured British men-of-war flags are the following: 1 Reindeer, 19-gun brig; captured June as, 114, uy sioop-or-war wasp. 2 Guerriere, 49-gun frigate; taken August u, mz, Dy rrigate i.onsuiution.i 3 and 4 C.vanf t:guns, and sloop Levant, -i guns, captured r eoruary m, imt, oil Ma dlera, by lrigCTeri)nstitutl)rt. 6 Highflyer, '5-gun schooner captured. oepietnoer a, isij, ii xew lora. Dy rrlg ate President. 6 Knslgn marlied Arvon; history unkrtown. 7, and v l onliance, 7-gun frigate; Lin nett, lti-gun brig, and Chub, U kuiis; cap tured in. lake utiampialii, oft l'laltsburg, beptemner 11, ixn, ny American squadron under Commodore -Thomas MacDonough. 10 Java, 49-gun frigate; taken December 19. 1M2. off Braxil. by the Constitution. 11 Penguin, 19-trun sloop, captured March 24, WIS. off Tristan d'Acumha, by sloop of war Hornet. 12 Dominea, 15-gun schooner; captured Auguat 5, 1S1H. off Charleston, by privateer schooner uecatur.- 18 Uoxar, 14-gtin brig; taken September 4. 1813. otf .Portland, Maine, by the brig En terprlse. 14 lOnsign of the Beresford; history un known. li Landrail. 4-gun cutter; captured July 12, 1814, in English channel, by privateer schooner eyren. ? guns. 16 to 22 inclusive lK trolt' (19 guns). Queen Charlotte (171. Lady Prevost (13), Hunt (10), Little Belt (3) and Chippewa (1); cap tured September 10, 1813, on lake Erie, by the American squadron Under Commodore O. II. Perry. 23 Macedonian. 49-gun frigate: taken Oc toher B. 1P12, bv frigate United States; Cap tain Stephen Decatur. 24 F"rollc, 24-gun brig; captured October 18. 1S1Z. ny tne sloop-or-war vasp. 23 Alert, 2rt-gun sloop-of-war; captured August 12. 1812, In the North Atlantic, by frlyate Essex. First ship taken In the war of 1812. . 26 Peacock, ?0-un brlir: cartuwd Febru ary 24, lSKl off Demerara, by the sloop Hornet. 27 Epervler. lS-vun brig;- captured April 29. 1814, ort cape Canaveral, by sloop t'ea cock. . 28 St. Lawrence, ls-gun schooner: cap tured February IB, 1K15, ort Havana, by prl vateer schooner Chasseur. New York World. , Don't Waste Time and Money. If you have a wall paper Job bring it to us. We neve- the facilities to do It promptly, do It right; to give you the best materials for your money, the lowest pas sible price. Borwlck, 211 South Main street, tjro largest wall paper house In southwest. ern xowa. PROCEEDINGS OP THE SENATE Poatofllee Appropriation Bill Carrylna- $32,027,:ier Is Pnesed. ' WASHINGTAN, May 12. The senate to day pasted the postofflca appropriation bill, carrying amounts aggregating $229,- 027,367. As passed the bill allows $1 per day expenses for railway postal clerks when away from terminals, which will Incur a total expense of about $1,000,000, Amendments adopted by the senate pro vide for weighing the malls- annually In stead of every four years, and add to the Galllnger provision concerning the improve ment of ocean mall service to the Philip pines, China, Japan, Austria and South American ports. Senator Rajner spoke on his resolution- directing the president to order a court of inquiry Into charges against Colonel Wit Ham F. 8tewart, I. S. A., now stationed at Fort Frant, Arlr. Several person bills were passed, and at 5:30 p. m. the' senate adjourned. Your don't know how good White Corn can be made, until you've tasted Pi Formerly called IT OS I V KUJah's Mauiut ) Toaslies The' Taste Lingers." Made by Pottara Cereal Company, Limited, Battle Creek, Mich. ",La"''11'lr''!HjTi ISSUE OF BONDS AUTHORIZED First Formal Step Toward Action Taken by County Board. BRUNING PERSISTS IN INQUIRY Wants C'oanty Attorney to Render Opinion as to LestalHy of the Vote by Which Seeurl- -ties Carried. The court house bond proposition was officially declared carried In a resolution passed by the county board at Its meeting Tuesday morn!ng and the Issuance of the bonds was declared to have been author ised. The passage of the resolution Is the first formal action that could be taken by the board looking to the sale of the bonds. The clerk of the board also was directed to make three copies of a transcript of the action of the board !n relation to the bonds and to Include a statement of the assessed valuation of the county. . In spite of the declaration of the board that the bonds had carried, it also passed a resolution Introduced by Pruning asking the county attorney to give his opinion as to whether the bonds really did carry. His opinion will be on the question of whether they require a two-thirds majority or merely a majority vote. The resolution asked tho county attorney to give the beard a written statement as to the steps to be taken In the erection of a new court house and when funds would be available for a temporary Jail nnd for the grading of the court house grounds for the founda tion of tho new building. Summer Paving Campaign. The board at this meeting also took the first steps toward beginning the summer a paving campaign. Resolutions wcro passed calling for bids for the grradlng of the Cen ter street road to Millard from the end of the present pavement; of the Briggs road from Buffalo street, Florence, and of the road from Benson to Millard. It was un derstood that another resolution calling for bids on the grading of tho Dodge street road west would bo brought up and passed as soon as County Surveyor Bcal has com pleted a profile map. The resolutions were all passed with the understanding It did not commit the board to tho paving of these roads, but was merely for the purpose of securing figures by which the cost of the various proposed grading projects could bo estimated. The grading will bo done from tho Inheritance tax fund. At the afternoon session of the boar bids were asked for the paving of the road leading from Thirtieth street to Forest Lawn cemetery about eight tenths of a mile; the Briggs road northwest of Flor ence two miles, and the Center street road from the end of the pavement to Millard, about two and three-fourths miles. The County Board of Equalization will begin what is expected to be a busy ses sion June 9. The reassessment of real es tate this year will give the board an un usual amount of work to do, and It Is be lieved the time limit of twenty days will be required to finish all of the business to be transacted. POSTAGE STAMP FINANCIER Abraham White, Bond Bidder, Shows Illa-h Finanee m Nerr Trick. A postage stamp will go a long way, but it Is seMom that It will bring a man a for tune. In the latter case It must be backed by a colossal netve and a more than ordinary amount of wit. Abraham White had the price of a postage stamp, the wit of a Yankee and the brain of a mathema tician. With this equipment he showed high finance a new trick. From Texas to Boston is a. long Jump, but White vaulted the distance via Chi cago as a pork packer' agent. He arrived at the Hub with at least the price of twenty-two postage stamps, and with this investment, after a mathematical compu tation, he put In ft bid on tho Issuo of Panama bonds which In 1891 Secretary Carllslo- of the treasury advertised for sale, r.glectlng to specify a deposit on pro posals, wherein Mr. White's wit rame into play. In due time White's bid was opened and he was awarded $500,000 worth of the bonds. He secured the price of a ticket to New York and called upon Uncle Russell Sage, who furnished the essential sinews of war. ' What Mr. White's share In the trans action was history sayeth not, but it was considerable. Exit White until the cjty of New York became pressed for money and offered bonds bearing 4Vi per cent Interest. A mere $40,000,000 was needed to tide Father Knickerbocker over. To a syndicate of bankers this fat plum looked like finding money and their bids practically under wrote the whole Issue. But they counted without Abraham. In the comptroller's strong box was a bid from the postage stamp bidder for tho whole caboodle of bonds and backed by a check, signed by A. White, drawn on the Greater New York Securities company. The wise ones In the comptroller's office sat up and took notice. "Who win ray the check?" asked the comptroller. "It will be paid when It Is presented," replied the Imperturbable White. But alas! The check came back and White lost out Uncle Russell was dead. "This Is the last of White," said the bankers. Again these wise ones were too hasty. In March, New York wanted money. The $40,000,000 4H per cent deal fell flat. Comp troller Mets raised the ante to $50,000,000 and offered 6 per cent Wall street chuckled and sent In bids by the cart load. From Boetontown came a bid from Meaars. Tlngley A Reid, trustees, and was accom panied by a check of $1S0.0C0. It was a low bid and called for $3.0o0.0u0 worth of bonds. Shades of Abraham White crossed the vlsion of the New York comptroller and he called up Boston. Yes, the check was good and would be cashed by the National Shaw inut 'lank, but nobody in Boston knew who Tlngley or Held represented. So the check was sent over before the bid was awarded. It was cashed and Tlngley and Reid lifted the $3,000,000 of bonds that had already shot up several points, for the issue was overbid ten times. Then out of the shade came the smiling countenance of Abraham White. "Maybe I didn't keep under cover all right, all right, this time," he averred, as he walked sway $128,000 to the good In an overnight transaction. 8. H. Lewis in Human Life. Mitchell Graduating Exercises. ' MITCHELL. 8. D., May 1? (Special ) Tho graduating exercises of the Mitchell High school will be held Friday "evening. May 29. On account of the class being so large the address of the evening; will be delivered by Hon. 8. E. Young, superintend ent of the Bouth Dakta oTralnlnjr school of Plankinton. The class Is composed of the following young women snd gentlemen: Misses Florence Walrath, Mary Loutae Burns, Mabel Spry., Pauline Bllndauer, Ruth Sheeks, Mable Sheeks, Anna Scott, Rachel Doyle, Let ha Paullln, Alice Half hill, Zelma Rorhstad, Ketella Hofstetter, Carrie Overgard, Marie Rowley, Julia Splltt, Agnes Smith. Rachel Whyte. Flossie Ben der; Messrs. Raymond Blynn, Paul Sheeks. Albert Nolt, Hurl Wallace. Carl Stair, George Winaor, Clayton Doane, Charles Jones. Ouy Cook, Tennis Coushlln, Fred Torter. Chester Ruth, Russell Jensen, Rrewster White. The bm-cnlaureate ser mon will be delivered Sunday. May 24. by Rev K. M. Jeffera, pastor of the Baptist church rrof. J. J. Msnthey of Scotland tas been secured to take tho place of prin cipal 1n place of M. M. Ramer, who goes to the superlntendency of the Pierre schools. BIG FEES FOR BIG TALENT Lawyers Ontrlasa Doctors In Finan cial Returns la Single Cases. It Is undoubtedly true, ss Winston Churchill, the novelist, says, that the pro fessions yield larger financial returns today than ever before. Especially Is this true of the medical and legal professions. Philadelphia physicians extract large fees from some of their patients. A few years ago Dr. William Topper charged Robert Simpson $1,600 for an examination lasting only about a minute. Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell of the same city once received as high as $1B,000 from one patient for only a few visits. A bill of $190,000 was sent by Dr. Walter C. Browning of Philadelphia to the estate of Senator C. I Magee of Pittsburg, and In the settling up of this estate It was brought out In evidence that Senator Mageo once had declared his Intention of giving Dr. Browning a fee of $1,000,000. For 100 days' attendance upon, the late William It. Ralney, a millionaire cork manu facturer In Philadelphia, Dr. Samuel T. Barnes rendered a bill of $33,000. After the death of Marshall Field, the Chicago merchant prince, his physician. Dr. Frank Billings, was paid $25,ono for services. Dr. Adolph Lorens of Vienna received a few years ago $30,000 for setting the hip of little Lollta Armour of Chicago, and In consequence of furthery attention his total foes amounted to $78,000 before he was through with the case. When the present King Edward of Eng land, then prince of Wales, was sick several years sgo Dr. William Jenner pulled him through after a month's attendance, re ceiving $50,000 for the same. . Dr. Sir Morell Mackensle, who attended th father of the present emperor of Ger many In his last Illness, presented a bill for $100,000 for his services, and this was paid without a murmur. For vaccinating the Empress Catherine I at St. Petersburg Dr. Thomas Dimsdale re ceived $0,000 and an annual pension of $2,600 for life. For two days' attendance on the father of the present crar Prof. Zacharlne of Moscow obtained $75,008. Tho late shah of Persia paid Dr. Galezowskl of Paris $23,000 for curing his son of an afflic tion of the eys. One of the largest single fees for pro fessional work was received by James B. Dill, an attorney, a few years ago, and he obtained a $1,000,000 fee for judiciously and properly untangling the difficulty between Andrew Carnegie and Henry C. Frlck over the transfer of the properties merged In the United States Steel corporation. It Is said that William Nelson Cromwell made one, or possibly two millions by nego tiating the sale of the Panama canal. He even risked his life to make his negotia tions successful. One day while the treaty with Colombia was under discussion In Washington It looked much as If the project would fall through. Friends of the canal fearing this went after Cromwell In ordej to save the day. On Inquiring st his hotel they found him sick In bed, with a temperature of 103. When he learned of the situation, however,' he arose, dressed quickly, drove to Secre tary Hay's office, staid an hour, and re turning to the hotel he lay battling with typhoid fever for six weeks. But the canal was bought. f ' ' '' '' A fee of 100.000 Was paid a New York lawyer, William D. Guthrie, for breaking the will of the late Heriry B. Plant, owner of a system of railways, steamships and hotels. Of the $24,000,000 estate the widow's share was $8,000,000, and this being tied up In trust she engaged counsel to have It re leased, for which service she gave him 10 per cent of her share. In Milwaukee these charges In the Schan deln will case recently closed are recorded: Queries, Bpencer & Queries, for the pro ponents, $150,000; Frisbee & Redfleld. at torneys for Mrs. Clara 8. Heyl, $107,000; Winkler, Flanders, Bottum & Fawcett, for the contestants, $M,000; A. W. Hard, guard ian tor the Frank children, $30,000, and George P. Miller, guardian for Erlck Heyl. $15,000. , For one single argument before the United States supreme court Joseph If. Choate, former ambassador to Great Britain, once Obtained $200,000. and the result of this argument was the declaring unconstitutional of the Income tax. Chicago Tribune. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE Conference Report on Naval Appro priation Bill Is Aarreed To. WASHINGTON, May 12.-After a debate lasting practically 'he entire session, the house today, by a vote of 13$ to 124 agreed to the conference report on the naval ap propriation bill. The Insertion of a new provision relating to the Increase In the pay for officers and men of the Marine corps snd navy drew forth a good deal of criti cism of the conferees, who were charged with having taken liberties and with hav ing violated the trust reposed In them by the house. The conferees reached a com plete agreement and the bill now goes to the president. Considerable Interest was manifested on the floor on the announcement that the currency bill would be considered and dis posed of on Thursday next. At 6.04 p. m. the house recessed until 11:30 a. m. tomorrow. MERRILY MARRYING Days are on. The 'Frock Suit la, of course, the necessary array. And, to the mind of the man who Is particular, the MacCarthy Wilson label is necessary" in thst Frock Suit To measure $ 45 $60 8 75 Sack Suits to order 825 to $45 Open Eveuiugs. MacCarthy-WIIson Tailoring Co. S04-804 SOUTH IdTH ST. Near Southwest Corner lOtb and Farnam Sts. ITions Douglas .1808. ii)VKWfieL " Day After Doy People With $75.00 Credits Elsewhere Find it Cheaper to Buy Pianos of llospe's A number of peoplo hokUm; $75 rrodlts now in n err tnln contest concluded to in vestigate the piano proposition and after cairfully roinjniring piano with piano, price with price,, found it to their advnn toge to AND have BlrrHdy bought pianos of the A. JIOSPK CO. 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