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LEAVES JAIL WRECK
Member of Parliament Victim of
Prison Method.
BETT.r.SfD TO PREVE3T SCA35DAL"
Iron Discipline and Espionage Driro
Ken Mad.
TDCE SPOT WRTTUfQ A BOOK
Sentenced for Contempt for Making
Cattlt DriTing- Speech.
OLD PBISCXXE SWINDLE SCHEME
Aaeleat Plea to Make Meaey Ap
pear Oar Merc la Ire
lead Irlsta Clrrirari'l
Poverty.
DUBLIN. May l (f?pwll. It mill be
many month before Mr. Lawrence Q1nnU.
M- P.. who ha Just been released from
Kllmalnham goal after three month' Im
prisonment for contempt of court In making
a speech advising tha driving of cattle off
a farm whlcn wti In the car of the court,
will be able to resume hi ieat In Parlia
ment. Piiaon life ha left It mark on Mr.
Olnnell and hi rclt-aae van flnallr ordered
by Judge Hou, who committed htm. on the
ora;snt representation by the piiaon medical
autho title that hi reaaon would suffer
from continued confinement.
Time hare changed, of course, since Mr.
William O'Brien waa compelled to alt
wrapped In a blanket In the tame gaol,
because the rosier had carried off hla
trousers and ha refused to a ear the prison
uniform, and since the time whea Irish
political prisoner were cr welly punished
for Insisting; on their right aa such, Mr.
Glnnell declares that aa far a the actual
treatment went, he bad nothing- to com
plain of. but the confinement Itself, and the
feeling that one la constantly under the eye
of a keeper la wearing to a man of Jr.
Ginnell'a temperament During hla lm
prtsocinent he spent mot tt hla time In
writing a book which I to be called "Land
and Liberty" and which la now nearly
ready for publication.
Because of the state of Mr. Olnnell'
health there was no dmontratloi on hU
release. Hla wife met bin with a carrier
at the prtsoa getea and took blm atraight
to their home where he will be guarded aa
much as possible again! Intrusion until he
baa folly remove red.
AdmtaUtrwtleB of Pr Law.
A curio u sidelight la thrown on ihe ad
ministration of the poor law la Ireland, and
Incidentally on the Industrious character
of the Irlah people-, by a debate at a recent
meeting; of to Newry Board of Guardian.
A member of that body announced tUat
b had Just learned that there wer tU
lunatics la the workboua and that a the
guardian wer cot properly chargeable tor
tbeir support, ha demanded that they
should be transferred to the county asylum.
Tli clerk admitted that the statement was
true, but h explained that tit lunatics
were mora than oai-ning tbelr keep In the
workhouse, and that If they were sent to
the asylum, where they belonged, the
guard lana would be forced to Incur a large
extra expense for labrr. Ha then made the
aurprtslng announcement that there was
not a single able-bodied aane pauper In the
workhouse, and all the work was don by
the lunatlca. who were of the harmlesa va
riety. Thia Is In sharp contraat with the
conditions In England, wher the work
houses are overflowing with able-bodied
men and women, who often cannot be per
suaded to do the light work set them la
these Institutions. After they had heard
the clerk atatement the guardian decided ,
to wink at the Irregularity and allow th
lunatics to remain In workhouaa.
gpawlsh Frlsoaer Swtadie.
Th good old Epanish prisoner swindle,
so common In America, In the days before
the todeoondenos of Cuba, baa made It
appearance In Ireland, and has. It la al
leged, secured some victims. Several resl
4 dents of Dublin have received letter within
th last fornlght bearing the Madrid poet
mark and dated from "Madrid castle," Bak
ing the recipient to Bdsvr.ce a few hundred
dollars to enable th writer to secure
l&OO.UWl, whkh be haa been able to send
out of the couatry and deposit securely In
the Bank of England. Instead of a Cuban
patriot, as, ir th old days, th Spanish
prisoner la now a republican plotter, and
there la mor than a bint la th letter
tha; th money In London waa originally
revolutionary funds. In any case, the
writer la always willing to promise haif of
H In return for the paltry advance needed
la secure possession of M.
Quit a prelect has beeo. raised In Tynam.
County Armagii, by s proposal to give up
tax old custom of ringing th church bell
aw o'clock every night, and It haa been
decided that the custom ahall continue. So
far as la known there Is only one other
place In Ireland her th custom of
ringing the curfew bell atlll survives and
thsl 1 Derry. Th Derry curfew la a relle
of th bad old daya a ben no Roman
Catholic waa allowed to llv tncld th
wall of Perry, although th clttaena wer
glad enough to have them In the day time
aa laborer and customers. At sundown,
however, th curfew bell aa rung and
very Roman Catholic who wss then In
the loan had to lear with all haste, even
If It meant sleeping In the open on th
bleak hills w,hli.h surround the city.
I rtm llersymee la Peverty.
The poverty of some of the Irish clergy
wb connected wiia tit Protestant Episco
pal, a branch of the Immensely rich Church
of England, la oaly revealed now and
again whta some man snor eourageoua
than th rest sxaks out and telle the
world how b and hla fellows are treated.
Such a one Is Canon M'Lamry. rector of
Baniglirr. who has Just Informed his
Easter vestry that something must be don
to improve th condition of th -living."
Th nominal Income from th parish I
K.60U a year, but most of the charges are
not paid and t.v. actual Income for several
yarc at tve te tnan ft ft year, la
addition to that there is ao house provided
aad a proposal to withdraw th allowance
of a year for a house waa what caused
Canon M'Larney to apeak out. It was de
cided that an effort should b mad to
create a fund from which a better stipend
might be forthcoming. F. X. CULL EN".
AID FOR TARIFF INQUIRIES
ealaltra to sesat rwrf ; fee
. Aaatfctaacw la Maklagr law
seMlgailea.
' WASHINGTON. May 11 aUcatoe Aldrlch
today reported from th commfct on
flnancs a resolution auihoruilng tbs com
mittee scur certain asatstaac In
pursuing tariff laewMgniWw a-fcJch waa
adopted by law mm without !- .
SUMMARY OF THE BEElr
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Attorney General Bonaparte has written
the circuit Judy of the dlatrlct of Phil
adelphia asking for a quick hearing of a
teet cult of th commodities clause of
the new rate law. X. wfe 1
Harry Thaw waa tn great fear of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and disliked to go
on the witness ft and to b questioned.
X. Pag
Car strike of street railway men In
Cleveland tie up the transportation facil
ities of the city. X. rag I
Deficiency bill is reported to the house.
X. Page X
President Roosevelt delivers an addrce
at a meeting of the trustee of the Amer
ican coilege at Washington, which was at
tended by 1.000 Methodist delegates from
the general conference at Bal'lmor.
X, Pag X
Announcement Is made that no rivers
and harbora bill other than an adminis
trative measure will be passed at thla
session of congrev X. Pag X
Alabama will try n direct primary in
It presidential preference. X, Pag X
Senator Aldrlch Introduces a, resolution
calling for exoert assistance to the com
mittee making the tariff In vest! gall on.
X. Pagw X
Crulfcer South Dakota cut down the
record for cruisers of Its Else In Its last
official speed trial. X. Pag X
Report that cruiser fleet will go to the
Philippine In the falL X, Paga X
Governor Johnson attracts considerable
attention on th floor of th house at
Washington. 2. Par X
Representative Norris of Nebraska In
troduces a resolution that will cut down
the power of th speaker to appoint com
mittees. X, Pag x
House of represents Ives paasea the
waterway commission MIL X. Pwge X
romxxoBT.
English pilson system nearly drives mad
an Irish member of Parliament, who was
confined becaut of a cattle driving speech
be made. X. Pag X
Emanuel Speich, visiting In Hastings
and a Tecaroseh man. tells of his first ex
periment In Installing the rural free de
livery system. X, Page
State Railway commleslon has a busy
time ahead. First cornea hearing on
freight classification. X, Pag S
oobtjcxkcxax. ajts orsurntXAX.
Live stock markets. TX, Pag T
Grain market. TX, Pag y
Stocks and bonds. TX, Paga T
OOXXC racnoaT.
Buster' Brown play tricks on th rop
walker. Pag for th little folk. Mat
ter of Interest to the women. Fluffy
Ruffle visits the hospital. Tomx Pages
v xiir-Ton ucnoi.
George W. Vrosrian, veteran Union Pa
cific engineer. Strange ruler of the re
public of Uayti. Beautiful new tempi of
th Congregational Israel in Omaha. Pre
senting the silver service to the battleship
Nebraska. Pan Pag
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SCHMELZER FREE OF CHARGE
Jury at Central City Aevjalt Maw Ac
cased ar Girl Wao Pled
ta Oaaafca.
CENTRAL C1TT. Neb.. May 11 (Spe
cial.) On of the most sensational trials
ever held ln MerricV county cam to a
conclusion yesterday morning when th
Jury after deliberating all right brought
ln a verdict finding Jtcob Schmelaer not
guilty of ihe charge of statutory criminal
aaaault, upon which h was tried.
Tb trial of th cas commenced Monday
and occupied the whole week. Judge Hol
1 en beck presided and County Attorney
Ros waa assisted in the prosecution by
Attorney Charles Ryan of Grand Island.
Schmelaer waa represented by Attorneys
Patterson V Patterson and Msnir. A Ay re.
Last June Schmelser's 12-year-old nlec.
Gladys Sampson, who was stopping st nl
hem, gave birth to a child at the Blva
llcn Army Home ln Omaha, and In a con
fession to the matron there charged her
uncle with being Us father. Schmelaer was
st ,once arrested and upon a preliminary
hearing was - bound over to the district
court. The people of Midland township,
where he had resided for mi-sy years, wer
stirred up over th charge, and for a while
there was fear of mob violence, and a
pur waa raised to assist In ih prosecu
tion, and Attorney Charles Ryan of Grand
Island was retained to assist the prosecu
tion. Schmcelaer waa first arraigned for trial
last September, but the Jury at that tiro
Siscgrred. Five standing for acquittal and
even for conviction. H was tried again
in January, but after th evidence was all
ln and the arguments of th attorneys
commenced, one Jurr was taken severely
111 aad the trial was discontinued. Tb
present trial was the third ttm th ac
cused man has faced th Jury on this
charge, aad has resulted tn his acquittal
Th task of tb prosecution was made
atffkcult from th first, owing to th fact
that G'.airs tzi told many conflicting stor
ies to partis at her horn before ah mad
th statement To tb matron at th home
accusing her uncle. ,
Th trial has been on of th most xpea
stva held ln Merrick county la years, and
has stirred up saora falltij srong va
peopia Iran axgr criminal cass orar triad
mm
fKATE LAW TEST
Validity of Commodities Cliue to Be
Determined.
B0SAPA&TE
PLA5T5
SLTT
Agreed Cue to Be Submitted to Court
in Phil&delphiiL
AGADTST . A5THBAC1TE BOADS
Eard Coal Carrier to Be Charged with
Violating Law.
JUDGES WHO WILL PBESTDE
Cwart M b Irk Will Hear Caee CwasUta
f Jaatleew Oorgt Gray, Geerfe
M. Dallas aad Joeepa
Blfllttdl,
WASHINGTON. Msy 1. To facilitate a
final decision on the constitutionality and
construction of the cotr.modltle clause of th
railroad rate law. Attorney General Bona
parte tea addressed letters to the United
State circuit Judges of the Third Judi
cial circuit ststlng that It Is proposed
to Institute In the name of the Vnlted
States in the circuit court at Philadelphia,
a number of suits against certain railroads
engaged in the interstate transportation
of anthracite coal from the mine in
Pennsylvania In violation of the commodi
ties clause of the Hepburn act.
The attorney general states that the de
fendant rallrnada desire to appear and
plead or answer promptly, and with per
mission of the court the cases will be sub
mitted and argued upon the pleading and
agreed statement of facta. Th attorney
general asks th Judge to agree upon a
date after th l&th of June next, for a
hearing of th cases by all, two or on of
th circuit Judgea as their engagements
may permit. He advises the Judges that
he will appear personally and urge the
cases.
This application is made In accordance
w-:th arrangements with the attorneys for
the companies which will be defendants
in these cases and In fjrtherance of the
purposes announced by the attorney gen
eral some time ago of securing, as ex
peditiously as possible, the final decision
cn the matter.
Personnel at the Cswrt.
PHILADELPHIA, Mav 16,-The United
States court of the Third Judicial district.
tf or which th matter of the const it u-
tionallty of the commodities clause of tl .
roil road rate law will come. Is composed oi
Judges Geo-ge Gray of Wilroh-gton, Del.,
George M. Dallas of Philadelphia, and
Joeph Bufflngton of PlttsbuTg.
The government suit against th so-called
Anthracite CoU trust. Instituted last year,
is still pending ln the United States rirenit
court for the eastern district of Pennsyl
vania, over which tribunal Judge Dallas
pre idee.
PROCEEDING Or THE SEXATE
Reaolattoa for laveotlgtatloa of TarlsT
Protsleaas la Adosrted.
WASHINGTON, Msy 31 The senate to
day adopted a resolution reported by Mr.
Aldrlch from the committee on finance,
giving that committee authority to employ
expert assistants necessary to provide for
an intelligent m ision of the tariff and to
report what further legislation is needed
to secure an equitable treatment for agri
cultural and other products of the United
Etates. The committee la also Instructed
to collect proof of the relative cost of
production ln this and the principal com
peting foreign countries. This action la in
preparation for a general plan for a re
vision of tb tariff at the next session of
congress.
A bill was passed appropriating Si.O0P.WO
for th acquisition of lands on the water-
al.eds of navigable streams tn the southern
Appalbchlan mountatna, within Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee and ln the White mountains of New
Hampshire and Maine.
Senator Carter aecured an agreement to
make the postal sating bank bill a special
order ln the Benat for December 14, next,
this action being taken in view of tb Tack
of 'time In the present session to permit
senators to speak on the measure.
Announcement also was made by Senator
Fulton, chairman of the committee on
claims, to the effect thst h would not
press for a vot on th omnibus claims
bill st this session. The senate at 1 30 p.
m. adjourned until Monday.
CURRENT SUPPLANTS ETHER
New York Pkywlelaa Says Eleetrlelty
Will Be th Cow lav Aaaoa
taetle for rary.
NEW TORK. May K Before a gathering
of honiorpathlc physicians In Flower hos
pital. Dr. William H. King, dean of the
homeopathic oollege, subjected a dog to
an electrical current to demons! rare that
electricity can be used successfully ln place
of other or chloroform as an anesthetic
Dr. William Dlffenbsch assisted Dr. King.
Drs. King aad Dlffenbach got a black
and tan terrier In good health, ihavod th
hair off th top of hi bead and back
near the tail, above the lumbar region.
One electrode wa placed on th head
and th other on the back and an Inter
mittent current of a little more than alx
volts was turned on. The current wa from
th .regular street supply, mod. fled In the
specially constructed apparaiu uaed. In
forty -five seconds th dog was unconscious
H could b handled without the least
danger of awakening him. No operation
was performed.
Dr. Dlffenbach aaid:
Tti us of this current m surgical opera
tion wlii mean a great advance ln surgery.
Many of th duu. creeabie features attend
ing it will be removed. We also behev
that aside from the lsck of evil after
effects operations will b mor aatuf ac
tor r. in. that the patient will b in a bet
ter condition to be operated on. We are
now looking for a man who will be willing
tj submit to this form of deadening the
pain la aa operation. Vh' ar sure that li
la a success.
VALUABLE SECURITIES MISSING
Mad Baal of aeeowd Chars; Agaiaat
vTlUlasa Meat aery of 1
Plttsbarsr.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Msy 11 National
Bank Examiner Fold mad another Infor
mation against William Montgomery,
former cashier of th Allegheny National
back, this afternoon charging him with
r retracting from the bank securities val
ued at fisaaa. Montgomery, who la charged
with the fr.belroent of IMb.uMX and who
la at liberty oa tiuCkUu ball, has consented
to anpr before a United State commis
si ooar tor arnid&iaaht Uiar la Lbs a&ar-
TEA KING'S LAST SHAMROCK
English Taehtlag World Await with
latereet Trials sf 9w
Best.
LONDON, May 11 (Special EnglUh
yachtsmen are looking forward with a great
deal of Interest to the coming trial spin
of Sir Thomas Upton's new racing cutter,
the Shamrock IV. which was launched In
Scotland abo-jt a week ago. She was de
signed by Fyfe. and has been hailed as th
"fastest cutter aHoat." Such a prediction
Is. of course, premature; it remain to be
en whether or not she will prove equal
to vanoulshing Mjles Kennedy's "Whit
Header." which waa not only the cham
pion boat of her class last year but was
declared by experts to represent the acme
of perfection In yacht construction.
The Shamrock IV and three other boats
form what is known as the 'Til meter class'
in th English yacht racing world th
largest class of cutters under the interna
tional rating rules. Sir Thomas Upton's
new boat Is of Interest to American yachts
men as representing the type of boat which
h hoped to contest this year for the Ameri
can cup The "Tea King'- is rather tired of
building "racing machines'1 such as th
first three Shamrocks and furthermore, Mr.
Fyfe, the only designer In Eugland who
has had experience enough to make btm
available to lay down a fourth challenger,
la willing to take up the thanklese task.
Of course the Irish baronet Is too good a
sport to give up all Idea of bringing th cup
back to England and he may yet overoom
the dormer's objections.
In the meantime, be Is going to race his
new cutter 1n English waters and collect a
few "mugs'1 In the wsy of trophies. Th
famous Captain Svcamora and his chosen
bend of expert "handa." who Bailed th
Shamrock II off Sandy Hook, will b In
tharge. If this all-round star aggregation
of owner, designer, boat and crew doesn't
accomplish wonders it will Indeed be a big
sui prise.
DEFICIENCY BILL IN HOUSE
lt ( Rea-alar Gwve-rwnaent "apply
Mrsiirei Reported Out !
Committee.
WASHINGTON. May 16. Th general de
ficiency appropriation, the last of the regu
lar government supp-ly bills, was reported
to the bouse today by the committee on
spproprlatlon. The bill carries E7.SC.FTL
Of this amount llO.tr'V'Wl la for pensions,
mad necessary by the widows' pension act
passed at this seesion and also by the old
age pension act of February .
For the naval establishment there Is an
allowance of C.156.IS9. partly necessitated
by the recent Increase In the pay of the
enlisted men and OTTicers oi tne uaii ioo
unit hv the Increased amount
of coal
that will be consumed by the battleship
fl-rt ln f0irg from San Francisco around
the world to New Tork. The total ot of
coal and Its transportation for this purpose
aggregates Sf.,ono,00(.
Of th total amount H,1J0.SW1 is lor me
military estsbllshment and covers among
other expenses the Increased pay of th
enlisted men and officers on th active, and
retired lists of th army for the remainder
of thia nscai year.
Tb bill carries a provision that Annapolis
cadets due to graduate ln 1907, but who wer
allowed to graduate earlier tas It turns out,
li legally) may receive their commissions as
ensigns at th expiration of the two years
sea St nice they sre now undergoing.
NO DELAY UPON NEW VESSELS
aral Dewartsaeat Orders Oae shall
Be Constructed at BrookJya
Navy Yard. ,
WASHINGTON, May 16. One of th two
new big battleship authorised by congress
ln the naval appropriation bill Just ap
proved by the president will be built at the
Brooklyn navv yard. Acting Secretary of
the Navy Newberry Issued order to this
effect today. Anticipating sction by con
gress tentative plans for the construction
of th two ships authorised have already
been prepared by the Bureau of Construc
tljn and Repair, and in their general lines
will follow those laid down ln the con
struction of the SCt.CIW-ton bsttleshlps Dela
ware and North Dakota, now under course
of construction. The remaining ship will
be built by contract.
Acting Secretary Newberry also issued
orders for th construction of one of the
colliers authorised by the nsval appropria
tion bill at t!-,e Mare Island navv yard,
California. Another Is to be built by con
tract. For the remaining three provided for
by the bill. Mr. Newberry has directed that
advertisements be Inserted ln newspapers
of the larger cities on ths Atlantic, Pacific
and gulf coasts aklrg for tenders of such
vessels for sale to the government.
FIVE THOUSAND IN. DIMES
San Raised by lotted Preebytertaas
for Work Aassg Mobbm
talaeer.
PITTSBURG. Pa., May 11 In th Wom
en General Missionary society of ths
United Presbyterian church of North Amer
ica, In convention here, the feature of to
day a session was the presence of l.OW chil
dren, members of ths Junior Missionary so
ciety. Another interesting feature was tlx
exhibition of 1.0 yards of colored ribbon
on which ws fsstened dimes. Ths amount
totaled S5 X"0 and w as collected by various
societies over the country for work among
th mounts n-rs tn ths south.
DOLLAR BILLS BRING THIEVES
Eighty of These Stoleatroai Pltlabarg
Skew Wladew, Where They
. Marked Prices.
PITTSEURG, Pa.. May 11 Smaahlng a
large plat glass window with a bnck. two
unknown men about I o'clock this morn
ing took eighty C dollaf bills off eighty
hats that were on show In the window of
a SI tat store. Several persons saw th dar
ing robbery, but th men est aped befor
th pellce could be summoned.
ALABAMA T0TRY PRIMARY
Xtenaerrat Will Vet oa Bryaa aad
Jskstss at Poll et
Meaday.
MONTGOMERY. Ala., May 11 The
democrat of Alabama for th first tiiu
ln many years will vot for all slat
and county offices ln a general primary
i-next Monday. The name of wiiium j.
Bryan and John A. Johrscn ar printed
on th ticket, and th voter will vot
for there at will, the entire delegation going
to th man who geta th largest poll.
FIRE RECORD.
Soadelaorhi Wheel feasi'T.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill . May 11-Th f.lve
tory plant of th Saxdiebach Wheel com
pany, Seoend street and Division avenue,
was burned bar todar, cai.;-ig a loss of
DUTY OF THE CHURCH
President Booterelt Xakes Addrexi
Kethodiit Delegate.
coirriBXxcE visits ustvebsity
Biahop Cranston Preside at Meeting
at New Structure.
TRIBUTE TO CLUCim BID EE
President Speak of Good Work of
Pioneer Preacher.
PBESE5T PE0BLEM5 ALSO GBEAT
Opaortwaltle aad Respoaslbllitle
Church Are as Great Xow as
ta Preeedlaa Genera
tioas.
WASHINGTON, Msy 17 Th trustees of
the American university, ln course of con
struction near this city, today had as their
guests President Roosevelt, Vic President
Fairbanks and Senator Dollfver of Iowa,
who were scheduled to deliver speeches,
and upwarda of a thousand Methodists at
tending the general conference of the Meth
odist church, which is ln session ln Balti
more. The exercises were presided over
by Bishop Earl Cranston.
Th president said:
"It is a pleasure to be with you today
and to bid you welcome on behalf of the
nation, here ln the capital of the nation.
Important though the Methodist church is
ln many lands, there Is none In which it
has played so great and peculiar a part a
here in the United States. Its history Is
lndissolubly interwoven with the history of
our country for the six score year since
th constitutional convention made us
really a nation. Methodism In America en
tered on its period of rapid growth Just
about the time of Washington's first presi
dency. Its essential democracy. Its flery
and restless energy of spirit, and the wide
play that Is gave to individual Initiative,
all tended to make it peculiarly congenial
to a hardy and viriie folk, democratic to
the core, prixing Individual Independence
above all earthly possession, and engaged
In the rough and stern work of conquering
a continent. Methodism spread even among
the old communities and the long-settied
districts of the Atlantic tide water; but
its phenomena growth was from these re
gions westward.
"The whole country Is under a debt of
gratitude to th Methodist circuit riders
Ihe Methodist pioneer preachers, whose
movement westward kept pace with the
movement of the frontier, who ahared all
the hardship ln th life of the frontiers
man, while at the same time ministering to
that frontiersman's spiritual needs, and
seeing that his pressing material cares and
the hard and grinding poverty of his life
did not wholly extinguish th divine fir
within his soul. Such was your work In
the p.t;arid your work la the ptvservt i
as groat; for th need and opportunity for
service wn as th field of national In
tereet widens.
Gwlf Between His aad Maw.
"It Is not true in this country that the
poor have grown poorer; but it is true that
ln many sections, and particularly ln our
lsrge cltiea, the rich have grown so very
much richer as to widen the gulf between
tb man of very large means and the man
who makes each day'a livelihood by that
day's work; and those who with sincerity
and efficiency, and deep conviction, band
together for mutual help, are those who can
do most to keep the gulf from becoming
too wide. True religion, through church
organisations, through philanthropic or
ganisations, in ail the field of kindred
endeavor, can manifest itself as effectively
ln the crowded and complex life of today
as In the pioneer yesterday; and the souls
of men need the light now, and strive
blindly toward It, as they needed it, and
strove towsrd it ln the vanished past. It
is your task to do the work of the Lord
on the farm ahd ln the mine, ln the count
ing rocm and the factory, ln the car shops
and beside the blasting furnaces. Just a it
was th task of your spiritual forebears
to wrestle for th souls of the meg and
women who dwelt on the stump-dolled
clearings ln the wildemeaa.
"No nation ln the world has more right
than ours to look with proud confidence
toward the future. Nowhere els has the
experience of democratic government, of
government by the people and for th
people, of government based oa the prin
ciple of treating each man on his innate
worth as a man, been tried on so vast a
scale as with us; and on th whole the ex-
eriment r.a been more uocesful tharH
anywhere else. Moreover, on th w hole. I
think It can be said that we have grown
better snd not worse; far If there is much
evil, good slso grestly abounds, and if
wrong grows, so ln even grester measure
grows th stern sense of risht before
which wrong must eventually yield. It
would be both unmanly and unwarranted
to become faint-hearted or despairing
about the nation's future. Clear-eyed and
far-sighted men who ar both brav of
heart and cool of head, while not for a
moment refusing to see and acknowledge
th many evils around ua, must yet also
feel a confident assurance, that ln th
iruggle w shall win and not lose, that
the century that has Just opened will at-c
great triumph for our people.
Th Tree Patriot.
"But th surest way to achieve this
triumph is, while never losing hope and
belief ln our progress, yet at the aame tim
to refuse to bind ourselve to what is evil
in the -complex play of th many forces,
working through, and with, and against one
another, ln the upbuilding of our social
structure. Ther la much that tend to
ward vil as well as much thst tends to
ward good; and th true patriot 1 that
roan who. without losing faith ln the good,
doe his best to eombst the evil, to stamp
it out wher that Is possibfe snd at least
to minimis Its results. Prosperity such as
our, necessary though It be as the mt
ivrial Li of national greatneaa. Inevit
ably tend to undue exaltlon of th merely
material side of th national character;
and v must largely rely on the efforts. of
such men and women as those I am ad
dressing to build up the spiritual llf with
out which the mstetial life amounts to
nothing.'
"As generation Succeeds generation th
problem chang ln their external shape;
old needs vanlah, and new needs arise;
but it remains aa true as ever thst ln the
last analysis nstional greatnes. national
happiness, rational success, depends upon
th charscter of the lndUldual man and
individual woman. We jieed good lass;
we need to have these laws honestly and
fearlessly administered, w need wealth;
(OoGtlnued oa BtxtA Pagw.)
LAMPHERES TRIAL IS NEXT
Apparently Oaly HI tateaeat Will
Clear t" Mystery of Gala
Bess Honse.
LA FORTE. Ind , May 11-The burial lsst
night of Andrew M. Helgeleln marks the
beginning of the final stace of the Guinness
farm mysteries so fsr as human knowledge
is concerned. Two more corpses, suppost-d
to have been those of Jennie Olsen and Ole
O. Budsburg. have been pertiaiiy identified.
but to the identity of the remaining
cadavers no clew exist that gives promise
of fulfillment.
The relics taken from the death farm.
such as watches and rings, may ultimately
lesd to the determination thst some certain
missing lndivuduals was caught ln the
G-iinness trsp. but this will give almost
no aid In Identifying any particular body.
The potters- field Is roost likely to be the
ultimate resting place of these seven
bodies.
Testerday witnessed two conclusive find
ings regarding the bodie unearthed In the
barn yard or taken from the smoldering
ruins of the farm house. One by the den
tist who bridsed Mrs. Guinness- lower Jaw
with artificial teeth established that
th piece of Jawbone found ln th
ruins was from her skull. The
other subscribed to by three ex
perts shows thst th first body taken
from the barn yard of the farm was that
of Andrew Hrlgelein.
The finality of these conclusions leaves
few major matters which are capable of
solution to be brought to light. The
methods by which the victims of the farm
were put to deth probably never will be
known; to date there Is a total lack of
evidence on this point. TTe Identity of
the seven corpses remaining unknown Is
another puxxie and the extent to which
Ray Lamphere ahared in the secrets of
Mrs Guinness Is a third. Or.ly the last of
these may be determined and until the
man la brought to trial and either acquitted
or convicted, nothing approaching certainty
will be known on this point.
WATCHMAN SHOOTS A BOY
Arsaoar Peeking; Hoase Gaard Says
His G West Off Arcl-
dentally.
Joseph Bailey, a young man known about
South Omaha as "Cap" Bailey, was prob
ably fatally shot while trespassing in the
Armour Packing company plant at South
Omaha about S o'clock Saturday afternoon
br Watchman Egan.
It was pay day at the plant and Blley
entered the plant through the main office,
which is against the rules of the company.
The boy on guard tried to atop him. but
Bailey brushed the boy aside and swore at
him. The boy reported the matter to Super
intendent OH earn, who directed Walchm-in
Egan to eject Bailey. Egan went after him
and th two got into a fight on the loading
dock. Bailey broke sway and ran into the
killing room, and seising a big meat book
started to attack Egan, who fired at him.
Egan claims his gun went off accidentally
and that he drew bis gun merely to Intimi
date Bailey.
The bullet struck Bailey in trie stomach.
It waa at first thought thst the injury
wa but slight, but It later appeared that
the shot Is liable to have a fatal effect.
Bailey was takes to the South Omaha
hospital. Dr. R, E. Behind! has charga of
the case, and is of the opirlon that Bailey's
death la but a question of a few hours.
NO RIVERS ANDJHARBORS BILL
Aaaeaaresaent Made that Merely Ad
salBlBtratlve Measure Will Be
Pat Tkrosik.
WASHINGTON. Msy 11 The announce
ment that there will be no rivers and har
bors bill at this session of congress and
thst no surveys will be authorised until
the next session waa made today by Repre
sentative Burton of Ohio, chairman of the
committee on rivers and harbors, ln re
sponse to Inquiries made by Representative
Moore of Pennsylvania in the interest of
"at least SO.Ono.ono people Interested ln
the proposed Inside passage from Baston
to Key West."
Mr. Burton stated that there will be
merely an administrative bill at the pres
ent session, slightly modifying plans al
ready approved, but carrymg no appropria
tions and authoriiing no surveys. This
bill will comprise certain modifications
and amplifications of projects affecting
Chicago harbor. Mobile harbor, the mouth
of the Mississippi river and Duluth,
CHANCE FOR ROW IN ARKANSAS
Artlaa; Governor aad Speaker
Hoase at Swords Polats Over
Extra Seseloa.
of
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May 16 Governor
Pindall. who last night issued an order re
voking the call issued by Acting Governor
Hamlter, said today that the legislators
will not attend the special session. Mr.
Han-iiter aays there wdl be a special
session.
George W. Donaghey, th democratic
nominee for governor, today Issued an ap-
I lo ,r Kwisiaiors nor to convene- Mr.
Hamlter today notified Governor Pindall
that when he goes to the Denver demo
cratic convention he will return and serve
aa governor through th power given him
by the constitution as speaker of the bouaa.
FLEET TO GO TO PHILIPPINES
Kaval Circles Interested la Report Sis
C raiser Will Be Ordered to
Far East.
MARE ISLAND. Cal , May 11 Naval cir
cles here are greatly interested today la a
report that .he armored cruisers West Vir
ginia, Maryland. Colorado, Pennsylvania,
California and South Dakota may be or
dered to the Philippines ln the fall. There
they will aga'n meet the Atlantic fleet and
engage in target practice ln Mayla bay In
October. Ordtre have been tvcelved here
to expedite all repairs on the Atlantic tor
pedo flotilla now here. The boats will be
docked as qukkly as possible, ss extensive
repaira are required after the long vo" age
from the eastern cose-. . It will probably
require s:xty day s to make the repairs.
Fatal Disease A mess Sheep.
CASPER, Wyo.. May 1. ip, ciai.r Will
iam Hites. stste sheep inspector for the
central Wyoming d. strict, recently discov
ered loaths..n.e d:sese among th ewes
and bucks of W. A. Blackmor on the list
Six ranch, and with the assistance ot Slate
Veterinarian Pflfcegir.g killed K1 ewes, five
bjeks and eighteen lambs that were af
fected, and afterwards buried the animal
This la the first infection of the kind found
tn the state tr. recent years, and the promt t
action of ths sheep Inspector undoubtedly
prevented the rapid spread of the d.sease
and a general outbreak, which would l ave
canted th sheepmen of the state a va.
sum of money to eradicate Flockmss'.er
Blackmor will go before th next session
of ths atais legislature and ask to b r
U&biirsed, Es wiU fear a bill of aoocl sujO.
LAXE CUT-OFF OPES
Union Pacific Short Line Dedicated Ij
Official Party Oxer It
KOHT.EK, ASSOCIATES A5D PBES3
Beginning Today Through Trail.
Will More Over These Track.
COST THREE A2TD HALF MUION
One of the Engineering and Co ej trac
tion Feats in Railway.
ATTRACTS NOTICE OVER WORLD
Reducing; Ttsne, Dlstaaee and Faroe,
Xew Llae Will Bring Omaha
JSearer to Heart of the
State.
"I now declare th Lana cut-off officially
opened."
This declaration was made by A. L. Moh
ler, viee president and general manag
of the Union Pacific, Saturday afternoon,
as the special train carylng the heads of
department of the Union Pacific com
pleted the official tour of inspection of th
ten-mile spur that reduces time, dlstajioa
and passenger rates.
Leaving Union station at I p. m, wltr
engine No. TX th heaviest engine on this
division of th road, pulling three cars, the
official went to Lane and back and found
everything ln good condition for the open
ing of the road today. A a consequence,
the regular through westbound trains wlil
trsvel westward over the new road today,
making a saving of nine miles.
At an expense of U.M.( th Union Pa
cific has built a new line which has at
tracted attention all over the railroad
world. Inquiries even being received from
England. That the company should go to
such an expense to save nine miles seemed
remarkable, but for the immense tonnage
which tit Union I'acific hauls thst nln
mile means a mint of money saxed in tb
course of a year. It also saved the hesvy
pull of all eastbound trains from G.lmora
to Omaha through South Omaha.
M earns Mack for Omaha.
The new road also means considerable to
Omaha, for It puts the metropolis just that
much nearer to the rest of the slate and
besides makes a saving of from 19 to J;
cents each way for all people along tb
line of the Union Pacific who deaire to
come to Omaha.
Lane cut-off was a revelation to the
party that went over the route, for some
of the cuts and fills t-ie truly marvelous
When Horace G. Burt, then president ol
the Union Ps'clfic. conceived the Idea that
It would be beneficial to the company to
make the cut and save the expense of run
ning out of th road nine miles through
Gilmore, P pillion and Millard, he set E. L.
Huntley at work on the project. In th
mldill of winter, with a deep snow on the
ground. Mr. Huntley nent over th proposed
route snd tht-n made estimates as to what
it would cost. The cost was presented to
E. H. Harrlman, president of the road, and
he Issued orders to proceed with th work.
ln putting the line through with such a
stretch of -straight track numerous diffi
culties we encountered. Msny people did
not like the Idea of having their farms
cut up, but all this was srranged and to
day the road stands.' nearly completed, on
of the marvels of the age in railroad con
struction. One track with a ninety-pound rail 1b
laid all the way, mostly with Sherman
gravel ballast, although ln th heavy fllla
sand is used, that more may be added aa
the cuta settle. The eecond track is laid
for about three miles, and for nearly all
the rest of the distance the ties are strung
out snd workmen are laying the rails.
The rail are put down with an idea of hav
ing the finest roadbed possible to make,
and when completed, the speed limit will
be cut down only by the limit of speed
of the engine pulling the train.
Seenle Route Appropriate.
"The scenic route" might be well an
nounced a th name of the new road, for
the scenery along the road is picturesque.
From the top of the 106-foot fllla one may
look for miles up and down the valleys of
the Big and Little Papllllon. upon fertile
fsrms spread out ln every direction, with
the streams winding thedr circuit uous paths
into th distance. Prosperous farmers re
side all along the route and the traveler
Journeying over the Overland will surely
get a splendid Impression of Nebraska and
whst wss formerly a part of th Great
American desert.
One of the ehow places along the route
which will be pointed out to traveler, ta
the house tn which Pat Crow Is said ta
have kept E. A Cudahy. Jr., at jf time
he had him kidnaped and held for SX.00S
ransom. (
Two stations will be built on this new
stretch of track. The new stations are
Seymour and Firry. Seymour Is located
Just north Just north of Seymour lake and
a splendid view may b had of tb lake
and the surrounding country from that
point o nthe road. Sarpy Is half way
between Seymour and Lane.
Pereea wet
Those who tr
er the Pmvty.
on th official trip
were : A L. Mohler. vice president and
general manager: T. M. Orr, assistant to
the general manager; F. D. Brown, local
treasurer; W. L Park, general superin
tendent ; Charles Ware, superintendent of
the Nebraska division; W. D. LlnroLa, ear
service sgent; W. R. Cahlll. assistant su
perintendent; T. J. Foley, superintendent
of terminals; J. H. Stephens, chief dis
patcher; W. H. Andersen of the auditing
department; W. R McKeen. Jr., superin
tendent of motive power and maohlnery;
B. Julllen, general car foreman; A. H
Fetters, mechanical engineer; E. L, H vat
ley, chief engineer; Messrs J. C Touag,
Scbermerhorn snd Gerber of th engineer
ing department; B. A. McAUaster and
J. A. Griffith of th tax department;
A W frrKrer ! Robert J Clancy Cf
the I urrtasiug and stors department;
Meters. Griffith and Stafford of tb
tfreisiit derailment: E IL Wood and P. 1.
of it . department; W. H
Murray and D. A. Baaslnger. assistant
genera: passenger agents; Airrea ueriow.
general manager of the advertising' de
partment; W. T. Canada, special secret
service sgeut. and George A. Abbott, ticket
agent at the Union station. Othfcrs in th
party were Manager Hader for Kilpatrlc
Bros. A Collins; Frank Walters, general
manager of the Northwestern; E. L.
Huntley and T R Porter, press cerre-
i ilMjT.irl.lt , A. Fuessl of th New.
W P. Wation cf the World-Herald and
C. L. Thorns if Th be.
Fear Sees Mala Llae Tsaska
Four mw titala Uia tracks bar rwoaszl
