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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
ANNUAL OF LOYAL LEGION
Captain A. Alice of Omaha Elected na
Commander for Ensuing
Year.

Thirty members OF the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion OF the United States,
commandery Of Nebraska, held their an
nual meeting and banquet In Omaha
Wednesday afternoon and evening. At 6
p. N. there was a business session In the
commandery rooms In the Range block,
at which the following officers we're elected
Commander, Captain A. Alice, Omaha;
senior vice commander, Lieutenant George
E. Pritchett, Omaha; Junior vice COM
mander. Capain Lorenzo Crounse, TT. CAL
houn; recorder, Lieutenant F. B. Bryant,
Omaha; registrar, George H. Palmer,
Omaha; treasurer, Captain John T. Bell,
Omaha; chancellor, DR.. v. H. Coffman,
Omaha.
The following officers we're elected as
members of the council: Lieutenant o.
Horne, Syracuse; Lieutenant Don c. Aver.
South Omaha; Lieutenant Edward Updike,
Harvard; Captain ID. L.. Thomas. Omaha;
Captain John A. Manchester, Omaha.
Following the election Of officers a ban
quet was given at the Willard hotel. Re-
sponses were made to a number Of pa
triotic toasts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
LEO IS. FREE AGAIN
Complaining witness Fails to Make
Good for Prospective
New Trial.

James go Is again a free man after
serving one Of the thirteen years he was
sentenced to in the penitentiary at Lincoln
for robbery. Deputy County Attorney Abb
bolt entered nolle prosequi in the case
against him yesterday because the COM
planning witness, Charles Duke, a saloon
keeper at Eighteenth and L~eavenworth
streets, seems to have had change of heart
for reasons not clear and is reported to
have said that he is not sure Leo Is the
man who held up his place, with the as
slstance Of four others, in November, 1900,
as he originally testified. The police took
Leo back to jail for the ofneers to have
a last look at him Emancipation OF future
needs.
Detective Drummy said; Leo belonged
to a bad bunch and was the worst In 1t. He
has been twice prosecuted here and the last
time Judge Baker sent him over the road
for thirteen years. Leo has friends and
money somewhere behind him and engaged
lawyers, who persuaded the supreme court
that there was an error in the original pro-
ceedines. He was remanded for a new
trial, but In the meantime some strange
force had gotten to work on Duke and he
couldn't be relied upon, SO the county had
to let Leo 60.
i"Of the four men who were with him in
the Job, Whitmore and Parker took on an
other pal named Endman and the three
robbed St. Paul people Of about $50. 900,
winding up by fatally shooting a policeman
who caught them while they we're at work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
CEREMONIES AT MONUMENT
Outline of Program for Unwilling of
shaft In Memory of Com
pany L's Dead.

The committee on unwilling asks all
spanish-American war veterans to meet Al
Twenty-tourth and Parker streets Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock to march to Prospect
Hill cemetery for the services at the new
Company L monument. 1t is preferred
that all appear In khaki uniform or In blue
Custer, Crook and Grant posts, Grand Army
Of the Republic. are to rendezvous at the
same place at the same time.
Judge Lee Estelle, now talked OF for state
commander Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, is to deliver the address OF the day
Rev. e. F. Trefz will make the opening re-
marks. Mayor Moores is to be master OF
ceremonies. General Bates. Department Of
the Missouri. will be called upon. as will
also Governor Savage.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09

ferences," said he, "and, In order 70 ex-
pedite matters and settle all differences as
promptly as possible, we agreed upon a GER
tain figure as a fair appraisement Of the
w regard this as any other litigation, -
answered Mr.. Mcintosh. The litigants
can agree, and in such cases the court
usually accepts the agreement without fur
Their inquiry"
For my part, / shall follow the advice
OF the city attorney" said Mr.. Mount.
Hascall said: Let both sides, the real
estate people and the corporations, come In
and say what Mr.. Mcintosh has said, and
maybe we can consider It,"
MOrsmsn Talks for Compromise
Attorney W W. Morsman, representing
the telephone and electric light companies.
spoke in part as follows: IL have heard
what Mr.. Mcintosh has said, and his state
ment is fully in accordance with the facts.
! can see no legal objection to this board
accepting this decree. When two l~itigants
agree the court doesn't usually concern IT.
self with whether that agreement is right
or wrong.
I'm the case Of the telephone company. ]
will say that we gave the tax committee oil
the Real Estate exchange all the informa-
tion we could have given this board, and
more. We went into the question thor
oughly. The tax committee thought ouI
appraisement should be 5000. 900, and our
figure was 1921, 900; we finally agreed or
S175, 900. The same facts are true in a gen
eral way OF the conference between the
electric light company and the complain
ants"
City Attorney Connell said 81 do not
consider that this compromise figure Is
binding upon this board. My opinion lie
that this proceeding is not a law
suit, in the strict sense Of tina
term, and that, under the supreme courts
writ. this board must take evidence, hear
testimony. bring in the books and records
and do literally what the court commands
it to do"
Hascall moved that the question be taken
under advisement and that the board &c
into executive session to settle 1t. Lo-
beck objected. Mount said: The mem
Der from the Fifth needn't be afraid Of the
executive session. II he wants to send
for anyone-the city attorney or any Of
the corporation attorneys, or Mr.. McIn-
tosh-he may do So"
That's all right. IL you're in the ma
%iority," retorted Lobeck. But we In the
minority were sat down upon pretty hard
last January anu you nave oeen sHt uo"I
upon since. Now we'll play the rubber
and see how we come out"
The board went into executive session al
lao and returned to the council chamber
at IL o'clock.
1t was reported this afternoon that the
Omaha Street Railway company had de-
cided to accept the compromise figures fixed
by the Real Estate exchange tax committee
and consent to the raising Of Its assess
ment from $3.50, 900 to 81, 300. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
CORPORATIONS AND THE CITY
Showing Of Business Relations in Light of
Tax Su {.
MONEY PAID IN AND MONEY TAKEN OUT
Zen Years Record of Taxes raid ana
Charges Collected by the
Public service Cor
porRtions.

n response to numerous requests for in
formation as to the business Of the public
service corporations with the city Of
omaha the following statement, taken from
the books Of the city treasurer and city
comptroller. is given.
The statement shows the total amount Of
money received by the city from the Ave
public service corporations for the ten
years ending December 81. 1901, and shows
the amount Of money paid by the city 20
the four public service corporations which
have contracts with the municipal corpora
tons.
Because OF the nature OF the franchise of
the omaha Gas company it 10 possible to
give an exact statement o. the total cash
receipts Of that company from the sale OF
gas TO private consumers and the city.
The company pays a royalty OF 5 per cent
on its cash sales Of gas, exclusive OF the
amount received from the city. This ex-
ception is made because the city is fur
nished gas at the rate OF 81 per 1000 feet.
The statement is as follows:
Gas Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09

Kathryn Kidder's revival Of the play
made by David Garrick from Wycherly's
story Of The Country Girl can hardly
be called a success in any way, and il
proved a keen DISAPPOINTMENT to the rather
small audience which witnessed the initial
Omaha presentation last night. Certainly
there is nothing in It that merits the ad-
vance OF the price Of admission, as the
supporting company and production as well
are both rather ordinary. The play also.
possesses little merit and II David Garrick's
acting was on a par with his efforts at
play writing, playgoers of the present day
should be thankful that his time was OF
an earlier century. 1t is evident, however,
that some liberties have been taken with
the original version of The Country
Girl" as it is hardly probable that a man
Of Mr.. Garrick's reputation and evident
good judgment would allow a play Of so
little merit to be produced under his name.
Miss Kidder herself Is charming in the
part of the II5ophisticsted country girl,
but even her ability as an actress and per-
sonal charm could but slightly lessen the
disappointment. Louis Massen and Robert
v. Ferguson we're the other members of
the cast whose work was acceptable. The
play will be repeated tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
RoURKE APPEALS BROWN CASE
Pitcher VIII Play with Omaha I'm
First Game al Kansas
City.

A dispatch from Peoria says that Manager
Rourke Of the Omaha Base Ball club has
appealed from the decision OF President
Sexton in the Brown case to the Associa-
ton Of Union Base Ball Clubs. Brown
claims that he did not sign a contract
with Terre Haute last year and Rourke
says the claim Is based upon a three-year
clause OF a previous one. Brown will
pitch omaha'S opening game at Kansas
Nffv
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
Connrmationa by the senate.

WASHINGTON, May s.-Ths senate to-
day made these combinations:
Marshal s. J. Shine, northern district OF
California; II. d. Osborne, southern dis
trict of California.
Judges Court OF Private Land Claims
] r. Reed. Iowa (chief Justice); H.. c..
Sluss, Kansas; w. w, Murray, Tennessee;
Stone, Colorado.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
Current Literature

with its issue for May the North Amer
lean Review begins its eighty eighth year
and a glance at the table of contents of
the new number will show that age has
been impotent to wither the overs of this
great periodical, which seems to grow
stronger and more alert with advancing
years. Count NJ. Matsukata, formerly
prime minister Of japan, explains the
Financial System. of Japan" and makes 1t
plain that its rapidly Increasing national
income will abundantly suffice to enable
the Mikado's empire to perform any duty
that may fall to II in the new position 1t
has assumed among the great powers. Sem
ator ]. P. Dolliver expeunds the "Signi1-
canoe of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Andrew Carnegie calisv attention to "The
Opportunity OF the United States" to ac>
quire unrivalled glory bylacting toward the
Filipinos in the same way as toward the
Cubans. Mark Twain undertakes "a De-
tense of General Funston" Sydney
Brooks, after seveSal months OF personal
observation of the condition Of things in
the peninsula, describes 1.-THE Situation in
Spain" Colonel ". H. Carter, assistant
adjutant general of the United States army,
INQUIRIES, will America Profit by Her Re-
cent Military Lessons?" Senator ]. T..
Morgan considers The Choice of Isthmian
Canal Routes and gives reasons for his
preference for the route through Mica
ragua.
Will Cartoons Magazine, Everywhere,
for May is one Of the brightest and most
entertaining numbers of that unique
monthly that have come to hand. There
are several contributions in the faeile
poets most charming style and many short
sketches and stories that for grace. beauty
and real human interest might have been
written by the brilliant editor himself, A
most timely and interesting feature is the
"Reminiscences OF Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Tai
mage. who was for many years Mr.. Carle-
toms neighbor and most intimate friend.
DER Process" by Roderich Benedix, and
Elmer Musz Heiraten," by A. Wilhelmi'
edited by NJ. B.. Lambert, boys High
school,, Brooklyn, have been printed In n
neat little book this month by the Amer
lean Book Company. These two plays are
among those recommended for elementary
reading by the Modern Language AGsocia-
ton of America. They are excellent ex-
smples Of the brief comedy, replete with
fun and sprightliness. They furnish prac-
tice in colloquial expressions. and will be
of great help in teaching the idioms Of the
language. The notes explain difncult
points, and the vocabulary is complete. EX-
ercises for re-translation, based on the
text, AFFORD materials for thorough drill in
German prose composition.
parallels Of Life" by Hamilton Wright
Mabie. published by the outlook company.
bringing up helpful lessons from nature
and experience. 1t is a helpful companion
for & blue" day, containing truths and
soothing thoughts that makes one feel
some OF the good things in living. The
chapter on That Which Abides." only one
out OF the many, closes with the follow
ing: "And while he doubted. a voice cam
to him saying: In thy heart thou didst
only which we love abides.'
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09

was demanded Of him that he pay all costs
OF the prosecution. NJ. d. Mann. who In
dorsed the note for Barr. and who Is said
to have been Instrumental In the arrest.
stated that he was not anxious TO be Sc
we're upon the young man; thae he signed
the note with him merely as an accommo
dalton. Barr's brother from Iowa came
yesterday and is endeavoring to settle the
mattar
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09

sS,s5s.ss
'V TUT NHNdNE IHNs
street Railway Company.
.s7o.O62.O7
Totals.

A tabulated statement of the receipts
from the city and the payment thereto by
the four corporations doing business with
the city is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
amusement
At the Boyd.

The Country Girl" a comedy In four
acts by David Gsrrick. Produced for
the first time in Omaha Wednesday night
by kathryn Kidder and her company.
The cast.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
Keny Inquest To-day.

The inquest Of John Kelly, the young man
who was killed at the Swift a Co. plant
Tuesday, has been postponed until this
afternoon. The remains were removed yes
terday afternoon to the residence Of the
parents OF the boy, Twenty-seventh and
Y streets. and the funeral will also be held
this afternoon. 1t now seems that he at
tempted TO descend a stairway that had
been closed for repairs. The hrst step be-
ing defective. he rolled to the bottom. strik-
ing his head against q heavy timber, frsc-
turing the skull. He had been employed at
the Swift plant for a long time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
FactiOnAI Lines Drawn.

This afforded the nrst opportunity for the
drawing Of lines between the two factions.
President Karr announced;
III there's no objection. these rules viii
be adopted"
zlmman demanded a roll call. The vote
was:
Ayes-KAr. Hsscall, Trostler. whltehorn,
Mounts.
Nays-Burkley. Hoye, Lobeok, Zimman-4.
Attorney ], II. Mcintosh, representing
Complainants shriver and Morton. explained
to the board that there had been a con-
ference between the compliments and GER
tain Of the nve public service corporations
The compliments. representatives OF the
Nebraska Telephone company and the New
Omaha Thomson Houston Electric Light
company, and a number OF substantial tax
payers Of the city, have held several con-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09
10 Injured.

The police are now daily arresting ped
dlers who have failed to secure license
to carry on their trafic. An ordinance of
the city council provides that before doing
business here they shall hrst secure the
proper license, and Chief Briggs has in
structed his men to arrest all persons VIC,
lating the ordinance. Two arrests were
made yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-09

The horse sale which commenced at the
yards yesterday morning drew in large
crowds from Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska.
Some Of the finest horses ever on exhibition
at the yards are included In this auction.
The sale started successfully yesterday,
with spirited bidding. Some Of the stock
brought large prices. At the auction yes
terday afternoon. In addition to the buyers
present, there were quite a number of
spectators from Omaha and South Omaha.
The sale will continue today and tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
CHURCHES
WILL MAKE FINE SHOWING
METHODIST

The South Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, Of
which the Savannah district is part.
will hold its annual meeting in Thorn
asville. beginning Dec. 3. AS most
of the Savannah preachers are mem
bers of some one of the committees,
which will hold meetings prior to the
conference, they win leave Savannah,
Dec. /.
All of the Savannah Methodist min
listers will attend the conference. and
in addition. Rev. T. D. Ellis, presid-
ing elder of the district, and three lay
delegates appointed by him. These
delegates are Messrs. s. B. Adams, J.
NJ. Rogers and w. NJ. Fulcher Of Way
nesboro.
Rev. Bascom Anthony. pastor of
Trinity Church, and Rev. Ed. F. Cook
pastor of Wesley Monumental Church,
by the time conference meets, will have
served four years each in their respec-
tive charges, and therefore, according
to the unfailing rules of the conference
wifi have to be transferred to some
other church.
Rev. c. A. Jackson, pastor of Grace
Church. will have been here but a
year, so there is little likelihood of
his going. and the same holds good of
Rev. ]. A. Smith. pastor of Epworth
Church, who, though he has been here
three years is more than likely to re-
main another one, it being against the
policy of the church to remove all the
preachers of the city at one time,
Just where Rev. Mr.. Anthony and
Rev. Mr.. Cook will be sent is impos-
sible to tell, and there is nothing on
which TO found even a conjecture. It
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
worlds Richest Colored woman.


Owen G. Fischer, colored man who
keeps a saloon at No 537 Erie street.
received a letter Yesterday from his
sister in Chicago to the effect that she
has stumbled into a great fortune.
which will probably make her the
richest colored woman in the world.
Some years ago Mrs. I.uly Davis was
a domestic in the family of DIR. w. S.
Stirman. an old Kentucky family. She
was herself born in Kentucky, and
brought up in the doctors family. At
one time the doctor was making an in
vestment in Colorado gold mining land.
Mrs. Davis overheard the doctor give
glowing account of wealth made in
a minute in the gold districts, and at
once wished to invest a small sum of
money which she had saved up. The
doctor finally consented TO place $40
for the woman in a piece Of land I'm
Plainfield, near Cripple Creek With
the money he bought a small piece of
ground, l25 feet by $50, in Mrs. Da-
Wis name
This was ten years ago. It was
generally thought some time afterward
that the district IN which the land was
located WAS worthless. but the young
colored girl could not be induced 20
part with her property. and chung 10
the idea that perhaps some day Il
would be worth something. She had
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
SHE PLAYED THE GAME
And Surprised Her Husband and
His Friends

A few nights ago, says the New York
Sun, a couple of young Manhattan men
living uptown experienced a stimuli
taneous wave of sympathy for a former
chum and classmate, who is now mar
ried and living in Brooklyn. So they
went over the Bridge to call upon their
one-time pal and his wife.
After they had talked over the whole
thing. domestic and foreign, pretty
thoroughly, the married mans de-
lightful young wife thought that a
game of cards would be about right to
fill the evening. The usual question,
"What'll We play?" was gone over and
threshed, whist being voted too hard
work. casino too simple, euchre too
stupid, and so on, until at the end of
one the called said:
Whats the matter with draw"
Draw? What's that's asker his
friends wife.
Why poker" was the reply.
"Oh, surely, poker" she said
didn't know you called il draw, though
Why do you call 1t draw"
Usual explanation here.
I've always been perfectly crazy to
learn how to play poker" she said
then.
You're going TO learn how right
now" said her husbands chum. Got
any money!"
"Um-ye-es," she replied femininely.
Anyhow, Jack viii lend me enough TO
start on, won't you, Jack?"
Her husband nodded and made the
usual husbands remark about having
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
BRUNSWICK SOCIETY

Brunswick Nov. Mrs. A. C.
Christie is visiting friends in Way
cross.
Miss Ethel Conoly has returned from
a pleasant visit to Virginia.
Mrs NJ Kaiser has returned from
New York, where she has been spend
ing the summer.
Mrs. R. Harley and Miss Cleo Har-
ley are spending some time in Atlanta
Mrs. A. H. Baker and Miss Dollie
Tison have returned from a short visit
to Valdosta.
A very pretty home wedding took
place in this city Wednesday at II
o'clock, when Mr. Ado Miller and Miss
Addie Tankersley were joined in the
holy bonds of wedlock. The wedding
was a quiet one, only the immediate
families and a few intimate friends of
the contracting parties being present.
After the ceremony an elegant wedding
breakfast was served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller went Immediately to housekeep-
ing.
Mrs. A. T. Beaver of Atlanta is vis-
ting her mother, Mrs. L. Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Aiken and their
family have removed to this city from
Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. Aiken was among the
most prominent citizens of Wayne
county, and is welcomed here.
Mrs. w. H. Dyer and her children
have. returned to Waycross. after a
visit to Mrs. Dyer's mother in this
city.
Mrs. S. c. Littlefield has returned to
her home in Florida. after a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Brobston, in
this city.
A chapter of the Daughters Of the
Revolution has been organized in this
city The chapter was organized In
time to vote on the question of restor-
ing the old water battery at Frederick,
which will come uD before the confer
ence to he held in Savannah next
week. Mrs. Boiling Whitfield has been
appointed as a delegate to the conven-
ton, and Mrs. J. A. Butts, as regent,
will also attend the meeting.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09

a dead one in the game" and then
they went ahead. after all three of
them had got themselves rather hoarse
in explaining to her just how to handle
her hands, what the hands were worth,
what bluffing meant, what not to do
II she only had eight high, and so on
oh you needn't tell me any more"
she said, after they had explained all
together for a while: II know what
to do"
1t was to be five-cent ante, ten-cent
limit The married man took the
bankers end. and all hands took dol
lars worth of five cent chips. The
chips were parlor matches.
The banker had the first deal, his
wife sitting on his left anteing. All
three of the men seemed to have
caught Something worth while, for
they all stayed.
The man who had suggested the
game sat next to his friends wife and
took three cards each. The young
married woman didn't want any.
They all looked hard at her when she
them triumphantly.
Pretty early to begin bluffing,"
they all said to her. but she only con-
tirued smiling at them.
Then the betting began. The man
who had only drawn two cards went
the limit-a dime. The other two men
appeared 10 have filled, for they came
back with the limit in their turn.
The hostess came back at all three
OF them when IL got around TO her