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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28

the race when his plans would not prob
ably succeed.
A full set of state officers and members
Of the legislature IL to be elected this year,
with about half OF the county officers. The
politicians regard IT as OF the very gravest
Importance to succeed now, as the ma
chinery will be in the hands Of the victors
and give them a great advantage in two
years, when another legislature which
must select a United States senator, must
be chosen.
The bold stroke which Governor Savage
has determined upon OF calling for a show
Of hands on the railroad question Is one OF
the most audacious moves that the state
has seen for many a day. He practically
puts his opponents in such position that
they must accept his platform or face al
most certain defeat at the polls. In the
latter case Savage, defeated and rejected
by the convention, would be in the atti-
tude of being Endorsed by the voters.
If his platform is accepted and he is not
the candidate he will have the satisfaction
and the glory of being the one man who
put the republican party squarely and ire
trievably on record on the anti-monopoly
side of this question. In She meantime the
prospect of his coming action is raising a
breeze that as the discussion goes It is
predicted will develop into a perfect hurri-
cane within the republican party of Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
CHARGED WITH BURNING HOUSE
r.. NJ. Ball on Trial on Accusation of
Setting Fire to CIahin
Dwelling.

RUsHvILLE, Neb.. March 27.-(speciai.)
SDistrict court convened here Monday with
All civil and -four criminal cases, Judge
Harrington presiding. The jury was called
Tuesday and the first case, the State against
r. M. Ball. is now on trial. r. M. Ball is
charged with setting nre to the house Of
Charles w. Claim, q farm laborer and cow
boy, while he was away to bring home his
wife. The house and contents were burned
TO the ground February 8. the place where
this occurred being in a sparsely settled
district In the northwest corner OF the
county known as Sheridan Gulch. Robert
M. Ball, the accused. is an elderly man
and a surveyor. and It is alleged that he
had some trouble with Claim, who is a
young man, and wanted to rid the neighbor-
hood OF him.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Heavy snow in BLACK Hills.

DEADwooD. March 27.-(speclal)-six-
teen inches of snow fell in the northern
Black Hills in sixteen hours and traflc Is
nearly all at q %standstil again. II is
the heaviest snow Of the year and falling
with no wind, It remained where It fell
instead Of being blown into drifts. as II
does ordinarily. There were numerous
cases In Deadwood where thirteen to four
teen inches Of snow we're measured on
four-inch scantling. The people OF Dead
wood are fearful that a rain may follow
the snow and produce a mood.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
North LOup clad for Rain.

NORTH LoUP, Neb., March 27.-(Spe-
cisl.)-After nearly a week Of cloudy
threatening weather with several light,
misty showers 1t commenced raining in
earnest Tuesday afternoon and for four
hours 1t rained steadily. followed in the
evening by several good thunder showers.
Nearly two inches of water fell. Winter
wheat and rye came through the winter In
fine shape. Farmers In this part Of the
country will SOW little spring wheat on
account OF the damage done last season by
chinch bugs, fearing a repetition of the
same this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
SOUTH DAKOTA P0PULISTS
Committed TO Confer with Reform
Forces Before Calling state
Convention,

HURON, S. D., March 2~7.-CSpecial Tele-
gram. THE executive committee Of the
South Dakota peoples party at its meeting
today decided to leave the matter Of NAM
ing the time and place for holding the con-
vention for nominating a state ticket to
a committee consisting Of John Hooker Of
Brookings, c. d. Saunders of Flandreau,
z. F. Crosse Of Gettysburg, r. E. Dowdell
Of Artesian and G. J. Maynard Of Kimball
This committee will confer with the reform
forces Of the state before calling the con-
vention and 1t is probable that 1t will
be held simultaneously with the democratic
state convention in Huron In June.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Farm Yields Mineral Values.

sTURGIS, 8. D., March 27.-(Special.)-
B. c. Burris, who owns a big piece OF
ground about two miles south Of this city,
recently discovered a ledge Of rock on his
place carrying mineral values. He Sc
cured a few samples OF the rock and sent
them away to be analysed and returns show
that the rock contained 23S Kilograms VOL
fran, an equivalent Of 81 per pound,
which, after reduced to tungstic acid, is
used by steel workers to tougher steel. II
there is a large amount Of the rock, and
1t is thought to be there in abundant guam
tity, Mr.. Burris will have a good thing,
as 1t is OF high value.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Funeral of Mrs. French.

TRENTON. Neb.. March 27.-(special
funeral OF Mrs. Florence
French, wife Of Prof. French Of Orleans,
was held here today. Rev. Bascom Of CO.
Fad, Neo., oficiated. The body was brought
here from Orleans. She was the second
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Jones, who
resided at this place. She married Prof.
French about a year ago. he being princi-
pal Of the Trenton school. They then
moved to Orleans.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
settles Bill of Exceptions.

PLATTsMoUTH. Neb., March 27.-(spe-
cial.)-Hon. John G. Watson Of Nebraska
City was in district court today and set
tied the bill Of exceptions before Judge
Paul lessen in the case Of Jones against
the Dun Grain company. This case was
tried in district court here last November
and the plaintiff received a judgment OF
$1,000. Judge lessen required the plalntift
to remit $500. leaving a verdict for $3.50,
and from this decision the defendant ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Two Inches of Rain at Shelton,

SHELTON, Neb., March ~27.-(Special.) y
This part Of Nebraska was visited by the
heaviest fall Of rain since early last fall.
More than two inches Of water came down,
the bitches are full, great ponds are in the
low places and the ground is thoroughly
soaked. No spring for a number Of years
has opened up so early and promises we'll
for small grain. Pastures are already COM
ing will grass. Some fields Of oats are now
sown and farmers are ready to push spring
work rapidly,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28

miles Of Murdoch. A line will also be ex-
tended on the county line road west Of
town, making connections with the line
from Wahoo. over 200 telephones will b.
put in to connect with Ashland. Work will
be begun a. soon as the material arrives.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28

ST. PAUL, Neb.. March 27.-(spe-
eiai.)-The dark. cloudy weather prevailing
for the last nve days terminated in an old
fashioned thunder storm, accompanied by a
fine rain. The rainfall amounted to 1.4O
inches and is q blessing for fall grain and
puts the ground in fine condition for spring
work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Kearney High schooI Contest.

KEARNEY. Neb., March 27.-(Special
Telegram.)-At the annual High school
declamatory contest for the selection OF a
candidate to represent the school at the
district contest at York last night, first
honors were won by Miss Leila Haskell
and second by Miss Nichols.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Roy McCIennan for Yankton.

YANKToN. S. D., March 27.-Cspecia'
Mcclennan of Madison
S. d.. won frst place in the Yanktou colIeg,
oratorial contest last night and will rep.
resent the college in the state contest. HI
subject was Ruling Motives in History
He secured first from all the Judges OF
thought and composition. There were nv,
in the contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Ashland Farmers set Telephones.

ASHLAND. Neb.. March 27.-(special.)-
Farmers In the vicinity Of Ashland are
soon to be supplied with telephone service
Q. e. MCLEAN of Louisville has been here
his week in the interest Of the Independent
Telephone company Of Plattsmouth, A line
will be run ten miles south and within -four
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Firemen Want walker for Chief.

BEATRICE, Neb., March 27.-(Special
Telegram.)-At a special meeting Of tho
fire department tonight a resolution was
adopted, asking the mayor to appoint John
F. Walker chief Of the department. The
mayor refused to make this appointment
at the council meeting Monday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
COAL GAS ALMOST KILLS TWO
Cashier Kehr of Pierre National Bank
and wife Narrowly EscRDo
AsphyKintiOn.

PIERRE, s. D., March 27.-(Special Tel
egram.)-The cashier of the Pierre National
bank, Max J. Kehr, and his wife nearly lost
their lives last night from asphyxiation by
coal gas. Mrs. Kebr managed to reach q
door this morning and attract attention be-
fore falling in a faint, and assistance was
secured. They are i'll from the effects, but
will recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Much Rain in south Dakota.

STURGIS, S. D., March 27.-(Special.)-
A heavy rain started in here. The roads
all over are in a bad condition and cutters
are full of water. This rain will probably
start all the creeks in Meade county, as It
seems to be general.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
RoseIand Has Wet Leaves.

RosELAND, Neb.. March 27.-(special.)-
This vicinity was visited by an old-fash-
Toned soaker yesterday afternoon and even
ing. The rain gauge shows that tx inches
Of moisture fell. Fall wheat looks nne,
especially the late sowing.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
DEEP SNOW in RUSHVILLE
Weigh of white Carries
Down u Darn and BUries
Live stock.

RUsHVILLE. Neb.. March 27.-(special.)
After three DAYS of almost continuous
rain this country woke UP yesterday in the
grip Of a heavy snowstorm. the worst Of its
kind this year. The telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down in every direction
and the snow, OF the heavy. wet variety,
chung tenaciously to everything. One hun
dred and seventeen telegraph poles are re-
ported down between here and Hay Springs
A stable In Rushville collapsed under the
weight OF snow. burying two cows, a team
of horses and two calves. They were all
ultimately rescued. being dug out with
shovels and the boards being torn up to re-
lease them. A heavy thaw has since set In,
with a strong wind from the north.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
FAIR IN WEST, SHOWERS EAST
That Portion of Nebraska Around
; Omaha to BE Colder Today
and Fair Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Forecast:

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Forecast:
For Nebraska and Kansas-Fair in west,
showers and colder in east portions Fri
day; Saturday fair; north winds.
For ~Iowa-Cloudy Friday, with probably
showers and colder in west portion; Satur-
day fair and colder in east portion; south
winds, shifting to west.
For South and North Dakota-Fair Friday
and Saturday; west to north winds.
For Wyoming and Colorado-Generally
fair Friday and Saturday; variable winds.
For Missouri-Showers Friday and colder
In west portion; Saturday fair and colder in
east portion; south winds, shifting to north
west.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER RTTREAU.
OMAHA, March 27.-Oficial record OF tenn
p~erature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years:
Maximum temperature. 66 IS AZ 2S
Minimum temperature. 40 % "a rs
Mean temperature.."..... 50 20 IS 20
Precipitation ............... % 90 81 Il
Record Of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March /
1902:
Normal temperature .''................ ~
Total excess since March ,ls1
Normal precipitation ................ .O6 inch
Total precipitation s:Iice s.arcn L.. IS inch
Deficiency since March l............ "a inch
Excess for the cor. period, 1901. -. AZ inch
Departure for cor. period, 100. 90 inch
RepOrts from stations At : y. n.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
stanton Reward. FaithfuI PrincipaI.

STANTON, Neb., March 27.-Cspecial.)-
Al the annual meeting Of the Board Of Ed
ucation Of this place last night for the cleo
tion OF teachers the present teachers we're
retained with but two exceptions. and these
two were not applicants. Those retained
are: Prof, H.. e. Mason. superintendent;
Miss L. Belle Rice. assistant: Miss Carrie
Ley. F. J. T~eyeGherm. Miss Eunice Cham
berlin. Mrs. Sarah Crane. Vacancies exis.
IN the grammar and third rooms, caused
by the designations OF Miss Campbell and
Miss Beebe, two valued teachers. These
will be filled later. The election Of Pr-f
Mason as superintendent is for the fourth
year. The stanton schools under his man
agement are in excellent condition and
doing good work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
SAFEGUARDS The PRIMARIES
Judge Frost sustsins the Law Protecting
Party claims,
THOMAS P. KENNARD WANTS si2, OOC
supreme Court to Decide whether
Nebraska owes Him That sum for
settlement of Claim Against
United states.
CFrom a stan correspondent.l

LINCOLN, March 27-(Specisl. Judge
Frost in the district court this afternoon
gave a decision sustaining that portion Of
the primary election Law which authorizes
election boards to ask and record the party
Affiliations OF voters at registration. The
action was brought by Charles Q. De
France, who, besides being chairman OF
the populist state central committee, is
candidate for councilman in the Sixth ward
Of this city. He applied for an order re-
straining the board in his district from
asking Of voters the question, What polit-
ioal party do you wish to afnllate within"
as provided for in the law, whose consti-
tutionality he attacked. In his petition
Mr.. De France asserted that this law was
used as a club by corporations to coerce
employees and members OF the minority
party.
Judge Frost said that he devoted all the
time he could in the brief period at his
disposal to looking up the law and was
convinced that the primary registration
act was valid and constitutional. The
courts OF the state had passed upon the
point at issue and 1t seemed to him we'll
settled that the validity Of a law did not
rest on its dependency upon a previous en-
actment. In at least three cases the SUI
preme court had said that an act complete
In itself was valid even though 1t may
modify or destroy the effect Of previous
legislation. In this case 1t seemed to be
admitted that the last act was In effect
an amendment to the previous one. It was
a law passed to protect primary elections
and. while 1t does impose additional duties
upon the registrars, 1t is supplemental to
the other, but not dependent upon 1t. In
other words, the court had said that an
act such as this did not come within the
prohibition Of the constitution. To hold
otherwise would be far-reaching and de-
structive. not to say an absurd construc-
ton of the constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Kennard Sues for $4,000.

The states attorneys have prepared an
exhaustive brief for presentation to the
United States supreme court in an action
brought by Thomas p. Kennard to recover
approximately $12.o00.. which he says tho
state owes him as compensation for serv-
Ices performed In effecting a settlement Of
a claim against the general government.
The case has been pending in the courts
for the last ten years. In the district
court OF this county Kennard secured a
Judgment for the full amount of his claim.
The state appealed and the supreme court
reversed the holding OF the lower tribunal.
A rehearing failed to change the result
and the case was then appealed by Ken
nard.
In making the settlement Mr.. Kennard
acted under authority conveyed by a con-
tract with the governor. The legislature OF
1873 passed a resolution authorizing the
governor to appoint an agent to prosecute
to a final decision in congress the claim Of
the state for money due from the general
government upon land disposed of by Indian
reservations for various purposes. Gov
ernor Furnas made a contract with Ken
nard, by which 1t was stipulated that the
latter was to receive 80 per cent of the
amount collected.
The lands In question were not opened for
public purchase until 1873, and It Ia argued
by the attorneys for the state that at that
time they were known az the Pawnee In
dian reservation and were occupied by In
dams. II Is further asserted that from the
resolution Of the legislature OF 1873 It is
apparent that the state intended to claim a
share of the lands under a section of the
enabling act, even though they were being
occupied by Indians.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28

7 indicates trace OF Precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH,
Local Forecast Oncial
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-28
Anti-savage Men Active.

The enemies OF Savage scored at the re-
cent meeting OF the state central commit
tee when they fixed the date OF the nomi-
mating convention for June IS Never be-
fore do the politicians recolect so early a
meeting. Nebraska Is largely a farming
community and this date fails In the middle
OF one OF the busiest times on the farms.
The obvious result will be that II will be
~inconvenient for farmers TO attend and
many will not. Savage wanted a late con-
vention and his opponents wanted more
and 70 discourage Savage from entering
The free press., 1902-03-06
SHAH OF PERSIA is SUED.
French Clipping Bureau Seeks to Re-
cover for Press Notices.

French Clipping Bureau Socks to Re-
cover for Press Notices.
A French justice Of the peace is try
ing to make the long hands Of the law
reach no less a person that Muzaffar
ed Din, Shah of Persia. Stamped
paper containing summons is to be
sent from Paris to the shah of Teher
an calling on him to pay little bill
which he left unsettled while he was
staying at Contrexeyille in the sum-
mer of 1900. During his sojourn in
France the ruler Of Persia made an
arrangement with a newscutting agen-
cy which contracted to supply his
tographs referring to himself while he
was in this country. The cuttings
were in due course carefully forwarded
to the shah, and at the end Of last
year the supplying agency sent in a
bill for 2480.
The amount was considered exorbi-
tant at the Persian legation, and a
sum Of ESQ was offered. This the
newscutting agency fatty refused to
accept, and then eIsued long cor
respondence on the subject. Seeing
that this led 10 no practical results,
the agency took out "conciliatory
summons" against the shah. AS the
document will not reach Teheran for
a long time to come, the case is to be
heard before the justice Of the peace
of the Rue Drouot in April 1902. The
shah is formally called upon to ap-
pear before the justice in order to
come to a satisfactory arrangement,
if possible, with the plaintiffs.
The free press., 1902-03-06
Fashions In Ashanti

The Ashantis, says an English paper
have become most regular attendants
at the English church, and church
goers have become quite used to the
ludicrous spectacle they afford.
King Prempeh is particularly partial
to European dress, and appears at
church in a frock coat, a tall hat, and
patent leather boots. The queen
mother, however, still keeps TO her ma
tive costume, which consists OF cloak
of pretty shade of pale blue spangled
with silver. The cloak is worn In much
the same way as the Roman toga.
The other Ashantis nearly all wear
European dress on Sundays, though
some of them appear in colors, bright
yellow crimson and green appearing to
be their favorite shades.
The free press., 1902-03-06

The Portage Golf Club of Akron, o.,
has for its clubhouse the old western
home of John Brown of Harper's Fer
ry fame, and the members made as few
changes as possible when they fitted it
up for their purposes, 1t was the scene
of John Browns early conferences to-
ward the liberation Of the slaves. pre-
vious to his desperate attempt to car
ry out his own ideas with small band
Of followers.
The Savannah (Ga.) Golf Club util-
ICES as bunkers on its course the re-
mains Of the earthworks thrown up by
the confederates for the, defense Of the
city during the civil war. Instead OF
stopping shot, shell and bullets, they
now fulfil the more peaceful and en-
tertaining duty OF catching badly
driven golf balls Gen. Robert E. Lee
personally superintended the construc-
ton of these bunkers, little thinking
of the benefit he was confronting upon
the devotees of the royal and ancient
game.
The free press., 1902-03-06

Geronimo is on the warpath. Not
against his pale-faced brothers Is the
tury OF his anger directed. He wants
no white mans scalp. 1t is a sort OF
family feud-a feud that embroils the
entire tribe Of Apaches detained as
prisoners of war by the United States
government on a reservation in Okla
homa.
For Geronimo, known the world
over as chief of the Apaches, is chief
no longer A rival has dared to usurp
him. His squaw and daughters have
been ignominiously hustled out of the
Apache White House-that is to say,
the chiefs tepee-and Geronimo, lead
or of his tribe for half hundred
years. has returned to his people to
Ind that his power over them has been
broken.
November, 1901, has been Geroni-
mos unlucky month. For dozens OF
The free press., 1902-03-06
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.

demands admittance shows that he de-
serves to be tried, and in nearly every
case fortune opens the door to him and
the opportunity is his.
"It has been my experience that
though l have been willing to do
church work, and felt it my duty to
do it, I failed for long time. 1t was
because when the request for teacher
came, when there was a call for volun-
teers for mission work, l at once said:
That isn't my call. That is for one
more experienced than l. am ready,
but the opportunity hasn't arrived
Then I changed methods. l knocked,
and the door was opened. l sought an
opportunity and presented myself, ad-
mitting my unworthiness. My work
has been easier ever since. And so it
is with all things in this world. In
business and in professional life op-
portunities must be sought Ir you
find yourself idle while willing to work
and you think that opportunity passes
you by, stop and consider more care
fully. In all probability you will find
that the fault is yours.
Opportunity consists Of one-tenth
circumstance and nine-tenths effort.
Look at the men and women who sue
ceed in the world. In a majority of
cases success has come, not because op-
portunity ran against them, but be-
cause they ran against opportunity
with so much force that they carried
everything before them.
81 believe that the man who has
found his opportunity and has made
the most of it is more greatly benefited
by the results than the world is bene-
fitted by his work"
The free press., 1902-03-06

"The queerest thing about machin-
erv," said an old railroad man. is that
different machines, all built on exactly
the same lines, with every part OF the
same size and Of the same material.
possess a distinct individuality. Take
locomotives, for instance. A railroad
will build batch Of engines, say, 20. OF
a certain class. All Of them will be OF
the same dimensions, the same details
in every particular, and yet every one
will behave in a different manner.
There will be as much difference be-
tween them as between 20 men. Some
will steam we'll, others not. One will
be cranky in a certain particular, and
a second in still another. One will be
stiff, rigid; another loose-jointed. And
then, just like members OF the human
family, some will be remarkably un-
lucky, through no fault Of their own.
while their mates go through life with
out a scratch"
The free press., 1902-03-06
Spiritual Progres So.

eve believe without undue optimism, -
says the New York Observer (Pres.) that
the spiritual progress of the church dur
ing the past year has been very encourag-
ing-the more so because there is an i'm
preston among men that skepticism is on
the increase, and that the world at large
has settled down to a quiet, easy-going
condition in respect to crcdal and doctrinal
belief But the general outlook in Chris
tendon does not bear out this impression.
The Onward, Christian Soldiers of the
churchly song breathes the true militant
and progressive spirit--the ark of God is
safe IN the land of the true Israel. If
nothing else were counted as verifying this
comforting outlook we might say: Behold
the missions. See the sacrifices made even
by delicate women in helping to spread
the gospel of Christ in the far corners of
the earth In the teeth of persecution,
amid every discouragement, in spite OF the
Indifference or hostility of the age itself,
the D ogress of foreign missions is cock.
tensive with the drum-beat OF civilization. -