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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
An Expensive Kicker
Post

The fastidious 81. Louis street car con-
ductor who refused to accept q nickel from
a passenger because It's face was worn e
proving quite an expensive luxury for HIS
employers. The United States courts may
be depended upon to uphold n sort OF
money Uncle Sam may choose to keep In
circulation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Tillman and McLaurin should have
postponed their little argument until the
day Prince Henry visited the senate just
TO make sure the proceedings should
not be dull ON that occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
room for one More,

Chicago Record-Herald,
DR.. e. BENJAMIN Andrews thinks, there
will be war between the United States and
Russia in the near future, Now It IL W..
T. stead'e turn TO be scared at something.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
High Value OF Chndren.
[ouisviIle Courier-Journal,

LOUISVILLE CO~urler-Journdls
A Chicago washerwoman who works hard
to feed and clothe her seven small children
has refused an offer Of $1,000 for one OF
them and says she would refuse si,ooo,oOo.
This will probably throw Miss Susan Ans
thony into another tantrum.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Judging from the ingredients mixed
for him into the official program, Prince
Henry win nave a ten days taste Of the
strenuous life as it really is in its ma
tive haunts,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
A Fatal pemonstration,
washington Post.

BY losing two officers and ten men and
having forty men wounded in a vain effort
to bag one Boer private General Kitchener
succeeds admirably in demonstrating why
he needs such a large force In South
Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

The next move of the brigands who
captured Miss Stone will probably be
for a weekly payday.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
A Touch OF strsnaous life,
Cleveland Leader,

Cleveland Leader
Prince Henry Is TO be rushed about the
country at a pace which may give him
only confused notions Of Amerlcs, but will
surely impress him with g vivid sense
Of the high tension in American life.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
outwara siam Of Peace.
Philadelphia Press,

Philadelphia Press,
The wal among the Daughters OF the
American Revolution will not be a very
serious affair. None OF the women uss ex-
ploBive powder.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
GETTING on the Rirht Track.

Philadelphia Ledger.
The democrats In congress are still pat
ting themselves on the back for their suc-
cess in promoting republican legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Past profits never our with the fire
insurance men when they contemplate
present losses.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Whenever a lawyer loses a suit he is
cock-sure the fellow on the other side
had the jury fixed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Wonder II Emperor William has
barred the use of French champagne at
the christening.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

state OF Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
-Ceorge u. Tzscnuck, secretary OF The Bee
says that the actual number OF full and
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening ana Sunday Bee printed during
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

And now the cabinet makers at Wash
ington will buckle down again to work.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Chicago Post: Sometimes" he remarked
dismally, II wish we were a one-legEed
race"
Been buying more shoes for the chill
dren, i suppose was the natural reply.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

But would wireless telegraphy really
do away with the telegraph boy?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
The wall Of RoEuery.

Baltimore American.
The Detroit banker who meddIed with
other peoples money continues to ~criticise
the newspapers for ''meddIing with other
p~eople's business"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Somerville Journal: Mrs. Greene-Why,
my dear, what rave you been. crying about7
band gave me ten dollars y-yesterday with
out my asking for 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Grown people with good memories
will sympathize with school children
when holidays fall on Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Boston Transcript; He-Do you know,
girl In all the world7
She-Why not2 All the other gentlemen
who have had the opportunity a told
me so.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Philadelphia Press: May-Yes, I'm going
to marry Jack White.
Maud-Myl from what you've always said
/ thought he'd be the last man you'd ever
marry.
Maryland 1 hope he is.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Atlanta Constitutions: John" she said,
do you think you'll ever run for gov
ernor2'
Molly" he replied, do you think I could
bear to leave you for two weeks at q time
going, around the country making stump
speeches7"
And then she said that IL there was any
thing else he fancied for breakfast he had
only to mention Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Net total .O70
Net daily average. 3O,0d7
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day of February, A. D.,
1S0z M. b. HUNGATE,
(Seal.> Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Bihiey n his
son and the Widow Binglewood and her
daughter are going to form a community of
interests"
How so?"
'Bifley marries. the widow and his son
marries the daughter"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Baltimore American: 'I read an article
on The Management of Husbands in the
Ladies' Own Journal which said that the
surest way to put a man into a good humor
was to have an elegant dinner waiting for
him when he came home from work" said
Mrs. Trizlitt.
And did you make the experiment.
asked Mrs. Duzzlitt.
Yes; and he has been mad ever since
because of the expense of the dinner"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

Complaints OF irregularities I'm delivery
should be addressed 10 CiJy Circulation De-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
FUNSTON CALLS AT CAPITAL
Goes 20 Washington to Pay Respects
to President and Sec
retary Root.

WASHINGTON, March IA Brigadier
General Funston, who is making a visit to
the east. arrived in Washington tonight
accompanied by Lieutenant B. ]. Mitchell
his aide. The generals purpose here mainly
is to pay his respects to President Roose-
welt and Secretary Root. He will remain
until next week, when he expects to depart
for Oakland, Cal, where Mrs Funston is
staying. He said tonight that his leave OF
absence from the Division Of the Philip
pines expires on April 10, at which time he
will leave San Francisco, unless there Is a
change in his assignment.
II General Funston is to be given duty IN
the United States on the expiration OF his
leave he has not yet beeen made aware OF
Il. His preference would be to remain
somewhere in the northern part OF this
country for q year in order that hts health.
which was SO severely shattered In the
PHILIPPINES. may be fully restored.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
JEFF DAVIS FIGHTS ]. K. JONES
Arkansas Governor bitterly Opposes
Recollection to senate of Demo-
cratic Leader.

FOREST CITY, Ark, March 14.-United
States Senator James X. Jones, who is a
candidate for reelection, met in debate
here today Governor Jefferson Davis, who
is advocating the election of Ex-Governor
]. P. Clark to succeed Jones. DR.. Davis
attacked Senator Jones for his connection
with the alleged round bale cotton trust.
Senator Jones quoted w. ]. Bryan's dec
laration that he had investigated and found
that Senator Jones' company was not a
trust, and declared that as both ex-Gov-
ernor Clark and Governor Davis were del
egates to the Kansas City convention they
should have brought up the trust issue
against him and protested against his re-
election as democratic national chairman.
The charges made concerning his bank
ruptcy proceedings in 1868, he said. were
OF republican origin.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
DROWNED WHILE UNCONSCIOUS
Nellie CrOpseY, PhyHician Testiaes
Was Thrown Into River in Ira
tIOnaI state of Mind.

ELIZABETH CITY. N. c., March 14.-The
taking of testimony in the case Of James
Wilcox, charged with the murder OF Miss
Nellie Cropsey, was begun today. Coroner
Fearing, the first witness. described the au-
topsy which he, together with Drs. Wood
and Mcmillan, performed on the body OF
Miss Cropsey. Coroner Fearing testified
that when the body was taken from the
river he found the clothing intact There was
confusion on the right temple and the
blow that caused IL would have occasioned
Inconsistencies for at least half an hour.
There was evidence, he said, that the girl
had been thrown in the water while uncon-
scious. Cross examination did not alter his
testimony.
The Misses Sadie and Annie Wilcox took
seats by their brother this afternoon. And
rev Cropsey arrived this forenoon. Crowds
continue to attend the trial and the num-
ber OF women in attendance increases per-
ceptiblY.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
LINCOLN FARM TO BE SOLD
Homestead of Late President in In
diana VIII Go for Delinquent
Taxes.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 1.-THE old
Lincoln farm, in Lincoln City, Spencer
county, will in few days be sold for de-
linquent taxes. For years the taxes on the
farm have not been paid and the county
officials decided that the best thing to do
was to offer the farm for sale.
Attempts have heretofore been made to
turn the farm into a park, and ask con-
gress to make an appropriation for this
purpose, and this may be done after the
farm passes into other hands. The old
cottage that stood on the farm, and in
which Abraham Lincoln lived, was moved
to New York many years ago and sold
for many thousand dollars. The commits
sioners of the county have many letters
from people throughout the country want
ing to buy the farm. The mother OF Lin
coin is buried on the farm, The burial lot
is kept in good condition by the commits
sioners.
The late Governor Mount Of this state
was an advocate of turning the farm into
a park and brought the matter to the at
tention OF the legislature but nothing was
done.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
WRECK ON THE NICKEL PLATE
Passenger Train PlungeH Into Open
Switch, InJurIng Several
Trainmen.

KNOX, Ind, March 14.-The westbound
Nickel Plate passenger train due here at
4:25 p. m. ran into an open switch, result
ing in a disastrous wreck. The following
persons were injured:
A. A. Schwind, engineer, Fort Wayne.
Jim Dalton, fireman, Fort Wayne.
c. L. Alexander, baggage master. Cleve-
land.
William Browe, mail. clerk, Cleveland.
The train was running at a high speed
when II collided with a number of freight
cars which were standing on the sidetrack.
The baggage coach was torn to pieces
and destroyed by hre. The fire ragged sew
eral hours, blockading all tranic over four
hours.
No one was killed although many passen-
gers were slightly injured. Engineer
Schwind received dangerous wounds on the
head. He narrowly escaped bleeding to
death. Dalton's shoulder and wrist were
severely injured. Alexander and Browe
II is feared were internally injured. The
railroad company's loss is heavy.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
DEATH FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
Capital Punishment Proposed in Biu
for This Crime by Calf
fOrnian.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Representa-
tive Kahn Of California today submitted the
report Of the judiciary committee on the
bill to suppress train robberies. He points
out the extent Of these depredations. par
ticularly in sparsely settled localities,
where 1t is difficult to organize a posse,
the robbers escaping before the posse gets
in pursuit.
The report says we are accustomed to
sneer at the futile efforts of Turkey.
Greece, Spain and other countries to stop
brigandage, yet we have in train robbing
system involving both robbery and MUIR
der as strOcious as brigandage The bill
reported provides the death penalty to train
robbers when death results to anyone on
the train, otherwise Imprisonment for from
five to ten years.
The house committee on territories today
decided upon an omnibus territorial bill
which Will provide for statehood for Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Oklahoma instead of
statehood bills for each territory. The
bills have heretofore been separate, but
today they we're harmoniEed in their provi-
sions, and Chairman Knox was authorized
to incorporate them into one measure.
Representative De Graffenreid of Texas
made the motion to consolidate the bills,
Wnlch was so framed as TO instruct the
chairman to submit to the house one bill
and one report to the end that action might
be taken at one time, the earliest possible
date, on the question of the advancement
of all Of said territories.
BY vote of s to 4. the house committee
on census today directed that the bill
drawn by Representative Hay of Virginia be
reported, amending section 8 of the re-
Gently passed permanent census act by
peremptorlly placing all OF the employees
Of the census office who were on the rolls
March 8, 1902, except unskilled laborers, in
the classified service.
The purpose Of the measure is to retain
in the government service the large num-
Der Of census employees who would be dis
charged under the construction which the
executive branch OF the government has
placed on section OF the permanent CEN
sus act. The vote to report the bill was
Heatwole and Stewart Of New York (rep)
and Hay, Klutz and Burleson (dem); the
negative vote. Crumpacker, Hughes and
Russell of Connecticut (rep.) and Grifnths
(demO
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR
London Partners of J. p. Morgan In.
tend 10 Celebrate I'm Honor
of His SON.

(Copyright. 1907, by Press publishing Coz
LONDON, March 1l-(New York World
Cablegram-special Telegram. 1.-The part
ners Of ]. Pterpont Morgan's banking firm
are projecting a brilliant series OF enter
tainments to be given this season because
of the appointment Of ]. Pierpont Morgan,
jr., as joint secretary OF the United States
special mission to attend the coronation.
The younger Mr. Morgan has already ar
ranged for a series of large dinner parties.
and the first OF the series was given last
week. He will also give a big ball before
the coronation. His father will arrive In
London soon.
The elder Mr., Morgan's house In Princess
Gate Ia being put In order for the enter
tainments to be given there. II has been
found necessary TO remove a great part OF
the furniture and objects OF art which have
been aceumulating there
His suburban mansion. Dover House.
Roehampton. is being prepared for two
fashionable garden parties which have been
planned 20 be held there about coronation
time.
Harry Lehr. who. with his wife. is stay
ing at Claridges. has caused profound de-
spondency In smart society here by inform
ing anxious inQuirsrs that he does not be-
lieve this viii be a particularly attractive
season for fashionable Americans.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
REFUTEs JONES' TESTIMONY
Servants Statement. as witness, Di-
rectIy Opposes story Told
by RIce's valet.

NEW YORK, March 14-Charles C.
Adams, a lawyer of this city, was called as
a witness today in the trial in which AL
bert T. Patrick is accused OF the murder Of
William NJ. Rice. He was questioned by r.
d. Turner OF Chicago, one of the special
counsel engaged for Patrick. Adams said
Rice was engaged in business with his
father and that he, the witness. and Rice
were on friendly terms for thirty years
He had a conversation with Rice some
time In 1900. In which Rice gave his views
on cremation, and he wrote letter to Pat
rick's counsel at the close OF the prosecu-
tion's case, telling OF this conversation. He
Identified the letter. He also Identified
letter he received from Mr. Rice on October
Is, 1897, instructing him to prepare a codicil
altering the will executed in 1896 The pro-
visions of the changes desired were not told
by the witness.
Maria Scott, a negro servant who had
charge Of Rice's apartment was the next
witness She said she knew Patrick by
sight and said she opened the door Of Rice's
room for Patrick two or three times. The
last time was about month before the
death Of Rice. On one occasion she told
Rice that Patrick wanted to see him. She
saw Rice write several checks on the Sat
urday before he died. She burned Rice's
bed linen In the kitchen stoyt after Rice
died and she had found the Eove clean.
Charles F. Jones had stated that he had
burned the chloroform saturated towel in
this stove.
Mrs. Isabel Carter OF DuneHen, N. j.,
who said she was a lifelong friend of Rice
and his wife, said he once saw Patrick in
Rice's room. Rice handed Patrhk a paper
and told the witness he was tvery busy,
then Patrick and Rice weat info another
room, where they talked for hstf an hour.
She saw Rice the day before ne died. He
was weak and i'll, and cried wAsn she put
her arms about him. He seemed ashamed
and distressed at his Weakness said Mrs.
Carter. The witness said Rice had
spoken to her of Captain gNalxerss conduct
OF the litigation over Mrs. kice's viii. She
was not allowed to tell what be said to
her. r
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
NEBRASKA LIST is LARGE
state Has Ten Postmasters Confirmed
by the Senate in
One Day.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations:
c. r. Crosby, Indian agent for the Peck
agency, Montana.
Postmasters:
Nebraska-O. A. Ashbrook, Hebron; r.
M. Kimmell, McCook; T. C. Hacker, Red
Cloud; A. F. Enos, Stanton; L. NJ Com
stock, Central City; @. NJ. Prentice, Fair
field; G. W. jackson, Fairmont; ]. G.
Mitchell, Alma; d. A. Brundage, Tecumseh.
Colorado--E. E. Eversole. Montevista.
South Dakota-H. ]. Rice, Hudson.
Kansss-M. Delaney, waterville; G. NJ.
Higley, Cawker City; s. L. Billings
Marion; w. C. Perdue, Beloit; ]. McPher-
son, Blue Rapids; N. B. Needham, Clifton;
F. C.~Scott, Valley Falls; H. d. HILL Au-
gusta; G. Doty. Burlingame; L. A Sven
son, Lindsborg; w. J. Watson, Pittsburg;
G. l. Barndollar. Coffeyville.
Missouri. w. Presson. Doniphan; w
H. Gsranfo, New Madrid; ]. H. Jacobs
Northborne; C. II. Hartzell, Holden; L. w
Brannon, Princeton; A. Goodson, Carroll
ton; A. Lille, Golden City; d. B. Hobson
Willow Springs; T. Curry, Oregon.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
MAN WITH ARMY, OF WIVES
While He is with Number Nine, Num-
her Eight Causes His
Arrest.

SAN ANTONIO, March 14.--on the COM
plant Of his alleged eighth wife. formerly
Mrs. Mary A. Harker OF Plattsburg, Mo,
Christian C. Nelson, alias Captain A. N.
Freeland, alias John Anderson, alias Nelson
Porter, was arrested here today at a hotel
while in company with his alleged ninth
wife. formerly Mrs. A. E. Milburn. whom
he married at Fort Scott. Kan, two weeks
ago.
Nelson admits that he is wanted in sew
eral states. and It is charged that he has
undivorced wives in Los Angeles. Cal,
Portland. ore. Plattsburg. Mo-, Fort Scott.
Kan. Salt Lake City. Utah. st. Paul. Mimi.
and other points. He is about As years old.
good looking. well dressed and speaks with
a slight German accent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15

SNOW COVERS LARGE AREA
From Three Inches to Two Feet I'm
Depth I'm western
states.

SALT LAKE, Utah, March 14.-Since last
evening snow varying in depth from three
inches to nearly two feet, has fallen over
the entire mountain region. The
storm extended over eastern Washington.
Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming. Montana, Ne
vada, Western Colorado, Utah and Northern
New Mexico.
The storm was accompanied by but little
wind and no serious delays to trains are
reported.
In Utah the snow was especially heavy
in the districts where the precipitation has
been much below normal and much good
will result
One fatality has been reported as the re-
suit Of the severe snowstorm. Max Adler,
employed as a cook on a construction train
Of the Oregon Short Line, strayed from his
car at Terminus, Utah, last night and to-
day his frozen body was found within half
a mile OF the train.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
LAY PLANS FOR CONVENTION
Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek
VIII Entertain IrriEatiOnists
and FOresters.

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. March 1.-THE
Chamber of Commerce has appointed COM
mittee TO confer with the secretary OF the
Colorado Springs Chamber Of Commerce.
In arranging the program for the Joint ses-
sion Of the National Irrigation congress and
the Forestry association. to be held in that
city from August IL to is. The program
will be divided between Colorado Springs
and Cripple Greek. and this city Will take
an active part in the entertainment OF the
delegates. An effort viii be made TO have
the date Of the Transmississippi congress
changed in order to accommodate the dele
gates to both congresses
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
MORE BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Remains of Six Victims of Steamboat
Disaster Taken from
River.

VICKSBURG, Miss, March 1.-THE
bodies OF six of the twenty victims Of the
steamer Providence disaster have been re-
covered. They are:
ENGINEER ROUP.
GEORGE LAMP cook.
WILL HARRISON.
WILL BARNES, passenger.
TWO NEGRO RoUsTABoUTs.
All except Barnes we're found in the en-
gine room Of the wrecked steamer. Wreck
ers have succeeded in righting the hull and
towing It to the bank. The cabin and up
per works OF the boat are gone completely.
The lake is being dragged and dynamite
used with the hope of recovering the other
bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
SCHLEY PLANS A FALL TOUR
Accepts Invitation of Mississippi Leg
isIature 20 Visit Capital
of state.

CANTON, Miss, March 14.-In acknowl-
edging the receipt OF Joint resolutions
passed by the Mississippi legislature invit-
ing him to visit the state, Admiral schley
has addressed the following letter to Hon.
w. s. McAlister:
hope to be able to visit in the fall,
- capas 20 TsoLson HIjss on NV FretIirp
shall be glad TO stop over day or two
with my friends in your state. l need not
assure you how much ! appreciate the
action of the legislature In extending this
very kind invitation 70 me, nor to say how
ing and greeting the people at your capt
tai / promise myself this pleasure in
making an itinerary for the fall months,
the date.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
FIERCE WINDS IN COLORADO
One of the Worst storms of Winter
sweeps over the Mining
Section.

oURAY. Colo, March 14.-one of the
worst snowstorms Of the winter is raging
here. The wind is blowing sixty miles an
hour and the snow is drifting badly. Com
munication with surrounding mines is cut
off. There is great danger from snow
slides.
TELLURIDE, Colo, March 14.-A bliz-
zard began last night and has continued
throughout the day. over a foot of snow
has already fallen. A terrific wind has
piled the snow in huge drifts and the noun
tain tops are nearly bare. Work was
stopped today at the Liberty Bell mine,
where the snow slides occurred two weeks
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
ENTER MONEY ORDER FIELD
Banks VIII Become Competitors of
Express Company ~ Proc
ject Succeeds.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-The senti-
mel tomorrow will print the following:
Charles 7. Farrell. assistant cashier Of
the Capital City National baIR and pres
ident of the Indiana Bankers association,
left yesterday to attend a meeting at New
York City Monday of prominent bankers
from nearly every state of the union in
one Of the most important banking schemes
Of late years. The proposltion Is to enter
the money order field as competitor of
the express companies and the government
itself II Is proposed to issue q inform
bank money order payable throue 'ain i'm
mense clearing house in New Yossta~Irtba-
bly, the Western NatioHal sndve Year,
branch clearing houses :. W pay 81
larger cities y AST MA KlA ~
The scheme was s'sSoask&. 11ce a
bankers, who held a msS shae0h Nd bupfk
last spring and invited the 'eo-opernidn of
western banks to extend the proposed sys-
tenn over the entire country. sv
1t is proposed to incorporate an associa-
tion to carry out this scheme, with paid
up capital Of gigantic proportions, reach
ing far into the millions, that it's credit
may be absolutely unquestioned and that
it's orders may also circulate almost the
same as currency and be received with the
same faith and credit that is now given
orders of express companies and of the
government.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
BIG DEAL IN TEXAS CATTLE
Freight Alone ON the Purchase
Amounts 10 Ninety-six Thou
sand Dollars.

FORT WORTH. Tex. March l4.-Frederico
Terrazss. son Of the former governor OF
the state Of chihuahua. Mexico. Is here
closing one Of the largest single firm deals
ever made In this country. The sale will
include $4,000 head OF esttls. which will go
TO Colorado. Montana, Wyoming and the
Dakotas. The terms are private. To trans
port this large number Of cattle will re-
qulre $50 cars. making forty trains OF hf-
teen cars each. The approximate freight
bill on the stock to the various destinat tions
win be $4,000. the group rate per car being
sl75.