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Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
In state Institutions.

The monthly report Of the Board Of Con-
troll to the state auditor shows more than
1000 persons in state institutions and upon
state support for the month OF October.
total number is 1912, and is arrived
by averaging the total attendance during
each of the thirty-one days Of the month.
this basis the following is the enroll
ment In the different state Institutions:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
BALLET GETS YEAR IN JAIL
Judge Munger Also Assesses Him q Fine Of
Five Hundred Dollars.
JUDGE HOLDS WITNESS FOR PERJURY
over seven Thousand Persons In
the Public institutions of Iowa
Increase in Renovated
Butter.
From a stan Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Nov. 7.-(special)-Letson
Ballet was today fined $500 and sentenced
to one year in Jail by Judge Munger in
the federal court on his conviction Of having
used the mails to defraud. The case had
attracted wide attention, especially in min
ing circles in the west. Ballet, who is a
resident Of Des Moines and Of good family.
had become a mine promoter at Baker
City, Ore, and operated to place on its
feet the White Swan mine. some of those
who had subscribed for stock had become
dissatisfied and had accused Ballet of fraud.
1t was proved that he had made state
ments in his circulars sent through the
mails he could not substantIate. His first
trial resulted in = fasco because one Of
the jurors died suddenly near the close.
The second trial was before Judge Munger
who came here to try It for Judge McPher
son. 1t lasted three weeks and a large
number of the witnesses came from San
Francisco and Baker City. A motion for
a new trial was argued. Today Judge Mum
ger overruled this motion and sentenced
Ballet as stated above. In so doing he
stated his conviction that there had been
fraud, that there had been false repre-
sensations and that the money was diverted
from its legitimate purposes. The case will
be appealed. Judge Bishop Of the supreme
court, was attorney for Ballet on the trial.
Bail was fixed at $4,000,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
DOYLE WINS ANOTHER SUIT
Plaintiff in Famous Gold Mining Company
Case Again Successful.
VICTOR IN SUIT BROUGHT BY IA HARDING
Latter Case in Connection with Man
of Little May Mine in
Cripple Creek Dismissed
for Standardization.

James Doyle, the plaintiff in the now
famous suit OF Doyle against James F.
Burns, president Of the Portland Gold Min
ing company, in which he secured a YER
dict OF nearly $500, 900, won another vie
tory in the district court here yesterday,
The suit brought against him by T. A.
Harding Of Guthrie county, this state, was
dismissed yesterday by Judge Green on the
grounds Of lack Of jurisdiction.
Notice OF suit was served on Doyle oc-
tober II, 1901, while he was attending
court here In the prosecution of his &C
ton against James Burns. Doyle con-
tended that the service was null and void
on the grounds that the statutory provi-
sions held persons attending court from
another state exempt from service. On
the other hand. II was contended by counsel
for Harding that Doyle purposely brought
his suit against Burns in this state and
thereby forfeited his claim to exemption
from service under the statute. Judge
Green, however, sustained the contention
Of Doyle and dismissed the suit for lack
Of jurisdiction.
Another Mining Case.
The suit brought by Harding was in con-
nection with the management Of the Little
May mine in the Cripple Creek (Colo.)
district. Harding alleged that in April,
1897. lie obtained a one-eighth interest In
the mine from one Thomas Burke by
agreeing to pay Burke's share Of the in
debtedness against the mine, which at that
time aggregated s12, 795.26 According to
Harding's allegation, Burke and Doyle
owned each a one-half interest in the
property. Harding asserted in his petition
that Doyle acknowledged his (Harding's)
agreement will Burke and agreed that II
Harding would place in his hands the
amount of Burke's share OF the indebted
ness he would contribute a like amount
and pay off the claims against the mining
property. Harding claimed that he paid the
amount over to Doyle. but not being a
resident OF Colorado, was unable to give
the matter Of the payment of the indebted
ness his personal attention and was there
fore forced to entrust 1t to Doyle.
Harding alleged that not only did Doyle
fail to carry out the agreement and pay
off the indebtedness against the Little May
mine, but converted to his own use the
Sc, 397.63 which he (Harding) had con-
tributed for that purpose. AS a conse-
ouence the debts against the mine went
into Judgment, and Harding stated that he
lost his interest In the properly. In his
petition he asked that Doyle be required
to produce his books and papers relating
to the Little May mine, and that he have
Judgment for the money advanced to Doyle
with interest at 6 per cent per annum.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
Body OF MissInE Boy Found.

cREsToN. Ia. Nov. 7.-(special.)-The
body of Harold Widdheld, . I6-year-old
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
Collision of Car and buggy.

A Center street car crashed into Mrs. John
Hartley's buggy at the corner of Eighth
street and Grand avenue this morning.
overturning and partially wrecking the
vehicle and throwing the occupant vio-
lently to the pavement. She was badly
bruised about the hip and leg and for a
tim rendered almost helpless. The horse,
frightened by the collision, started to run
and headed by pedestrians, deserted a
semi-circle, returning to the locality
where Mrs. Hartley lay: It was feared for
a time the animal would run her down.
IL veered in its course just before reaching
the woman, however, and was caught near
a telephone pole. One of the front wheels
OF the buggy was torn off and the bed OF
the vehicle slightly damaged. Mrs. Hart
ley's injuries are not serious. She was
taken to her home.
Butter Renovation I'm Iowa.
Reports to the state dairy commissioner
Indicate that there Is much more butter
being renovated" in factories in Iowa than
ever before. There are now twelve fac
tories doing business, chiefly in Des Moines,
where most Of the renovated butter is sold
and consumed. The eight factories report
ing for all last year showed that they had
1890 '1o@Ntooo POuhho VI pubNCl nc Gull
sumption of oleomargarine has declined in
the state and but little is now used. The
number OF creameries doing business In
the state has actually decreased by ninety
seven the past year and there was an APP
preciable falling of in the amount of but
ter made and sold by Iowa creameries.
Locating Iowa Monuments.
The commission authorized by the last
legislature to build the u for
Iowa soldiers on the Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge Battlefield park has
gone to Chattanooga to begin the prelim-
i~naries. The nun had already been
located and the work will commence early
next year and be finished at once.
The annual meeting of the Southeastern
Iowa Horticultural society is to be held at
Williamsburg November 10 and 20. The
program has Just been issued.
A street car this afternoon struck Mrs.
Mary A. Swan. an elderly woman, and in
jured her so badly that she died tonight.
She stepped from in front OF one car on
a double track and was struck by a car on
the other track.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08

Wright wrongs no man. Wright's old
fashioned buckwheat nour is pure.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
Perjury Was Too Plain.

William J. Gunther, a witness for plain
dh in the damage case OF Matthias
Schmitt against the Rock Island Railway
company, on trial in the district court,
testified to what was so palpably a false
hood this morning that Judge William Nc
Henry ordered the jury to step aside from
the box. and then summoned a deputy
sheriff and had Gunther committed to the
county jail, on a charge OF perjury. The
damage case is for SIS 900. Schmitt claims
TO have been run down by a refrigerator
car on a flying switch performance while
walking on the Rock Island tracks be-
tween Des Moines and Valley Junction.
McHenry had the Jury step aside that the
jurors might be kept in ignorance OF what
was taking place and Schmitt's case not be
prejudiced. f...
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08

These transfers were filed yesterday in
the abstract. title and loan office OF ]. w.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

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Now doth the straw hat and the shirt
waist glorify the earth.
The lawyers did pretty we'll in the Fair
will contest in San Francisco. securing
se.ooo,oo0 out Of an estate OF sI7. 900. 900.
That Michigan philsnthropist was not far
wrong when he wrote about Indignant
women" in his will. II appears he gave a
few of them the mitten.
Immediately after Senator Hosr's speech
the senate went into executive session and
discussed a sixty-pound salmon introduced
by Senator Mitchell OF Oregon.
Murphy. MacMahon aud Ganen are the
triplots controlling the destiny OF Tammany
hall just now. "BeSob." says Dooley.
there amt many Dagoes in that bunch"
The esteemed Mrs. Lease is free-footed
at last, the courts of Kansas having
severed her matrimonial strings. Old Man
Lease was wise enough to remain on the
back seat while Mary Elizabeth did the
talking.
Manjiro Nackahama. a Japanese naval
ofhcer who has Just died. was we'll known
In this country. He was one Of a party
Of shipwrecked Japanese picked up by a
New Bedford. Mass. whaler in 1889. He
was educated here. and on his return home
biduoidNtu INTO Japanese n number of
valuable English books.
Dispatches from various points in Canada
say a large number of Americans are
settling across the border. buying up farm
land, cattle ranches, going into business
and taking charge OF factories. As a con-
sequence the natives are chuckling over
the prospects for a boom. They seem to
like the visitors, too, Judging by their zeal
in hanging onfo Croana opA nar1ar
Joe" Cannon and several colleagues
were discussing the right kin Of bait for
bass when a rather assertive and loud
voiced member laid down this proposition:
The wise man is he who hesitates; only
the fool is certain Are you sure about
that?" asked Mr.. Cannon insinuatingly. IT
am certain OF IT," was the dogmatic
party's reply, and It was some time before
he understood why everybody smiled
audibly.
Shortly before Andrew Carnegie sailed
for Europe a friend congratulated him
on the success OF his new book and jokingly
added that he had heard the millionaire
Intended to write a volume of love poems.
what nonsense!" said Carnegie. why
not ?" said his friend. you have been in
love. haven't your" "oh, yes" was the
dry reply. II have also been seasick, but
that's no reason why / should write a poem
about IL, even II l had ability TO write
verse"
Colonel Posey S. Wilson OF Alexandria,
Va. frequently illumines the pages Of the
New York Sun with letters. discoursive and
p~oetical, and adorned with words and
phrases from foreign tongues. The colonel
In his latest eruption expresses regret be-
cause the president did not select him as
special ambassador to the coronation. Il
cannot see" he says. why President Roose-
welt sends members OF the ignobile vulsu~
to see the GROWERS ~questing OF King Ed
ward. when l, a relation Of the kings, I'm
willing to go and pay my fare, ex manu-
mea." That sounds very much like the
Posey that bloomed in Wyoming years ago
and shed its fragrance in the columns OF
the lamented Omaha Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
Live Nebraska Towns
PONCA-Pretty as Its Name.

ments showed a combined deposit Of nearly
a half million dollars. There are two news
papers located here, the Journal, founded
in 1879. being the oldest paper In north
eastern Nebraska, and the Leader, founded
in 1895. Both enjoy a good business. \
fine opera house. q good system OF water
works and local and long distance tele-
phone systems are among the up-to-date
features OF the place.
The largest manufacturing Institution OF
the city Is the Ponca Brick and Lime
works. employing fifteen men, and makins
an excellent quality OF brick. which ind q
ready sale both at home and in %ueishbor-
ing towns. The Gath Brick works also
employ a number Of men and turn out
good work. The Aowa Mill company,
whose plant is run by water power. does
an extensive business. as does also the
Ponca Creamery company. The Poncs
Paint factory Is the owner OF leases on a
fine lot OF ochre and other pigment depos .
it's. Ponca has fine %potter's clay, excellent
ochre deposits. coalbeds that are believed
to he in paying quantities. and strong indi-
cations of petroleum and gas are found
along the river bluffs north OF the city.
What Ponca needs Is experienced men OF
means 10 develop her resources. Every en-
couragement would be offered to such men,
with every probability OF their being able
TO do much for themselves financially. as
we'll a. adding a great deal to the material
wealth Of the city.
CHAs. s. ASHTON.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27

Ponca, the county seat OF Dixon county,
is located in a beautiful and picturesque
valley at the confluence OF the South creek
and Aova river. about a mile south Of the
Missouri river. II was founded in 1856.
being one Of the earliest settlements In
northeastern Nebraska. Like all frontier
towns. 1t went through the various ~vicizsi-
tudes Of early days, had booms and de-
pressions, and the numerous experiences
incident to the growth OF a western town.
II settled down to a steady growth long
ago. however, and now has a population,
conservatively estimated. at 1900. Ponca
Is one OF the prettiest residence towns in
Nebraska. II has a profuse growth OF
trees. part native and part planted by the
inhabitants. Many modern and costly
a large amount OF building is going on
this season. The principal business blocks
are OF brick or stone. The citizens are
enterprising. thrifty, industrious, and many
Of them wealthy.
Ponca has an excellent system OF public
schools. with ten teachers and a modern
brick building erected a few years ago at
a cost Of $4,000. The Lutheran, PreRby-
terrain, Methodist, Baptist and Catholic
churches are all represented with neat,
we'll built structures.
In the line OF general industries Ponca
Is we'll equipped, having well-stocked
stores and groceries carrying the best OF
everything the market affords. The place
has two banks, the Security bank and the
Bank Of Dixon County, whose last State
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
STILL TINE FnR Lc1InK.


The consensus Of opinion among all
parties is that the people of Nebraska
have outlived their constitution Of 1873.
Experience has proved the organic law
Of the state defective in most vital parts
and wretchedly inadequate to twentieth
century demands. This is especially
true with regard to the investment aud
safeguarding Of the educational trust
funds Of the state and the strait
jacket judiciary which has compelled
the employment Of nine assistant SUI.
preme judges not contemplated by the
constitution.
Two ways are open for the revision
Of M constitution. One is by the sub
mission of essential amendments
through the present legislature at the
! coming ~election-the other by the more
expensive and long-drawn route Of q
constitutional convention.
To carry out the first plan a special
session Of the legislature would have TO
be called. so that it's work could no
completed by the end OF July, in order
to comply with the constitutional re-
quirement of three months publicity Of
the proposed amendments before the
election at which they are to he voted
on. II amendments are submitted
and ratified this fall the vote would be
canvassed by the legislature that meets
in January. 1908, and the revision would
go into effect at once.
A constitutional convention. on the
| other hand, means ~postponement of it's
benefits for at least FIVE years. A con-
stitutional convention cannot be ordered
until the question of calling it is sub
mitted to the people at an election when
members of the legislature are chosen.
II the legislature of 1903 should submit
this question, the people could not vote
on it until November. 1904, Should the
proposition carry. the legislature of 1905
would have to provide by law for call
ing the convention and appropriate the
necessary funds for its estimated ex-
penses. The election of delegates to
the constitutional convention could not
take place before the spring Of 1905 and
might wait for the regular election in
the fall of that year. This means that
the convention could not meet until the
fall Of 1908 or the winter of 1866.
The revised constitution would be sub
mitted to the people at an election in
1906. either special or general, and
would not be put into effect until the
! new state officers are inaugurated in
1907.
Manifestly. FIVE years delay Of consti-
tutional reform would be of incalculable
damage to the state and its institutions.
A constitutional convention would en-
tail an enormous expense, probably not
less than 100000, while a special legis-
lative session need not cost to exceed
| $4,000. That amount would be saved
on interest OF public funds and the extra
salaries of supreme court commissioners
and their stenographers in n year.
/ The calling of the legislature Is at the
discretion Of the governor. 1t is within
his power TO limit the subjects with
which the legislature can deal at the
special session. and that within itself
enables him to curtail the expense In
CURED. There is still time for the gov
erDor to act, but he must act soon or
his opportunity to render invaluable
service to the state will be lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
BUILDING OF GOOD ROADS.
A Movement of Increasing importance
TO City and Country.
MinnaanoIIa Journal

mlnnedpOllS JOuTHhi.
The late Congressman Peter ]. otey Of
Virginia delivered a good roads speech Just
before his death that was a Powerful ap-
peal for the federal government to take
charge OF wagon road building. 1t is a
curious proof of the decay OF the substance
of the states rights doctrine that the most
strenuous advocates OF such a local appii-
cation OF federal authority as the building
OF country roads should come from the
south. The point made by Mr.. otey that II
is as reasonable for the federal govern
ment to build and care for country roads
as II is for It to improve navigation on
some unknown rilI is we'll taken. Much OF
the money spent for rivers and harbors
might better be spent for country roads.
II is sometimes forgotten that there Is
good precedent for federal Wagon road
building. Though the strict construction
lists OF the constitution fought II hard the
federal government In the hrst part of the
last century built the famous national pike
from the Potomac TO st. Louis, 500 miles
long and traversing seven states. This
road became the great highway of national
life and development in the twenty years
preceding the Introduction OF steam rail-
ways. II at once reduced the time OF travel
from Baltimore 10 wheeling one-hslf and
freight rates quite as much. Often az one
time as many as twenty four-horse coaches
could be seen on one stretch Of the splendid
highway, while b~rosd-wheeled Conestoga
wagons drawn by six horses carried with
ease as much as ten tons. No better road
was ever built in America than the old
national pike. With the introduction OF
steam locomotion its glory passed away
and its utility as an Interstate route came
TO an end. Ever since public road making
has declined in efficiency In the United
States.
Yet for purposes OF local transportation
good roads are now needed more than ever,
Almost all OF the freight handled by rail-
ways and steamships is hrst hauled by
team either over country road or city
street. and there lie besides the vast amount
OF local treighting that begins and ends
with wagon carriage. The lack OF good
roads seems TO be due 70 the failure TO
provide a powerful governmental agency TO
plan, build aud care for them. Whether
this agency shall be provided by the states
or the federal government makes little dit
ference so IL i provided. The local com
munitiee must be assisted by the larger and
Weather communities. Heretofore we
have labored under the false impression
that a local road IL Of benent only to the
persons who use Il daily. II Is on the con-
trary Of benefit TO the whole country. Good
country roads mean more prosperous coun-
try people and hence more prosperity and
l-Nell-beinE for al.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
E~ractions Of the co.I Tru.t.
Chicago New,

CUlChkO NeWSs
The atrocities committed by the coal
roads not only against the consumer OF
coal, but against the independent mine
owner are endurable only because there
has been no escape from them. Robbery
by excessive freight rates. a hard and fast
combination by which the price Of coal
IL fixed arbitrarily without regard TO the
laws OF trade and all the other abomina-
lions that go with the workings OF a ban
dit trust have been ~revesled by the testi-
mony presented TO the Industrial Commits
sion. They are, indeed, matters OF COM
mon knowledge and common experience.
IT is this grab-all trust hat works the
miners At starvation wages and refuses to
consider their reasonable requests. It Is
the capshesf Of trust crlminslity, the most
conspicuous Of all the robber combines. 1t
is impossible that the government can
continue to let this trust enjoy fair
weather. The anthracite coal road outrage
calls for prompt and effective treatment
and cannot be ignored or put aside for
attention at some time later. 1t should be
attacked at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27

before Of 5.2s7 votes. In the campaign OF
1895 Mr.. Adams took an advanced position
upon the settlement Of all questions grow
Ing out Of the war with Spain. Every posi-
tion taken BY him and discussed by him on
the stump-the Cuban question. our national
policy In the Philippines, the building Of an
interoceanic canal, our commercial advsn-
tAges growing out Of the signal victories OF
our army and navy. the maintenance OF our
nag on all captured territory. the prompt
reinforcement OF our army and nsvy-has
become the fixed policy OF our government
today HIS services as a soldier. his prac-
tteal identification with all western inter
este. his experience in agriculture, in stock
raising, In irrigation and the handling OF
the commercial problems which have aided
go materially in fostering and building up
western interests, have eminently fitted him
for q seat in the American congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-27
LOVE N OF AN OFFICE BOY,
Chicago Record-HernId.


IT'S over now; the blow has fell at last;
II seems as though the sun can't shine
no more,
And nothing looks the way il did before;
The glad thoughts that / used TO think are
Her desks shut up today. the lids locked
fast;
The keys where she typswrote are still;
Looks sad and lonesome standin' empty
there
This mornin' when The boss come in he
A letter that he'd got from her, and so
He read n over twice and turned around
And said: THE little FOOLS got mar
1t seemed as Il ia sink down through the
And never peep no more-I didn't though.
The chaps a peat we didn't know she had.
He come from out OF town somewhere,
hone hes awful homely and that they
wiIi light IKE cats and dogs and both be
But sun there's one thing makes me Kind
The lSnE:isssed clerk must stay and
And though he keep pretendin' TO be gay,
us plain enough 10 see he's feelin' bad.
I wish when I'm a man and rich and
shea see me tall and handsome then.
Ri,med sorry that she didn't wait for me.
And that she'd hear the people ehsetn'
When ] went past. ana down there in the
ID see her lOOkIn' at me sOrrOwrIy.