Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-10
DECIDES NILES WILL CASE
Title to Three Million Dollar Bstats
Settled in Supreme Court
EFFORT TO BREAK THE Will A FAILURE
supreme Court Commission Meets
and OrgaBiEes-Preparati for
Presidents visit 90
Lincoln.
From a Stan Correspondent

LINCOLN. April Especial Telegram.)
The famous Miles will case, involving
over SO 900 000 was settled by the supreme
court today in a decision. Affirming the de-
cision Of the district court of Richardson
county.
In his will the elder Miles left his estate
to one son. Suit was brought by another
son to break the will. The suit failed.
The late Stephen B. Miles was a resident
Of Falls City and left a large amount of
property not only in Nebraska, but in other
sections OF the country. The will offered
FOR probate devised practically all the prop
erty to one son, Joseph Miles. previous
will had made a more even division Of the
property, and later Samuel Miles sought to
establish the existence Of a will later in
date than the one which left the property
all to his brother. This will was much like
the first one in its tenor. 1t was alleged
that this last will was made in st. Louis,
while the elder Miles was stopping at one
OF the leading hotels in that city. Neither
the attorney who drew the will or the
party who witnessed It we're produced in
court but some testimony was introduced
to prove that such parties had existed and
that they had been at the hotel at the time
/ in question on some business with Miles.
The court, however, declined to accept the
| later or 81. LOUIS VIII, ana lulS ueClblOu
| the one affirmed by the supreme court.
The case has been bitterly fought and
some Of the leading attorneys Of the state
have been engaged on both sides of the
| case.
Court Commission Organizes.
The supreme court commissioners ap-
pointed yesterday we're sworn in this
morning and began the consideration Of
cases. The commission reorganized and
hereafter will work as follows: No. 1
Hastings, Ames and Oldham; No. 2. Barnes,
Albert and Glanville; No. 3, Dune, Kirk
patrick and Pound.
Lively for President.
The thirty minutes President Roosevelt
intends to spend in Nebraska's capital
promises to be sufficiently strenuous to
suit anyone. Today the committee on re-
ception met at the ofice Of Congressman
Burkett and made all arrangements for the
reception and appointed committees to
look after the details.
When the presidential train reaches
Lincoln a salute of twenty-one guns will
be fired at the State university. When
the president leaves the state house en-
route to the station the Mckinley chimes
will ring. Besides the university cadets,
who will be in the line of march. the stu
dents of Wesleyan university. Cotner,
Union college and the Lincoln Medical col
Iege will be invited to participate. A
mounted escort of twenty-five men will ac-
company the presidential party through
the town, but these have not yet been ap-
pointed. And besides all this the presl-
dent will make a speech
The committees appointed were
On Military and Decorations-Chief
Hoagland. Captain Cosgrave, Captain Chase
and Captain Culver.
On Erection OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Burkett and Ed A. Church.
Students-E. II. Clarke
School Children-H. w. Davis and su-
perintendent Gordon.
, The line of march will be: Leave B. &
M. depot at 1:10 to Ninth street, south to
o street, east to Fifteenth and south 10
the capitol, where the speech will be made
The journey back will be west on J street
to Eleventh, north to the university, west
to Tenth, north to street and west to the
! Northwestern depot at 1:4O p. m.
, At the closing meeting Of the Shiloh
, Veterans association yesterday afternoon
! John Lett was elected president and
Joseph Teeters vice president. Both are
residents OF Lincoln. The secretary and
, treasurer are to be appointed by the presi-
, dent.
. Orders for Guardsmen.
a Adjutant General Culver today issued
' this order:
All companies will be inspected at theii
home stations during the present month by
an officer detailed from the regular army
and each company troop, battery. corps
and band will make immediate preparation
q for the same
. The inspection will disclose the numerica
= strength of each command the proficiency
= in drill, company administration, care anC
[ condition of arms and equipments, the mum
Der of company drills had during the yea
+, (Which should not be less than twenty-four
I and the personal character and zeal Of thu
I members of the National Guard.
, Company commanders will at once recruit
a lIp to the full strength and see that al
extra arms, including bayonet scabbards
;, | cartridge belts and boxes, and the compan!
J., armories and storage rooms are in present
| able condition.
All absentees must be accounted for
n Leave of, absence may be granted for
O period not to exceed seven days by com
| pany commanders while at home stations
: | Application for a greater period must b.
: forwarded to this offlce through prope
: | channels. A list of absentees and reasol
= | for absence must be prepared and ready t
u be given to the inspector.