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The courier., 1903-04-04
HAS FILED DIVORCE SUIT.


Mrs. Sarah McConha filed "A suit for
divorce from her husband John Nc
Gonna, yesterday. They We're married
In Lincoln on May 0, 1890, md II IL al
legged In the petition that McConha has
used profane language toward
her during the last five years
and two years ago assaulted
and beat her. She says that
ON March IL he threw her down and
choked her. Several days later she
left him and their child, little boy
went with her When her husband
learned where they had gone he
threatened her with drawn knife and
said he would kill her if she prevented
him from taking the child. This she
says he would have done had It not
been for the interference OF the police
and others.
McConha afterward brought proceed
ings to gain possession of the boy and
stated that his wife had cOnsorted with
other men, Mrs. McConha denied this
ana declares her husband to a dan
gerous man. and asks that he be re-
strained from carrying off their child.
She wants 50 week alimony and such
other relief as the court may see flt to
give her.
Emma Martin who was married to
Robert Martin February 8, 1890, now
asks for divorce from him and also
requests that "A portion of the $50 a
month which he earns be paid for the
support of herself and their child
Cruelty and non-support are given as
reasons why she should be granted "A
divorce. she asks for the custody of
the child.
The courier., 1903-04-04
WHERE HUNTERS FIND GAME
Platte River L. Too Wide Now for
Good sport.

Sportsmen returning TO the city from
trips out over the state I'm search OF
ducks and geese report that the hunt
Ing along the Platte IL the poorest this
year II has been i'm a long time owing
To the high water which makes the
river very wide with few sandbars. The
geese hug the middle OF tn stream
closely and cannot be reached. while
ducks cannot be found on the river. A
few ducks are killed In the ponds
formed'by the overflow along the river
bottoms, but they are wary.
Some of the best bags of game made
by local hunters have been reported
from those who have gone to Shickley
ON the Elkhorn. In Fillmore county. A
party of Lincoln gentlemen who lust
returned few days ago. say that the
hunting would he excellent there II the
weather would remain favorable. c.
u. Haynie, who had a party of friends
In that vicinity few days ago said
that there We're plenty OF ducks but the
weather was not favorable to securing
them. Nevertheless the party brought
pack quite a nu.lber. Freight Agent
Kuhn of the Northwestern, spent sew
eral days In that vicinity recently and
he secured quite number.
reports from the northwest lake re-
gion Indicate that hunting will be good
there in another week IL the weather
moderates. IL Is said the lakes north Of
whitman ana ttyannlS VIII be Lack
with ducks this spring, If the early
coming of the birds Is an indication.
They usually arrive there a v eek O,
more later than they do on the Platte,
yet n Lincoln man who heard from
there last week says that n few had
been seen there then. Tn. lakes are in
good condition to receive them and n
number of Lincoln sportsmen intend to
go to that region shortly.
a party of local hunters are now I'm
the lake region south of Ainsworth on
the Elkhorn, but reports from them
have not been received and Il is not
known how they have Jared.
There is little use to 20 hunting
around Lincoln, or near Omaha" said
hunter yesterday. The ground is so
thoroughly covered by hunters Who
have but Il few hours to spare that the
game is wild and where ducks are
found you can't get within mile of
them. However, i have noticed a little
fellow coming into town every morning
for week with a bag of ducks 1
should judge an average of five or siX,
He seems to be doing n steady business
with gun that you or 1 could not kin
anything with"
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a bowling alley. Tennis grounds will
he provided aud other sports desired
by the members viii ind place In the
plans. II was agreed to spend from
$1,000 20 $4,000 for the house and
grounds. Stock will be sold ut once
and bonds viii be issued. A commit
tee composed OF r. w. Brown and W
a. Warren was appointed TO draft
plans and another committee on mem-
bcrshlp was tiamed. The membership
Will he limited. and those desiring to
avail themselves of the privileges OF
the club are urged to make early nppli-
cation for the stock.
The meeting was one OF the most en-
thusiastlc ever held for such pur-
pose and those who are trying to fur
ther II say that there Will he no trouble
to sell the stock. Henry Mayer acted
AZ chairman OF the meeting and Earl
McCreery as secretary.
II was related that a letter had been
received In the city from New York
visit the city for considerable period
and that the privileges of the golf club
were desired by him. Those familiar
with the present situation said that
there was little To offer him and that
he might he disappointed II he comes
before the new club gets things In
shape. IL is the plan to have the
ground bought and the house built for
the spring, and every energy of those
promoting the club will be used TO
bring this about.
There has been no definite settlement
on the location for the club. Several
pieces OF land have been talked of and
one of these will be bought II the right
kind of II price can be obtained. Prices
on the land In view will be secured at
once and the club Will hold another
meeting I'm the near future at which
steps toward formal organization will
be taken and further plans will be de-
cided upon.
The courier., 1903-04-04
WIFE MAY KEEP HER CHILD
Fathers Application for IIabeas
Corpus Dismtsscd.

Judge Waters yesterday dismissed the
application of John McConha for a writ
OF habeas corpus to gain possession of
with his mother, who has filed "a suit for
divorce against McConha.
Mrs. McConha recently left her husband
ana took with her the child. McConha
tried TO induce her to live with him again
ana when these efforts failed Instituted
hsbeas corpus proceedings. At attempt
was made to show that his wife is OF
immoral character and McConha stated
that several years he took his family aud
his wifes parents to Klamm's saloon
wh,ro they All became Intoxicated. He
had choked her twice. once when he
thought he had reason to doubt her faith
fulness, ana at another tiino when she
prepared to leave the house in the even
ing. lie asked her where she was going
and was told 1t was none OF his business,
lie testified that she went out and did MOI
come back until the next day. on March
II, this action on her part was repeated
and when she came back he threw her
upon the floor and choked her. That day
she left. taking the child with her.
Colonel Philpott asked to have the police
judge called 10 testify that r.. u. Beck
had been fined for visiting the room of an
immoral woman last November. Nc
visited his wife In his absence When il
was requested that Judge Cosgraye be
called Beck rose up, In the back part OF
the court room and said:
You needn't mind that. m Beck
was the man arrested. I was fined for
thing else7'
After the trial Beck appeared In the
county attorneys office and asked what
he should do If McConha attacked him.
lie was told that he should use ali
possible means to escape but ir that be-
came impossible he had the right to de-
fend himself.
The question OF the possession of the
child IL now before the court trying tho
divorce case. The parties had been ad-
Nised TO leave the matter entirely with
this court and the wife assented to this
but McConha did not consent.
The courier., 1903-04-04
NOTICE

Notice Is hcraby given that the Phil.
harmonic Society OF Lincoln. Nebraska,
has been organized and incorporated. The
name OF the corporation IL The phil
harmonic Society OF Lincoln, Nebraska T"
The principal place of trHnsacting it's bus
mess is In the city OF Lincoln Nebraska.
The general nature OF the huslncss to be
transacted is for the advancement OF mu-
sic aud to encourage its study, 10 purchase
music, and to acquire, buy, own, sell
lease or rent such real estate as may he
necessary to carry out ths objects OF tho
corpOration, The capital stock is one
thousand dollars divided into one hum
dred shares OF ten dollars each. No In
diNidual shareholder can at any time hold
more than ten shares OF stock. The
corporation shall commence business at
the time OF the adoption OF its articles
OF incorporation and shall terminate Jan
uary ], lsj2. No Indebtedness OF the cor
poration shall nj any time he incurred.
The affairs Of the corporation shall be
conducted by u board OF not exceeding
seven trustees Officers shall consist OF
president, vicc-president, secretary and
treasurer.
ALEX BERGER.
v, NJ. HALL, President.
ERpretaTV
The courier., 1903-04-04

that the law under which the bonds
wepe issued is Unconstitutional. never
having been propc, " passed It was
rcud twice I'm the house, where its title
was amended before passage. In the
senate another hill was substituted for
IL. he says, and therefore II never
passed both houses f4e- raises the
point also that II was really stock
subscription to the railroad, 800. 900
of Midland stock being Issued To- the
county I'm exchange for the bonds. and
this * something prohibited by law.
stu another point IL that the county
could not issue the bonds because at
the time its Indebtedness exceeded the
legal limitation OF 10 per cent of It's
assessed valuation.
similar controversy as to these
bonds came up In 1886. when the same
points, save as to the Coustitutlonality
of the law relating to bond Issues. were
raised In "A case iu federal court. At
that time the bonds bore 10 per cent In
terest. The Issues were all made up.
when the parties came TO a settlement,
the county agreeing to pay the Interest
II the rate was reduced to bla per cent.
Tho case was then dismissed.
Mr.. Pettls makes the point that this
was not an adjudication of the question
of the legality OF the bonds, a $ the case
never came to a trial and none of the
issues raised were ever determined by
"A court
Mr.. McDonald's answer, which fol-
lowed the statement OF Mr.. Smell close
ly. raises the point that this suit In
federal court decided every point I'm
favor OF the legality OF the bonds save
that of the constitutionality of the act.
Mr.. Mcdonald Is the owner of one of
the bonds. He claims that the
county by paying off two of these
bonds and by attempting To refund and
paying interest for thirty years has
recognized the validity of the bonds.
He says the county received 100000 of
the stock which II afterwards sold for
5000, "A sum II has retained ever since.
Mr.. Mcdonald says that the assessed
valuation of the county In 1871, when
the bonds were voted was 81, 225, ,66T, and
I'm 1872 when they were delivered To
the trustees, was si.529S27, while at
that time the Indebtedness did not eN-
coed $225,000. II Ii liz claimed that the
valuation at the time OF voting is the
proper criterion then the previous is-
sue of $3.50. 900 Midland Pacific bonds,
voted in 1870 and delivered I'm 1871. was
null and void and should not he inClud-
ed In the first computation, az the in
debtedness then was $2l0,0O0. while the
assessed valuation was not ten times
as much, being but Sl,529,099. lie in
sists however, that the 10 per cent
inhibition does not refer To the total.
but the intention was to prohibit the
giving of more than 10 per cent. of the
assessed valuation to any one company.
lie insists also that the recltals In the
bonds estop the county from doing
anything now, and the fact that 1t
treated the company as corporation
at the time prevents IL from question
ing ii was "A corporation I'm law.
The courier., 1903-04-04
WESTERN LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
First One Drafted Caused Too Much
Railway Mileage.

DENVER, April IA meeting Of
the magnates of the Western baseball
league will be held in this city to-
day for the purpose passing on
the schedule for the year. II WAS
found that the schedule AZ drawn
would give "a greater railroad mileage
than the magnates liked. Accordingly
Mr.. Sexton has draw three more sched-
ules which he wishes to submit to the
magnates. The last he has made up
has cut the mileage greatly, but it gives
a larger number of conflicting dates at
Kansas City and Milwaukee.
1t will also give certain teams series
OF seven games each at one or two
towns during the summer. Rather
than take the liberty of drafting the
schedule. when there was likely to be
decided objection on the part OF some
of the magnates, he thought the better
way would be to have all the magnates
present when the schedules were read.
The courier., 1903-04-04
NOT TO BECOME GOVERNOR
GENERAL wooD mas OTHER WORK
~ PHILIPPINES.

WASHINGTON. March Si.--It was
stated at war department today that
General Wood Ii not to become gov-
ernor OF the Philippines as n successor
OF Governor TAFT even should the III
ness Of the latter cause hts resignation.
General Wood. II Is stated. IL not To
interfere with conditions I'm the Moro
country so far as they relate to religi-
ous practices and slavery and polyg-
amy. The war department has deter
mined To treat the Moros according 10
the policy adopted for the government
OF the American Indians. Guided by
The reports of American officers, like
those of Captain pershing. the depart
ment Is convinced that this is not the
time to attempt innovations among the
Moros. Later. when the United states
authority Is more fully established the
gradual eNtcnCtion of slavery and sup
preston OF polygnmy may be att
tempted.
MANILA, March Si--Lleutenants
Reese and NiCkerson, who commanded
the FIRST and Fourth companies. re-
spectively, OF Macabebe scouts. when
the latter defeated the main body of
sun Miguols force March q, and killed
the Filipino leader have been recom-
inendcd for commissions In the regu-
lar army. Lieutenant Finlayson has
bcch recommended for promotion In the
scouts.
Otto Herter, OF the hospital corps,
VINO participated in the charge. shot
i've OF San Miguels men and lost his
own arm. has been recommended for a
medal of honor.
Governor Taft has directed the con-
tnuance OF the campaign In Rial
province. He Is determined to dispense
the remnants OF the insurgents and
bandits who are still In the field.
Five native volunteers who betrayed
the constabulary garrison at Dos
province OF Albay, have been sentenced
to death.
James Beasan. the dcfaulting cashier
OF the board of health, who was extra
dited from Shanghai, has been sem
fenced to ten years Imprisonment.
The courier., 1903-04-04
WILL ARGUE THE BOND CASE.
Judge Holmes VIII Listen to the
Controversy Today.

Evidence was heard Tuesday IN
Judge Holmes court on the proposed
action of the county commissioners Ia
refunding the old $780, 900 issue OF Mid
land Pacific bonds, Evidence was sub
mitted to the court after statements
of what each side expected to prove
were made by Il. +. Pettls. for
protestant, and Sawyer & Smell, at
torneys for j. w. Mcdonald, one
OF the bondholders. II was agreed that
most of the facts might be stipulated
and an adjournment was therefore TAX
ell until yesterday.
The application Of John w. Melon.
aid to become n party To the proceed
ings was granted. Mr.. Mcdonald filed
AN answer with the court in which he
pleaded that the county had been es-
topped from pleading the invalidity OF
the bonds by the payment of interest
for thirty years. by the receipt In pay
ment of the bond issue of an amount of
stock equal In face value to the bonds
which It later sold for $4,000. and rha
proceeds OF the sale IL has kept. j. L.
Hebnrd. who had desired to appear
with protest, withdrew from the
case
Mr.. Pettls attacks the validity of the
bonds on n number OF grounds. He
lays particular stress upon the claim
The courier., 1903-04-04
CONTRACTS FOR SIDEWALKS.
Eighty Let TO Contractor and sixty
Three Permits Granted.

Eighty contracts 10 build sidewalks
have been let to the city contractor
since January | and In the same length
of time siNty-threc permits have been
granted to property owners for the same
purpose. Scventy-fOur other sidewalks
have been condemned and probably will
be built ths summer. No work has been
done on the city contracts and none will
be done until there is no likelihood thar
frost will interfere. About seven blocks
OF brick walk have been laid by property
owners.
The sidewalk ordinance provides that
no walk shall be built except of stone
artificial stone, vitiihed or hard burned
brick, glass or iron. or a combination of
such materials. The walks must con
form to specifications prepared by the
city engineer aftet "A permit has been
obtained from theJ street commi ssioner.
Nearly all the walks laid are OF brick
In the business portion of the city all
walks must extent from the lot line 10
the curbing and no Dne shall be less than
four feet wide. No wooden sidewalk may
be repaired except1 hat It be temporarily
or for such tim ss3ak be necessary un-
The courier., 1903-04-04
Tests of llig Guns,

WASHINGTON, March 81 Ever since
gan last winter the navy department has
neen watching the big gun work of the
american ships and n separate sheet in
we we department shows exactly the results
obtained from every shot fired In target
practice on every ship. When the man
euNers began the practice was not very
sood because OF the large amount of green
snow steady Increase in proficiency that
Is extremely gratifying 10 the general
board mere. Last week Commander " ms
low Drought u report OF extraordinary
practice by the Massachusetts with Inc
big turret guns and now comes a report
from the little battleship Texas Of SantI-
ago fame that Is at least satisfactory
This shows when engaged at target prac.
tice at 1000 yards the target measuring
twenty-one by seventeen feet high, one
pointer made 100 per cent of hits anot her
20 per cent, and many over 80 per cent.
The courier., 1903-04-04
CRUM IN CHARGE OF OFFICE
Negro Collector of Customs In
stalled at CharlestOn.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. March 3l.-W.
ID. Crum took charge of the custom
house as collector of the port, having
taken the oath of Office last night There
was an immediate tender Of resignation
by the chief inspector Of customs. "A white
man. There mas been some talk here OF
an application to the courts for re-
straning order against Crum's exercising
the duties Of officc on the ground that
the president may not fill vacancies cN-
cept with the advice and consent of the
senate where the senate had had an OPP
pOrtunity to pass upon nominations. The
matter has been brought to the notice
of the mayor, and II H. said he has re-
ferred 1t to the corporation counsel for
consideration
The courier., 1903-04-04
Turf Company suspends.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March q The
Benedict Turf and Commission company,
an Investment concern established years
ago by John w. Benedict. who was later
succeeded by Walter Curtis, has suddenly
EeasSH n 0pe1%nS nt r.can G COMPANY f9prraGi
ing back about $4,000 during a run =.
moved TO this city. The propretors have
left town but before they left they sent
out n circular to scores OF investors stat
ing that they would not lose anything.
They carried nearly half million dol
lars OF business and practically all that
900 now at the MemDhis tracks. Their
NATL here was immense and n great batcn
of ii came today. They had Investors all
over the country.
The courier., 1903-04-04
DECIDE TO BUILD A HOME
Meeting OF the Country Club waa
Held Last NIGHT.

A meeting OF the country club was
held at the Commercial club rooms last
night at which plans for the year We're
enthusiastically discussed. IL was de-
cided to buy grounds and to erect a
club house this season. The club house
will probably cost from $1,000 to 81. GOO
Grounds will be laid out for golf links
and the country club home will contain
The courier., 1903-04-04
CHICAGO ALDERMAN HELD UP


CHICAGO. March 3l.-Wlth levellad
pistols three robbers this afternoon, in
sight of saloon filed with working
men, held up and robbed Alderman Ma
than 4. Brenncr of three hundred dol
lars I'm currency took ring from the
finger of his companion, Jacob kes.
sner. and leaping into the victims bug
gy, drove off unmolested The alder
man was on n campaign tour of the
saloons in the lumber district,
The courier., 1903-04-04
MacNengh VIII 60 10 The Hague.

WASHINGTON, March 3l-The presi-
dent has selected Wayne MacVeagh OF
ilttsbufs, who was a member
Of the cabinet of President Gar
neld, to represent the United
states at The Hague when tho
arbitration tribunal considers the uucs-
uOn OF preferential treatment as between
the allied and the non-allied powers hav.
ing clai' ~ against Venezuela In view Of
the smallness or the claims of some of
the non-allied powers, IL Is not improb-
able that Mr.. MacNeagh may be re-
quested also to assume charge of other
interests than those of his own country
men. otherwise there will be a most for.
midable array of legal talent to present
some rather insignificant Issues
The courier., 1903-04-04
FINES TELEGRAPH COMPANY
state OF Minnesota Proposes TO Pun
ish Western Union.

MINNEAPOLIS MINI, March 3l.-The
county attorney, In the name Of the state
Of Minnesota, has commenced action
against the Western Union Telegraph
company TO compel it to pay Il hne Of
one thousand dollars imposed by statute
upon the corporation because it has
failed TO pay the license required by the
state law. The company has made an
swer that its Minnesota holdings are
worth $500 600 but 1t does not have TO pay
a license because the statute is contrary
to the constitution Of the United States.
The case will be tried In the April term
Of court and will decide If the license
law is constitutional.
The courier., 1903-04-04
Colombian Congress- in May.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Dr Thomas
lierran. charge d'affaires of the "olom-
Dian legation, said today that he believes
later than May 10. 1t is assured at the
legation that complete returns from tho
late election have not yet been made Some
OF the districts are reached from .BugOta
only in II most round about way which
1t Is said. would account for delays in
determining the results of the elections
The regular session of the Colombia con-
Eress meets on July 20 next.
The courier., 1903-04-04
appeals In Pension Cases.

WASHINGTON. March 3i.-Durirg the
month OF Marcis the interior department
llhros.gh Its board of pension appeals, dts
- seos--hhRdIed 4ppeals IN pen..
sion cases, which IL three hundred In eX-
in the history of the department Assist
ant Secretary Miller expresses the opn-
ion that at the present rate OF increase
appeals can be disposed of within sixty
days after their fling as against the pre-
sent average of eighteen months Th.r
on appeal in the office and about six
hundred new ones are received each
month,
The courier., 1903-04-04
Wants Judge sweet Appointed.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Hepburn of Idaho had conference with
the president today. during which he rec
general for Porto Rico TO succeed AttOT.
ney General Harlan, resigned. Judge
Sweet was United States attorney for the
territory of Idaho under President Har-
rison, served two years on the supre me
bench of Idaho and was a member OF the
Fifthy-second and F'ifty-third congresses
The courier., 1903-04-04

Estate No. l729 of James II. Aud, de-
ceased, In County Court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
The State OF Nebraska, S.: Creditors OF
said estate will take notice that the time
limited for presentation and filing of claims
against said estate il October l5 1903 and
for payment Of debts Is May 2, 1904; that
| will sit at the county court room in said
county, on July l5, 1903, at +. NJ, and
on october Is, 1908, at p. NJ. to receiv".
examine, hear, allow or adjust all claims
and objections duly filed. Dated March Il,
1909 FRANK X. WATERS,
ISeall County Judge.
, BY WALTER A LEESE,
Clerk
The courier., 1903-04-04
Trying to Rescue Cleveland Men.

WASHINGTON. March 3l.--At the m
stance of Senator Hanna and "A number of
other Ohio people the state department is
making earnest efforts to succor a little
band of Cleveland men who went pros
Tccting in Honduras. In the party was
Dr. w, II. Gillespie, j. q. Pomerne, Fred
w. Goodrich, +. +. Wilson and J. h. Lin
coin They were last heard from at the
mouth of the Patuca, on the southeast
coast of Honduras. where they were re-
ported to be exhausted with no boat to
make their way to a seaport. Instructions
have been Cablod to Admiral COshlan at
Puerto CortcZ to send boat to the re-
lief of the party.