Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
ALL READY FOR ROOSEVELT
Lincoln COMMITTEES Completes Arrange
msnts for His Reception.
STATE OFFICERS TO OBSERVE ARBoR DAY
state superintendent Fowler An
nOunces that Junior Normal
Schools VIII open June s.
Davis Gets No Convicts.
(From a star Correspondent.l

LINCOLN, April 1s.-(SpeciaL)-Th gem
eral committee appointed to arrange for
the reception OF President Roosevelt met
this afternoon in the Office Of Congressman
Burkett. The military committee reported
that It had made arrangements to guard
the president during his stay in the city,
but Just what the plans are will not be
made public. The members Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic are to be given the
post OF honor surrounding the speakers
stand on the capitol grounds. A new stand
probably will be erected on the north side
OF the building. Members OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic will report to Cen
eral Culver and the Spanish veterans to
Captain Herpolsheimer. The cadet band
will play at the Burlington depot upon the
arrival OF the president at 1:10 D. m, after
which It will proceed to the campus to
await the return of the president to the
Northwestern depot. The university stu
dents will be massed in front Of the uni
verslty to extend the inevitable college
greeting as the president goes by on his
way to the latter depot.
Hagenow's band will furnish music at the
state house grounds. General Culver will
be marshal Of the day, and all orders will
hereafter emanate from his Office. The
school children will be massed along the
route in positions where they will be as
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Merchants are being urged by the COM
mittee to decorate their places Of business,
and owners Of private residences along the
route are asked to do the same. Indica-
tons are that there will be many old SOL
oilers here from all parts Of the state, and
many Of the Spanish veterans have signi-
fed their intention Of coming.
G~uardsmen Can Turn out.
Adjutant General Culver has issued an
). order that will permit all the members Of
the National Guard along the route Travelled
by the presidential party to have an OPP
portunity to do honor to the president.
This is the order:
Company commanders OF the Nebraska
National Guard occupying posts along the
route to be traversed by President Roose-
welt In this state between April rs and %
sGe neredSy on aI tbs dseas 10 tSe a- out their anG
departure of the president at their home
stations and will cooperate with the local
dent, preserving order and performing such
duties as may be required to contribute to
the success of the occasion.
ArbOr Day Plans.
The state officers met this afternoon with
Governor Mickey and arranged for their
Arbor day exercises. The exercises will
occur April 81 instead Of the 22d, because
several of the officers will be out of town
on the latter GATE. Inc trees VIII De
planted in the northwest part of the capitol
grounds in a cluster, one for each state
officer. The program now does not include
speeches.
Dates for Junior NOrmals.
superintendent Fowler stated this morn
ing that the junior normal schools would
be opened June 8. On that date no expects
to have at least 1000 teachers
in the hve schools. He has selected North
Platte as the place for the first school,
which he is permitted by the new law to
locate, and w. H. Gardener OF Auburn will
be its principal. Each school is to have a
faculty Of Ave teachers and more than
enough applications have been received
than are necessary to go round.
State Treasurer Mortensen has Issued an
other call for $50, 900 worth of warrants to
be delivered April rs. The numbers rur
from IS, 1s5 to So, 700. He has one call out
for $4,000, to be delivered April 81.
Davis Gets No ~COnvicts.
TIL Board OF Public Lands and Buildings
has decided against ex-Warden Davis in the
matter Of employing convict labor by re-
fusing to recognize the contract 1t made
with MT. Davis. At the meeting held this
afternoon Member Mortensen moved that
Mr.. Davis be allowed to employ twelve Of
the c%onvicts with which to start his buttor
factory and to secure the service OF the
Y other thirty-hve that he desired as rapidly
as possible. The motion was lost. This
means that the Lee Broom and Buster COM
pany will have a monopoly of the convict
labor.
Drops Dead from Chair.
Lewis Haywood, a we'll known citizen o
Lincoln, fell dead from his chair at hi
home this morning shortly after Z o'clock
Mr.. Hayward was alone in the room at tn,
\ time. Members of the household heard hin
? choke and cough and upon reaching tn
room found him dead. He was 81 years o
age and leaves one daughter. Though no
actively engaged in business, he was wei
known and was a prominent citizen. Tn
remains VIII be sent to Grand Island for in
terment.
Young Woman II Shocked.
The merchants of Lincoln are in a feve
81 excitement; from one end of the town /
the other tongues are wagglng; the socia
element is agog: City Clerk Pratt is throw
lng a At every other minute. The cause o
all this unusual activity is a charmin
young woman Of Genoa. She desires I
prevent the exhibition OF Imitation legs
In the show windows OF the mercantile es