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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-06
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Marion f. Sweeney. ATTORNEY y'"''
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
LAWYER SPoILS GOOD STORY
Attorney Objects Just When CoIOred
witness is About to Tell
Something.

Taking OF testimony in the murder case
of the State against Joseph Koslowski be-
gan Tuesday morning. Most of the wit
nesses for the state are colored men and
there promises to be more or less diversion
from the solemnity of the trial as the case
progresses. Bert Jones, the first witness.
at one point in his story told how he was
called outside of Roth's saloon.
"A man said a lady wanted to see me
outside 1 went out and there was another
man an the lady. We sat on a bench
an wus a-jonahin -"
1--WE object, your honor" interjected
Messrs. English and Murphy of the de-
Tense. in one breath.
1--WE wus a-jonahin' each othah," went on
the witness, who did not at once catch the
significance of the objection. IAN he wus
a-tellin' me how l looked wen he met me
in Shecago --'
I'VE insist on our objection. Hold on
there until the court rules" said Mr.. Eng
fish. and the witness stopped the Jonah
story Just where it was getting good for
the spectators.
Jones did not see the actual shooting,
but he described the lay of the land where
the killing occurred. He had seen Will
liam Rollins. who was killed, lying in the
hallway adjoining the saloon after he had
been shot and described the position in
which he lay.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.

Major NJ Gray Zalinski, chief quarter
master. Department of the Missouri, left
Sunday evening on a fifteen days leave OF
absence in the east accompanied by Mrs.
Zalinski. Captain Thomas Swobe is acting
chief quartermaster of the department dur
ing the absence of Major Zalinsk,
The following general court-martial SEN
fences have been promulgated: Privates
Louis b. Watson, Company X, Eighteenth
infantry Fort Leavenworth, desertion, dis
honorable discharge and three months i'm
prisonment; Charles Householder, Troop L.
Seventh cavalry, Fort Leavenworth, deser-
ton dishonorable discharge and eight
months imprisonment Claude f. Ballet,
Company A, Eighteenth infantry. Fort
Leavenworth absence without leave, dis
honorable discharge and three months inn
prisonment; George Dewitt. Troop X. Elev-
enth cavalry, Fort Des MOines, conduct
prejudcial to good order and military dis
cipline and drunkenness. dishonorable dis
charge and six months imprisonment;
Richard Eley, Company K, Third battalion
engineers. Fort Leavenworth, desertion.
dishonorable discharge and two years inn
prisonment; Henry d. Chesney, Sixty-irst
company coast artillery, Fort Deavenworth,
desertion, dishonorable discharge and eight
cen months Imprisonment; William Hook
aday, Troop II, Ninth cavalry, Fort Leav-
enworth, conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline dishonorable dis
charge and eighteen months Imprisonment
Jim Kelley, Company K, Eleventh infantry
Fort D. A. Russell. conduct prejudicial Ia
good order and military discipline, dishon-
orable discharge and two years tmprison-
ment
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
PUZZLE OVER TAX MATTERS
Question at City Hall IL When DO
They Become Due and
Delinquent

An important question which City Treas
urer Hennings and the legal department
Of the city will soon have to decide is
whether Omaha taxes become due and de-
linquent in December. The general rev.
enue law provides that taxes shall become
delinquent as follows: Personal taxes. De-
cember l OF the year the levy was made;
real estate on May l following the levy,
except in cities which have the right to
levy their own taxes.
A city official holds that under the new
charter GAMMA relinquished It's right to
levy and collect taxes and gave that right
to the county and consequently the gem
eral law would prevail. The charter pro-
vides also the general laws shall govern
when the personal and real estate taxes
shall become a lien on the property, which
is October / OF the present year, while I'M
der the old charter the taxes became a
lien on the property in February of the
present year. making the last second lien.
The matter has not yet been presented
formally 10 the city attorney, though
probably it viii be in short time.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
RECORD OF CITY TREASURER
Statement by Hennings to Com
merciaI Club shows what
He Has Done.

In view of the fact that the Commercial
club in former years has been interested
In his work, City Treasurer Hennings Tues
day sent communication to the executive
committee of the club summing up his
record. II is in part as follows;
During the five years ! have been in
office, that is from 1900 to 1905, the sum of
$l,75Is63 "a in personal taxes was levied by
the city of Omaha. OF this. $l25,0OO was en-
Joined by the courts and the net personal
taxes to be collected amounted to 81, $50, =
e63 o. During the five years I actually COL
lected a total In premiums and interest Of
taxes than we're levied during said period.
This is a showing which no city In the
United States the size of Omaha or larger
can duplicate.
communication was received from the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and the
Denver Board of Trade, inviting the club
to take part in a conference of commercial
bodies OF the beet sugar states. II. G.
Leavitt was made the clubs representa-
tive.
Commissioner McVann reported the Red
Oak Millwork company OF Red Oak, Ia,
and the Bear Cabinet company of Avoca-
Ia, had effected a combination with GER
tain Omaha people, whose names have not
been disclosed, and will establish a factory
in Omaha for the manufacture of lawn
swings, bookcases. cabinets and other
wooden articles. The company has deal
on for possession OF the Doup mattress fac
tory at Thirteenth and Nicholas streets
when Mr.. Doup shall move into his new
building.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
AUToISTS STRANDED AT NIGHT
Two Omaha Women wrecked on
Road to Lincoln and Rescued
by Young Man.

Stranded with an automobile on their
hands and left out in the cold. cold world
on a country road ten miles from Lincoln,
and, according to the principals, about
the same distance from everywhere else
at the dead of midnight, was the expert
ence of Mrs. Eva Hammond and Miss
Pearl Lovatt and young man whose
identity is not disclosed. All three of the
parties reside in Omaha, and they came
back to this dear old place on the traiG
after having left it the day before in an
automobile The machine is still some-
where in some blacksmith shop this side
of the great American desert getting re-
paired.
The three left Omaha Sunday at noon
intending to go to Fairbury through Lin
coin. Repeated knockouts to the machine
and fumbles by its engineer delayed prog
ress to such an extent that at midnight
on that beautiful Sunday they found them
selves absolutely helpless on the big road
ten miles from Lincoln.
1t was an hour later when a young man
from Lincoln. who was passing in his au-
tomobile, ran into them and agreed to
take them to Lincoln. The party arrived
in Lincoln at 2:30 and the young women.
both tired out. hut cheerful retired for a
short rest, while tho man in the case was
too indignant at everybody and everything
to go to sleep, so hn sat up in a big chair
at the Lindell and gave vent to his feel
ings. They retained to Omaha on the
train which leaves Lincoln at 545 a. m.
No word has been received from the ma
chine
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
ELECTION OFFICERS AFRAID
On Uneasy Seat Lest school Board
Cuts Their stipend One
Third.

Many clerks and Judges OF the election
are becoming uneasy lest the school board
refuse to allow them 80 a day which has
been the custom heretofore Should the
board allow this sum it win mean each
will receive 50 for the days work. the city
and county board each contributing Sc
Monday night the board referred the mat
ter to it's attorney, as the work was ma
terially reduced by the use of the voting
machines and there is disposition upon
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
at First church DR.. woelfkin will preach
at one and DR.. Burlingame at the other.
BEFORE THE PEOPLES BAR
Man Gets Three Months for striking
His wife with
Hatchet.

Three months in Jail was the penalty inn
posed on James Price when arraigned be-
fore the peoples bar Tuesday morning on
the charge Of wife beating.
Price was charged with striking his wife
over the head with Ratchet welded with
such force that the woman fell over and
bruised her body on the floor
The Price family resides at 1924 Webster
street. The assault occurred last Thurs
day evening, and the trouble is SAID tp
have started when Mrs. Price rebuksd her
husband for using vile language in the
presence Of the five children. The rebuke
lead to cross words. and later the assault.
The woman was struck with the broad side
Of the Ratchet and was attended by DR..
Vance. She is yet confined to her bed,
although the injuries will have no serious
results, ii is reported.
Price made little or no defense. one Of
his sons appeared in court and testified
he witnessed the assault Some time ago
Price was arrested on the charfge of in
sanity, but was released when 1t was
shown he was not insane but given to fits
of anger.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
FOUR MILLIONS IN PERMITS
Enormous Amount Of Money Invested in
Buildings in Omaha
YEARS RECORD SURPRISES ALL OTHERS
Construction work only Barely he
gun, So City VIII He Buster
Than Ever for Next
Two Years.

Since the first day of January the build
ing inspector has granted building permits
TO the amount of 100000 The figures
were compiled in the Office Tuesday morn
ing and what the amount will be before the
end of the year none Of the employees would
hazard a guess. This record eclipses any
I'm the history of Omaha. And this record
is to be materially advanced before De-
cember 81, for one OF the biggest of real
estate deals has just been made aud will
be ready for announcement in day or
two. meaning that the biggest individual
permit of the year is yet to be issued.
The building will be one destined to WELD
a vital influence upon the commercial and
industrial affairs of the city. 1t will mean
the employment of large numbers addition
ally OF wage earners.
In point Of private as well as public,
small as well as large buildings, Omaha
has this year outstripped anything of
previous years. 1t will require more than
another twelve months to complete all
the building projected, for the largest are
not begun, except the new Brandeis' build
ing. and il is but started Not a shovel
OF dirt has been turned for the new Young
Mems Christian association headquarters;
excavation for the Webster Sunderland
block is just under way, but that for a
number of others of similar proportions is
yet to be begun.
While. therefore, every building trades
man in Omaha who was willing has had
his hands full this year, he is promised d
far more busy season next year. and
doubtless the next.
As the readers of The Bee know Omaha
ranked first of all American cities for pei
cent Of increase in building for October
900 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
PROMINENT BAPTISTS HERE
Delegates 10 Conference Lasting
Three Days Arrive from
the East.

Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin, d. D.. and Mrs.
Woelfkin OF Brooklyn. and Rev. ]. Francis,
D. D., OF New York, arrived in Omaha
Tuesday morning to attend the Baptist
evangelistic conference, which will be held
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday at CAL
vary Baptist church. Rev. r. Z. Burr
ingame, d. D.. Of Chicago. Or. Gifford Of
New York. and Rev. f. E. ChiVers. D. D.,
OF New York, will be here Wednesday
morning. All these divines are to instruct
the local pastors in evangelistie work.
Invitations nave been sent to the Baptist
ministers In Iowa and Nebraska within a
radius Of 100 miles from Omaha.
After the conference, evangelisuc meet
ings viii be begun al Calvary church and
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
PENNYPACKER HAS SUPPORT
Large Number Of PennsylvHnin LcRis-
Iators In Favor of Program
of Governor.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov tA-since is
suing his proclamation Saturday, calling
for a special session Of the legislature to
consider reform legislation Governor Penny
packer has received assurances Of support
from great many Of the 2i3 members
Of the house of representatives and senate.
The prospect is that when the legislature
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
wr,gbt ,bc R1inmnker, Dying.

Word comes from san Diego, Cal, that
w r. Wright twenty years or more
prominent man Of Nemaha county and OF
Lincoln. and OF late years called wright
the rain maker" is lying very i'll at his
home in San Diego. For several months
he has been confined to the house and is
slowly dying.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
WITH THE BOwLERs.

The Storz Blue Ribbons were very rude
with the Krug Park team last night and
took three straight games. Like Monday
nights match every game was so close
that the results were in doubt up to the
last frames. II was a nice series to watch
as the best Of good nature prevailed
throughout, and at the finish the Krug
boys congratulated their opponents upon
their victory Zimmerman was high man
with SIC.
Tonight there is a special match on the
association alleys between the krug Parks
and the Life Malts OF the Commercial
league
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15

Edward Smith, colored, was arraigned in
police court Tuesday morning on a charge
Of cutting with intent to wound and kill
Irene Connors. The prisoner waived pre-
lim!nary examination and was bound over
to the district court in the sum Of $1,000
Robert Ford, also colored and arrested at
the time Of the cutting as a state witness,
has been placed under bond for his ap-
pearance in the district court.
The cutting of Miss Connors occurred
last week at the Cambridge hotel The
woman received seven knife slashes and
accused Smith of the assault. Smith main
tains, however Ford did the emitting
When arrested Smiths clothes and hat
were spattered with blood.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15

the part OF the board to reduce the amount
Of pay providing there Is a legal way TO
do It. A number Of clerks called upon
Secretary Burgess Tuesday morning TO
ask about the matter, but could get no
satisfaction.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
CAPTAIN vANDERBOOM BREAKS ARM
Foot Ball Team Greatly weakened by
Accident 20 Crack Player.

MADISON, wis, Nov. H.-Captain Van
derboom Of the Wisconsin university foot
ball team, broke his arm in practice to-
day
Vanderboom played left half and ihs
accident greatly weakened the team for the
contest with Michigan next Saturday, upon
the result Of which depends in a great
decree the western championship.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
High Bowling Record.

CANTON. o., Nov. 14.-At the state
bowling tournament here this afternoon
L. Frantz of Cleveland, in three games.
rolled 73s. This is claimed by members
Of the Ohio association to be the highest
individual score ever rolled at a iourna-
ment, thereby breaking the worlds record.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15

when shaking Dice,

SUTTON. Neb., Nov. 4-To the Editor
of The Bee: A comes into my place of
business to throw dice for cigars. A gets
beat three games and b gets oeat three
times. How much money does A owe b
for cigars? How many cigars does \ get
and b. Z. N. OCHSEUR.
Ans.-It's a standoff Each gets three
cigars and each owes for three.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15

English in the Grafton and MiddleseN fox
hound match, which concluded today, after
two weeks OF excellent sport. While the
contest was close, the decision was unan-
imous, the report being signed by all three
judges.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Bachmnnn wants in Council.

Justice Of the Peace BRchmann has SHE'D
his castor into the aldermauic ring with
the announcement he will make the race
next spring Mr.. Bachmann was recentlN
defeated al the primaries I'm the nominal
tions for justices Of the peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Mnnted.

Bids for the purchase and removal Of the
two-story brick building located on the
southwest corner of 14th and Douglas SITS,
FRANK B. KENNARD,
18th and Dodge SITS
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15

meets on January Is large majority OF
the members will be IN accord with the
governor and pass the legislation he has
suggested.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Union Pacific Earnings.

The statement of transportation opera
tions of the Union Pacific railroad for the
month of September shows earnings
amounting to 5000. 659.75 an increase OF
S4O5, 263 IA over the corresponding month Of
the previous year. The net earnings for
the three months ending September 30 were
IS 3s1. 74O.71, an increase of 81 1874 247.19 over
the same three months of 1901. This report
shows the per cent of gain for September
over September of last year is over 10 per
cent and that the per cent of gain for the
three months ending September so this year
is over is per cent over the corresponding
three months Of last year
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
sporting Brevities.

The Omaha High school foot ball team
will play tho Council Bluffs team at Lake
Manawa park Saturday afternoon. This
Is the game which was scheduled for the
Sprague Street Driving park two weeks
ago and which was postponed because of
the deluge of rain. The local boys are
quite confident after the ease with which
they wiped up Missouri Valley last Satur-
day but are nevertheless putting in their
best ticks at practice. s. q
The Omaha Commercial college team will
meet the Fort Crook soldiers at Vinton
Street park Saturday afternoon and the
game should be a corker. The soldiers
have been encouraged to put i'm good ticks
a practice after the good showing which
they have made so far this season and are
receiving the hearty backing of the whole
fort. The garrison at Fort Crook has big
heavy team and all that was lacking in the
early part of the season was training which
would permit the men to play for a whole
game. This branch of the game has been
improved
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Fitr nnd Gardner NOD Oncc.

OMAHA, Nov. H.-To the Editor of The
Bee: How many times did Fitzsimmons
and George Gardner meet, where did they
meet and what was the result.
Ans.-Once, at San Francisco, November
25 1903 Twenty rounds, FitZ won.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Strange Adventure

in auto led to painful accident, but Buck
lens Arnica Salve quickly healed all
wounds. % cents; guaranteed. For sale by
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
KRUG PARKS.
sToRZ BLUE RIBBONS.

Last night in the Commercial league
games on the Lentz & Williams alleys the
Falstaffs took two out of three games.
Berger holding high score The Life
Malts and Armour No. postponed their
meet until Friday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
NEBRASKA AND MINNESOTA
Intense Interest in the Game that Genes
Off on Saturday,
eopHIRs PREPARE FOR FIERCE STRUGGLE
booths Team VIII BE Accompanied
by Large crowd OF Rooters Eager
TO Back the Cornhuskers
All the way.

Lincoln is all stirred up over the foot
ball game at Minneapolis Saturday between
Minnesota and the Cornhuskers, and the
Indications are that the resources Of the
transportation Of the Northwestern railroad
will be taxed to carry the people who will
accompany the team when It goes to beard
the Gophers in their own camp.
Minnesota rooters have come to look upon
their team as invincible since the advent Of
DR. williams as coach and this has been
about true with a few notable exceptions.
Wisconsin took the wind out OF their sails
a week ago, which shows that Minnesota
can be beaten this year This fact gives the
rooters at Lincoln great encouragement and
many there are who hope for victory and
more who will back their opinion that Ne
braska will score.
Minnesota had experts on the sIdelines
at the Colorado Nebraska game and these
reported that Nebraska would be no foe to
be despised, but that the Cornhuskers
would come to Minneapolis with just as
large a team as DR.. Williams has to send
against them and that, although in some
points they might be a triie weak, in
others thoy would be found exceptionally
strong. At any rate DR.. Williams has put
his team behind closed doors for this week s
practice and the men are being put through
new stunts in special preparation for the
Nebraska game.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Northwestern.... 9S Opponents
American Honndn Win.

UPPERVILLE. Va, Nov. 14-The Ameri-
can hounds won the decision over the
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
ALONG ORIENT TO MEXICO
FsbrasksnI in Party Entertained by DiaE
and Other stAtSsmen.
GUESTS OF srIlLwElL ON THE TRIP
Representative Currie Tells of Roads
Progress and Opportunities of
IL and the Country Il
Traverses.

The Nebraskans who made the trip from
Kansas City to the City of Mexico over the
new Kansas City. Mexico & Orient rail-
road to inspect the road and to investigate
the country reached Omaha Tuesday night
on their return trip. delighted with their
outing and immensely pleased with what
they saw.
In all the party consisted of eighty people
representing twelve states, with one mem
Der from London. The Nebraska party
consisted Of: Charles +. MCGrew, vice
president of the Omaha National bank: c.
H. Brown Of the Omaha National bank;
DR.. A. Bear, vice president. and c. f.
Burnham, president of the Norfolk Ma
tional bank; c. A. Johnson, president of the
Nebraska National bank OF Crawford; Rep
resentative Frank Currie, stock grower Of
Crawford c. F. Coffee, stock grower Of
Chadron; E. c. Harris, president Of the
First National bank of Chadron.
Among the railroad men on the trip were:
Arthur E. Stilwell, president of the Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient, and L. Dickin-
son. vice president and general manager
OF the road and formerly general manager
of the Union Pacific, located in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Game at Omaha.

Lincoln enthusiasts are also worked up
over the prospect Of a renewal of athletic
relations between Kansas and Nebraska and
when this S brought about Omaha will in
all likelihood be given one of the big Ne
brsska games. The athletic managers
realize that they need Omaha as the scene
of one of their annual contests, for several
reasons. one OF the principal reasons is
that an Omaha game will tend TO greatly
swell the exchequer OF the athletic asso-
citation as about twice as many people
would turn out at Omaha as can get into
the grounds at Lincoln With a seating
capacity for 5000 at Vinton street park II
would be no trouble at all TO construct as
large beachers as needed along the side
lines when a crowd of 1900 could easily be
accommodated.
Western teams have all been making good
records in foot ball this fall the Nebraska
team having been scored upon but twice
Michigan and South Dakota. Michigan has
n clean record and no team has crossed
the Minnesota goal line except Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has been scored upon twice and
Chicago once. The record OF the games
played by the principal western teams are
given, and show the scoring powers OF some
Of these teams
statistics Up to Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Satisfied lin to Snturdav

Michigan, in its game with Ohio State on
Saturday. passed tho 40 mark in points
scored The statistics of the leading elevens
follow:
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
Guests of President Diaz.

The train consisted of eight coaches, the
finest of the road. including five Pullmans.
a diner, buffet and baggage car The party
was the guest at reception given by
President Diaz, by the vice president of
Mexico and by the governor of Chihuahua
and entertained by the municipal officers
of the towns at which the special stopped
The train left Kansas City October IS and
returned November 13
In discussing the trip Representative
Currie said
1T was the most enjoyable trip ! ever
took in my life or ever expect to take
We stopped at all the important places in
Mexico enroute to the capital and made
side trips into the surrounding country
from seventy-tive to $50 miles. Every mile
of the new road is through a productive
country and during the whole of its course
does not touch n desert. The country is
excellent and the northern part is being
rapidly settled up with Americans and be-
fore long the Americans will have all of 1t.
That portion which we visited is rich in
agricultural possibilities. minerals and fruit.
The Orient has direct line from Kansas
City to Port Stilwell, one OF che best out
let's on the Pacific coast, and is 500 miles
shorter than any other route