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Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska-ShOwcrs aud
Cooler Saturday. sunday Fair and
Warmer In Western Portion.

PRRe.
1 Insurance Pool for Lobbying.
Banquet 60 Woodmen Executives.
Loomis Gets Even with Michael
Carnival DrnwinE BiE Crowds.
yellow Fever on Increase.
skies In Hungary Are Clearing.
3 News from All Parts of Nebraska.
Mission Society Closes LabOrs.
4 Court orders Packers to Plead.
3 Japanese Tells OF COnVersiOn.
Great Loss by storm Mt Manila.
o Fight over Electric wires.
Affairs Rt south Omaha.
DeVOtiOns of Jewish New Year.
Money for Park and Road Funds.
= Happenings which Are Peculiar.
. Growth of the Electric Industry.
President Does Not Accept Gifts.
10 Editorial.
IL Organized Fight on Parcels Post.
Candidates File Expense Bills.
A. to Telephone Toll Lines.
II Sporting Events of the Day.
Commercial Review of the Week.
IL Financial and Commercial.
15 Council BLUFFS and Iowa News.
BengaIese Are Greatly Excited.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
MILLIONAIRE KILLS HIMSELF
william ". Travers, New York Cap
ItaIist and CIubmRn, Takes His
Life with Revolver.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s-william r. Trav-
ers, millionaire man OF leisure, son of
the celebrated wit and wall street ope-
rator, William r. Travers, committed sui
eide today by shooting himself through the
head In his apartments in Madison ave-
nue.. The suicide is inexplicable, Mr.. n-"'-
ers being in the prime of life. in fair
and the possessor OF a large fortune.
Travers married Miss Lilly Hartman. a
sister OF Mrs. w X. Vanderbilt, jr The
couple separated three years ago, Mrs
Travcrs going to Paris to live. Mr.. Trav-
ers was an uncle OF Mrs. Clarence Mackay.
He had two sisters, Mrs. James Wadsworth
of Genesee, N. Y. and Mrs. Walter Gay,
now living in Paris. Since his separation
from his wife he had lived entirely alone
with the care of his valet Martin Moon.
When Mr. Travers arose this morning he
appeared to be in excellent spirits and
after breakfast told his valet he would
not require his services during the day.
Shortly after noon a maid found Mr.. Trav-
ers lying dead on his bed with a revolver
by his side He had placed the muzzle
Of the weapon in his mouth and sent n
bullet through his brain. He left several
letters, all relating to business AFFAIRS, and
giving no clue to the cause Of the suicide.
Mr. Travers never engaged in any business
except when about six months ago. as
an experiment he became a partner in the
banking house of Hugh Eddy the affairs
Of which. however, engaged little of his
time. Mr.. Travers, who was 40 years old,
was a member of the Knickerbocker. the
New York Athletic, the Tennis Racket and
many other clubs
NEWPORT. r, l., Sept. 2s.-News Of the
suicide of William r. Travers caused great
surprise among his acquaintances. Mr.. Trav-
ers was well known here. His legal resi-
dence was in this city and he had exten-
sive property holdings hereabouts. He was
prominent socially and in a business way in
, Newport for many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
FIVE BODIES IN ONE GRAVE
Funeral of Mrs. COnditt and Her Chill
dren who Were Murdered
Near Edna, Texas.

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 2s-The bodies OF
Mrs A. J. Conditt. her 1S-year-old daughter
and her three sons, who were murdered
yesterday near Edna. Tex. by a negro.
were Inferred this afternoon in single
grave.
The discovery OF a bloody adze with
which the crime was committed and a
bundle of discarded clothing. found by
boodhounds short distance from the
scene Of the tragedy, are the only olews
left by the murderer. However as a re-
suit OF suspicion against Hank Gibson.
l7-year-old negro boy, who was working I'm
nearby field anS who gave the first
alarm. his home was searched and a table,
cloth with bundle OF bloody clothing
was found concealed between the covers
OF bed. II Mr.. Conditt. the husband Is
able 10 Identify the articles. the negro will
probably be lynehed,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
SWIFTS WILL FILE TEST SUIT
Validity of Minnesota Law Taxing
Franchises of Outside Corpora
tIons 20 BE Determined.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 29.-Swift and Company.
the big packing concern which has a plant
at South 81. Paul, is TO be used as a me-
dium for a test in the courts as TO the
right of the state 10 tax the franchises OF
foreign corporations doing business in
Minnesota under the Somerville act. T.
], Meigher Of Preston made a motion 10
this effect at the meeting OF the State
Board OF Equalization today following a
raise OF 90 per cent Of the personal prop
erty assessment returned by the company
in Dakota county. The motion was
adopted
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
Movements of Ocean vessels sept. 20.

At New York-Arrived: Liguria from
Naples; Madonna, from Marseilles; Lu-
Havre. Sailed: Celtic, from Liverpool
At Glasgow-Sailed: Numidlan.. for New
York.
At Liverpool-Arrived: Arabic from Bos-
ton.
Al Dover-sailed: Moltke. for New York
via BouoRne.
At Naples-Arrived: Romantic. from Bos-
ton.
At Queenstown-Arrived Campania. from
New York.
At DePtford-Arrived; Manitou, from
Philadelphla-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
Management Looks for Crowd Today that
Will Eclipse All Figures
Ill THE BOOTHS ARE NOW OCCUPIED
Exhibits Complete and Well PatrOnissd BY
Merry Making VisitSrs.
NINE. AMI TELLS OF HER DARING FEAT
Ak-Sav-Ben Program.

Gates open from a. m. until midnight.
Band concerts / and p. m.
Free Attractions-Mme. Ami, aerial artist,
1885 and s pm; Phil u. Greene, spiral tower,
wire acts, 2:i0 and p. m; slide for life,
315 and :55 p. m.
All shows open at l 80 and 7:S0 p. M
Babcock loops the loop in the stadium
at $3.50 and $3.50 p m.
Douglas County Agricultural society ex-
hbition
Today is Children's, Elks and Royal
AChates day,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
Business of the Land ONCE.

Commissioner Richards of the general
land office today forwarded to the secre-
tary Of the interior his annual report COW
ering the fiscal year ending June 30 last. II
shows that during the year 1697s.075 acres Of
the public lands and 77,546 acres of Indian
lands were disposed OF. the total exceeding
that for 1904 by 65O.SOO acres.
OF the public land disposed of 12,ss5,571
acres were entered under the homestead
law, 696,677 under the timber and stone law,
III ,14 under the desert land law and 5s5, ,5O7
acres of swamp lands patented.
The total receipts for the year, including
those for the sale of Indian lands, were
S7,O17.S11
The patents issued numbered s1,OS4. as
against 56, 1856 the preceding year.
There were pending in the of1ce July 1
last $50 cases awaiting adjudication a de-
crease of 36,Oi2 from the number pending
July 1, 1904.
Under the law the net proceeds of the
sale for the land are covered into the treas
ury for the beneft of the irrigation recla-
nation fund, and the total amounts for the
year TO be so disposed OF is approximately
"a, ,757 97S, TO be distributed among the states
and territories a 8 follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
,ere you at the carnival last night7

We're you at the carnival last mighty
Well il you stayed at home you missed
II. More than 5000 OF your fellow citizens
were there and all of them seemed to have
oceans of fun. They visited the shows,
watched the outdoor performances, rode the
merry go round, ate candy and threw con-
fetti. And withal they had such pleasant
time that it was long after II o'clock before
there was any appreciable decrease in the
number on the grounds.
On the corresponding day of last year
Brother Welsh and Jupiter Pluvius frowned
on the carnival and the flood gates of
heaven were opened. Only s24 persons at
tended. But the fourth day was Saturday
and 1t was a big one for nearly 10000 people
visited the big show. Doc Breed and Harold
Bushea say that 20OOO will be easy today II
Brother Welsh will keep the rain away.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30

KINGS HIGHWAY BUSY
Thousands Spend Evening in Joys Of the
Carnival Street Fair.
ATTENDANCE STILL MAKING NEW RECORDS
Management Looks for Crowd Today that
Will Eclipse All Figures
ALL THE BOOTHS ARE NOW OCCUPIED
Exhibits Complete and Well PatrOnissd BY
Merry Making Visitors.
NINE. AMI TELLS OF HER DARING FEAT
walking n Ceiling Makes Her Nervous
when Accompanied by Fire
works and other Carnival
Incidents.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
whisky rate Hearing.

The Interstate Commerce commission
today set for hearing in this district on
October 20 the case of the National Whole
sale Liquor Dealers Association or Amer
lea against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad and thirty other railroads, in
cluding practically all of the principal lines
in the United States The complaint In
wolves the freight charges on alcohol. high
wines and spirits and the rate on whisky
from east and middle west points to Pacific
coast terminals. The charges on whisky
exceed those on alcohol. high wines and
high-proof spirits 50 cents per 100 pounds in
less than carload lots and 70 cents per 100
pounds in carload lots. both rates having
been advanced in April, 1904. The COM
plainants are seeking relief from the al
legged discriminating rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
Rnnths All Gone.

Doc Breed was about the grounds all day
dsposing Of the booths and when night
came only one was left 1t was said that
three men were trying to get It after Mr..
Breed had gone to bed. All the booths and
shows had a good business.
The only really new feature Of the day
was the merry -go-round, which began
operations in the evening. II is a fast one,
with newly painted horses and became pop
ular at once.
Nine. Ami. the human ny, walked on the
ceiling at :35 and at 8. Everybody knows
she keeps her inverted position by means Of
rubber vacuum cups on her shoes, but they
cannot understand how she let's loose her
hold on the board above her She explained
to a reporter and showed him a little wire
which she presses with her toes to let air
into the cup when she wants to take the
next step.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
Madame IL Nervous.
"It makes me a little nervous" 50
Nine Ami at is not because / am L
side down, but the fireworks are so brig

"It makes me a little nervous" said
Nine Ami at is not because / am up
side down, but the fireworks are bright
and make much noise. l am not afraid
OF falling, though I did fall once, down
in Mexico, There was something the mat
ter with the apparatus. A little scratch
on the surface of the mahogany on which
walk would mean a terrible fall and per-
haps death for me-"
A large crowd assembled at the stadium
in the evening to see Prince Youtuckeys $
high wire acts. also the loop the loop and
the high dive. The dive could not be
done on account of the wind. The ping
pong girls proved themselves very popular
Hundreds rode the elephant and the
camel. Once the elephant became hungry
and he stopped at a booth and stuck out
his trunk for something to eat. He eb-
solutely refused to proceed until he had
been given seven roast beef sandwiches.
eleven pieces of sugar, a loaf of bread and
two apples. II all went out of sight in a
hurry.
Monday will be free day for the chill
dren of the orphanages of the city. The
management desires that the heads Of
these institutions come and bring the
children with them. The shows will be free
for the little ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30

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Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
War on Comic Postal Cards.


Acting Postmaster General Hitchcock, in
a circular mailed today TO all postmasters,
has renewed the campaign started recently
against objectionable postcards. He has
called attention 10 the rule which bars from
the mails every card bearing a picture or
language that is obscene, indecent or i'm
properly suggestive. The use Of the malls
for pictorial cards has been so extensive
that the department says 1t has extended
the comic valentine season over the entire
year. Most Of the complaints come from
persons who have been the recipients of
vulgar cards mailed anonymously.
COrteIyOu Back from Vacation.
Postmaster General Cortelyou returned 10
washington tonight from his annual vaca-
ton, most OF which has been spent on Long
Island
Senator Hepburn Improving.
Senator Hepburn OF Idaho who has been
IN with a mild attack OF appendicitis, is
improving rapidly. and IL is expected he will
leave his room in a few days. The attack
manifested Itself on Tuesday night. when
the senator was on a train coming to wash,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
Postal Matters

Iowa rural routes ordered established
December l. Elgin, Fayette county. routes
four and five, population 1O45. houses 200;
Northampton, Chickasaw county, route 6,
population $40, houses 1O2; Waterville, AL
lamakee county, route 8, population $50.
houses 1l2.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30

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Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-30
MICHAEL TARGET FOR LOOMS
Assistant Secretary of State Gets Ever
wi b Nebraska Men.
STATE CIPHER TAKEN FROM HIS HANDS
over Twenty-Eisht million Dollars
Received by the Treasury Appli-
Irrigation
q a, aA"'i,n"I Il.
cFrom a star correspondentO

WASHINGTON Sept 29.-(Special Tele-
gram) Friends of Colonel w. II. Michael
Of Nebraska, chief clerk Of the State depart
ment, are greatly wrought up over an
order just promulgated by Acting Secre-
tary Loomis removing the handling OF
cipher dispatches from the hands of the
chief clerk and placing them In charge or
the chief Of the appointment division. Mr..
Loomis alleged reason for making the
change Is that there has been serious
leakage Of important state secrets. MIR.
Michaers friends, and there are many, In
sist that Acting Secretary Loomis took this
opportunity to strike a blow at Colonel
Michael because, like most other depart
ment officials he was on Mr.. Bowen's side
during his recent controversy with Mr..
Loomis
While Mr. Michael was in the west on
his vacation, Mr.. Loomis, whose life in
the State department will terminate next
week suggested in a letter to the presi-
dent that it would be a good thing to sep
crate the cipher work from the chief clerk 5
office. The president, without knowing the
reason for Loomis animus toward Michael,
agreed to the change and it was announced.
Colonel Michael's friends look upon the
removal OF the work as a reflection on his
integrity as an official. For a number of
years Colonel Michael has been chief clerk
of the State department, going into Of
flee with Secretary John Sherman. He
is extremely popular with representatives
of foreign governments and friends of the
colonel think Loomis' action an uncalled
for insult Just what action Secretary Root
will take when he takes up the duties OF
| the State department Is problematical.
The commissioner of the general land
office today gave out a statement Showing
the estimated amounts that will be covered
! into the treasury to the credit of the re-
| clamation fund from the sales of public
lands during the fiscal year. These
! amounts, it is asserted, are not precisely
accurate, because accounts have not YET
been adjusted, but are a close approx
| nation based on receipts and expenditures
| The total amount covered into the treas
ury since the passage of the reclamation
act from various states and territories tC
June 3d. 1906 was s2s02s,57O. OF this Ne
! braska contributed S6l3,i99 all told $20, 7S
passing to the credit of the reclamation
! fund during the last fiscal year.
| During the fiscal year Just ended by thu
| sale OF public lands in South Dakota ther'
was turned into reclamation funds Sl74,44
making South Dakota's total contribution
1913 931.
Wyoming contributed s24S,9s2 during las
fiscal year which added to lands pre-
vlously sold under the provisions of tn,
| reclamation act shows that state contri
buted up to the present time. Sl.244.717.
Postal Matters.
Iowa rural routes ordered established
! December /: Elgin, Fayette county. route
four and five, population 1,O45, houses 200
! Northampton, Chickasaw county, route q
population $40, houses 1O2; Watervile AL
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
A Mysterious Death.

AT Forest City the whole COM
munity is at sea as to the cause
or manner of the death of James
Gibson, a negro, 81 years old,
who was found dead by his wife
and mother, sitting upright in a
chair at his home. His body was
tied to the back of the chair by
means of a towel. No marks Of
violence were found on his per.
son except a stab in the femoral
artery, indicating that the wound
had been made by the blade Of a
pocketknife. A knife was found
in the chair in which the dead
man sat.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
II A R D Y

Prof. C. C. Armstrong OF Ash
Flat was in Hardy this week.
Wesley E. Davidson of Woods
brought a load OF furs over the
other day and sold them to s. +.
Turner.
Mrs. Hannah Cope, wife of
William Cope, died Of pneumonia
on Saturday and was bulie1 here
Sunday.
Deputy sheriff s. T. Sheriff.
attended the adjourned term of
county court a: Evening Shade
this week.
Anderson Paden, the King
Mills mill man, was here Tuesday
on business and on his way to
Imboden.
The young people of Hardy
enjoyed "a musical entertainment
at the home of Miss Lucy Pepoon
Monday night.
The homeseekers' season has
opened up again. |. M. Gray,
the real estate man, had three
prospcctors with him Monday.
Grover Davidson of Evening
Shade was here on Tuesday, on
his way home from Williford,
where he had been visiting rela .
tives.
Dock Johnson, who lives one
mile east of Hardy, gave "a dance
on Friday night, at which some
parties danced until 6 O'Clock
Saturday morning.
Rufus Hastings Of Franklin
made a trip here recently to visit
relatives and to transact some
business, in other words, killing
two birds with one stone.
Mack Carpenter lost a 900.
pound steer last week. 1t took
sick while Mack was feeding and
died within twenty minutes. The
animal is supposed to have
choked to death.
Robert Lee Stephens and Miss
Minnie Goodwin were married
here at the Hastings Hotel or
last Sunday night at 8 o'clock
The boys were in the dark about
the matter and did not see the
wedding.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
BY CLAUDEL. COGER.
Suicides With Pocket Knile.

England, Feb. 18,-Jasper Lee,
a farmer about SO years of age,
living east of here, near Tomber-
lin, committed suicide last night
by cutting his throat with a pock.
ct knife. His dead body was
found this morning in his barn,
where he had gone last night to
end his life.
Lee leaves his wife and sever
al children. He was one of the
most extensive farmers in this
section, and was a widely known
citizen.
Several theories have been ad.
vanced relative TO the cause Of
his surprising suicide. Despond'
ENJOY over the low price OF farm
products, especially cotton, is
one tn cory, and another is
that Lee brooded over the fear
that his health was failing. No
one seems able to account for
the act. He seemingly had ev.
erything to make him contented.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
EStraI Notice.
State of Arkansas, !
County of Sharp. I

State of Arkansas,
County of Sharp.
We, W. K. SpurIock, Joseph
Holt and James Holt, three citi-
zens OF the county and house,
holders therein, having thereto
been appointed by J. d. Paden,
a Justice of the Peace of the
county, have this day viewed a
certain horse shown to us by
Walter Murphy as an estray.
Said horse is a bay and about Is
hands high, with white spot in
forehead and right foot white;
some gear marks, shod in fore
feet and four years old, aud we
do value said horse to be worth
thirty.two dollars and fifty dents.
This the 30th day Of January,
1905.
W. K. Spurlock,
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
KIN G MIL S.

Health is reasonably good.
Anderson Paden is putting IN
a sawmill.
Tom Spurlock lost a fine horse
a few nights ago.
Will Paden and Arthur Birch
field started TO Texas a few days
ago.
After six weeks of snow, ice
and sleet, the end is not yet in
sight.
The Thermometer registered Is
degrees below zero here on the
morning of the 18th.
The past six weeks have been
the hardest time on corn cribs
and d.piles that we have ever
known.
The public school at Liberty
Hill has suspended on account of
the severe weather. The Sunday
school is also frozen cut.
Aunt Jane.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

Notice hereby given that the undersigned sheriff and ex.oo
collector within and for the county OF Sharp and state Of
Arkansas the following places on the following dates TOR
the collecting CT said county for the 1904
to-wit:
Big Creek township, Caamine Friday and Saturday JAM 70
and 21 .
Strawberry township Institute Monday and Tuesday, JAN u
and a. =.
Lebanon township School House, Wednesday, jan
Big Rock township, Poughkeepse Thursday JAM 26 Mt P
gah, Friday, Jan. q.
Washington township, Powels Chapel Saturday, jan 2s
Morgan township, Center, Monday, Jan. 80.
Davidson township, King Mills, Tuesday, JAN 81
Highland township, School House, Wednesday, Feb l.
Rohwoods township Ash Flat Thursday and Friday Feb
Lave Creek township Camp Ground, Saturday, Feb. 4.
Sullivan township, Brckle Springs Monday Feb o. sidney
Tuesday, Feb. T.
johnson township, precinct, Wednesday, Feb 8.
Pney township Evening Shade Thursday Friday and
Saturday, Feb g. 10 and H. -
jackson township Wfod Monday and Tuesday, Feb H.
Union township, Garner place. Wednesday, Feb 22
North Union township, Armstrong, Thursday Fsb 3d.
Upper North township, Wirth, Friday, Feb. "a.
Lower North township, Coats, SATURDAY., Feb %
Hardy township Hardy Monday and Tuesday, Feb " and 70
Given under my hand this 10th day of December 1904
G. II. NJ a h eny
SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
Whiskey Seller pardoned.

Hugh Cunningham of Walnut
Ridge was pardoned last Satur.
day by Governor Davis and res.
tored to citizenship, Cunning
ham was convicted and fined $50
at the November term of the
eastern district of the Lawrence
county circuit court on a charge
Of selling whiskey without a Ii
cense.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
BEAUTIFUL Bible.

The most beautiful volume in the con-
gressional library at Washington Is a
Bible which was transcribed on parch-
ment by a monk In the sixteenth CEN
tury. The general lettering is in the
German text, each letter is perfect, and
there is not a scratch or blot from lid
to lid. Each chapter begins with large
Illuminated letter, in which is drawn
the figure Of a saint, some incident Of
whom the chapter tells.
Sharp County record., 1905-02-24
COMPETITION.

II is said Competition is the life OF trade Whether
this be so or not can't say but have chance
to demonstrate the matter in the milling business
Some OF my competitors have come out in print pro-
posing to grind wheat for lower rate OF profit than any
one else giving the following amounts OF flour, etc:
Up to So h. wheat 81 lbs irst patent and 80 lbs
lbs second; 60 and 81 h. wheat 81 lbs first patent and
IS lbs second 62 h. wheat and up 80 lbs first patent
and 36 lbs second together with y lbs bran and shorts.
Now these men can't afford to do this and neither
any one else. Every who knows anything about
this system of milling will tell you so but before ! will
stand and be choked off from my friends who have stood
by from first to last will see them and 60 them
better, as they say in playing some game.
will give you straight 80 lbs first patent, 36 lbs. sec
lbs. bran and shorts for every bushel of wheat.
AS have said, can't afford to do this but believe /
in position to stand it as long as they
AS sackng your -four, while part of the time in the
past was able to do so, but put ii up in
any way you want it, While lhave cleaned much
wheat for seed, yet | am ready and willing to do so
when | am not crowded with grinding and Will be more
than glad to do
AS to buying wheat expect to be in the market and
ready to buy all the wheat can get paying every cent
get out of it, and should you have any for sale
would like to naye chance at it.
In conclusion wish to extend to and all my thanks
for the patronage you have given since started ten
years ago. and hope my of conducting the milling
business has been pleasant with your patronage
has been with me. Hoping may have the pleasure OF
seeing you at mill soon | am,