Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-27

F. Bryant. Lincoln. Discussion. Prof. \.
W. Preston. Fremont. Prof. q. W. A
T"Roys' clubs. Camps. Etc" Mogy Bern
stein, Omaha. Discussion. Henry b Hoag-
land, Lincoln, Superintendent F. J. Nun
;The Allen Dale Farm and other Legal
Remedies" Captain Edward l. Bradley,
Chicago Discussion, Superintendent 3; ID.
Hayward, kearney. Superintendent Har-
riet II. Heller, Omaha.
business meeting.
Teachers of Literature-Wednesda p
m. Room $40, library Margaret f. Thomp-
son, Crete, president; Sarah Wore Taylor
South Omaha, vice president.
Report of English Committee, a. A.
Reed, Superior
Address, The Teaching of Literature"
DR.. Myra Reynolds, Chicago university.
Round table discussions on ca Methods
OF Teaching Literature;" OBJ Questions OF
Teachers in the Work.
Music.
Election Of officers.
Teachers Of Physical Science-we Wednesday.
2 p. m, lecture room, Physics hall. II.
Brownell, Peru, president; II. A. Senter.
Omaha, secretary.
Presidents address. Preparation for
Teaching Physics Q5 minutes).
Report Continued of committee on geog-
raphy teaching.
Topography Teaching as Viewed by
Some Type Lessons" Oeafiets dstrlb-
uted). n. A Bengtson. Peru.
General discussion Qb minutes).
Report Continued of committee on status
OF chemistry teaching in the high schools
Of Nebraska, Benton Dales, Lincoln
Things new In apparatus, with exhibit OF
their use Q5 minutes), department OF phys
les, State university.
Report on current science literature and
publications, IL o. Sutton, Kearney.
DIR. D. b. Brace; an Appreciation"
Frank F. Almy.
half half '''O"' WIN eO'N'D' y
! Teachers OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 2 p. m.
! chemistry lecture room. J. A: Mercer,
Kearney, president: ]. A. Loveland. Lin
coin, secretary.
Value of Laboratory Work in Teaching
| Agriculture" w. l.. French, Lincoln.
Agriculture in Public Schools" E. c.
Bishop. deputy state superintendent: .>
| DR.. @. A. Loveland, University of Ne
braske.
| Industries and People" illustrated with
stereopticon). DIR. G. f. Condrs. University
General session-w wednesday evening St
Pauls church, o'clock.
| Invocation Rev. John w. Jones, Lincoln.
Address Of welcome. Hon. @. w. Berge
| Lincoln.
Response. Superintendent W. M. David
! son. Omaha.
| Concert, George Champion Concert COM
pany.
Visited Every Convict.
| Governor Mickey said today that he WIS.,
| tied every cell in the state penitentiary
| yesterday afternoon and conversed with
| all OF the prisoners. He said that the num-
Der asking for clemency was surprisingly
small. He talked with the men OF their
offenses and encouraged them to lead bet
ter lives. The prisoners did not have their
usual Christmas minstrel show. because
Of the considerable amount of labor needed
in preparation. Many of the prisoners re-
ceived gifts from friends and relatives
The governor expressed his pleasure over
conditions as he found them at the insti-
tuition. There ia not a single case OF sick
ness at the present time. owing to the
perfection of the sanitation of the cells
and the care exercised by the prison Of
fcials in caring for the men
While at the prison the governor was
thanked by Sargent, the Madison county
man who will receive his freedom New
Years eve. under communication issued a
few days ago. Sargent told the governor
that he will go to one OF his two brothers
who reside in the northwestern part of the
state. The man has served longer time
in the penitentiary than any of the other
prisoners. having been committed more
than twelve years ago. He was sentenced
for the murder of his wife.
Appeal Register of Deeds Decision.
At the office of the clerk of the suprem,
! court this afternoon II was stated that a
motion for a rehearing will be filed in the
! register OF ueeOs case ITOiD NrdBe county
involving that portion of the biennial leg
islation which affects the office of register
The act was held to be invalid by tn,
supreme court in memorandum opinion
in October, but the formal decision wa!
not handed down until December b, anC
the motion for a rehearing will date from
that time in order to get within the rul
which requires such a motion to be mad
within forty days. There is disposition
to make the proposed application for
5 rehearing play part in the controvers.
over the county commissionership, whicl
is still unsettled in Lancaster county.
!. The question has arisen because the de
| termination OF the two republican incum
i bents of the ONCE OF commissioner to TAX
no part In the controversy between lie
Newton, the democratic incumbent, an
Robert Pickel who was elected In Novem
J. Der. which would leave the two official
> to fight the matter out In the courts.
is stated however. that the county at
torneys office will write an opinion 10
the commissioners advising the recognitio
of Pickel. It is pointed out that tn
county attorney gave out an opinion las
fall that a commissioner should be electe
and to the effect that the new law doe
not apply TO this county.
Newton takes the position that the con
missioner law has not yet been tested
the courts and that he will be oblige
to retain the Office until the act is hel
invalid in a formal manner, since there
a possibility otherwise that his bond migl
be affected
The friends OF Pickel are urging that
he is kept out OF Office until the birds
contracts are let, it will excite lot
criticism from those who have contendt
that the bridge contractors and the count
officials have often been too friendly.
e., wallis New BID for Fame.
Representative Joe Burns found a larl
gold nugget in the craw of a Christina
turkey sent him by John Wall of Arcad
and he believes that his find proves Il
existence OF gold in the Valley coun
hills. II IL believed that the turkey pick
the metal on John Walls farm in Il
neighborhood of Arcadia. 1t is suggests
that the present find bears out the sto
sent out from st. Louis a few mont
ago that chickens sent to the market fro
that section OF Nebraska were found
have gold in their craws, Once before tn
II was reported that gold had been fou
In the sandy region which cuts throul
the southwestern part OF that count
along the course Of the Middle Lou
which rises in Hooker county. Geologis
have maintained that gold exists in [