Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-05
DEMAND MORE BIBLE STUDY
sunday School Workers Protest on Method
Of0onapoting Ohautauquas,
WOMAN CLAIMS DISTINGUISHED NAMES
War Among Insurance Companies
Has Resulted In q Decrease
in Rates for Farm
Property.
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From a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Aug. A--(special)-A spe-
cial meeting Of the executive committee
Of the state Sunday school association was
called to meet at Colfax today to protest
against the action ~ the chautauquas Of
the state in negIecting the Bible instruction
feature Of the chautauquas. b. F. Mitchell
the state secretary, stated today: The
original idea Of the chautauqua was for
religious instruction. 1t was planned by
Bishop Vincent and the first chautauquas
were strong in that feature Now II Is
proposed TO drop that enurely. The Sun
day school workers propose to use every
means possible to get It restored. This year
nearly every chautauqua In the state has
left out the Bible instruction feature. The
managers OF the Midland merely explain
that the people don't want 1t. We propose
to use every means possible TO get II re-
stored we propose to show them they do
and will protest vigorously" At the meet
ing today resolutions were adopted ana
plans discussed to enter protest ana
arouse an Interest with the public in the
Bible feature
Hear CIearneId Arguments.
State Superintendent John f. Riggs to-
day heard arguments in the case from
Clearfeld where there Is a desire to re-
locate a school house, About twenty men
from Clearfeld were present TO attend the
hearing. The majority OF the houses are
in one end of the district and the major
ity OF the children are In the other. Inc
school house is now located in the end
where there are the. most houses and rev.
est children. Prof. Riggs took the question
r.rf1
decision in a few days.
Draft Big War Map.
Lieutenant Reynolds OF Troop L ana
Lieutenant Parker Of Troop G of the Elev-
enth cavalry have been commissioned by
the War department to draft mammoth
war map Of the United States The work
will be done from Des Moines as center
and the map is to show all the features OF
the country that would be of value as
war information.
Explosion Injuries Two.
while CARRYING FIVE gallons of formal
dehyde upstairs at the plant OF the rex
Fluid company at sOS Walnut street today
webb Patterson fell and an explosion ana
a FIRE followed. The stairs opened into
room in which was kept years supply
of permanganate Of potash and the formal
dehyde mingled with 1t and in an instant
the building was in flames. Patterson and
Manager w. s. Carpenter were both over
come and badly burned.
Governor Has Invitation.
| Governor Cummins has an invitation from
| the Modern Woodmen's association OF the
northeastern part of the state to make an
address there August II at big picnic
The governor will speak at the reciprocity
| confarenca in Chicago that day.
Claims to He Alice Roosevelt.
The police of this city are endeavoring
to ascertain the Identity of a woman whom
they have under arrest and who claims
70 he Alice Roosevelt She wanted to wait
in Des Moines till the Taft party returned
| from the. Philippines. She is about Sc
years old, and when this fact was pointed
out and her attention was called TO the
| fact that Alice Roosevelt was a young
woman she said het aged appearance was
due TO rheumatism Later she claimed
TO be Mrs. Grover Cleveland in disguise
and finally admitted that she was really
Maude Adams getting pointers for a new
play.
DUBUQUE Makes Gain.
Dubuque county has gained b0s7 In pop
ulation during the last FIVE years, accord
ing to the official figures given out by the
executive council today, and the gain was
practically all made by the City Of Du
Dubuque. Five years ago the population o.
the county was Sc. 4O2 and this year It /!
81, 49, The city of Dubuque made gail
from 56297 to l,4s7.
Cass county shows a loss, according Il
the official returns. The population is nov
sos and FIVE years ago it was 21,2T. TIL,
city OF Atlantic has gained from 6o4s 4
$3.50.
DenniHOn Has No Interest.
Governor Cummins is in receipt of a let
ter from w. ]. Connell Of Omaha, attor
ney for Tom Dennison, denying that MI
Dennison has any interest in the requisi
ton OF sherclifre to Omaha as claimed b!
Attorney Thomas in the hearing befor
Governor Cummins a few days ago. H
states that he is really desirous OF havinl
Shercliffe remain in the state and testify
Powell Clayton Here.
General Powell Clayton OF Arkansas 1
at Fort Des Molnes visiting his son an
son-in-law, both OF whom are captains o
the Eleventh cavalry. He will remain a
the fort for a time and later in the mont
will leave for Colorado to visit for time
He was the predecessor to Mr.. Conger a
ambassador to Mexico.
War for Farm Insurance.
There is a war on, IN this state for farr
insurance. The war Is between the low
and the eastern companies. The first GU
on the per cent rate that has pTevaile
was made last fall by the Continental 0
New York. American of Newark and Ger
man OF Freeport There have been cor