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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-23

Some people actually seem to be
disappointed because France has
changed presidents without a revolu-
ton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-23

Are we civilized?' asks Prof.
: Triggs Don't allow your judgment 10
be warped by isolated cases.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-23

Is 1t due to yearning for the high
er life tina. society women are taking
up ballooning?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-23
JOHN D. HIDES IN TERROR.
Frightened at His ShadoW-Brother
Has incurable MaIady.

Lakewood, n. j., March 21.-No ex
from the Rockefeller household as to
why John D. Rockefeller continues to
seclude himself Published statements
intimating that Mr.. Rockefeller was
afflicted with mental infirmity were
brought to the attention of Mrs. Rock
efeller. but she declined. to comment
on them No word could be obtained
at the house regarding Mr.. Rookie
feller's condition. Armed men con-
tinued to patrol the grounds and no
person was allowed to set foot on the
place yesterday.
Rumor of His Death.
There was much excitement in the
village for a few moments in the af.
ternOon when a message was received
over a stock brokers' wire at the no.
tel saying that it was reported on the
floor of the stock exchange that Mr..
Rockefeller was dead. A newspaper
man got the Rockefeller home on the
telephone and told of the rumOr. He
asked if it were true.
II don't know" was the answer.
''ls there any person that does
know"
Il don't know came the reply, in
an even tone
Similar answer was made to other
requests for information.
1t was learned that DR.. Irwin II.
Hance of Lakewood had been attend
ing Mr.. Rockefeller for the last two
weeks The physicians visits were
attended with great secrecy.
William Rockefeller Very ill.
New York, March 21.-Private ad-
vices received in this city yesterday
said that William Rockefeller, who
has been in Europe since early last
fall, has cancer Of the stomach and
that the malady is incurable.
There was a gathering yesterday OF
the Standard Oil officials and friends
of Mr.. Rockefeller at the Office of his
son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., which
may have resulted in some very i'm
portant changes in the management
of the corporation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-23

Gas Overcomes Six Bakers.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 21. - Six
bakers in local bakeshop were found
unconscious from gas fumes early yes
terday. All the men will recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
EXODUS or BLACK THIEVES
Method shisf Donahue Adopts to Break Up
Wholesale Pickpocketing.
MEN LIVE OFF WoMsKS THIEVlNG
Male Mongrels, Too, Must Go--Chief
Wishes He Had Rockpile
which to Put
Them.
MEN LIVE OFF woMsEs IAIEvINe

The peoples bar will be the medium
through which all of Omaha's undesirable
colored people will be ushered across the
river, out OF the corporate limits. This
Chief Of Police Donahue has decided. and
Prosecutor Tom Lee will lend his assist
ance. as will members of the chiefs official
family. The drag net was thrown out
Monday night and as result Tuesday
morning the pen in which such characters
are herded before being brought before
Judge Crawford was crowded TO the limit
The cause of all this stir is the frequent
touches" being made of late by the negro
women. When the damsels go the chief
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Takes Es Action on the Awarding
efths BIG Sewer Contracts.
TWO ABSENT MEMBERS THE REASON
omerman Brothers Awarded Contract
4 sor Construction OF the storm
"a sewer ON saissiuri avenue
to Ne Buiit NJ Once.

Nothing was done BY the city council
last night toward letting the contracts for
the South Omaha sewer system. The
necessary motion was offered by the COM
mittee on viaducts. streets and alleys, but
this was laid on the table for one week
for the reason that two members of the
council were absent. J. III. Bulla and W. I.
Martin, and the remaining members did
not care to assume the entire responsibility
OF the action BY the motion introduced
the National Construction company, by
George Parks was to have the contract
for the Mud creek and letter creek sewers.
Harmon & Craig were to construct the N
street gulch. the north branch of the N
street gulch and the Highland park sewer.
James Jensen was to construct the
Twenty-first street sewer. This construc-
tiop was to be continued as long as the
Am4ney in each district held out and then
kyR cease until such time as the city saw
to issue more bonds for the completion
1.-The same @i s.
Bffs were also opened for the construc-
ton Of storm water sewer on Missouri
avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twentieth
streets. Three bids were offered by OFFER
man Brothers, Dan Harmon g. Craig, and
George Parks. The contract was awarded
TO offerman Brothers. This firm will
commence the work at once.
All the bills and salaries for the month
of August WERE allowed and will be eff.
fective September /.
The rest of the session was spent in mat.
tiers Of routine. A petition was filed fol
light at Twenty-sixth and Monroe; re-
ferred to committee onspublic light Notice
of the appeal In the case OF the claims oil
Thomas McCollum was referred to the city
attorney. The citizens of a portion o.
Missouri avenue complained OF the dump
ting Of garbage on that thoroughfare.
petition was presented asking for
IRE plug at Twenty sixth and Madison. a
petition was also presented asking for
NJ fyatchman at the railway crossing a
1 trwenty-ifth and Madison. An Invitation
was extended to attend the exhibitions o
the society Iof Bohemian Turner's, which
are to be given in the city September !
! p and O. A number Of vehicle license
were granted. An ordinance was givei
second reading authorizing an issue OF san
itary sewer bonds. Several other side
walk ordinances were given second an,
third reading ana two or three were passed
The council allowed the second partia
estimate for the work done on Missouri
avenue in favor of Hugh Murphy to tn
amount of s4.1ses The city engineer pre-
scented map and surveys Of Y, 2 an,
Washington streets. with view to open
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
SAMSON AND HIS PAGEANT
Men to Participate in King's
Royal Parade.

Samson has written a letter to the busi-
ness men OF Omaha, inviting them to take
part In his great Industrial day parade
October 2. In II he says the parade has
been featured as one of the special events
Of the annual Ak-Sar-Ben festivities in an
attractive double column advertisement
which will be run In 800 weekly news
papers In Nebraska, and also in a neat
folder 10000 Of which are to be dis
tributed to Omaha merchants on request,
to be sent out with their mailing matter:
With the letter, Samson details the ar
raneements for the parade as fellows:
INDUSTRIAL PARADE-TUEsDAY AT
TERNOON, OCTOBER 2, 1906
Parade shall consist of floats. each one
TO- represent business house of the city.
All jobbers, manufacturers and retail deal
ers who desire to be represented shall be
invited to participate.
The floats, while OF an advertising ma
ture, must not consist merely of a wagon
with signs or placards, but must present
some spectacular or mechanical design
and must contain at least TIVE persons be-
sides the driver. The following prizes have
been offered by the board of, governors:
ond priss. t76; third prize, 80
second prize, SIS: third prize. $50.
Most Comicai Float-First prize $50; sec
MOST Original -Desgn--s2s.
No one shall be eligible for more than
one prize except that the. prize for the
most original design may be awarded to
the owner of a float winning some other
prize.
Plans for floats must be submitted to
committee at q reasonable time for their
approval and to enable them to assign
positions in the parade
A tent for housing floats during process
of building will be erected at convenient
location, Those who desire to rent trucks
can do so at nominal prices
The judges will be disnterested parties
to be selected hereafter
Any other information may be obtained
by calling up Samson, phone Douglas SsS
There will also be on exhibition at the
Once of the secretary III. ]. Penfold, 14OS
Farnam, cuts showing floats used in like
parades at st. Louis and other cities that
may be of help in suggesting ideas Tor
| HaN
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29

has ordained those colored men who work
not, yet who wear diamonds. must also go.
OF the bunch of females brought in
charged with vagrancy sixteen were dis
charged. while about twenty were held un-
til Friday morning. A few gave bonds and
were let out pending the hearing. Jack
McReynolds, one of those charged with
vagrancy was given thirty days in which
to think IT. over. - ~. tt1-. IL e.
The women will be arrested as fast and
as often as the police get around to it. and
within a short time, so. the chief said, they
will all be driven from town. In the mean
time the chief wants that rock pile for the
benefit of the men,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
HAD AN AWFUL TIME.
But Cha pertains Collie. Cho1ers and
piarrhoea Remedy Cured Him.

But Chamberlafn's Collie. ChoierS ana
piarrhoea Remedy Cured Him.
1t is with pleasure that L give you this
unsolicited testimonial About year ago
when / had a very severe case of measles
rot caught out In hard rain and the
measles settled In my stomach and bowels.
7 had an awful time and, had 1t not been
for the use Of Chamberlain,ssC Collie. Cholera
and piarrhoea Remedy i could not have
nossibly lived but a few hours longer; but,
thanks to this remedy, ! am now strong
and well. have written the above
through simple gratitude and l shall al
ways speak good word forthis remedy
Sam II. Gwin. Concord, Ga!
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
Announcement. Of one. Theater..

At the Bijou theater Wednesday after
noon. with varied of vaudeville fea-
lures, a souvenir box of finest chocolates
will be given to each lady holding a 2o-cent
seat check. These souvenir special matt
hees have proven to be so popular that
the management has decided to continue
the feature.
The pretty Conley sisters In their beauti-
full singing and dancing act are headlincrs
on the bill, while the Bijou Stock company
In THE Fortune of War lie most inter-
esting this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
NO CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN
Complaint Not Yet Filed ON Mary
Green, Suspected of Knowing
About Money,

Mary Green, arrested some days ago on
suspicion of knowing something about the
disappearance of $3.50. the property Of Mrs.
A. woodward, aO1S Harvey street, is still
In the police station and no complaint has
been flied against her. Mrs Woodward, so
IL was reported to the police, dropped the
roll of bills from her stocking when rotir-
ing and has not seen II since. Mary Green
was thought TO know something about the
matter and detectives found she paid a
number Of bills the next day and her arrost
followed. Chief Donahue said complaint
probably would be fled shortly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29

Go TO New York on the Lehigb.
Double track scenic highway. Connects
at Buffalo or Niagara Falls with all iinss
from the west. t.-
Write passenger department. Lehigh Val.
ley n. r., rs South Clark ST., Chicaro. M
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
Inv Round Trip fsates via Chicago
r1,Ixvaulee A st. Paul Ry.

one fare plus 500 for l5-day ticket. one
fare plus $500 for S0-day Ticket on sale
daily TO many points in Canada ana west
ern New York, and on august sth and 2Sd
and September 9Th and 18th to many New
England points. Tell US where you want
to go and we win give yop the pest rates
sor YOUR trip. Call at city ticket Office.
1894 Farnam street. or write to
y. A. NASH.
General Western Agent. Omaha. Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29

Class In china painting every Saturday
Afternoon from . to O'Clock. MrA A
Neble. studio At sls1 South Tenth street
Telephone Douglas "a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29

ing them across the Rock Island tracks.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor Of
Dan Harmon for the work done In the
grading at Twenty-second' street from s
to Y street. The amount Of the engineer s
estimate was 1880 of which 500 comes
from the intersection fund. This latter
is a revised estimate OF the engineer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29

Sterling siiver-Frenser. 18TH ana Dodge,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
Fans.

A set of four handsome Japanese
fans only 10 cents. Inquire or
write THE Northwestern Line"
City off1ces. 1s01-l40s Farnarh 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
state Fair and Bryan Fares.

The Rock Island has made special ar
rangements for the state fair and espe-
cially for wednesday night, which is the
day Of Bryan's homecoming. On that
night all trains win be held until after the
celebration. Special trains will be run
from Nelson and Fairbury and 1nterme-
date pointS September 4, and 6. These
trains will leave the fair grounds returning
at 7:45 and Lincoln at 7;5o. Special trains
will run from Council Bluffs and Omaha
September 4. and and returning will
leave Lincoln at 1880 and the fair grounds
at 7:B p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29

: pIAMoNDs-rrsnser. lstn ana Dods. st.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
SHIPPERS PROTEST At ROADS
BIG Interests Raise Storm Of Objection "a
Dsmurrags Regulations.
DECLARE THEY IMPOSE IMPossIBILITEs
Prominent JObbers and Manufae.
turers Hold Indignation Meeting
at Commercial Club 60 Plan
Action for Relief.

All heavy shippers IN Omaha have de-
cided to resist the action of the railroads
In making more stringent demurrase
regulations through the Western Car Ser
vice association. meeting was held at
the Commercial club Tuesday noon, at
which all heavy shipping interests OF
Omaha were represented and these resolu-
tions were passed:
That the shippers of Omaha hereby de-
clare that the new car service regulations
enectiYe this date are unreasonable and
tmpractcable and that the interests rep
resented In this meeting shall refuse TO
pay any demurrage Hereunder until they
seven be appointed to confer with the
railroad companies to secure their read
tustment, with power, IL necessary, to
employ competent legal assistance TO en-
force the rights of shippers II the rail-
roads refuse to perform their usual SER
vice or invade the obvious rights of ship
pers.
A committee OF seven men was appointed
with power to employ legal talent and to
proceed at once against the railroads
who have made this change through one
of their subsidiary bodies, the Western
Car Service association whose, representa-
tive Is A. c. Jones. Notice was given
Monday OF a change from ave days to
forty-eight hours in which a car may be
unloaded, and the shippers claim this is
an impossibility as the time dates from
the filing of a notice card and often the
car is not delivered to be unloaded until
the time is up and the demurrage charges
start to accumulate.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-29
rate and the old and new Lincoln rates,

rate and the old and new Lincoln rates.
Old New
Omaha Lincoln. Lincoln
shenandoah 80. 1915 ~
0lenwood ........e - u
Hamburg ........ e.SI ID IL
Commissioner Guild OF the Omaha Com
mercial club has received no notice of this
change In rates and will look into the
matter.
Lincoln is said also to have been
granted by the Burlington a distributing
rate on lime, cement. plaster and stucco.
Omaha has always been a distributing
point for these materials.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-26
NORMAL SCHOOL

Prof ". VI Thornton. 81 tie nlver-
sitv of Nirgiuia. Will deliver "a lecture AT
college Hall Thursday evening ~ N.l'.
All who attend this lecture will be- pleased
and Interested in Prof. Thornton'- sub
irct. Exhibit Of Manual Training Work
and Drawing.
ON Thursday the instructors in THESE
departments. Miss Starke and Miss Muir
iee have arranged for an exhibit OF the
actual work done 10y the student-teach
ers in the four weeks of the Summer
School. In the Manual Training Class
the exhibit will consist OF cord-work,
cardboard construction. paper cutting.
hasketry and kniie-work. In the Draw
ing Class the work shows general free
arm movement exercises, water color
drawings. drawing from dictation and
natural objects. The work OF both
classes is excellent and shows the energy
and ability OF the teachers To accomplish
so much in So short "A time.
The attendance now numbers about
22O. making this the largest Summer
School in the State.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-26
VIRGINIA CORN GROWS TALLEST

The tallest corn grown anywhere In
the world is grown in Virginia, where t
has attained a height Of twenty ieet
The average height OF the corn grown III
the rich bottom lands il. perhaps. ten
feet. This fact isnOw generally accepted
but the reason for il has not been iulll
explained In Iowa. Nebraska. Illinois
and Missouri. the great corn region, the
corn il more uniform in height and oil q
greater yield per acre, but It Is believed
by a close scientific study OF the condl-
tions of soil and climate the Virginia
corn field can be made 10 yield more ears
and hess length of stalk Tall corn j.
very difficult to handle in the harvest
and does not yield a. we'll Thousands
of dollars have been wasted by farmers
and machine companies trying To cut
and bind the Virginia long, tall corn
standing up instead Of cutting II with a
corn harvester that lays the stalks down
and binds it like u wheat binder dos
wheat. OF all the corn haryesters bum
the only kind that will work satisiac-
torily are those that lay the corn down
and bind it. and the most perfect one
and in fact the only first-class Virginia
corn binder. is the DEERlNG, which l.
being sold more extensively every year
until now all the best farmers are sup
piled with them.
JAMES T. SMITH.
In Western Farmer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-26
PRESIDENT TO REVIEW
THlRTY-ONE WARSHIPS
Il viii Be Greatest Modern American Fleet Ever
Assembled

President Roosevelt will review tine
most formidable and imposing fleet of
hr,t-class battleshipS and protected
cruisers ever assembled under the Amci'-
can flag. of Oyster Bay. September H.
The President will be on the yacht
Naynower with Secretary OF the Navy
Bonaparte or Assistant Secretary New
berry. and a. each warshp passes IN
review. it Will fire n presidential salute
Twelve of the most formidable lirst-
class hattlcships ailoat, five powerful
armorrd cruisers. seven protected crni--
rrs. four guuhOats and three monitors
thirty-one fighting ships of the best
types-will he assembled. In the To-
view Will be- the entire Atlantic il"et,
under the command OF Rear-Admiral
lighting Bob Evans
The battle-hips will be- the Maine, Adj
miral Evans fag-hip. the keargarSr,
Kentucky. Missouri, Alabama, Illinois,
Iowa. Massachusetts,. and the four new
hattlcshps Just commissioned Dee
Rhode island. New Jersey, Virginia
and Georgia.
The armored cruisers will bee tine
BROOKLYN. West Virginia. Colorado.
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania. and the
protected cruiser Olympia, Admiral
Dewey's flagship during the battle "l
Manila Bay. the Chattanooga, calves
ton. Tacoma. Cleveland. Denver AMI
Des Moines: the gunboats Dubuque.
Nashville. Paducah and Scorpion. and
the monitors Arkansas. Florida and
Nevada
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-26
COUNT D'ADHEMAR
He SAYS a Monarchy will SuppIant Republican
Government In France

"Not many years will pass before "A
M narchy will supplant the present re-
pubhcnn government in France, dc.
clared Count r. d 'Adhemar, Of Paris ami
Nirginin. at the Raleigh, last evening.
The count. notwithstanding the iact
TINT he il "a member of the French nubl-
ity. is very democratic in his ways. Ills
mother was u CINCINNATI woman, and
ne has for the last fifteen years spent
part ui each year managing her estate
ON the Rappahaunock river, near red
ericksburg.
every tendency of the timein France,
he said. lis toward "A change IN our gov
eminent. The French are "A changeahl'
people aud are tired OF the present IT,
simc. The great mass OF the people ar'
opposed To- the policy of attacking The
Roman Church, aud their opposition ha'
| been famed 10y the priesthood. This has
more than anything else helped 10 maxi
the republic unpopular. The fall of the
Rnstilr. which has always hecn cclr
/ hrated Of Jnly | with such enthusiasm
/ fell short ui expectations this year. TIN
| people are tired.
"Th,n. too. the French people like th'
glitter aud show of monarchy. They
must have some hero 10 worship. som,
| leader To acclaim. Today they arr look
ing To Louis Bonaparte, grandson %
jerome Bonapartc. King OF We-tphalif
aud brother of the great Napoleon. ll'
is Il cousin OF the present Secretary ol TIE
nited States Navy He i-a very fine
man in character and attachments an'
undoubtedly has thrpower oilcadcrshp
/ The Duc Il Orleans * weak and womb
not be- considered do not know how
the change is 10 be- brought, whether d
is to come through coup d'ctat, hut b
will come IN n lew years, and when D
does it Is likely 10 see a Bonapnrt" oI
the throne of France. -Nashlngt"l
Post. Wednesday,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-26
TO THE CITIZENS OF
SPOTSYLvANIA COUNTY

Take notice. that on the 9Th day Oi
August. (court day. 1906. | will ask
the Honorable John +. Mason, Judge OF
the Circuit Court OF SpOtsylvania Conn
tv. to grant the petition of Thomas N.
Henry, Of Sewickley. Pennsylvania, Tor
the authority to construct and build %
Tram Road. not exceeding six teet m
width. along what il known as "Old
Plank Road, from Fredericksburg 10
Charlottesville, and thence along Turn
pike" from Charlottesville To Orangr
County line, near Wilderness Store. The
words tram road. asintended I'M above
petition. shall be limited 10 mean an
electric railroad The right asked Tor
does not include the right 10 Use any oi
the bridges of said county. IL is the pur-
pose OF petitioner where the county road
is too narrow or other encumbrances
arise to use every endeav0r to get ad-
iacent rights OF way from land owners.
This electric railroad is to extend from
fredericksburg to Washington in Rap
pahannock county and it will, ! believe,
not only prove great convenience to
the public, but tend to greatly enhance
the value Of land along the said road.
GRANVILLE r. SWIFT,
Counsel for Petitioner.
June 18th, 1906. le2l-wbW
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-26
CAROLINE
s 6 Convention viii bs Invited to Meet at
County Coming Entertainment Notes
and Personals.

Croxton, Va, July ~. 1906.
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Collins, Of Gallon.
Ala. arrived Friday, and are guests oil
Cant. and Mrs C. r. Smith
Mrs. Nancy Watkins, of Bermuda
Hundreds. is guest OF Mrs j. IL.
Watkins
Miss Nellie Wclton and Miss burgess
of Bermuda Hundreds, ARE visiting Miss
Ella Smith.
Mrs. +. T.. Parker and son and daugl-
ter. of Cypress Chapel. arrived sunday,
and will spend some time with Capt ana
Mrs. c. r. Smith.
Mr.J 4. Connolly. of Richmond spent
Sunday with his wife at the home ol Mrs
\. W Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W Chewing spent
Sunday at BuckrOe Beach
Mrs. j. +. Davis, who has been spend.
ing some time mt the home OF MIR. and
MIR. A. W. Davis. has returned to her
home in Richmond.
Miss Clara L. Smith has just returned
from delightful trip Ia Ocean View and
a visit to her sister in Nanscmond
county.
Misses Eva and Fila Smith returned
last week from lengthy visit To their
sister. Mrs. Hilleary Fitchett, IN North
amptOn county.
Rev. j. ). Ryland filed his regular ap
pointment at the County Line chuich
SUNDAY. Capt c. T. Smith brought thu
matter before the church. and II was De
cided to ask the Sunday school Conven-
ton To meet at County Line next year
Mr.. c. G.. Chewing returned Friday
from Ocean View. where he had been
spending the week.
Mesdames LaI'ong aud Pendleton, o.
Richmond. are guests Oi Mr.. Ned smith
Dr. aud Mrs. C. Il Smith, Jr.. OF Tun-
Melton. W. Va. will attend the unvcllins
mt Bowling Green. and then come on here
ior a visit To Capt aud MIS- {. l. smith.
The entertainment 10 he given ia tn
Memorial Hall near County Line church
by the Dramatic Club of Bowling Green
will take place on the evening OF August
: The crowd will gather at five @ clock,
and Investments will b. sold until the
opening of the play at eight @ clock. / ne
program will be- iuterspersed with music
bv the Memorial Hall string band. The
play The Great Catastrophe has been
given before in Bowling Green, where II
proved n great success aud was pro
nounced the best play ever given 10y TINS
club. 4 large crowd is expected, aud an
evening OF much pleasure and social en-
joyment is promised all.