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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
FACTS IN NATURE.
Not Only Do We Get Inspiration From
Nature, But Health e. Well.

For people who are rundown and nerv.
Gus, who suffer from indigestion or dys-
pepsla, headache, biliousness, or torpid
liver, coated tongue with bitter taste in
The morning and poor appetite, il be-
comes necessary TO turn TO some tonic or
strengthened which will asaist Nature
and help them To get on their feet and
put the body into its proper condition. 1t
Is becoming more and more apparent that
Natures most valuable health giving
agents are 10 be found in forest plants
and roots.
Nearly forty years ago, DIR. R.N. Pierce,
now consulting physician 10 the lnvalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo,
y, V, discovered that by scientifically
extracting and combining certain medlci-
ma, principles from native roots. taken
rom our american forests, he could pro.
duce a medicine which was mary elously
efficient Ia curing eases OF blood disorder
and liver aud stomach trouble as well as
many other chronic, or lingering all
ments, This concentrated extract Of
Natures vitality he named Golden Med.
iral Discovery" 1t purihes the blood by
putting the stomach aud liver into
healthy condition, thereby helping the
digestion and assimilation OF food which
b feeds the blood. Thereby IL cures weak
stomach, Indigestion, torpid liver, or bill
iousness, and kindred arrangements.
Ii you have coated tongue, with bitter
or bad taste In the morning, frequent
headaches, feel weak, easily tired, stitches
or pain in side, back gives out easily and
aches, belching Of gas, constipation, OF
irregular bowels, feel flashes OF heat al.
ternating with chilly sensations or kin.
dred symptoms, they point 10 derange-
nent OF your stomach, liver and kidneys,
which the "Golden Medical Discovery
will correet more speedily and perma.
nently than any other known agent Con.
tains no alcohol or habit-formlnE drugs.
All its ingredients printed in plain Eng
hsh on wrapper
The sole motive for substitution is q
permit the dealer 70 make a little more
profit He gains; you lose. Accept no sub
'titute for SGolden Medical Discovery"
Constipation causes and agRravata,
many serious diseases. IL IL thoroughly
cured by DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
One sfsNative; two OF three are eAthartie.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
WRlTS FOR ELECTION ISSUED
New British Parliament Must ASSEM-
bile within ThirtS Five Days
from To-day.

LONDON. Jan. S-Kng Edward who
has been uhScRt n the country since Sir
Henry pbcll-Binncrmun's cabinet was
formed returned tn London this afternoon
aud held meeting of the priVy council at
which the proclama ton dissolvine Parlia-
"a ant was signed. Immediately afterwar nd =
writs wehc sent to the returning oficers
tor the election " the members vt the
new Parliament which by law will assem-
hle within thirty five days.
The first polling will take place January
IS at Greenwich. where Lord Hugh Cecil.
leader of the conservative free traders. il
engaged in a triangular fight for tho union
list seat against a liberal and Chamber
lainitc. The last poll must close January
:" Therefore. within fortnight. the YER
diet ot the majority of the electors will be-
known and ia" probable life Of the liberal
government Will be measurable. The lead
ors of the opposing forces mounted the
musings tonight, and cries OF the main
forces and factions engaged in the com
bat were heard everywhere No less than
htteen members of tho past and present
cabinets spoke in different parts of the
country, including former Premier Bal
four Herbert Henry Asquith. Joseph
Chamberlain John Morley. Lord Ians-
downe. John Burns, David Lloyd George
and Austen Chamberlain. The issues were
clear and the speakers continued to ring
the changes against home rule or tariff re-
form
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
NEW BOARD WILL ORGANIZE
Tratnor aud Bruniug to Cboo,c pc-
tween for Chairman for
Next Term.

The BoGrd of County Supervisors will
meet at 10 o'clock this morning for the
purpose of organization. Nothing definite
has been given out as to who will he
named for chairman to succeed NJ j. Ken
nard, but from the best information OBJ
tainable ono of the two other old menu
bers, Trainor or Bruning, will be chosen.
with the chances favoring the latter. The
Office of cha nan has been passed around
In other years, so that every member of
the board would have the honor of presid-
ing for one year. 1t Is expected the same
course will be followed this year. The
chairman has the naming of the commit
tees, which are also appointed at the first
meeting and while he is ex-of1icio Z, mem
Dor of all committees he serves actiyeI,.
only on the committee of the whole. Each
OF the other four members as a rule has
the Craftsmanship of two committees.
Beyond organizing this morning the board
VIII open printing bids. dozen or so
bids are in, but they will only be read and
referred for tabulation. A material re-
ductton In price is looked for
large bundle of bids for county supplie.
has been tabulated and is ready TO he
acted on by the board, but the awarding
Of contracts Will very likely De deferred
until later in the week
The i've lists OF jurymcn which will com
stltute the panel for the year 1906 will he
presented by the commissioners and form
any adopted. They contain something
over LOO names and among these will he
the eighteen that viii be drawn 20 serve
on the grand jury that is to report on
May T.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
our LETTER SOI


FREMONT. Neb.. Jan S-ro the Ed
itor Of the Bee: There have already been
accounts published in Tho Bee concerning
the body OF "a man found murdered i've
miles southwest of Fremont in Saunders
county ON December 81. Up to the present
time tho identity Of this man is a mystery.
and We request The Pee to assist us
There is no doubt that the shoes tho de
ceased wore were purchased In omaha
and the solos showed that they had been
worn but n few days. one Of the shoes
Is now in the possession of Captain Dunn
Of Omaha. In his vest pocket was found a
reserved seat Please keep This -
showing that he was at the Orpheum on
the night VI December -. We arc taking a
long chance that probably the persons who
were at the Orpheum on that night and
had balcony seats 4-c-9 or 4-c-ll might -
member same and possibly had some con-
versation with this party. Below is IA fun
and exact description Of deceased: L. he
tween ~ and % years old light hair. in
clined to be sandy rudy complexion,
what some would call sandy; a hazel or
gray eye; is 5 feet inches in height;
weighs l5S pounds dark suit OF clothes:
has small but prominent ears: full lips
that slightly protrude; small mouth. large
eye; scar from cut across the back OF
left hand; scar from burn on the right
wrist; is smooth faced His clothing bears
the mark of the Nebraska Clothing COM
pany Kansas City, Mo-, and was all
nearly new. His underwear was sanitary
fleece lined, the drawers much too large
for him and had been gathered up and
pinned at waist. These dra wers bore the
laundry mark Mower" Should you wish
to see samples OF his clothing. pants. coat.
vest and shirt, which was a reddish brown
Captain Dunn has them, also lock OF his
hair.
IT you will kindly give publicity to the
above facts through the columns of The
Bee you may assist us in at least getting
at the identity Of the man. II is then
possible we may find IA motive for the
crime \. BAUMAN. jr.
Sheriff Fremont Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09

Animal Not CLASSIFIED il Found I'm
srtesian Water Ponds.

ABERDEEN. :. n. Jan S--(Special -
freak of nature is reported from Faulk
county in the shape Of two curious crea-
lures which were taken out of the pond
from an artesan well on the farm of
William Lively. At first the creatures
might he mistaken for bullhoads, being
abou: the same color. with heads similar
in shape to those fish and with fish-like
eyes and mouth But a closer inspection
reveals the presence of four legs with
feet like those of frog.
Projecting upward and outward at the
point where the gills of the hsh would
appear arc three obed. triangular sec
tions Of skin, thc1ly covered on the under
side with irnumcrabc hsir-like tubes. from
each side of which finer tubes project maxi
ing the under part of the lobcs OF skin
look as though covered with soft black
moss or feathers. Apparently the creature
brcathes through these lobes. for when one
Of them was taken from the water tho
lobes dried up and it died.
The tail. which is fully as long as the body
II the freak, is thin and 'tapcring being
only about third Of an inch wide at the
end. The skin Is dotted with round black
spots about sixteenth of an inch in di-
ameter and the skeleton is clearly seen
through the skin. The under part OF the
body Is yelowish white II is stated that
the queer fish or animals. or whatever they
may be, are found in nearly all the arte.
sian ponds in the vicinity of Faulkton, APP
pear.ng soon after the ponds are made. No
/ encyclopedias or works on natural history
describe any specimen similar to the ami
mails mentioned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
DAY HAS LAUGH ON SUTTON
Escapes Trial of saloon Cn.e.. Mbir,,
VIII FRII to the Lot of His
Colleague

Win Judge Day 1t is to laugh just,now
The judge is not cachinnating i'm an obtru-
sive way, but he is not losing and flesh for
want of laughing exercise
The cause for the criminal Judges sup
pressed JOY lies in this The pa pors sun
day stated. on apparently good authority.
that the appealed saloon cases were to come
before Judge Day Monday morning. This
evidently was on the assumption that tho
changes of dockets by the judges already
had been made, but Judges Day and Sutton
do not exchange rooms until February 3
When the equity Judges saw that judge
Day was I'm for the saloon cases they won
dered, but they took to themselves a few
chucklcs Now Judge sutton has settled
his face to meet with ordinary judicial
grace the proposition of hearing and mass
ing on the request of the Civic Federation
attorney for a mandamus against the fire
and police board. The order desired is one
TO compel the board to furnish a separate
transcript in each of the cases appealed
from the board to the court. wherein IL
censes were granted against the protest OF
the federation. AS there are something like
40 cases which 1t is understood will be in
volved in the appeal proceedings the task
Of preparing tho transcripts will not be a
When City Attorney Breen was asked
Monday IL he knew when and where the
argument would be heard me said:
No. That's what ! am trying to find out.
We will be ready TO meet them at any time
or place"
with battle axes or cannons. Mr.
Breen?'
We'll, az regards that matter | am in
the position of Mark Twain when he was
challenged by a Frenchman to fight duel
lie was given the choice of weapons. as "a
real Frenchman doesn't care much how he
Is killed. anyway Mr.. Twain thought the
matter over in cloud of smoke, then said
gravely to the waiting second of the hostile
Partisan: Tell monsieur II It is all the
same to him l will choose brick bats at a
distance of half mile
And with this enigmatic reply the city
attorney went away TO arrange for a long
leave of absence from his regular duty as
adviser of the obedient council.
Judge Sutton will hear argument on the
Civic Federation demand Wednesday morn
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
Government Sues to Recover on Tim
her Cut from Land
Grants.

BY direction of the Department Of Justice
n civil suit has been begun in the United
States district court by Acting District At
torney Lane against the @. l.. Turner Lum-
Der company of Broken Bow for buying n
carload of fence posts of the value of So,
from one Matt Johnson of Mullen Idaho.
who cut the posts and removed them from
certain uusurveyed. nonminoral public lands
within the primary limits OF the grant to
the Northern Pacific Railway compa nv.
The petitioner alleges that about 10000
cedar trees were thus cut and converted
into posts and so disposed Of. contrary to
the laws of the l-rited States
The posts in question were cut during
the period between November. 1896 and
July. 1904. without the consent and knowl-
edge Of the United States. and consequently
involved a trespass upon government land
The petition further holds that the defend
ants having bought the timber with the
knowledge that 1t had been unlawrully oh
tanned. are liable for the value OF the tim
her. Tho government therefore nsks' iudg-
ment in the sum of s5c, together with in
terest thereon at the rate Of per cent per
annum from July %. 1904. and for costs of
suit
\ similar suit is brought against tn.
Dierks Lumber and Coal company OF
Broken Bow. The amount sued for. how
ever. in this latter case is for s222gi. with
interest At the rate of per cent per annum
on $50 "A from October 1G, 1903: on $50 iron,
December -. 1898; on s5s 81 from December
n, 1908, and on o96 from January Is. 1904.
and costs of suit.
In the first suit the carload OF posts was
delivered at Ravenna, Neb. and in the sec
ond suit one carload was delivered At
Broken Bow, one at Mason and two car
loads at Alliance, Neb on the respective
4,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09

MITCHELL, 3. D.. Jan. ESPECIAL Tel
egram.)-l1on. o. l.. Branson, who recently
announced himself as a candidate for con.
gress before the republican convention
makes statement in the Daily Republican
today Withdrawing from the race. Mr.
Branson says
Since announcing my candidacy for con.
gresham | have become convinced thai
the campaign Will require more of my time
than | can afford to give and | have de.
Cided to withdraw from the race. | TAX,
have thus far supported my candidacy. aIsC
the press Of the stat" for so kindly re-
cciNinR NY announcement. While | may
not hereafter be active i'm politics, 7 expect
to support the nominees OF the next re.
publican state convention
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A little son arrived 10 brighten the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wren yesterday
morning. The youngster is "A grandson OF
William II. Huston.
Eric y. Carlson, administrator Of the
estate Of Andrew Carlson, is suing the
Union Pacific Railway company for $500
for the death of Andrew by being killed
BY a freight train on Jones street last
October.
The stereopticon lecture on Japan which
was To have been given at the Second
Presbyterian church by the Mems club
Tuesday evening, has been postponed. The
regular meeting Of the Mems club will ".
held as usual.
Ellen Doyle has brought suit against John
Franek for $1,000. alleged to be the measure
Of damages sustained by her while a tenant
OF the defendant. While living in a house
owned by FTnek he raised and moved the
same, removing the front steps during The
moving. II IL alleged that when the stops
were placed again In position they We're not
properly fastened and she was seriously in
Jured by reason OF that fact.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
GRAFT IN CHICAGO CONTRACTS
City officials and Builders Accused Of
swindIinR city out OF Five
Million Dollars

CHICAGO, Jan Sin n search FOR
SOC0,OO graft, said to have been disbursed
among builders of water tunnels and sewers
in Chicago, an investigation by a commit
tee appointed by the city council will in
Vestigate the books In the offices of the
comptroller and the commissioner of pub
lie works. The inquiry. which will extend
over the last decade. was prompted today
when Assistant Corporation Counsel r. !.
Sutherland declared that grating on an
enormous scale has been possible through
Il combination of corrupt contractors.
broken agreements. bills for fake work
and connivance on the part of unprncipled
officials He Said that at least s5.O0OnOo could
be recovered If suits were brought in the
courts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY
annual Meeting of shareholders
Hears Reports and Elects
Trustee.

The annual meeting OF the Prospect Hill
Cemetery association was held Monday
evening with Vice President H. w. Yates
presiding and fun membership present
The report of the secretary. which WAS
quite gratifying, was received and adopted
as was the report of the treasurer. A. l.
Reed. The report Of the treasurer showed
receipts from all sources during the year
of A.5Oo and expenses about the anne
leaving in the general fund about $1,000
A L. Reed was reelected a member of
the Board of Trustees for the ensuing
seven years.
Resolutions Of condoleuce were adopted
regarding the absence of President G.
Baldwin, who was detained from attending
the meeting because OF illness, being his
hrst absence from the meetings OF the
board for fifteen years
Following the meeting OF the associs linn
the Board OF Trustees met and reelected
all of the old officers. who are: Charles .
Baldwin president; II, W. Yates, vic.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
Raid ON Gamblers,

The police made a raid on gamblers At II
O'Clock last night In a cigar store at lG9'
Howard street, where party of men Were
found engaged in poker. Sergeants Rent
frow and Cook and PatruIrran Murphy on.
tered the place and announced to the play
ers that they were under arrest Tho
patrol wagon was called and Carl Carlson
L. /. Gray. George Ford G. Kemp WilIIan,
jennings and T.. A. Lang were taken IN
the station. Jennings was charged with he
ing an inmate Of a gambling resort and
Lang was charged with keeping a gambiinH
house. The others were booked as gamh-
lers. Two tables two slot machines card.
and other paraphernalia were also secured
by the police The men by hard rustling
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
standard OH Interests Absorb Corn
Products and kindred
COMPANIES

NEW YORK, Jan. S-Cndor the terms am
nounced by the Title Guarantee and Trust
company today the plan for merging the
leading glucose companies Of the country
provides for the exchange OF stock of the
Corn Products company on the basis OF
three Of its shares for two shares OF the
same class Of stock Of the new company.
which will be known as the Corn Products
Refining company. The Corn Products Re.
lining company will be organized under the
laws Of New Jersey, with capital of $50
Voow preferred and S5O.OU.OOO common. the
same as the Corn Products company. This
means scaling down of the capital of the
Corn Products company, OF which there is
outstanding S45.15.5oO common and 81. $50. 100
cumulative preferred. When the plan he
comes effective the Corn Products Refining
company will own a majority of the stock
OF the Corn Products company, the entire
capital stock of the New York Glucose
company not already acquired by the Germ
Products company. the entire capital stock
Of the Warner Sugar Refining Company
and the entire capital stock If the ST. Louis
Syrup and Preserving company
The new company viii have a net working
capital OF s5,ooOO T.. 7. Bedford. a drec-
tor of the Standard oil company. will b.
president of the consolidated company
PEORIA. Ill. Jan SIT was announced
here today by the representatives of the
glucose interests. that the plant the largest
in the world. employing 2.5O men. WIFI be
opened before spring as the result of tho
transfer of the stock of the Corn Products
and kindred companies to the Standard oil
interests. notice of which was made public
yesterday. Plans for the remodelling Of
the Peoria plant and the installing of new
machinery have been prepared and work
will commence within thirty days. The
plant has been shut down for a year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
JENNINGS WILL DECLINE IT
Says IL offered. state Chairman
ship He Would Not Ac-
cept II.

CITY Treasurer Hennngs disclaims any
aspirations toward the craftsmanship of
the republican state committee for
which he has been mentioned In ca SO
United States Marshal Warner resigns He
states positively that ii offered to him he
would decline the post. as he could not
accept 1t without making material sacrifices
to his interests in Omaha. which he does
not think there is occasion for doing.
Il am anxious to do my full duty toward
the party. but there are many other men
in the state much better fitted than | am
for the craftsmanship sd id Mr. Hennings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09

- After following Jennie Mitchell. as North
teenth street and Ames avenue in an a.
tempt TO induce her 70 return $3.50 which
ne asserted she had taken from him. n l.
Mhltehead, roomins at ans North Twelfth
woman and both were taken TO the station.
w, said that the woman extracted
t te money from his pocket while In the
house on Thirteenth street. and that 70 90,
ild OF MIN she went out. but that he fol-
lowed ie,. until at Ames avenue a man tried to
,,Iti.elvePt nun ny initiating an officer and
nut the woman was locked up. ''
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
PREACHER FAvORS CANTEEN
Pastor whose Church IL Near Fort
sheridan Says Post Exchange
la Good Thing.

CHICAGO, Jan. s. - Rev. George d.
Rogers, pastor OF the First Baptist church
OF Highland Park. near Fort Sheridan. to-
day declared himself without reserve in
FAVOR of the rc-establlshmcnt OF the army
canteen. In letter published today he
says he has made q study Of conditions
surrounding the army post AT Fort Sheri-
dan and has come to the conclusion that
the existence of the cantcen il the beat
solution Of difficult problem 90
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
Cavalry Keeps out soon.rs.

LANDER WyO, Jan. s.-The military
authorities at Fort Washable in the Sho-
shOne reservation, which will be opened
Ia settlement next June, have been in
structed by the War department to estab-
fish cavalry patrol around the reserya-
ton to prevent the trespassing or wouldbe
'sOoners' upon the lands TO be opened
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr. Isaac Harris of Dallas Texas, is visit
ing his father and family at 1901 North
Twentieth street.
Mr.. Mortimer $. Lazard representing s
kronbcrg, WAS in Omaha yesterday com
pleung arrangements for the appearance
of Walter Damrosch and his orchestra nj
the Auditorium on January %