Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-08
County.


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w. ]. Bryan spoke briefly from the
judges stand at the race course this after
noon. He said he would not talk politics
for awhile yet and he proceeded to tell
something of his travels, He was heard by
a large audience There was little or no
demonstration and when the crowd at
tempted to cheer Mr. Bryan did not pause.
but went on with his speech.
Four Thousand Dollars Found.
Within three hours from the time that
C. A Davis of Friend lost $500 in cash
and drafts at the state fair grounds.
supposedly from the operations of pick
pocket, all but $50 of that sum was de-
livered back to him through the agency
of the exposition management. The en-
velope which contained the money was
found on a plate in one of the exhibits
at horticultural hall, where someone had
placed 1t under an apple to keep 1t from
blowing away. Fifty dollars in greenbacks
that the envelope had contained was miss
ing, but the remaining contents were intact.
The finder Oh, the envelope took it to head
quarters, where Davis had previously re-
ported his loss, and 1t was promptly re-
turned to him.
Chief Cooper Responsible.
Chief Cooper frankly assumed before the
excise board and committee of ministers
this morning all responsibility for the fact
that the police have not interfered with the
sale of liquor in the tenderloln resorts dur
ing fair week.
II did 1t OF my own motion and for what
deemed the welfare of the city," said
a. -
that 1 would do it again under similar
circumstances. 1 am not dependent upon
my place here for my bread and butter.
and / will do what feel to be best for
the city"
1t appeared pretty plainly from what the
chief said that he had given the keepers
Of resorts to understand that the police
would not interfere with their selling beer
during fair week, so long as they main
tained order otherwise, but he had told
them that IL drunken men were found
coming out of their places they would be
pulled.
Rev. s. y. Batten thereupon suggested
that the place at 703 L street ought to be
pulled at once. as positive evidence was
obtainable that it had violated the law.
Chief Cooper said that he would not pull
the place without complaint. and 1t was
agreed that under the circumstances it
would be unfair to the keeper of the place,
as she had done just what the others had
done and under similar circumstances.
May Deport Chinaman
With hair disheyeled and a melancholy
smile overspreading his sallow looking
face, Chin Pac, a poorly-clad Chinaman.
today appeared before C. c. Marley, United
States commissioner for the district of
Nebraska, to explain what authority he
has to remain in this country without a
laborer's certificate. He contends that the
students certificate he holds entities him
to stay here and added that he does no
work for wages, but that he has been
supported by relatives.
Chin Pac was arrested several weeks
ago by w. r.. Marshall of Omaha, Chi
nese inspector, and was placed in Jail.
Inspector Marshall testified that he had
seen Chin Pac at Omaha, at 1911 Capitol
avenue, and that the chjnk was smoking
opium. Other Cinnamon were in the base
ment of the building with Chin Pac, the
witness declared. and many were smoking
pills.
Chin Pac testified that he came TO the
United States about seven years ago and
explained that IL was his intention to
study the English language and European
and remained at that place with his uncle,
studying for while, but later gave up
his books and entered the drug store of
his uncle. He was III and the climate, he
explained, caused him to leave that city.
He went to Omaha and for two years
remained in that city, living at one of the
cheap restaurants and working only when
he was compelled to.
Relatives IN Omaha supported him when
he was unable TO work and when he did
odd jobs about the restaurant he was not
tives in Lincoln. so he says. and does not
think he should be deported.
Because a number OF witnesses failed
to appear at the trial today the hearing
was postponed until tomorrow morning.
when II will be again taken up before
Commissioners Marley In the latters office
Sues the Burlington.
Sarah Pollok made the Burlington de-
PENDANT in a $4,000 damage suit in district
court this morning.
The plaintiff states that September
she stepped on train operated by the
defendant At York with the intention Of
coming to Lincoln. She said that as she
stepped on the platform OF coach she
was pulled from II by one Granny, a con-
ductor in the employ OF the road and
struck and bruised by him.
She declared that she had bought a
ticket TO ride over the line OF the defend
ant and had such ticket In her posses
sion when she MAS elected from tina Mat