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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-05

Considerable mystery surrounds the case.
Haggerty appeared to be a we'll educated
man and had Travelled extensively in this
country and Europe. He obtained a room
at the hotel last Friday night and then
went to hear the speech of w. J, Bryan
at the Auditorium. He remained at the
hotel practically all day Saturday con-
versing with the clerk, who said that he
had the manner and appearance OF priest
He was neatly dressed and spoke with a
decided Irish brogue. He did not appear
despondent and gave no intimation OF an
intention Of ending his life.
Haggerty did not have any baggage at
the hotel, but paid in advance for one
nights lodging, probably reserving enough
money with which to buy the carbolic acid.
Nothing by which he could possibly be
Identified was found on his person beyond
two trunk checks and the penny. The
trunk checks indicate that the man has
baggage at Uuion station, but none could
he found there by Coroner Bradley. Hag-
gerty was about IS years old
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-05
TOTALS FOR FALL OF 1906.

IOtalS ............ 5,SSt 5,SlS 2Oi
22-k Wedding Rings. Edholm, jeweler.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-05
chief Ouray Restraints Truth,

The innuences OF the good Chief Ouray
was for a time sufficient to restrain the
young men eager for warpath; under Coll
Tow, Captain Jack and others four chiefs
under the leadership of Captain Jack paid
a visit to Governor PitSin at Denver TO
insist upon the removal of Agent Meeker
on the grounds that he had ordered them
to work. which was not recognized in any
ethical policy OF the Indians of that day,
or the present. They did not take to
white mems civilization, but wanted only
to hunt and that the white man should
keep away. They wanted many things and
many more things they did not want, but
above all. they wanted Agent Meeker re-
moved
Governor Pitkin saw what was impending
and advised the authorities at Washing
ton that an uprising was imminent and
that prompt repressiye measures should
be taken. Agent Meeker wrote to the same
| effect, requesting the immediate presence
of soldiers that boodshed might be averted.
| With the exception Of a single company OF
colored cavalry, whose presence inhamed
rather than quieted the Indians, the gov.
ernment sent no aid to check, what every
settler on the White river knew to be
Inevitable
\ The first outbreak was the burning Of the
ranch house of James B. Thompson on
Bear river I'm Middle Park, by two Indians
named Bennett and Chinaman. Thompson
! swore out warrants for the arrest of the
J two Indians, but the warrants were never
served, for the entire Ute tribe assisted in
| the escape Of the two mRrauders.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-05
Too Rigid for the Utes.

His benevolent regime, while rigid in
discipline was not suited to the control
Of the Utes. The kindness and benevolence
Of Mr.. Meeker was taken as an evidence
OF weakness on the part Of the Indians.
\ year or two before one or two white men
had been killed by the Indians and two
or three Indians had been killed in return,
and to add to the hostile feeling Of the
Indians the Indian bureau had sadly mis-
managed affairs. All the supplies for the
agency were in the government warehouse
at Rawlins, Wyo., and no efforts were
being made to secure transportation from
the railroad to the agency. The Indians
were destitute and naturally blamed the
agent for their condition. while the agent
was helpless. The Utes finally went to
Rawlins to endeavor to get some of the
food and clothing that belonged to them
but the government regulations were an
unsurmountable barrier TO the accomplish
ment OF their purpose, and the hungry
squaws, pappoOses and braves made the
weary journey OF 1856 miles back to the
agency. They Travelled 80 miles to get
what was their own and failed. Through
the efforts of Agent Meeker the supplies
were finally brought to the agency and
the Indians were made more comfortable
than they had been for years. But still
they were not satisfied; the long delay
and their sufferings had exasperated them
and they committed one outrage after an
other, until finally Agent Meeker became
alarmed and sent for troops after he had
been brutally assaulted by Chief johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
Wages Nay Be Affected by the
New Railway Laws.
This Is the Opinion of a General
Manager.
RETRENCIE ALREADY.
Some Roads Cutting Down
Working Hours in Shops.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

The bill introduced in congress by
Mr.. Sherman of New York, providing
for two cent fares on interstate lines,
with a uniform system of mileage
books good over all lines, is causing
much discussion in railroad circles.
The announcements which are coming
from various railroad centers of re-
duction of working hours in shops are
believed to be fair indication that
the railroads are beginning TO retrench.
in view of the adverse legislation with
which they are besieged on all sides.
The general manager of one OF the
leading western lines in discussing the
matter a couple Of days ago said:
Look at the conditions which con-
front the railroads. First. we have
government regulation OF railroad
rates. Now a bill is introduced reduc-
ing interstate passenger rates 10 two
cents per nne. ILLINOIS commissioners
have reduced the freight rates ma
teriaIly. Ohio has recently enacted
tWO-cent rate law. Missouri passed q
law last winter reducing freight rates,
which was enjcined by the Missouri
lines, and is now pending in the courts
Both parties in Missouri have two
cent rate measures embodied in their
platform. In Kansas here the Demo-
Gratis are demanding a tWo-cent fare
II is true Indl the tidHlC mas greatly
increased, and these are prosperous
times generally, but the railroads can
not make a profitable showing If the
pressure from every direction con-
tinues. They are now paying twice as
much for locomotives and freight cars
as they did ten years ago. The cost of
maintenance of way and structures has
also doubled since more permanent
construction is necessary in replace
ment on account of heavier loads and
higher speed. Materials, supplies and
wages have advanced, and everything
needed for railroad operation costs
considerably more; interest rates for
money to carry out improvements are
higher, and heavy increases are being
made in taxation. The railroad out
look is not so cheerful. and wages will
be affected by the adverse conditions.
It is time to call halt in hostile legis-
lation against the transportation in
terests."
Other officials expressed the opinion
that the Sherman two-cent fare bill
would not be seriously considered, but
that agitation of the subject was de-
cidedly harmful. and would lead to
measures of retrenchment on the part
of the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
FRIsco's GULF PORT LINE.
Secures Control Of Mobile, jackson
& kansas City Road.

I Chicago. June I6-Tle Frisco has
acquired control of the Mobile, Jack
son & Kansas City, a road which ex-
tends from Middleton. Tenn, near the
Mississippi state boundary, direct to
Mobile. AS the Frisco has trackage
rights from the Morgan railroads into
New Orleans, it Will through its latest
movement have a direct route from St.
Louis and Memphis direct to Mobile
and New Orleans:
The Memphis & birmingham line of
the Frisco crosses the Mobile, Jack
son & Kansas City at New Albany,
Miss. only Seventy-nine miles south
east of Memphis and 172 miles north
west of Birmingham. The connection
for st. Louis. KapSas City and Mem
phis traffic to Mobile and New Or
leans is as close as could be de-
sired. The route viii serve almost as
well for traffic between Chicago and
these two gulf ports.
The Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
right-Of-Way extends from Jackson,
Tenn, uD to Jackson. The line is 367
miles long, running from Middleton.
Tenn, which IS sixty-one miles due
east of Memphis. to Mobile. The
Frisco has trackage rights over
the Morgan railroads from Tupelo,
Miss, to Meridian Miss, and from
Meridian to New Orleans. Butt hav-
Kansas City, to New Orleans. The
Frisco viii probably not require track
age over the Mobile & Ohio between
Tupelo and Meridian.
The Frisco had plzns ror building
a line beside the Mississippi river from
Memphis to Baton Rouge, and it had
trackage rights from Baton Rouge to
New Orleans. But this project will
likely he abandoned now
Through the acquisition of the Mo-
bile. Jackson & Kansas City, the FRS
co will ont only have its own line from
St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, and
practically from Chicago, to New
Orleans and Mobile, but also to Gal
weston and virtually every important
port on the Gulf of New Mexico. The
lines of the Moore Yoakum- Hawley
syndicate touch every port on the
Gulf of Mexico between Mobile and
Brownsville. Tex. which is situated on
the Rio Crande, across from Mata-
moras, Mexico, and arrangements are
under consideration for extending the
Gulf Coast system to the southern
boundary of the Republic of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
ROBBERY OF FREIGHT CARS.
Wichita Man Accused of s.Crooked''
Work ATTEMPTS Suicide.

Wichita, June 16.-Unable to bear
the disgrace surrounding his exposure
in connection with the wholesale rob
berry OF the Frisco freight cars billed
out of Wichita, John l. Hollan. night
Waterman at the st. Louis & San
Francisco railroad freight house, at
tempted suicide in the private office
of M. H. Rudolph, agent of the
Frisco at Wichita.
Frank Harris. night car inspector,
employed by the Frisco, was also
arrested with Hollan. He likewise
confessed to the robbery OF Frisco
freight cars
NJ. II. Rudolph yesterday afternoon
swore to a state warrant charging the
men with burglary and larceny in
breaking open freight cars. Both
will be committed to the county jail
until a hearing is accorded
Thousands of dollars worth of goods
in the opinion of Frisco officials have
been stolen from cars at the freight
house during the past twelve months.
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ARE DEGREES WORTHLESS?
DR.. S. W. WIliston Advocates an
Abolition of COLLEGE sheepskins.

Lawrence, Kan, June 16.-That in
the course Of a few years colleges and
universities will no longer give degrees
was the position taken by Dr. S. w.
WillistOn of Chicago university in an
address before the summer school of
the University of Kansas.
Colleges and universities are very
conservative about changing their
methods" said DR.. Williston, land
1t Will only be a matter of time until
they cease to give B. A. and NJ. A. de-
grees- This matter of giving degrees
has always been one of my educational
heresies. I rememb Der when l got my
3. A. degree some twenty years ago. I
was very proud of it and laid it away
III n trunk for safe keeping. Later
when I got my NJ. A. degree, I was
prouder still and laid it away also.
Both are still in the trunk untouched.
'As far as practical value is con-
cerned the degree might just as we'll
be written on tissue paper as sheep
skin What I believe viii be done in
the future, or rather what think
ought to be done is to give each fresh
man blank form. and as fast as he
completes his work in a subject have
the instructor write in the name of
the course and the number of weeks
devoted to 1t and then sign his name
after It. Then when a student has
completed or taken all the college
work he cares to he viii have a Ger
tifcate showing just what he has ac-
complished during his college course
It would do away altogether with the
people going to school solely in order
to obtain a degree and choosing the
snaps during their course as the easiest
way possible of obtaining it"
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union Pacific Bulletin, june. 1905.

one fare for the round trip to the
northwest: To Puget Sound and Port
land. direct. Returning via California,
$3.50 additional Tickets on sale June
is to p. inclusive. Limit go days.
g To California. Portland and Puget
Sound: Daily low excursion rates June
1 to September 10. applying via variable
routes. limit October 81
To California and Return: Still lower
rates June rs to July Z, inclusive re-
turning direct or via Portland
To Colorado and Return: Daily from
June 1 to September 80. one fare plus
so cents. Still lower rates for the EIks'
great meeting at Denver. Tickets sold
July 10 to 16. inclusive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
FOR FORT RILEY BUILDINGS.
Topeka Contractor Makes Lowest Bids
on Several Contracts.

Fort Riley, kan. June 16=The pro-
posals for the construction of a full set
of buildings for a battery of field artil-
lery have been opened. The contracts
are for work that. will cost the govern
ment nearly $40, 900 and the contracts
will be awarded from Washington next
week. The work must be CONNIE nced
on the buildings before July because
the appropriation comes out of this
fiscal years fund for the army.
The lowest bids for the construction
work follow: One barra cks for 40
men, J. B. Belts. Topeka $46.21O: a
set of field officers quarters, ZiegIer &
Dalton. Junction City $13, 349: a dou-
bic set of captains quarters, J. b
Belts. Topeka, $19,974; "a double set
Of ieutenants' quarters. J. B. Belts,
S1SS94; one stable for 120 horses
Ziegler & Fisk, Junction City, $4,000;
one gun shed. Ziegler & Dalton. juno
ton City, 1904; artillery workshop,
John Holmgren, Junction city. ST.
S94; one vegetable storehouse, John
Holmgren. Junction City. S7,SS9-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
LIE PRIsoNER IA 14.
Young Indian Girl at Lansing for
Burning a Building.

Young Indian Girl at Lansing for
Burning a Building.
Leavenworth Kan, June 16-LizzIe
Cardish. IA years old, was brought to
the Kansas penitentiary to serve a life
sentence Friday The girl is a United
States civil prisoner and was first
brought to the new federal penitentiary
at FclN IxeavenwOrth. There is no ward
and no provision for keeping women
prisoners at the United States peniten-
tiary and Major r. ". McClaughry. the
warden, asked W. H. Haskell warden
of the Kansas penitentiary, to take care
OF her temporarily
This is the usual custom when Wo-
man prisoner is brought to the United
States penitentiary ana the girl was
transferred in the afternoon. In the
meantime Major McClaughry telegra PHI
ed TO the department of justice officials
for authority to keep the girl at the
Kansas penitentiary or some other state
prison institution.
Lizzie Cardish is a fuIlblood Indian
girl Of the Menominee tribe in Wiscon-
sin. She was attending the Indian
school on the reservation and became
dissatisfied and wanted to go 10 the
higher Indian school at Carlysle, Pa
When she was refused permission to
make the change, she conceived the idea
that by burning the Indian school build
ings on the Menominee reservation, her
the two reservation school buildings and
they were destroyed.
The girl was tried in accordance with
the Wisconsin state law, which provides
life sentence for anyone to set fire to
a building when persons are occupying
it. This was the case in one of the
school buildings. No one was burned
or injured. It is said that the judge
who presided at the trial Of the girl
wanted to avoid sentencing her to life
imprisonment. but found no way.
The girl confessed to setting the build
ings on fire. She was not 13 years old
at the time. It is said that movement
is already under way in Wisconsin to
have her sentence mitigated.
This girl, Il years old, is not the
youngest prisoner in the Kansas peni-
Tertiary. A boy. - years old, was taken
there from Oklahoma two months ago
and in spite of the efforts of the warden
to have him transferred to some re-
formatory institution, the lad is still
kept here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
MOTORS on FRISCO LINE.
New Hourly Service to Be Put ON Be
tween Joplin and Pittsburg.

Galena, Kas, June Ill ".
Prlee, division passenger agent of the
St. Louis & San Francisco railway
company, has given out a statement
to the effect sthat the Frisco has de-
cided to either put on motor cars or
electrify its short line between this city
and Pittsburg, Kas. From Joplin, Mo-.
to Pittsburg, a distance of 2S.6 miles.
the grades are to be reduced, curves
enlightened and relaid with heavier
steel. Provided satisfactory gaso-
line motor is secured cars of this ma
tUre win be installed. but if not the
line between Joplin and Pittsburg will
be electrified, and If necessary hourly
service viii be maintained. The run
ming time will be so minutes.
1t is stated that since the consolida-
ton OF the Memphis and Frisco roads
the Carl Junction cutoff has not paid
enough profit and on account of the
poor condition of the track was used
very little for freight purposes. but
when the work now in progress is
and fastest pieces of track in the west.
The Improvement will also greatly i'm
prove train service between Wichita
and St Louis and from points south
to st. Louis. The work on the road
bed is to be completed so that If
motor cars are brought into use they
can be put on within sixty days.
At present two different electric
companies are planning to build lines
from Pittsburg through this city TO
Joplin and another company is plan
ming to build a line from Joplin north
to Pittsburg The Southwest Missouri
Electric railway, " hose line extendT
from Carthage. Mo. to this city is
also planning an extension to Colum-
bus. Kas.. via Baxter Springs. to con-
meet with the Pittsburg Electric Rail
way companv's line If the Frisco
decides to eIectrify its short line to
Pittsburg the interurban service will
be restricted to that city and Joplin.
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portIand .,d 4fle Northwes-

10 accommodate delegates and 9TH
ers to meeting of the Hotel Mems
Mutual Benefit association. at Port
rif5c has placed in effect the remark
INV low rate of one fare for the round
trin to Portland. Tacoma. Seattle,
RaIIingham. Everett, Vancouver, Vic
toria and New Westminster. Tickets
on sale June 1S, -. 20. p. p. 1906,
Dvs+t anal return limit sixty days from
date of sale.
This route affords you view of 200
miles along the matchless Columbia
Piver and an opportunity to visit yell
lovstone Park by a side trip from Og-
den or Pocatello at rate of $3.50
which includes all rail and stage fare,
also hotel communications beyond
Yellowstone. Mont. for five and half
DAYS trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
SPOTTERS' FUND.
&. W. Trickett Issues His Jlti-
matum to Hoch.
New Assistant Attorney General
for WyandOtte Wants $4,000.
~-
TO HAVE IT OR RESIGN
Money Used to Secure Evidence
TO HAVE IT OR RESIGN
Money Used to Secure Evidence
Against the JOintists.
To Be Sworn in as Officers So
They Nay Make Arrests.

Kansas city Kan. June 16.-C. W
Trickett, who succeeded W. II. Nc
Camish. removed. as assistant attorney
general In Wyandotte county to close
the joints has asked Governor Hoch
to appropriate the $4,000 now in the
contingent fund of the state to carry
on the fight to close the joints in that
county. Mr.. Trickett has delivered his
ultimatum to Governor Hoch. saying
to the governor that if the money is
not set aside to make the joint closing
crusade in Wyandotte county a sue
cess. he viii resign from the Office of
assistant attorney general and pass it
up to Governor Hoeh to enforce the
law.
The money is to be used to employ a
force of detectives or spoilers who
are to secure the evidence against the
men who sell liquor. Some of these
men are to be sworn i'm as deputy
sheriffs or constabIes in order that
they can make arrests.
IL is said that G. c. Coleman, attor-
merry general OF Kansas, has advised
Governor HOch he can set aside the
$4,000 to carry on the fight to close the
joints in WyandOtte county and Gov
ernor Hoeh has the plan under con-
sideration-
For several days there have been
mysterious strangers about some of
the joints and the jointkeepers think
that Mr.. Trickett already has a few
men at work. One of the men who
was suspected of beinga joint detective
was followed yesterday to the Office Of
Mr. Triczett He did not return to
the joint
The fact that these men are at work
has led many of the jointists to believe
that the state has already placed som
money at Mr. Trickett's disposal. The
spoilers are paid by the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
HARRIMAN's NEW PLANS.
Has Surveyors Out Projecting Two
Lines of Road


Omaha. Neb-, June 16.@Two new
Hartman projects have been annOunc-
ed at Union Pacific headquarters. The
first is a line northwest from Ere
mont, Neb., on which a corps of sur
veyors have been at work for some
time past. 1t is announced that this
road Will follow Maple creek, between
the main line of the Union Pacific and
the Northwestern's Black hills line,
but it has not yet been determined
whether it will touch Madison or Nor
folk. This is one of the many feeders
for the overland system, which Mr..
Hartman has under contemplation. 1t
Is understood it will traverse a large
portion Of northern Nebraska.
Union Pacific surveyors are also at
work running a line from Borie, on
the main line west of Cheyenne to Carr,
on the line between Cheyenne and Dem
yer. The company is said to be plan
ming to eliminate the steep grades of
the Athol hill, south of Cheyenne, an
Improvement long contemplated. It
is estimated that this cutoff will save
nearly two hours in the running time
of the trains to the west from Dem
yer. which win no longer pass through
Cheyenne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-16
TO USE DIFFERENT TICKETS.
santa Fe Has Ordered New Style for
Convenience

A new style of ticket is to be put in
Fe, which it is thought will be a great
Improvement over the old style. They
are tickets somewhat similar to the
car tickets now used for local stations
and to points where the travel is
heavy. with the exception that there
will be a stub on the new ones This
stub is perforated and will be torn
off and kept by the agent for his rec
ord of the number of tickets which
are sold. 1t often happens that the
record is lost or mixed up, and con-
siderable difficulty results. All that
will be necessary for record in the new
style card tickets will be the stub.
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COAL MEN START 10 WORK.
Miners in the Pittsburg District Put in
Shots Today.

Pittsburg, Kan. June 16.=With all
the returns in with the exception of
three small unions Friday afternoon,
the referendum vote upon the agree
ment entered into by the conference of
miners and operators recently ad-
journed in Kansas City, gives a ma
jcrity in favor of the agreement
The official canvass of the vote will
not be given out until today. but it is
believed there will not be any ma
terial difference in the totals. The
Southwestern Coal Operators associa-
ton will also be notified officially ythe
secretary of each district of the de
cision of the United Mine Workers
taken from the referendum vote
The agreement is carried by a ma
jOrity of probably 1863, said Mr.
Howatt. president of the United Mine
Workers Of America, this afternoon.
The whistles at all of the Cherokee
and Pittsburg Coal and Mining com
pany's shafts blew for work last even
ing. The order does not mean that
coal will be hoisted from the shafts to-
day but that shots Will be put in dur
ing the day and the coal hoisted Mon
daV
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the company will not abandon the line
across the Ration range, but, on the
contrary. viii improve it. This is to
be done by tunnel through the noun
tain at a much lower point than the
present high grade, which is reached
by a dangerous switch back, that has
been the scene Of many accidents. The
tunnel viii be made wide enough for
a double track. will be nearly a mile
long and viii cost $1,000, 600 or more.
Electric drills are now on the way and
work is to begin next week.