Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-27
DOUGLAS MEN INSPECT DOGS
Animals Give Exhibition Of How They Can
Trail Man.
GOVERNOR HEARS LILLE PARDON CASE
Sessions of Nebraska state Teachers
Association Commenced, with
Large Number Ina
Attendance.
GOYERNoR HEARS LIlut PARDON EASE
nrrom a stan Corresrondent.l

tFrOm a STAN correspondent
LINCOLN. Dec. Is. - Especially -sherin
Mcdonald and a committee from the Anti
Chicken Thief society OF Douglas county
visited the penitentiary today and looked
over the three bloodhounds owned by the
state with a view to buying them. The dogs
were chased out after a convict just to
show how they worked and the Douglas
county men were much impressed. No
price was put on the dogs and the deal was
not closed.
Argument on Lille Pardon.
The entire afternoon was taken UP in the
executive office in the hearing before the
governor on the application for pardon
for Mrs. Lille, convicted of the murder of
her husband. r. NJ. Harris, county at
torney Of Butler county. fought the appli-
cation, while Attorneys Matt Miller. c. II.
Aldrich and F. @. Hamer presented rea-
sons why the prisoner should be given her
freedom. The governors office was
crowded during the speech-making, though
Mrs. Lille was not present. A number of
affidavits were read tending to show the
jury was prejudiced in its findings and one
told Of fight which occurred in the jury
room because one Juror who did not smoke
opened window and refused to close II
at the request of a smoker. This was read
to show the jurors were at times not
thinking of the case. The affidavits were
read by Rev. Mr. Roberts, formerly Of Bell
wood. The governor has the matter under
advisement.
McGrew After Gilmore.
An echo of the late campaign zephyret
through the state house today when DR.
g. F. McGrew of Auburn, accompanied by
Robert Wilkinson and William Bryant o.
that town. called upon Governor Mickey
and asked for the removal of A. d. Gil
| more. steward of the Hospital for the In
| sane at Lincoln. DR.. McGrew charged tina
Gilmore entered into conspiracy to at
tach bad odor to his name in the matter o
the Galloway pass. In other words. Nc
| Grew thinks Gilmore and others worket
him on that little matter The governor
| however, told the visitors they had calle'
too late, as he would not remove Gilmor
without a hearing, and his term of offic
is too short for that.
Goldman Changes His name.
Solomon Goldman will hereafter sign hi
name Felix Newton. Judge Frost granite
Solomon the authority to do this. The ma
who changed his name Is student of tn
State university and he speaks severa
languages. lnlS, ne Sald, nao CduSeu peOpl
to think he was Russian Polish. German
French and several other things becaus
his name is rather cosmopolitan. Beside,
he told the court, some people thought h
was related to Emma Goldman.
Teachers are Arriving.
The Nebraska State Teachers associatio
began it's forty-first annual meeting here t.
day with enough teachers present to fill III
hotels, crowd the streets throng the STATE
house and make the town present livel
appearance. The meetings will continue III
til Friday night, when Senator Beveride
will deliver an address. The associate
will hold its meetings I'm sections, and sp'
cial programs will be carried out In eacl
consisting OF addtesses and. discussions.
The following auxiliary associations b
gan their meetings at 2 o'clock this ate
noon: Teachers of mathematics, teachers
German, teachers of Latin, teachers of hi
tory, child study association, teachers
literature, teachers of physical scienc
teachers OF science.
Tonight, at St. Pauls church, at whic
} place all Of the general meetings will
held, DR.. ToyokiChi Iyenaga delivered q
J address on the East and the West"
From I TO 8 o'clock a reception was to-
J dered the teachers In the office OF Superb
tendent McBrien, at which punch WI
served. The Office was decorated with e.
ergreens and carnations and music WI
furnished by automatic music boxes. WIFI
Mr.. McBrien and his ONCE force did Il
, honors.