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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
University Cadets in Camp.

BEATRICE, Neb, May 29.-(Special Tele.
gram.)-The University cadet battalion mum
bering about 400 men, in charge OF Com
mandant Workizer. regular army officer
arrived in the city this evening on a special
train over the Burlington and will go into
camp at the chautauqua grounds for q
week After leaving the train the battalion
headed by the University cadet band, made
parade through the streets before pro
ceeding TO the camp grounds. The battalion
will participate in the Decoration day exer
cises tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
working on railroad scheme.

FALLS CITY, Neb., May 29.-(SpeciaI)-
Messrs. w. e. Darlington, e. H. Towle
Sam Kimmel John Lichty, w. 8. Korner
and William Boose, stockholders in the
Falls City. Sycamore Springs & Southwest.
ern Railroad company, drove to Sycamore
Springs Monday, where they held a meet
ing in connection with a number of the
farmers living along the proposed right-of
way. Efforts are being made to interest
the farmers in the road. Up to the present
time the prices they have charged fol-
the right-of-way have been so high as e
hinder the progress of the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
hon. w. q. Andre,rs I'D Homo.

HASTINGS. Neb., May 2s.-(Special.)-
Hon. w. r Andrews, first auditor of the
national treasury and formerly congressman
from the Fifth district. has been in Hast
ings on a brief visit He went 10 Holdrege
this afternoon TO visit with his brother.
DR.. ]. A. Andrews and tomorrow he
will go down to Geneva, where he will
deliver the Memorial day address. From
Geneva Mr.. Andrews will return to Wash
ington. passing Friday in Lincoln and Sat
urday In Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30

night before, and the liveryman there said
the owner Of the team was after him and
afterwards said to hold team and the
man. Carroll skipped out on No. Monday
evening. but was captured at oxford by
Sheriff Wyatt Of Kearney county. The
team is still at Ransom & Sons barn
awaiting its owner The sheriff OF this
county will arrive home with his prisoner
Tuesday morning. He gives his age as p
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
HnrnethIef 4. rrnpped.

MINDEN, Neb.. May 2s.-(special.)-A
young man giving his name as Carroll
hired team from a liveryman at Siam
ford, Neb saying he was going out for a
short drive, but instead drove to Minden
and tried to sell the team to Ransom &
Son. Mr.. Ransom was too sharp for him
and in the meantime Ransom telephoned "a
Holdrege, where the team had been the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
RAILROAD AID BONDS DEFEATED
Rock County Decides Against Giving
Bonus.

NUN NNuhNg AkSIhHN
Bonus.
BAssETT. Neb. May 29.-(special Tele-
gram THE most Intensely interesting cam
paign waged in this county since the
county seat election in 1889, closed tonight
with victory for the people who opposed
the proposition to bond the county in the
sum Of $4,000 in aid Of the proposed Mid
land Central railroad. The proposition was
defeated by a majority of 107 and though
the weather was bad the largest vote evei
polled in the county was cast.
The promoters of the proposed road are
E. L. Myers and c. NJ. Thompson Of New
port, Waterman of Omaha and c. E. Leaf
and c. A. Ripley of springview, Neb. Al
effort will probably be made to vote pre-
cinct bonds now, but the election of today
indicates that not more than two of th'
five precincts through which the road would
run will favor precinct bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
GRADUATION AT KEARNEY NORMAL
First Class Composed of Seventeen
Young Women.

Young Women.
KEARNEY. Neb,, May 29.-(Special Tele-
gram "A largely attended reception was
held at the chapel of the normal school
last night, where a fine program was given
and speeches made by Prof. Delzell of Lex
ington, L. P. Ludden, State Superintendent
McBrien. Governor Mickey, Colonel Majors
and ]. N. Dryden. This morning the first
graduation exercises were held in the opera
house and Governor Mickey made a short
address on Character Building" The
chief address on Modern Sin and the
Grading of Sinners was made by DR.
Edward A. Ross
President Ludden presented the diplomas
to the class of 'O6, which was composed
of seventeen young women.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
Cummins returns to NebrasIka

TOPEKA, Kan, May EX-GOVERNOR
Mickey of Nebraska was today granted a
requisition for Miles Cummings, alias
George Crisheld. who is soon to be released
from the Kansas penitentiary, Cummings
six years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-30
IFE Is DENIED ADMISSION
Fremont Shoemaker Up Against
Serious Proposition.


Serious Proposition.
FREMONT Neb., May 29.-(special.)-
NJ. Truchtinger, shoemaker Of this city,
from Russian Poland, a few weeks ago
sent on for his wife and FIVE children to
join him in Fremont They arrived in
New York last Saturday and Mrs, .Truch-
finger was refused permission to land on
account of diseased eyes, and the husband.
who for six years has been sending her
money and trying to lay mp some to estab-
lish home for his family here, scarcely
knows what to do. He has appealed by
wire to Senator Burkett for assistance. after
first wiring the immigration officers in New
York, who replied that the woman must be
sent back this week. but the children could
be sent 10 him.
His friends here have offered to assist him
by giving a bond for her support and he
has not yet given up hopes Of her being
able &c land He is an honest Industrious
man and has been looking forward to the
time when he could have his family here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
"HoNoR THY FATHER"

Boston Herald:-In these days when
access to the bankruptcy courts is an
easy way Of settling an estate which
has suffered by bad business methods,
and when the supposed demand and
greed for money and the possession Of
wealth surpasses all other considera-
tons, if we can believe what some
reformers tell us, 1t is interesting and
noteworthy to read Of the performance
Of young man in Iowa, who. after
working hard for ten years, has paid
off debt of 100000 left by his faith
er, who became a bankrupt and died
as a result of his business reversals
James G. Whitney is the name of the
young man who thus cleared the name
and memory of his father, as we'll as
established name for high purpose
and loyalty. The estate of his father
was ruined through unfortunate in
Vestments. There was no faint of cor
rupt1on. no misappropriation Of funds,
nothing rejecting on anything but the
judgment of his father This how
ever, made no difference to this loyal
son. Who. taking upon his own should
ers the business of the private bank
which his father had managed and as
Stunning all the other obligations which
his father had left in an estate, which
1T was thought at the time would not
yieid so cents on the dollar, has car
r1ed this business to such successful
results that he. has been able to pay
out this vast sum of money to the cred
itors of his father and will now pro-
coed to secure private fortune of his
own. 1t Is high minded deed and one
which should be held up for the adj
miration Of all who like to believe that
the day Of such deeds and the loyal-
" or sons is not passing away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
THE PACKING INDUSTRY

1t is gratifying to the public to know
that the Chicago packers are making
the improvements to their plants in
accordance with the designs of the
government and that no time is being
lost Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson says that the work is
proceeding with commendable
vigor and that he believes there
will be no let up until things are fixed
up as the government wants them.
President Roosevelt in a message to
the Grocers' Federation in Sheffield,
says that he will guarantee
the fitness in all respects of all timed
meats bearing the government stamp
and that II trouble arises protest can
be made not only to the sellers of the
goods but to the United States govern
ment itself With American sheep,
cattle and hogs recognized throughout
the world as the healthiest, and thor
ough system of efficient government
inspection, it would seem that the re-
cent agitation, while it may have caus-
ed, as the packers claim, a temporary
injury to the industry, will ultimately
result in largely increased domestic
and foreign trade for American meats.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
BERNHARDT's BIRTHPLACE.

Cedar Rapids Republican:-An Iowa
girl has come to the conclusion that
Sarah Bernhard was born in Roches-
ter Iowa. Rochester, Iowa, is a good
place to be born in. 1t is on the Cedar
river and all Cedar river towns are
good towns. We know Of no place
where the genius of Bernhardt could
be more finely developed than in Iowa
But it is only a story, after all, though
a good one. Sarah Bernhardt says she
was born in Amsterdam and that her
parents We're Jewish; that she went
early to Paris and became thoroughly
French, SO that she has become the
most noted exponent Of the French art
of the stage. She ought to know. If
she had been born in Rochester, Iowa
she probably would not be ashamed Of
1t for Rochester is just as good as AM
sterdam, and Shakespeare himself was
born in place no larger than Roches-
ter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
SIGNIFICANT APPOINTMENT.

Louisville Courier Journal: Gre
goria Araneta, solicitor general of the
Philippines. has been selected to sue
coed Mr.. Whitley Nas attorney general
of the insular government at a salary
of $4,000 year."
So runs a brief dispatch from Wash
ington, to which is added simply, by
way of explanation, that Senior Aran-
eta is about 35 years of age; that he
can make an argument in court in eth
er Spanish or English; that he Is a
native Of 1loilo on the island Of Panay,
and that he was selected for his new
post by Secretary Taft, who knows
him we'll and adnnires him greatly.
The name sounds strange to the
average American ear, which is accus-
toned to the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic or
Teutonic note in the names Of public
officers But there 1t is, Gregoria
Araneta, in plain black and white, and
it is to an important government posi-
not a Smith, sent over from the Unit
ed States proper? Why not Nc
Smith. appointed from the large crowd
of applicants for office that hover in
and about Washington? Why not a
Schmidt, chosen in American and
shipped across the seas to be indicted
into. a soft berth?
That the new attorney general Of
the Philippines is none of these, but
a product of the islands, Visayan,
a member Of the oriental races over
which the American flag flies as pro-
tector and guide-is creditable to the
administration. The choice testifles to
the good will Of the American govern
ment. to its interest in the natives I'M
der its care, and to its intentions Of
giving the races Of the Philippines a
chance to share in their own govern
ment. The instance is one of Import
ance. 1t is rich in significance. It
ought to please the citizens at home
and it ought to make a favorable i'm
preston upon the people of the Phil
tppines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
SUFFERING FOR AMUSEMENT.

Philadelphia Ledger: George Ber-
nard Shaw said recently that rather
than live as do the idle rich he would
sweep crossings. OF course. he would
do nothing Of the kind, and would
sweep crossing only if by the opera
ton he could win applause; but be-
hind his remark there was the stirring
element Of great truth. That the
rich who have nothing to do. and are
not required even to safeguard the
possession they cannot employ, do
have a difficult question for amusement
Is manifest enough. 1t is demonstrated
every time they go to some excess of
spectacular foolishness. There is
nothing left to them that Is novel and
at the same time decent and sane.
There is certain crowd that in
their efforts to secure a fresh emotion
achieve notoriety every season. They
profess to be panied at this. but would
be far more panied at its absence.
They do not have high code of eth
er morals or manners Their conduct
SO far as the real world outside is per-
mltted to glimpse 1t, Is rude to actual
coarseness. Moving in another circle,
they would be characterized as row.
dies, and there would be quick calls
for the police.
Announcement is made that this
Sio"o pidiiliiilS W NC illOIS sIlittIl Us
ually bizarre this summer. The fact
is to be regretted, because there is
possibility that these silly people may
be viewed as typical of some impodtant
social class. AS matter of fact they
are of no Importance, and it Is unfair
to regard them as typical of anything
except the spirit that makes man
vagrant or a gilded loafer, according
to his means. Part of this giddy and
superfuous band my be considered the
victims Of circumstances. If born in
to another environment theys might
have been Of service, but the atmos-
phere in which they find themselves
has perverted their senses and dulied
their natural perceptions.
However, perhaps it Is we'll that they
be permitted in peace to have monkeys
as guests Of honor, and to plunge in
full dress into the fountain on the
lawn. These antics do little real harm,
save that they hurt the pride of OBJ
servers. OF course, the participants
cannot be expected to sit with folded
hands, and yet they must know that
they are not fit to take part in the seri-
GUS affairs of the world. Hence they
formulate a little world of their own.
They must be permitted to perform
there. They lack the Shaw impulse to
sweep crossing, and they lack train
ing and intelligence for any other mod
est field Of usefulness
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14

making UP it's membership whose de-
clslons Will be consistent throughout.
For instance IL 1t Is decided in the case
OF one county to go back Of the face of
the returns of caucus, then that same
method of procedure ought to be used
In considering every other contest in
volving similar conditions. Little men,
mere factionalists, seekers for place
and favor, could not be trusted to be
fair or consistent as members of the
credentials committee. Big men must
be named by the district caucuses
Another reason why it is important
to have men Of large mental horizon
on this committee is that they would
work together in such spirit of arbi-
tration and fairness that the final re-
suit would be unanimously approved
by them to the extent, at least, that
minority report would not be pre-.
scented upon the floor of the convention.
There Is reason to believe that if the
committee does its work fairly and
brings in only one report, the report
will be approved at once and har-
monious convention will be the result
even though a number Of the delegates
seated by the central committee, IL 1t
undertakes to make up temporary
roll, may be unseated BY all means the
credentials committee should be made
up of men who will admit concessions
here and there on both sides In an en-
deavor to bring in one unanimous re.
port.
Ii this committee is selected with a
view to making such report possible
then, no matter who is nominated the
convention will be harmonious. and
what threatened for time to become
rough house will be transformed into
an old fashioned love feast. The great.
est thing in Iowa is the republican par.
ty, and within 1t at Des Moines will be
the committee on credentials. The dis
trict caucuses will have a most import
ant work to perform. Let both fac
lions in the caucuses they dominate
name the biggest, the fairest. the most
honest and competent men they can
find for members of the one committee
that will have the fate of the republi.
can party in Iowa in its hands.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14

q keynote deltverance. Many things
combine to give 1t sigIificar ca-the ap.
proacn OF congressional campaign,
the talk about the secretary's presiden-
tlal candidacy, the development of new
issues in politics, and so on. And GER
ta1nly Mr.. Taft improved his opportun-
ity The speech was able, frank and
vigorous.
The candor Of the address was not
limited, by any means, to the criti-
cisms of democratic platforms and pol
icies. The secretary told the republi-
cans of North Carolina that they would
be infinitely better off if every bit of
federal patronage in the state were
held by democrat He dealt with
principles in large, broad, states
manlike manner, and it is safe to say
that his style. quite as much as his
matter, will cause many democrats to
consider his advice with an open mind
The principal theme was, of course,
the 'solidity' Of the south, which is bad
for that section and bad for the rest Of
the country. The secretary spoke at
some length about the dead issue ne
gro domination, and asked the south
ern democrats to live in the strenuous
present and to think nationality as 1t
were
The south is vitality interested in
the tariff question, in the rate question,
In the isthmian canal, in foreign policy,
In South American problems-in short,
In everything that is actual, real.
burning in everything that congress
is thinking and legislating about. Is
there any reason why the south should
not vote as it feels on these questions?
II this course should spell division. re
alignment, it would be the division and
change that life itself brings.
Can 1t be seriously held that negro
domination Is still menace bound up
with republican supremacy? The re-
publicans have been in power for a
good many years; In what way has the
south been menaced? The suffrage re.
strtctions the south has adopted have
not been interfered with. The new
franchise laws stand, with all their linn
1tations. Some Of these limitations, at.
tackled by lawyers as unconstitutional,
have expired or will expire very soon,
and all citizens will be entitled to vote
on equal terms. There will be no le.
gal occasion for federal interference,
even should there be disposition to
interfere, which there is not. The ma
ton has deciled once for all that the
south shall be permitted to solve the
negro suffrage question in the way it
deems consistent with it's permanent
interests. To educational and other
fair tests there is no opposition, pro.
vided there is no permanent and fla
grant discrimination.
In these circumstances the old issue
has not a breath of life left in it. The
south is progressing marvelously in in
dustry and education; why should not
this progress find full and appropriate
expression in its political life?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
PRODUCTION OF COAL in IOWA.

Coal production in Iowa has exhibit
ed gradual but uninterrupted in
Grease each year since 1896. The out
put in 1905. according to Forthcoming
report of Edward w. Parker Of the
United States Geological survey,
amounted to 6,7S1,9O9 short tons,
which had a spot value of s1O,562,361.
This is an increase of 261,976 short
tons, or 4 per cent in quantity over the
production of 1904, but of only $57,955,
or little over O.5 per cent in value.
AS in number of states in the Mis-
sissippi Valley region, the amount of
coal produced in Iowa during 1905 was
in exce# of the market requirements,
and pri@s generally declined The ave.
rage prS Q for the entire state in 1905
was 81 Is per short ton, as compared
with $1T1 in 1904, and $1.65 in 1903.
The Humber Of men employed in the
coal mines of Iowa decreased from
15,629 in 1904 to 1913 in 1905. The
average working time was the same.
213 days, in both years. From these
figures it appears that the decline in
price has been in part, at least, made
up by an increase in the individual
producing efficiency of the mine work
ers.
The use of mining machines in Iowa
does not exert any material influence
on the production, the total machine
mined tonnage In 1905 being less than
3 per cent of the total output There
are only five mines in which machines
were used in 1905, and the number of
machines in use was 80 BY the use
of these 1924 tons were mined. In
1904 there were thirty-nine machines
in use and the machine-mined product
amounted to 175,742 short tons.
There we're strikes in only twelve
mines during 1905. These mines en-
ployed an aggregate of 1,774 men, but
all the stoppages were of short dura-
ton; averaging only six days time lost
for each of the men on the strike.
OF the, total number of men employed
in the coal mines of Iowa, 1853, dis
tributed among 1856 mines, worked on
the basis of an eight-hour day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14

rotary said, is how much longer the
"specter of things past" is to hold
them to political allegiance that does
them no good in national politics and
deprives their communities of the in
estimable benefit of the presence in To-
cal politics of two parties, each of
which, If it does wrong, has a real
chance of being punished for its mis-
conduct. The people Of the south have
been benefited by the protective tariff
to a large extent and yet the represent
atives from the southern states in ma
tional conventions never hesitate to
declare the protective tariff robbery
for the benefit of the few The vague
promises of democracy were compar-
ed with the performances Of the re-
publican party in an able manner by
the secretary.
Whether the hopes that there may
be break in the solid south during
the campaign just opening are realiz.
ed or not, the time is surely not far
distant when the people of the south
will place their material interests
above mere party Or race prejudice
and when they do there will be big
rift in the democratic stronghold and
a menace to a representative govern.
ment in state and nation will be elm
mated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
The Greatest Thing i'm Iowa is
the Republican Party
(FRoM THE DAVENPORT TlMEs.)

Although the question of the right
OF certain contested delegations to sit
In the republican state convention at
Des Mofnes will not be submitted to
any kind of unofficial arbitration board,
as has been proposed, the fact should
not be lost sight of that the spirit Of
arbitration may still prevail in the de-
liberations of the committee on creden-
tials. Both Mr.. Cummins and Mr.. Per
ktns agree that the convention should
be dominated by the delegates who
have been selected by majority of the
republicans" All other representative
members Of the party will accept that
statement as correct 1t must be the
aim Of the committee on credentials
to decide the contests in accordance
with that principle.
Most far-reaching Importance there
fore, attaches to the action Of the dis
trict caucuses, for they will select the
members Of the credentials committee.
And now Is the time for the republi-
cans of the state to give consideration
to the qualifications of the members of
that committee. The men selected by
the district caucuses for this important
work should be broad-minded men
whose honesty cannot be questioned,
whose minds are trained to the judicial
point Of view, and whose regulations
for fairness will carry weight with the
convention. No small caliber factional-
ists should be given place on the com.
mittee. OF course 1t is naturally to be
expected that the members Of the com.
mittee will be selected because they
are supporters Of one or the other can.
didate for governor.
Under the present conditions moth.
ing else could be expected But while
man may favor Cummins or Perkins
for the nominee he does not necessar.
lily have to decide particular contest
one way or the other in the interest of
his favorite. A broad minded, fair and
honest man would not stoop to such a
thing. Such man would consider it
of far greater importance to get down
to the merits of the contests.
Again, owing to the number Of con.
tests that will come before the commit.
tee it will be necessary to have men
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-14
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS,

Washington Starr: When John
Sharp Williams returned home he
talked to his neighbors about party
prospects, and said things we'll calcu-
lated to make them feel comfortable
1t was the thing to do. There is but
one party down in that country, and
Its members, after years of waiting,
sigh for chance at what is called the
national pie counter. Mr.. Williams
gave them hope, and fixed an early day
for its realization. 1t was such a
jolly as was due his neighbors, and
read in that latitude was all right. But
it has been reproduced in other sec