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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
SOFT SENTENCE FOR BARTEE
Light Penalty for Murder in Second Degree
is Recommendation Of Jury,
DOOM OF MAN WHO KILLED HENRY BROWN
Bsrtee Admitted staBbins His CoIored
Friend with Latter's knife,
but Made Plea of
self-Defense.

Guilty OF murder In the second degree
with recommendation that he be given
lightest penalty OF the law. was the verdict
rendered at noon Saturday. by the jury in
the case Of William Bartee, charged with
killing Henry Brown. The jury was out
little less than an hour. The minimum
penalty is a ten-year sentence.
The murder Of Brown took place Feb
ruary 4, at the home OF George Duncan,
2O5 North Eleventh street in the presence
Of FIVE OF six witnesses. Bartee and Brown
had come there together and Bartee had
bought two cans OF beer for the crowd.
About midnight. owing to some objection
able language he had used. Bartee was re-
quested to leave. He and Brown had few
words and 1t is asserted Bartee told Brown
he would cut him. Brown laughed at this
and handed over his knife saying they had
always been good friends and he was not
afraid Of Bartee hurting him.
stabbed His Friend to Death.
BRrtee. according to the witnesses, took
the knife and ran several steps toward
Brown plunging the knife into his breast.
The two rolled down stairs and at the bot
tom, Bartee stabbed Brown several times,
Brown extricated himself and crawled up
stairs, dying in a few minutes.
Bartee alleged self-defense and said both
Brown and Duncan jumped on him ana he
stabbed Brown in order to keep from being
killed All Of the parties concerned are
colored.
The following defendants were arraigned
Saturday morning before Judge sutton and
entered pleas Of not guilty:
John Berry, charged with holding up the
saloon of Mike Dvorak of South Omaha,
! l..
"A and securing 500.
A. E. Washington, charged with forging
an order for 81
Bert Chandler and L. H. Eyre, charged
with assualting and robblng Peter Hensen,
March g.
Frank Thomas, charged with forging an
order for S15
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
LINEMAN'S LEG is BROKEN
Mike welsh sustRins Injury by the
Falling of Fellow Workman
Against Him,

Mike Welsh, employed as a lineman Of
the Nebraska Telephone company, met with
q serious accident at Twelfth ana Jones
streets saturday afternoon, through the
slipping Of a telephone pole that was being
placed in position there. One OF his legs
was broken. The injured man was taken
20 81. Josephs hospital. His home is Al
the Victoria hotel. Welsh was assisting IN
holding the guy rope to the pole which had
become considerably Stacked and as the
pole fell fellow workman was thrown
upon him with great violence. causing the
accident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
BEFORE THE PEOPLES BAR
Judge Crawford Admires Man Who Takes
His Medicine Straight.
TOO MUCH OF THE "PH0NEY' JEWELRY
One Harry Ripley, Minus several
Yards of EpIdermis, Walks
Up and says He De-
served IL All.
TOO MUCH OF THE "PHoNEY' JEwELRY

Police Judge Crawford believes that a
man who walks UP and makes a clean
breast of 1t all is worth more than the
man who says the cards were stacked
against him, or that some one threw the
switch on him. So much "phoney" jewelry
is peddled in the police court that when
a man comes out into the open, acknowl-
edges he and he alone was wrong i'm the
transaction which caused his arrest, then
IL is the police judge declares II a pleas
ure to do business with such q prisoner.
Tom Lee says It makes his work easier,
too.
Harry Ripley was the one in a thousand
before the peoples bar Saturday morning.
With a face which bore evidences of con-
fict and soul filled with remorse, Ripley
took unto himself full blame and confessed
all.
Ripley was arrested Friday evening by
PatroIman Halterman while tearing the
wall paper down, biting G. A. Spratt, call
ing Miss Anna Brown names and other
wise changing normal conditions in a res
taurant at 1902 North Sixteenth street
The prisoner was charged with assault and
battery when booked at the city Jail
When arraigned in police court Saturday
morning Ripley said, Il am guilty and de-
served all got" When he said the words
"all got he pointed with his left index
finger to seven long lines on his face and
neck, the lines being in the form Of
scratches.
The judge fined Ripley s. and costs.
Ripley worked at the restaurant. as a
chef for two months He was discharged
four days ago While in ut of alcoholic
irresponslbilty, Friday evening he returned
TO the scenes of his former employment
/ and called Miss Anna Brown names, which
would not look we'll in r horse show pro-
| gram. He also grabbed several yards OF
wall paper down and threw the stove poker
at a plaster Of Paris dog on the ice box
! G. A. Spratt, who roomed upstairs, heard
the roundup downstairs and rushed into tbs
restaurant TO save the girl, while Ripley
| pulled down the building
After the plaster OF Paris dog had re-
sisted the impact of the poker. best i
could Spratt rescued Miss Brown. but FOL
his pains was rewarded by four bites OF
the face and neck from Ripley, who 70
ceived the scratches in the melee.
After the girl was saved. the mortgage
paid of, the fast mail wrecked, the Thf'
ward carried for Honnings and the wore
"skidoo," used four times. Patrolman Hal
terman arrived and placed Ripley unde
arrest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25


While competition may be the life OF
trade, it sometimes proves TO be the life
of the peoples bar.
Morris Keimen and Moses Rosenblat,
rivals in the bakery business, lined up
Saturday morning before Police Judge
Crawford. II developed that while Rosen-
blat was delivering southsiders their daily
bread from a wagon, Keimen delivered
several vicious blows on Rosenblats body
without notification or proyocatiOn
Keimen was charged with assault and bat
terry and after the evidence Of the case
was heard the police judge fined the de-
PENDANT $40 and costs.
Rosenblst conducts bakery Al AZ North
Twelfth street. Among the list of his con-
stitutents are the names of various people
living on South Thirteenth street, near Pine
street where the alleged assault occurred
Friday morning.
When Rosenblat appeared in police court
Saturday morning his left eye and part OF
his head were Obscured from view by half
a bed comfort About all the judge could
see OF the complainant was his right eye,
which moved like an all-seeing optic i'm A
bundle OF bed clothes II was charged that
the rivalry OF the litigants was responsible
for the assault, although Rosenblat
offered a preponderence OF testimony
against his assailant and won his suit.
After the police court case Kemen was
served with a warrant by Constable
Church who summoned Kelmen TO East
mans justice court 10 be bound over 20
keep the peace.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
TOLSTOI AND HIS LIFE WORK
Mission Of the Great Russian Genius and
His Hope for Humanity.
EFFORT TO UPuFT THE sOOOEN MASSES
Pref. steiner of Iowa COLLEGE Lectures
nj First congregational Church
on the wort of the
Nen.

A large audience was gathered at the
First Congregational chsrch Friday even
ing, the occasion being the fifth number
Of the Peoples Institute lecture course,
lecture upon Leo Tolstoi by Prof. y. A.
Steiner Of Iowa college Prof. Steiner is
not unknown to an Omaha audience and
was most cordially received by his old
friends.
His lecture began with brief sketch
of the Russian character. which, he held.
is imperfectly known to the American pub
lie and entirely misconstrued. He main
tanned that the Russians are filled with
the same emotions that pervade %he rest
Of humanity They have recently under
gone an anguish OF heart through the
casualties OF war not dIssimilsr TO that
following the civil war IN America. Every
home mourns the loss Of some loved one
1t will take a quarter of a century for
these wounds to heal. Three great walls
surround the Russian people. They are
orthodoxy, autocracy and nationality So
slavish are they in their devotion to these
three characteristics that the 125, 100000 OF
Russian subjects lived in the darkness OF
their environment to a very recent day
and dared not open their mouths TO ex-
press an opinion, much less criticize the
government.
TolstOfa Great Mission.
Prof. Steiner told Of the awakening of
the spirit OF Leo Tolstoi to the conscious
ness of his duty to the people of Russia
The great question Tolstoi put to himself
was: What is the proper thing for me
TO do?' and once having answered it from
his own inner consciousness, he devoted
his marvellous talents and genius TO the
elevation OF the Russian people. He knew
the stupendous nature of his task. His
mission was to bring the two parts, the
peasant and the commoner, of Russia to-
gether. A man Of llmitless means and
aristocratic training and teaching, he mace
it his point to go down into the masses
become of and with them, as did the
Christ he sought to emulate, and sought
to direct their minds to a higher and
nobler standard. His whole purpose was
embraced in the idea that men thought
too much of the world and concerned them
selves too little with themselves and their
fellow men. He believed that true art is
that which rouses the highest emotions
in men, not the lowest. Tolstoi is a man
who has gone through the struggle with
his own soul and to whom the suffering
and sacrifices of Jesus means something.
The speaker contended that the great
power OF the world is the spiritual not
the material power. He graphically pic
! tured the emperor of Russia surrounded
and protected by his minions, the weakest
man in Russia most strongly protected.
| and Tolstoi thu strongest man in Russia
who dared defy monarchs. priests and
kings, as absolutely unguarded. Tolstoi,
| the apostle of peace and righteousness.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
Train Load of Rndiatnr.

The burlington road Is bringing In
twenty-five cars OF radiators for the local
house OF the American Radiator company,
from the factory al IAtchheld. H., makinG
the second big shipment for the same Arm
this week, the other special train load COM
ms in over the Wabash Tuesday The
cars are decorated with banners and the
train r. attracting considerable attention
ington-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25

Although this incident did not occur in
the peoples bar, yet il was told there
Saturday morning. and by right OF that
recital belongs TO the records of that pro
bono publico institution. InterlocutOr
Frank Murphy told the story:
Friday afternoon Desk Sergeant Hsvey
OF the city jail received telephone call
from Mrs. Singer OF 5N South Twenty
fourth street, stating that = burglar had
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
HOMEOPATHIC SUPPLIES
DRUG DEPT.
CONSULTATION FREE.

In addition 10 our very large line of Ned
lcines OF the AllOpathic school, We sell al
kinds OF Homeopathic medicines and sup
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Homeopathic Pills.
Homeopathic DilutiOhs.
homeopathic Disks.
homeopathic Mother Tthcturen.
Homeopathic Trtturafiohs.
homeopathic Tablets.
HOnleO -lathte Books, Corl<a, Walls,
Powder, Papers, a. uSed " HOmsO-
nathists.
We are In position 20 supply the profess
sion, the retail and wholesale trade. and
the laity. Write OF call on
SHERMAN & MCCONNELL BRUe co.
Cor 18th and Dodge. Omaha, Neb
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25

Cor 10Th and Dodge. Omaha. Nsb.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
Standard Oils Supremacy
Seems to Have Passed Away
in that country

BY CHARLES D. CHAMBERLAIN. Head OF the National Petroleum Association
GHaMv HE ABSOLUTE ~DOMINATIO of Standard Oil over the
business in petroleum products has been broken. l do not
mean that the time is near when Standard Oil will cease to
have a great share in the business, but a fair field and
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY are in sight for independents, and the
developments of the near future will be startling.
One company in Cleveland started twenty years ago with $4,000.
1t has fought the Standard all the way and now has So, 100000 capital.
Recently it increased its capital to ~$5,00o,0O0, and the additional
amount was OVERSUBSCRIBED almost as soon as the books were
opened. That is the experience everywhere. The oil business will
have an enormous development, and the Independents will get a great
share of it from this time forward.
The Independents are getting an immense access Of business because
of the cessation of the aggressive and PIRATICAL METHODS of
the Standard in fighting competitors. 1t is withdrawing from many
fields the subordinate companies that used to sail under the colors of
Independents" AND DO II PRICE CUTTING for the Standard.
That sort of thing has got dangerous. There is a disposition to expose
and punish conspiracies of the sort.
THEN THE PUBLIC is STRONGLY IN SYMPATHY WITH Us,
AND 1T HELPS IMMENSELY.
The new railroad law and the powerfulmovement to enforce the
trust laws are doing immense good.
FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE GETTING AN EQUAL CHANCE,
AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE RESTORATION OF PRoRATING RATES
INTO NEW ENGLAND.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY.

tons and prevent political corrup
ton in every form.
Every man who believes in the
principles as here stated is invited to
fill out the above coupon and send IL
to the NEWS office.
This is a movement to down the
bosses, overthrow the corporation
control of the state legislature and
put the reins of government in the
hands of the people direct.
Every honest citizen who has the
welfare of his country at heart should
be glad to assist. Every name lends
encouragement to the cause, and each
man can do his own little part. The
ring is powerfully entrenched and
the success of this movement for the
cause of good government depends on
the individual voters.
Everybody join the movement
Don't think there will be enough
without you. Suppose everyone
thought that way. Remember the
names received on these coupons will
not be made public. It is merely a
pledge that you are with the league
In its campaign for clean politics and
good government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18

Citizens of this county are asked
to sign the above coupon and send it
to the EVENING NEWS office as soon
as possible. The names thus sub
scribed are not to be published, but
merely to be enrolled as members of
the Independent Republican League
of Middlesex County. They will be
kept on file in the headquarters of
the league.
The objects of this league to which
the citizens are asked to subscribe
as above, are:
One. To promote the best inter
ests of the republican party in the
county of Middlesex.
Two. To eliminate bossism and
corporate control of the republican
party.
Three. To further the cause Of
equal taxation, limited franchises
taxation of franchises, popular selec-
ton of United States Senators, popu-
lar interest in primary elections, and
such other progressive measures as
may be necessary in the interest of
the people.
Four. To promote honest cleo
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
Publicity a Great Remedy

BY NJ E. INGALLS, AMI an Railroad rMsnae
BELIEVE the late congress should have made the Sherman
antitrust law so as not to affect In 1896,
- when the Sherman antitrust bill was up, I went to Wash
ington, but was informed that the law would not affect rail
roads. That year / drew up the association agreement between the
railroads. The nextyear a case was brought against a railroad in Mis-
sourl under the Sherman antitrust law. The courts held that the law
affected the railroads. The association had to be disbanded and the
so called GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENTS entered into. The rail
roads OF this country are great and complicated properties. They have
been in the past and are, now being well managed. 1t is true that
some wrongs have been committed and also many mistakes. Ny
opinion is that congress should not have bothered SO much about a
KAIE MAKING POWER for the Interstate commerce commission.
PUBLICITY SHOULD AVE BEEN THEIR
The hmehght should have been turned in O their books, as is done
with the national banks If this had been done there would not be
much wrongdOingby anysroad.
We mavhave.had exposes, but the people Of tins country are good
and great AT HEART.
THEY WILL BATTLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS, AND WHEN
ALL is OVER IT WILL Be FOUND THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WILL ERADICATE THE EVILS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
Advertisements for the county
fairs have appeared, a sure sign that
autumn is near at hand.
PUBLIC OPINION.
Editor EVENING NEWS:

-
In my article on Novelties OF
Railroading in This County in the
Last Fifty Years." / might have add
ed two more incidents that at least
were novelties All Of fifty years
ago an uncle to the writer was an
engineer on the then C. & A. r. r.
A farmer along the line eighty years
old near Jamesburg had an ambi-
tious bull that tried to buck an en-
CINE off the track and because he got
the worst of it the owner at night
placed four ties at regular distance
and carefully put them squarely
across the track. Uncle's train being
the next one due, the engine 'jump-
ed" them all and landed all right OF
the railsl The engineer lived to be
"a years old, and was never known
to tell an untruth, or even prevari
cate.
In the later seventies it seemed to
be desirable to remove the clever
hundred feet ~two-story wooden bridge
at New Brunswick. So a premature
faith cure was found. to be speedy
and effectual and some one must have
prayed |fervently, for while several
barrels of water had been kept on it
for years to prevent its burning ii
broke out in fire in several places at
one time and was consumed and the
iron work for a new bridge was all
ready and was Immediately brought
there and put up.
How would the same course work
at Perth Amboy?
"RUSTICUS."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
ED TROLLEY SHRDLUVBGKQJRF
TROLLEY SERVICE.

1t is to be hoped the Public Service
Corporation will give this city better
trolley service tonight than it did last
Saturday night. 1t was simply out
rageous then and a repetition of 1t
should not be tolerated. Several cars
were run without headlights and n
car had no lights at all. They went
through Smith street at a rapid rate,
yet having no light, and the people
being accustomed to seeing one, it
was impossible to see the approach
ing car until it almost directly upon
one. This, too, on a night when the
streets were crowded.
A party waited at the foot of Smith
street for over a half hour last Sat
urday night, looking for a car to
New Brunswick. During that time
three cars bound for Boynton Beach
reached the ferry and two cars going
only as far as Keasbey arrived.
Finally when a conductor was ask
ed how long before a New Brunswick
car would be along, he said he didn't
know, but advised the party to walk
up to State street as it was a more
likely place to get one. Sure enough,
after walking to State street and an
other wait of about ten minutes, dur
ing which two Boynton Beach cars
went by, a New Brunswick car arriv-
ed. 1t was packed to the runboard
with people hanging on. The car did
not go to the ferry. 1t turned seats
at State street and proceeded out
street.
The city should insist upon decent
service by the Public Service Corpor-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
Some American
Tendencies of
The Times szS sS;'';,
the United States Supreme Court

@w HIS is an age when there seems to be a GENERAL TEND
ENCY TO GENERALIZATION along nearly all lines,
and especially in matters of government There has been
a mad rush to congress, asking of that body that it deal
with the divorce question, the question of polygamy and
other kindred subjects which are proper matters FOR STATE
CIRCULATION ONLY. The federal constitution provided that a
man to be a United States senator must possess certain qualifications
as to AGE AND CITIZENSHIP, but lately there has been a deter
mined effort to have the national government demand other qualfca-
tons.
Washington during the sessions of congress is the greatest
LOBBY CAMP in the world, and the hotel business there is a
bonanza. Such a variety and volume of proposed legislation is thrust
at congress from al directions and on SC many subjects that it is rem
|dered impossible for the representatives of the people to accomplish
any legislation. Everything has to be done THROUGH COMMIT
TEES, and the committees practically d~owhatever legislation is placed
on the statute books.
IN A MEASURE THE SECURITY OF A GOVERNMENT OF THE
PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE is SERIOUSLY
THREATENED.
There are new conditions of social and business life now to those
that prevailed at the time of the adoption of the constitution and
there may be changes needed in the organic law to meet such condi-
tons, but if SO let them be made in the manner provided and pre-
scribed BY THE CONSTITUTION. L believe this nation, as a ma
ton, possesses as great powers rs any other nation, and all these powers
come FROM THE PEOPLE, but if more power is needed let it be
secured in a constitutional way.
It would be a sad day for this country if THE SUPREME
COURT should undertake to make changes in the laws in any other
way than that prescribed by the constitution. We speak of England
as a monarchy, but Canada has greater power than our individual
states. In Switzerland the powers of government are VERY LIN
TIED, and no American, even, would blush to own that he was born
in that country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18

quire some better argument than has
yet been produced, in the face of this
new evidence, to convince the public
that the combined Perkins and Avis
acts are not railroad laws, whatever
may have been their announced pur-
pose.
1t is up to the state board to ac-
Quit itself of the charge, apparently
~substantiated in part at least, that it
has aided New Jersey railroads to
escape taxation by persistent and gem
eral differentiation of railroad prop
crty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
WHICH Do YOU PREFER ?
FCRDYCE'S

tAN HH HH.f- #
To promote the best interests
of the republican party in the
county of Middlesex.
a.ae To eliminate bossism and
corporation control Of the repub-
lican party.
To further the cause of equal
taxation, limited franchises,
taxation of franchises, popular
selection of United States sena-
tors, popular interest in primary
elections, and such other pro-
gressive measures as may be
necessary in the interest of the
people.
To promote honest elections
and prevent political corruption
in every form.
l am pledged to the people
only, and consider myself the
candidate of all who are oppos-
ed to political debauchery and
graft,
49,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER.
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair weather and slowly
rising temperature will prevail, with
light southerly and so~utheasterly
winds. On Sunday fair to partly
cloudy and slightly warmer weather
will prevail, with light to fresh south
erly and ~southeasterly winds, proba-
bly, followed by local rains and thun-
der storms in this section, and on
Monday partly cloudy weather, with
slifht temperature changes and local
thunHRrstorms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-18
FIRE A BOXES.

2s-Raritan Copper Works.
16-High and Lewis streets.
81 Madison avenue and Paterson street'
28-Market and First streets.
35-Smith and High streets.
37-State n Smith streets.
1S-Ruckingham ave. and Hartford ST
16-Commerce and Front streets.
d7-High and Washington streets.
6i-State ST. IN Buckingham ave.
66-Hayy avenale and Charles street.
67-State and Wayne streets.
e2-Washington and First streets.
S3-New Brunswick ave and Elm 81
S4-Smith street and Watson avenue.
66-Commerce and State streets.
72-Front and Smith streets.
73-Water and Gordon streets.
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon streeI"
S2-Smith and Herbert streets;
R3-Woodbridge road and washington ST.
B4-Lehigh avenue and Stanford street
To send in an alarm, open the uoor ot
the box and pull down the lever mi let
60, once only. Stay at box until hremen
arrive.
/ tap-Break in circuit. 2 taps-DrliI
and fire alarm test. 3 taps-Ftre out. ,
taps-Police call. 12-Calls for LlncoIr
ton Hose. i4-Call for Mcclellan Engin5t
Company. 15-Cal1 for Protection HOOP
and Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hos
Company.