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Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
CALLS FOR A MOUNTAINEERING
Bishop scnnnen Urges His Hearers TO
Arouse from Numbness.

At the close of his sermon last night at
st. Philomena's Cathedral Bishop ScanuelI
urged a moral awakening in this COM
munity, declaring the moral sense of the
people had become blunted.
Il am not in sympathy with the pessl-
mists," he said, but il is well TO recog-
nize certain dangers that confront as. The
most serious OF these. in my opinion. is
the bunting of the moral sense of the
community There has been most start
ling increase OF crime, but that is not to
me as serious as the moral numbness or
the people. The eternal law is violated
before our eyes and We do not see IT, Our
young people are being ruined in low thea
tiers, drinking places and dance halls and
We do not see II. The authorities do not
interfere because We do not compel them
TO- We 20 on choosing officials that do not
act This is the weak point in our civic
character
Il am glad to be able to talk tonight to
a large number OF the knights OF Column
bus. II is one Of your duties to have evil
corrected. You must remember you be-
long to a church that dared tell Caesar he
was wrong. Let your advice as well as
your example be always on the side OF
eternal law II is yours 10 say the right
thing and do the right thing"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
Funeral of f. II. Andrew.

Frederick T. Andrew. the venerable
father-in-law OF w. c. Patterson, was
buried yesterday afternoon at Prospect
Hill cemetery. The funeral services were
conducted in the afternoon at the Patter-
son residence. 1879 South Thirty second
street, by Rev. 4. j. Mackay and Rev
John Williams. John c. Patterson and
wife of Chicago we're at the funeral. The
pail bearers were L. T.. Congdon, c. B.
Keller. Charles Cooke. David Baldwin
Adolph Wernher. r. ID. Pollard, F.. A.
Ewing and Lester Sunderland.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
DR.. miller and ola settlers Reception
|. S. LEAVITT.
]. w. FOSTER.


OMAHA, March S-To the Editor of The
Bee: l ask The Bee to kindly permit me to
make statement in respect to that fine re-
ceptlon of the old settlers by the Omaha
club New Years day.
At the first meeting of citizens to organ
lie the new Old Settlers association it
was stated some person whose ignorance
was well matched by impudence publicly
arraigned me for not inviting somebody to
a purely private company at my home
year or more ago, and also stated that l
had not invited this same somebody or
nobody. as the case may happen to be,
to the Omaha club reception. I should
pay no attention to this incident but for
the widespread blame that has been put
upon me for the failure of many of nv
old friends to receive invitations. These
good people saw my name as chairman of
the old semi-centennial committee in the
papers as used by the club. but they did
not read the request of the committee for
them to send their names to the club that
they might receive invitations. At the
time the reception was being arranged
actually knew nothing whatever about it.
l was constantly occupied at the time, night
and day. on the police commission, and
knew nothing about 1t until saw my name
in print Mr.. Yates finally telephoned mo
urging me to attend a meeting. I could
not. and did not. nor am I entitled to the
slightest credit for that fine reception by
the Omaha club TO the founders of Omaha
/ was placed on the reception committee
without my previous knowledge or consent
/ had no authority or power to give in
vitations to that reception. as any person
may see by referring back to the plans
as published of the semi-centennial COM
mittee. Mr.. Clement Chase. Senator Man
derson. Mr.. II. W. Yates, President Peck
and other gentlemen are perfectly familiar
with the facts .-.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
Search for Criminals with Rewards Hanging
Over Them is in PROGRESS.
OUTLAWS LEAVE NO CLUES TO WORK ON
AssniIsnt of Frank Y. Clarke. Three
County Jail FuEitiNes and
valley CuIprit Are stiII
at Large.
Reward for Highwaymen.

We now having joined with the Com
mercial club I'm Offering a reward Of s., 500
for the arrest and conviction OF the person
who shot Frank n. Clarke Friday night,
March 2. 1906 our offer of a reward OF
81 900 is merged and included in the offer
of the Commercial club. -
j. l.. BRANDEIS & SONS.
A L. CLARKE.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
HnrrihIN Hurned

was c. Rivenbark of Norfolk. Va. but
Bucklen's Arnica salve healed his burns
without q scar. Heals cuts, too. &c. For
sale by Sherman a. Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
Jim Key is coming.

All goods sold at Hubermann's jewelry
store guaranteed as TO price and quality.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05
wertz. Dentist. 6Oi-5-6 Paxton Blk.

DIAMoNDs-Frenzer. 18th and Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05

p1AMoEps-EahOlm. 18th and Hsrnss.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-05

A b. HuBernsah. dismonds. own imp.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
WRITES SUICIDE STORY;
TURNS ON GAS; LIVES
INCIDENTALLY GIVES HIS SHEET
A BAD YARN
Former Reporter, After Being Re-
Jected by Girl, Sends His Paper a
"Scoop" on His Death, and II Is
Printed, but He Survives
Special to The Herald.


CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.--His news in
stinct alive until the last--or what he
thought was the last-D. @. Biggerstaff
of Charleston, ILL., after being rejected
by his sweetheart last night, wrote a
detailed story Of his death, mailed 1t
to the Charleston Courier, on which ne
was once reporter, retired to his
room in the Palace hotel, twisted a
handkerchief about his neck and then
turned on the gas.
He was found this morning uncon-
scious, but was revived quickly. Then
he bethought Himself of his SCOOP"
sent a telegram to the managing editor
that the story was a fake" and asked
him not to use it. But the telegram
was too late. Before the message
reached Charleston the Courier had
been scattered broadcast, bearing to
all of Biggerstaff's acquaintance the
story of his death.
The young man, who seemed very
glad to be alive after he had been re-
suscitated, again began to wonder IL
life were worth living when he heard
this. He thought about all the people
laughing at his love affair and its
serio-comic ending. He went out on
the street to think about 1t some more.
The more he thought about 1t the worse
1t seemed, and this evening when he
returned to the hotel he looked SO de-
jected that the management refused
to let him have his room again for fear
he might make another attempt TO end
his life.
Biggerstaf, when first found In the
hotel, told story OF assault and rob-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

berry and the police were summoned. A
detective. however, found in his trunk
letters from Miss May Lowe of Coving-
ton. KY, and went to see her. She
said that Biggerstaff had called on
her last night and asker her b marry
him. She refused, and then he begged
for just one farewell kiss. When she
would not give him this. she said, he
threatened to kill himself.
The detective went back to Bigger
staff and told him what he had learned.
Biggerstaff then admitted that he had
tried to end his life. Then he thought
of his scoop" and tried to stop It..
Had he not tried to make the detect
i've think he was a victim of robbers he
would have had time to prevent the
story being printed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
FIND FAMOUS HATCHET
Virginia Honey Hunters Discover
Supposed Relic of George
Washinqton
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 24.-The little
hatchet with which George WASHINGTON
hacked the cherry tree Just before he
made his famous refusal to tell lie is
reported to have been discovered in a
bee tree near Morrisyille, which, in ad-
dltion TO containing the relic, had tons
of fine honey in it, which will bring a
small fortune to the lucky finder.
The tree, one Of the largest in the
state, stands on the line between Eau
4uier and Stafford counties, known as
the Washington line, because George
Washington made the original survey.
George Sitteval discovered that it was
full OF honey and took Henry Satton-
stall into his confidence. The two men
went to the place at dusk. but were
appalled, by the immense labor of cut
ting down the forest giant. At this
juncture Arkliskizwi Sabanowski, a re-
cent settler Of immense size and
strength, appeared and was induced to
undertake the labor of telling the tree
for third of the honey 1t contained.
1T took four hours of chopping to fell
the tree. Then it was discovered that an
unheard-of amount of honey was in the
great hollow trunk, and the original
discoverers declared the foreigner
could only have two tubs of it, He
went away, but reappeared the next
morning with number of armed rela-
tives, nine yoke of oxen and some
heavy wheels. The two men who had
cheated him retreated, and after two
days of hard labor Sabanowski and his
relatives managed to haul the great
trunk to their home.
Then it was that the little handmade
hatchet, with sc. W., 1885," carved in
the handle. was found. With it were
several old letters, with only a few
words. written in "a feminine hand,
leglble. Sabanowski has been offered
$500 for the hatchet, but declares he will
insist on having as much money as he
gets for the honey, which probably will
be double that sum
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
President Issues Order
BY Assoelated Press.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Presldent
Roosevelt today issued an executive or
der relative to the employment of labor
throughout the service Of the govern
ment. The order provides simply that
hereafter no person shall be appointed
to the position OF laborer, except upon
certification under the civil service
rules. All persons so employed shall
be subject to the supervision Of the
civil service commission. Laborers so
employed may be regarded as classi-
fled upon the approval Of the COM
mission.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
SCHOOL BOYS
ROB TEACHER
LEADER ~ CLASS MAKES SUR,
PRI ING DISCOVERY
-Four Lads Boldly Confess to Stealing
md Are Taken In by the Authorl-
tIes-TheIr Teacher Signs the
Complaints Reluctantly

Special to The Herald
! CHICAGO, Feb. 24-When Miss Ethel
Hansen, SO Humboldt boulevard. q
teacher in the Sunday school of the
Bethel Norwegian Lutheran church on
Humboldt street, went to the West
North avenue police station yesterday
afternoon to identify the hand bag and
money stolen from her Friday night,
she was sadly surprised. The four
confessed culprits were members of her
own Sunday school class.
At first Miss Hansen positively re-
fused to sign warrants against the
boys, but when Informed by Lieuten-
ant Danner that she would be COM
PEELED to come into court as witness
she yielded, and with tears falling
from her eyes, attached her name to
the four writs.
The boys, all Of whom wear knee
trousers, are John Peterson, 10 years
Of age; John Pazoldt, 16; Edward Nc
Clelland, is, and Earl Cahill, Ia.
Confess to Other Robberes
The boys told Lieutenant Danner
they were mebers Of gang and that
some of them had been in the high
wayman business before. Cahill and
PaZoldt confessed to snatching q purse
from Miss Hilga Gilbranson last
Thursday night while she was walking
In Humboldt boulevard. Miss Gilbran-
son, who lives at 1191 North Maple
wood avenue, was summoned. She and
Miss Hansen and a sister of the Nc
Clelland boy all arrived at the station
at the same time.
When the four boys were brought be-
fore the visitors the grief of the sis
I ter. the sorrowful surprise of the Sun
\ day school teacher and Of Miss Gilbran-
y son, who is well acquainted with the
boys, resulted in a mutual weeping
match. The boys, unmoved, only
grinned foolishly at each other. The
lieutenant calmly puffed a cigar until
the flow of tears partly had subsidized,
when he asked Miss Hansen to sign
the warrants.
NO. said the Sunday school teacher
II can't persuade myself to do it.
know 1t is my duty, but I have little
brothers at home-just such boys as
those in my Sunday school class. II
am sorry I ever reported it now, for
] didn't know they were our Sunday
school boys. ] don't care about the
money; / am sorry about the whole af
fair"
Object to Signing Complaints
The policeman's endeavor to get Miss
Gilbranson to sign complaints met the
same objection. She said:
Il know it Is my duty, and probably
Wouiu De DeSt Tor the boys, but don
want to prosecute them"
After considerable argument on the
part of Lieutenant Danner, the young
women, their hands tremb bling and
tears on their cheeks, signed the pa
pers. and were instructed to appear at
the Chicago avenue police court at the
trial.
Lieutenant Danner said he believed
many of the highway robberies are be-
ing done by boys and not by hardened
criminals.
The parents of the boys called at the
station in the afternoon, and decided
1t would be best for the prisoners to
undergo the humiliation of remaining
In the police station until their trial,
and declined to sign appearance bonds
The boys all are Of good families.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
BABY CLUB FOR SQUARE MEAL
Man Seizes Child and Terrorlzes the
Mother Into Giving Him
Supper for II
spoclal Dol The Herald.

GptCidl W iio
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.,. Feb. "a
John Dore Of Martinsburg, Mo-, last
night entered the kitchen of Mrs.
Louise Stephens and. seizing her child
from her arms, forced her to prepare
supper for him. He held the baby
while he ate, and when he had fin
ished gave 1t back to it's mother and
fled. He was arrested on a telephone
message at the Junction today and
brought back here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Records
Are to Be Sold at, the Regular Price Of
Sixty Cents

ALL TEN-INCH VICTOR, COLUMBIA, ZONO-
PHONE, AMERICAN and IMPERIAL REC
ORDS which formerly retailed at One Dollar have
been reduced to Sixty Cents. Thus you pay mo
more and no less for records free offer titan
though you owned machine and called to buy one
or more records for 1t. THIS IS AN OPPORTLDN-
ITY WORTH EMBRACING.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Hold-up Gets Eighteen Years
BY Associated Press

VISALIA, Cal, Feb. 24,-William
Kincaid, convicted of holding up and
robbing owen Connolly November 10Th
last. was today sentenced to eighteen
years in San Quentin.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Revenue Collectors XIII Two
BY Associated Press

HINDEMAN, KY, Feb. 24-Late last
night, in an attempt to arrest Faro
and Perry Hone and Henry G, Short, at
a place eight miles from Hindeman, the
ternal Revenue Collector Holiday and
Short We're Wounded.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Rear Admiral to Retire
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Orders
were promulgated at the navy depart
ment today announcing the retirement
on February 2S of Rear Admiral p. e.
Chadwick. who commanded Admiral
Sampson's flagship during the war with
Spain.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Acquitted Of Plnckney Killing
3Y Assoclated Press

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24.-Roland
Brown. ON trial for the murder Of Con-
gressman Pinckney at Hampstead a
year ago, was today acquitted,
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-16

\ ncighbor sent us some OF the finest
onions we have seen. They were grown
on sod.
Cooper, our new neighhor, has the con-
tract to haul the rock for one of the new
buildings in Tucumcari and will move his
family to town at once. The Dodson
young men will regret to see Miss Cooper
leave.
The Dodson picnic was well attended.
Lots Of lemonade and visitors, and every
body seemed to have a pleasant day of it
The Misses Miller, of Lone Cottonwood
are visiting Miss peggram.
A very enjoyable dance was held at
Groves Thursday night. Ladies present
were Misses Barrier, Ross, Elliott, Moore
and jenkins; the gentlemen we're Messers.
Earl Wayne, Pink Randall, jenkins, Elliott
and Strawn.
The Quay school closed yesterday, the
18th. The closing exercises we're very
good.
u. Billingsley has a high head because
of the field of fine corn he has on his place.
The corn is growing to beat the band this
dry weather.
Old Settler.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-16
Dodson News Budget

''''A'''fsi
Mrs. Sidney Cooper and family visited
her brother at Cedar Rincon.
l., Briscoe and wife and Miss Briscoe
and Pink Randall and Mrs. Randall we're
among those who visited Moore to attend
preaching Sunday.
Earl and Miss Ida Elliott and l. Moore
were guests of the Programs Tuesday.
hurry has purchased two lots in Tu-
cumcari and will build and open n hotel
on them.
The Quay people are planning a picnic.
Hal Briscoe and Mrs. Fox were Dodson
visitors Sunday.
Crops continue to look well despite the
droughts and wind.
Mrs. l.. J Briscoe has sold her saddle to
Miss Briscoe. who will try COW punching.
Uucle Dick Stephens is trying alfalfa
this year.
The Elliott boys are s%craping the holes
trying to get water for stock. Water on
their range has given out.
Rev. Robinson of Quay, preached an
interesting sermon. 1t was an able dis
course and we'll handled.
Giles was a Dodson visitor, he came to
he sworn in as a school trustee.
McNichols found an abundance of water
on his claim at a depth of ten feet.
G. w. Jones our bachelor neighbor,
apparently can't get married, but he GER
tainly knows how to farm. He has corn
now that will beat Kansas all hollow"
Wayne has a very neat cottage on his
claim.
McNlicbael and Caps got o2o posts off
the Mesa Rodondo for use on their home
steads.
Geo. Davis has the ~cleanest crops and
the best prospects in this locality.
b. Jacobs has gone and the widows are
in mourning.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-16

Screen doors are going to be in demand
now in a few days. Get them from lac k
son-G ACKNOWLEDGMENT Co. If
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-16

Jesse Pate, OF Dawson, was
here Il few days from his La Cinta
canyon ranch, which he has since
sold to MARITIME Brothers, of Tex
as, one Of the firm being 0. Mar
tine, who was formerly with the
Bell Ranch people as a cowboy.
The ranch is located near Roy,
and Mr.. Pate was down starting
roundup when the deal was begun
We did not learn the considcra-
ton for which the sale was made.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-19
He EXPLAINED THAT
THOMPSON WAS
DRUNK
At Inquest Over Remains, it
Was Found That This Ex-
PLANTATION Was Made.

At the inquest over the remains
of Mitchell Thompson, the man killed
at Mondak, Mont, and who was placid
on train and sent to Williston, it was
brought out that the men who placed
him on the car had explained that their
companion was dead drunk. Thomp-
son. who had ticket to Grand Forks,
and for whose murder son of a
prominent Grand Forks farmer is un-
der suspicion, was placed on the train
at Mondak by two men when he was
then in a stupor. Shortly after, when
the train reached Buford, the one man
who remained on the car with Thomp-
son left. A little later, it was dis
covered that Thompson was dead.
For some time considerable specu-
lation had been INDUCED in as to how
Thompson could be placed on the train
in the condition he was in without
suspicion, but the explanation made by
the men seems to have discredited all
suspicion at that time
Julius Tysven, son of N. Tysven of
this county, has been arrested in con-
nectiOn with the affair.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-19
TO DISCUSS PAVING
QUESTION THIS
EVENING
Will be a Big Attendance at
Meeting to be Held
Tonight.
WANT PEOPLES OPINION
As to What Kind of Pavement
Should be Used to Repave
the Streets.

The Commercial club meeting this
evening in the club rooms, it is ex-
pected, will be one of the largest ever
held and it will surely be the most i'm
portant.
The paving matter is to come up for
discussion, and just at this time paw
ing is very much alive topic in Grand
Forks.
The Commercial club has extended
an invitation to all interested to be
present. The opinion of every citizen
is wanted on the paving matter, and
insomuch as it is a matter that direct
ly affects every tax payer, there should
be good turn out.
The merits of the different kinds of
paving will be discussed and some
expert information will be given out
on the durability, cost, etc., Of the
various paving materials.
President Lander wants every one
who can possibly do so to attend the
meeting tonight. The meeting will be
called to order at o'clock, and the
elevator will be running.
There are number of Grand Forks
people who have been investigating
paving privately, and that they will
have some information to give out to-
night is certain,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-19
A $4,000 BLAZE At
CR00KST0N
TO-DAY
City Down the River Has q.
Disastrous Blaze at Early
Hour This Morning.
BURNED F0URNET BLOCK
Furniture Store is q Total Ruin
Marrow Escape Of
Tenants Had.
BURNED FoURNET BLOCK

A special message from Crookston
states that fire there this morning
at 1920 o'clock caused loss of $780,
600. The fire was in the Fournet
block, and started in the basement of
that portion of the building occupied
by the Peoples Furniture Store. The
furniture store is a complete wreck.
and the walls of that section of the
building are caved in. Besides the
furniture store there was the New
York Dry Goods house, the Racket
store and saloon. The upper portion
OF the structure was used for tene-
ments and Offices, and several of the
tenants had narrow escapes, having
to be lowered from the windows by
ropes.
The blaze was discovered at 1880 a.
NJ, and had gained considerable head
way. The dense smoke from the blaz-
ing furniture made it hard for the
department to fight the fire, and they
worked until 6 o'clock this morning.
Two streams of water have been run
ming into the basement all day. 1t
was the most disastrous fire that has
visited Crookston for several years.
Smoke and water have almost ruined
that which was not burned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-19

this is an expression of the tax payers
at large, but rather that it is that of
a certain few. The board of educa-
ton is willing to consider the matter
with the tax payers, and it has been
suggested that the proposition could
be brought up at tonight's Commercial
club meeting.
The board of education feels that by
selecting the Central school grounds
site, that there would be big saw
ing in the matter of grounds, steam
plant, janitor service and fuel. Should
the building be placed in any other
part of the city where it would re-
lieve the Central grade school it would
be necessary to purchase lots.
The cut accompanying is that of the
high school and the Central grade
school and it also shows part of the
grounds. This picture is taken from
Fifth street and Alpha avenue, while
the proposed site of the new building
lies at Fifth street and International
avenue. The cross shows the site
chosen by the board of education.