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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
coMENIUS SCHOOL CONCERT
Five Hundred People Have "a Pleasant
Evening Listening TO Little
Ones.

Bohemian Turner hall, Thirteenth and
Dorcas streets. was crowded last night,
the occasion being a concert given by the
pupils of Comenius school for the benefit
of the institution. The program was re-
plete with most enjoyable numbers. Not
the least Interesting were the songs by
the 100 pupils of the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades, and the forty from the
kindergarten. The singing was under the
direction of Miss Fannie Arnold. The
songs sung daily by the children in school
were given and the rendltions, all things
considered, might be said to be truly won
derful The little ones In their songs and
games made a great impression on the
audience.
stanislav Letovslcy, who is now in his
third high school year, gave several Sc
lections on the piano. being freely encored.
Among them was a menuetto, of which he
himself is the composer. The Omaha High
school octet in several songs, and Edward
Wotawa on the violin, brought great APP
plause There was not dull number on
the program, and the list was not short.
Miss De Elite Mason and Harold Thorn
acted as accompanies.
The concert or entertainment was the
first which the school has given for some
years, and the proceeds will go toward
the purchase of pictures, reference books
and statuary for the Comenius school
The attendance last night was more than
500 and the fund will be enriched to the
extent of more than $50 through the event
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ARGUMENT ON WATER CASE
stOckhOlder seeks to Enjois Enforcement Of
the New Rates.
BASES HIS CLAIM vN THE FRANCHISE
city Contends Franchise Has Expired,
and Even ~ II Had Not Law Grants
the Power 60 Fix Rates ~
They Are Reasonable.

Arguments for and against the injunc-
ton asked by George N. Smalley, an
eastern stockholder of the Council BUNS
City Waterworks company, to restrain the
putting into force Of the ordinance pro-
viding for a reduced schedule Of water
rates by the city council Of Council Bluffs
were heard by Judge Smith Mcpherson in
federal court yesterday. The court took
the case under Amusement.
The city was represented at the hearing
by c. NJ. Harl of the firm Of Harl & Tin
ley, special counsel, and City Solicitor c.
f. Kimball. while Attorney George s.
Wright appeared for the petitioning stock
holder.
Attorney Wright. on behalf of smalley.
contended that the hydrant rental contract
with the city did not expire until Decem-
Der 10 OF this year and that the franchise
ran to January a. 1903, by reason Of the
extension of time granted the company in
which to complete the construction of its
plant He argued that under the Iowa
statute the franchise did not inure to the
company until the plant was completed
and ready to be operated The extension
of time in which to complete the construc-
ton Of the plant resulted from an injunc-
ton suit brought against the construction
company by citizens.
Counsel for the city contended that the
city council had the right at any time. ir-
respective Of the question OF the expira-
ton Of the franchise. to regulate the rates.
Further. that suit brought by private citl-
gems, 70 which the city was not a party,
could not operate to extend a franchise
granted by the city. While counsel for the
city argued that the franchise of the
waterworks company expired January "a
of this year, they maintained that this
question did not enter into the case al
bar as the city, under the statute, had the
right to pass ordinances regulating rates
whenever Il deemed fit to do so. The only
grounds on which such an ordinance could
be attacked, they argued, would be the
question of the fairness Of such rates.
Judge Mcpherson, in the case of ]. w
Taylor and others against the National
Masonic Accident association Of Des Moine'
and the North American Accident Insur.
ance company of Chicago, set aside his
former order remanding the case TO the
district court and ordered a rehe8ring a.
time to be agreed upon by counsel foi
both parties. This is the suit brought By
stockholders Of the National Masonic Ac
cident association to have set aside III
sale to the Chicago company and for thu
appointment OF a receiver
Judge Mcpherson returned to Red Gal
last. evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
BREWER DECISION UP AGAIN
supreme Court Ruling Involved in
Case of Superintendent of
Omaha Indian Agency.

The hearing OF the application for writ
OF habeas corpus in the case OF John NJ
Common, superintendent of the Omaha In
dian agency, was begun before Judge Mum
ger in the United States district court
Friday morning.
The case Is one wherein suit was
brought in the district court OF Thurston
county to restrain superintendent Common
and his Indian police from ejecting the
Baradas from certain lands alleged to be
held by them as allotments. which con-
tention the land department denied and
ordered the ejectment Of the Baradas from
the lands
II was while acting under these orders
that Superintendent Common was arrested
by the state authorities, and upon his re-
fusal to give bond for his appearance TO
answer before the state courts he was ar
rested by the sheriff OF Thurston county.
Now comes the United States asking for a
writ of habeas corpus on the ground that
the state has no right TO arrest a govern
ment ofncial for exercising his duties.
His theory is held on the ground that the
Indians in question were citizens of the
United States under the Brewer decision
and that all litigation pertaining thereto
should be brought in the state courts
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28

John Gray secured a decree of divorce
by default from Minnie Gray Friday. He
was given the custody Of their child
Suessie.
vaclav Kvarek has filed a suit FOR divorce
from Anna, to whom he was married IN
Bohemia in 1901. He charges her with
desertion.
The high school fair will not take place
on May s, owing to the opening OF the
Field and Country clubs on that day. The
fair will be one week later, May -.
Frank Dobor Of Eleventh and Frederick
streets was sentenced thirty days by the
police Judge Friday morning. The prisoner
was charged with disturbing the peace by
chasing Miss Evaline Madison, a school
girl.
Nina i. White Is seeking a divorce from
Arba J. White on the ground she has had
to earn her own living since they were mar
ried in Tifin, o., May g. 1902 She also
charges him with making cruel narks
about her.
Dun McVey, a chronic police character
was given thirty days In police court Fri.
day morning. McVey was charged with
stealing fifty empty bottles from the junk
shop OF s. Wine, 1z1 Cas- street, that he
might buy cocaine.
Copy for the docket for the May tern
/ OF district court has been prepared. The
| new docket viii contain 1,2l0 civil caaos, q
/ decrease OF 100 from the number in THE
February docket. The new docket viii
| be out the latter part Of next week am
viii be similar in style TO the last one.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
SERIOUS STABBINe AFFRAY
Two Italians Quarrel In Their LOdg-
ing Place and Ready stiIettO
Does It's work.

After seriously stabbing his friend, Tony
Zalona, in room at 2O6 North Tenth
street, at $50 o'clock Friday evening,
Gaetano Bilingheri hurried TO the police
station and in his native italian tried to
tell what had happened and to give him
self up. No one at the station was able
to make out why the man wanted to stay
at the station until a few moments after
ward, when a telephone message was re-
ceived stating there had been a stabbing
AFFAIR at the house on North Tenth street.
Detective Pattullo ran 10 the number and
then telephoned the station to lock up
Bilingheri.
The cutting took place in the italian
rooming house where the two men lived.
They were alone when the blow was struck.
Two other men had been with them. but
while they were out the cutting took place,
and when they returned they found zalona
lying unconscious. There had been quar-
rel. it was said, and Bilingheri told Cap
tain Dunn that Zalona had struck him
twfee before he stabbed. The quarrel was
evidently over a most trivial matter, the
short stature OF one of the men bringing
forth taunts from the other. Several pals
which had held beer lay about the room,
but It was studiously denied drinking had
been going on.
The wound inflicted by Bilingheri bears
all the marks Of the regulation italian
stiletto. 1t is located in Zalona's right
side and, while on the surface is hardly
large enough TO admit a mans finger, II
penetrated to depth OF eight inches into
the abdomen. Fortunately for the wounded
man, the intestines were not severed, but
the knife passed into the omentum, the
point ending near the back. Tho blade
passed almost through the mans body
The weapon with which this dangerous
though innocent looking wound was made
has not been found by the police.
DR.. B. NJ. Riley together with police
surgeon, attended the wounded man and
hastened him to the C1arkson hospital in
the patrol wagon. An operation was i'm
mediately decided upon and this was per
formed by Dr. ]. p. Lord.
| The men connected with the AFFAIR are
nearly all employed at the smelling works
A number of them crowded to the police
station when the news had spread, chat
/ tering excitedly. Bilingheri was moved te
| tears and means upon contemplation Of hii
act. He is about 80 years old, while hi.
victim is but 10. DR.. Lord said after The
operation the young man has a good chance
to recover, the knife having miraculously
avoided the most dangerous places
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
sues Two Saloon Keepern,

Mrs. Maggie A. Harter. wife of ELI e.
Harter Of Sac City, Ia, now in the Pot
tawattamie county jail under two indict-
ments for passing worthless checks in
Council BUNS brought suits in the district
court yesterday TO recover 5000 each from
the proprietors OF two saloons whom she
alleges were responsible for her husband
getting into his present trouble. Hoist &
Spetman, owners OF the Kiel hotel, are
named as the defendants in one suit and
Harry w. Robinson & Co., together with
the bonding company which furnished the
5000 bond required of all saloonkeepers,
are named as the defendants.
The petitions In both cases are substan-
TALLY identical Mrs. Harter recites that
up to August. 1905. her husband was city
assessor Of Sac City and was receiving a
= larry of S10O a month and that prior to
his election to that ONCE was employed
by his brother in the agricultural imple-
ment Nsiness. at which he earned $50 a
month. besides receiving large sums OF
money for a number Of inventions he had
patented and sold. She states further that
prior 20 November 1902, her husband had
used intoxicating liquors to such an ex-
tent that Il was found necessary TO send
him to Blair. Neb., 10 take the Keeley
cure. Up to April, 1906. he abstained from
intoxicating liquors, but In that month he
made a visit to Council BLUFFS with con
siderable sum Of money and fell by the
wayside. He drank to excess. she states
and while under the influence OF liquor
for which he had dissipated all the money
he had with him he wrote and cashe6
the checks. for which he is now in Jail
Fearing the consequences OF his wrong
doing, her husband she says, deserted
her and his family. and finally on Janu
airy q OF this year returned to Harlan
Ia, where he was taken into custody.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
POLITICIANS ARE UP IN THE AIR
Defeat of HerriOtt In Home County
niaarranRea Plans.

The news from Guthrie county caused
considerable CONSERVATION yesterday
among the Herriott adherents in Council
Bluffs and they promtly realized that to
secure a Herriott delegation from Potta-
wattamie county would be impossible. In
fact II was stated by several of Lieutenant
Governor Herriott's friends that 1t wss
doubtful IL even an effort would be made
to secure an anti-Cummins delegation from
this county. Some of those who were
known as belonging to the anti-Cummins
faction. expressed themselves as pleased
with the result OF the Guthrie convention
and II is expected that most of the antls
vii now scramble into the band wagon.
The turning down Of Lieutenant Cover
nor Herriott by his own county naturally
came as a welcome piece of news to Gov
ernor Cummin's friends in this city. A we'll
known republican who is regarded as one
OF the Cummins leaders In this city, felt
sufficiently optimistic yesterday after read
ing the news from Guthrie county to as
sert that the Cummins crowd, as he termed
ct, would control the coming Pottawatta-
mie county convention.
Friends of Lieutenant Governor Herriott
asserted yesterday that the statement en-
anating from Des Moines that Mr.. Her
riott had announced his withdrawal from
the gubernatorial contest was not true
and that he still remains a candidate. Az
sthe same time they are frank to admit
that his failure to secure his own county
leaves him practically no show to obtain
the Nomination.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS UNITE
All of City send Delegates to Meet
ing Where Federation IL
Formed.

All the Improvement clubs in Omaha had
representatives who met Thursday night at
Twenty-fourth and Leavenworth streets
and formed the Omaha Federation Of I'm
provement clubs. After going into com
mittee Of the whole and adopting a con-
stitution and bylaws these officers were
elected: President, ]. w. Malone, Of the
Southwest Improvement club; vice presi-
dent, Mike Kalamaja, Of the Dupont I'M
provement club; secretary, A. F. Wilson.
Of the Omaha View Improvement club;
treasurer, /. p A. Bruechert, of the River
view Park Enterprise Improvement club
The action of the council in railroading
the ordinance regulating gas tanks was
denounced. After a considerable discussion
the club favored the paving bond PROPOSE
ton. The next meeting will be held at
Twenty-fourth and Leavenworth streets
next Thursday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
CITY HAS HOUSES FOR SALE
Must Get RID of Dwellings to Ex-
tend Bemis Park on
the East.

The city has three frame dwellings 10
sell at the northwest corner of Thirty-third
and Cunning streets, to make way for the
enlargement Of Bemis park. The council
has ordered advertisements inserted for
bids and the indications are that the num-
Der OF propositions for the purchase of
city real estate will break all records
For months inquiries have been made at
the ONCE Of the Park board about the
houses and when they would be sold and
lately the duestioners have Increased mani
fold. The houses have to be moved OF
within thirty days.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
BRADsTREETs REVIEW OF TRADE
Crop and Industrial Reports Are All
Favorable.

NEW YORK. April 27.-Bradstreet's sum-
-. - e. ..,,o 80 .,ada ,.iit cav,
mary Oh tue s'a'e VI eoNo w. 80.
Trade brightens IN consonanee Win SQn-
tinued good weather. Traoe. crop ana ~
dustrial reports alike are taVoraole anu anu
the spring season, when starteo = M.sie
late, Is making up wei LOT lost .,'i. r.
Good weather mas helpen the hat iie - "
catch up with rather late pianunns sea
son and regain lost ground. Ielai tI t.nS
has been helped, 1obbers report Sohtihveu
liberal recorders TO MI depleteo s'u ~
there is more doing IN tall business, lIO ,
and steel are steady with more eennoe ilS,,
as TO the third ana last quarters anu ni, a s
from the coal industry whlch ~ sun stes
mated, though there Is even mere pet'vt
prospect, industry is prlsk as seluoul w, -
ever before. Building Is certainly aSule
beyond precedent for TINS season, hheIe
Is some Improvement noted IN colectiI,ns'
bank cleerings are larger, money easier.
large gold imports party palanclhe 1etkE
remittances 20 the Paclnc coast ana We
railroad earnings reject expansion over w
best returns OF preceding years at TINS
time. -,
Business failures for the week enuins
April 70 number lli agalnst TO- ,asI o Mee ,S
lS IN the IKE week OF lSuo' lsi III iva He
in 1893 and 174 In 1890; -. a.
Wheat including nour exports from the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
NEW PEOPLE FOR BURWooD
Changes Made in Personnel of the
woodward stock Company Act-
ing at that Theater.

Some changes have been made in the
personnel OF the woodward Stock com.
pany, which has been playing all season
at the Burwood theater J. Sedley Brown,
who succeeded Harry Long as stage d.
rector. leaves the company to go TO Min
nespolis. to direct a summer stock organi-
cation. and Carrie Clarke Ward goes with
him. Mr.. Cecil owen and his wife. Dollie
Davis. 90 to Detroit where they will
spend the summer with a stock company
and Grant Simpson also leaves. These
changes come with the close Of the present
week
Harry Long succeeds Mr.. Brown az
stage director. coming back 70 his old
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28

IN either country, except that Of rendering
myself suspected by my lmpartiality. in
England Of being too much an American,
and IN America Of being too much an
EnElishman."
~ after a slumber Of a century, his
eyes had opened upon what q world would
their calm gaze have rested. The vast
images that he saw In Elimmering dawn
have become the commonplace OF school
boys: his daring prophecies In philosophy
ana politics have been more than fnlhlled.
He would have beheid two great and proud
nations, justlfyinE his unchanging faith in
popular instincts and Institutions, celebrat-
ing In comradeship the words he spoke
and the deeds he did, and holding In crate
ful and perpetual memory his lifelong
lRbOrs and sacrifices
In presenting the statue TO the NUM-
cipality Mr.. Harjes made brief speech.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28

Steven D. Hoover In charge of corre-
spondence in the general freight ONCE OF
the Burlington, has been promoted to be
the Burlington, with headquarters at
Walla Walla, Wash.
T. c, Dawson, formerly passenger rate
eral baggage agent for the Salt Lake
route is IN the city, visiting with his rela-
The fire whistle at the Union Pacific
shops broke loose Friday morning and had
the whole east end OF the city rushing
around to see II the whole shops were
burning up. 1t was all a mistake, as the
whistle simply got started TO blowing and
could not be shut on.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
Frank CanninE Dad.

Frank Canning, brother Of sherin Can
ming died yesterday at 81. Demands hos
pital, where he had been a patient for a
year. Eight years ago sunstrOke affected
his eyes and resulted in the gradual de-
struction OF the optic nerve 50 that at the
time Of his death he was almost blind. He
had been machinist since 1855 in the
Omaha shops OF the Union Paeihc\ and de-
spite his failing eyesight, continued at his
work until little over a year ago. Worry
over his inhrmity and the fear that he
might become a dependent on some one
finally impaired his mental faculties aud
he was placed In the hospital a year ago
He was 81 years OF ags ana single. Mr.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
Insane Woman Deported.

Immigration Inspector Mansfield left for
Fullerton Friday to take an insane alien,
Emma Noetzelman, to Baltimore for de-
portation TO Germany under the INDECENT,
Insane alien exclusion laws. The woman
has been in this country about a year
ana has been public charge OF Nance
from information in the possession Of the
Immigrant bureau that the woman became
Insane from causes existing prior TO her
landing in the United States. She will be
sent back to Germany by the steamship
company responsible for transporting her
10 the United States
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
AT HOME BEHIND THE BARS
Original Jail Breaker Draws Thirty
Days ON the Side from
Judge Crawford.

Charles Draper, the original Jail breaker,
drew thirty days from the police judge Fri
day morning. Draper is the man who feels
more at home in Jail than in the fresh air
General vagrancy was the last charge
against him. He said Friday morning that
springtime and its vernal charms has no
attraction for him. AS a rule he breaks
into Jail along the lines of least resistance
by breaking the nearest window he comes
to. He even thanks the Judge every time
a sentence is given him.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
PLENTY OF JEWELS ON HAND
over Thousand Dollars Worth Found
on Pair of Omahans in
Chicago.

Detectives Mccarthy and Rohan of Chi
cago returned Friday morning with James
F. Francis and Lniian Francis. arrested
last week at 2l2l Douglas street by Detec-
tlves Maloney and Drummy as fuEitives
from Justice The Francis family Is wanted
at Chicago on charges Of grand larceny.
The Omaha detectives recovered 1904
worth OF Jeweiry. said 20 have been stolen
by the prisoners at Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
ooIored woman hound over.

Ida Terrell, cOlored. 81 North Twelfth
ford Friday morning on the charge Of
robbing John H. RoutsOn, insurance agent
OF 1895 Tuesday afternoon. The woman
waived the preliminary examination and
Was bound 10 the district court in the sum
OF 500 Routson was soliciting Insurance.
at the woman's place when she graboes
revolver In view OF the more serious
charse a complaint OF assault and battery
previously fled. was dismissed against tn
woman.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
The Lake shore limited

Particularly desirable for ladies and chill
dren. Leaves Chicago $50 D. M, arrives
New York $50 p. m. All modern conyen-
May 8, the closing date, big amateur
stenographer, electric lights, dining car
and observation compartment car.
Inquire OF NJ 8. Giles. T. p. A., Chicago.
Ill. or Warren J. Lynch, Passenger Trafic
Manager, Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
Card Of ThnnI-a

We wish to return our sincere thanks to
all who so kindly extended their sympathy
on the death of our beloved wife and sister;
also for the many beautiful floral tributes
We wish especially to thank Division No. g.
A. o. H.; Division No. ?, L. A; A. o. H..
Sheridan club, and the members of No. G
engine house. DANIEL O'CONNoR.
NORA O'CONNELI,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
DUy'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Weather Conditions Favorable for Retail
Trade and Building Operations
FACTORIES WORKING TO FULL CAPACITY
Mercantile Collections Are some
what Irregular, which May ne
Traced to the Financial
strlngency.

NEW YORK. April T.-R. G. Dun q
company's weekly review Of trade tomor-
row will say:
BY their magnificent response to the
needs OF the earthquake sufferers the
American gs0pe - haze we mot only sve9
the nation, but displayed qualities OF heart
and spirit that provide new reasons for
cisco will rise from it's ashes greater than
before, and, aside from some forced selling
Of securities or temporary pressure In the
receive no setback. Modihed demands
by the anthracite coal miners increase the
chances Of an early settlement OF the
situation is unusually free from friction.
Weather conditions are favorable for
retail trade and building operations, while
the crop outlook is bright on the whole.
although some sections report delay 10
planting on account OF excessive moisture
erd there Is much complaint res trdlng the
scarcity of labor. large demand and
satisfactory results are anticipated At the
sale OF wash fabrics next week Manu-
featuring plants are working to their full
capacity in the leading industries, especially
iron furnaces and steel mills and there Is
or textile mills. Railway earnings thus
far reported for April surpass last year
by SO per cent, and foreign commerce az
ports and a small loss OF s2SS,sls In eS.
ports as compared with the same week OF
way securities declined to the lowest
average since last August and money
rules firm heavy Withdrawals by the west
offsetting receipts OF gold from abroad.
Mercantile collections are somewhat n
regular which may be traced to financial
stringency. Bank exchanges at New York,
show an increase OF 10.4 per cent in com
parison with last years ngures, while at
other leading cities, the average gain
amounts to 81 per cent.
Scarcity of billets, shots and bars is the
striking feature of the iron and steel In
dustry.
Failures this week numbered 2l5 in the
United States, against 204 last year, ana
% in Canada, compared with IL year ago
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28

love. Rose Curry will Join the company
at once. appearing In the bill next week,
and George saren who has lately been
with Arnold Daiyi VIII Davis. former
member Of the company. and stuart
Reebe have been engaged. They will he
in the bill beginning week from sun
day.