Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-25
WASHINGTON.


Secretary Taft tells Senator Millard and
Congressman Kennedy everything will be
done to make Fort Omaha the great signal
corps post of the country. rhe secretary
further intimates there is little need for
an army supply depot at Omaha. Page 1
Engineer Stevens succeeds Theodore
Shonts as chairman OF the Canal commits
sion. He is to live on the zone. Mr..
Shonts says his resignation was approved
by the president. Page
Senate committee will begin to hear
evidence In Brownsville incident Febru.
airy 4. Page i
Report of Rear Admiral Davis shows
that armed party was landed to quell
mutiny at penitentiary at request of
British colonial secretary Page
United States Senator Alger is dead at
his home in Washington after brief i'll
ness. Page ]
The Mississippi river is near it's high
water record south Of New Orleans and
levees are breaking Page 1
Sixteen states are represented in the
"dry farming" congress at Denver.
Page
Three more Jurors secured for the trial
of Harry Thaw, making a total of five.
Page 3
Oregon shippers testify that Hartman
merger has had effect of eliminating rail-
road competition in that state. Page 8
Chairman Shpnts addresses Knife and
Fork club of Kansas City on work of
Isthmian Canal commission. Page
Commissioner Prouty resumes hearing
of stock shippers complaints at Denver.
Witnesses testify as to congestion of
traffic and say shippers are not to blame.
Page
LEoIsLATuEH.
Joint committee OF Nebraska legisla-
ture fixes Monday as date for meeting 70
formulate primary bill Page
Nebraska senate postpones for a week
bill to give street railways authority to
hold stock in interurban roads. to give
time to see whether 1t is loaded. Page
Nebraska house. in committee of the
whole recommends for passage bill giving
| railroad employees power to arrest tramps.
Page q
Legislative committee at Lincoln has
decided on outline OF railroad commission
bill. following along lines of Interstate
| Commerce commission measure. Page i
Sentiment among Legislators at Lincoln
Is in favor OF investigating the alleged
| combine among the printing houses.
Page 1
NEBRASKA.
Joseph Peatrpwskey and Victor Dorm
| blaser, farmers boys, run away from
West Point armed to the teeth and head
for the Black Hills. Page 3
Mrs. w. A Lockwood living alone at
Hebron. while husband. an insurance man.
is on road is found dead from heart fail
ure. Page 3
Nebraska lumbermen. demand right TO
organize. as they say they are victims of
mOnopolies otherwise. Page
Miss Wilma Frazier and Louis Whit
man. who disappeared from Scribner. have
been found In Kansas City. They Joined a
theatrical troop which was wrecked IN
Kansas. Page 3
LOCAL.
bill introduced by Senator Thomas
permits the use of wider selection In paw
ing material by Omaha property owners
allowing use of patent material.
Page 4
Count Creighton's condition is worse
his liver being affected. and physicians
fear a lesion on the brain. The death OF
Major Furay had a depressing effect upon
him. Page ]
Judge Sutton refuses to call Other
judges to sit with him in trial of Attorney
Connell. alleging the trial to be a matter
OF grace rather than of right. Page 7
The Midland Paint and Glass company
will build a large warehouse on trackag,
site yet to be selected. Page Z
DIR. b. f. drummer. one of the leading
physicians of the west, finally succumDs
to an attack of apoplexy sustained In
March. 1906. Page I
Count Creighton rallies somewhat after
a relapse. but physicians hold out little ol
, no hope of his ultimate recovery. Page !
Bids are opened by chief commissarS
Department OF the Missouri. who say
demands for supplies are lighter since
} troops move. Page I
SPORT.
Clyde Williams has been chosen 10 coacl
Ames In foot ball, base ball and baske
; ball Page
, t. B. Blakeley wins Minneapolis cuI
race with gasoline car at Ormond. Page