Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-29
LEoIsLATIVE,

Nebraska legislators do a good days
work in redeeming pledges. Governor
signs terminal tax bill; anti-pass bill is
passed and goes to the GOVERNOR house
| recommends pure food bill for passage
| after amending it to meet the objections
Of retailers; senate puts in a good day
trimming appropriations sent over from
the house, cutting of over quarter of
million dollars. Page i
Robert Cowell will resign as railroad
commissioner and Governor Sheldon will
| appoint Representative Henry 7. Clarke,
jr., Of Omaha to the vacancy thus created
on the board. This action was determined
on at Lincoln yesterday. Page
NEBRASKA.
Former County Judge Hender of Saline
county is sentenced to Eve years in the
penitentiary for embezzlement of SS.3S5
from estate Of Hermit Smith. He will
appeal Page 3
DOMESTIC.
Secretary Garfield denies request of
governor Of Wyoming that order for re-
moval of Illegal fences be suspended dur
ing campaign to eradicate scab. All
fences must be down by April 1. Page 1
Twenty-six persons killed and hundred
injured in wreck on Southern Pacific
near Cotton, Cal. Page /
Conductors and trainmen reject offer
Of general managers to arbitrate wage
controversy and again threaten to strike
Chairman Knapp and Labor Commits
sioner Neill will start for Chicago today
/ to try to effect a settlement. Page 1
! Harry X. Thaw was questioned for two
hours by members of lunacy commission.
4 His attorneys are pleased with showing
he made. Page q
San Francisco grand jury examines six
more witnesses in connection with tele-
phone scandal. Seventeen of the eigh-
teen members of the Board OF Super
visors confess receiving bribes under
promise of immunity. Page 4
The Chicago city campaign is warm
and the street car companies OFFER higher
wages to men II certain ordinances are
| passed. Page /
H H. Schwartz Of Sioux Fans VIII
have charge of special attorneys in land
cases, PagO 1
wAsH1HoFoN.
/ omaha's 1906 population is 124167; Lin
coin. 4s,282; South Omaha S6,7e5, ac-
cordihg to census ofhce estimates. Omaha
has gained five places in rank of largest
cities since 1900. Page /
FINANCIAL.
Minnesota supreme court decides the
Northern Pacific can increase it's capital
stock without permission OF State Rail-
way commission. Page Z
Grain markets. Page Q
Live stock markets. Page 8
Stocks and bonds. Page Q
LOCAL.
The Park board orders the city en-
gineer TO draw plans and make blue prints
of the tract around Cut-Oh lake for the
proposed park. Page 8
Law may be invoked to determine the
legality of the action Of Mayor Dahlman
IN ordering dogs muzzled after April 5.
Page ?
Travellers Protectice association flying
squadron, consisting of President Thad
H. Howe of Chicago and other national
offioers visits Omaha on its crusade for
upbuilding the membership of the order.
PaES 3
Business Mems association gets after
the master plumbers for not hiring the
plumbers imported by the association to
take the place OF union plumbers locked
out Recruits who arrived after the set
tIement threaten damage suits, Page 8
Singing blow to oslerism is dealt IN
the criminal division OF the district court
when three men over 10 years OF age are
selected for jury service Page
Wall street paper says the Burlington's
gross earnings this year should be $780,
600. 900 OF more, ana that they are more
/ expansive than earnings OF any other
/ granger road. Pago 2
Il BPORT.
j Jack Dunleavy OF Boston knocks out
Fred Black Of Omaha In eighth round
at Wilber Neb. Page Z
\ Autrey arrives, making the Rourke fam
1 fly nearly complete. only Bender. Belden
and Saunders are yet to come. First
game is played tomorrow. Page 4