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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
FEDERAL COURT IN SESSION
Prospect Of SPECIAL Jury Term for Large
Number Of Cases
PLEA FOR RETRlAl OF BIG SUIT DELAYED
sickness of stenOGrapher Prevents
Transcript of Report and Hear
ing Cannot he Held
ON Motion,

With the conclusion OF the term OF the
federal courts at Lincoln the United States
circuit and district courts have resumed
business in Omaha. There Is prospect
that a special jury term of court will be
called to dispose of a large number of dis
trict court cases, where the indicted par
ties are either in Jail OF under bond and
are anxious to have their cases disposed Of.
This matter is now under contemplation by
the court authorities and II Is said to be
likely that a petit jury will be empanneled
during February to dispose OF these cases
before the heavier work of the May term,
at which both a grand and petit jury will
be empaneled.
Several of the big land cases remain to
be tried, including those against Thomas
M. Huntington, ]. c. Reid, Ami B. Todd
and Fred Hoyt. which were included in the
Richards and Comstock indictment, as well
as the Chicago ranch" case, In which
Policy King Pat Ryan of Chicago figures
as one of the principal defendants,
Motion for New Trial Delayed.
1t now Mgins to look as II the hearing on
the motion for a new trial in the case OF
Bartlett Richards. w. @. Comstock, Charles
c. Jamison and Aquilla Triplett will not be
taken up next Monday, but that 1t may go
over for several weeks. The record in the
case has not yet been completed owing to
tho illness Of Mr.. Pearsall, the stenogra-
pher who reported the big trial lasting over
a month. 1t will take some time after the
record has been completed for the attorneys
of the defendants to go over the record In
order to make out their full bill Of excep-
TONS so 1t is possible that the hearing may
go over until some time in March.
Bartlett Richards is now in California
with his family and W. G. Comstock is
visiting in the east New York or Pennsyl-
vania, with relatives and friends. Mr..
Jamison is attending to his duties as gen.
eral manager of the Spade ranch interests
at Ellsworth and Mr.. Triplett is at his old
home in Alliance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
BOUQUETS FOR YOUNG MAYOR
FIattering Comments Made by Louis
VILE Papers of Mr.. Becker
of Milwaukee.

Mayor Becker OF Milwaukee, chief
speaker at the Mckinley club banquet
Tuesday evening, will arrive in Omaha at
$3.50 Tuesday morning. He will be met at
the depot by a committee and after a call
on Mayor Dahlman at 10 o'clock will be
taken in hand by severalsmen OF the clti-
zens' reception committee. Louisville
papers received in Omaha devote almost
two pages TO the banquet of the Louisville
(Ky) Board of Trade, at which the MIL
waukee mayor spoke Thursday night. Flat
tering comments are made on Mr.. Becker's
address and It is noted that he was made
the lion of the occasion.
The set program of speeches for the ban
quet Is as follows:
Welcome to the guests, by Toastmaster
oliver s. Edwin. president Of the Mckinley
club "A Few Publications." John J..
Ryder: Good Fellowship" Hon. Robert
Cowell; Mckinley National Guide Hon.
Sherburn M. Becker; 1.-THE New Citizen
ship" Henry p. Leavitt; address, United
States Senator Norris Brown. The speeches
will be brief, except those of Senator Brown
and Mayor Becker. II is thus calculated
to allow several two and three-minute re-
sponses by citizens OF Omaha and promi-
nent members OF the legislature, as we'll
as state officers.
There is such a demand for tickets to the
| banquet that the committee finds 1t neces-
! sary to make reservations only on posi-
! tive order from persons intending to be
! at the banquet. The following named club
| members have the tickets and are making
the reservations: Harry 8. Byrne, v. r.
McLucas, ]. j. Rider, Ed Black, Charles
/ z. Smoyer, Charles e. Foster Henry O.
Meyer oliver s. Erwin. Frank Crawford
and Henry p. Leavitt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
Some Needs OF Nebraska Towns
Harvard.

Harvard.
Harvard is situated eighty-one miles
west OF Lincoln and sixteen miles east
from Hastings. in one of the best agri-
cultural portions of the South Platte coun-
try. 1t has a population OF about 1000 to
1900 people, two railroads. the Burlington
and Northwestern, with daily stage route
to Clay Center, county seat of Clay county,
nine miles away. 1t also has four rural
delivery routes. Harvard school district
is six miles square, the central school
building situated in the city; employs
eight teachers, while there are Ave outside
school buildings employing one teacher
each. Farm lands closely adjoining are
selling for $40 to 800 per acre.
The opening year 1907 brings to Harvard
general prosperity and shows a large gen.
eral increase Of business for 1906 over pre-
vlous years, while the outlook for 1sOI
promises to exceed that of last year. II our
farmers bank accounts with a large
amount OF grain and stock still unsold,
can be taken as evidence that way. While
all general business is well supported. ow-
ing to the most excellent territory tributary
to Harvard from which business comes,
several other business houses could be we'll
taken care of. Were 1t not for the fact
that lumber and building material OF all
kinds is exorbitan.ly high. much more
building would be done both In the town
and country.
Perhaps there Is nothing that would re-
lieve a part of this trouble better than the
establishment of a plant for the manu-
facture Of brick and stone, providing thsy
would keep out OF the combine and sell at
reasonable prices.
canning factory. creamery and a cold
storage plant for the better handling o.
butter and eggs could all find good sup
port
While perhaps impracticable for this sea-
son, the large amount of alfalfa raised
affords a good opening for an alfalfa mill,
and this, with large amount of corn
raised each year with an abundant supply
of hay and other feeds and our railroad
advantages, makes a most excellent loca-
ton to establish yards for stock feeding
purposes.
Harvard Is also much in need of a good
laundry, while any line Of manufacturing
that would give employment to labor would
find a most excellent opening. The location
of Harvard and its many advantages make
of II a desirable place for any line Of bust
ness. It has a goodly mixture OF all ma
tionalities of an enterprising and progress
sive class of people, the religious interest
being best told by the seven neat and COM
modious churches that find good support
from our citizens.
A commercial club has been recently or
ganized with ]. c. Newton, president; w.
T. Perry, Vice president; Fred Kuenneth.
secretary; Theodore Cries. treasurer. any
of whom would gladly answer questions
from prospective investors
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
ChadrOn.


Chadron, the county seat of Dawes
county, Is situated seven miles south OF
the Dakota line and fifty miles east Of the
Wyoming boundary. 1t is the largest city
west OF Norfolk, on the line of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad, and Is practically
the junction of the Dakota and Wyoming
branches of that road, although the rails
do not part for Ave miles west at Dakota
Junction.
We have a we'll patroonized academy and
academy hail. under the auspices OF the
Congregational church. but is not sec
tartan I'm its management and draws stu
dents from hundreds OF miles around; a
high school, with thirteen teachers; court
house, with its block OF trees and culti-
waited grounds, all owning brick buildings
that are credit to the city. We have
a large Touring mill. two banks, three fur
niture stores. three hardware stores. three
dry goods stores, four groceries, three meat
markets and one large department store,
-four and feed, boots and shoes, clothing
and many larger and smaller shops Of
about all varieties and descriptions. We
have four large hotels and many small ones
and restaurants, Chadron being the pro-
verbal railroad town, containing many sin
gle men.
Our Young Mems Christian association
building. being three-story brick. is one
of the largest and best managed and
patronized ones In the west
We are in the foothills OF the Black Hills,
and have a climate that cannot be sur
passed, II equaled anywhere.
We have most excellent telephone sys-
tenn that reaches in Nevery direction taxi
ing in all neighborlng towns, and there
are very few country houses that cannot
| talk to Chadron.
Our church buildings are as follows:
Grace Episcopal. stone; Methodist Epls-
copal. brick; Congregational, Baptist.
/ Christian and Catholic are of wood: Chris
tian Scientists have an organization, but
no building.
We need a light plant should be enc TO
furnish both electric light and gas. The
houses are mostly wired for electric lights,
so they would be used mostly for light
! ing. but gas is needed when the electric
/ lights fail. and more particularly for heat
! ing. We are so near the coal mines, soft
coal is cheap. but so dirty the careful
! housekeepers want gas.
/ We need an alfalfa mill-three crops cut
and the fourth one could have been had II
not been left for winter pasture, being the
1906 record.
We need someone who knows how tc
pave streets and give us cement sidewalks
that will last Many yards of crumblnl
sidewalk has been laid, but many miles
could and would be. when someone who
understands the business comes.
We need, above all, farmers with brains
Drawn and money enough to start out
right to develop this country
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
CRUISE BACK FROM TWO FORTS
Chief ouartermaster Says Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars VIII
Go to Robinson.

Chief Quartermaster Major Thomas Cruise
OF the Department of the Missouri has re-
turned from an inspection trip TO Fort
Washable and Fort Robinson. The former
post is soon TO be abandoned and the latter
is to be materially improved in order 10
bring IL up to the requirements Of a regi-
mental post. Approximately $4,000 will
be expended during the present year in the
rehabilitation of Fort Robinson, which.
Major Cruise says. us one of the hand
soonest military posts In the United States. -
Orders have been issued from army head
quarters for the payment OF troops in the
Department of the Missouri for the month
of January as follows: Forts Riley and
Leavenworth. Captain John NJ. Sigworth;
Forts Robinson Meade. Washable and
Mackenzie. Captain BrRdner d. Slaughter;
Forts Omaha. Crook and Des Moines, Ma
jor George T. Holloway.
Honorable discharges have been granted
the following enlisted men: Sergeant Will
liam A. Weith and Corporal Bert II
shreves, Troop A, Eleventh cavalry,
These enlisted men have been ordered
transferred to hospital corps upon the
recommendation of the chief surgeon OF
the Department of the Missouri: Edward
A. Forrest, Third battalion. engineers
Lyle E Conant. Troop c. Thirteenth cav.
airy.
The following general oourt-martial sen
fences have just been promulgated from
! headquarters Department of the Missouri
Privates Benjamin Johnson, Troop 1. Tenth
cavalry; Frank A. welbrink. Tenth battery
field artillery; Harry d. Young. Company
c, Fourth infantry. all for larceny, one
years Imprisonment; Jackson Rice, Twenty
second battery field artillery, for desertion
one years Imprisonment. The sentences
also include dishonorable discharge in eacf
instance and that the sentence of imprison
ment shall be carried out at Fort Leaven
worth military prison.
Mr. John 4. Phelan emergency clerk a
headquarters Department of the Missouri
has been temporarily transferred for dut!
to Fort ID. A. Russell,
The flag at the masthead of the arm!
building is floating at half-mast In respec
to the death of former Secretary of Wa
| Russell A, Alger
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
Mansum q Co.. LETTER SPECIALISTS.
DEATH OF HUNGER AND, COLD
Dan McNabb, Eighty Years of Age,
Starved and FroKen-Found Alone
in Filth and DesOIatiOn.

After lying alone for three days without
food or heat in a shack at 2l16 Pacific street,
where he maintained bachelor quarters,
Dan McNabb, 50 years of age. was found
by the police Sunday morning and removed
to the county hospital. where he died from
the effects of starvation and exposure at
$50 Sunday afternoon Both OF the lower
limbs Of the man were badly frozen and he
had evidently been unconscious for twenty
four hours before he was found. Police
Surgeon Heine was summoned and had
McNabb removed to the hospital in the pa
troll wagon, but he died few hours after
ward without regaining consciousness. The
body probably will be buried in the potter's
field.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
AUDUBoNS PLEAD FOR WORK
President butcher Appeals to All
workers In Behalf of Bio
logical Surveys.

Officers Of the Nebraska branch of the
National Association of Audubon Societies
are in receipt of letters from William
butcher president of the national body,
urging cooperation OF action to influence
congress against the passage OF the meas
ure proposing to abolish the biological sur
veys," one channel through which the So
cieties accomplish some of their most i'm
portant work. The appropriation asked for
to continue this work is $4,000, and Miss
Higgins, secretary of the local society, says
President butcher points out that this
would not be a half-mill tax per capita, too
Insignificant a sum to weigh against the
achievements of this Organization.
President butchers idea is to secure &C.
ton against the congressional mea sure by
personal appeals to congressman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
EIGHT NEW STATIONS IN WEST
Promise Made by Prof. ChlIcOtt of the
Department of Agriculture
at Washington.

d. Glen Deaver general agent Of the
Land Seekers Information bureau OF the
Burlington, who was In attendance at the
dry farming convention at Denver. says
Prof. Chilcott OF the Agricultural depart
ment Of the general government at Wash
inston, and who at present is in charge OF
seven experimental dry farming stations
between the Dakotas and the gulf. told
him that within the next year the govern.
ment would establish eight additional eK.
perimental stations.
IAN agreed on one subject at the con.
vention." said Mr.. DeaveT. "and that n
that IL pays to 90 over the soil with dis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
Only 81 of this has been

amounted to ss2. Only 81 Of this has been
paid, she alleges.
Some miscreant heaved a missile through
the glass of the west show window OF the
Fry Shoe company, Sixteenth and Douglas
streets. between and a. m Monday and
stole several pairs CT mems shoes from the
window, which were obtained by reaching
in through the hole broken In the glass.
Jesse Able, formerly bartender at
Garritys saloon, borrowed an overcoat
from friend a few days ago and became
so enamoured Of the coat that he refused
to return II at the request OF the owner.
He was arrested Sunday on the charge OF
petit larceny by Detectives Mitchell and
Sullivan and was fined $40 and costs In
police court Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
UNCLE SAM WEIGHS MAIL
Government Appoints Two Men ne
Cheek WsiEherS for BurIins-
ton station.

william z. Whitlow OF Wyoming. Neb,
and Harry Haas. loo North Twenty-fourth
street. have been appointed as check
weighers for the Burlington station, Omaha,
TO weigh the United States mails In transit
for the quadrennial period beginning during
the month of February. The weights are
70 be taken for the district east OF the
Missouri river The Weighing Of the mails
takes place every four years in different
districts. Last year the mails In the
Omaha district were weighed for that ter
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
CONNELL is FOUND GUILTY
Convicted by Judge Sutton On Charge o.
Contempt Of Court.
SENTENCE is NOT YET PRONOUNCED
Judge Expresses Desire TO Give At
tOrney Every Opportunity to Get
Case Before the Supreme
Court

After argument lasting nearly all day
Monday, the Connell contempt case was
finally completed before Judge Sutton, Mr.
Connell being found guilty by Judge Sutton
on four of the six counts IN the informa-
tom
Repeatedly Mr. Connell was interrupted
by Judge Sutton in his argument Mon
day morning before the court at the close
of his trial for contempt Once he was in
the midst of humorous story about a
colored Justice of the peace In Arkansas,
when Judge Sutton said:
IT object TO having this court compared
to any csIoFed justice of the peace in Ar
kansas We are here to decide this case
and not TO hold the court up to ridicule.',
County Attorney English made an argu-
ment on behalf Of the state lasting only a
few minutes. Then Attorney Stout spoke
more than an hour on behalf of Mr.. Con-
nell, and then Mr.. Cornell began his argu-
ment The lawyer who has been charged
with contempt because of remarks made
during the trial OF the Goal trust" case
was the personiication of earnestness as
he stood looking the court straight in the
eyes and pleaded for the vindcation OF his
professional reputation. Several times
Judge Sutton had to interrupt and remind
the attorney that the court was not on
trial
Comedy or Tragedy.
1.-THE curtain Is about to be rung down
} on this comedy or tragedy, whatever II
may be-" said Mr.. Connell ut may be
either or, as your honor has designated IT,
q vaudeville performance. For the first
time In my life ! am charged with a crime
For the first time my liberty is jeopardIzed
by the threat OF fine OF imprisonment
For the first time in my thirty years ca.
reer | am charged with conduct unbecom
ing an attorney.
II will not &c to the extreme OF my coun
sci, Mr.. Stout, and say that l have never
overstepped the bounds of exactly exem
plary action before the courts. / may
have done so unintentionally at times II
the earnestuess OF argument But this Il
the first time a court has ever intimatet
that / was guilty OF contempt"
Mr. Cornell dwelt at considerable length
upon the fact that he was already con
victod before the trial began. He referred
to the statements OF Judge Sutton that thu
Information was filed merely to give him
chance 10 go on record, and declared h
:. was in the position of the horse which en-
tiers the race already beaten. Then he tool
up the several counts OF the information.
Comparison with Bible.
you can prove by the Bible that there 1
no God, for the Bible expressly says so,
said Mr.. Connell. But the statement mus
be taken with its context. and that is, 'Th
foob hath said in his heart there is n
God So in the charges made against me-
He referred TO one Of the counts. wher
II Is charged Connell stated that he did no
believe any law he could present woul
have much effect on the court. He shove
that the eo1rt. Immediately preceding thi
statement had said he had lost faith 4
the kind OF law Connell presented
II merely reiterated your honor's state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
FOR WOMAN'S EYE

Too much stress cannot be placed on
the great value Of Cuticura Soap, ONT
ment, and Pills in antiseptic cleansing.
thus anording pure. sweet and economi-
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for innammations. feelings. irritations,
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
HOWL OVER PRIZE PACKAGE
Protests Threatened Against Western
Trunk Line Association Action.
PLACES RATE MIXING IN HANDS OF ROADS
Rule Becomes Effective Middle OF
February and JOBbers Are Get
tins Ready to Complain
TO Commission.

A new ruling OF the Western Trunk Line
association will go into effect February Is.
which promises to bring protests to the
Interstate Commerce commission from job
bers all over the associations territory. 1t
permits the loading of prize packages,
which has so far been confined to cereals
and certain other food products. with all
kinds OF freight, the rate to be ITO per cent
of what il would be without the prize.
Local railroad offices have received notice
of this ruling.
The prize package plan was originally de-
signed to cover the shipment of cereals con-
tanning spoons and other cheap articles to
make the purchase attractive to house
wives. but the privilege has been extended
until a man can place a small quantity of
cereal in a box with several times it's value
in other goods and get rate on the whole
not justified by the classification of the
premium articles. He can ship a piano as
premium on some cheap article and thus
get a low rate on the piano. There seems
to be nothing to prevent him from placing
few bales of silk in a shipment of cheap
goods and getting the silk transported at
ridiculously low rate.
This matter was brought up In a meeting
at Chicago Saturday of the commissioners
OF commercial organizations in the western
trunk line territory, at which John M.
Guild of Omaha was present, and It was
the unanimous opinion the rule should be
abrogated. 1t wss said the rule would give
the dishonest merchant a chance to get the
best of his competitor.
Opponents scSfe victory.
The opponents of the plan scored a VIC
tory at the meeting two weeks ago OF the
western classification committee, when the
committee refused TO make a classification
on package premiums. This however, does
not prevent the western trunk line roads
from naming the rate.
The object of the Chicago meeting was
| primarily to talk over the merchants meet
ings at jobbing centers, the railroads hav-
| ing objected to the practice of the COM
mercisl clubs in allowing others than re-
| tail merchants to ride on the reduced
rates 1t is alleged that some of the clubs
| o. X the certificates OF lawyers, bankers
grain men and others whom the railroads
! do not intend to include under the name OF
merchants. This practice has never pre-
vailed at Omaha, but at some of the other
markets. The verdict was that the offend
| ing clubs should be more careful not tc
abuse the privilege.
Reciprocal demurrage was discussed, but
no action taken. II. c. Barlow, executive
director of the Chicago Commercial asso
citation, announced that his association had
decided to oppose the Madden bill. Com
missioner Guild of the Omaha Commercial
club says the Omaha Jobbers are in favol
of the railroads paying the demurrage IL
cases of unreasonable delay, but as We
they suggest no definite plan for arriving
at this contamination.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The Park board will meet Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Josephine Buzzard filed suit in district
court Monday asking judgment for $50
against the Court Of Honor lodge. She
saws she solicited and secured thirteen
members and that her commission on them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29

as soon as the crop OF small grain is re-
moved, as that, more than any other one
thing, tended TO preserve the moisture
The next congress will meet at Salt Lake
in January 1908.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29

Anyone holding scrip issued by the
Transmississippi Exposition commission OF
the state of Washington will find II to their
advantage to communicate with c. c. Rose
water, general manager, Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 1907.

ritory west OF the river. It is on the basis
OF the weights OF the mails thus ascertsined
by special weighers that the railway mail
transportation contracts are let
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-29
BuiIdInK Permfts.

HuiIdinB FermIts, -
The following building permits have been
issued. Carl Johnson, Twenty-eighth and
Cass 1900 dwelling; Creighton university.
$500 repairs.
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