Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-26
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judiciary committee next Wednesday to
urge lis hil providing that salary OF
congressman elected TO fill vacancy shall
begin at date of election. Page 1
House committee amends denatured
alcohol bill to permit manufacture by
farmers and small factories. Page 8
Conference at White House decides to
award contract to william j. oliver of
Knoxville, Tenn, If he can secure
partner whose financial standing is salts
factory to the president Page 1
House passes three hundred and eighty
private pension measures. Page 8
First report of Interstate Commerce
commission nvestigations under Tillman-
Gillespie resolution declares combinations
exist between railroads and mines and
that publicity will cure many existing
evils. Pa1a s
LEoIsLArIvE.
Nebraska legislators do not like the way
anti-lobby bills are disposed of and fight
over killing them OF is anticipated in the
house. Raee 1
Committees of two legislatures nnd
difficulty in securing information about
operation Of stock yards at Kansas City.
Page /
DOMESTIC.
Attorney general of Minnesota starts
suit to forfeit charter of a railroad COM
pany merger in the Hill system, alleging
that the merger ended its usefulness and
directly attacks right of road to create
companies to build lines. Page
Coal from Asia will break the fuel
famine In OREGON. Page i
Conference of isthmian canal officials
at White House tentatively decides to
"a auyar ri O..
to William J.'Oliver of Knoxville Tenn.
Page
Two more Jurors were secured for
Thaw trial yesterday making a total of
seven Pare
State railway commission files answer in
supreme court to quo warranto proceed
ings, insisting amendment to constitution
legally adopted. t Page q
East wing of state house is declared
by architect to be unsafe. Page
Twenty thousand people by 1910" is
adopted as slogan of Greater Hast
ings' movement. Mass meeting called for
next Tuesday. Page q
FoREIGN.
Election day in Germany and French
take great interest In contest. Page 1
King of Spain forms new cabinet, with
conservatives In power. Pope greatly
pleased with change. Page Is
French cOmmissary of police loses eye
in ngnt over attempt to close seminary.
Page 1
London officials expect Governor SWEET
tenham OF Jamaica to resign. Page Is
LOCAL.
United States Attorney Goss files suit
against the Burlington for violation of
the twenty-elght hour stock shipment
law, alleging violations on consignments
from South Dakota and Wyoming to South
Omaha. The maximum penalty is asked.
Page 1s
Acting under orders of the council.
Superintendent ROwden of the city hall
creates trouble all around by refusing TO
supply city officers with ice water.
Page IL
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail-
way company orders 1900 tons of rails
for Improvement and extensions this
year. Page IL
Postmaster Palmer Is meeting much
complaint of higher cost of postofice
boxes, but says he's>hot to blame
Page IL
A. L. Mohler, vice president of the
Union Pacific, has been called to Chicago
on demand OF trainmen for higher wages.
Fags IL
Few strawberries are on the market
for the Sunday dinner and they sell for
90 cents per quart. Page ~
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND iowa
Iowa savings banks ask relief from the
legislature. asserting that present laws
are burdensome 10 this class Of institu-
tions Page IS
Attorney Brown, who sued out injunc-
tions against saloons. calls on sherif to
urge him to be prompt in serving the
papers. Page IS
Splendid monuments on southern battle
fields commemorate valor OF Iowa SOL
diers. Page '
SPORT.
Guy Buckles OF Omaha ana Walter Nc
carthy fight ten fast rounds to a draw at
osthoff Athletic club arena. Page Q
Fred Marriott, auto racer badly in
jured when his car overtuTns while run
ming at rate OF two miles a minute.
Page Q
Fred Beall, the Wisconsin wrestler, has
an easy victory over William Demetral