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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
BIG FISH CAUGHT In NET
Prominent Figures of West Involved In
Mineral Land Frauds
NEBRASKA CASE PLAY BESIDE THESE
Government OmciaI in Authority
Says Revelation of Names VIII
BE Sensation to Colorado
and wyoming.

Owing to the fact that Special Assistant
Attorney General Rush will leave for Wy
oming to be present at the session Of the
federal grand jury at Cheyenne April l,
the land trials scheduled for trial at the
opening OF the April term Of the federal
courts in Omaha will not be started before
April Is.
The investigation of the Wyoming and
Colorado land frauds are under the direct
charge Of Assistant Attorney General Burch.
The Investigations have been under way
for several months, with a large force OF
secret service men employed in the work.
many of them having been employed Ia
similar work here in Nebraska during the
last two or three years, which has already
resulted in the conviction of a number Of
prominent land and cattle men.
An official connected with these invests
cations in Colorado said:
THE work here in Nebraska is child q
play in comparison with what we are up
against in Colorado and Wyoming. l do
not care TO say Just who these investi-
cations have reached thus far, but they
are not little FISH by any means. The
statute of limitations may run against
many Of the criminal cases, but from the
present outlook there will be a wholesale
cancellation of patents in Wyoming and
the government still has the recourse OF
damages against the land thieves. The
same observation will apply in a way to
the Colorado land deals, but there Is much
to be done there yet. A very large force
OF secret service men is in the field and
some very interesting developments will
yet result in that state. might say that
the work is but just commenced
there and 1t will DO prosecuted to a finish.
Attorney General Bonaparte is determined
to probe the land question to the bottom
and bring the guilty parties to justice. The
work started by his predecessor will not
be permitted to languish. but wifi on the
other hand be prosecuted with renewed
vigor. Assistant Attorney General Burch
will continue, his headquarters in Denver
so that he may be in personal touch with
the work"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
SNOW WITH SUMNER HEAT
Clouds of Dust Sweep over the City
still in the Orange
Belt.

March Is provink co be a month Of rec
ord breakers. Monday It broke the heat
record for months Of that name by regis
tering Of degrees and Tuesday it broke all
records known to weather scientists, when
It presented the phenomenon Of q snow
storm with the mercury ranging around the
80 mark.
The perversity Of Nebraska weather
never showed itself to a greater advan-
tage than Tuesday morning, when clouds
of snow--and some people will persist in
calling It dust-rolled up from the north,
south, east and west and went whisking
around the street corners with a vicious
ness that evoked some of the most artistic
profanity that ever perforated the ambient
atmosphere of Omaha Between trying to
keep your hat on and the clouds Of dust
Cor snow out of your eyes and mouth
the sensation was thrilling.
The weather man said snow would come
Tuesday; If not snow. possibly rain, and
there you are. A few good citizens had
the temerity to come downtown with over
coats and umbrellas and priced snow
shovels
The gray snow clouds that should have
come up from the northwest didn't get
any farther Omahaward than the horizon,
but the dust did The banana belt reputa-
ton of Omaha was saved, the weather man
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Way out west there was a little snow
and up at Williston, N. D., and in northern
Montana snow is reported Tuesday morn.
ing At Valentine there was slight pre-
cipitation, but as only .O2 of an inch fell
it is not yet decided whether it was snow
or rain. Valentine reports a temperature
of 30 and North Platte a temperature Of 81
The local forecast is for cooler and show.
ers Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

use Of o street for the AFFAIR. Use Of all |
the street ami the vacant lots from TWEEN !
ty-fourth to Twenty-sixth will be re-
ouired.
Greek Held Up and Robbed.
A Greek is reported 70 have been robbed
Of $50 last night at Twenty-seventh and
r streets. His name Is Tertepas. He had
been visiting at the Greek colony at Thir-
tieth and r streets and was walking 10
his home at PCS South Twenty-seventh. On
reaching r street he was attacked by
three men. who slugged him, Telling him
to the ground. They then went through
his pockets, securing his money. The af-
fair was reported to the police by a friend
named Nick Dimantes, living at SOis X.
The police investigated the affair as far
as possible last night.
Magic city Gossip.
Mr. and Mrs. John @. Kelley will give
party Monday, April !.
Easter suits, business suits dress suits
wedding suits, ut and suit H. s. & M,
the best made, at Flynn's.
The Century Literary club meets this AFT
| ernoon at Library hall.
r. A. Stephenson, Fifteenth and II, re-
ports the birth Of a son.
| Edward Starr 1'hirty-ninth and w, re-
ports the birth OF a daughter
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to all
parts Of the city. Telephone No. 8.
| Mr. and Mrs. Bateman have extended In
vitations for an evening party April 8.
| Mrs ]. II. Baker is reported seriously
| III. She has been suffering for some time.
MT and Mrs. Howard Smith. Twenty
| eighth and + streets report the birth OF
| a daughter.
| James Lee was bailed out yesterday. He
! will have his trial this morning on a charge
| OF asaulting George Satroba,
The women of the Christian church will
meet at the home of Mrs. ]. b. Orange, 1903
| II street, Wednesday afternoon.
Out Of twenty-four cases in police court
| yesterday morning, Judge King fined only
Mehan.
A prairie FIRE at Twenty-lrst and A streets
| caused a run of the fire department yes
| terday shortly after noon. No particular
| damage was done.
The death of Florence Usher, daughter
| Of w. ]. Usher, 1907 T, occurred Sunday.
The funeral was held yesterday from the
residence to St. Mays cemetery.
The Board of Fire and Police Commits
| sioners will meet this evening at 1880. The
saloon men will be treated to their first
handling of the Sunday closing regulations
The last number of the Young Mems
Christian association lecture course will be
given next Friday evening at the high
school auditorium. Hlawatha will be dis
cussed
Mrs. F. A. Cressey will entertain in honor
of Mrs Vail OF Chicago Wednesday. Mrs
Vail has been her guest for week past
Mrs. George Jones will entertain in honor
Of Mrs. Vail Friday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
BEFORE The PEOPLES BAR
Dee Family Has Big Day in the Court
Of oommoneI.
MORE NUMEROUS THAN SMITHS OR BROWNS
Reunion of This DIstinEuished
Family is Held without Any
Effort at y Prear-
ranEoment.

The family Of Doe was home numerous be-
fore the peoples bar Tuesday morning, when
it was opened by Police Judge Crawford,
than either the Smiths or Browns are at an
average gathering. One member of the Roe
family was also among those present. 1t
was not a prearranged family gathering,
however, as might have been supposed,
but merely meant that more than the
usual number of people had imbibed far
beyond their capacities and were physically
unable to tell the desk sergeant their
names.
This was not the case, however, witt
John Doe No. q This man was arrested
on a warrant charging trespassing, and
Richard Roe was arrested with him. Ali
consuming modesty prevented them from
making their names public, but a mans
name is of smallest Importance in police
| court just 50 he answers the right charge.
Richard Roe and Johnnie No. 2 are scenic
artists. They are Of the ilk which emblazon
the heavens and the rocks of the mountains
and the walls Of the buildings and the bill
boards with startling injunctions 50 that
/ he who runs may read of the best whisky
| and the best cure for its after-effects; the
safest railroad and the best insurance COM
| pany; the best cigar well the worst
| and none dare say these painters nay. They
go where they please and their footprints
are enormous advertisements.
But this pair made a mistake. While
applying the likeness of William Penn to
the brick wall of a building at 1906 Sherman
avenue Monday they splattered white paint
on the grass just turning green on the
lawn at No. 1905 The owner was not to
have the signs of spring thus obliterated by
the signs of business and ordered them to
stop getting on his lawn, but they crawled
up on their swinging ladder out OF reach
and made faces at him. This made him so
angry he swore out a warrant for their
arrest and Judge Crawford set the hearing
of their cases for Wednesday morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
ARRANGING FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Senator Norris Brown Accepts Invi-
tatiOn to Deliver the
Address.

The general committee Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and Woman's Re-
lief corps having in charge the observance
OF Decoration day met Monday evening
with a large attendance in the Water
Board office, city hall In the absence OF
the chairman, Dr. Spaulding, vice chair
man Jonathan Edwards presided, and Miss
Clara Feenan was secretary.
The treasurer's report showed a balance
Of S119S9 in the treasury from last year as
nucleus to begin work on for the APP
preaching Decoration day services. Mr.. Ed
wards, appointed at the last meeting to Sc
cure speaker for Decoration day, an
nounced that he had written to Senator
Norris Brown, and had received the graf
flying intelligence of Senator Browns ao-
ceptance of the invitation.
The chair then announced the following
committees for Decoration day as appointed
by Chairman Spaulding. and the secretary
Miss Clara Feenan:
DEMONSTRATION Edwards, G. w. Allen,
A. @. Hough.
Invitation-C. NJ. Harpster, w. A. Bell,
TO select speakers for public schools
N. X. Van Husen, Thomas L. Hull, Charles
Hem.
Hobbs, Jonathan Edwards. Comrade Eagan.
Grounds and decoration-Comrades A Q.
Hough, w. A. Bell, CharleS HEM, Mrs. M.
j. Matthews, Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs. Swartz,
Monument-M. J. Feenan,, ~
Music-C. NJ Harpster, G. w. Allen. T.
Program-Comrades Eagan, Hobbs and
Feenan.
Flowers-Mrs. Hough, Mrs. stearns, Mrs.
ShreaVes, Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Carruthers,
Mrs. Swartz and Mrs Shields.
Ritual-G, A. r., NJ K; Van Husen. com
mander; 7. l.. Hull, officer of the day
T. ]. Mackay, chaplain. Ritual, W; R c.
Mrs. Walker, presidents Mrs. jenkins, SEN
Tor vice president; Mrs. Stevens, Junior
| vice president; Mrs. Remington, secretary,
and Mrs. Shields, chaplain.
The list of committees was approved, and
an adjournment was taken until Monday
evening, April 8, at which time the further
details Of the program will be completed,
and the announcement made OF the marshal
of the day. and as to whether the services
will be observed at Hanscom park or at
Forest Lawn cemetery. There is a strong
inclination among many OF the veterans to
have the services held at Forest Lawn
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
MUzzLES ON ALL LOOSE DOGS
order VIII BE Mandatory from Mayor
for April, June and
LmlN.

In view OF many complaints received
Mayor Dahlman has decided to issue a
proclamation ordering that all dogs run
ming at large during the months OF April.
May and June be muzzled.
The mayor is given authority under an
ordinance passed a week ago. Every day
for a week the mayor has been besieged
with requests to order dogs muzzled II
they run at large. Owners will be given
until April to tie their dogs up or muzzle
them after that date the police will be
ordered to shoot all dogs found on the
streets without muzzles
Mayor Dahlman says he has acted in this
matter only after he found that public
sentiment demanded IT, The last few
months were an unusual period for rabies
among dogs and according to reports this
disease still exists to a serious extent. Only
yesterday two children were bitten by
stray dogs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
HARTMAN YET TO BUILD
Onion Pacific Headquarters May Be Started
Before Great While,
LUMBER MAN SAYS THIS is CERTAIN
Material Arrives for Construction OF
New Northwestern Terminals
ON which Work VIII
He Pushed.

From a member of a construction and
lumber firm with which the Union Pacific
company maintains confidential relations 1t
was learned Tuesday morning that the new
Hartman headquarters at Fifteenth and
Dodge streets will be erected in the near
future and that bids will be asked for it's
construction, with the exception of the
steel work. which is to be done by the
american Bridge company.
The person in question refused to Rave
his name disclosed on account of the i'm
mense amount Of confidential work trans
Rcted by his firm for the Union Pacific,
but said;
Il can assure you the new headquarters
will be erected within a short time, as
originally planned, and that bids for ma
terial and brick and lumber construction
will be asked for in the near future"
1--WE have received no new orders from
the railroad company and the last instruc-
lions were to place the properties on the
market for sale or rental which we have
DONE" said John L. McCague. But have
what is vuIgarly termed bunch that the
trouble has all blown over and that the
new headquarters may be erected after all.
This is only a pure and unadulterated
'hunch,' however. and have nothing def
mite upon which to base any such thought,
but sincerely hope that it may prove
true"
Material for Northwestern.
Preliminary work on the new Northwest
ern freight depot and office building at
Fourteenth and Davenport streets was be-
gun Tuesday morning by Contractor job
Z H. Harte by the erection of a number {
large sheds for the receipt and storage
of building material and tools. The stone
abutments on the site have been completed
by the railroad company and several tenn
porary tracks have been laid from the
yards to the building site for switching
cars of building supplies, which have beer
bought by Contractor Harte and will b.
put in the new sheds which are in COURSE
of construction.
A large force of bricklayers, carpenter
and other mechanics have been engaged by
the contractor and will begin work on thu
foundations of the new building about mex
Thursday or Friday.
The new ONCE building will be 5Ox9O fee
and the freight depot will be 80 feet wild
by 66s feet long, extending for two who'll
blocks from the northeast corner of Four
teenth and Davenport streets The i'm
provements will cost over $125,OOO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
ST. cECILIA'S new SCHOOL
Contract is Let for PHrOachial Build
ing TO he AT ThIrty-seVenth
and webster,

The contract for the erection of the new
st. Cecilia paroaehial school on the lot at
Thirty-seventh and Webster streets was
awarded Tuesday by the architects, Fisher
q Lawrie. to p. ]. Creedon & Sons at an
Approximate cost of $4,000.
The new school is to be built of brick.
with q cut stone entrance. and will con-
sist of three stories and a basement. The
contractors expect to begin work immedi-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

not know II he was drunk but as the
officer said he was not merely drunk but
so much so that he was asleep on the side
walk and didn't know he was being taken
to jail, his honor would not listen to his
murmurs. No. / also tried to stave of a
jail sentence by saying he had only drank
a couple of glasses of beer, but as he had
been found stretched in an alley his testi-
mony as to what had occurred the day be-
fore was not highly valued. Each was re-
quired to pay 81 and costs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

ately and the school will be ready for oc-
cupancy before the opening OF the fall
term.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

Dolly Dugan, which name is hers by law
and nature, presented her bleared face be-
fore the countenance OF his honor and
blushed not a blush as John Callahan
rather old and bent told how she and
Blanch Sharp had entered his home and
beaten him up" Callihan looked the part
Of a man beaten up, all right, the only
question being as to who did 1t.
Considering the past achievements of
Dolly Dimple Dugan, without the aid of
Blanch Sharp or anyone else, to clean out
most any old shack in the neighborhood
Of Ram Cat alley, near which is their
home, the court was not disinclined to
. place credence in the old mans story, and
he name of Dugan was dragged in the
mud. Five dollars and costs was the tax
imposed on each of the pugilistic danes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

II you have anything to trade advertise
in the For Exchange columns of The Bee
Want AID pages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27
auel Ca.ea Continued.

SAN FRANCISCO March 2.-The extor-
ton cases against Abraham Ruef, were
called for trial today before Judge Dunno
in the superior court and upon the motion
of Assistant District Attorney Heney were
continued for one week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

II was drunk, all right, your honor. but
not begging" swore Tom Brady.
'Well, the arresting officer isn't here, so
you'll have to wait until tomorrow. Back
to the bull pen"
''Never mind, your honor, I was begging,
too, 1 guess" And he got ten days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-26

The forest region has always been
the best grazing land in Arizona. For
years 1t teemed with cattle and sheep,
contending back and forth for right
of range and water holes Overstock-
ing and years of drought settled the
feud at last with scant arbitration.
The cattle died--the sheep died--their
owners turned lumber Jacks or sand
pickers, that Is, farmers.
The forest never had severer ene-
my than the unlimited bands of sheep
that yearly grazed from mountains to
desert and left hard beaten track
with broken and uprooted Seeding
trees to mark their passage through
the forest.
In LOS there were grazing in the
forest reserves of Arizona 71,915 head
of cattle, 1,462 head of horses and
218,000 head of sheep, at price of
twenty and twenty-five cents head
for the cattle and horses and five
cents each for the sheep
The same year, 931, ,S49 feet of lum-
ber were sold, with 16,649 cords of
fuel wood and 2,2G0 posts and poles.
In 1906 Arizona received $7,976.6S
revenue from her reserved lands, that
being 10 per cent. of their gross re-
turn to the Government
The rules of forestry insist that all
trees must be cut within eighteen
inches of the ground, and that the
trunk of the tree must be used
down to eight inches in diameter.
The branches left must be gathered
and put in small piles away from all
living trees, and later burned by the
forest officers as guard against fires.
The trees to be cut are selected and
marked by an officer of the service
and trees under fourteen inches in
diameter, together with sufficient
number of vigorous mature trees to
reseed the cut area, are left standing
1t is estimated that at the present
rate of logging the Arizona fosest will
last about fifty years, after which
time the areas now cut under the
regulations of the Forest Service will
be ready to log again. More than
half the logging is on land within
the reserves, and the private holdings
of the Arizona Timber and Lumber
Company are logged along the gener-
al rules Of the reserved land.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-26
SIX KILLED
In Wreck of California
Passenger Train.
Were Students.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES

Los Angeles, Cal, March 24.-Three
students in the University of South
ern California and three in the Occi-
dental college of this city, were killed
and a score from both institutions ser
iously injured in a head-on collision
between two passenger trains late last
night. More than 200 college stu
dents were in special train return
ing from an intercollegiate field meet
at Claremont, and an outbound linn
tied, speeding 60 miles an hour, al
most cut clean through the locomotive
and five coaches of the special. The
disaster occurred within the city lin
it's and on the main line of the Santa
Fe railroad. No explanation of the
accident has been given by the rail
road officials, but is reported that it
was caused by mistake in the set
ting of signals. The bodies of four of
the six killed have been identified as
those of c. G.. Franklin, of the Uni
yersity of Southern California, and
A. H. Edwards, Major G. Gall and
Frederick Hodgson, of the Occidental.
The heads of the other two students
were so crushed that Identification has
not yet been made, but that the bodies
are those of Southern California stu
dents was proven to the satisfaction
of the police by college buttons in
the coat lapels. Many of the students
who competed in the athletic meet
were on the special, and after the ac-
cident one silver trophy was picked
up fifty feet from the track, battered
almost shapeless.
All of the students were cheering
and singing at the time of the acci-
dent. The train was due to reach the
Santa Fe station in ten minutes and
the youths had reused themselves to
their opportunity for a noisy demon
stration. In the first coach a band
of students from the Occidental col
lege was trying to drown the cries of
youths from the Southern California
When the locomotive of the limited
telescoped their coach, throwing the
boys to right and left of the track
The engineer and fireman of the spe-
cial jumped just before the collision
and escaped with a few slight bruises.
Fred Walker, the engineer of the linn
tied, and H. H. Beal, his fireman.
were both SO seriously hurt they may
die. '.-
A. Grossman, said to be travelling
salesman of Philadelphia, was one of
the most seriously injured. His skull
was fractured and he was hurt inter
nally.
The collision occurred just before
midnight, and the tracks were not
cleared until late this morning Fire
broke out in the wreck almost imme-
diately after the crash, but it was put
out in a few minutes by firemen from
B station house two blocks from the
Rpot.
The seriously injured were distrib-
uted among all the hospitals in the
city. Many of those who sustained
slight wounds were taken to their
homes in carriages after they had
been attended by surgeons.