Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-24
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DOMESTIC,


DOMESTIC.
Mrs. William Mckinley was stricken
with apoplexy yesterday and lies in her
home in Canton, o., in a dying condition
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Trial Of the suit for possession of prop
erty Of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy begins in
Concord. Judge Chamberlain limits argu-
mehts to right of trustees of the Eddy es-
tate to defend the suit. Counsel for head
of Christian Science church attack mo-
tives of parties bringing the suit. Page
Judge James Hargis is found not guilty
of the murder of Town Marshal Thomas
Cockrill Of jackson, KY, by a jury in Lex
ington. Page
Mrs. Ellen D. Patterson of Houston,
Tex, is appointed chairman Of the board
Of managers of the Woodmen circle.
Page
Dr. A II. Strong, president Of Rochester
Theological seminary, was elected presi-
dent Of the Baptist convention Of North
America. Page
Speaker Cannon in an interview in
Washington, says that congress will not
revise the tariff because 1t was elected on
the stand-pat issue. Page 1
Slow progress is made in selecting jury
for Haywood trial. The new venire was
partially examined for excuses and one
talesman partly accepted. Page
Presbyterian general assembly passes
resolution urging further reforms in mat
! ter Of divorce. The report on church
erection shows 2Os churches and manses
constructed during the year. Page
NEBRASKA.
State Board of Assessment is figuring
on a new basis of arriving at the valua-
| tion of the railroads, which if adopted
would materially change the relative as
sessments of the lines, decreasing some
| and boosting others. New bill requiring
corporations to maintain agent in the
state may conceal joker and relieve
| them OF the cost of filing articles of in
corporation. Page .
s. ]. Weeks resigns as register of the
ONeill Land office on account OF i'll
health and will remove to the coast.
Page Q
WASHINGTON.
Announcement is made in Washington
that on account of time necessary to
make Indian allotments the land In Trip
county, South Dakota, may not be opened
to settlement for year. No cheap rates
for families of army officers. according to
the ruling Of the Interstate Commerce
commission. Page 1
Reports in Omaha ftom the southwest
ern part of the state are to the effect that
crop conditions are satisfactory The
rain of Wednesday and Thursday will be
of great benett to the state. Page 1
Reports OF Omaha banks to the comp
troller of the currency show q gain in
total resources of more than S2,000OOO
over the corresponding report last year
Page ?
According to figures compiled by the
Omaha Directory company the population
of Greater Omaha" is 172,S9o, of whloh
South Omaha contributes 30,S80. Page 2
The case wherein Lee Grier, former
clerk of the police court, is charged with
embezzlement is continued in police court
until Friday afternoon. Page
A delegation of Boston Shriners on way
home from Los Angeles passes through
Omaha. Page
1t Is intimated that Loris II, Higgins,
who killed Mr.. and Mrs. Copple near Pen
der will ask for change of venue. cb-
jecting to trial in Thurston county.
Page 2
The annual crop report OF the Union
Pacific railroad shows that the total value
OF crops per acre in Nebraska in 1906 was
So 95 Similar statistics for other states
on the line of the Union Pacific are given
The total production in the states covered
is S9GS, sol ,9ls from s3.l44.592 acre.
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Frank ]. North brother of E. w, North
dies in Washington. He was son of James
: e. North OF Columbus. Page !
SPORT.
Jacobite, TO /, wins the PatchoguI
stakes at Gravesend. sepoy is the only
winning favorite. Page 1
Results OF the ball games;
2-OmRha VS.. Des Moines-l.
5-Denver VS. Sioux City-S,
, 9-Lincoln vs. Pueblo,
5-Chicago vs. New York.
4-St. Louis VS.. Boston,.
s-Philadelphia VS.. Pittsburgh
{ S-Cincinnati VS.. Brooklyn-0.
, I0-Detroit vs., Washington-O.
6-St. Louis VS.. Boston,
B-Cleveland VS.. Philadelphia-O
. 3-Minneapolis VS.. Milwaukee,
l 2-Indianapolis VS.. LOUISVILLE
> 9-Kansas City VS.. St. Paul..
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