Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-22

h Steamer Naomi of the Crosby line is
destroyed by fire in middle of Lake Michi-
gan. -Four coal passers are roasted to
death and one passenger dies of injuries"
Page
Slump in stock market ranges from
2 to points. Union Pacific and Smelling
lead the decline. PaGe
Presbyterian general assembly decides
to ask churches for $1,1OO, 600 for mission
work. The committee on polity makes a
recommendation that no Presbyterian
minister be a member or officer of the
Anti-Saloon league. Friends of the league
start movement to leave temperance work
in the political field, the standing com
mittee on temperance to devote its efforts
to scientific and educational lines. Page
Three more peremptory challenges were
used in the attempt to secure jury in
Haywood case at Boise. It is now pre-
dcted that the jury will be completed
Monday and that introduction of testi-
! mony will begin Tuesday. Page
Attempt to lynch negro at Reidsville,
Ga, results in death of six persons and
| injury of six others Page 1
Passenger train, on the New York
Central runs into the wreck of a freight
train and one person is killed and others
I injured. Page
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| Henderson man looking for tramp
! thieves mistakes companion for one Of
them and shoots him in the leg. Page
Attorney general files his brief in the
! lumber dealers case, insisting It is clearly
proven there is a combination in restraint
of trade School fund apportionment for
! May is larger than any in the history of
the state, owing to the payment Of back
taxes by the RAILROADS. Page 3
Denver boosters stop at Alliance on
their tour Of the northwest. Page
Robbers loot a bank at Winnebago
while two men under guard in building
across the street watch them work. Men
suspected Of doing the job are arrested
later In Sioux City. Page
Report. Of the weather crop bureau
/ shows past week was unseasouably cold
and dry. Rainfall OF season to date is
! less than one-quarter Of the normal
Page
RoREIaN.
Convention of Irish nationallsts in
Dublin votes unanimously to reject the
home rule bill proposed by the British
| government This action will force the
! cabinet to abandon the issue, as further
| concessions cannot be granted Ireland
without causing a dissolution of the
ministry. Pago 1
LOCAL.
| Contract for the erection of the new
Henshaw hotel which may be eight in
stead of Ave stories high, is let to the
Capital City Brick and Pipe company.
Page 2
Omaha is promised with the busiest sea-
son of paving yet. Farnam and Douglas
streets are both nominated for new as
phalt. Page IL
Gtx nr,aba ho,,, ,,,ho tee TaIaas ocadamv
I are home and give an account of the COM
plications which have resulted in the dis
missal of students and at leasts one MEM
ber of the faculty. Page 5
Dwight NJ. Swobe, in city from the Pa
cifc northwest, says demand for lumber
there is greater than can be supplied. due
partially to San Francisco's rebuilding
Strikes and graft injuring Frisco. Page
Judge Kennedy of the district court
finds that f. w. Fitch attorney, is not
guilty of contempt of court and the dis
h,srru-nt proceedings probably will be
dropped Page 2
Society-Dr. and Mrs. II. NJ. McClana-
han and Miss Katherine McClanahan are
honor guests of some function each even
ing this week In view of their departure
soon for Europe. Page 8
Brigadier General Earl d. Thomas is
Department of the Missouri by General
| A. W. Greedy. Page 2
Council BLUFFS jury returns a verdict
of not guilty in case OF Pat Grove, tried
on the charge of holding up crews OF two
motor cars. Page /
SPORTS.
Don Entrique, 10 and 20 TO l. won the
Preakness stake at Gravesend. Page 4
Results of the ball games:
6-Des Moines VS. Omaha
| S-Lincoln vs. Pueblo.
| 6-Denver VS.. Sioux City-l.
3-Chicago' VS.. New York;.
| 5-BrookIyn VS.. Cincinnati-2.
l5-BostOn VS.. st. Louis.
/ 3-Philadelphia VS. Pittsburg-2,
l. S-Philadelphia VS.. Detroit-O.
| 4-Cleveland VS.. Washington-l.
3-Chicago VS.. Boston,.
S-St. Louis vs. New York;.
S-Kansas City VS.. Milwaukee,.
10-St. Paul VS.. Minneapolis.
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