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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
RIDE ON M'KEEN MOTOR CAR
IndueegneUt Hold Out for Making the
Tnur az She Union Pa
cBfar shops.

Among the Inducements to go on the
home-trsde excursion TO the Union Pacific
shops Thursday afterroCu, the Commercial
club has announced thar there will be a
short ride on the McKeen Union Pacific
motor cars which have attracted the at
tsrytlou OF the railroad world
Vice President Mohler and Superintendent
Of Motive Power McKeen. will join the
party at the Commercial club rooms at l
O'Clock Thursday and escort it through
the big shops.
The Omaha Real Estate Exchange &C.
cepted an invitation TO join the party at
it's noon meeting Wednesday and many
real estate dealers will go.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
RUFF JURY UNABLE TO AGREE
Indications Point 90 Disagreement
After DeIiberattOn During
Entire Might.

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 2o.-rhe jury IN
the case Of Abraham Ruef, accused OF Of
fering a bribe 10 former Supervisor Jen-
nings Phillips. came into court this morn
ing after having been locked up all night.
announced that no agreement had yet been
reached and asked for instructions. The
indications point 70 a disagIeemsnes
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
YARDS NOT COMMON CARRIERS
Federal Judge at st. Louis Holds
Opposite View to the Nebraska
Supreme Court.

EAST ST. LOUIS. May 2o-(special Tele-
gram) )-Judge Francis NJ. Wright, in the
federal circuit court in this city today, de-
cided that although the National stock
yards here has several miles Of track, en-
gines, cars and other equipment, 1t was not
a common carrier and is not subject to in
terstate railroad laws.
The stock yards attorney contended that
his clients were conducting a "hotel for
hogs and other live stock" and not a raii-
road In this he was sustained by the court
The decision came in the course of a trial
in which the stock yards company was
charged with violating the twenty-eight-
hour stock law, and the opinion ended three
of these suits.
This case is interesting as bearing on the
Nebraska state decision TO the effect that
the South Omaha stock yards railway was
a common carrier.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
CHINESE SCHOOL FOR CHINESE
Relief Money to BE Used Toward Ma
tive Education OF San Fran
cisco CeIestiaIs.

SAN FRANCISCO. &ay 2O.-A Chinese
school, where the children OF local Chinese
may be educated In Chinese, Is TO be built
In this city at once. A site has been pur-
chased, plans drawn and teachers selected
It will be the only school Of It's kind In
this country. The school will be built with
$50 900 Of the 10000 relief fund sent to the
Chinese colony after the fire OF April, 1893
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
AIissouri BANKERS Meet.

| JOPLIN, Mo. May 20.-With over loo
delegates present the annual convention OF
the Missouri State Bankers association
Was called to order here today. Among
| the speakers during the two days session
/ are James T. Young, director Of the school
/ OF finance OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania. and John r swanger. secretary OF
! stata OF Missoul
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
HarrIman Branch in oregon.

PORTLAND. Ore. May s0-The HART
man system will this season build a rail-
road from Lakeville south 70 the Cali
fornia line, a distance Of fifteen miles.
The road Will be branch OF the Oregon
Eastern.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21

The class roll includes these names:
Bret Verne Bates. Albert A. F'ricke
Josiah b. Grinnell. Edward G. Hayman
Joseph J. BoQpes. William II. Henney.
Theodore j. KeCr. Charles Ideber
Brownlow b. Miller. Frank II. Morrow.
John G. Moore Doyle Il. Mullikin.
James f. Premer. George w. Prichard.
Clarence Rubendan Earl d. Skeen.
Lawrence T. Sidwell. George w. Sullivan.
Harry A. TAYLOR. Simeon l.. Taylor.
Irwin l. Thompson. Charles c. Tomlinson.
George II. Walker. Henry p. Wekesser.
Invocntion-By the chaplain of the even
ing, Rev. Daniel Edwards Jenkins, D. ID.
Music-Intermezzo IN ID flat Hollins
Administering Of Hippocratic oath and
presentation of candidates, Dean Henry
Baldwin Ward.
Conferring Of Degrees-Chancellor Elisha
Benjamin Andrews.
Commencement Address-Harvey Wash
ington Wiley, Phi. D., LII D.. director OF
the United States bureau of chemistry,
Work OF the Physician
Benediction-By the chaplain.
Marche Aux Flambeaux."
Guillmant.
Tho program Of the day will be:
3 a. m.-12 m.-Alumni clinics Of affiliated
i:i5 D. m.-The Chesapeake, 1910 Howard
street Annual Alumni luncheon and re-
business meeting of the Alumni association.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Sl6 p. m.-Congregational church. Nine
teenth and Davenport streets Music Al
legretto, Wolstenholme. Martin W. Bush,
orga1ist.
After the formal exercises an informal
reception will be held in the church parlors
for DR.. Wiley. the alumni the graduates
and invited guests.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
SUMNER WORK FOR TROOPS
War Department Gives Orders for
Joint Maneuvers.
STATE M1LITIAMEN TO TAKE PART
Fort Riley Movements Scheduled for
September - Practice Marches
and Field Operations Are
Being Planned.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-PreparationS
have been completed by the War depart
ment for joint maneuvers during the com
ing summer of all branches of the regular
service and many state militia organisa-
tions. Congress has appropriated NOo00m
for these maneuvers. instruction camps
will be established and mancuVer held Tor
one month at each place as follows;
Pine Plains, N. Y, June l5 to July 10.
Chickamauga Park. Ga, July Leon
Springs, Tex, July; American Lake,
wash. August: Fort d. A. RUSSELL Wyo.'
August; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind,
September; Fort Riloy. Kan, September;
Ataschadero ranch, California. October.
Orders issued governing details OF the
maneuvers prescribe a minimum Of formal
ceremonies and a total absence of merely
spectacular exhibitions"
Practice marches have been ordered IN
which infantry will cover 200 miles and
cavalry $50 miles. The exercises will be
carried out in a progressive manner, be-
ginning with small bodies of troops and
ending with the entire command. These
exercises will comprise periods Of attacks
and defense, periods Of advance rear and
flank guards and control work, periods OF
outposts and control WORK. to be followed
by general maneuvers. 1t is understood
that the state troops will not be required
to do all of the work prescribed for the
regular organizations.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
SUMMARY OF THE BEE


FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY-Showers probably for Thurs
day; cooler.
FOR NEBRASK KE-Thursday partly
cloudy, with cooler east portion.
F'OR IOWA-Probably showers and
thvnderstorms Thursday; cooler Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21

SPRING SNOW OVER WYOMING
Three Feet of Wet Snow Falls, with
Temperature FreeEinE-Fruit
Ruined.

SHERIDAN, wyo., May 2o.-(special
Telegram.) .)-Northern Wyoming and south
eastern Montana is being visited with the
worst spring storm in twenty years. Since
o'clock this morning almost three feet OF
wet snow has fallen, and the storm is still
raging. The temperature is about freezing
and fruit will be ruined. Reports from
nearby camps indicate a heavy loss of
young lambs and shorn sheep.
The records of the Sheridan Weather bu-
reau do not show as heavy a snowfall in
May, the present precipitation amounting
to over three inches of water.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
SPEAKER VISITS WHITE HOUSE
After Extended Conference with
President Roosevelt He Declines
10 Say what Happened.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-After a some
what extended conference with President
Roosevelt at the White House today
Speaker Cannon on leaving, said;
Whenever l am requested by the presi-
dent to come to his office 1 have made II
an invariable rule 10 refrain from discus
sing the subject matter under considera-
tion. However, there was nothing Of such
importance considered today that the presi-
see fit
Speaker Cannon would express no
rronbefv as to whether Congress yyo1Id
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21

The Burlington reports show five inches
Of snow over the entire Wyoming division,
extending north from Sheridan to Billings
and as far east as Newcastle. Tho snow
is accompanied by a strong northwest
wind,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
PLAlT DENIES ALL
Aged Senator Says He Did Not Pro-
pose to Miss Wood.
SAYS THEY WERE NOT MARRIED
Had Never Seen Marriage Certificate
Handed to Him.
EMPHATIC IN HIS NEGATIVE
Once Took Dinner with Woman in
New York Hotel.
MONEY PAID BY HIS sON
He Says He Gave Frank H. PLATE
$4,000 90 Eject settlement IN
suit Brought by Miss
Wood. 49,

,'Ew YORK, May Ex-senator II c.
Hat, today testified that he paid $1,000
TO lis son, Frank II. Platt, to bring about
a settlement Of a suit brought against him
by Miss Mae c. Wood, through the law
firm Of Howe & Hummell.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21

orders have been received from the War
department at Washington by the Com
manding Officer Of the Department of the
Missouri designating the state militia that
will participate in the army maneauvers
at Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyoming.
The maneuvers at Fort Riley will begin
August 10 and end September 10.
Those at Fort d. A. Russell will begin
August l and END August 81.
The militia organizations are assigned as
follows:
Fort Riley, Kan.
August 10-20-Kansas: Brigade Headquar-
ters, two regiments of infantry, one bat
terry fold artillery, detachment Of Signal
Corps Nebraska. one regiment of infantry,
detachment of Signal Corps.
August 20-30-Okla homa: one regiment of
Infantry, Hospital Corps, Engineer Corps,
detachment of Signal Corps Missouri;
Brigade Headquarters, two regiments OF in
fantry, two batteries of field artillery.
September 1-10--Iowa: One regiment of in
fantry, probably one additional regiment.
South Dakota: One regiment Of infantry,
detachment OF Signal Corps.
Fort ID. A. Russell, wyO.
Colorado: One regiment, detachment of
Signal Corps. Utah: One regiment of in
fantry, one battery of field artillery, Hos
pital Corps detachment of Signal Corps.
Wyoming: One regiment of infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21
TALKS TO NEW DOCTORS
National Pure Food Expert VIII Ad-
dress Omaha Medical
Graduates.

Twonty-four new doctors will be sent
forth into the world Thursday night from
the College OF Medicine of the University
of Nebraska. The college Is IN Omaha and
the commencement exercises will be held
Thursday night at the First Congrega-
tional church at o'clock. The principal
address OF the evening will be delivered
by Dr. w. II. whey, chief OF the bureau
of chemistry of the United states. The
class Is much larger than last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21

Speaker Cannon Would eNpress no
prophecy as to whether congress would
conclude it's work this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-21

NEW YORK, May 2o.-senator T. C.,
Platt went on the witness stand today to
give testimony in his own behalf in the
sensational suit brought against him by
Mae c. Wood, who is suing him for divorce
on the aiegatian that he entered into a
coutract NTH he n 1901.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

We commend to the Baltimore Sun
the legend Of the pitcher that went to
the well once too often. IL has prac-
ticed the trick Of quitting the Demo
cratic party and returning at will, but
the indications are that il has played
that trick for the last time, and that il
will have 10 remain permanently with
It's Republican friends. Petersburg
lndeX-Appeal.
We had been taught to believe that
as long As the lamp holds out TO burn,
the vilest sinner may return, but we
believe with brother Barham that
there is such a thing as SHINING away
ones day Of grace. over the doorway
leading to the Suns sanctum we
would write in big, broad, black let
tiers, "IchabOd.n
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Contributions 10 The Democratic Cain
paiqn Fund.

The Herald acknowledges the follow
lug amounts So far contributed for the
National Democratic fund, aud eN
presses the hope that the list of con-
tributors will grow rapidly. "Shall
the people rule?" is the battle cry
sounded by the peerless leader. Let
the people give back the laundering
NVps -
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

General a. +. Stewart, one Of the
last two surviving acknowledgements
of the Confederate States army, Is
dead, having passed the seth mile
post on life's highway. The old conf
manders are "crossing the river in
quick succession, and the boys who
wore the gray are following rs they
lead the way. In the near future not
one will remain to tell the story.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Timber For Sale.

The largest and choicest body Of
standing timber 10 be found in South
side Virginia. 3OO,OOO,OO feet, two
thirds original growth pine, balance
hardwood, much Of II superior white
oak. For information apply at Her
aid Office.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

The Richmond Evening Journal has
butied into the Dayis-Cannon-Lear-
VIM controversy, and at the same
time gives Mr. Roosevelt a most use
ful lesson in polite phrase making
Instead of the harsh lie, our brother
suggests downright negligence" in
the use of the truth. We move the
adoption Of the amendment.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

Petersburg suffered greatly from the
effects Of the recent floods, and the
depot Of the y. d W. was seriously
damaged. The AppomsiIox was d.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
INTERESTING POSTAL FIGURES

INTERESTING POSTAL FIGURES.
The postal service of this country
employs the biggest civil army in the
world, an army not far from 10000
strong.
There are 5000 postmasters, 10000
rural carriers, 1000 star route carriers,
1000 postal railway clerks, 1900 let
Ser carriers, as many more postal
clerks, besides laborerS, janitors, etc.
This army has To handle 7OO, 600 let
tiers every hour Of the u, every day in
the year. issue and redeem 2OO,OO
money orders every hour, register as
many letters, 10 say nothing of the
thousands of tons of 2nd, 3rd and 18th
class matter. The railroads receive
sjO,O0O,OOO year for carrying the
mails, and the railroads to carry the
mails make an aggregate distance of
iOWOOO,OOO miles. The star route
carriers travel lOO,OOOOOO miles.
The cost to the Government is
s223, OOO, OOO this year, but the bulk OF
il il, gotten back.
We get these figures from the Wash
ingt0n Herald and have read them
over with interest Mr. Taft enters
the race with "a goodly number Of
"rooters, all Gins" and who are
averse TO selling "out" Nevertheless
they will have to go, and had as well
pack in time.
Since Wright has gotten TO Ice At
torney General he has gotten TO be all
wrong. Just as we expected.
We just don't understand Governor
Hughes. lie said he didn't want it,
and lis now moving heaven and earth
10 get 10.
The New York play season opened
with the "De,il," three theatres pre-
-entiug it ON the same evening, and
no doubt his satanic Majesty will
be- prominent the season through
The ballot box is the one supreme |
and final lest Of party allegiauce-. 10
say, the Norfolk NirrInian-Piloi, and /
So saying spoke the "truth. the whole /
truth and nothing but the truth.
they are actually talking Of pump |
ng natural gas from the West Virgin /
la gas fields into the city Of Washing |
ION. Artificial gas, natural gas, Con-
yres>ioual gas light Ito burn.
Everybody could have wool and
.oal enough the winter season would
be- more enjoyable than the summer,
lut when We think of the thousands
Who are 20 shiyer in the cold we dread
he coming of the snow, the sleet and
he freezing winds.
"l's Gwine Back 10 Dixie" is said 10
pc more or less popular song among
hose Springfield negroes just now .-
Washington Herald.
Better bear the Jim Crow ILL., than
~ 10 others you know not OF.
"Why do bill collectors never take a
acatiOn?' inquiries the Atlanta
'eOrgIan. What we want To know is
Why they won't even take a hint
Washington Herald
Because hint hasn't the stuff.
The Norfolk aud Western is too ,
luch Of a Virginia Institution to be ,
ostile 10 the Virginia State Fair. c
he G.. a 0. haulS Republicans at one
snt a mile, and the Virginia farmers
re surely entitled TO like courtesies.
So many old-line Republican papers
re applauding Mr.. Bryan's tariff /,
Deech of recent date that we are be-
inning To wonder what on earth was v
rong with Washington Herald /
Nothing wrong. Even old-line Re Ii
ublicans are getting sick of Republic =
IN misfule.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

The New Orleans Picayune criti
ci-es the West Virginia speech Of Mr.
Ia n, and points out that.
Here II il plainly stated hy TIT.
Republican standard bearer and
national apostle that he h. in full nc
cord with all the party doctrines Of
race equality. and that should he he
intrusled with the executive power
and authority Of this great nation he
will do all In his power To enforce the
constitutional commands and 10
establish among the Virginia whites,
by whom he is now being petted and
cOurted the negro equality and dom
nation, for the contamination Of
which the Republican party was
originated and perpetuated.
"Let the white people Of Virginia
and Of the other Southern States vote
for Taft if they can stomach his doc
trnes and can bow their necks 10 the
humiliating conditions he has sworn
to fix upon them. When the men Of
the Southern States come 10 such
degradation then il will be time that
the South, which has 80 long stood for
white supremacy, should he broken
up and It's grand and noble sOlidity
come TO an end "
Let Meredith aud other Democrats
CD who say they will vote for Mr..
Taft, read, ponder and inwardly di-
gest the above. If you are OPP
posed 10 Jim Crow regulations then
vote the Republican ticket If you
would return again to the horrors of
Reconstruction, then vote the Repub-
ican ticket
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

Railroad maguate, j. J. Hill, cut
his finger the other day and stocks in
Wall street dropped 3 points on re-
ceiving the news. What a vicious fl
nancial system the country Is cursed
with when the cut of thumb of any
one man effects the money market.
Ii is sick and needs a doctor. Demo
cracy, NJ. d., is the one and only hope.
Given the patients in charge he will
act quickly, heriocally and let us hoJ
successfully. If drastic remedies are
needed, the good and wise physician
will not hesitate 10 give them, and if
the knife and saw are TO be involved
the skill Of the surgeon will be brought
into play.
The Washington Post is greatly
moved by reason Of the fact that men
who have no bank deposits express
so much concern as 10 security for
bank depositorS. They may have
small deposits, their all perhaps, and
men without homes are generally the
men who do the fighting in time of
war. a man may have genuine in
terest in the general welfare whose
personal holdings are not Of much mo
ment.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

The Methodists of Nebraska are hot
after "Uncle joe He is altogether
too handy with "cussn words and too
much OF friend Of the liquor traffic.
And all the Republican congressman
of Nebraska are in sympathy with the
MethOdists.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

oval street had a cleaning zap on
last Saturday. says one Of our ex-
changes. And was just AS dirty a.
ever when business opened on Mon
day.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

The Norfolk Nirginian Pilot well
says that the 'SOuth is Democratic
from principle and might add from
protection too. Not the old G.. o. F..
variety ofproiection which makes "the
rich rcher, and the poor poorer" but
protection TO home and freside, peace
and prosperity. Holland without its
sea-wall is at the mercy Of the wild
waves, the South without Democracy
Is wilderness.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

Upon trusts Mr.. Bryan has this to
say and has never said anything
more striking:
This question should be settled now.
we cannot afford TO bequeath il a. a
legacy of woe 10 succeeding gene
ration. The conscience Of the people
IS already awakened, and the con
science IS the most potent force of
which man has knowledge. Where
law makes one righteous, conscience
controls an hundred. where one i,
kept from wrOng-dOing by fear Of pri-
son door, a thousand are restrained by
those invisible walls which conscience
rears above us barriers which are
stronger than walls of granite. II is
upon the conscience that human in
sutuiiOns rest, and without stirring
oi The conscience no great reform is
possible. To a national conscience al
ready aroused we appeal with the
pledge that Democratic victory will
mean the ringing out of industrial des-
poilsm aud the ringing in of new
era IN which business will be built
upon MS merits, and in which men will
succeed, not in proportion TO the co.
efcion they may be able TO practice.
but IN proportion to their industry.
their ability and their fidelity
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

Senator Martin doesn't speak often
but when he does he says something
In a speech delivered before the
Bryan-Kern club, of Charlottesville.
he said of the Democrats who were
going 10 vote the Republican ticket:
PARTY trash, sweep 'em OUT or
words % that effect.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

yerted from It's regular channel by
reason Of dam recently erected by
the government.
News from New York Is To the eff
feet that Bryan will certainly carry
that State, and as goes New York so
goes the country. The grand young
man will be in Washington on the
lth Of March to see Mr. Kern inaugu-
rated and while there will take the
oath himself.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

The lndex-Appeal is strictly right.
Put on the Republican uniform If you
want to aud wear it in public, but in
the name of all that's decent don't
go about Boosting Of your Democracy
and at the same time Of your deter
mination 10 vote for Mr. Taft. II
makes you at least ridiculous. Broth
er Barham uses "A much harsher tern,
and yet none too harsh.
The tariff should not be made po-
litical issue Ii should be determined
by a non-partizan commission for the
best interests Of all the people, wheth-
er il be a high or low tariff. free trade
or Observation-Disclosures Progress.
Those are the words Of a dreamer.
The millennium hasn't yet come, and
until il does come politicians are go
ing To make and execute our laws.
The non-pariizan court, the non-parii-
lan commission, the non-pariilan con-
gress and the non-pariilan Chief EX-
ecuuve have yet 20 be born. Mr..
Bryan did well in giving prominence
"a the tariff ~ an issue 100 the pre-
sent canvass in hi, opening speech,
and by common consent 10 is agreed
that IL was the ahle-t argument ever
made ON the subject. The tamil viii
not down at non-pariigan bidding so
long a. tarii-made plutocrais feed on
Government pap.