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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Outlook for the University of Omaha is Bright

Northwestern university, where he took
post graduate courses in elocutuion and
oratory. Music will be given more than
usual attention and two new departments
to be called business administration n
household administration will be added to
the curriculumA The last two named de-
partment are TO fill the growing need
for higher commercial education so that the
mar entering business will have some
competent knowledge of the principles Of
finance and economics.
The new foot ball coach, c. b. Cronk
of Beloit will make an effort to maintain
the high reputation. which Bellevue has
made for itself in athletics and win the
Nebraska college championship again this
year. BILL Marvel captain of the eleven
is confident of leading his men into first
place with the same fine record that
Bellevue had in 1907.
In every way the outlook for a successful
year for the University of Omaha is bright
and with its new Incorporation and it's new
president may be expected to enjoy the
greatest year since its founding.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
President Garfield is Coming

ture of SIS weekly indemnity and 5000
indemnity in case of death OF a
member through accident or other cause.
ton Is to secure an expense allowance to
railway mail clerks while on governmental
duty. In speaking of this matter recently
President Garfield said: The railway
mail clerks are the only class of govern
ment employees who do not receive expenses
when away from home on government bust
ness. But few private concerns or corpor-
atoms apply this rule, while on the other
hand their employees receive expenses while
away from home on duty for their employ
ers. AS an instance there are some clerks
on runs whose expenses are light on ac-
count Of being at home every night, while
others in the same class or grade are as
signed to runs that keep them from home
two or three days at a time and their eX-
penses are correspondingly greater. We
wish to equalize this matter, so that one
clerk will receive as much as another, and
so that both can carry the same amount or
salary home with them"
Chief Clerk Keller of the Omaha division
says on this subject: THE present rule
is that the railway mail clerk must pay
his own board and lodging expenses while
on duty, regardless of the time that he
may be absent from home, AS an instance.
a clerk on the Omaha and Ogden run Is
obliged to foot his own expense bills at the
end Of his run away from his home and
while on the run. He receives no expense
allowance therefor"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

campus and working on the college build
ings. Clarke Hall, the building on the
summit of the hill, which was so seriously
damaged by the tornado in the spring, has
been remodeled and a new tower gives a
still better opportunity for enjoying the
scenery down the river and across the
valley to the bluffs. The other buildings
nave been redecorated and repaired by
these students and the natural advantages
of the campus nave been carefully con-
served, especially by the planting of adj
ditional trees.
The faculty OF Bellevue for the coming
year will be altered somewhat in addi-
ton to the new incumbent of the executive
chair. Prof. Charles X. Hoyt, who has
been for sometime on leave of absence,
returns to take up his work in the chair
Of English. The Bible classes will be as
before conducted by DR.. Phelps, pastor Of
the Bellevue church; DR.. Tyler will be in
charge Of instruction in biologyi DR.. Stern
berg will teach ancient languages and
literature, and DR.. Leonard will conduct
the classes in economies and social science.
DIR. Leonard has been during the sum-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

and 1t can be readily understood that
teams familiar with a range will do better
than teams not familiar with 1t.
A teams competing in the national
shoot ought to enjoy the same privileges
and no team ought to nave opportunities
another has not. For this reason 1 hope
some action will be taken whereby no team
will be allowed to practice on the national
rifle range"
In his report to the adjutant general, the
colonel called attention to the fact that a
portion Of his teams ammunition had been
stolen enroute and that his men were COM
PEELED to use ammunition furnished by the
government. This they were not familiar
with and could not get the satisfactory re-
suits they obtained previously in practice
with their own ammunition. The colonel
believes this change of ammunition oc-
casioned another handicap which prevented
the Nebraska rifle team from receiving II
higher rating than it did.
There were, therefore, three handicaps for
tho Nebraska team to overcome: The
shooting with regular service teams, shoot
ing with teams which had had practice on
the Camp Perry range, and shooting with
ammunition with which the members of
thes team were not familiar. But despite
these three obstacles Nebraska made an
excellent showing and can well point with
pride to the score 1t made this year.
In the national rifle match in l9Q7, Ne
braska stood forty-flrst In the list OF con-
testants and made 2,229 points in the score.
In 1908 this state stands thirty-eighth In the
list Of contestants and has a rating of 2,5O9
points. The net gain is 30 points.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

mer in charge OF the Associated charities
in Omaha. Dean Calder has history, DR..
Adams, philosophy, and the normal
courses; Prof. Schmieldel, mathematics;
Miss Carter, woman's dean, has modern
languages, and Mr.. Ruggles will conduct
classes in physics and chemistry. Miss
Mclean is to be absent for a year in
France.
One of the changes of administrative
policy due to the new executive is the
decision that greater attention must be
paid the academy department. The man to
nave charge of the new activity is Prof.
Julian Gist. He will live in Philadelphia
hall with the academy students and de-
vote his entire time to their direction. In
the academy classes he will have charge
of the classics.
A number OF departments are to have
especial attention this year. The training
in pedagogy and normal work under DR..
Adams will be extended and the graduates
are given state certificates by the State
Department of Public instruction.
In Public speaking Bellevue is fortunate
in having Prof. James. a graduate of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

The winner Of the high prize in this
years tournament was a team from the
United States infantry. regular soldiers,
and It made q total score of 1924. With
Nebraska's score Of 2,5O9, this state was
only 75 points short Of winning the grand
prize. This, Colonel Osborne points out, is
not a bad showing for this state when
there were fifty contestants and the scores
ran into the thousands.
The six prizes awarded by the War de-
partment were won by the following teams,
in the order named: United States infantry,
United States navy, United States cavalry,
United states marine corps. Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard, Massachusetts, National
Guard. The team from the United States
Naval academy was seventh in the race,
the District Of Columbia National Guard
team was ninth, the team from Hawaii
secured twenty-sixth place. and the teams
from the various states were distributed.
North Carolina, with 1904 points, was the
lowest contestant, Nebraska being ahead
Of Delaware, Tennessee, North Dakota,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Arkansas, New
Mexico, Utah, Mississippi, Louisiana and
North Carolina.
The Official scores made by the teams in
the national rifle shoot are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

be entering upon a new existence under
its own name.
DR.. s. w. stookey, A. M, LII. D., the
newly-elected president Of Bellevue col
lege. is a graduate of Coe college and re-
ceived his honorary degree from that insti-
tuition. His work has been for the most
part along scientific lines, but he has made
a reputation as an administrative educator,
and his experience as dean and acting
president of Coe have well fitted him for
the position he is assuming.
Bellevue. with its picturesque scenery
and the magnificent La Belle Vue," from
old Elk hill. is at It's best in the late sum
mer, and the returning students find
never-ending delights in its beauties. Dur
Ing the vacation about thirty OF the men
of the college have been living on the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

west in the interest of the association. He
will reach Omaha from Kansas City on
the evening of September II, and will re-
main over until the morning of the 10th.
On Friday evening he will be rendered a
banquet at the Rome hotel by the Omaha
Railway Mail Clerks association. F. II.
Cole, president of the local association,
will be in charge Of the affair.
President Garfield is a native Of New
York, having been born in that state forty
one years ago and has since resided there.
The first twenty-one years of his life was
put in on a farm, and for twenty years he
has been connected with the railway mail
service, the last fourteen years of which
he has been clerk in charge Of a crew on
the eastern division OF the New York Sc
Chicago Railway postoffice. He has al
ways been a member OF the railway mail
association and was recently raised to the
head OF the national association of tina
organization. The purpose of the organ
ization are to secure justice TO the postal
railway clerks in the matter OF the allow
ance OF expenses, and for the general bet
terment of the service along lines in con-
junction with the Postoffice department
with which the association works in the
fullest harmony. The association fur
Their has an accident policy beneficiary fea-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Arkansas
New Mexico ~
Mississippi ''''--to
Louisiana ''-'g'e
North Carolina
The tournament of August, 1908, was the
fourth national match that Nebraska has
taken part In, two OF these having been at
Camp Perry. at Put-in-Bay, o., and two
at Seagirt, N. ]. The score made this
year being the highest, q gain being made
each year. This in itself Is encouraging,
but what is more encouraging is that Ne
braska made a gain while every one Of
the winners in this years shoot, without
an exception, did not shoot as wei Ills
year as formerly. the high scor-s being
much lower than last year, and some
OF the teams competing falling ctf as mu 10
as ten per cent. Nebraska, on The o.har
hand, made a steady gain, and th.s In the
face of three serious handbags.
Colonel Osborn says that the Officers
and men enjoyed their trip to Put-iu-Bay
and their short stay in Camp Perry, ami
in lis official report to the aijJtant g,n-
eral the colonel says: II wish to say that
the management Of The camp deserves no
small amount Of praise for the e!fi,.,n,
manner in which the visiting teams were
cared for. Everything was done. 4. par
emily, that could be to make our say
pleasant and profitable"
Further in his official report, Co.oncl
Osborn says: '"rhe conduct of the team
(Nebraska) at all times was excellent and
l attribute no small amount OF our sus,ess
to the lack Of a desire upon tie part
of any one to dissipats IN any man.,er.
l am sure the team did the best it could
under the circumstances.
The colonel speaks in the highest praise
of the men who represented Nebraska n
the national shoot and says they averaged
UP with the other militia and regular aimy
men at the shoot in other ways. even
though they did not make the high score IN
the rifle shooting. AS intimatcd in The
official report. the men attended strictly
to business, all the time keeping in mind
the honor of the state they were repre-
senting, and there was not a slip on their
part to in any way mar the occasion.
The men also enjoyed their camp life,
though it was short. They reached the
camp on the evening OF August %, going
there direct from the rifle range at Ash
land where they left the day previous, Tho
trip was made over the Burlington. Rock
Island and Lake Shore roads, the Of
ficials OF which routes were courteous in
their treatment of the members of the team
and the officers, the colonel says. The
Camp Perry range is an excellent place
for expert rifle practice, the officers say,
and they doubt If a better place could be
secured.
Nebraska will continue TO attend these
national rifle matches and we hope to
make higher scores each succeeding year"
says Colonel Osborne. "If we had had
our own ammunition this year l believe we
would have scored 200 points higher than
we did. which would have placed us in
about the twenty-seventh or twenty-eighth
place, but l am glad that we made the
score we did. Some time, ! hope, Nebraska
will carry off the high score, service teams
or no service teams"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

are amateurs, and It seems to me there
are many reasons why the service teams
should be eliminated from the national
match" say Colonel Osborne in his report,
Possibly this could be satisfactorily over
come by having both an amateur and a
professional match" he continues, "or a
National guard match and a national
match. The amateur, or National guard,
match could be shot first with only teams
from the National guards competing. Then
have the professionals, or national, match,
and II any Of the National guards teams
wish to compete, then they can enter that
match also.
IT believe this would nave a tendency
to stimulate the promotion of rifle practice
in all the National guard organizations,
rather than have some of the other matches
which they do, like the Herrick trophy
and the Dupont trophy, where there are
no restrictions as to competitors"
The members of the Nebraska rifle team
entered into the contest with zeal, how
ever, even though from the start it was
seen that 1t was to be an unequal one.
But, as Colonel Osborne says, the men Of
Nebraska never balk at anything and they
aimed their rifles and shot with the
'crack" men of the nation, determined to
rung or two higher on the ladder. This
they did, climbing three steps.
1T do not know what will become Of my
recommendations" said Colonel Osborne,
but 1 firmly believe that the boys from
all teams would enter the national matches
with more zeal If they knew they would
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Gossip and Stories About Noted People

the meeting, offered a resolution to be
adopted. This also was received in dead
silence. No one offered to second where
upon my friend called out:
WIN some gentleman kindly second my
motion?'
AT this ~juncture a tall, lanky fellow in
the rear Of the hall shouted at the top OF
his voice:
Second your motion yourself. you biz
slob.' walter Wellman in the Record
Herald.
Origin of Uncle Remus' Stories.
Many great works OF genius. as is well
known, have been produced by accident,
and an author is seldom the best Judge OF
his own works, says Current Literature.
When Joel Chandler Harris wrote the first
OF his Uncle Remus' stories, and pre-
scented It for publication, he did 90 with q
hundred misgivings. He was not sure that
his ventures in negro folklore would prove
successful. He could not know that they
would bring him worldwide fame.
II the time described Mr.. Harris was a
young man of 2s. employed on the Atlanta
Constitution. Sam w. Small. afterwards a
revivalist, who had been writing for the
same paper a popular column Of negro
story and dialect. had Just resigned from
the staff. The managing editor OF the
Constitution, wishing TO continue the Tea
ture. said to Harris one day: Joel. 1t seems
TO me you could do that sort Of thing to a
tee. See II you can't turn in something to-
night"
The young writer's memory fitted back
TO his early days on a plantation. All the
quaint settings Of negro life-the little
cabins. the fiddling darkies, the wrinkled
story-teller. the black "mammies," the
noisy corn-shuckings. the bob-tailed rab-
bits disappearing along the road-came hur-
rying from the past. Late that afternoon
he turned in his copy. The next day his
reputation was made.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

not be pitted against men from the regu-
lar army service. The high scores made
by the service teams do not stimulate the
National guard teams to greater effort
they do the best they can, anyway, but 1
sometimes think that these same high
scores scare many a contestant, and GER
tain it is that the participation in the ma
tional events by the service teams keeps
some OF the states from entering.
II think it would be a good plan to have
two shoots. one for the service teams and
one for the guards. Let the guard shoot
be first and let there be trophies, prizes,
for the winners. Then let the winners Of
the guard shoot compete with the service
teams, or with the winners Of the serv-
ice team shoot for another grand prize.
Some such arrangement would stimulate
still greater effort and interest on the
part of the members Of the various Ma
tional guards and would also tend to make
the men In the service do still better work,
80 there would be no danger of their
losing the grand trophy to a state mill
tary organization. 1 have thought a great
deal of this and 1 hope the adjutant gen.
erals at their next meeting will take some
action regarding it.
II have also called the attention OF our
adjuta1t general to another matter" con-
tinued Colonel Osborne, and this is that
some of the guard teams had from two
weeks to two months practice on the
Camp Perry grounds prior to the holding
Of the national shoot. This ought not to
be allowed, l think. The lay of the ground
has a great deal to do with target shooting
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

medicine and dentistry in Omaha have
been considered as very important factors
in the city's educational facilities, but the
University of Omaha has not been thought
OF as am organization embracing under
one name all of these separated institu-
ton.
With the taking out OF new incorpora-
lions papers for the university and the or
ganiEation of a new board Of trustees.
who are to work with the Bellevue board
for the good OF all the different depart
ments, the university may be expected TO
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

-EXAS hasn't grown so effete and
y" supremely civilized yet as TO
lose the old time zest for play
- ing pranks on tenderfeet," re-
EMSN2Yk marked Judge Frank Sebastian,
SB Of Waco.
I'm bygone years the newcomer to our
state who got off without being carried
on a 'snipe hunt' or some other equally
futile expedition was in luck. The pro-
pensity to Josh strangers exists to this
day. Only a few years ago the late Gov
ernor ]. s. Hogg perpetrated a trick along
those liEes on william Jennings Bryan
that probably the NebTaskan has never
found out. Bryan was spending som time
In Austin, and he and the big governor
were close friends.
"One day Bryan remarked that there no
doubt was big game in the Colorado hills
near the city, and II so he would greatly
enjoy 4 hunt. Yes, indeed there is big
game the governor answered, but added
that It was not plentiful as in his younger
days, A few mountain lions, panthers
bears and antelope could still be had by
the skillful hunter. Hogg was laughing IN
to kill all the while in his sleeve, for there
was no game fiercer than a rabbit within
800 miles. Bryan was immensely pleased
and nothing would do but to arrange q
hunt II happened that a looal saloonkeeper
did have a poor old toothless panther in
the rear of his establishment and the owner
being let in or the plot readily turned the
brute over to Governor Hogs.
'"rhe preparations that were made for
that affair would be too long to tell, but
almost as much fuss was made over 1t as
OF Roosevelt's coming trip to Africa. o.
the fifteen or twenty men who rode GU
Of Austin mounted on splendid steeds ant
armed TO the teeth in quest OF savage wilC
animals, Bryan was the only innocent soul
50 completely was he duped BY the wib
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Hogg and his band of conspirators that he
never knew when he took deliberate aim
and brought down from a live oak limb
the decripit old panther that the whole
thing was a put up job and that the victim
of his Winchester was a plant The gov
ernor had the panther stuffed and presented
to the slayer, and Bryan all the while
imagined that he had gained fame among
the Texans as a mighty hunter .'-Baltimore
American.
when WattersOn doomed johnson.
One Of the best stories Of the campaign
up TO date is told by Henry Watterson, the
brilliant journalist, whom all men love and
admire. 1t will be remembered that through
many long and weary months Marse Henry
doomed Governor Johnson Of Minnesota
for the democratic presidential nomination,
He wrote for Johnson such editorials as he
alone can write, gave out interviews and did
everything in his power to set going a
movement which should make Governor
Johnson the victor at Denver, Finally he
became wearied Of this self-imposed task
and one fine day he dropped Johnson and
came out for Bryan. Asked why he mad,
this lightning change Mr.. Watterson ex.
planned:
NJ experience in booming Governor
Johnson was a good deal IKE that OF Q
friend Of mine down in Kentucky. He wen
ou' IN tie country TO address a politica.
meeting in a school house. For an hour and
a half he whooPed It up in his best style
but couldn't get a rise out OF his audience
The people sat still. just looking at him
He put on more steam and hit the ali
harder than before. Still there was no ap.
plause or demonstration either OF approval
or ~disapproval. They just sat there and
looked at him. At last he thought he would
test the sentiment of the crowd in another
way. So he brought his speech abruptly
70 an end. and, turning TO the chairman Of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

RESIDENT ]. I. CANFIELD o
Syracuse, N. Y. the head o
the National Association o
Railway Mail Clerks will be Il
Omaha September II and Is, OIL
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Re University of Omaha has
been to the people of the city
whose name 1t bears little more
than a rame. Bellevue college
has been known and appre-
ciated and the schools OF law,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

United States nfantry .............,..,. 3, pa
United States navy. ................... {, PIC
United States cavalry ................... g, 1C
United States marine orps.............. 3,117
Wisconsin .3,07J
Massachusetts g, 0G
United States Naval academy. ......... .3,055
Pennsylvania 1914
District NJ Columbia. ...,........... .3O25
Washington 5000
Illinois 9. 1913
Iowa 2, 9o4
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Nebraska National Guard Team at the Camp Perry Rifle Conn

AKING a net gain OF 20 points
and climbing from forty-first
place in the list Of contestants
to thirty-eighth place. the Ne
bruska Rifle team returned
from the nntinnaI rlnn mnlch
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La InterIpInab|c question
dc NarruccOS

FL Gobierno de Paris des-
miente la noticia de Tanger de
que Add ell Axis ha pedido TN
emprestito al Gobierno Traces
FL Ministro dc Alemania des-
mlente tormalmente la noticia
que lie atriDuye Ell hecho de ha-
Der enviado a los miembros del
cuerpo diplomatico una circu-
lar protestando contra la anne -
naza de IN desembarco de las
tropas francesas en- Tetuan.
Anuncian de Fec que por ha-
Der rehusado rendirse, ADD MI
Malek. Jefe de Ia tropa expe-
dicionaria del Khar capturado
por partidarios dc Mulay Ha-
fid, ha sido sometido 4 una no
rrible tortura. Ha sido encade-
nado Y colgado cabeza abajo Y
en- esa posici6n lie cruzaron el
cuerpo d fuetazos.
Cobrando la ventaja adquiri.
da el 2I de JUNO, cuando ella
atac6 { inflingio una derrota i
una columna de las tropas de
de Mulay-Hahd. matandole 100
hombres eiriendole 80. Ia tribu
de los "Intougui' ha derrotado
de nuevo las tropas del Sultan
del Sur matandole ! de sus
Jefes. Las noticias recibidas
de Fee dicen que Ell 20 de Julio
Muley Hald saldra de dicha
ciudad con destino Il Rabat.
Ha sido leida en- la mez.
quita una carta de Muley Ha-
fld, Ell la cual el usurpador
agradece al pueblo por preferir-
lie q Add el Axis, el Sultan le-
gitimo q quien acusa de estar
vendido a los cristianos. Muley
Hafld pide 4 los hibitantes que
abran una contribution para
hrcerle una donacion de 500. 600
frances.