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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04

.sions will be DR.. ]. c. Baer. presi-
Tent OF the synodlcal college of the state
Of California; DIR. s. T. Wilson, president
of the synodical college of Tennessee Of
Matysvlle. Tenn, and DIR. l.. E. Holden
president of Wooster university of Ohio.
on May "a a mass meeting will be held
in convention hall to discuss the relation
OF the churches and labor. Among the
distinguished speakers at that meeting will
be Rev. Charles o. Stelzel, head Of the de
partment Of labor of the Presbyterian
church in the United States. and John r.
Lennon, treasurer of the American Fc3es-
alton Of Labor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04
Double Ceremony.

Tic metropolten then completed the
.cs of the Russian marriage service, two
O.. d,e brides nearest relatives holding
,.0Nns over the heads of the bridal pair
,a..ng the ceremony. While the Te Deum
49, ocing ehanted an imperial salute OF
I.- sGAs was fired. The procession then
l,--.l ned 70 one OF the ante-salons, where
t.r .utactan marriage ceremony was per-
iyi., ~ ~ the Swedish bishop OF Lund.
4.s tlo.ght the afternoon program to an
J.G.
4 hu nuptial dinner was served at 7:3O
@ clock In the evening Chamberlain and
sentlemen Of the court stood behind the
chairs OF the imperial ana royal guests
and presented the various dishes to them
roasts were drunk TO the emperor and en-
plcss OF Russia, TO the bridal pair and to
tacir parents, to the imperial family and
- a. elr loyal Russian subjects.
After the dinner the members of the I'M
Ierial family and their royal guests par
ticipated in polonaise. This stately pro-
gTess around the great reception han had
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04
BIG GATHERING OF CHURcHMEN
General Assembly of the Presby-
terian church 60 Meet at
kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. May 3-By far the most
important religious convention ever held in
this city will begin on Thursday, May n,
when the one hundred and twentieth gen
crsl assembly Of the Presbyterian church
of the United states will convene in con-
vention hall and be in session until June ].
This general convocation of the Presby-
.terians will be the annual meeting of the
church and the second reunion assembly
since the consolidation of the Presbyterian
and Cumberland Presbyterian churches.
The consolidated churches now have 1,So,
600 members.
The general assembly Is a representative
body. composed Of 500 regularly elected
commissioners, besides secretaries Of boards,
foreign missionaries college presidents and
other members of the Presbyterian church.
Many ministers and business men from all
e United States are expected to at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04

ssembly. One-half OF the dele
ne assembly will be laymen.
$ all over the country are now
,ir commissioners.
Stfore the meeting Of the gen
\ OF the Presbyterian church.
Nlferenece OF the church is to
Second Presbyterian church
FThc conference is to be at
presidents of all the Presby-
IS aud universities In the
:. Jf which there are sixty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04
Waste In Mining.

Officials of the United States geological
survey who are studying the fuel problem
make the statement that 200,OOO,OO tons OF
coal enough to supply the needs OF the
country for six months, are being wasted
every year in the United states through
improper mining methods. This waste rep
resents loss of more than S20O,OOOOOO, for
the coal is worth at least 81 ton.
I'm our Investigations we find that in the
mining operations Of this country nearly
one-half of the total coal supply is left
underground" said Mr.. j, A. Holmes, chief
OF the technical branch This coal is left
as pillars to support the roof OF the mine
or because it is OF inferior quality, only
the best part of the coal being removed
from many beds The waste is also due to
the fact that the working out of the lower
beds of coal first in some cases breaks and
renders impracticable the subsequent min
ing of the adjacent higher coal beds.
I'VE are skimming the cream of the
natural resources of the country. We are
using the best and cheapest of our supplies.
Each of the succeeding generations will
obtain it's needed general supply, but each
will pay higher prices for the reason that
owing to the increasing depth mining will
be continually more expensive and more
dangerous.
''It is believed that an increasingly large
part of this waste is preventable. In most
European coal producing countries coal
waste has been reduced to a minimum by
the Introduction OF improved methods of
mining In Vancouver. b. c., am told, IS
per cent of the coal is mined"
The technologic branch of the geological
survey is now engaged in Investigations
looking toward reduction of the waste in
mining operations and also to a better utii-
ization OF the coal that is mined. The sue
cess of the government in the latter field
is told in a bulletin just issued on the work
of the United States fuel testing plant at
st. Louis. Mo. Goals from all over the
country were tested in the steam engine
and gas engine In order to determine their
efficiency. The results with the gas engine
were extremely gratifying. The actual fig
ures for the average from all Goals were
157 pounds of coal burned to produce one
horsepower for an hour in the gas engine.
and AS pounds in the steam engine. The
best coal used produced horsepower per
hour in the gas engine for less than one
pound OF coal, while the steam engine used
2n pounds, or 2.43 times as much as the
gas engine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04

The ST. Paul Republican is having all
kinds OF I'm with Populist state Chairman
Manuel who bolted the populist conven-
tion at St. Louis because ii refused TO
take up Bryan and preferred to stick 10
Tom Watson The Republican is pulling
the back files of Editor Manuers paper
on him to show how he lauded Watson four
years ago and lambasted Bryan, for sup
porting Parker.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04
OLD FASHIONED FLOWER BED
Posies Familiar Generations Ago
Seen at the White House.
MRS. ROOSEVELT RESPONSIBLE
OmciaIs of Geological survey Investl-
EatinE the Waste of Coal in
Mining In the United
states.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May g. - Especially -
Among the popular books a few years ago
was one entitled THE Garden OF Eliza
beth" But while Elzabeth's garden had
great attractions for the readers Of popu-
lar works It had no such attraction as
that of Edith az one may be forgiven for
using the Christian name Of the first lady
in a newspaper story. Mrs. Roosevelts
garden, or rather gardens. for there are
two of them, is of the old-fashioncd
variety. The ono which the general public
sees every day is a narrow bed in the lawn
in front of the White House, within few
feet of the Pennsylvania avenue fence. In
this narrow patch Of earth there were
planted several years ago. at the sugges-
tion Of Mrs. Roosevelt samples of about
all Of the varieties of the od-fashioned
flowers so dear to our grandmothers.
Bleeding hearts have been I'm bloom for the
last three weeks. Peonies are in full bud
at the present moment and within ten days
or two weeks from now there will be riot
Of color when the brilliant reds pnks and
whites of these gorgeous flowers will be
in full bloom of their attractiveness. Gill
flowers, suttonwood, often designated as
"old man." are to be seen side by side
with phloxes, marigolds and sweet william,
while border of sweet alyssum and Eng
lsh daisies will come along later. There
are Glove pinks and stocks, heartsease. wall
flowers and bachelor buttons, ragged
robins and mignonette and a score Of other
varieties. Later these. as they die off.
will he replaced with geraniums, verbenas,
zenias and petunias, while the season Will
close in this particular garden with the
blossoms of the chrysanthemum and
cosmos.
Mrs. Roosevelts old-fashioned garden has
been the feature of the White House
grounds for several years. No occupant
of the White House before her time ever
seemed to realize how much satisfaction
this official display of the favorites OF her
girlhood days gives to the visitor who re-
members something besides American
beauties and Orchids and it is safe to say
that no garden in Washington ever at
tracted half of the encomiums, especially
from the older visitors, as have been
heaped upon the garden in front of the
White House.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04

The suggestion of eligibles for the lesis-
lature, both senate and house. is bringing
out the possibility of revolution of estab-
lshed precedent as consequence OF the
new system Of nomination by direct vote.
In most Of the representative and sena-
torial districts. consisting of more than ono
county, the custom has been to rotate the
candidate. so that be shall be supplied each
time by different county. Several present
incumbents are said to have their light
ming rods UP in defiance Of the rule of
rotation and with the advantage they en-
joy from having gone before the peopla
last time and standing upon their public
records they seem to be i'm fair position
to hold on Notwithstanding the threats Of
trouble likely to follow rejection Of this
unwritten law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04
GRIST OF STATE POLITICS
Edgar Howard is Considering Enter
ing Congressional Race,
FRIENDS SAY IT IS A DUTY CALL
Trouble Threatened I'm Several LeKIs.
lRtiVe Districts over Unwritten
Rule for Rotation Between
the Various Counties.

While national politics sees in a Quics-
cent condition in Nebraska there Is some
discussion already started about candi-
dates coming before the primary next Sep
tember in different districts. Up in the
Third district a contest appears to be imml-
nent among the democrats FOR the privilege
Of going up against Congressman Boyd, who
is reasonably certain OF denomination on
the republican side.
State Senator J. +. Batta OF Tekamah
has formally announced his candidacy in a
signed card which he has sent to all the
fusion newspapers in the district. accom-
panied by s. and a modest recital of his
qualifications and personal history Senator
Latta lays particular stress on the fact
that he is a farmer, taking in the income
of $500 acres of good land which will make
him safer financial venture in politics
than the last democratic nominee, but he
carefully avoids stating that he is better
known a banker and has an additional
income from his banking interests.
II is not certain. however, that Iatts will
win the democratic nomination hands down
because Judge Edgar Howard of the Colum-
bus Telegram is being strenuously urged by
his friends to take the nomination himself
and will take 1t II he goes after it. Ed
itor Howard has not yet made his definite
answer, although he is acknowledging all
the complimentary things his brother edit
tors are saying about him. Because Judge
Howard declared some months ago that he
did not expect to he a candidate and that
he was for McKillip to have another try,
Senator Latta's friends are trying to per-
suade him that he ought not to run now,
although subsequent events have com
pletely eliminated McKnlip from the polit-
ical map. Judge Howard's friends insist
that it is a call to duty for him to get into
the game and that Latta will not be within
tagging distance when Howard comes over
the line at the primaries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-04
In response to a subsequent letter MT
BRYAN wrote:

SO the convention looked elsewhere for a
nomipee and the choice fell on the Decatur
nominee.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
ANSWERED TREATMENT
FOR H THAN RABIES.
Man Had Been SHINING Dogs and Took
Fits-Had INDUCED in Too
Much Liquor.

Considerable apprehension was felt
among the physicians at the City Hos
pital yesterday afternoon when Will
lam Smith. 80 years old, was taken to
the institution in the Second Precinct
police wagon, as the man snapped and
snarled so that they thought he was
suffering from hydrophobia. He had
to be placed in a straitjacket without
delay.
When the physicians made inquiries
about the case they were Informed that
the man had been taken suddenly ill
at the Essex Stables, in Plane street,
where he had severa fits, which were
supposed to have been. caused by cut
ting his hands while skinning a dog a
few days ago.
Smith, when taken to the hospital.
was carefully watched for several
hours by the physicians, and they
finally decided that the man was suf-
fering from overindulgence in liquor.
He soon responded to treatment for
that kind of illness. Today the man
was said to be all right, and will be
able to leave the hospital tomorrow.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
PROMINENT MEN AT
THE WISS FUNERAL.
Many Members of Automobile and
Union Clubs at the Services
This Afternoon.


The funeral of the late Louis T.. Wiss,
of the jewelry and cutlery firm of j.
Wiss & Sons, was held this afternoon
from his late home, SO Johnson avenue,
when friends and acquaintance Vis-
iited the home and took a last view
of the body. Among them were mem
bers of the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club, of which he was vice
president. Another delegation was from
the Union Club, in which Mr.. Wiss was
accustomed to take his lunch daily.
Some of the members who were at the
funeral were Henry p. Jones, G. Wisner
Thorne, Fl. II. Dawson, ". W. S%chouler.
A. B. johnson, F.. w. Ball, Frank Holt
and James Sharpe.
The honorary pallbearers were DIR.
Aaron c, Ward. William IL. Jones, c. A..
Il. f. Anness. of Woodbridge;
u. A. Anness. of Brooklyn; Alexander
NJ. Linnett, II. w. Watson, George A.
Burnett, Albert II. Peal and c. L.
Gairard. The interment was made in
Paramount Cemetery. All the employees
of the factory of the firm and the store
were at the funeral.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
GRAFT
CASES ARE
BEGUN
Pennsylvania Politicians
Accused Of LOOting
State Treasury.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 2z-Not in a
decade has there been such interest in a
trial as has been manifest throughout
Pennsylvania in the proceedings begun to-
day against the men charged with con-
spiracy to loot the State treasury in con-
nection with the construction and furnish
ing of the big State capitol building.
Judge George r. Kunkel, once a member
of the Legislature and a newcomer on the
P~ernsylvauia bench, is presiding.
The first of the five conspiracy cases
listed for trial involves payments of
$40, Az so for sofas, tables and clothes trees.
The commonwealth alleges that frauds 10
the amount of $19, 3OS.4 40 were perpetrated.
The defendants in these five cases are
Chief Contractor John II. Sanderson ana
Architect Joseph M. Huston, of Philadel-
mia: former Auditor-General William L.
SNYDER. Of Spring City; former state
Treasurer William L. Mathues, of Media
and James M. Shumaker, of Johnstowh,
former superintendent OF grounds ana
buildings.
sanderson supplied most OF the furnish
| jngs of the capitol. His contract amounted
to IS. 4S7 $780, AZ and his profits In some IN
stances are alleged TO have been as muct
as 1000 Der cent. Huston designed the
building and furnishings, his commissions
amounting to $415, 631.91. Shumaker Is &C
crsed of having failed to audit the bills OF
Sauderson. Mathues is alleged to have
paid the bills of the contractors without
having them audited. Snyder Is charged
with non-performance of duty in not audit
ing the bills.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
ELEVEN DROWNED?
SEVERAL BARGES IN MIS-
HAPS REPORTED.
Crews of Gwennie and White Band Be-
lieved to Have Been Lost or
Jersey Coast.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 27.-Belated
reports to the Maritime Exchange bring
information of mishsps to barges, with the
probable drowning of eleven persons off
the New Jersey coast during last weeks
storm. The barge Gwennie, from Norfolk
for New Bedford and the barge Fannie,
Philadelphia for Boston, broke adrift from
the tug that was towing them off Barne-
gat last Friday morning. The tug arrived
at the Delaware Breakwater later in the
day and on Saturday made a search for
the barges. The Fannie was found and
the crew Of five men rescued. The deck
of the barge had been swept clean of pilot
house. boats, etc. The Gwennie could rot
be located, and it is believed she foundered
and that her crew of five went down
with her.
The tug NJ. E. Scully reported today that
on Friday morning while trying to make
the Delaware Breakwater with the barges
Wsite Band and New Jersey, a hawser
parted and the barges drifted away in the
heavy sea. Later the New Jersey was
picked up with her crew safe, but the
White Band was found sunk about ten
miles off the New Jersey coast. The cap
tain of the tug reports that the crew of
four men with two women are doubtless
drowned.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
ORDERED OFF CAR AND
HELD FOR L0lTERING.
David Brown and Policeman Cort in
Argument-Latter May Have
Falst Arrest Suit.

Because there was not room enough
on the rear platform of a Springfield
avenue trolley a Saturday night at
1890 O'Clock and he was ordered to
get inside of the car by Policeman
Cort, of the First Precinct, David
Brown, a bartender, of So Beacon
street, got off the car and started to
argue with the policeman as to why
he should be ordered to move in the
car whe it was impossible for him to
do so.
Brown said he could see no reason
why he should be ordered around by a
policeman, and SO told Cort. Words
passed between the policeman n
Brown, with the result that the latter
was locked up at the First Precinct
Station, and was this morning ar
raigned before Judge Howell on a
charge of lettering in Market street.
Browns defense was that he alighted
from. the car when he found there was
no room, and was waiting for another
car. He was discharged. He may sue
the policeman for false Imprisonment.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
THIEF SUCCEEDED
THE SECOND TIME.
Tried to Rob Woman on Train, and
When He Failed Followed Her
the Night Following.

Edward Emerson, of 81 Grant street,
reported yesterday to the Second Pre-
cinct police that his wife had been held
up n robbed of $40 by a man at
Broad and Grant streets Thursday
night.
When tho police Investigated the case
they learned, they say, that Mrs. Grant
had met the same man on a train from
New York Wednesday night, and that
he made al attempt to rob her while
sitting in the same seat with her. The
following night he followed her off the
train to Broad and Grant streets, and
while talking to her opened her hand
satchel, too the money and ran away
before she could call a policeman.
She also informed the police that the
reason she did not report the matter
Immediately was for fear her name
would get in the newspapers. Mrs.
Emerson gave the police a good de-
scription of the thief.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
SKULL FRACTURED IN
FALL DOWN STAIRS.
Pranis Had Been Drinking-Assisted
to His Room, Where He Was
Later Found Unconscious.

Charles Pranis, "a years old, of LA
Adams street, who fell down a flight
OF tairs at his home some time yes
terday morning is confined to the City
Hospital as a result of his injuries,
which may be fatal.
His right arm is broken and the
doctors have found that his skull is
fractured.
According to the story told by Peter
A. Pilkaytis. who runs a saloon on the
first floor of the Adams street house,
Pranis had been drinking heavily all
Saturday evening. About 10 o'clock he
left the bar-room and went up stairs to
the third floor.
P%ilkaytis says that he heard tho man
fall and, going up to look after him,
found him lying at the foot of the sec
ond fight of stairs, apparently asleep.
He picked him up, not noticing in the
dark that his head was cut, and told
him to go to bed, after which he re-
turned to the bar.
Pranis was found unconscious in the
morning on the floor of his room. DIR.
James H.. Dowrey, the Assemblyman, of
Congress street, was called in, and the
man was sent to the City Hospital,
where 1T was said today that his con-
dition vas serious
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
SECRETARY TAFT MUM ON
PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION.
Will Never Have Any Statement TO
Make, He Smilingly Tells
Questioner.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2Z-The APP
p~earance Of Secretary Taft before the
House committee on industrial arts and
expositions today in support of an APP
preparation for the Seattle exposition
in 1909 was the signal for a demonstra-
ton in his honor. The proceedings
were interrupted when he entered the
room by handclapping and humping
of the table.
The congressional delegation from
Washington, as well as a delegation of
business men and officials from that
State, also were present and pleaded
for, an appropriation for the exposition.
Before he left the capitol. the Sec
rotary was asked if he had any com
ment or statement to make respecting
the presidential situation, when he re-
piled:
81 haven't any statement yet"
when will you be ready to?"
Smiling, he answered emphatically:
'NeVerii
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-27
BADGEISTAKEN
FROM SPECIAL
POLICEMAN
Said to Have Tipped Off
SaIOOnk eeperW henDanger
Was Threatened.

Captain Vogel, of the Fourth Pre-
cinct, revoked the badge of Special
Policeman Abraham Kisselik today.
The action of the captain followed a
report from Roundsman Fitch, in writ
ing, which stated that at HOS last
night, while the roundsman was book
ing Policeman Faraher, of the Fourth
Precinct, at Montgomery n Barclay
streets, Kisselik gave a tip to a saloon
keeper.
Kisselik vas seen in front of the
main entrance of Progress Hall, on the
opposite corner, conducted by Brennan
Brothers, and to which a saloon is con-
nected. When Kisselik discovered the
%roundsman and policeman he rushed
into the hallway. Fitch and Faraher
followed, and Kisselik was heard to
tell another to hurry upstairs. He
gave a further warning by shouting
"Police!" four times.
Fitch investigated and found one of
the proprietors, it is alleged, behind the
bar and saw a number of empty glasses
on it, but found no evidence at the
time to warrant making of an arrest.
Fitch told kisselik that the captain
wished to see him today, and the spe-
cial was on hand. Fitch concluded his
report by stating that 1t was not the
first time he suspected Kisselik of be-
ing a tlpster.
"Have you got your badger" was the
first question put by Captain Vogel
today.
Eyes, captain replied Kisselik.
well, give it TO me, and consider
yourself finished"
"What you mean, captain?'
IT mean just what I say, and consider
yourself lucky"
Kisselik eyed Fitch who happened to
be in the office at the time and disap-
peared in a hurry.
THAT fellow has been giving me a lot
of trouble ever since the bishops law went
into effect" said the captain later, land
l am glad the roundsman got him right.
Kisselik was made n special policeman
about five years ago. He lives at SVT
Springfield avenue. Captain Vogel stated
that he intended to assist the Police Board
in selecting the best men to serve as
| special policemen; a number who are now
SCI wing cause more nuisance according to
the captain than anything else.