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ASKS MEANING Of
SCHOOL STATUTE
Ashford Wants TO Know
What Law Regarding Pert
able Houses Provides.

In response TO the question raised by
Building Inspector Ashford as TO
whether the provisions in the appropria-
ton act OF 1909. making the balance Of
appropriations for compulsory education
during IgO7-OS Immediately available for
the purchase. erection. and nU iutenance
OF twelve portable school houses, AS
sistant Engineer Commisgic- Kelly
has taken the matter up for immediate
disposal.
IN addition the Building Inspectors Of
fee raises the question for these build
ings. An Interpretation Of the law IS
further asked as 20 whether IL means
the purchase Of the necessary material
for the construction Of the schoolhouses
and letting same 10 contract or whether
the law means that the funds available
shall be expended for completed,
knocked down portable buildings. Build
ing Inspector Ashford further asks, in
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cordinE to those in well informed circles
who observed the movements Of the pol
iticians at State headquarters today.
The overture 10 the capituIaiion began
when his campaign manager, zen Stew
art l.. WoOdford, today came out with
an interview in which he saic tEat New
York at least should be accorded the
right to name the candidate for Vice
President.
This was followed by visit TO the
State headquarters by George s. Schu-
man, the governors former law part
ner. whose mission was kept in dark
ness, but who, IL was said, brough: a
message from Mr.. hughes 10 strike the
colors and give up the fight.
This Will relieve General OWOdfOrd on
the eve of his departure for Chicago and
give him a free hand TO be among those
who name the ticket.
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asmuch as the law provides that these
school buildings must be ready for use
by September !. whether a contract can
be made conditioned on both price ano
time of delivery.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Kelly recommends that the school board
Dc requested 10 state what portion Of
the balance Of the appropriation for
compulsory education tor 1903 Will be
needed for the remainder Of this year.
he also asks that the school board ex-
press its desire as TO the location OF the
portable schools When this step Is
taken ana the school board has made
known Us wishes the whole matter will
De referred 10 the auditor for his ad %
vice as TO the questions raised BY the
building Inspectors Office.
The papers ia the case have been an
proved By Engineer Commissioner Nor
row ana COmmissh0ne- Macfarland and
forwarded 10 the Board Of Education
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THE FLUTES OF SPRING.

The flutes OF spring are all IN tune
And playing everywhere,
on, crystal-clear and Tipple-toned.
They sound along the air.
The long arpeggiOs OF the sun
Sweep over hill and plain,
And in the misty valleys sound
The runs and trtlls of rain.
Wild melodies Of strolling winds
Go swift across the sky,
The yoUng-leafed wood is loud with
calls,
Where nesting robins fly.
some spirit TOdmS upon the earth,
Newborn, wing-sandaled. free,
And for him, where he strays, the flutes
Pour out their melody.
Then listen 10 the tune Of them
That play al ApriTs birth,
Whose call is 20 the waking heart
From the deep soul Of earth.
Ethel b. Howard, IN ScTibuer's.
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Circuit Court, No. 2.
JUSTICE ANDERSON.
(rsafIolf rrnrtnrlar

No. 491OS. Montgomery vs.. Magruder;
time TO file transcript extended 20 July
!. 1905. inclusive. plaintiffs attorney,
c. A. Keigivin; defendants attorneys.
John Ridout, Eugene Morgan, J. j.
Darlington, X. 3. Behrend.
No. 1878 international Trust Com
pany VS. Wood; judgment by contes-
sion VS.. defendant for s. 600, Interest,
and costs PLAINTIFFS attorney, W. c.
CIephane; defendants attorney, John
RidOut.
No. 6065f International Trust Com
pany VS.. Wood; judgment by confession
vs.. defendant for $50 interest, and
costs. Plaintiffs attorney. ". G. Gle
phane. defendant 3 attorney, John Rid
out.
(Called tOday)
No. 4I14. Strider rs Stewart. Fiat on
sci. IA. VS.. defendant for S2,700. interest.
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tip that Doliiver probably wouldn't be
pushed any farther because he didn
seem 10 want the job, and also because
the folks from Iowa whom the Ad-
ministration felt under obligations tc
consider lu such matter, were pro-
testing against it.
Word came today that Seth Low, OF
New York, has announced himself Will
ing 20 take the Vice Presidency. and
from some OF the New York organiza-
tiOn politicians the statement was given
out that the New York situation Is be-
ginning 10 crystalline into such form
that agreement may yet be reached
TO support woodruff for Vice President.
To Drop Hughes.
In fact, 10 was CONSTANT, predicted
in New York circles that Governor
Hughes would be taken finally and ir-
revOcably out Of Vice Presidential con-
SlGeTatlOn before the close OF the week,
and that Immediately thereafter the
candidacy Of Mr.. woodruff would be
pressed, with assurance that sixty or
more of the New York delegates would
support him, and with strong hope or
making IL unanimous by the time the
convention meets
The Quadrenulal temperance Of the
Woodruff boom just al this time falls
utterly 20 excite anybody. IL has L
OF the preCOnEeuJlOn game, developing
certain appearance Of seriousness,
drawing a considerable FIRE OF comment
about the impropriety OF having a man
i'm one of Tim S" lurid "Weskits" pre-
side over the deliberations of the Sen
ate. then quietly fades away, once more
20 be preserved - cold storage until
another QuadTienuium shall nave rolled
around. Meanwhile. today'a quotations
make Cortelyou stock strong and prom
ising.
Fewer at Convention.
~.
interesting changes in the personnel OF
the convention gathering. The anti
pass section of the Hepburo rate law is
credited with bringing about this
change, which represents the suDStitu-
tlon OF larger proportion OF wealthy
men, IN the capacity Of delegates and
lOOk-rs-On. Tor the motley and heteTO-
gensous concourse at previous conYen-
tions.
This year leading citizens commits
stoned 10 serve their cOuntTs- and their
party as President makers, for the first
time, VIII submit 10 the ndignity o.
buying d ticket. Small wonder tha
many confirmed patriots are protesting
against such tax on patriotism by
absenung themselves in utter disgust.
Not only are there fewer people in
attendance who represent that class OF
society 70 which the price OF railroad
fare is a substantial consideration, hut
II is now pretty positively assumed that
there viii lie fewer people in attendance
by a good many thousand than IN
former years. The Chicago hotel man-
ayers are even going so far as 10 pro-
test that they have acquired a very
thinly plated gold brick In this conyen-
tiOn, and TO allege that in future the
national committees Will have difficulty
in raising such large convention funds
in the convention cities as have been
subscribed in former years.
The Taft delegates-at-laTge from
North Carolina were seated by the ma
tlOnal committee.
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Probate Court.
JUSTICE GOULD.
OCaIled tOday.)

Estate Of Lambert D. Steiner; order
granting letters Of administration TO
Elizabeth b. Steiner; bond, $500
Estate Of Hannah n. Stewart; Ordes
granting letters Of administration 70
Lola NJ Burlingame; bond 500. Attor-
neys, Irving Williamson and Campbell
Darlington.
In re Jceanna French; order appoint
ting Willie c. Clinton guardian, bond
81 900. Attorneys, MILAN and Smith.
In re Katherine l. Maus, also Ralph
order appointing Louise r. Ralph
guardian. bond 5000 Attorney, George
Francis Williams.
Estate Of William I. Ralph; order
for commission.
Estate Of Henry @. Edmonds; order
appointing guardian ad litem.
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THE LEEDS Con6PAKY

LEXINGTON-Pacihc and Arkansas aves.
square from depot and Young's pier Hotel
premises extend TO beach: bRthing from
house; private baths; white service; 81 TO sl2
weekly; 81 3. Up daily: Saturday 70 Monday
t250. Booklet. PAUL c. ROSECRANs.
les -egr -srsfr
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Hughes to Capitulate,
His Friends Declare

NEW YORK, June 10-Goyernor
Charles +. Hughes name this afternoon
will be withdrawn from therace for the
Republican Presidential n6fsination. ac-
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DISTRICT SUPREME COURT.
Equity Court, No. I.
CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH.
ICaIIcd ,.ceIat-anr.l

CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH
Called yesterday
No. 22i9J Hill VS. Gilbert; rule as to
contemp4 retuTnable June y. Attorney,
William l.. Ambrose.
Called today.)
No. 1852. Lynn VS.. Washington and
Potomac Steamboat CompapF ct al re-
Ceivers authorized to deliver launch.
COmplafnants solicitors. Douglas. Bak-
er e Sheriff.; defendants solicitors, Raj
ston q SlddOns, and II T. Winfield.
Equity Court, No. a.
JUSTICE GOULD.
Called yesterday
No. 247l1. Shinn VS.. Shinn: trustees
account approved. Complainant so
licitors. Wolf & Cohen, defendants So
ictor, Z. A. Jones.
(Called tOday)
No. 27443 Fulton VS.. BurfOrd; title
made perfect in complainant. Complain
ants solicitor, Philip Walker.
No. ZlS03. COggins vs.. Emmerich; /;
substitution OF trustee ordered. Com
plainant's solicitor, J. A.. Maedel.
No. ZI125. Grymes VS.. Hughston: re-
ceiVer authorized to receive certain ex-
penses. Complainant solicitor, James
II. Smith: defendants solicitor, W. IA.
White.
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Iowans Are Eager.
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Days Record of the Courts
In the District of Columbia

and cost. Plaintiffs attorney Joseph
A. Burkars- DEFENDANTS attorney, F. 3.
Moulton.
No $500 Bryaat VS. Washington
Railway and Electric Company: time 10
submit bill Of exceptions extended tnir-
ty-cight days from date. Plaintiffs at
tOrneys, MCNEIL & Waitress and L. II.
David; defendants attorney. J. J. &Dar-
lington.
No. 5055s Hallam VS. Carothers; or
der Of publication. Plaintiffs attorneys,
Wolf & Rosenberg.
McAllisteT vs.. L.isner: on trial Plain
tih's attorneys, Hamilton, Colbert,
Yerkes. e. Hamilton: defendants attor-
ney, Leon TobTiner.
No. 5O496 United States Exchange
Bank VS.. PFitchard: judgment by de-
fault vs.. defendant for s573.96 interest
and costs. Plaintiffs attorney, L. p.
Loving.
No. $685. Faith Trustee VS.. Hotch-
kiss; judgment by default VS.. defendant
for 2.07.42, interest and costs. Plain
TINS attorney, /. p. Loving.
District Court.
JUSTICE BARNARD.
Called today)
No. 671. IN re the payment OF dam
ages on account OF changes in grade
sub lots =. IS, 81. square $50; order oi-
recttng marshal TO summon jury
No. III In re extension Of Monroe
street, Anacostia; final decree ratifying
and confirming verdict OF jury
No. 769- In re extension OF " and
Adams streets; order accepting and d.
rectiug jury.
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rule supreme 16O votes. and 10 add TO
the strength OF the North.
Five Cases Settled.
When the committee convened today
IL had disposed OF five OF the eleven
State contests, and had made excellent
progress with the district fights. II
was believed that It would be through
by Saturday morning, and that the time
between then and the opening OF the
convention would be devoted To bringing
pressure to bear to have the contestants
make pertunctory night before the
committee on contested. seats.
The combined Eleve lth and Twelfth
districts OF Missouri we're the first
cases taken up today IN these dis
tricts the delegates we e instructed for
Hughes, and were [ z first Hughes
delegates that the &C nmittee encoun-
tered The Taft tactic 4 won.
Before the Committe- met, friends Of
the Cannon boom admitted that the
Speakers presence in Chicago IS 70
pass upon the draft Of the platform. II
was submitted 70 him yesterday, and
he has stated that he has only few
suggestions to make
Sherman for Vice.
Having all but abandoned hope that
anyone besides Taft can be nominated.
the Allies" are looking TO the Vice
Presidency. Encouraged by the infor-
nation coming from the Roosevelt-Taft
camp that it IS a matter OF supreme in
difference TO the President and Score
tary who may b. the nominee for sec
Ond place. so long as he is not TeaC-
tiouary. the Allies are casting around
for q man for the job The two men
now most prominently mentioned hy
the ALLIES" are Senator DolliveT and
Representative Sherman of New York;
just 1T present Sherman seems 10 he
slightly the favorite.
DOlliveI Falls OFF.
DolIiver Vice Presidential stock wen,
of several points today, on reports from
Washington and Iowa. For several
days il was definitely understood that
the Towan was the preference Of the
Taft Roosevelt management Last
evening the report was quietly circu-
lated that it was beginning TO look
more like COrtelyOu, and that DolliVeT
probably would not appear In the run
ming.
No reason was given for this change
at that time. but this morning leading
Iowa politicians appearing IN town. be-
gan working diligently against the NOM
inatiOu Of DOlliveT. explaining that D0lli-
ver's nomination would vacate his place
in the Senate that Governor CumminS
probably would be chosen TO MI IL and
that when in the probably not distant
future, Senator Allison should vacate
his seat, another Republican OF the
Cummins radical school doubtless would
succeed Allison, thus giving Iowa two
radicals, of a type not at all satisfactory
TO the more conservative.
Iowans Are Eager.
The eagerness with which the Iowa
politicians jumped on the Dolliver move
ment today caused suspicion that the
dominant stand-pat authorities in Iowa
probably had peutioned Washington "a
have the Dolliver boom Debated This
suspicion received direct confirmation
when some of the Washington people
arrived in Chicago this morning and
brought word that the authorities there
were rapidly back-pedaling on the Dol
liver movement, and had given out the
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Adds to North.

A single delegate for each 10000 Re-
publican votes, or fraction thereof. cast
at the coming election, was and is the
Burke cry
The Fairbanks and Cannon managers
opposed him. They declared that, II
the proposition we're admitted TO be
q good thing by the Allies, It would
cost the party several Congressional
seats.
Their opposition displeased Burke and
his friends. For forty-eight hours con-
ferences have been held by the man
ayers of the Taft opposition, but they
have failed to meet the Burke views.
So. today friends of the proposition to
cut the representation in the South adj
NIT the matter has been side-tracked.
and they go even further and say that
il will from now on be a question OF
the favorite sons saving themselves In
their own territory.
Burke. however. insisted today that
the Pennsylvania delegation will ask the
committee on resolutions to report to
the committee the original Quay reso-
luton
Burke declared that the actual result
of the resolution, If adopted would be
To reduce the representation from the
solid South" where the Democrats
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FIGHT ON PLATFORM
AROUSES DELEGATES
CONTINUED from First Page)
OrdeTs From Washington.

the field to carry out its plans. II Is a
powerful machine Every move here is
directed from Washington.
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Five Cases Settled.

rule supreme, 16O votes. and 10 add 10
the strength OF the North.
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Orders From Washington.
The national committee. in the Louis
lana case, decided before hearing from
the commander-in-chIe at Washington.
IT will not make such a mistake again.
The supporters of Cannon are particu-
laTly active today. Mr. Cannon's visit
here yesterday put new life in them.
An impression had gone out that he
was weakening. He dispelled this i'm
preston by the command 10 his friends
to bear in mind that he would be in
at the last ditch. Pennsylvania Re
publicans are now here in large mum
bers ready TO take their coats off for
Mr.. Knox.
The arrivals of today brought the in
formation that Mr. Knox is more
anxious than ever before that the con-
test be fought TO d finish All the
Allies viii stay to the end
Burke Hits South.
Insisting that the program Of the Taft
men in recognizing the so-caIled Lilly
White" organization in the South was
part of a plan To make that territory
Caucasian proposition pure and simple,
Congressman Burke of Pennsylvania.
the personal manager of Senator Knox's
boom, has for forty-eight hours been in
sisting that the ALLIES" approve the
quay resolution, taken out Of the cam
phor balls OF eight years standing,
which reduces the Southern representa-
tiOn in Republican convention
Burke made a hot fight for his plan.
Backed by his, State organization, as
sured by the followers Of Governor
Hughes from New York that they were
with him, and told by the Foraker ad-
herents that If they could not get
Justice" for the BLACK and Tan" of
Dixieland, the best proposition was that
the Southern representation be cut. he
pressed the Allies TO put the Taft
men on record.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
PRAIRIE FIRES DO DAMAGE
Dundy and ncOl Counties Visited
by Destructive BIases started
by Sparks from Engine

BENKELMAN, Neb.. Oct. 3~.-(spclal.) y
A terrific prairie fire started about a half
mile west Of Benkelman from sparks from
an engine of the Burlington railroad,
which, owing to a very high win blowing
at the time. rapidly spread and burned over
an area about six miles wide and forty
miles to the north. In many places the
fire damaged corn fields and burned many
barns and outbuildings which were not pro-
tected by fire guards. The grass was ex-
ccedingly dry and the fire spread on its
northward course at the rate of ten miles
an hour. The fun extent Of the damage
cannot at this time be estimated, but it is
known that the pasture and hay loss will
be enormous to the farmers and stock
growers.
DICKENS. Neb.. ct. 3.-(Speclal.) IA
fierce prairie fire two miles east of here
Thursday devastated a scope Of country
from a mile to four miles wide and about
ten miles long. The fire was started Fri
day afternoon by the westbound passenger
train No. Isl on the Bu~'1gton.
Hundreds OF acres or good grass range
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

were burned over. also destroying several
hay stacks. Peter sunquist lost his barn,
buggy. harness and hay. It Is impossible at
this time 70 estimate the damage, as the
hills were dotted with hay stacks and
hundreds OF cattle were ranging there.
II Is thought no cattle were lost.
BEATRICE, Neb., oct. S-(SpeciaL)-
A locomotive started n fire on the right
of-way Of the Union Pacific road half a
mile south of Pickreil last evening, and
for a short time the town was threatened
with destruction by fire. A strong wind
was blowing at the time and the flames
were carried rapidly north along the rail-
road and fields to the outskirts Of the
town where the residents of that place
succeeded in e~xtingulshing the fire after
a hard fight. Little damage resulted.
SUTHERLAND. Neb., oct. 3.-(Special)
The windy weather OF the last few days
has been n considerable aid TO prairie fires,
which do much damage in this section
each year. A fire got started at a hay
camp on the Dillon island Thursday af-
%ternoon and after destroying the effects
o fthe workmen at the camp, burned fifty
stacks Of hay for Smith Brothers. The loss
amounted to about 40 tons. Another fire
In the range county northeast of town
destroyed some range and other small fires
were reported. Sparks from an engine
started a fire in the town park and II
took some hustling on the part OF the
citizens and railway employees to prevent
the flames getting to the buildings along
Front street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

the walls. and dropped into the water in my
tub. They swan around and around me.
squirming under me, with their tongues
darting In and out with ferocious activity.
Giraffes craned their necks around the
ways or through the windows; chickens
roasted over my head and cackled; dogs
and wolves ran around the room barking
and swapping; pigeons flew from one cor
ner to another and cooed. Lions 1 heard
roaring, and tigers I saw while they opened
their mouths like huge cats, in silent angry
disapproval. licking their whiskers and wet
ting their paws. softly and daintily. This
and far more
II saw crocodiles in droves. Fat. scaly,
glistening beasts they were, with frothy,
foaming Jaws, long sweeping tails, crouch
Ing upon or creeping along the foot OF my
bathtub or my bed. and grinding their
yellow teeth In g%luttonous anger as they
contemplated me, their prey. l saw the
reeking, slippery body Of a crockodlle slide
into the water of my tub. Then, as I
shrank in breathless horror to escape, /
saw his greedy. filmy eyes arise to the
surface. with his cold, foul chin flush with
mine. His Icy beak touched my cheek, the
not vapor from his lungs scared my flesh.
I turned as cold as ice and trembled like
a leaf in a storm. American Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
IN WONDERLAND OF DELIRIUM
Some of the Things a Man saw in
One OF His Booty
frances.

Charles Roman gives a record of his own
experiences as a victim Of delirium ire
mems. 1t is a remarkable psychological
document, comparing favorably in interest
and as a piece of writing with De Quincey's
Confessions Of an Opium Eater" Follow
ing is a brief extract which gives some
suggestion Of the things the patient saw:
"Up to this point the geological visitatlons
had been intermittent. During the next
few days, however, l saw all that l could
stand. l saw such prehistoric creatures
as exist nowhere except in museums. /
saw rats as they marched past my door,
or flew through my windows, or floated In
my tub. Elephants STROBE in and out with
numbering steps and swaying trunks. At
times they seated themselves and taunted
me with their thunderous bellows or their
ear-splitting screeches. They Haunted their
shouts In the air and guffawed. Mon
keys jumped from limb to limb in the
trees outside my room. Snakes OF all col
ors. Of all descriptions, reptiles with phan-
tastic figures upon their backs, and with
eyes Of sapphire or ruby or of milk-white
marble, wriggled upon the floor or crept
in or out Of heretofore unseen c~revices in