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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
RECEIVER FOR ILLINOIS TOWN
Failure of Supervisors TO Turn over
Tax Collections is the
Cause.

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-Judge B. r.
Burroughs presiding in the circuit court
here, Saturday granted the petition of the
Federal Union Security company of Indiana
for an injunction to restrain George Le-
perch from further acting as supervisor
OF the village and common fields of Ca
hokia and from collecting rentals from the
tenants of 600 owners of valuable lands OF
that historic settlement. Frederick b. Mer-
rills of Belleville was made receiver.
The court order results from an effort
to readJust the affairs of the village, which
were entangled as a result of the alleged
failure OF Supervisor Anthony Bordeaux.
who served the village from 1882 to 1892, to
turn over to Camille Droit. his successor
10000 collected in rentals.
This is the first time in the history Of
Illinois courts that a receiver has been
named for village or city. The office of
supervisor of Cahokia was created in I722
and has been continued since with the same
powers. The village is still governed by
the laws given it by Louis XIV OF France.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
COAL LAND VALUES NOT FIXED
Oklahoma Commission Says Sufficient
Facts Are Not as Yet
Available,

GUTHRIE, okl. Feb. e.-The report OF
the commission authorized to inquire into
the extent and value of the segregated
coal and asphalt lands belonging to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nation, looking to-
wards their purchase by the state, will be
submitted to the state legislature within
few days. The commission is said to
have reached the conclusion that at this
time there is no means at hand to ascertain
the reasonable value of the lands, but that
under no circumstances should a price in
excess OF 100000 be considered by the
state. The purpose of the proposal to buy
the lands is to give the state control of it's
coal and asphalt resources.
John +. McMurrey of McAlester appeared
before the commission and exhibited con-
tract between the Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribal governments on the one side and
on the other the law firm of Mansfield,
Cornish & McMurray and Cecil A. Lyon
of Texas, by which the latter were TO
negotiate the sale Of the lands and to re-
ceive commission amounting to 1000, 900
II the lands were sold to the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
SUITS FOR ROYAL ALLOWANCE
Children of Late King of Spain Bring
Action to Secure Some
Cash.

MADRID, Feb. 9-The question of allot-
ing a pension of $4,000 pesetas to the infant
Alphonso, the son of Don Carlos of Bour-
bon and the princess of Asturia, who re-
Gently married Princess Louise of Orleans
in England, has received the approval Of
the councii- OF state ard aop goes before
the Cortes. But 1t has raised. many COM
plications, not the least interesting OF
which are suits for similar allowances
brought by the natural children of AL
phonso XII by Elena Sanz, a Spanish
actress. and natural cousin of the king
named Carlos Allen Perkins. a second rate
but popular actor I'm the music halls of the
capital.
Perkins claim goes back to his great
grandmother, the famous Infanta Char
lotta who provoked the Carlist war by
oblging Ferdinand VII to admit the princi-
pie of the Salic law. II was she who
slapped the face of Calomarde. the premier,
and drew from him the historic retort:
white hands are not offense."
Perkins birth is not recorded in Gotha,
but he insists that his real name is "Don
Francisco Carlos Pho Rose Alphonso Luis
Fernando Allen Perkins GurowsSy Bourbon
Lutherlan Hossen Drichma Vrichina and
Ottendorf,' and consequently the blood
relative of most of the reigning sovereigns
of Europe.
The suit of the heirs Of Elena Sanz for
recognition as natural children of Alphonso
XII is now in progress. Mel Quaides AL
varez. republican deputy, is the lawyer
for the plaintiffs. Among the witnesses
are some OF the grandees of Spain, Marquis
DAltaville, duke of Sesto and marquis OF
Borga, who was master of the royal palace
during the late kings reign.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
CREAMERY RATES TOO HIGH
south Dakota Railroad Commission
Promises 20 Make Full
IBvetiEatiOn.

SIOUX FALLS, S. d. Feb. s--Cspecial.)-
The State Board of Railroad Comm, ssion-
ers, at an adjourned meeting which has
just been held at the headquarters OF the
commission in Sioux Falls. among other
things considered the complaint of the
Redfield Creamery company to. the effect
that it is being charged excessive freight
rates upon shipments of milk and cream
from points on the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
railroad. The railroad commissioners will
make an effort to have the rate reduced
and as outgrowth OF the complaint in
this case will make an investigation Of rates
upon cream and milk throughout the state.
in an endeavor to ascertain whether any
OF the local creameries are being unjustly
Disseminated against by any of the rail-
road companies in the matter of rates on
milk and cream shipments.
During the adjourned meeting the board
considered the application of the Great
Northern Railroad company for permission
to close its depot buildings at Booge and
Corson. and in both cases the application
Of the railroad company was refused by
the board
During the meeting quite a number of
claims for excessive freight paid by ship
pers were adjusted.
Complaints were recently made to the
board in reference to the taking out of
telegraph instruments at some Of the smaller
places in South Dakota, and the board has
taken up the matter with the various rail
road companies which are concerned. In
most cases public telephones have been
installed in the depots as a substitute for
telegraph instruments, anH these seem to
give fair satisfaction to tlIe general public.
The railroad commissioners, during the
adjourned meeting considered the first case
of the kind ever held before the board.
The case was brought before the board by
the Minneapolis & st. Louis Railroad com
pany and was in regard to the construction
over its tracks at various points of tele-
phone lines. These wires It is alleged, are
swung SO low as to endanger the lives of
freight brakemen. The railroad company
asked the board to rule on the height the
wires should be above the tracks. While
the board has no Jurisdiction over telephone
companies, It was the unanimous opinion
of the members that it did have jurisdiction
over anything which in any way obstructed
railroad tracks and endangered the lives
of railroad employees or the general public.
Accordingly, Secretary Stanley of the board
was instructed to take up the matter with
the telephone comapnies whose wires over
the tracks Of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad are alleged to be strung at too
low height, and secure an adjustment of
the difficulty
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
SICK GIRL TAKES HER LIFE
Title Wik Drank CarboIic Acid sun
day Morning while ParnmOur
Was Absent.

Tillle wik. a girl 10 years Of age, COM
mitted suicide by taking carbolic acid at
II O'Clock Sunday morning in the rooms
where she lived with Charles Finch, 5i4
North Sixteenth street
The rooms are on the second floor rear
Zlnch left the house at o'clock in the
morning and at that time the girl was
eating breakfast. He is a driver for T.
G. Drummer & Son, wholesale flour deal
ers, 1916 Chicago street. When Zinch re-
turned from the barn where he kept his
team he found Biny PLACER at the door
What's the matter with her? 1 be-
lieve she's taken something" said Pla-
ger
Zinch found the girl on a sofa. Her
lips were burned with the acid He tele-
phoned at once for DR.. J. f. Langdon.
but when the physician arrived II was
too late. The body was taken in charge
by Coroner Davis, who will hold an in
quest.
Zinch said the girl had been in poor
health for several months. He said they
had had no quarrel of any kind. The
girl left two letters, one written to her
father Henry Hagedorn, $50 Reynolds
avenue. Kansas City, Mo, and the other
addressed to Zinch In the latter she ad-
dresses him in tender terms and said pa
thetically that she thought it best that
she bring her life to a close. The letters
were written after Finch had left the
house. as she borrowed a pencil from
neighbor for the purpose. The wik girl
tried to take carbolic acid a few weeks
ago but she was prevented from doing so
at that time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
IRRIGATION PROJECT COMPLETE
Largest Enterprise Undertaken by
Private Capital All Ready
for the settlers.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 9.-(Special)
One of the largest and what promises
to be the most successful reclamation
projects ever attempted by private cap
ital will be opened to settlement on May
y next when thousands of settlers will
be offered homes on fertile tracts of land
under a never-failing system of irriga-
ton. 1t is what is known as the oregon
Basin project in Big Horn county, Wyo.,
and is being constructed by the Big
Horn Basin Development company and
financed by Young & Hamilton, the Chi
cago bankers. The lands will be re-
claimed under the terms of the Carey
act through contracts with the state of
Wyoming.
The oregon Basin project will reclaim
2i5OO0 acres Of land lying wholly in Big
Horn county. The tract is fifty-five
miles long from east to west, and twenty
five miles wide north TO south, and lies
between the shoshone river on the north
west, the Greybull river on the south,
and the Big Horn. river on the east The
climate is almost perfect there being lit
tie or no wind, and the smallest percent
age of precipitation Of any section of the
state. The temperature never gets ex-
tremely hot nor does 1t get very cold
The season in which to, mature crops is
longer than in any other section of the
state. The Soil is very rich and will
grow successfully any crop known to this
latitude.
Water is taken from the Shoshone
river at a point thirty miles above, or
southwest Of the town of Cody. on the
Burlington railroad. A canal has been
built a distance of twenty eight miles to
the Oregon basin, an immense natural
reservoir with solid rock sides and bot
tom. This canal is sixty fet wide and
from ten to eighty-five feet deep. There
are five tunnels through solid rock, ag-
gregating two miles in length. Where
the canal empties in the big basin the
water has a tall OF 234 feet, producing
1900 horse power. The lake holds water
to the depth Of nlnety-seven and half
feet. The outlet is through solid rock a
distance of one-half mile. The big maj
tural reservoir has a capacity of A4,OOO
acre-feet. or sufficient water to supply
each acre to be reclaimed with two feet
OF water. or enough to irrigate for two
whole seasons
The Shoshone river flows 1900 acre
feet per month maximum, which is dur
ing the irrigating season in that country
The canal is substantially built, and
there is absolutely no danger Of the
water supply ever falling. There are no
dams to go out, and no possible leaks
in the reservoir. The whole system APP
pears to have been planned by higher
mind than that of our best engineers,
who have simply taken advantage of the
wonderful resources offered. %
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
KEEPS FULL FORCE OF MEN
street Railway Company Has Not
Found 1t Necessary to Lay on
Single Man.

Seventy-five men are on the pay roll of
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company in the repair department and this
force has not been dismissed but is kept up
to the full standard the year around. The
company last year completed new machine
shop at Twenty-seventh and Lake streets
and here all the cars Of the system are
gone over and painted once a year. Some
cars get into the shops oftener, in case of
an accident.
AS time work" the company is building
new cars and the men are at work on eight
cars. mention of which was made in The
Bee last fall. The company has also re-
built some of its old motor cars. which
have been sold to interurban lines in diff
ferent sections of the country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
CURL IS FOUND TO BE COREY
Negro Has a Prison Record Covering
Term of Years from 1S9s
to 1908.

Chief of Police Donahue has compiled
the criminal record of Willis Curl, the
negro, who admits his guilt in several
recent burglaries and the assault of Miss
Florence Poast at Twenty-second and
California streets the evening Of jan
uary so.
Curl, whose real name is Bill Corey,
was sent to the penitentiary for one year
from Hastings for burglary in 1893. Upon
being released he came to Omaha and
was arrested here April 6, 1900 and was
freed January 16, 1905 He Immediately
committed a burglary in Lincoln and was
sent up from there for two years. He
was released from that term December
80, 1907, and since that time has been COM
mitting burglaries and highway robberies
in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
sunday Closing Opposed.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D., Feb. S.-(Spacial)
"A movement has been inaugurated by
Roy Townsend OF this city, secretary of
the All Sioux Falls Base Ball association
having for its purpose the holding OF a
convention in Sioux Falls some time dur
ing the coming summer with the object Of
organizing for the defeat of what is known
as the Sunday closing act of the last leg
islature, which will be submitted to the
voters of South Dakota at the election
next November for acceptance or rejec-
tion. Among other things the act pro-
hibits the playing of base ball on Sunday
Those who seek to defeat the law at the
polls because 1t interferes with Sunday
base ball propose to first hold a district
convention, which win pave the way for
a state convention, when the organization
of the anti-sunday closing forces would ex-
tend TO all parts Of the state. The law has
enacted by the legislature which was in
session year ago but before it could go
into effect those opposed to its provisions
invoked the referendum amendment TO the
state constitution. thus preventing the law
from going into effect and giving the Yot-
ers of the state an opportunity at the No
vember election to say whether or not
they want 1t placed upon the statute books
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
GOOD HAUL FROM JEWELER
Store of Louis BOrsheim Robbed Early
sunday Morning, watches and
Pens Being Secured.

The jewelry store OF Louis Borsheim,
sos South Sixteenth street, was broken
into by burglars early Sunday morning
and looted of several hundred dollars
worth of jewelry. Entrance was gained
by a rear door which is made of sheet
iron. The robbers made their haul some
time after 4 o'clock in the morning,
watchman found all well at that hour.
When Mr. Borsheim came down at $3.50
o'clock Sunday afternoon he discovered
the burglary.
Among the goods which a hasty exam
ination showed to be missing were twenty
four dozen silver knives, forks and
spoons, five mirror sets, dozen pearl
handled gold pens tweRty-five fountain
pens, a number of manicure sets, several
watches, bracelets and other valuables.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
siOuI Fans Men Celebrate.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D.. Feb. s.-(speciai)
-One of the greatest affairs of it's kind
in the history of Sioux Falls was the fifth
annual banquet of the newly organized
Commercial club of Sioux Falls which was
held last evening (Friday) at the Cataract
hotel. Plates for more than two hundred
of the business men of Sioux Falls were
laid. During the serving OF the banquet
a local orchestra rendered a program OF
choice selections. Among the addresses at
the banquet were the following; Value of
Commercial Clubs In City Building" by
Victor e. Bender OF Council Bluffs. la.
Manufacturing and Cheap Power" by
George B. Caldwell, Chicago; Street Car
Systems" F. NJ. Mills. proprietor OF the
Sioux Falls electric street railway system:
THAT 5000 Prediction" Porter p. Peck
Sioux Falls; Sioux Falls Commercial
Club" w. L. Baker. Sioux Falls; THE
Salt Of the City" Rev. Frank Fox, Sioux
Falls; THE City Beautiful" e. A. sher-
man. Sioux Falls. II is the belief OF the
men who are pushing the commercial in
terests OF the city that the banquet will
mark a new era in the history OF Sioux
Falls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
NCE OF PIG IRON FIXED
Informal Agreement Reached at
Cleveland to Maintain
Present Rates,
If the lands were sOld to the state.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. s-While no at
tempt was made to form a binding agree
ment, the unanimous sentiment OF pig IRON
manufacturers who met here yesterday was
In favor Of maintaining the basis OF 81 at
Mahoning and Shenango Valley furnaces
for No. 2 foundry iron.
The whole subject OF pig iron prices in
relation to ore and finished material was
discussed and there was a strong feeling
IN favor of the policy Of Cancellation and
concentration inauguRted by the Gary
movement Al the recent meetings held In
New York City. This action OF the pig
iron producers, following that of the rep
resentatives OF iron ore interests, prom
ises TO have very beneficial effect upon
the market. II Is said. Those present at
todsy's meeting represented pig iron manu-
facturers Of Chicago. Milwaukee. Cleveland
Ptttsburg Ironton. Coluplbus and other
Osnters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
TAFT BANQUET TO BE BIG AFFAIR
Thousand Expected to BE Seated at
Tables in Public IN Galleries.


KANSAS CITY. Feb. s.-The republican
banquet in Convention hall tomorrow night
in honor Of Secretary of War Taft promises
to be gigantic affair. over 1000 persons
will eat dinner served in the arena of the
big han and probably 10,OOO more will crowd
the balcories and galleries to listen to the
music and the speeches. Tickets to seats in
the twenty-five boxes that encircle the
arena have been sold, but the galleries
and balconies will be free to the public
At the banquet the speakers table, eighty
eight feet long, win extend along the north
end OF the hail and at It will be seated the
republican state officials, republican state
committeeman and other notable guests, as
well as the speakers. The other tables will
be set at right angles with the main table
platform has been erected on the east
side of the hall and the speakers will move
to the platform after the close Of the feast
The dinner is to begin promptly at o'clock.
Two hours will be taken for the meal, dur
ing which time the spectators will be enter
tanned by q military band and big college
club The spec king will begin at O'clock
The address of welcome will be delivered by
Mayor Henry NJ. Beardsney and the prin-
cipal toasts will be ''rhe Republican Party"
Judge Selden P. Spencer of st. Louis, and
I'VE Have Put Our Hand to the Plow,"
Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley. Miss
Ouri. Secretary Taft win be the last
speaker. e. Z. E. McJimsey of Springfield
Mo-, will be toastmaster.
ST, LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Secretary of War
William II. Taft arrived IN ST. Louis to-
night shortly after O'Clock on his way to
Kansas City. where he will speak tomor-
row. Mr.. Taft was scheduled to arrive
over the Pennsylvania at 4:3O o'clock, but
his train was two hours late. He spent
two or three hours here, talking with
friends and met members of the two war
ring republican factions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
ChnritIes and Corrections,

MITCHELL, s. D., Feb. 9.-(Special.)-
The State conference of Charities and Cor
rections for South Dakota will be held at
Redfield on April l. 2. and g. This meet
ing Is expected to be one of the most in
teresting ever held in the northwest
Themes of vital Importance, not only to the
workers in lines Of pnology and sociology
but subjects Of interest to the public gen
orally WIN be discussed by men and women
OF prominence in this line. Several people
Of great prominence have already been Sc
cured to take part In the program.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10

A few democratic convention delegations
have been chosen in different counties, all
by mass conventions, without any of the
much vaunted primary elections, and no
resort whatever to direct expressions of
preference by the rank and file of the
party. Most of the republican county
committees have taken some action toward
providing for choice of delegates, and the
county caucuses and conventions will now
be coming thick and fast. About two
thirds of the counties in which calls have
been issued will use the presidential pref
erence ballot, which is to be supplied by
the state committee, and In Douglas county
the delegations are to be labeled with
their presidential preference on the ballot.
The list of republican county convention
dates SO far made UP Is as follows: L
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
DEMOCRATS SLIGHT PRIMARY
Delegations in Nebraska Counties
Chosen by Mass Conventions.
REPUBLICANS UNITING ON TAFT
List of Republican Convention Dates,
at TwO-Thirds of which the
Presidential Preference Hal
lot VIII BE Used.

The political developments in Nebraska
during the last week have almost all been
I'm the direction of harmony among the re-
publioans, with strengthening OF the Taft
sentiment, and of greater dlscord among
the democrats. The only real ripple on the
republican waters is the contest in progress
in Lancaster county for the control Of the
delegation to the state convention, while
on the other hand the feud between the
democratic clans in Douglas county has
broken out again in the worst form of viru-
lence andsviolence that promises standup
and knockdown fight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
FLEET SIGHTED in STRAITS
Chilean Cruisers Leading the Way
Through the TOrtuOus Pas
sages of Magellan.

PUNTA ARENAS. Strait of Magellan.
Feb 9.-The Pacific Navigation company's
steamship Orta, which arrived here this
morning reports having passed the Ameri-
can fleet in the strait at 6 o'clock last
evening, twelve miles east of Cape Pillar.
The Chilean cruiser Chacabuco was lead
ing. The weather was very stormy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
New EIIls TAKE Oath.

HURON. s. D., Feb. s.-(special "A class
Of twenty was initiated into the Elks lodge
Of this city an evening or two since. max
ing the total membership something over
300. c. p. Bates. deputy grand exalted
ruler, was present and superintended the
initiation ceremonies. A large number OF
visitors from out of the city were present
and at the conclusion OF the ceremonies 9
social time Was had
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10

The congressional contest in the Fourth
district is now reaching the point where
a climax might naturally be expected. as
the republican papers of the, district are
aligning their guns, some for Hinshaw and
others for Aldrich. So far it is hard to
tell which candidate will hold the balance
Of newspaper power in the district, but the
contest promises to be Of more than pass
ing interest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
HEAD HUGHES LEAGUE
Vice Presidents and Advisory Board
10 he Named.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-It was announced
tonight that General Stewart l.. Woodford
has been chosen president OF the Hughes
League Of the United States. and that at
a notification meeting TO be held at the
Manhattan hotel on February IT vice presi-
dents and an advisory committee would be
chosen.