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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
MINING EXPERTS TO CONFER
Leading Men of other Nations VIII
Come to United States to
Prepare Plans.

WASHINGTON, July FIN response to
an invitation extended by the United States
at the instance of the Geological Survey
department, Great Britain, Belgium and
Germany will send to this country next
month their leading experts in the pre-
vention of mine disasters to confer on the
work here. The invitation was sent
through the State department. The three
experts who will sail for New York next
month are Captain Des Borough, inspector
of explosives under the Home office, Great
Britain, Herr Meisner. the head of the
German mine service and Victor Wat
teyne. engineer in chief administration Of
mines, Belgium. 1t is expected that the
experts will reach New York about the
end of August and after visiting the. an
thracite region will proceed to Pittsburg,
Pa, where the United States geological
survey is erecting a plant for the conduct
ing Of Investigations into mine disasters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28

AINsWORTH, Neb.. July z.-Ospecial.)-
r. 5. Rising has filed his petition to b,
a candidate on the republican ticket this
fan for state senator In the Fourteenth
district. The democrats nave no candidate
as yet The democrats will complete theil
Bryan club Saturday night.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. July H.-CSpe-
cial.)-Neither party has 80 far filed pc,
titions OF any candidates for selection al
the primary for the offices Of representa-.
tive and senator and the situation is much
unsettled. II is expected that Howard
county which, by custom, was to present
a republican candidate for senator THU
year, will have an aspirant, and ]. NJ
Weldon Of Wood River is the only one
mentioned, Howard county. II is expected
will present Representative Fries as a can.
didate for senator. Representatives scud.
der and White nave been mentioned al
candidates, but their petitions have so fal
not been filed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

George Kramer of Tilden and c. NJ.
Thompson of Dallas. S. D., are at the
Merchants. 4
John B. Frawley. district passenger agen,
of the Union Pacific at Kansas City, was
In Omaha Monday.
F. II. Cromwell of Elmwood, W. S. Cur
tbs of Table Rock and j. c. Warrington of
Kansas City are at the SchlitE.
John c. Coburn of st. Louis arrived in
Omaha Sunday, called here by the serious
illness Of his father. William Coburn.
Mr., and Mrs; Joseph Powell of Denver,
r. l., and F. Lower of Stanton and ]. A
Shoestall of Elwood are at the Murray.
Mrs, n. p. Boysen of Denver, Mr.. and
Mrs: W. s. stephens of Sidney, Bonnie
Kirdlebaugh of Alliance and Mr.. and Mrs.
e. s. Morse of Fremont are at the Rome.
w. F. McCue and Peter Staner of Dem
yer. Dan Tuhey of Cheyenne, T. w. Bayne
OF Sioux City, Arson Wagner of Gregory,
at the Paxton.
Mrs. w. c. Hughes of Lincoln, George
Donaldson OF Kansas City, John NJ. Ollie
Of Hebron; e G. Lane Of Denver, A. M.
Lyons are at the Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hutchinson Of Baker
City, ore; j. Mallory of Oakland, Cal; c.
l. Wills and II; B.. Andrews OF Anselmo,
J. T. Biglin of Hastings and William Nc
CULLEN of Minden are at the Her Grand.
7. S. o. Mcdowell, a prominent banker
of FairburyL Ill, was in Omaha Sunday
and chauffeur, Il. c. Streeper. They are
on their way TO Fairbury, Neb., and have
already covered about 500 miles on the
trip. which Is only one OF the many tours
Mr.. Mcdowell has made.
United States District Attorney Charles
A. Goss has returned from a ten-day OUT
ing in the Big Horn country as the spe-
cial guest OF Charles Dietz. Mr.. Goss Wis
tied most OF the points of interest IN the
mountains in the vicinity of Sheridan and
Big Horn City. He predicts for that coun-
try a great future not only as a pleasure
and outing resort. but as a section of linn
itless possibilities in agriculture and min
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28

Heavy Loss Results from Lightning
and Continued Rainfall.

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LONG PINE, Neb., July 2L-(Special)-
One of the worst rain and electrical storms
ever known visited Long Pine and vicinity
Saturday night. During the storm sew
eral residents we're stunned by bolts of
lightning, but none of them are seriously
injured. The rain came down in torrents
and for a while esembled a cloudburst at
some places. The storm began at S o'clock
in the evening and did not slacken up until
after 3 o'clock the next morning. Several
buildings were struck by lightning and the
department store owned by George A. Smith
G. Son took fire and the interior was soon
a mass of flames. The fire department i'm
mediately responded and within fifteen
minutes after the fire started two lines of
hose were playing water on the flames.
The whole store and contents were badly
damaged and the proprietors have not yet
given out an estimate OF their loss. The
contents were entirely covered by insur-
ance, but there was nom on the building.
Night Marshal q. b. Cox, while on his way
to ring the fire bell, was badly stunned
by a bolt Of lightning and was later found
in the street in a dazed condition. He was
Immediately taken to his home and is get
ting along nicely. The storm came from the
northwest. but by midnight a stiff wind was
blowing from the south. Saturday had baen
a very hot day and in the evening the tenn
p~erature dropped about Is degrees, indi-
eating that a bad hail storm had taken
place somewhere in the north. A number
Of ranchmen and farmers report large
losses among their cattle and other live
stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
IOADS SAY VALUES ARE Low
lie Lists Of Real Estate Transfers
Covering Nebraska Lands.
oMPARIsoN WITH ASSESSMENT
nx Commissioners Pollard and
s%cribner Expect to show Actual
Cash Return Has Not
Been Made.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent.)


LINCOLN, July 2L-CSpeciaI)-Both the
'nlon Pacific and the Burlington railroads
led lists Of real estate transfers with the
ate board Of equalization this afternoon
, show the sales value in most instances
higher than the value placed on the
lme lands by the county assessors.
A. W. scribner for the Union Pacific filed
'ansfers in all but three counties through
hich this road runs, covering a four-year
sriod from 1903 TO 1907. These he COM
AIRED with the assessment Of 1905.
r. D.. Pollard for the Burlington filed
list Of transfers in thirty-four counties,
hich showed that the value placed upon
,e land by the assessors was 70 s-1O per
mt OF the sales value. The total con-
deration IN these 1875 transfers named.
! the deeds. was Sl8.S76,A AZ and the total
Ilue as fixed by the assessors was 50. 49,
4 on the same property.
Tire following table filed by the Union
acific shows the average sales value per
IRE by counties; the average value by
SCISSORS and the per cent Of the assessors
Ilue to the sales values.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
FREMONT WOMAN KILLS HERSELF
Miss Myrtle waIkup Takes Poison at
Colorado Springs.

COLORADO sUR1NGs, Colo, July u
Especial Telegram)-Lying on her bed in
her night clothes. with her feet on the
floor, Miss Myrtle Walkup Of Fremont,
Neb., was found dead by neighbors. The
coroner said she had taken cyanide of po-
tassium and that she had been dead at
least twelve hours. She left a note to the
coroner, asking him to wire Mrs. c. NJ.
Walkup at Fremont and the mother is
coming for the body. Miss walkup. who
was an invalid, had lived alone in a cot
tage here several years and was known
to have been suffering from dependency
for some time. She had bought enough
poison to kill 100 people.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
les for transportation to state fair v
.ors.
BOARD Hear. York Men.

ties for trsnsportation to state fair Wis
hoard Hears York Men.
The State Board OF Equalization, with
Governor Sheldon absent, listened 20 a num-
Der Of York county citizens this afternoon
who objected to any increase in the assess
men Of York county real estate. J. H.
Tilden. president Of the county board. re-
Gently wrote the state board that the county
board had voted to lower the assessment
Of real estate 10 per cent. The records OF
the board showed the decrease was prac-
tically $40 an acre. The men here today
came down TO protest against any favor
able action on the Ttlden protest. w. w.
Wyckoff was the principal spokesman and
he said York county's assessment Of N29t
an acre was high enough, and compared
with the adjoining counties, was a good
assessment. one man told the board tha
a piece Of land assessed for $500 could mol
be sold for 5000 because most of 1t is under
water. Another tract assessed for 1880
sold for $1,000. he said. Land Commissioner
Eaton thought York county land was
assessed high enough, but he doubted the
right of the board to make a flat reduction
because other counties were not high
enough. The York people, however. insisted
their action was not based or the assess
ment Of other counties.
Conner Thomas Of Harlan county entered
a protest at the assessment Of real estate
in his county.
AbbOt Must Fill Anew.
II Fred Aobbott is going to have his
name placed on the republican ballot at
the coming primary election he will have
to make a new filing. A petition was filed
for him July 20, by a number of parties
from Platte county. Mr.. Abbott announced
his candidacy, but he has failed to com
plete the filing. That is, he has not filed
his oath of acceptance, which the primary
law provides must be filed within five days
after the filing Of the petition. The five
days have elapsed and still the oath of
acceptance mas not arrived and neither has
the receipt for $40 filing fees.
Sheldon Files for Governor.
The following were the filings by can
didates for office today:
Presidential electors at large: Henry
Gering, Plattsmouth, democrat and peo-
pies Independent parties. Frank Swanson,
fifth district, democratic and peoples in
dependent parties; j. D. Nesbitt, Pawnee,
and George II. Horribly, Valentine, prohi-
For governor-George L. Pherion, repub-
lican.
Attorney-general-E. Il. Quackenbush,
Auburn, populist and democrat; n. H. Nye,
Pender, socialist. .
Land commissioner-W. B. Eastman, pop
ulist. Broken Bow.
Secretary Of state-John Mates. jr.. Ne
braska City, democratic and peoples indie
pendent.
State superintendent-S. II. Martin. st.
Paul, republican; n. c. Abbott. populist.
Mr.. Abbott had already filed as a demo-
crat.
Governor Sheldon's name was filed with
the secretary of state today as a candidate
for the republican nomination for COVER
nor. Orlando Tipp sent in the name with
a petition Of about seventy-five names.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
Broken Bow Chautauaua.

BROKEN BOW, Neb., July ~26.-(Special
TO one Of the largest tent audiences ever
seen in Broken Bow. the chautauqua pre-
scented its opening bill last night on the
south side school grounds. From the num-
Der OF strangers In town there can be no
doubt that the present chautauqua will
draw greater crowds than ever before,
All available space on the grounds is taken
up by campers with tents, while the sew
eral hotels are already filled to their ut
most capacity.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28

children carried a lunch 20 their father
and stopped IN the barn on their return,
which had been recently filled with new
hay, to play.
The mother saw them, but did not can
them 10 come TO the house The next time
she looked out the barn was in flames.
She rushed out and rescued Leverett, but
was unable to find little Gladys. Among
the ashes was found the charred body Of
the little one. but It was burned beyond
all recognition
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28


W. r. Mellor, secretary OF the State Fair
GARD, returned last night from Chicago,
cher he attended a meeting OF railroad
en- and urged reduced rates to the state
ir. The railroads agreed to a rate OF
ie and one-half fare for the round trip.
r. Mellor told the railroad men that It
I'D been customary for the railroads to
II in addition to the railroad ticks 1t a
,upon good for one admission to the fair.
n 80 cents. Mr.. Mellor said:
In 1907 only one railroad provided tickets
18th coupon admissions attached. therefore.
e draw comparison only / nthat particular
stance. In 1906 we secured at our main
ltes 26,OlI coupons issued by this road
l a one-and-one-half-cent per mile basis.
I'd In 1901, 1854 coupons on a 2-cent-per-
ile basis. This represents n falling off
1888 coupons. The total number OF
ckets taken az our gates in 1875 was 1O4.
g. and in 1907, 1888, nr a decrease of
$40 admissions, and this with weather
.%nditions fully as favorable in 1911 as
The State fair is the one place to which
e farmer is partial in his attendance. for
re is exhibited the best products OF all
lings In which he is vitality Interested.
is grain crops are gathered and his corn
practically made, so that he computes
s assets with considerable certainty. At
10 fair he receives an education such as
,nnot be secured elsewhere. and from
hich the progressive farmer gathers idea
T enlargement OF opportunity. That tibet
ilroads benefit largely by the opulence
the farmer Is a well known fact; he is
e prime producer and purchaser of prod
It's which make M the great bulk Of
affic over the lines OF this great central
est. In fact, he is the wealth producer,
BON whose efforts railroad prosperity de-
'nds. This being the fact, why hould
e farmer be deprived OF reduced rates.
his principal outing? The banker and
occasional men are granted low rates To
tend republican and democratic conven-
ons, Shriner's meetings and such other
ltherings as are desired by the urban
'pulation. and now the farmer. the man
no keeps railroads in business, who is the
imary factor Of the subsistence of each
I'd everyone OF your lines. asks for a
ecial rate To attend his meeting, and
&c upon you to use your good offices
providing reduced rates and ample facii-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
The LOnges Continuous Double Track
Railway In the World

under one management is the Grand
Trunk Railway System from Chicago to
Montreal and to Niagara Falls. The Grand
.Trunk-Lehign Valley double track route
via Niagara Falls reaches from Chicago to
New York.
Descriptive literature, timetables, etc,
will be mailed free on application to
George w. VauX, A. G. p. & T. A, Grand
Trunk Railway System, 1876 Adams St., Chi
caRo, Ill.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
ChiId burned 20 nenth.

PLArrsMoUTH. Neb.. July 2L-Cspecial)
Friday forenoon the barn Of John Rock
enbaeh. in this county, was burned to the
ground. Robert B-oesewetter and family
were living on the farm and he was Gull
uvating corn back OF the barn. The two
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
A Ton OF Cola

could buy nothing better for female weak
nesses' lame back and kidney trouble than
Electric BittsrS Soc. For sale by Beaton
Drug CO
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28

Use Be want ads to boost your business.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
For Miss Fries.

Mrs. Thomas Brown entertained at
luncheon Monday complimentary to Miss
Zoe Marguerite Fries and her guests, Miss
Lulu Mitchell and Miss Pauline Ensign,
both of Lincoln. The table was attractive
with nasturtiums and sweet peas. These
present beside the honor guests were Miss
Lenora Moore, Miss Kathaleen Scarem,
Miss Myrtle Brown, Miss Katherine Gould.
Miss Marjory Smith. Miss Esther Smith,
Miss Dorothy Marie Brown, Miss Pomona
Madison, Miss Winifred Smith and Mrs.
Brown.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28
At the Country Club.

Smaller supper parties were given by
Mr.. T. L. Davis, who had coYers for five,
Mr.. Fred Thomas, four; Mr., Charles
Stewart of Council Bluffs. six: Mr.. Stock
ton Heath. eight; Mr.. D. A. Baum, slx,
and dining together were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. McKeen and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
GuIou
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-28

All of the Sunday night suppers at the
Field club were small, among those having
guests were ]. II. Conrad, four; Mr.. ]. c.
Dahlrian, six; Mr.. J. A. Abbott, four: Mr..
DR.. A. d. Cloyd, four; Mr.. J. II. Parish,
four; Mr.. Paul Burleigh, four: Mr.. Ray
Wagner, six; Mr.. Fred Hamilton, six, and
Mr.. James Allen, four. A large number of
golf players spent the day at the club, re-
naming for supper in the evening.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13

mere incidentals which constitute the sum Of the
knowledge of his office bred competitor?
Hardly second in value to wide comprehensive
ness a knowledge are clarity in thought ana
luciditV of expression, and from whom may we
rightfuIly demand the development of these ac-
quirements If not from the university? Where,
maintenance of the discipline and the forming
the habits essential TO the training Of the in
tellect 10 SO fine point that in subseauent li, !,
is should be. discrimination between the
true and the false shall require little effort as
seem to spring from very instinct?
THE UNIVERSITIES PART
Journalism never be history; its unceasing
activities deprive 1t of the advantages OF scientific
inquiry. 1t cannot be the rounded truth.
what be fact renders impossible the
gathering and weighing of all evidence which
q purveyor OF what call news the newspaper
cannot present daily photograph of happenings;
IL can only give a picture, imperfect because
painted by falibe beings. AS guide 1t must
form opinions and pronounce judgment instant
ly; the delay of day even hour at times
would be fatal 10 full effectiveness. Hence the
mental training; and where, pray. can We look
for the building Of thoroughbred minds If not to
the university
And if It be conceded as it must be- that uni
versity life produces nohieasss OF mind. 1t is but
step TO the conclusion that II must also refine
the conscience, and thus makes the perfect blend
which call characterize first and indiSpen-
sable requisite of true Journalism
Already. have seen, the university Is
building the fundamentals. Why should it not
also supply the accessories and send forth to
teach and lead the people men thoroughly
equipped technically well mentally and
morally that the mere fact Of graduation. by
but inevitably tend to subordinate materialiSm to
a practical idealism which would raise the Amer
lean press 20 its true position as foremost among
Gods agencies for the uplifting Of the American
peODle7
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
[ TROYON BRINGS $1,000
Spirited Bidding at Sale of Cetme
Collection of Pictures.

AIexande Barrie paid $1,000 last night for Con-
slant Troyon's painting. Return Of the Flock
Evening after some spirited bidding at the Fifth
Avenue Art Galleries No. 546 Fifth avenue, at the
sale Of modern pictures from the Julius P Oehne
collection and of old masters from the Ehricn
galleries The picture from the sale Of
Troyon's studio. and later from the Alexander
Young collection It IS % by 36 inches
The Holland Art Galleries obtained for s1,10o
the large portrait of the court painter, Jean Bap-
tiste Van Loo by Hyacinthe Rigaud- II is said
TO one OF the masterpieces of French art Of the
period between 1853 and 1743- Opening OF the
Grand Canal Venice by Felix Ziena, of Paris,
one Of the Oehme collection, brought $500, and
Reading in the TaImud. water color, 1874 by
q. inches was sold 10 J. ". Clark for $1,000.
J. z Jonkind's Evening Calm, Holland" was
sold for sI.I5G a purchaser whose name was
withheld. q little water color by Anton Mauve.
entitled The Wood Cart brought Sl,3W ". W
Fuller paid 81 900 for our Daily Bread by the
young Antwerp artist, Evert Pieters- George
Henry HarIow's equestrian portrait OF the Duke
of Wellington brought only S175. Ferdinand Roy
bets Cavalier Louis Ky brought $3.50 after
some brisk bidding. The Portrait Of the Nicom-
tesse d'Emonvie.' by Nicholas de Largilliere, was
sold for sl,leo L. a. Lanthier. and W s.
C;ottlieb bought Jan Monchablons View Of the
Eironcourt in the Vosges for S25- The total real
lied was $500 James p. Silo conducted the sale
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
A BEETHOVEN NOVELTY.

Al the third concert the chronological series
devoted 10 Beethoven's music which Mr- Walter
Darnrosch Is giving with the orchestra Of the New
York symphony Society a work viii be brought
forward which it is safe TO say has never been
heard in America, and OF whose public performance
in Europe possess no record The reason OF
this is because il not published until the sup
Elementary volume TO the complete edition of the
composers works was brought by Breitkopf and
HarteI d few years ago Thayer, the most indie
fatigable biographer that ever lived, knew of the
existence Of the work, but he seems to have been
unable 10 find il IN his chronological catalogue
and also in Volume l of his Biography he men
tions the autograph manuscript Of it as having
been found among the posthumous papers OF
Beethoven. appraised at eight forms and sold at
thirty Il is a Trio for harpschord, flute and bas
soon in three movements, and not only the hand
writing but also the style Of the music and title
placed at the end of the manuscript indicate plain
" that il was composed while Beethoven still
in Bonn. The title describes the composer as an
oraanist in the Electoral service It COM
rosed bevoud question between 1856 and I7eo, and
there are evidences which point 10 the fact that
it may have a special and autobtographical inter-
est At eighteen years of age Beethoven had al
ready been several times a victim Of the tender
passion. The second well authenticated case was
a violent one, as usual, but OF short dGraton-also
es usual. The object of his love was little miss
named Maria Anna WilhelHine. daughter OF Count
Westerholt Chief Equerry to the ElectOr of Bonn.
na ,,as four years BeethoVenS junior, and married
-2a,or Friedrich Clemens Won Elverfedt. in 1792.
the wear that Beethoven went to Vienna, never TO
,ar1rn to Bonn. AS a little miss she was Bee
thovan's pupil in pianoforte playing, and became
,1,fsrt performer, as Neefe (3eethoyens teacher.
who wrote a great deal for the journals OF his
t,e1 testified after hearing her in Munster. where
she lived after her marriage. 1t Is the unusual
combination Of instruments in the Trio which lends
color TO the theory that the composition was in
,,a,, q love Offering the young woman. Count
westerhot was an excellent performer on the bas-
soon and his son an equally skilful player on the
eutc There Is a tradition in the family that
beethoven once accompanied the family TO Min
ster when The Counts court duties took him
there II IS than likely that Beethoven
,rrote the Trio for the deleCtation of the Nester-
holts and their social circle The music shows the
COMPOSER still strongly under the influence OF
Mozart It's finale is a theme and variations The
Interesting character OF the work and the presence
in the orchestra of two such virtuosl as MI Bar
r4re huta and Mr. Mesnard bassoon. led Mr.
Damroseh to interpolate it in tie programme Tor
nevt sunday as an intermezzo, though thereby the
CHRONOLOGICAL integrity os tbs scheme VIII DC