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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
TURRET AND MAST STAND FIRE
Naval ofBc~rE Enth usturtie over Re
suit sf Practical Tests of
Construction.

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va May r.
The biggest naval gun. the heaviest pro
5ectils and the highest explosive known,
combined with close range and deadly aim.
were today allowed 10 work their fun
havoc on The rurret plate Of the Monitor
Florida
The result is declared 10 he q victory for
turre1 construction and this nutWf1hstano-
ing the eleven-inch hardened steel plate
WIS hlRclzened. broken the seams q the
turTst sprung and the rfvetK and screws
lonEened and tw1Eted il WIS nut five min
uteE after the terrible impact that the
finely balanced mechanism uf the turrHt
WIS being worked with perfect ease and
the rwslve-inch gun IN 1he left side was
trained at will Inside the turret where
stand The EunnsrE and gun crew, thu haToe
EEE much less apparent than from the
outsids. ErE-ufnaoon showsd lhH4 II Lhs
many delicstely adjusted Instruments for
fire control sighting and operating the
tUrrst, few II any we're ont Of working
order.
If tins hn6 happened IN battle The Flor
ida would be fighting vet said one Of the
rear adrntrEls with enthusiasm Then fol-
lowed futile attempt 70 destroy the newly
designed fighting mast on The stern OF
The Florida After five shots q the guns
had gone through II the mast STOOD firm.
Forty shots woulo not hiring i down.
and 10 enemy would waste ammunition
and time shooting Al H., was lhe expert
comment
il WAS predicted that al new ships VIII
be equipped with battle rnEsts Of this DE-
sign
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
: OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
WIFE WANTS NO NEW TRIAL
WSRRn Satisfied in InEurnnce Gaze
Even If Her Husband a.
Alirs

Cora z. Rumnsry. who recently secured
3 verdict for S2e1o against The Equitable
Life Assurance society uf New YORK
on = peucy held by ner husband. Goes
not want new trial Of the case Il her
husband. supposed 10 bs dead baE been
located alive and well After The case
had been finished The insurance coupsuy
located RumrnerV IN Oregon and applied
FOR q new trial In q sun IN equity. In her
answer 10 the suit MrE Rummerv re
views The circumstances Of her husbands
diEBppsarBncs 10 SHOW she acted IN good
faith. In The petition the insurance COM
pany asserted II did not know that Rum
msry had worked Al Park FANS. Wis
until MrB RumerT had testified. Mrs
Rumery replies TO this by saying her son
IN deposition mBos before the trial testi-
fled 10 those facts.
The insurance company introduced nc
evidence al the trial and, relying on TINS
and The fact tbs jury gave her q verdict.
she says she has let the policy lapse She
sHyE the company does not come into
court with clean hands and therefore has
no right 10 ask rehsf from the equity
court
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
DEs MONIES RIVER ovERFLows
Fertile VAuey suhnerE~d and Mani
People Are LuOkinE fer
Hfrh Graund.

BOONE IA. NAY &-Ths Des MoloCs
river valley ln the vicinity q The M1in-
EuuB bridge rs submerged. A duEgn fam
EisE living there were forced 10 leave
their homes yesterday and seek safety on
1hs hills Many acres q corn and gar
derInr are already totally ruined. A
hssvv rain feL last uiEhi and heavy rains
are reported from the 70 river. The -iver
gauge measured ftresn feet and the
waters are stiu rising
FORT DODGE. Ia. May &-Ths I'eE
MONIES river here is rising vsrF rapidly.
A heavy rain feu last night and ths low
ls-dr are Submerged. Families living in
tbs lowest places along the river have
been compelled 10 move 10 higher ground.
Al CttuuwR The -ive- IL rising and fam
iiisF residing IN the lovlBndE are Trepsr-
ing 10 move.
sioux CITY. Ia Nay &-Perry creek,
which flows through TINS city. became a
rEEIng torrent lodBy as The result of heavy
rains. Many families ulBroons6 IN Lhel-
bones had 10 be removed on -Bfts ur
carried out through the wafer. Many COWS
and horses ps-ished- Several bridges were
washed ouL The financial loss is heHvy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
CURRENCY BILL IN SENATE
Democrats Show No Disposition 70
obytruet Its Passage.
THREE SPEECHES AGAINST II
Senator Aldrich Says 81 VIII BE
Passed and that Congress
VIII Probably Adjourn
TcdnT.

wASEINGToN. Nay H-The ounEiders-
tiun q -ht conference report On The cur
rencr hlu IN the senate today showed
plalulv that there wound be little OF no
obstructive tactics against rs passage. Ser
Htur Ald-lch briefly explained the measure,
and g little political hyplEy WAS introduced
~ Senators CuIhsrBrn q Texas and Bacon
% Georgia who taurted members Of the
majority with q aisincltnB-ion 10 pass the
auti-tuju Junction and campaign contribution
publicity bin before adjournment which
called forth claims q interest In both
MEASURES by senators on both SIDES, bui
gave no promise q action B1 this session
Senators Teller q Colorado, Owen q
Oklahoma and NsvlBnds of Nevada al
spoke in opposition 10 the currency bill
and no other senators desiring tc Epeak
today. the latter pBrt q ne session was
devoted 10 considering unexpected bills on
the CBlend dBr
~ u'clolk the currency biu was TEN
purB-[ly laid aside. with the understanding
that The senate should meet a. u O'Clock
tomorrow 70 resume its consideration. M
Aldrieh expressed the opinion that 3 vote
on the hIn would hs taken al an early
hour and that congress would adjourn
finally some time tomorrow.
House bills were passed by the senate
today. requiring Interstate railroads 70
equip Locomotives with ashpauH that viii
not require employees 10 60 Undsr ne To-
connective 10 dump and clean them and 1o
promote the safe I-anspurrstiou Of explo-
Eives
The senate al 5 .S5 p n. adjourned until
II r'rlnrr rr-rr--rTr
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
SEVEN NEBRASKA SAILORS
BoEs from Antelope State VIII BE
Graduated frsm AnnaPO-
lSs Academy.

Nebraska VIII be represented ny seven
graduates Et 1he coming commencement
exercises q The Naval RcR5erny Bt AunBp-
Oils June G. OF This number four Of 1he
graduates are Omaha High school BOYS
The NehrREkHnE are Edwin Guthrie q EEr-
rison. AlvB Lee q Oxford. Robert A. Burg
Of Grand Island. A. ID Charlton. Harry
Mcclure, \. c. Patterson. jr-, and Charles
J, Wins q Omaha. The Omaha boys were
appointed as follows: Wine by Senator
Dietrich. MCGUIRE by Senator MIlEr5 ana
Patterson and Charlton hy Congressman
Hitchcock.
All of The Omaha boys stand high in heir
clEHses and these comprise The frs.
Omaha graduates from the Naval academy
for about fifteen years
The diplomas VIII be presented hy Preri-
dent Roosevelt and most uf The leading
naval officers VIII be present al the grad
uHring ceremonies Mrs. Mcclure has al
ready some 10 Annapolis 10 be present al
the ceremonies and M Patterson viii
leave Sunday evening for the same place.
il is understood that Mrs. Charlton viii be
unable 10 Brtsnd-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
BASIN LAND SELLS RAPIDLY
tie URs SAYS D. Chem
DenNeF.

''sevs1itesn sales a land were made near
BEsr lHs1 EesE and bu1 two uf these were
for less than 5000" said D. Glen D,savsr.
manager q the E5unesseksrs' Information
bureau O. the Burlington road W.ho re-
turned Thursday from conducting q large
party q humeseskerE 10 the Big Horn
hEsln.
The country Bt large Il beginning 70
awaken 10 the value q the undeTeioped
resources q Wyoming and experts are
noclzing there frum AL psrtE q The country
10 look ever ths uIl. ERs and asphalt fields
ssw several camping outfits starting out
ths engineering sEperrE
THE Wyoming land and Irrigation CON-
TIHuy has begun work on rs UO86-H acre
tract and 15B teams are nov al work with
others 10 be put 10 work Eaun. They sH-
pert 10 have this ready for settlers within
TWO years
Al IhermupuliE lhsy are baEinninE the
construction Of q new Hauttar1uu. which
vii be large and curumDdiuuE T1as ma
building VII be 25l15B feet"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
REORGANIZATION OF MILITIA
President signs BSn ProvidinE Funds
for Its ArminE and
Equipment.

WASHINGTON. May 8-Ths president
today signed the bin providing fur The re
organization Of the militia uf the United
STATES and its BrrninE and equipment a. 3
cost moi 10 exceed g. 0a0. .00a. Assistant Ser
re1ary Oliver ~ the War dspE-ru1c-t- WHO
has been specially charged with the exc
cu7iun Of the provisions Of the new Law
said today r1iBt one uf Ehs first steps II
be taken VIII be the appointment of .
board composed Of five representative o.
flce-E Of 1he organized militia 70 consult
with the secretary e WHr regarding the
condition and needs q that branch uf the
military establishment
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
TORNADO NEAR BELolT, KAN
One Person Reported killed and
Eleven Seriously injured
by STERN.

sALINA Kan. NAV "a tornado is re
ported 10 have passed ten miles north q
Bsloil, near here, early today. One person
IL said 10 have been killed. eleven EHri-
uuEly injured and many buildings demol-
iEhed The storm cur 3 path l50 fest wide.
causing heavy properly damage DzElz
are lacking
Clay CENTER kan MAY 8-Ths
same srurm thai struck near Bsioit passed
over ttiE county and over Hu1tun. blowing
nova e uIl-ss- NJ small DuuuIuEs uut nuI
dangerously lIJurinE anyone The same
storm also did some damage between
MurEEnFvils and Clifton bu1 as far az
known. no uas vas hUr-- 4 heavy down
pour q ran followed the blow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
DR.. JOSEPH BELL IS DEAD
Resident Of Omaha fer T~enty-EfEht
Year Dies ~ AEe Of sixty
Fdre.

D.. Joseph Ben. q resident Of Omaha fu1
twenty eight years, Sled early Thursday
morning Al ms home. nos North six1eeu-h
street a. the age uf s. veErE
he iE survived nv his wife and two SONS
William and Joseph Bel q Omaha. and
by the following hrpths-E and sisters q
OntErio. Canada Miss Isabel Ben Miss
Ellen Bel Mrs. Tom Henry En6 Rubsrr
Bel Miss 1sEnsl Bel is In the ciIy fui
the funeral ana Was here curing tht las
DAYS uf ms Illness
The funeral WI be held Sunday Al D
n. UEsder the auspices q the MRsanir
trEternfry IN Masonic temple
Dr. Bel WEE born in BrEmptgn On
thr1o CEnhdE- Es came 70 Omaha twenty
eiEft years EEu. He Wa WIN lhs Good.
man DRUG company fur f-fIeen years and
n business for hinsalf a. IlaS Nur-h SIX
Iss1lh Efres1 elEEsl FsErE He VEE Nsry
N1dHly knuNn- he mEds q ia E1are ful
many years q frss dlspslEErF for thea
Eho Usrs 400 ponr 70 pay tur msdirlns.
1utEmeE vi - = Frsst Lava osns-
tGZ.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
FALLIERES ATTENDS OPERA
PreEident Of Prince GDest of King
at Special Performances in
COvem1 Garden

LONDON. Nay &-Covent Garden WIS
resplsDdsnt tonight In 5rHliRu1 decorations
in honor q the coming q the king and
queen Of England ana The president ol
France Il was 8 gala operB night by The
kings command and MeIbs and TetrEz-
zini sang.
Selections from BiEst'E i PescBtur1o d
Psrle" ans Counods ''FBust" were pre-
scented but Il was an occasion when The
stage was q LESSEE BrrThcrun than The
splendur Of the auditorium, UvernowinE
with magnificent COWS bright uniforms and
Jewels
Sir Edward Grey, secretary for foreign
affairs. gave 3 banquet 10 M. FslIierek
early in the evening al the foreign office,
the guests including the Prince Of Wales,
the Russian AND French ambassadors Hnd
the chief ministers Of state There were no
tuss1s and speecheE and Ihs Ehols party
Grove from the foreign offaoe 10 Cuveu1
gardens Again hEFe w~ses gathered ii
the streets und ufresres zhs z-S-1ous process
Sons, the French president and the Prince
uf Wales. the ktne and queen from the
palace and the Princess Of Wales from
Marlborough house.
Upon the arrival Of the royal party the
audience arose ennasse, the orchestra play
isrsE was the first 10 enter The royal
box. he was followed by King Edward,
Queen Alexander, Prince and Princess Of
Wales md other members uf the royal
family The queen Was Errired in black,
her curEEEs being sncrustsd with diamonds,
She wore superb tiara q diamonds.
II was the Eubject Of general remark
that President FRIisreE looked extremely
fEuEusd. He sat silent throughout almost
the entire performance. The audience in
cluded practically al the diplomatic corps,
host o. peers and pseresses. The minis
tsTs Of state and their wives and other
high officials.
Among the Americans 81 the opera were
Ambassador Reid in evening dress, and
Mrs Reid, whose gown WIS white and
silver. Mrs John Jacob Astor, Ladies Crsv-
En- WLnDughby ana PREet and Mrs Lewis
EErcouTt, Mrg- Potter Palmer, Mrs. John
". MhckBy and Mrs Frank J. MAckEy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
FOR WAINWRIGHT
Admiral SPerry Recommends that He
BE Made Rear Admiral Et
Early Date.

SEATTLE. Wash, May R-RsHr Admiral
c. 8. EperTy, commanding me Atlantic
Dest, states that he has recommended 10
the Navy department that Captain Richard
wainwright In command o. The second
division, bs appointed acting rear admiral
a. once That II IS lhe purpose Of the
Navy department 10 place Captain VAIN
virgin in command Of the fles1 for pHrt
q the cruise around the wurld II ths belief
Of The officers Captain wEinwrIgft's =
promotion would ordinarily have come
when ne was on his way 10 the Orient
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
MAY CORN GOES UP HIGHER
ClOses Strong Mt CbicREO at 50 1-2
Cents, Being 2 Ia Cents Higher
fer the Day

CHICAGO May 8.-MBy corn Continued
rs advance rudEy, selling up 10 Gasc- II
closed strong and &c higher a. B@4c. As
Foun ~ the mRrket opened number OF
sfurtE commenced 70 bid, and, as The pit
was bare Of utfe-inEs The price advanced
steadily. II mounted 10 E11c when 5B0n
bushels were thrown on the market and
taken In 3 Second by the sEgsT shorts
After this the trading WIS hard TO follow
as il wHs scattered, AID IN small lots.
The situation prevailing al the opening,
was however, continued 10 the close, and
prices were advanced on the demand OF
shorts and scHuty offerings from holders
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
COURTS DlSPLEASURE EVIDENT
Justice Lambert May order New
York Election Inspectors
Prosee@r

NEW YORK. MAY A-PuHsibiliry Of
criminal prosecution was Indicated a. 10
days session q the McClellED- Hearst ser
end trial when justice Lambert called for
original tally sheets and summoned ths
election tnEpeCl urE who testified 70 lhs
count o. haIluls IN 4 box which had Just
f-aaE re--E Tr7H uuz1 TriE she rrf~d
box opened since The recount began bs-
fore me court was begun and the re-
rEEvEss disclosed q net gan for EeErEr
q rWHnty-Inres votes over me figures o.
dciEIly reported. Small gains FOR Hearst
had resulted from the recount q the hEl-
lots IN Lhs TWO boxes previously opened.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
MYSTERIOUS SHEEP DISEASE
state Beard Of WFuEnfnE Receives
News Of ssrtpus outbreak Of
Baff1fnE Character

CHET ENNCE. Wvu-- May &-(SpeCib4 D.
The state Board q sheep Commissioner
has received BdvicsE o. another outbreak
q q strange disease among The sheep q
central WyurninE which. for The lack q 3
bettsr name. has been called -r-ub-tn-ths-
head LBst yssT over 2b.o0e sheep disd q
TINS strange unknown disease before 81 run
its course. Experts q the Department q
Agriculture were called in but they arrived
too late 70 make the desired study q the
disease
The state Board uf Sheep Commissioners
has arrived a. the conclusion that The AMI
mails are poisoned hy q weed that EruwE
ID quickly after 3 hard ran, ur ty mineral
T,oisons on the roots Of grass and weeds
thHt are easily pulled NJ by The sheer in
grazing Immediately Etlsr : hard ram,
and whso the earth is soft
The Department q AEricu1rurs has been
notified q This recent outbreak. and Ak
psrls from Ihe Bursau q Animal Industry
vii be sent 10 the scene TIE E-Bls Board
q Sheep Commissioners VIII not dslsy.
however. and win snrsFs expert vetertn-
srikns hotsuiEtE and Chemists who WI
a. once repair 10 ths scene and make &
close and exhaustive sXa-uiuH-i1r Of both
The dead and affected sheer. as wen as The
range grasses weeds and plants iu lhs
vicinity. IN the hope O. discovering the
cause and prescribing q cure The sheep
board is prepared 10 spend q large sun Of
money 10 solve this mysterious problem.
which has bBffls5 veterinarians and
experienced sheeprnsn ever since sheep
were brought into the United States. The
same mysterious disease has prevailed in
ONO and al Of The older sheep states Of
the east, buI all effurts 10 EucceEEf uIls
combat the infection have failed
The Wyoming state veterinarian and his
force uf experts WIN Cooperate with the
State Board Of Sheep Commissioners and
- r-a,a-n1
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
BAD MAN SHOT BY POSSE
North Dakota DesPerBdO killed After
Making General Attack
Tzon Town.

AMBROSE. X. D, MAY IA desperate,
known as "Du1ch' rude MS pony into &
blind pig here yesterday. and shot u The
place, after which be ran his horse through
1hs streets a. the same time firing into
buildings and woUnding J. A LiphBrdt,
Bn editor. n the hand. He also ATTEMPTED
the life q I. 6. Toad. an attorney. a dozen
or more citizens armed themselves with
guns and E pitched battle with The outlHw
followed. between thirty and forty Shots
being fired. A bah entered the head Of ths
Desperate and be cropped dead
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29

Mitchell. E D. NBy 2s-lspsciB- Tsls-
gram The weather lEEt night again IL
Ierfered with the SUCCESS 0f the uuEiezl
festival TIE WeElsyEu Ch1rEl club directed
ty Emery W P H1psun. presented tV1
orErarius, Gods Time is the Bes-,~ by
Zach and The Holy Clry.~ ~ GE1l a.
uu-upEui-nent being PLAYED bv TIE Mime
HpnlE Symphony orchestra ~ fifty pisrzE
The three concerts were ErlE-ilE-ly EuunssE-
III and the orchestra 2ES NE-ullF rsoe,Fss
ty TIA Endlencs
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
ENGINEERS NAME OFFICER;
Warren :. stone Re-elecsed Grand
Chief at Cleveland WithOUI
Opposition

COLUMBUS. O. May &-Ths following
Officers uf Lhs International Brotherhood
uf Locomotive EnEinesrE were elected 10
dEy by scclamEriun;
Grand Chisf EnEinseT-W- s BlUns q
LlEveIEnu
Assistant Grand Chief Engineer-E W
Hurley q Cleveland
Assistant Grand Chisf EnEineer-F. A
BUrEesE q CleVelEnd
Ash ksnnsdy general chairman q the
general COMMITTEES n adjustment Canadian
Pacific railroad WAS sisctsd TO one Of the
new positions q assistant chief
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
CANCER is NOT HIS AlLMEKT
Grover Cleveland Does Not suffer
from This Disease. a. ts said
OmriaIly-

NEW YORK. MAY .h-GsorEe T Parker,
secretary II the Equitable Life Assurance
society trustees. r0dEE gave uu- q STATE
rneuI IN which he sHid he was authorized
hv Mrs Grover Cleveland 10 deny Ebso-
Iutelv the truth Of rep1TlF hat Mr. C-svs-
lHnd is suffering from cancer. ny Parker
EEid Mrs Cleveland IE now IN Princeton
rhsr Dr. Bryant has NOT been 10 WILDWOOD
since ldondEy. ana thHt 10 other physician
Is in attendance upon The former president
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
PORTLAND BANKER SENTENCED
Ffve Year, and Heavy Pine for J.
ThOrburn Ress, Whs Coa-
Verted school Funds.

sALEM, Ore, May 8.-JudEe Burnett IN
the circuit court to-day sentenced J. Thor
burr RosE, the Portland banker. 10 Eve
years imprisonment and 10 pay 3 fine of
s57G1sE Ross was recently cuuvirred ~
wrongful conversion q state school funds
IN ms czuac1ty a. president q 1ne TttIs
Guaranty and Trust company
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
Jnpane.e DipIomHtic Chanre..

TOXIC, May A-The official announce
nleut Of recent dipl0uEuc appointments
js expected Tomorrow Baron ChindE- vice
minister Of the foreign office VIII bs am
bEsssduT 10 BeT,li-, ElscOunt HRyashI
minister q foreign EtfElrE, HnhassEdur t1
Rome, and Baron Ijuir, formerly wee ad-
IrirEl, Ambassador 10 PekinE Baron IshH
nov chief uf The bureau Of commerce q
the foreign office viii be appointed vice
minister q the foreign office ID succession
10 Baron ChindR
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29

ST. PETERSBURG, May &-Ths Rus-
sian hAt1eship Peter The Great, struck
the rocks last night IN the Eulf q Finland
E1 E point near RsvEI. Is bow was pierced
According 10 The latest Information re-
ceived e. the ministry ~ marine here i
iE stil fast aground u The weather uu1-
times favorable Il is believed thEt II can
be saved
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
NORRIS APPEALS TO cUMMlKS
wants Governor 10 Help Him Out of
Hfs Trouble in MiehiEun and
Colsrndo.

DEs MONIES. NAV &-MrE- Sherman
Morris win in q few dHEs. appeal 10 Gov
ernor CuruminE 70 Eld her iu securing The
freedom q her husband. who a ber-ef
known a. FrHnE EhsrcIlffs -hs ulos no
ruriuuE diamond rchbsr
EhsrcI1ffs Is under arrest IN LirEigEn.
charged with a mur3sr oomm3ttaa n Colo
rEdD many ysETI
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
GIFTS TO WESTERN COLLEGES
General EducH1Ion Beard Makes
Announcement cf Funds fer
Missouri school

KEW YORK. Nay 26-GlftE 70 edurz-
riunal institutions aEgreEH-ing more Than
E75b.B0D were announced ty me general ecu
cation board todEy.
The largest single Eift q ths board was
SIz .08 granted 10 Wl4iLn Jewel college
Liberty NO. and The next in size, one q
nBa.OlB made 70 Davidson college, Davidson.
n c
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
MANY CONTESTS BEFORE NEW
RepuhIirHn National ChnirnEn HAa
sevenrF-EiEht Already On
HIS Huuds.

CHICAGO. NAY @-ChaiTnEn New q the
republican national COMMITTEES Today Issued
{ cal for meeting a. the Sub COMMITTEES
or convention arrangements ~ he held on
jane 4 ID 10 date sgveEry-elEht c8nisE-B
have been fled win me secretary q the
national c1ru,ul-ree
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
ONE PASTOR REFUSES RAISE
Church Nfn Net Accept
Mars SAIary.

NEW YORK Nay A-Rsv. L WErI
BriEhEn- pEE1ur q Al Souls Universal
iE uhUrsh q FlEthuEh. has refused AZ
inrrsEss n EalxrE- II u EGjt thai rhs
tsusesss g ~ ehuroh WI tncreGAs ths
geSta<s -s.11Ex n EErs % kas prussEl
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
FRESH MILK GOES TO PANAMA
Governments VIII SEND the Genuine
PrOducI An Storage for Use
On Zone.

KEW YORK. MAJ ss.-Ths steamer TEguS
VII carry 10 The canal zone three tons 0f
fresh COWS MIX iu bulk. which win ts
retriEsrEted and served D. -tr employees on
the canal u the experiment Is successful.
the government win probably arrange 10
have refrlEeIEtluE plants or ships going
10 Colon 30 reconstructed az 70 carry stlu
.ErEer supplies
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29

PITTS EE fB MaT an iuv1lun-
rETT petition m ulukrlE-cg Yes fled ARE
Yesterday Hf-erru-u IU TIE TIMED States
rIurT EEalrH- George Nh- MaCM llHr and
SANFORD r EVHuE lriuE business EE George
N NEcMuIlEu a CO. STOCK hrukerE The
petition vas iad a. a time W-hen The cnurr
a usually closed and rhs fact aE nul Hen-
aIGIly known Grrl INA znarEllg
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
Autsnobale Talblss over a.ak-

XEATTIsE. WaEh-, MAJ A--NrE- Amandl
" alenduF a. New Hork CITY NEE killsl
Mhsu az au1uInuhlle carrying seven peuuls
ffu |pE.fr lhe eubElEUleDr On AEEn1lE
hluff laa riEht ana lLnoec on IA hEck
viii EFsry uemher a INA pSgr1T unoer-
EleELh Vera EracF- q l&YsAr-old girl NaI
he uElF witness * Lhs acc1oaut Enc rEE
aaIrea-u unraara a. . mDe 70 lEtsr hEF ful
helr il WAs neArag half an houT be1nrs
nd E'ar4 Gh1s - 50 ths car propzse, -
eA4 SplaAzp tas .s3zEl4ane1 p~ozls.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
MURDER IN AN IOWA COUNTY
MAn SuBBSsed 10 BE from Fart
Dodge is F0und DEAD
al TIE

MAREHALTOwN- Ia, Nay 8-lspe-
riEl "A mar named Murphy q F7rt
DndEs. rhuuEhi 70 be an umbrella msnder
wEf found murdered a. TIE L1nuna
county TIE oorunHT declared II murder
Ena had two uzmpE ARRESTED On Suspicion.
LE1sr - - -----@ g. A~-lS II sts-
dsnaA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29

TOXIC May sg-Ths FIRST broad gauge
tram q American cars on the South MRn-
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
SUMMARY OF The BEE


For Omaha Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Friday fair.
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-29
Tri-stAts Canal

The tr7-EtHIe FT1EEuDn canal here
heads or the north side of the Platte
river al the wyoming Nebraska line, ex-
lends southeast 100 miles. covers aB03
acres, il Is ninety feet wide al the bottom
when II starts and averages about forty
feet for ilF whole length and in depth over
ten feet Stops were mace Al the head
gales q the canals after The train left
NJ urriu
Besides The "Trip 10 the canal The Nor
riu people provided 3 special speakers
stand for the band and two wunen'E bHF-
kei bail teams played IN a1rnnEphers only
fit for q Thanksgiving football game.
Besides The Mitchell canal. Ihe country
around The 1own is wBtered by The En-
lerpTise and Tri-stEte canal and The lane
is worth SIS 10 $3.50 an acre. BESIDES The
welcome extended IN The Nebraska towns
the farmers along The new line Of lhe
Burlington stood 81 several road crossings
and waved flags and q banner held by
NeprEskEn five miles OH q Bridgeport
said Help Nebraska by Helping Omaha.