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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20

not believe his road made expenses In Ne
braska. though another representative had
said II earned over ? per cent.
A. r. Talbot for the Missouri Pacific
road referred the commission to the answer
on file which showed that his company had
lost over $4,000 in Nebraska last year.
1T might be a good thing for you people
to have Nebraska wiped off the map" said
Railway Commissioner williams. "as you
appear to he losing money in this state
Superior Asks JobbIng Rates.
E. Bossemeyer of Superior asked the
board TO give his town jobbIng rates. such
rates as are now enjoyed by eleven other
towns in the state. He said the town had
no big wholesale houses. but 1t could OBJ
tain some industries Of that kind II II could
get rates. The present rates are about
one-third higher than those enjoyed by
jobbing towns.
The commission adjourned to meet at
1:3O tomorrow TO hear Attorney J. E. Kelby
of the Burlinton.
Adjusting Local Rates.
General Freight Traffic Manager Munroe
of the Union Pacific road met ]. n, Camp
bell and Ed Penney of Fullerton. c. II.
Smith Of Belgrade and George E. johnson
Of North Loup 10 discuss complaints in re-
gard to alleged determinations against Full
lerton and Belgrade. II was admitted by
the railroad manager that some inequalities
existed and he proposed changes and
agreed TO meet the compliments In Omaha
TO agree on alterations in rates from
Omaha west Fullerton people allege that
a jump of Il cents a hundred on first class
freight from Genoa to Fullerton is unjust,
the distance being fourteen miles. ~n2s
the increase for that distance on other
parts OF the Union Pacific is about cents
The difference between Genoa and Fuller
ton on second and third class freight is Il
| cents and on fourth class cents. Bel
| grade has a similar complaint. Mr. John
son complains Of the rates on popcorn tC
the Missouri river.
state board of Assessment.
The State Board OF Assessment did not
/ attempt to elect a secretary today in the
| absence OF State Auditor searle. He viii
return Wednesday. The board has decided
TO hear all OF the railroads on taxation
before next Wednesday so IL can get tC
work. The Northwestern and the Buriing
4 ton viii be heard next. Thursday. Ear
Mathews Of Omaha, applicant for secre
tary, called on members OF the board
stock Yards Asks ReheaFInE.
| Attorney Frank Ransom. ACTING for tn,
| Union Stock Yards company. today filed
brief in the supreme court asking for re
hearing in the suit instituted by the stat,
which resulted ip a decision holding tha
the stock yards Is a common carrier sub
ject 20 the control OF the railway commits
sion. <5lr. Henson charges that the rail-
roads instigated the litigation and the result
! win be- that the railroads will charge IN,
shipper for unloading live stock at the stocl
| yards. He says the court cannot deelar,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
NehrnsL.a New. Note..

THAYER-In the game OF ball between
BeeUdict and this place the score was to
in favor OF Benedict.
BEATRICE-The Jewel theater, which
has been in operation here for the last
few months has closed for lack OF busi-
ness.
LEIGH-Rev. r. Geusichen was elected
president of the German Lutheran
Evangelical conference at Stanton last
week. The next annual conference will be
held at Hartford. s. d.
YORK-Game Warden Stapleton had a
hard time protecting several tons OF fish
that We're caught in tbs York Beaver mill
dam. The water suddenly left the dam and
there were tons Of fish in the different
mud holes.
BEATRICE-Robert Heckathorn. for the
last twenty-five years a resident Of
Beatrice. died here Sunday night. He was
a native OF Indiana and Is survived By
a widow and four children. The funeral
was held today from the family home.
PLATTSSIOUTH-In the district court.
IN the case OF Henry Heroid against W. w.
Coates TO collect S5O.O00 damages for al
legged defamation of character, the de-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20

with the Young Mems Christian association
officials and arranged for the course of
lectrues for next year. The course will be
rather an expensive one. costing from 81 .oo0
to S1,20O. The course will have three heavy
philosophical lecturers in Dr. Guy Craieton
Lee OF Johns Hopkins university, DR.. W.
IL Chandler Of New York City and Hon.
NJ d. Alden: Brush. the magician. will be
on the course as will Montaville Flowers
OF Cincinnati The famous ''Vassar Girls
will furnish popular musical number. This
attraction is one Of the greatest that has
been given in college courses in years.
There Is one number yet to be arranged
fora classical musical number. The past
season Macmillan, the violinist, was here,
and was a great attraction. and the desire
Is to secure another number equally as
good
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
MINISTER IN REAL ESTATE
OseeOln Pastor Sewers Church ReIa-
tiOns, but Is stiII Popular.

OseeOln Pastor Sewers Church ReIa-
tiOns, but Is stiII Popular.
OSCEoI.A. Neb.. May ls.-Cspeciai. THE
pastoral relations between the Methodist
Episcopal church OF this city and Rev. L.
+. Parker were severed Saturday night
last and Sunday the final sermon was de-
hvered by Rev. Mr.. Parker In the presence
OF a large congregation.
The minister has been engaged 20 speak
In the same church next Sunday. delivering
the memorial sermon for the Grand rray
Of the Republic IN the morning and the bac-
calaureate sermon In the evening TO the
osceola High school graduates
The trouble between Rev. Mr.. Parker and
the board Of control in the church has been
the outgrowth OF his absence In lincoln.
where he is engaged In the real estate busi-
ness. some OF the members became aroused
over what they termed the neglect OF the
church work. The successor OF Rev. Mr..
Parker Is expected 10 aETive from Lincoln
tomorrow, but as yet Il is not known who
is selected for the place.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
Low RATES on COAL GRANTED
Burlington Road Reduces Charges
from Western States.
FOLLOWS RAILWAY COMMISSION
Northwestern Alleges "a Ia Unable to
Sustain Any Further FreIght
Reduction ON Its Me-
braska Lines.
CFrom a staff correspondent)

LINCOLN. Neb.. May ls.--(special Tele-
gram)-The Burlington railroad. al the sug-
gestion OF the railway commission. has re-
duced coal rates from Wyoming TO Colo
RADIO to meet the rates secured by the COM
mission before the Interstate Commerce
commission on the Union Pacific road. In
some instances the Burlington rates are
lower than the Union Pacific. They are
effective June /. and It is estimated viii
make a saving OF $4,000 a year on the coal
shipped annually into Nebraska over the
Burlington.
The commission today gave official per-
mission for the new rates to be enforced.
The as rate from Sidney TO Grand Island
IL to be 81 maximum TO intermediate points
from Colorado and Sheridan. wyo.
From the northern fields in Colorado TO
Grand Island the rate will be 50. applicable
10 Grand Island. Kearney and all inter-
mediate points. via Aurora. Hastings, Hold
Tege and oxford. including the HoIdrege
and Sterling lines. this 10 be the maximum
IN the territory described.
Prom the walsenburg district in southern
Colorado. there IS 10 be reduction OF .
cents ton TO this same territory, applyinE
the walseuburg basis on coal from Canon
City district 20 ali Burlington territory in
Gehfdhtas
Objection 90 Cot In Rates.
c. c. Wright for the Northwestern. to-
day spoke before the railway commission
and asserted that his road could not stans
a reduction Of class rates; that Il is nov
making only 20 per cent on its valuation
and during the nine months Of the enforce
ment of the AldTich bill made only - pei
cent On all business In Nebraska, and fol
the banner year ending June, is0s. mad,
60T per cent on state and Interstate bust
ness.
Ben T. white followed Mr.. Wright ant
General Manager A. w. Trenholm Of tn
Omaha road spoke for his company, de
Claring that its gross and net earnings ha'
decreased in Nebraska and operating eX
penses had increased, He gave figures il
support Of his statements, and said IN
operating expenses In Nebraska were abOu
double the expenses per train mile the ex
penses in other states where his road ha
lines.
J. Z. UT for the Rock Island said he al
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20

thu stock yards TO be a common carrier
and avoid these results TO the shipper. to
the benefit of the railroad companies and TO
the disadvantage OF the shipper. At present
tho unloading is performed for tho shipper
and he is supposed to pay for the service
when he pays freight, but this charge must
BE- adjusted between the shipper and the
railroad The stock yards company alleys
that II Gees not carry freight, but merely
shuats and lifts cars for the railroads.
and that II unlcads live stock for the rail
roads.
That the MT tier Is taken seriously by the
Live Stock exchar ge is shown by the fact
that that organization has applied for and
received permission from the supreme court
to file briefs in the case.
Disbarment Cases.
John c. Watson OF Nebraska City, dis
barred for one year by order OF the dis
trict court from practice in the judicial
court was represented in the supreme court
today on appeal by Matt Gertng OF Platts-
mouth, Dean Roscoe Pound. formerly OF
the Nebraska State university college OF
law: Frank Ransom of Omaha and Judge
]. B. Strobe OF Lincoln. The case. accord
ing to the attorneys OF Mr.. watson. hinges
on an affidavit which 1t is charged con-
tanned Forged signature. The deIenSe
Aenies that Watson obtained any such an
| affidavit. and IL he did he did not use II
to deceive the court and that intent is not
/ sufficient but that an attempt TO use II
must be proven. II is said an affidavit
that contained no signature was drawn Ut
but was destroyed before any attempt was
made to use II. Judge Hayward OF Ne
braska City, who prosecuted the case in
the district court. appeared in the supreme
court in support OF the judgment
The disbarment case OF Allen G. Fisher
OF Chadron will not be passed upon at this
sitting of the court because the parties de-
sire to file briefs.
| Deputy Attorney General WIN B. Ross
appeared for the state in the case OF
shold. administrator. against Van Treecb
TO ask the court to cancel decree OF fore
closure on mortgages and notes which were
owned by an alien and whose estate ths
state alleges should escheat TO the state
II Is charged by the state that the admin
istTator consented 10 a judgment in an
amount less than the notes and mortgages
were worth. so that the state was barred
from any interest. Il is also charged thai
the judgment is void because Judge West
over. who entered II. did so at a hotel in,
stead Of at the court house. as provided BY
law. The judgment was for $500 while tn,
notes and mortgages were alleged to b,
worth $1,000
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20

UNIVERSITY PLACE. Neb., May Is
Especial )-Another national bank Is 10 be
established at University Place, which will
bear the name OF the City National This
win make the third bank for the city, two
having heen established within the last
three months. The organizers OF the new
bank are T. NJ. Winberly, a graduate OF
Nebraska Wesleyan, and T. S. Kirkland.
Mr.. Winberley has been one OF the most
prominent business men OF the city for
years. Mr.. Kirkland comes from the west
ern part OF the state. where he has been en-
gagged In banking and elevator business for
years. The application for the charter was
sent to Washington yesterday and business
viii be commenced as soon as the charter
arrives.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
PERU COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Last Week in May Devoted to E1er-

Last Week in May Devoted TO Exer-
cises of End of school.
PERU. Neb., May ls.-(SpeciaL THE
senior class OF the State Normal school has
announced the following program for COM
mencement week: Philo open session, May
Is Everett open session. May %; class play
The Foresters," May 30; baccalaureate
service, sermon by Chancellor e. Benjamin
Andrews. May 81; field day and alumni
reunion. June /: commencement address by
Cyrus B. Hanley, governor OF Indiana.
June 3
The following persons will receive dipro-
mas and state professional teachers certi-
ficates commencement day:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
Miss French WIN Not Piay.

Z CHICAGO. May I9.-Miss Lillian French
OF this city, holder Of the womens western
golf championship title. will not defend
the honor in. this years tournament. The
action OF Miss French 10 based upon the
advice OF her physician
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20
Lecture Course Tor wesIeyan.

UNIVERSITY PLACE Neb.. Nay IA
SPECIAL THE faculty committee on lee
tures Of Nebraska Wesleyan university met
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-20

Announcements. wedding stationery and
calling cards. blank book and magazine
binding. Phone Doug. l6oL A. l. Reot.In
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
SPEER IS
VICTOR
Ii Looks as if Senator Patterson Has Lost Con-
troll Of the Democratic Central
Committee Most Impor-
tant Meeting Today
Especial to The sentinei.)

Denver, Mar. 23.-This morning
the members of the Colorado demo
cratic state central committee met
in the ordinary of the Brown hotel
for a most important session.
The meeting was by far the Iarg-
est attended meeting held by the
committee in years. There were rep
resentatives present from every
county in the state and many of the
best known Colorado democrats were
in attendance.
1t was seen early in the day that
the struggle between the Patterson
and the Speer factions would be a
bitter one and there were many
guesses as to whether Senator Pat
terson or Mayor Speer would win
the battle.
There was a test vote this morn
ing shortly after the meeting was
called to order, and this test vote
proved that Mayor Robert w. Speer
had a stronger following than Sepa-
tor Patterson.
| The test vote came when Senator
Frank Moore of Canon City offered
a resolution setting forth that, ac-
cording to the provisions of section
3 of the call for the committee meet
ing, the Davoren or Speer commit
tee should be recognized as the COM
mittee from the city and county of
Denver. After some argument on
both sides, the resolution was passed
by vote of 50 to 30-an over
whelming majority for the Speer
| forces.
This afternoon at o'clock the>
question as to whether the state cen
trail committee should recognize the
Davoren or Speer committee as the
regular committee from the city and
county of Denver. or the Patterson
or Bailey committee ts the regular
committee from the county of Den
yer, was taken up for consideration.
Charles ]. Hughes OF Denver, one.
/ of the most brilliant of the demo
cratic leaders of Colorado, spoke for
the Speer or Davoren committee,
while Senator Patterson argued for
the Bailey or Patterson side. The
esting and the debate attracted a
big crowd of democrats
1t is generally believed that May
or Speer has ousted Senator Patter--
son lin the committee fight.
! The Speer democrats won the en-
dorsement in the state committee in
| today's convention. The vote stood
50 to 80, completely casting ont
Patterson.
The time and place for the CON
vention has not yet been settled,
both Glenwood Springs ami Pueblo
being in the race. 1t is probabl
however, that Denver may step in
and win the plum.
The test vote on the order of bust
ness shows that the state body is de-
termined. The dethroned disturber
of the party met his Waterloo in 81
lence.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
A LIVELY Time
AT PALISADE.
One Of the Btteres Saloon Question Campaigns in Colo
rado Assued---A Boycott Threatened by Some
Anti-Saoon Leaders---Eection April 9TH

One of the warmest local option
fights ever carried on i'm the state
seems to be under way in Palisade,
the little town in the upper end of
the valley, and from all accounts this
contest will get hotter as the days
pass.
Two tickets are now in the field
the citizens ticket, said to be for
licensed saloons, and the peoples
ticket, said to be for the closing of
all saloons in Palisade. Prominent
and influential citizens have been
nominated for office on each ticket.
The election occurs on April II.
Each side is getting well organ
iized and the canvass for votes by
each side will be thorough.
The ministers of Palisade are
heading the fight against the sa-
looms. and it is said that at one or
more of the churches yesterday
strong temperance addresses were
delivered and the people urged to
vote out the saloons. 1t is said that
a number of big temperance orators
and reform leaders will be brought
to Palisade between now and cleo
tion, and series of big meetings
are planned. st
On the other hand well known cit
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23

izens are urging that it will be bet
ter for Palisade to have opened and
Licensed saloons than to vote out the
saloons and give the bootleggers and
blind pigs a chance to grow rich.
There lis no question but what the
sentiment is about evenly divided.
An easy victory is in sight for neith-
er side.
1t is reported that certain of the
deform leaders of Palisade are en-
deavoring to put ut up to every Pail
SADIE business man to pledge himself
to vote against the saloons or else
suffer from a boycott from the tenn
perance people. Just whether such
a movement will be put under way
cannot be ascertained.
1t is learned that the temperance
people are preparing to raise a fund
of $1,000 by popular subscription to
be used in the prosecution of any
violation of the law and to nail any
bootlegger that may show up If the
saloons are voted out.
Saloons or no saloons? is decided
ly the question of the hour up at
the thriving little Peach city just
now, and the result of the spirited
campaign will be awaited with In
terest.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
THE ARCH-MURDERER
WAS CAPTURED
TODAY
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn, Mar. 2S.-D.
d. Edwards, the Kentucky despera-
do who last Friday night shot and
killed J. w. Davis in sight of the lat
ter's wife and baby, was last night
captured at Trenton, Ga.
Edwards is being brought to this
city, and it is feared that an attack
will be made on the Jail when he is
put behind the bars.
Edwards recently confessed to
having killed 10 men, while testify
ing in a murder trial. These did
not include several negroes that he
killed in n riot in Chicago several
years ago. He could not say how
many negroes he had killed, saying
that he 'never went back to look AT
the people he had shot to see If they
were dead"
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
CARTER WILL FIGHT
TO REMOVE THE
STAIN
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Mar. 23.-The Tribune
today says:
Oberlin NJ. Carter, formerly n cap
tain of the United States engineer
corps, will seek restoration to the
army and to his rank as a result of
his vindicatiOn in the Savannah har-
Dor graft charges given him in the
decision of Judge KOhlsaat Satur-
day.
Carter will probably petition
President Roosevelt directly and is
confident of obtaining from the
president this recognition of the JUS
tice of the courts decision.
1t has been known among his
friends that he has refused repeated
offers of high salaries from engin-
eering concerns that recognized his
ability, because his reputation was
under cloud and always declared
that he would devote the rest Of his
life If necessary to removing the
stain on his name.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
MOUNTAIN SHEEP
ARE SEEN AT OURAY
Especial to The Sentinel }

Ouray, Colo, Mar. 23.-Herds OF
mountain sheep and flocks of wild
turkeys, feeding along the rocky
lodges surrounding the city, are
among the sights just now being en-
joyed by the people of Ouray, who
take special delight in viewing those
attractions from morning till night.
The sheep put in an appearance
the first day of March and have been
coming down nearer and nearer, till
now they are almost within the city
limits. Only few days ago a herd
of Is, led by a big buck, whose
horns are estimated to measure
inches in diameter, was seen above
the Calliope mine, and it has since
been learned that they are heading
towards the grassy slopes east of
the town.
The turkeys came in from Corbett
creek and are being regularly fed
and diligently protected by the game
warden, Andy Hodges.
Ourayites are as jealousy proud
of these visitors as they are of their
great gold mines.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
MIR. LITTLEFIELD
GIVES HIS
REASONS
(specIal to nc sentineI. }.

Especial to The SentineIH
Rockland, Me-, Charles E. Little
field, one of the leading republican
congressman, has rendered his resif.-
nation to Governor Cobb to take ct
feet September 80, declaring that he
Us prompted by the desire to again
take up his law practice which has
been seriously interfered with dur
ing the years he has been in con
gress.
In letter to the chairman or the.
End Maine district republican con
gressional committee, Mr.. L.ittlefeid
says din part:
81 have been member of lhc>
house of representatives for ngarly
nine years. In order to property dis
charge my congressional duties I.
have been obliged to practically
abandon my law practice. The re-
suit has been a large financial loss.
I now feel constrained, from a sense
of my duty to my family, to resume
the general practice of the profes-
sion.
'In Withdrawing from congress, I
wish to express my most pfofossnd
thanks to my friends both in and
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
DECIDES AGAINST THE CITY,

This afternoon Judge Shackleford
in the district court is hearing argu-
ments on the case of the Woodmen
Investment Company VS.. the City of
Grand Junction, the case involving
the fight of the Woodmen against
the Upton bar. In one of the cases
Judge Shacllleford decided against
the city and for the Woodmen In
vestment Company, and taxed the
costs to the city. Arguments are be-
ing heard on the other case.
Attorney Rhone represents the in
vestment company and Attorney Roz-
zelle represents the city.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
SENATOR W. BRYAN
Is CALLED BY DEATH
Especial to The Sentinel. }

Washington. Mar. 23.-United
States Senator William James Bryan
of Florida, aged 80 years, the young
est man in the senate, died at the
Providence hospital yesterday morn
ing of typhoid fever.
1t was only 73 days since Bryan
took his seat as the successor of the
late Senator Stephen r. Mallory, who
died December 23, and 33 days of
that time were spent in his fight
against disease.
Several times during Mr.. Bryan's
illness his friends despaired of his
recovery but as late as Saturday
night the report was given out that
his condition had taken turn for
the better. His death yesterday,
Therefore, came as surprise and a
distinct 81, ock.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-23
BY THE THOUSAND
THEY MAY BE
DEPORTED
fBx Associated Press. }

Pittsburg, Pa. Mar. 23.-Investi-
cations are in progress here. which
it is said will result in the deporta-
tion of thousands of undesirable for
eigners from the Pittsburg district
within the next few months.
John T. Harper, agent at large
for the immigration bureau of the
department of commerce and labor,
is in Pittsburg now. gathering sta
tistics incident to the commencement
of the deportation.
The crusade is the result of the
recent order of the federal authori-
ties to use deportation as means
of checking the growth of the an
archistic sentiment and Kidding the
country of the burden of taking care
of INDECENT foreigners.