Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-24


Interstate Commerce commissioner
have given out statement covering railroad
earnings. showing effect Of panic to nave
been greatly exaggerated. Fage i
Supreme court has decided that the
Minnesota and North Carolina rate laws
are void because the penalties are so eX-
cessive that they in effect deny the right
of appeal Justice Harlan In dissenting
opinion held that the Minnesota case was
proceeding against the state and not per-
missible under the constitution Page 1
John Berg of Nebraska CITY, well
known printer, is being urged on Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a appointment as public
printer to succeed Stiilings. The whole
Nebraska delegation is supporting Mr..
Berg. Rsge
An epidemic of suicide is reported from
Sheridan, wyo., where four persons end
their own lives within six days. Page
d. w. Stevens an American diplomat,
who has been the confidential adviser of
Japan in Coera was shot and probably
fatally injured in San Francisco by
Corean student Page /
Governor Guild is much weaker and
little hope is held out for his recovery.
Page
RoRExaN.
Student Coreans assault ID. w. Stevens,
former adviser of the Hermit Kingdom.
wounding him seriously. Page
Japanese are planning a big reception
for the American fleet. Page
NEBRASKA.
Mayor of North Platte held on the
charge of illegal sale of liquor quantity
being found on his premises. Page
Railroad employees of state ask for
leave TO protest. against the reduction in
railroad rates. Page
Xavier Stadler of Omaha asks to be
permitted to carve a statue of Lincoln
out OF Tennessee marble in state house
grounds Page 3
Rev. +, A. Miller of Lincoln, Neb., is
badly beaten by mob at Utica, as result
of a sermon in which he is said to have in
suited the women of the village. Page
Attorney General Thompson declines 10
dismiss suits brought in Lancaster county
court against express companies for re-
fusal TO furnish information asked under
the state law. Pags
Farmers of Nebraska have begun
shipping grain to Omaha again after sixty
to ninety days delay and all records were
broken on Monday when 4s0 car loads of
grain were received, only 146 being fore
warded. Page 10
President w. T. Graham of the Omaha
Real Estate exchange says all necessary
expenses have been paid for engineers re-
ports and surveys on the proposed power
canal and there is no reason for not
putting the proposition of voting IS, 0OO,OO
Of bonds up to the people OF Omaha at
once. Page
]. c. Stubbs. head of the traffic de-
partment of the Hartman lines, out to
attend the meeting of the Nebraska rail-
road commission, says the country is all
right and buying will be on with a rush
in a short time Page
Mr., and Mrs. John Mauer argued at
length in Juvenile court for possession of
Glenn Whistler, the 2-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Wistler. whom the
Mauers claimed were not proper persons
to care for the infant Page
MOVEMENTS or OCEAN sFHAAGsKIPa.
Port. Arrived. Sailed.
LIVERPOOL 80. Merton ......... Canadian.
LIVERPOOL ....Winifredan .....
MovILLE Columbia
NEW YORK Etruris ,.,,,..s..
BY WIRELESS.
Browhead-Kron Prinzessin Cecilia, 149
miles southwest at 6;S5 p. M; win reach
Plymouth at a. m. Monday. Minneapolis
100 miles southwest at 3:02 p. M; will reach
London at 1880 Tuesday.