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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Millions Paid
in Pensions
Iowa Gets Over Five and a Half Mil.
lions and Nebraska Over Two
and a Half Millions.
(From a staff correspondent.l


WASHINGTON. Sept. 23-(special Tele-
gram)-The forthcoming annual report OF
the commissioner OF pensions shows that
there were borne upon the pension rolls at
the close of the fiscal year, 1903, residing
in the states OF Nebraska, Iowa, South
Dakota and Wyoming, 55.451 pensioners,
who drew $780, ,2S7. The pensioners in these
four states as distributed and amounts paid
them as follows:
Nebraska, 15.57s s2,s5O 4sl; Iowa, Ss,65S
s., 1859; South Dakota, 1888, $946, lSS
Wyoming, $50, fi6OO09,
The secretary of the interior has denied
the motion for review in the homestead
case OF John f. Kaper against George
Behner, located in the Alliance (Neb) land
district, on appeal of the former.
Daisy Bailey has been appointed post
master at Earl. Frontier county Nebraska
vice l.. NJ. Brockett, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes
Armstrong, route No. /. Theodore Miller
carrier, C. r. Christopher, substitute
Fort Madison, route No. 3, John Koellner
carrier, Theodore Kramer, substitute.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Mccain Found
Guilty by Jurors
on Graft Charge
Chicago Police Inspector Held to
Have Taken Money for His
Protection

CHICAGO. Sept 2S.-Police Inspector Ed
ward Mccain, charged with grating
WAS found guilty by a jury which reported
rndRe Barns court today.
ence was not pronounced, and will
= "a until after the hearing of srgu-
for a new trial The law provides
4 ndeterminate sentence in prison.
"a charges against McCann were the
zt sensational aimed against a police
= r2iaI In years State Attorney wayman
; .rEed that graft" aggregsting many
ousands OF dollars had been collected
ON disorderly houses in return for pro
sction."
The chief witness against Mccain was
Louis Frank, Russian immigrant, who,
although unable to read or write, has ac-
cumulated a fortune Of several hundred
thousand dollars in the west side tender
ioin. He and his brother. Julius for years
have exercised marked power in west
side politics.
Louis Frank testified that he collected
the protection" money from denizens OF
the tenderloin The first two collections,
he stated on the witnesses stand, were paid
to Detective jeremiah II. Griffin, who, be
said, acted as agent for Mccain. There
after he declared that he had given the
money TO McCann in person.
The rate for protection" was said to be
so a month. Several checks each dated
q month apart and calling for that sum
were exhibited In court list Of women
from whom It was charged protection
money was regularly collected was shown
In court and identified by both Louis and
julius Frank
McCann's defense was that he had sup
pressed and regulated vice in his district
with so rigorous a hand that conspiracy
headed by Louis Frank was formed agalns
| him.
The jury went out at 5:28 o'clock las
night and reached verdict at 1880 thi:
morning. 1t was sealed and returned II
court at the opening of court today.
McCann came TO this country from Scot
land. He was At first a miner, but twenty
years ago Joined the Chicago police forc'
as a patrolman. BY degrees he advanced
until three years ago he was made an in
sPector and placed in charge of the dis
trict west Of the river.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Kruttschnitt
Testifies in
Rate Hearing
Director of Hartman Lines Tells of
Valuation of Roads-Commis-
sioner Presents Data.

SALT LAKE CITY Sept 25-The Salt
Lake Commercial club and the railroad
companies operating in Utah had an in
ming today before the Interstate Commerce
commission in the hearing regarding al
legged discriminatory rates.
The railroad representatives had on the
stand Julius Kruttschnitt, director OF
operation and maintenance of way of the
Hartman system. His testimony was en-
tirely I'm relation to figures presented by
Judge F. f. Dillard, counsel for the Harri-
man roads, and touched upon the valuation
of the severa, lines included in the system
s. II. Babcook, on behalf of the traffic
bureau Of the commercial clue, presentet
data containing comparative statements OF
the rates complained OF by the traffic
bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Pennsylvania
Wins Contest
Cruiser Makes Best Record in -Four
Hours Speed Race Off
Honolulu.

HONOLULU. Sept 22-With an average
speed Of 2l.S5 knots an hour maintained
for four hours yesterday off the coast Of
Maui, the cruiser, Pennsylvania. took first
hopors in the speed contest with its sister
ships of the Pacific fleet, according to Of
ficial figues made public here today. Seven
OF the eight ships Of the squadron partiei-
pated In the test, the Colorado being in
capacitated by burst boilers.
The averages OF the other vessels were:
South Dakota, 21-50; West Virginia, Pa
Washington. a2s; Tennessee, Z.25; Mary
land, 2O.SS; California, 2o.45.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Army Dirigible Balloon
Makes Successful Flight

Second squadron Of the Second cavalry in
l:S2- Second prize went to team from
the Third battalion OF the Sixteenth in
fantry.
Work OF the saddle squad revealed the
excellence OF Troop G, Fifteenth cavalry,
under Lieutenant r. J, Pike a direct de-
seendant OF zebulon Pike, the explorer.
A grand ball was rendered visiting Off
GERS and wives at Shrine temple tonight
attended by the city's socially prominent
and practically all the military officers at
Camp COrse. Congressman J. A. T. Hull
lead the grand march with Mrs. G. s.
Denmsn Of Des Moines followed by Brlgs-
der General Charles A Morton and Mrs.
Hull. Illness prevented Mrs. Morton from
leading the grand march
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24

DIES MONIES, Sept. 2a-The first flight
Of the Baldwin military dirigible balloon
was made late this afternoon at the army
tournament at Camp Corse Lieutenant
Frank P. I.ahm piloted the craft, ascend
ing shortly after o'clock. ten-mile an
hour wind was blowing and greatly inter
ferred with It's progress. number Of
intricate evolunons were carried out Cap
tain OurY OF the signal corps stated that
daily flights will be made in every kind
OF weather except a-twenty -fiye-mile wind.
The motor OF the airship had been dam
aged at the Toledo tournament and is not
in satisfactory working order. Twelve
thousand persons watched the exhibition.
The features Of tOday's tournament was
the relay race, won BY a team from the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
NIGHT KEEPS POLICE BUSY
Many Minor Riots and Disturbances
Mark the Evening.
CAR TRACKS BLOCKED BY CROWDS
ObstructIOns Placed on Rails and
Missiles Thrown at Cars Result
in Many Arrests, but No
Serious Injuries.

Rioting in connection with the street
car strike, continued last night. but the
work of the mobs was not as serious as
on previous occasions and consisted mostly
of stoning the cars and exciting the
crowds into a frenzy.
The crew on a car destined to the barn
at Twenty-fourth and Vinton street be-
came frightened about $50 o'clock and de-
serted the car at Thirteenth and Dodge
streets They went to the police station and
asked for protection. An officer went with
them. lie boarded tho car and accom-
panied them 10 the barn.
Dollie Snyder Of 114s North Sixteenth
street, was arrested by Patrolman Eagen
on the charge OF trying to dynamite a car
on Seventeenth near Nicholas street. The
police patrolled sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets in an automobile from Nicholas on
Sixteenth to Locust street. Crowds OF peo-
pie gathered at frequent intervals, but
made no demonstration except to stone the
street cars. It was during this time that
Dollle Snyder attempted to place an ex-
plosive on the track. She was discovered
and the explosive removed befoSe any OF
the cars struck it, The police rcheived a
report that car was being stoned in the
vicinity OF Storz brewery. They went out
to the scene, but Idid not find anything
The police then followed three cars to-
ward the Ames avenue barn to protect
them in case It was necessary, but had nc
trouble.
Tracks BIOckaded.-s-
A switch on the corner of sixteenth and
Locust was blocked with piece of wood
curve while going at full speed and almost
turned over. A box car was pushed across
the Sherman avenue line at Seventeenth
and lizard street, but all cars had passed
that point and trouble resulted.
A large number Of rails, ties, switche,
and other parts of track building was put
across the track on Thirteenth street il
the vicinity of Pierce street. crowd OF
more than 1000 people gathered to watcf
developments, but the blockade was dis
covered. The police went out to guard the
men removing the stuff, but the blockad,
was piled on the track again Immediately
after the police and workmen left tn,
scene. 4 work car was blockRded at thil
point about one and one-half hours. On,
or two arrests were made in this vicinity
A special officer was struck in the heaC
with a brick in this vicinity.
A special guard Of officers were on duty
at the barn on Twenty-fourth and VintoI
streets, but no rioting took place. Bricks
and other missiles were thrown at tn,
cars as they were being run into the BARI
and one street car man Is reported to hav,
been hit in the head with a brick. Tn,
street car men were guarded by the Off
GERS and were not given an opportunity t,
retaliate.
Many Arrests Made.
Street cars, special officers and polio
automobiles were stoned by the mobs ol
Vinton street between Sixteenth and Tween
tieth streets on numerous occasions. Specis
officer Jim Kennedy was hit in the fac
with a brick and received an ugly, bu
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24

LUCERNE, Switzerland, Sept 23.-A new
American aviator, Dane Huriburt, has
made several successful aeroplane flights
here lately. His machine differs from ex-
isting aeroplanes insomuch as 1t travels
lengthwise through the air and has two
propelers, one In front and another be-
hind.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Please bring your
Sunday Want-Ads
in as early as posi-
BILE Saturday.

They are received for Sunday as
late as $3.50 p. m. Saturday, but
It il best to get them in early 70
insure proper classification.
If you cannot come down
town use the telephone.
Call Douglas 23s and ask
for tha Want7Ad Department.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
Will Meet Again This Morning and
Go Over the Situation.
PRATT SUBMITS A PROPOSAL
Strike Leader Offers to Arbitrate with
the Company.
GOES TO DIRECTORS
street Railway Board VIII Meet This
Morning 60 Consider suEEestiOns
of MayOrs-strilSeru Demand
DisarminE of Breakers.

Mayors Of five cities meet President
wattles ana urge him TO arbitrats strike
differences.
Sheriff Bradley issues proclamation
ordering citizens TO refrain from congre-
eating for improper purposes and threat
ening prosecution under riot act.
No more cars will be run after dark
until conditions change.
Sheriff Bradley announces he Will
double his staff OF deputies TO preserve
order.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
some Sensational Letters.

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24
THE OMAHA BEE

goes to the homes-is read by the
women-sells goods for advertisers,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24

For Nebraska-Fair and warmer.
For Iowa-Fair.
For weather report see page 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-24

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Police Inspector Ed
ward Mccain. charged with grating.
was found guilty by a jury which reporte'
court sOday
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21
WAGNER SUCCEEDED BY BOLsTAD
Council Accepts Resignation Of Su.
perintendent Of Light and
Water Plant.

Following the action Of the new
council at its first meeting in reducing
the salary OF the superintendent of the
electric light and water plant from Sl25
to 800, that official rendered his resig-
nation late in the week, and at a spe-
|cial meeting Of the council held last
evening it was accepted. Thus Adolf
Wagner gives way after seven years
of service for the city, those seven
years. too, being the seven most i'm
portant in the history of the munich
pal plants development.
He gives way to j. r. Bolstad, for
merly engineer and electrician for the
old electric light company, later engi-
neer at the Eagle mill, and at present
engineer at the New Ulm Roller mill.
He is to receive $50 a month for his
services.
T Gov. johnson signed the peddler's
license bill late Monday afternoon.
It requires all peddlers in cities, who
are not otherwise licensed, to pay a
license fee OF $50.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21

Under a law, which was fathered by
Senator Clague, saloonkeepers villa
hereafter be required to exclude from
their places of business all mi
nors, Incorporate drinkers, habitual
drunkards, inmates of poor houses
and almshouses and persons under
guardianship. Heretofore these people
could not be given or sold any in
toxicating liquors, but they were not
forbidden entrance to the saloons
Eminent Commander Ollerman of
the Mankato Comm andery of Knights
Templar, accompanied by Sir Knight
William Pearson, paid a fraterna7
visit to the local commandery Wednes-
day evening and assisted in the initia-
ton of three Springfield candidates,
James Dickson, E. A. Aftermath and
A. G. Anderson.
The Sleepy Eye Gun club has cleo
ted A. M. Manchester president, F. j.
Riedl vice president, Glen Davey sec
rotary and Rolf Mo treasurer. The
club has membership of twenty, in
Guiding some very good shots.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21
Death Of Mrs. Nagel.

New Ulm was shocked yesterday
morning to learn of the sudden and
unlooked-for death of Mrs. Herman
Nagel. When she was at breakfast
the day before she remarked about
the Improvement in her condition,
saying that at last she felt as if she
was herself again, but an hour later
she was stricken with cerebral hemorr-
hage and fell into state of uncon-
seriousness from which she never re-
covered. She died at three O'Clock
yesterday morning.
Mary Nagel was born in the town
ship of Milford on the 18th of August,
1859. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Doster. In 1880 she married
Herman Nagel of this city and became
the mother of four children, all OF
whom survive her-Alfred, John, Ada
and Vera.
She was a woman of kindliest traits,
faithful wife and loving mother,
Moreover she was tireless worker to
whose ceaseless industry much Of her
family's success was due.
She will be buried Friday afternoon,
the funeral being held from the Tur-
ner hall.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21
MILL COMPANY GETS BIG ORDER
Panama Railroad Company Places
Order for $3.50 Barrels Of Flour
With Local Concern.

The Eagle Roller Mill Company of
this city yesterday received very
remarkable order, remarkable not so
much for its size as for the conditions
under which it was received. It was
an order from the Panama Railroad
company for 2,260 barrels of flour to
be delivered on the isthmus within
two months. The total amount of
flour ordered by the company was
4 500 and of this the Eagle Roller
Mill company receives one-half, and
that too in competition with the mills
of the entire country including the big
Pillsbury and Washburn mills of
Minneapolis.
The Panama Railroad company, of
course, is government institution
and none of its purchases of supplies
are made except through the closest
scrutiny and competition.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21
RELEASE REQUEST DENIED.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings in Be.
half of Mrs. Ray Prove Futile.
Judge Olsen Hears Evidence in
Fortune Telling Case at
Sleepy Eye.
Admitting that Evidence is Weak,
He Refuses to Take Case
from Grand Jury.

The fortune-telling Rays, or Car
modys, or whatever you may please to
allthem, suffered another disappoint-
ment in their checkered New Ulm
career Saturday.
During the week steps had been
taken by their attorneys, Eckstein &
Funk, to institute habeas corpus pro-
ceedings for Mrs. Rays release, SINH
lar proceedings to follow, of course,
in behalf of Mr.. Carmody should the
judges decision in the woman's case
be favorable.
But the judges decision WASH t
favorable.
The hearing was held in Judge
Olsen's chambers in Sleepy Eye Sat-
urday afternoon. Attorney Eckstein
appeared in support of the petition
and offered the following reasons why
it should be granted:
''That the evidence on which the
commitment of the prisoner was based
was insufficient in law to show fairly
and reasonably the commission of the
offense charged.
"That the evidence did not, in law,
fairly and reasonably tend to make
out probable cause for charging the
prisoner with it's commission.
"That the preliminary examination
was not conducted fairly and impair.
TALLY, but rather in a manner greatly
prejudicial to the rights of the prison.
er.
'That the commitment was not de.
cided on and issued upon the whole
examination according to the statute
10 such case made and provided.
"That the prisoners confinement
and restraint is, in violation of thu
Fourteenth Amendment to the consti
tuition of the United States and tina
the prisoner had been deprived of he1
liberty without due process of law. ,
Nearly all the justice court evidence
was gone over with and then followed
brief arguments for and against tn,
granting of the petition by Mr.. Eek
stein and County Attorney Erickson
When beth were finished Judge OF
sen was not slow in arriving at his
decision. He admitted that perhaps
the evidence against the prisoner wa
weak, but he nevertheless found stuff
cient ground for doubt as to her gull
or innocence to warrant him in up
holding the action of the lower cour
in binding her over to the grand jury
He therefore remanded her to tn
custody Of the sheriff.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21
Jacob Pfenninger.

= I + = 49, 81 Z / 8
Death claimed another of New Ulm's
old pioneers this week in the person
of j acob Pfenninger, who died at his
home on German street early Monday
morning.
Mr.. Pfenninger was one of those
sturdy characters whose success in
life represents the fruits of hard work,
honest endeavor and good old
fashioned conservatism. When he
came to this country he was possessed
Iof only a couple hundred dollars.
| When he died he was a stakeholder in
banks, the owner Of much fine city
property, in fact the possessor OF a
| portion Of this worlds goods little
beyond the average.
Throughout his business career he
was frugal and industrious, the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21
VETOES TONNAGE TAX BILL
Governor Returns Bjorge Measure
to the Legislature Without His
Approval.
Says Proposed Law is at Fault on
the Broad Grounds of Public
Policy.

AS was expected Gov. johnson took
the Bjorge tonnage tax measure by the
horns yesterday and returned it to the
house from whence it came without
his signature.
The message accompanying the veto
bases the governors action on the
broad grounds of public policy. In
brief his objections to the bill are that
it is crude and uncertain experiment,
drawn without sufficient consideration,
and doubtless unconstitutional; tina.
it aims severe blow at the chief in
dustry of northern Minnesota; that it
is calculated to arouse a political and
sectional feeling which will injure the
future development of the whole state;
that the object of taxation is not for
punishment, but to raise revenue for
the support of the government; that
marked success has attended the pre-
sent ad-volorem system of taxing
mining properties, as administered
under the state tax commission, and
that there is no real need for such a
measure as the Bjorge bill at this
time.
The message was received in the
house with an avalanche of cheers
from the northern members, while
those who had voted for its passage
manifested not the slightest disapprov-
al.
The range country and Duluth are
delighted beyond measure.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21

consequently all that she could have
taken with her.

consequently all that she could have
taken with her.
Just what was her object in leaving
New Ulm in this mysterious manner
is unknown, unless it is true, as re-
ported in certain quarters about town,
that she was completely enamoured OF
the young man who was her compan-
ion on the trip.
Until two months ago Mrs. Metzen
lived with her sons, Joseph and Will
liam in Milford. Clements also lived
there for time, as the hired man OF
one of the sons, and it was due to
Clements, they say, that quarrel de-
veloped between the old lady and her
boys, a quarrel which resulted in her
packing her things and moving to
town.
Clements also packed his things and
followed her.
In town she rented rooms of Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Arnold, and the wise
ones say that Clements was frequently
seen in her company.
He has claim near the Colorado
town mentioned in the Chicago dis
patch, as have also her sons, Mic and
Joe. It would not have been difficult,
therefore, for him to have persuaded
her that Colorado was the place for
her to go and that too with ''him.''
Just what will be the outcome of the
escapade or ''elopement" remains to
be seen.
Jos Clements, the man in the aft air,
is son of Chas. Clements, the city
DOundmaster .l.---.. --..s
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21

characteristics which always lead to
prosperity; in his private life he was
genial, happy and contented.
Mr.. Pfenninger was born in Switzer-
land on the 18th of November, 1929.
At an early age he learned the carpen-
ter's trade and for five years travelled
as journeyman through Switzerland
and Germany. In 1853 he boarded a
sailing vessel at Hamburg and came
to America, the ocean trip lasting
seven weeks. Landing at Quebec, he
went soon after to Chicago and re-
NAMED there until 1856. In June OF
that year he followed some of his
friends to New Ulm, thus becoming
one of the pioneer settlers of the
frontier town.
For the next ten years he piled his
trade as carpenter aud builder in
the new and growing village, but in
1865 he became associ lated with others
in the ownership of the Eagle mill, a
small plant at that time but destined
to grow under their careful manage
ment to much greater proportions.
When sold by Mr.. Pfenninger and his
partners, George Doehne and Werner
Boesch, in 1887, it had daily output
of three hundred barrels.
Following the sale of the plant Mr..
Pfenninger devoted all of his atten-
tons to his private affairs and never
again engaged actively in business.
In public affairs his chief interest
seem to center in the Turnverein, an
institution of which he was always a
progressive and enthusiastic member.
His funeral will be held under the
auspices Of that society tomorrow,
Capt. Albert Steinhauser having been
selected to deliver the address.
OF immediate relatives Mr.. Pfennin-
ger leaves only one-his widow. He
was married to her as Catherine Held
in 1860, but no children ever blessed
their union.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-21

Mrs. Otto Schell departed for Chi
cago Monday afternoon to pay visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Frederick.
Erwin Nippolt and Miss Victoria
Mali lie Schmid, two popular young
Springfield people, were united in mar
rage Wednesdayevening Rev. Emery
of Amboy, a former Springfield pas
tor, performed the ceremony.