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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Gripp killed in Runaway.

HOLDREGE. Neb, April 1a|SpeciaL-
Frineds Of this city OF Dick Crpp. the
w-eIl-known German farmer. who was
wnled late last week at his home north OK
Bertrand, have ust learned the particulars
OF the sad accident The unfortunate man
WIS just starting to the field to sow oats.
having four horses hitched TO a seedsr. and
a heavy wagon containg thirty or forty
bushels OF oats hitched behind him He
had barely mounted the seat Of the seeder
to start for the field, when the teams be-
came unmanageable. and whiried around
throwing him off the seat and directly
under the wheels Of the wagon. The ac-
cident was Witnessed by his wife who stood
in the doorway OF the kitchen at the time.
As soon as she could get to her husband.
and saw how badly injured he was, she
called the dOcHnr and neighbors at once
He lived only tn Il O'Clock the same even
ing. however. the internaI injury close TO
his heart was OF such a nature hat he
could not possibly recover from its affects.
The deceased was 4 years old. and left one
child besides his widow. His funeral was
held Saturday and interment made IN the
German cemetery north OF Bertrand.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Clerk is Found
Dead at Desk
Charles 0'Mara Meets End Sitting
Over His Work in Early Morn
ing-Heart Disease.

Charles O'Mara. night clerk az the Vic
tBria. Thirteenth and Dodge. was found
dead at his desk early Monday morning.
He died over his work. The body was
taken In charge BY Willis C. Crosby.
coroner. who expressed the opinion that
death was caused BY fatty degeneration
Of the heart.
Mr.. OMara was So years old He had
been suffering with heart trouble for some
time He Is survived by a daughter. Mrs.
Edward Stone. and a sister. Mrs. John c.
Rittermeyer both OF Omaha, and a sister,
Mrs Charles Sullivan. Of Coidwater. Mich.
ArranEsments for the funeral will be made
upon word from Mrs. Sullivan.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Would RediStrict
Twelfth Ward
Petition Being Prepared to Create
Six Voting Precincts Out Of
Present -Four.

Petitions are being circulated asking that
the Twelfth ward be redistrictsd as "a
voting precincts. There are now four pre-
cincr5 in the ward and IL f. desired thai
the first and fourth precincts be cut IN two
making six in all.
Frank Dewey OF the Office OF County
Clerk Haveriy. is one OF the leaders in the
movement He and others argue that a
considerable portion OF the voters OF the
ward are nov not casting ballots regu-
larry because OF congestion Al the polls AZ
s .. m. and after, most Of the voters being
working men. II In asserted that S.50o more
votes viii be cast II the cuunci acts as
desired.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
HUNDRED THOUSAND PAID
FOR ONE BUFFALO RANCH
Largest Deal In Weatern Country
whereby Empire Trnet Gees 20
View Owners.

KEARNET. Neb.. April Especial Tele-
gram-The largest land deal ever rams
acted in Buffalo county. was made this
afternoon. when Finch Bros. sold through
the firm OF Graham & Neal 70 Krewson
Wright & Co. the famous empire ranch.
which lies seven miles west Of Kearney.
This ranch comprises Z.2B acres. 20 Of
which is in alfalfa Part Of the alfalfa
was planted eighteen years ago by the
government experimental agents and this
tract has been the blue ribobn tract OF
Nebraska The sum paid was an even
uOo.0Oa
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Freight Service
to Be Discussed
Deliveries TO Omaha Firms VIII Be
Subject Of Investigation by
Commercial Club.

Railroad officials representing the vari-
Gus lines which enter and leave Omaha
have been requested to meet a special COM
mirtee OF the Commercial club Wednesday
afternoon IN Arthur C. Smiths office 70
discuss freight service in and out Of the
city and the facilities for prompt delivery
once the goods have reached omaha
II is expected that there will be a dele
CATION OF business men ready to furnish
The COMMITTEES with facts. The railroads
viii send their representatives to hear
what the COMMITTEES has TO say and explain
present conditions as they are. with rea-
Sons for their existence.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Walter Hoff Seely OF san Francisco.
representing the Norris Theater compan-
les. Is az the Loyal.
R.. 3. Rubla city passenger agent OF the
Union Pacific al Denver, IL ia Omaha visit
ing the general offices.
". A. Pinkertou. chief OF the Pinkerton
Detective agency OF Chicago. Is an Omaha
visitor. registered at me Loyal.
Asher Rassiter Of St Louis. supariuoend-
emit Of the Pinkert0n Detectivs agency for
the western district. IN az tho Loyal. called
mere In conference with his chief. w. A.
Pfnkerton OF Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Plans Drawn for
Big Apartments
E S. Rood and 7. D. Crane VIII Erect
Another Flat Building at Cost Of
Eighty Thousand Dollars.

An apartment house to cost &aa00 Is an
nouucsd at the corner OF Thirty-eighth
and Farnam streets. II VIII be known as
the New Colonial Apartments and will be
erected by Edwin S. Rood and Thomas D.
Crane.
Plans for the building have been com
pleted by the architect L D. Willis. The
apartments viii be larger than usual and
will contain eight rooms each. The build
ing viii be four stories high. with two
basemants, and VIII be eighty-fivs feet on
Farnam street by s~eventy-five feet on
Thirty-eighth street
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Aflame,
Woman Falls
Mrs. b. D. Corneau Plnnges Down
Stairway While Fighting Fire
From Gasoline Stove.

While cooking Monday afternoon at her
home, EB Hamilton street. Mrs H. D.
Curueau overturned an old stove and her
clothing caught afire. Rushing from the
house she fell down a flight OF stairs and
was severely bruised.
Before the blaze waa -extiuguished tins
household goods were damaged 20 the *
tant Of about 500. while the loss TO the
building will amount to S4OG Mr.. Cornaau
is a policemang and Edward Fleming. an
other officer, noomsd at his place. The
first floor OF the building was used for a
grocery store. Mrs. CorneaU suffered only
slight burns.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

As sure as you can pay rent, so can you buy
your own home. Paying for a home on the easy
term plan is Just the same as paying rent, except
you own the home, and all the money you put
into it is to your profit.
Hundreds Of people are buying their own
homes on this plan Why not youi
In Thursdays Bee there viii be a great
many choice home bargains advertised for sale
on the easy payment plaza few hundred dol
lars down-the balance monthly like rent.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Postal Pays Up
Occupation Tax
Wire Concern Files Statement Of
S6O6.70 IN IntraState Business
for Four Months Period.

Paying under protest. as in the first in
stance, the Postal Telegraph company has
sent in its check for NR4 az occupation
tax on the interstate business done in the
four months ending March IL The total
amount OF business reported is S606.m
From the New State Telephone company
comes a report. the firsH made, OF business
d0ne in Nebraska IN four months amount
ing 70 G.G6S0 h is the long distance
branch OF the independent Telephone com
meur
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

TABLE ROCK. Neb., April 18.-Asa E.
Haywood and wife OF this place. who were
married here fifty years ago. celebrated
their golden wedding here Saturday. Mr..
Haywood settled here in 1856. and Mrs.
Haywood in 1s57. the latter being a daugh-
ter OF N. J. Mumford. a pioneer settler OF
Table Rock who. for more than a quarter
OF a century 0fficiated as Justice OF the
peace. All OF the living children were
present. as follows: A L Haywood OF
Grand Island. E. NJ Haywood OF Lincoln,
Mo; Thomas J. Harrison OF Julesburg,
Colo. and Mrs. c. ". AylOr OF Napier, No
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

BLAIR-E. v. Caps sold the Blair Eiee-
uic Light and Power plant last week to
the Bullock Public Service company for a
consideration OF upwards OF &.0A Mr..
CaDps was principal Of the Blair city
schools and. resigning his position, bought
the light plant some twelve years ago and
has operated H. since that time. making
many important improvements and increas-
ing the value ot the plant to its present
valuation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Second Verdict
Stings Railroad
Missouri Pacific Loses S2.soo BY De-
rec Of Jury IN Federal Court
Damage Suit.

Ozro Castle has secured a verdict in the
United States circuit court against the
Missouri Pacific Railway company for
$1,000 damages for the loss Of q foot while
in the employ OF thai road at Auburn.
Neb.
Castle sued originally for $4,000. and in
the first trial OF the case a year ago he
was awarded G.28 damages The railroad
company appealed the case and a new trial
was ordered. with the result Of an increase
OF $3.50 in his damage allowance.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19
Nebraska

Hv Cd regulate rates. rules o. couduuon-
of an transportation. and mat n Just what
20 WI accomplish n the act IL held valid
By the courts"
M Kills urged the Railway commission
b taks the matter Up with the congress
men Of this state and bring 10 their at
tsnton Just what he bin VIII do n passed
ard held valid He holds hat to viii IN
vaidats every order issued By a railway
commission
Trnetfsu stock watsred-
The Lincoln Traction cumpany has vat
eredf its stock 10 the eamount Of an
@Z according TO a report completed to-
day BY O. G. Powell and L T. WettIinG
rate clerks In the employ Of the state
Railway commission. IN connection with an
investigation held In relation to a petition
from the citizens Of Havelock. a suburb
% the capital Tor the reduction OF fares.
The value Of the cumpany's property. says
the report. filed touya, Is EzL aR6L
The conteitno OF the traction company in
resisting the efforts for a reduction %
fares has been that IL would cut the earn
lnEs en- capital 70 an unreasonable and
unprofitahie figure
stock Yards v~aIuaffon
The south Omaha Union Stock Yards
company made a claim OF E0QOO more
property than il has in an application 70
the state Railway commission for the per
mission TO increase rates for yardaRe. Il
the estimate embodied IN a report to be
filed with the commission BY r c. Hurd.
er gineer. is correct. Mr. Hurd's report
viii be filed in a few days.
Holiday Friday.
The supreme court will hear no cases On
Friday. in observance Of Arbor dav. Those
cases which we're set for hearing on thar
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

When you want whar you want when
you want IL say 50 through The Bee Want
Ad columns
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

The supreme court will hear 10 cases On
Friday. in observance OF Arbor dav. Those
cases which we're set for hearing on that
day have been set over % May 2 All Of
the cases involved are Omaha utigations.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

The Burlington has asked permission to
withdraw ts request Tor a rate OF 81 cents
en- brick an dbuilding material between Lin
coin and F~ai-hury The permission 70 put
IN the rate which was a reduction from &
cents vas granted with the privis8 that
no higher rate could be charged between
Intermediates points. AS some or the rates
between these stations amounted to 4 cents
and 5 cents. the order did not suit the com
pany The rate was originally asked for
% compete with the Rock Island.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

The Milwaukee railroad. following its
usual custom when H. Eled its statement
with the State Board OF assessment this
morning, also filed a statement that IL be-
1sved the board has no authority to assess
tfH property IN Nebraska. This position Is
taken because the road comes into Ne
braska over a leased line and has no tracks
in this state.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-19

-This Is an aftsmpt upon the part of con-
gress % assume jurisdiction OF al com
merce. both state and Interstate. and take
from ne state commissions al their author
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-04-16
judiciary of Cook County.
APPELLATE COURT JUDGES
BRANCH APPELLATE COURT

AXEL CHYTRAUS. Presiding Justice.
FREDERICK A. SMITH,
A. r. Porter, Clerk Appellate Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

New York judge has decided that
Nevada divorces are no good. Just like
a New Notwithstanding things because
they're eXpensivei-Cleveland Leader.
1t takes over 4 100000 quarts of beverage
to uuench the weekly thirst of Manhattan.
What would happen were 1t a daily affair?
Florida Times Union.
Chicago saved half million by building
palmer school houses and New York has
adopted a model plan for fire stations
Art and architecture do not seem to be
getting a square deal, even II the tax
PAYERS are.-Pittsburg Dispatch
If New York happens TO be jealous be-
cause Philadelphia pulls off great motor
race without killing anybody, we shall not
blame her II Philadelphia got all the
recognition she is entitled to for all the
creditahle things she does. New York
woujd be jealous all the time.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Graft I'm Illinois as compared with graft
In New York is the NANCY coyote of
the nlains compared with the hlooded dog
on a tether I'm Fifth avenue.-Toedo Blade.
T, costs the city of New York many
million dollars yearly to give it's own
nannIe and visitors service, and yet the
manage of that big corporation con
nidar IL imperative that the people who
nav the fiddler ought to know how their
money is being spent. II would seem that
this object lesson thus presented by New
Ynrls City Is worthy of following by other
cities. both large and small-Austin
Statesman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN BACK
Saws His London Opera House
Will Re Ready Next Fall.

c,..ar tIon,merStein returned yesterday
-, rdon on the Lusitania looking bet
ter than at anv time for the last two years.
tIo uos On exceedingly good spirits, and
said that work on his new London opera
house would begin to-day. and ii would be
r.sdv for occupancy in October He also
onpornced that he had effected an inter
chance of artists between his own company
and the Paris opera House. Orville Har-
roId being the first singer to appear in
Paris under the new arrangement
Mr. Hammerstein denied absolutely ever
having said in London that he would be-
come an English citizen. Il never made
anx such remark" said the impresario.
New York is good enough for me-
later in the day the following statement
regarding Mr. Hammerstein's plans was
issued AT the Manhattan Opera House:
ION or about November l. 1910, Mr.. Ham
merstein will make his first grand opera
production in London. Through his efforts
the entire French repertory will be a free
market in England. preventing other opera
houses in England. or London especially.
from monopolizing the same, attempts in
that direction being made Immediately after
Mr.. Hammerstein announced his intention
of giving grand opera in London. The or
ganization of the grand opera touring COM
in this country has begun. Many of the
artists appearing in his London opera house
will be members of this Organization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
PLANS FOR EUROPEAN CRUISE
Battleships Alone to Visit English and
French Ports.

Washington, Oct 14.-Sixteen hattleshlps.
comprising the Atlantic feet, will assemble
in Hampton Roads about November l for
European cruise. Two English and two
French ports will he visited. The Navy
Department has decided not 10 send any
cruisers or torpedo beat destroyers on the
cruise, as originally was planned. Each of
the four divisions of the fleet will spend
three weeks at one English and one French
port The visiting will begin on November
Il and will end on December IS.
The flagship Connecticut, the Della
the Michigan and the North Dakota will
90 first TO Portland Harbor (Weymouth).
England, and from there 10 Cherbourg,
France The Louisiana the Kansas. the
New Hampshire and the South Carolina
will go first to Cherbourg. and from there
TO Portland. The Mississippi, the Idaho.
the Minnesota and the Vermont will go first
TO Gravesend. England, and from there TO
Brest, France The Georgia. the Nebraska,
the Rhode Island and the Virginia will go
first to Brest. and from there 70 Gravesend.
The new itinerary was arranged by Rear
Admiral Schroeder. in command of the
feet, following the abandonment of the
Mediterranean cruise owing to the preva-
lenoe of cholera at several ports in South
ern Europe The Acting Secretary of the
Navy. Mr.. Winthrop, approved the itinerary
TODAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
CURTISS MAY NOT COMPETE
De Lesseps and Latham Due To-
dav-Wrights' Four Entries.

Glenn III. Curtiss has until p. m. to-day
TO make his entry to the Aero Club Of
America He won the international trophy
for speed in France last year, but thus far
has not taken action to signify his inten-
ton TO try to retain II. If he does not act
bv the hour mentioned the tournament viii
have TO be held without him.
Asked yesterday why he had failed to
enter for the contest he mentioned several
things as not to his liking. First, he said,
he had not received an entry blank. Also
he said he had no information about the
prizes except what he had read in the
newspapers. If there was anything more
serious he failed to specify II.
As winner of the trophy. Mr.. Curtiss has
been offered by the Aero Club of America
the privilege of entering the contest with
out taking part In the elimination trials for
the selection of the American team Late
last night he was undecided whether he
would avail himself of 1t.
Charles X. Hamilton announced last night
that he would post 5000, even money, that
10 monoplane would win the international
race at Belmont Park. The foreigners have
a shipload OF monoplanes on the way here.
Hamilton drives biplane.
Word was received from the Wright
brothers last night that four of their best
aviators. Brookins, tombstone. Hoxsey and
Turpin, would reach this city early next
week.
Count Jacques de Lesseps and Hubert
Latham. OF the French team. are due to
arrive this morning on La Lorraine.
Hamilton and Shriver will compete this
afternoon at Garden City for a cup offered
by the Garden City Hotel DIR. w. III.
Walden, a dentist, who was seriously in
jured at Garden City several weeks ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
MEYIERT M. ARMSTRONG.

Meylert NJ Armstrong died in Johnson
burg. Penn. on Thursday, from apoplexy.
Mr.. Armstrong was born in Philadelphia IN
1851, and started in business at Sd and Vine
streets. Philadelphia, under the name OF
the Armstrong Paper and Bag Company.
Later he became interested in the manu-
facture of paper at Lock Haven and Jonn-
sonburg. Penn, and when the New YORK
and Pennsylvania Company was organized
was chosen its vicepresident- and con-
tinued as such until his death He was
also president of the Johnsonburg Nauonal
Rank and the Armstrong Real Estate I'm
provement Company.
Mr. Armstrong had lived at orange n.
r for several years He was a member OF
the Union League Club of New York. He
leaves a wife and six children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
MoNTPENsIER OFF TO CHINA
Bourbon Prince to Resume His Elk
plorations from Saigon.

Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon. Due de
Montpensier, left town yesterday after
noon by the New York Central Railroad
for San Francisco. on his way to Cochin
China. to resume his work of exploration
of the entirely unknown hnterland, and
Of surveying at his own expense the route
Of the projected railroad connecting Sal
gon with the hitherto untapped rich mar
kets of the southern provinces of China
For this purpose three specially built
automobiles are awaiting his arrival at
Saigon. the idea being that wherever an
automobile can make its way a railroad
can follow. During a previous Sojourn in
Cochin-China the prince accomplished
much useful survey work of this kind.
The prince. who is a brother of Queen
Marie Amele of Portugal, has spent sew
eral weeks in New York. making his
headquarters at the Knickerbocker. and
among those who accompanied him TO the
Grand Central Station to see him off were
T. Cunliffe-OWen, the Baron Louis de La
grange. +. Grey. nephew of the Governor
General of Canada, and the Consul General
of Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
OBITUARY..
RENE LA MONTAGUE.

Rene La Montague. well known as a polo
player, died last night at his hor"" near
Cedarhurst. from typhoid fever. He had
been i'll for about six weeks.
Mr.. La Montague belonged to many hunt
and golf clubs and was the leading spirit
of the Rockaway Hunting Club. He always
took a keen interest In polo and golf and
in the amateur races held by the ROckaway
Hunting Club. Mr.. La Montague was also
member of the Meadow Brook Club. on the
polo teams of which he and his sons fig
ured prominently
The La Montague family owns large
tracts Of land near Far Rockaway and
CedarhUrst. and in June. 1900, Mr. La
Montague caused some gossip among his
neighbors when he cut down several tele-
phone poles which encrosched upon his
property and had been erected there the
day before by laborers employed by Miss
Lillian Russell, the actress.
Mr.. La Montague leaves a wife and four
sons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
PLAY IN CANADA TWO WEEKS
New Theatre Company Will Then Dis
place THE Blue Bird" Here.

Before The New Theatre repertory COM
pany opens its second regular season. on
November {, in The Merry Wives of
Windsor" il will have had the advantage
of appea ring for two weeks in Montreal
and Toronto. 1t will open at the Princess
Theatre. in Montreal. on October "a and
will stay there one week, playing four times
in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Civ
ing four performances of Pinero's The
Thunderbolt." On October q the company
will begin second weeks engagement in
the same plays at the Royal Alexandra
Theatre. In Toronto.
Mr.. Ames has invited Earl Grey, Gov
ernor General of Canada, and Lady Grey
to attend any performances that they may
choose.
Until the repertory company opens at The
New Theatre THE Blue Bird" will continue
its successful enga cement. After Novem-
Der T. Maeterlincks play will very likely be
transferred to some other theatre. Its re-
ceipts are said to have averaged $4,000 a
week. and several managers are trying to
buy the rights of the production