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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
Wappich Makes Big Hit
>Auctioning Off Fire Steeds

out OF a fellows pocket for something he
may not exactly want better than many a
man who is professional auctloneer."
Some rather amusing incidents occurred
after the sale of certain OF the old fire
horses. They have been used to taking
their exercise withiHa block or two OF the
stations, and those from the house at
Eighteenth and Harvey have never gone
beyond Seventeenth east and Nineteenth
west on their exercise trips. When their
new owners mounted them to take them
home two of the horses bucked when they
had got beyond their ordinary points OF
travel and it required good horsemanship
TO handle them and get them headed for
the country. farmers being the purchasers
Others baked and expressed feelings OF
deep regret when they we're being driven
by their old quarters in the different fire
houses plainly indicating that Omaha
looked 50 good 10 them, especially the
Omaha fire houses, they did not want to
leave.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
Negro Confesses
to Killing Four
Is Then Secretly Arraigned, Sentenced
to Life and Hurried to
Prison.

PITTSBURG, Kan. Feb. 26.-Gye Thomas
alias Ed Young. negro 26 years, old, con-
fessed at Grard, near here, last night, to
the murder of William Bork, a white
farmer, the latter's wife and child and an
other negro. He was arraigned secretly
last night pleaded guilty, was sentenced to
Imprisonment for life and was taken to
the penitentiary at Lansing today.
Thomas implicated Ed Chailes. another
negro, who was arrested with him. Chailes
was hurried away to the jail at Fort Scott
KAN for safe keeping.
Besides the four murders, Thomas con-
fessed that he and Chailes had committed
numerous highway robberies.
Thomas and Chailes were arrested in
Girard last Thursday but because of the
feeling aroused by the crimes with which
they are charged. their arrest was kept a
secret
The crimes were the most brutal ever
committed in this section. The bodies Of
William Bork, his wife and child were
found in a lonely region seven miles north
OF Pittsburg on November % last The
Borks had been on a visit to a neighboring
town and were returning home in a buggy
when attacked.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27

Fire and Police Commissioner w. +.
wappieh is considering the acceptance of
an offer 70 enter the list OF auctioneers at
the South Omaha stock yards.
Commissioner Wappich offieiated as auo-
tioneer al the sale OF nine condemned
horses OF the fire department. and some
stookmen who saw him in action were ex-
oeedingly pleased with his methods OF get
ting all that was coming to the city. Some
OF the animals were not in the best OF
physical condition. yet Wappch strung the
buyers along so we'll that he registered an
average OF S162 a head. The lowest pride
receive for any animal was $50, and from
this the prices ranged up to 500.
That fellow can make good as an auc-
tioneer anywhere" said an experienced
stockman who attended the sale and se-
cured two or three OF the horses sold. Il
don't care II he is a lawyer. He can make
better money selling high grade stock. He
has the proper vocabulary, knows how TO
hit the right chord and can take money
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
Boy kidnapped ON
? Railroad Speeder
A. Baird of Aberdeen Finds Son in
Minnesota-Friend of Divorced
Wife Suspected.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Feb. 26.-(special
Telegram "A. Baird, whose 1O-year-old
son was kidnapped Thursday afternoon, re-
turned this morning from Breckenridge,
MINI. accompanied by the boy. The boy
says man called at the school house and
told him he would take him to see his
mother and brother. They walked out of
town mile and a half and then were
given ride on railroad speeder to Plana,
S. D., where they took the train to Breck-
enridge The man got away. 8
Baird states the man is Henry Voghta,
former st. Paul motorman. who. he
claims, is the man who eloped with his
divorced wife. Voghta told merchant at
Plana that he was mail carrier in Chi
cago, but formerly was a carrier at ST.
Paul. He said he intended going to Great
Falls, Mont, to live on claim. Baird Of
fers a $500 reward for Voghta's arrest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
Wounded Cared For in Rude
Hut by Flicker of Candle

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26,-staff CORE
spondence of the Associated Press from
Bluefields under date Of February TO- and
received by mail steamer today, describes
the condition OF the wounded after the
battle OF Santa Clara.
At o'clock at night a cattle ranch
called Yalu was reached There were two
cots in the house. One OF these the Amer
leans solicitously aided by Nioaraguan Of
ficers, secured for Colonel Gabriel Conrad
OF Louisiana who had been wounded.
The eouehes rested on bare ground. Pigs
scurried out Of doors and general air
OF the stable yard prevailed A man shot
through the stomach groaned ceaselessly
on the second cot. native shot through
the leg cyawled under his cot and another
beside IL Just outside Of the door an
other, with part OF his face shot away,
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as Figures Show.
SECRET HELD IN CORNERSTONE
Widely Varying Stories Told by
Court House Depositories.
HAvERLY's REPORT INTERESTING
Shows $1,e04,o Paid Out During
the Last Year.
ADMINISTRATION COSTS MORE
Comparison of Cost of Running
County in 1882 and 1909 IL
story of Development of
Western Enterprise.
.AvERLY's REPORT INTERESTING
ADMINISTRATION COSTS MORE

Douglas county in its commercial and
financial dealings, is expanding very rap
idly 1t has a payroll that indicates big
business makes purchases that run into
money like the buying end Of wholesale
house and gives out contracts enough to
keep many hundreds of people busy all
the year round, and to allow some profit to
the contractors.
The annual report Of County Clerk d. M
Haverly now in the hands Of the printer,
makes decidedly interesting showing. A
copy of this report was deposited in the
cornerstone of the new court house. Com
pared to the business done in 1882. when
the cornerstone of the present structure
was laid. the report reads like the tabu-
lated statement of the growth Of a great
commercial or manufacturing institution.
Amount Paid Ont In 1909.
The amount paid out by County Treas
uror Furay during 1909 for various purposes
totaled 81, ,604, ,O42 sc, itemized as follows:
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moaned The name Of a saint. Some Of the
native wounded had been brought along on
native hammocks and others stoically
walked.
On crude bed, DR.. Castillo, working by
the light OF a candle, dressed the wounds
Sam Drebbin Of Philadelphia and Panama
a veteran OF the Philippines and highly
capable forager had lifted some ones
chicken dinner from the table as he passed
through Puebla Viego. This now fur
nished a much needed broth for the
wounded
1t was not long before the doctors can
die had been exhausted ana the crude
house with It's suffering men was left
in darkness, save for a flicker OF light
from the fire outside. where the broth
had been warmed. All that medical aid
could do under the circumstances had
been done.
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Money to start New Year.

On January 5, this year. there was
balance in the county treasury of $467, ,647 90
OF this amount $2,S2417 was cash in the
drawer; $lOl112 was invested in county
warrants; s2023s264 was in the new court
house building fund $3.50. 90 represented
taxes paid under protest; SSl,69s.H was in
the bond sinking fund. and the. balance
was credited to fortv-six different funds
Available in principal funds for warrants
were the following amounts: General fund
1l,727.44: road fund, $13.2SOl5; bridge
fund. $6,4669O; soldiers relief, A,7s49o:
permanent roads inheritance taxi, S11.-
26s.11.
During the year claims We're paid from
the general fund to the amount Of 1884,
04S.s7 from the road fund, SS5, 05: from
the bridge fund, $12,7l2.7O from the bond
sinking fund $47,ss35O; county hospital
$172, ,96s.61; permanent roads, $74.s4O.52. Total
Of claims paid during year from all funds
55.593.92. Claims were rejected to the
amount OF $232OL9S, claims were pending
January 1 to the amount Of So, ,22O59. and
warrants had been issued for $79717l.35.
Close of 1905.
At the close Of business for the year 1905
there was in the treasury $4S5, ,3S7,28, and
tax collections during 1909 were as follows
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voted exclusively to the improvement Of
permanent roads outside the limits of in
.corporated cities and towns. there was
available January /, 1903, $679a2,O9. Collec-
tions from estates probated during 1909
amounted to S19,153.72. The largest amount
collected was from the estate Of Herman
Kountze $3.50; second largest amount
from the estate of Lew w. Hill
S5,32S.52. The smallest inheritance tax
paid during the year was S44S6. Besides
the amount paid out of this fund for actual
road work, Ss77.1s went to appraisers Of
estates, leaving a balance available Jan
uary 6, 1910. of s11,26S,1i.
Total Assessed Valuation.
The total assessed valuation of Douglas
county for 1909 was ss5,76s,s4s, based on
one-fifth valuation, and the tax levles for
various purposes were in the following
amounts;
For state purposes, 5.5 mills, 1886, S54
Of which $S5,76s4 went to the university
County levy. Is mills. S5S6.hS2.64.
School district tax, S1H,99L47 Of which
S1322962 went into bond fund and S4,64l IS
was for free high school tax.
Village tax $245SS.41; Benson tops the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
BELMONT GETS HIS LICENSE
New York millionaire Secures Permit
TO Wed Miss Robson Late
Friday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--It was learned to-
day that the marriage license bureau in
the city hall had been kept open after
hours last night for the issuance of a
marriage license to August Belmont and
Eleanor Elsie Robson, the actress whose
engagement was recently announced. Mr..
Belmont made the arrangement by tels-
phone, In the application for the license
Mr.. Belmont gave his age as 81 years,
while Miss Robson's age was given as 81.
Great Northern TO Spend six Million.
ST PAUL. Feb. 26-It was announced to-
day at headquarters here that the Great
Northern railway has planned an eXpendi-
ture OF about $6OO0,OO0 this year for addi-
tionai equipment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
The thousands up
on thousands, and
thousands, VIII 0
dive into the sea of
Bee Want Ads.

tomorrow morning from early
candle light until late at night,
represent every class.
They want something.
They will find it in The Bee,
most likely.
II you have an ad and can't get
down to The Bee office. and have
a phone. call Douglas 2Ss and it
will be all right. But do it early.
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7 scharkovsky to
Have Open Trial
Government is Issuing Tickets of
Admission to the Court
Room.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 26.-The belief
that the trial Of Nicholas Vasilievitch
and Nine. Breshko- -Breshkov-
skaya would be open is confirmed The
court officials are issuing admission tickets,
as the court room is small.
Nine. Breshkovskaya's lawyer, Prince
Erlstoff, says his client will not be pres
ent. The defense, while not denying revOlu-
tionary activity on her part, will merely
point out alleged errors in the indictment
when she is called to plead.
Florida Fruit Rates Lower.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Rates on ship
ments Of fruit and vegetables from Florida
points to points in the north and west were
today ordered reduced by the Interstate
Commerce commission. The reduction
amounts approximately to per cent,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
WEATHER FORECAST,

For Nebraska-Fair
For lowa-Fair; colder.
For weather report see page 2.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-27
SAYS BALLINGER
DECEIVED TAFT
Clifford Pinchot on Witness Stand
Makes Bristling Charge Against
Secretary of Interior.
DAY REPLETE WITH SENSATIONS

Unfaithful Public Servant, He Says,
Endangered Its Property.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-06
DEATH OF PROF. GRAY.
Well known Citizen of WaXa,achie
Dies After Long Illness.

Prof. J. A. Gray, who has been a
we'll known and highly esteemed citi-
zen of Waxahachie for many years,
died at his home on Williams avenue
Tuesday night about II o'clock. Mr..
Gray had been sick for a long time.
He was about IS years old. Mr. Gray
was a good man and enjoyed the con-
fidence of a large circle of friends.
A widow and a number of children
survive to mourn his death. One
daughter is in South America and a
son resides in Kansas City.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. The services viii he
under the auspices of Camp Winnie
Davis, United Confederate Veterans.
The interment will be made at the
city cemetery.
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address in the afternoon large
crowd assembled on the grounds to
witness the balloon ascension. which
was successfully accomplished by
Prof. Phillips of Dallas.
The next event on the program
was the band contest Three bands
competed for the prize, the Boys
Band from the Odd Fellows Home,
Band. A cash prize of $50 and low
ing cup were awarded to the Boys
Band.
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STATE CANDIDATES SPEAK
TWO CANDIDATES FOR LIEuTF,N-
ANT GOVERNOR PRESENT
CLAIMS TO VOTERS.
Hon. A. Il. Davidson Pulls the Rec.
ord on II. Bascom Thomas.
Gives the Voters the
Facts.

Oratory of the political brand WIS
very much in evidence at the frater-
nal picnic at the Chautauqua pars
Tuesday, the last day of the gather
ing Quite number of politicians
were on hand to present their claims
to the voters and each was given an
opportunity to speak. Hon A. Il
Davidson and Hon. A. S. Hawkins,
candidates for lieutenant governc,
were given the use of the platform
in the auditorium in the forenoon.
Mr.. Hawkins had no appointment
here but Mr.. Davidson kindly con
sented to give the west Texas man
part of his time
Mr.. Davidson spoke first and ad
dressed about fifteen hundred or two
thousand people. He confined his
speech principally to the record OF
proceedings of the investigator. and
expulsion of H. Bascom Thomas from
the senate of the thirty-first legisla-
ture. Mr.. Davidson did not use any
personal abuse in his references to
the Sulphur Springs man. He let
the record speak for Itself, and
showed by this document that Thorn
as would make charges ons day ana
retract them the next. He said he
could not understand how man
who appreciates the full value and
significance of the ballot would vote
FOR Thomas for any kin. Of an Of
flee. Mr.. Davidson's speech made
fine impression and it will no doobt
win him many votes in Ellis county.
Mr.. Hawkins also applied the rec
ord to Thomas and then gave the au-
dience summary of his own plat
form.
In the afternoon Hon. J. w. Blake,
candidate for railroad commissioner;
Hon. Dwight Lewelling, candidate
for congress against Jack Beall;
Judge Felix McCord, candidate for
judge of the court of criminal ao-
peals, and Hon. W. P. Lane, candi-
date for state comptroller, We're Civ
en- ten minutes each to make their
John l.. Luther, penitentialy
transfer agent, was on the picnic
grounds in the interest of Mr.. A. y.
candidacy.
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BIG PRICE FOR LAND.
Good Sized Tract in White Lcagu,
Brings 500 Per Acre.

Haynes and Crumley report the
sale of 800 acres of land in TIE
White League community at 500 neI
acre. Mr., w. E. Lewis was the pur-
chaser. Thus it will be seen that land
values are steadily and surely in
creasing. Good roads, cool citizen
ship. good schools and gooi towns
nearby will make farm lands in Ell
lis county continue to increase En-
mis- News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-06
JOHNSON ON PROHIBITION
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR DE-
VOTES MOST OF SPEECH
TO THIS SISSUE.
Shows the Impracticability Of Judge
POindexter's Proposed Three
Mile Law-Pays Tribute
to Fraternalism.

For the second time during his
candidacy for the governorship of
the state of Texas, Hon. Cone john
son addressed Waxahachie audi
ence Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at the Chautauqua park auditorium.
The audience filled the building. Mr..
Johnson was invited to Waxahachie
by the executive board of the North
Texas Fraternal Picnic Association
which held it's second annual session
here Monday and Tuesday The four
candidates, Cone Johnson, R. V. Da-
wilson, VIM. Poindexter and O. B.
Colquitt, were invited by the board
but Mr.. Johnson was the only one
who could arrange to be here.
Promptly at 2 o'clock S. P. Rice,
president of the North Texas Frater-
nal Picnic Association, called the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-06
A DISCIPLE OF BLACKSTONE
NJ. II. Founders Takes Examination
and Successfully Passes.

M. II. Founders, general delivery
clerk at the Waxahachie postoffice is
now full Pledged disciple of Black
stone. For the past few years Mr.
Founders has been devoting his lea
ure time to the study of law ard on
the 18th and 18th of June he went
to Dallas to take the examination.
He has been advised that he
passed and that he would be supplied
with license that would permit him
to practice before the courts of the
state. Mr.. Founders has been a resi-
dent of Waxahachie several years.
He was formerly school teacher
and taught for a number of years in
Hunt county.
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Does This Suit You?

Curtin Drug Co., the enterprising
druggists Of Waxahachie, Texas, are
having such large run on HINDU
Po," the new Kidney Cure and
Nerve Tonic. and hear 1t SO highly
praised that they now offer to guar
antee 1t in every case to cure all
forms of Kidney Troubles and Ner-
vous Disorders.
They pay for 1t II It does not give
you entire satisfaction.
II you use 1t, 1t Is their risk, NOT
yours. A 5O-cent box sent by mail
under positive guarantee. VII
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CLOSING OF THE PICNIC.

$. y. Rice of Dallas Was Elected
President for Another Year.
Tuesday being the last day of the
fraternal picnic the executive board
held business session during the
forenoon and reelected S. p. Rice
of Dallas president. MIR. Rice has
served in this capacity since the or
ganization of the North Texas Fra
ternal Picnic Association two years
ago. He is state organizer for the
Fraternal Union of America.
At the conclusion of Mr. Johnson s
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-06
JACK BEALL To SPEAK.
Candidate for Congress Will Make
Three Speeches in County
Next Monday.

Congressman Jack Beall CT Wax
ahachie, who is candidate for the
denomination, will make three
speeches in Ellis county next Mon
day. He will speak at Ferris at 10
O'Clock in the morning ard will 20
to Palmer for speech at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. At $3.50 that night
he will address the voters OF Waxa-
hachie in the district co4rt room
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TRAGIC DEATH Of MRS. CRAWFORD
Body Is Found i'm Cistern at Home
on jefferson Street Late Tues
day Afternoon.

Mrs. Sarah A. E. Crawford. wife
Of Rev. ]. B. Crawford, was found
in a cistern at the home on West Jer
! ferson street Tuesday afternoon
about o'clock and when the body
was recovered life was extinct. The
mind of Mrs. Crawford had been i'm
paired for some time and she hal
been practically under the watchful
eye of some member of the family
Tuesday afternoon she was left
alone In the house for few minutes
and while the other members of the
family were absent Mrs. Crawford
disappeared. A neighbor lady heard a
disturbance at the cistern and made
an investigation. She found the body
of Mrs, Crawford floating on the
water. Help was Immediately sum-
moned and the body was recovered.
A physician was called in but an ex-
animation showed that life was ex-
tinct.
Mrs. Crawford had lived in Ellis
county many years. The family for
merly lived on Grove creek, but
moved to the city a few years ago
A husband and several children
are left to mourn her tragic deata
Funeral services were conducted
at the residence this afternoon at
) 80 O'Clock. The interment was
made at the city cemetery.
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| assembly to order and made a few
| preliminary remarks concerning the
association, its officers and members
and the work that had been accom-.
plished at this meeting, after which
he, by the consent of Mr.. Johnson
introduced w. P. Lane of Fo, t
Worth, who is candidate for comp
troller, and who made brief an
nouncement of his candidacy for that
office. After this Mr.. Rice introduced
the speaker of the hour, Mr.. John
son, who was greeted with applause.
Mr.. johnson was suffering consider
ably with his throat and stated In
the beginning that if he had the con-
sent OF his own physical condition he
would be taking the rest which he
had contemplated and needed.
Owing to the absence of his OPP
ponents and owing to the fact that
the organization which invited him
not being a political organization Mr..
johnson did not confine his address
so closely along the political lines as
he would have done under other
circumstances, and in speaking OF
the fraternalism he said that he
knew of no insurance in Texas that
had done more to build up the good
citizenship in our state than our fra
ternal organizations have done and
secured better standard of protec-
ton. After talking at some length
along the line of work accomplished
by the organization he took up the
prohibition question as is discussed
over the state today and it's connec-
ton with reference to the selection
of governor of Texas. He reviewed
in a general way the issues taken by
his opponents on this question of To-
cal self government and local self
control, the three-mile-circle prohi-
bition and the unconstitutionality Of
statutory prohibition. He said if we
were going to have the three-milc-
circle prohibition let US take the re-
strictions off and let it go into the
cities as well as around the churches
and school houses in the country and
not let the arms of the law be strong
and vigorous in the country and as
soon as the city limits of an incorpor-
ated city were reached let them be-
come paralyZed and drop and let the
saloons and whiskey traffic be vice
open in the city. He said that circles
could not be drawn without leaving
vacant spots between the circles
and that if laws were enacted in ac-
cordance with the circle plan the Ok
lahoma rush would look like thirty
cents compared with the rush that
would be made by the whiskey men
for these vacant spaces and lots.
Mr.. Johnson reviewed in general
way all the phases OF the whiskey |
traffic and the means by which it |
might be controlled, discussing both |
statutory prohibition and prohibition
by constitutional amendment
His address throughout brought |
applause from the vast audience and
at times the speaker was compelled
to stop talking until the applause
ceased.
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letter written by II. M. Winkler,
Evansville Ind. - contracted a Sc
we're case of kidrsy trouble. My back
gave out and panied me. | seemed to
have lost all strength and ambition !;
was bothered with dizzy spells. my
head would swim end specks float be-
fore my eyes. ! took Foley's Kidney
Pills regularly and am now perfectly
well and feel like new man. Foo
ley's Kidney Pills have cured me- -
B. w Fearis. d