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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
John Quincy Adams.
HYMENEkL.
Fyffe-FrOst.

FNAAe-F EohNs
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. H-Colonel j..
Perry Fyffe, chief Of police Of the Panama
canal zone, and Miss Nellie b. Frost, for
merly telegraph editor Of two Chattanooga
CTenn) newspapers Of which Colonel
Fyffe was managing editor, were married
here Thursday night after overcoming
some difficulties The couple first applied
to Rev George H. Edwards Of the Protest
ant Episcopal church to perform the GER
emory. He learned that Colonel Fyffe had
been divorced from former wife and, as
he was unable to present court documents
proving that he was legally entitled to be
married again. Or. Edwards refused TO
perform the ceremony. The Rev. d. Lee
Aultman, pastor OF the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church. married them.
Neutrality-suspicious.
CRAIG. Neb. Jan. Special Dean
Batchelder and Miss Esther Peterson OF
this place were married at $50 Friday
morning by Rev Gerriet Jansen OF the
Methodist Episcopal church and took the
1870 train for Omaha TO visit relatives.
Both are members OF prominent families
here and will make their home on farm
southwest Of here
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Student PlungeS to
: Death on .fObOggan
Milton Benner, Council Bluffs Lad,
Meets Death at Kearney Mill
tary Academy.

KEARNEY. Neb.. Jan. H.-(speciaI.)-
Milton Benner, 1-year-old student at the
Kearney Military academy. plunged to his
death down toboggan slide this morning.
His foot caught in the runners of the sled,
the sled was over-tul l. the railing Of
the incline gave way and he fell to the
earth, crushing his skull.
This was young Benner's first semester
at the school HIS relatives reside in
Council Bluffs and have been notified Of
the accident,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
LECTURE ON BIBLE AND HOME
Mrs. ID. b. Wells of Chicago to
Speak Several Times This
Week.

Mrs. D. B. Wells Of Chicago will APP
pear before audiences OF Omaha with q
series of lectures on "The Bible, Home
and Foreign Missions" January IS to "a.
The lectures are to be given under the
auspices of the Interdenominational COM
mittee of Omaha in the assembly room
of the Young Women's Christian associ-
alton building.
Mrss. Wells is widely known through
out the central states from her many
lecture tours. All the different phases
OF the general topics announced will be
dealt with by the lecturer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
ANNUAL SMOKER AT BROKEN BOW
Commercial Club Pledges More Cash
for Packing House.

BROKEN BOW, Neb., Jan. 14.--(Special.)
The Commercial club held it's annual
smoker Thursday night In the rooms Of
the Custer club rooms. Covers were laid for
1853, many out-of-town guests partaking of
the clubs hospitality. over the cigars short
talkU were made by President Iomax,
Judge Gutterson. Judge Humphrey, Alpha
Morgan, Ras Anderson. Rev. VIII Dumville
Snd several others. At the conclusion of
this program Judge II. NJ Sullivan gave
discourse on the packing house PROPOSE
ton and presented both sides in an able
manner. general discussion OF the sub
ject followed and an additional $4,000 was
pledged toward the packing house fund.
All the members of the Board OF County
Supervisors were present and Chairman
Ben Morris In an address stated that as
soon as the Official count on the court
house levy was in the hands Of the board
he and his fellow members would do every
thing In their power to erect as fine a
building as the funds at their command
would allow.
The same officers who have directed the
affairs of the club for the last year were
reelected with the exception of state
Treasurer Walter A. George, whose place
on the board Of directors was filled nv
Joseph Moloneaux f.
The official count OF the number of votes
cast at the special election last Monday il
as follows: For the court house levy. 2.7s2
against the levy $685. majority for the
levy, 42s. Total number OF votes cast. 5,OS5
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Nebraska
PHELPS SHIPPING RED TAPE
New Adjutant General Will Do Away
with Some Of His Officers.
MARTIN HEAD sUPERNTENDENTs
Nebraska CITY Man selected for This
POsitio nat Annual Election of
.t Association-Many Conven-
lions Son at Lincoln.
lion q staff Correspondcntl

LINCOLN. Jan 4-tSpecial.)- new
Rdtutant general has begun his regime by
cutting down a little on the red tape Of
nomenclature and has abolished the terms
surgeon general" surgeon" and ASSISTS
ant surgeon" The officers who have held
these titles viii stu hold their rank Of
colonel, major or captain as the case may
be. The terms formerly in use were quite
unnecessary for the dunties which the men
who held them were performing.
Adjutant General Phelps has also desig-
mated the hospital corps Company a. SAINT
tsry troops" with a view 10 extending tho
service and adding other companies, and
the same rule makes the signal corps sta
toned at Fremont Company a. signal
corps"
The officers Of the medical department
are to report to Lieutenant Colonel j. NJ
Birkner at Lincoln or by letter and get
their new assignments. Captain r. u
Hamilton. delegated by the United States
War department for duty with the Ne
braska guard, has been appointed spe-
cial aide to the governor with rank OF
major IN the militia The regular army
inspection Of Nebraska troops will be made
by Major y. b. Devore Eleventh United
states infantry.
superintendents Elect Martin.
George r. Martin Of Nebraska city was
elected president Of the Nebraska Associa
tiosn Of superintendent at the annual
election. Cora O'Connell Of Kearney nor
NAL was elected vice president and Doro
thea Kolls Of Hall county. secretary. Fri
day evening the association was addressed
by G. p. Cary, state superintendent o.
Wisconsin. anw was entertained 10y a con
cert company. Resolutions on sanitary reg
ulRtions in the schools and upon athleti,
conditions were adopted.
The city of Lincoln is rather set M
over the fact that within the next five
days seventeen conventions will be helC
here. They are all state organizations anC
most Of them are associations OF sgricul
turists and producers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
BOnilla Revolution
Making Progress
First Official Statement from Mica
rAgus that Acknowledges that
msurreotion Has Begun.

TEGUCtGALPA. Honduras, Jan. 1.-THE
censorship was relaxed sufficiently today
to permit the statement that the govern
ment realizes the seriousness OF the revo-
lutionary movement led by former Presi-
dent Manuel Bonilla. That Trujilla has
been captured by the revolutionists is not
denied.
The officials are retlcent but confident
that the revolution will be suppressed.
The foregoing is the first dispatch from
the Honduran capital In which the gov
eminent was reported as admitting the
truth Of the rumors that a revolutionary
party had made any progress against the
administration OF President Davillo.
Truiillo Is fifty miles from Tegucigalpa
and there have been rumors that Bonilia's
followers we're moving on the capital
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15

HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 1L-(special Tele-
gram.)-A jury in the district court last
night acquitted John Daugherty. colored,
on charge Of misconduct toward his Is
year-old daughter Florence. The jury was
out only three hours. The case of the
state against Alexius Breeland, a Mexican,
charged with stabbing Fred Busohee of
Holdrege here last August, was submitted
to a jury in district court this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
BuffsIo COUNTY Poultry show.

KEARNTY, Neb., Jan. H.-(Special.)-
The Buffalo County Poultry and Pet Stock
association closed it's annual show here
this afternoon after a very successful ex-
hibition during three days. Nearly seven
hundred entries were made and hundreds
OF fine blooded fowls were shown. A. H.
Smith secretary Of the state association,
Judged the exhibits. Frank Householder
Of Newark won the special prize for the
highest scored bird, rose comb White
Leghorn owned by him scoring 93is points.
The winner will go. to the state association
show at Hastings. Kearney merchants
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
WOMAN DETECTIVE ON STAND
Says Mrs. schenk Offered Her Thou
sand Dollars TO Poison John.
DEFENDANT TO FURNISH DRUG
Later she Called Up and Told Detec-
tive. who was Disguised ~
Nurse, she Could Not Get
the stuff.

WHEELING. W. Va, Jan. A-when the
Schenk trial was taken up pr. ]. T. Thorn
ton was recalled. and the defense continued
the cross-eNamination. The hypothetical
question was abandoned for the present by
the prosecution and Dr. Thornton was eN-
amined relative to Schcnks condition. but
nothing important developed
Eleanor Zocker, the detective nurse put
on the case by the prosecutor. testified
she was instructed TO leave nothing un-
touched to catch Mrs. Schenk administer
ing poison to her husband. She was in
structed to tell Mrs schenk that Albert
schenk had gone to the hospital with q
paper for his brother to sign. Mrs schenk
expressed the fear that Albert had at
tempted to get Johns signature TO a will
that would give him all Of Johns property.
The witness then said Mrs. schenk asked
her to take Johns keys II he died and by
all means to prevent the schenk's from
getting them. She had lived unhappiy with
her husband, she said on Sunday Mrs.
Schenk received a message saying John
was worse, and had said:
Il hope to God he win die
Before this she had declared John had
treated her like a dog.
Offered to Pay for Poisoning.
vember !. said the witness and that even
ing had gone automobile riding with her.
The witness told Mrs. Schenk that Albert
schenk had been at the hospital with a
bundle Of papers for John to sign. Then
Mrs SchenN had said:
Every time Miss Evans calls up and
says that man Is worse I am the happiest
woman on earth and 1 wish no would die.
feel I could kill him"
why don't you do it7'' asked the wit
ness.
would you do it7' asked Mrs. schenk.
That's another matter 1 replied, I
need money pretty bad"
How much would you take to 90 it7'
asked Mrs schenk.
Il told her 5000" continued the witness,
but she said she did not have that much
money, although she wanted me to give
John a pill and said she would give me
$1,000 and get the stuff to bring to the hos
pital the next day. She said could easily
put the poison In his medicine, place II be-
I, side his bed and he would take It himself
Il asked Mrs. Schenk how she could stand
it II John died and we had killed him, u
continued the witness.
'T would wear a double veil so they
could not see me laughing" she replied.
Could Not Get Drug.
Mrs, Sohenk failed to come to the hospital
with the poison the next day, but she called
by telephone and said she could not get
the stuff and she was afraid that II
John died suddenly Albert would have
Johns stomach examined.
Then It would be found out that John
had been poisoned and that would get US
in bad"
The detective took another ride with Mrs
Schenk the next day and told her Albert
had brought no more papers to sign.
Il told her." the witness continued "that
Mr. Schenk looked as If he had been pois.
oned with arsenic and asked IL she had put
any in his food. She did not reply; only
tossed her head / got nothing out of hel
on that trip"
At this point court was adjourned unit
| Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

diaion
stimulates
L
Company Rochester " stating fully Our doctors viii
rules for health which
thousands
all walks of e both old who
health sold by druggists dealers
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15

TECU MsEH. Neh.. Jan, H.-tSpecialD-
The annual session Of the johnson County
Farmers Institute was held at the court
mouse IN this city this week. The follow
"s were the awards az the boys ana
sirls' corn judging contest:
yellow Corn-For the boys First 81
Roland Douglas; second S2 Carl Icxoii.
thlrd, 81, Ennct Wilson ~ .'''' ~
,Mhlte Corn-For the girls. First a.
sh su9 Ernst second. s.. EDNA Douglass
thlroi 81, Laura Jewell.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Union Prolific Train pitched.

sALINA. Kan, Jan, M-Three persons
OF Union Pacific train No. /, a combination
Of passenger and freight train, running
south Of this city. A passenger coach
carrying twenty passengers turned partly
over in a ditch. broken rail caused the
accident.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
state PonItrv show.

HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 14.-(Special. Tels-
gram -Entries for the state poultry show
next week have exceeded expectations
Probably 1900 birds will be on display
Meetings of the State and American Poultry
associations win be held in connection with
the show.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15

WEST POINT Neb., Jan. li.-Cspecial)
The regular spring term OF the district
court of Cunning county viii convene at
West Point on January 60 with Judge
Guy T., Graves on the bench The court
calendar is small, outside Of one or two
cases, there being nothing TO come before
the court Of an important nature. The
Jurors chosen for the term are: Henry
Bargman. l.. Nondruska. Chas Kappius.
]. o. Kiesling, Homer Mcdonald. Wuuam
Mortensen, Frank Barton. H. p. Heller
John Lind Charles Tighe Matt Hansen
charles Norman, Joseph Gatzemeyer A.
j. kreikemeier, II. W. Peters NJ j.
schmitt' Charles Warner Lawrence Wort
man Charles Boiling. Ed. Meicrgord
Henry lehman, etorge McNamsrl, Henry
Bank and L. e. Farran
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
HaYHes to CARR steel Rails.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 14--That
barges OF the Carnegie Steel company are
soon to restore partly the supremacy OF
the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers
In the great water trade OF years ago IL
information which has been received here.
IL is said barges will carry steel rails
from Pittsburg to river points.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
SHERWOOD CANDIDATE
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE
President of south Dakota liar Assoc
citation VIII Make Contest for
GAMBLE Sseat.

PIERRE, s. D., Jan. I.-Carl Sherwood
of Clark, president of the South Dakota
Bar association, announced today that he
will be candidate for Senator Robert j.
CANDLES seat in the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Police Guard MarshHIItown Plant.

MARSHALLTOwN,' Ia, Jan. H.-(Spe-
cial.)-Pickets of the strikers of the LennoS
Machine company and strikers of the COM
pany FLASHED near the plant again today.
Two pickets were badly beaten and a shot
was fired into the mob, but the bullet
missed its mark. The police arrived just
too late to make any arrests. Police, who
have been guarding the plant all summer
and fall, but who were recently withdrawn,
were again put on duty this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs.. u. #. OSeood.


TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 14-(Special.)-
The funeral of Mrs. d. F. Osgood. who
died very suddenly of heart trouble at the
family home near Sterling Thursday, was
held at the home at 10 o'clock this
morning. 1t was conducted by Rev. s.
Mills Hayes an Episcopal minister from
Lincoln. The burial was in the Sterling
cemetery. Mary Ellen Krum. daughter
of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Krum, was
born at Seneca Falls, N. Y, August q,
1863 Her fathers family came to Tecum-
sch, Neb., twenty-five years ago last sum
mer Rev. Mr.. Krum being pastor of the
Presbyterian church here for several years
The deceased was married to Mr.. Osgood,
in Tecumseh, February g. 1885. For a few
years following their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs Osgood lived In Tecumseh, where Mr.
Osgood was engaged in the practice of law
Later they located in Lincoln. and some
seven OF eight years ago they moved upon
the farm. Mrs. Osgood had been I'M
usually we'll this winter and fell while
engaged about the house and died almost
instantly.
James Hickey.
! NEBRASKA CITY, Jan. 14-(Special. y
James Hickey, aged IS, died at his home
in this city yesterday, after an illness last
ing some time. He was born in Illinois
and came to this city when a small boy
and has since made It his home He was
reared on a farm south of this city and
a year ago went to Colorado for his health,
but getting no benefits by the change re
turned home. He is survived by four
sisters: Mrs. Mike Bauer and Miss Lucy
Hickey of this city, Mrs. F. e. Sanborn
of Omaha and Mrs. James Hamilton of
Lincoln His funeral will be held Sunday
morning from the st. Marys Catholic
church.
Josiah Roberts,
+ NEBRASKA CITY, Jan. 14-(special.)-
Josiah Roberts, aged SO and one of the
pioneer residents of this vicinity, died at
his home in this city yesterday and the
funeral will be held Sunday. He was a
carpenter by trade and came to this city
fifty years ago from Pennsylvania. He
was a member of the Nebraska volunteers
who organized in 1862 to fight the Indians
He is survived by a wife and six children
they being Fred and William Roberts and
Mrs. Erhart Eador of this city, Franl
Roberts, Mrs Ida Pitser and Mrs. Anne
Allen Of Colorado.
John Quincy Adams.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-John Quincy
Adams, a descendant of the signer Of the
Declaration of Independence died toda!
at his home in this city from Bright'
disease. He was SO years old. Mr.. Adam'
was charter member OF the Sons of thu
American Revolution and one ct thu
founders Of the american Playhouse ans
Betty Ross Memorial association.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15

A Guarantee of Business Prosperity
The Persistent and Wise Patronage OF
The Bee Advertising Columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
CuminE County Farmcrs' Institnt,

WEST POINT Neb. Jan. lf-tspeciall
The Farmers institute foc Cunning
county opened ON ThursdGv afternoon at
the court house. There was a large at
tendance Al the opening day. Dean Rucs-
ing president OF the Institute. delivered
the opening address which was was very
we'll received. The institute viii continue
during the week, the corn show and the
poultry ana pet sto1k associations show
being held az the same time In other
places Of meeting. The town is crowded
With progressive farmers. who are taking
an interest In these events, much stronger
than in previous years. fIhe proportion OF
young men among the agriculturists Is no.
uceable.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-15
Nebraska

donated nberaliy in special prizes to vim
ners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-28
.FLAGC INDICTED
ON COMPLAINT
Promoter and Associates
Charged With Misusing Mail.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Jared Flagg.
Jr., and the eight men who we're ar.
rested With him in connection with the
scheme Of the author Of "Flagg's Flats"
to take large profits out Of Wall street
were indicted by the federal grand
jury. They were jointly accused Of
having "unlawfuliy and krowingly de-
vised scheme and artl6c'. % defraud'
and used the mails to carry It out.
The names of the complainants on
the indictment are two women, Julia
E. Wood Of Reading, Pa, and Bertha
L. Bentley of Corey, Pa. Mrs. Bentley
is the wife Of the postmaster Of Corey,
and her name appeared in the com
plant on which Flagg and his asso-
ciates were arrested. All the defend
ants were In court. All had been out
on ball except F. Tennyson Neely, who
was brought from the Tombs.
Madeline Russo, the nineteen-year-
old girl who was employed in Flagg's
office, disappointed the postofice In
spectors again by staying away from
the federal building. Lawyer Mcintyre
said he represented her and she would
be at his Office today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-28
KEYPORT

Russell Roberts, of Church street,
was at the Trenton fair yesterday.
Miss Stella Roberts Is enjoying a
two weeks vacation at M~anasquan
and vicinity. Miss Roberts is tele-
phone operator at Matawan.
The St. John NJ. E. church will
hold a bazaar at Walling's reposi-
tory on October 10 and II. Supper
will be served each evening.
Andy White, of Broad street, has
an auction sale of household goods
this afternoon. Mr.. A. Walling is
employed with the Seth Thomas
Clock Company will live in Brook
Ign.
The Calvary NJ. E. church will hold
q fair and bazaar in their vestry
November 8, 1911.
The new public library will soon
be open. People who have books
that they wish to give are requested
to send them to the library or to
school, where the teachers will look
out for them. All book lovers can
aid the good work by subscribing
one dollar and joining the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Samuel Roberts. truant Off
Ger, is recovering from a evere cold.
ting up new poles on Broad street.
Dorothy and Fred Ogden spent yes
terday in New York city.
Henry A. Salz Was an out of town
visitor yesterday.
Rev. Hugh Massey, a recently or
81 --s~~T - Ii1t~rlr- Do
is a local visitor.
Mrs. J. A. Walling, of Osborne
street, was a New York witty visitor
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Snyder were
attending the state fair at Trenton
today.
Mrs. Roland Fennimore, of AS
bury Park, Is the guest Of her moth
er, Mrs. M. Tilton, Of Atlantic
street.
Miss Ola M. Conklin is the guest
of her grandmother at Newark.
Mrs. T. S. Coe was a New York
city visitor yesterday.
Miss Jennie Patterson, of Phila-
delphia, is the guest of Miss Brenda
Anderson.
Miss Gertrude Beers, of Matawan,
was the guest of Mrs. Eleanor Van
Brake Tuesday.
Fred Ogden, son Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Ogden, of Broad street, leaves
this week for Philadelphia to at
tend the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. ogden graduated from the Key
port high school last spring and
during the past summer has worked
in the laboratory of a dentist at
Yonkers, N. Y. He has decided to
follow that profession.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-28
KEANSBURG

County Probation Officer w. w.
Ramsay was at Port Monmouth
Tuesday.
Jack Martin has been spending a
few days with friends in New York
city.
John G. Sheppanski is at Hobo
ken, where he has an interest in a
plumbing and hardware business.
Real estate men are trying to pur-
chase the large farm here Of Daniel
Robinson and son.
John Henry Law1or, of New York,
who ran a carousal here last sum-
mer, has gone to the city for the
winter.
The engine house at the Point
Comfort water works is nearing com
pletion.
Several teachers still remain at
Camp John.
Oliver Overton, of Sandy Hook,
was a recent visitor at his home in
town.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Collins are
visiting relatives in Brooklyn.
Many fish are being caught here
from the steamboat dock. Jones
Ames and Cecil H. Stillwell, of New
York, hooked in over forty there
Tuesday.
Cecil Lediard, of Red Bank, spent
Tuesday evening with friends in
town.
The Amesbury cottage at Ideal
Beach has closed and the occupants
Me$srs. Goldfoyle and Lescher, have
returned to New York.
r. S. Gibbs, the actor, was in
town Tuesday.
Oliver and White have opened
their new. carpenter shop in the
Thorne building on Carr avenue
Rev. DR.. Charles T. Baylis and
family have returned to their winter
home at Flatbush, L. /.
Augustus w. Lucas Is away on a
business trip through the west.
John G. Sheppanski and Samuel
Tilton have returned from a trip to
New York city.
George Wilson, of this place, is
captain of the Keyport steamboat,
the Mejestic.