Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-06

had been struck Mr.. Alfred Cook
exhibited specimens of the coal at the
Merchants hotel to an interested
crowd.
Three Indian chiefs of the Omaha
tribe arrived from Lincoln, on their
way to their reservation. Their names
are "Pa-la-nung-pe-she, "Pa-hung-
mong' and "Ta-wa- -zin-gas" and
with them Is William Tymball, inter-
prefer.
Grand Master Workman Powderly
of the knights of Labor made his first
visit to this city and spoke at the ex-
position building.
Boyds packing house has been pur-
chased by ]. D. Her for $4,000.
Mayor Boyd intends to spend some
time on his well-stocked ranch in
Wyoming and states that it Is not i'm
possible that he might build another
packing house.
The latest movement is for a street
railway company in South Omaha, the
company having been formed with a
capital stock Of s250,0O0, with the fol-
lowing incorporators: D. Anderson,
Balthas letter, c. M. Hunt. H. C. Bost-
wick, M. J. DeGraff, ]. F. Rinehart
and A. Geary.
The new water works main con-
reservoir will soon be completed. The
pipe layers are now on Lowe avenue
at a point where Davenport would
strike if it extended.
This Day In History.
1777-General Burgoyne arrived in
Quebec to take command of the Brit
ish forces in Canada.
1ES--The French alliance was cell
ebrated by the soldiers at Valley
Forge.
1S4O-Prince Gallitzin, the Russian
prince who became priest and founded
Loretta, Pa, died at Loretta. Born at
The Hague, December 20, 1910.
1S5O-William R. King of Alabama
was elected president pro tenn. of the
United States senate.
1S64-Sherman began his march to
the sea.
1S67-The Reform league held
great meeting in Hyde Park, London,
in defiance of the law.
1S76-French and German consus
killed in Mussulman riot at Saloniki.
1S93-The German emperor dis
solved the Reichstag because 1t re-
jected the army bill.
1S97-The bi-centennial jubilee of
Trinity church, New York City, was
celebrated
1915-Japan sent an ultimatum to
China that the latter must accept I'M
conditionally the Japanese demands.
The Day We Celebrate.
S. P. Bostwick of s. P. Bostwick &
Son, was born May 6, 1860, in Cayu-
ga, N. Y. He came to Omaha in 1885,
has been associated in various BUSH
ness establishments and has also been
q member of the school board.
Cornelius Claassen, with the Peters
Trust company, is celebrating his
thirty-fifth birthday. He was born on a
farm near Beatrice, Neb., and educat-
ed at Haverford college.
Crown Prince Frederick William,
eldest son of the German emperor and
commander of the German forces at
Verdun, born at Potsdam thirty-five
years ago today.
Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the
North Pole and a rear admiral (re-
tired) in the United States navy, born
at Cresson, Pa, sixty-one years ago
today
DR.. Abraham jacob of New York,
known as Americas grand old man
of medicine" born in Westphalia,
Germany, eighty-seven years ago to-
day.
Philander C. Knox, United States
senator from Pennsylvania, born at
Brownsville, Pa, sixty-four years ago
today
William c. Lansdon, democratic can
didate for governor of Kansas in the
late election, born in Linn county,
Kansas. f1fty-four years ago today.
Oscar W. Underwood, United States
senator from Alabama, born at Louis
Vile, KY, fifty-five years ago today.