Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1901, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, o APRIT. 12, 1901, RELIEVES (OUNTY JUDGE Lecision in Bupreme Court oa fuit for False Imprisonment. ASSERTS RIGHT TO COMMIT INCORRIGIBLES | ge Bxplicitly Stated in mist Clergyman—Hen- damen Defent Law of Marr! LINCOLN, April 11 Judges and ex-vounty Judges will 1 better after they digest the Just handed down by the supreme in the case of Lucretia Flowers against N. M. fcott, an action for damages for malicious prosecution and false imprison ment. Scott is an old man, living at Ben pett. He was guardian of the Flowers gitl and five years ago filed complaint against her that she was incorrigible. £he a8 tried and sent to the Reform school In & few weeks she managed to communt with her lived near Cheney, and the latter began habeas corpus procecdings rele She showed that the action of taken without any notice to the girl's relatives and that she was not an incorrigible. The girl was veleased and Scott was soon afterward made defendant in a suit for $20,000 dam ages. The jury gave the girl $2,500, largely on a holding by the trial judge that th law under which she was committed was unconstitutional. An appeal to the supr was taken by Scott, and her n of the lower was affirmed A motion for a rehearing was made and the court only grants this, but re itself and orders the case remanded wnother trial Meanwhile couuty attorneys alarn onment were (8pecial.)—County teel a opinion court cate stster, who court decis court not oracs for judges and prosecuting throughout the siate gr Visions of suits for false impris brought by children whom the instrumental in sending to the Re form school under the old law haunted them, and they grew cautious. Instead of sepding boys and girls to the Reform kchool they hound over all they conceived to be proper subjects for control and al lowed the district court to act. They may now be reassured ol w » Contested. The points contested by toe were Does the law conform stitution, and if not, is what remains valid, and {8 a county court a court of tecord? The law in part reads as follows ‘When a boy or girl of sane mind, under the age of 18 years, shall, In any court of reeord In this state, be found guilty of #ny erime, except murder or manslaughter, committed under the age of 18 years, or who for want of proper parental care is growing up in mendicancy or vagrancy, or is Incorrigible, * * * the court shall cause an order to be entered that said boy or girl be sent to the State Industrial school. " The constitutfonal lows “The legislature may provide by law for the establishment of a school or schools for the safe-keeping, education, employ- ment and reformation of @l children under the age of 18 years, who, for want of proper parental care or other cause, are growing up In mendicancy or erime.” It was contended by Miss Flowers’ attor- neys that the law was void, because it raised the age limit above that fixed by the onstitution. It was answered by the other side that, even if It did, this did not render the remainder of the law void Judge Norval Dis Judges Sullivan and Holcomb agree with the latter contention, while Judge Norval does not. In the opinion of the former, he holds that if, after striking out the un- constitutional part of a statute the residue is intelligible, complete and capable of execution 1t will be except In cases where it is apparent that the rejected part was an inducement to the adoption of the remainder. Judge Norval holds that the age limit of 18 was o interwovem with the remainder of the section, that If stricken out or rejected the section will be unenforcible. Besides, he inclines to the opinion that this was the inducement for the passage of the act The court holds, too, that a county court is always a court record, no matter what capacity the judge acts, and never a justico of the peace, even though invoking his powers and jurlsdiction. The defect in the law was remedied by a recent act of the legislature, and the actual importance of the decision lies more in the reassurance it gives officers who acted under the old law and feared a swarm of lawsults if it had been declared in- valld attorneys to the con provision is as fol w of Marri In the case of Rev. Rowland Hills, the bigamist whoee conviction was yesterday affirmed, the court lays dowm some im- portant law affecting the marriage con- tract. In the syllabus it says YA wife is a competent witness agalnst her husband in a prosecution for bigamy. ‘A marriage legal where solemnized valid everywhere. A communication to a minister of the gospel or priest 1s mot privileged where it is shown that it wus made in confidence of the relation or w not to be kept as a secret. “A marriage solempized In good faith is not .void because the contracting parties previously agreed that it would be in- valid.” Other Criminal Case Four other criminal cases were passed upon, three belng aMrmed and one re- versed 0. G. Schofield, a magnetic healer, con- victed in Custer county, must pay the fine assesed against him for violation of the law which prohibits the practice of medi cine without a permit from the State Board of Health, Fis defence was purely technl- cal. Daniel J. Trimble, rick county ot verve the three convicted in highway robbery, will years the lower court deemed his due. The principal point of contention was that the county attorney had no right to perform the duties of pros- ecuting attorney, but the court diemisses this as unsound. Josse George, sentenced to five years in York county for assault, was also dlis- appolnted. The sufficiency of the in- formation and the method of cross-examin- Mer- | | | | | upheld and enforced | in | | elerical 08 the complaining principal points raised of a crowd of young men to a remote Alexande county reed the one George vho lured a girl wer #pe Dobson, convicted in Cherry anoth he The ealing * calt had on it, but he claimed ourt holds the to warrant a conv and that the trial structing the jury hints that viction came about tlemen's ation example really guilty property been shown man's b bought it evidence was insuficient tion for grand larceny judge erred in in everal points. The its opinion the con more because the cat o desired to make an Dobson than because he was it being a mere dispute over thout criminal intent having err court n . ourt ourt men Win ¢ affirined the decislon of Douglas count brought by the against the bondemen of the rge A. Bennett, at one time sheriff thereof. At the conclusion of his term Mr Bennett had a settlement in full with the county commissioners, Later the sloners discovered believed found out that Bennett had not counted for the fees received suit was brought. It was defendants that the settlement with the commissioners was a final adjudication ot all differences between the and it officers. Thie, the supreme court up holds, asserting that unless fraud or 15 shown be The supreme of the distr dismissing of Douglas late Ge he case cotinty commia or v tully him and ted by ac- insl. county error there can no recovery Opintons Fited. A December 10 ainst Harrls: reversed Cit against Hagge: affirme Valley bank against Marley: Opin [ Carm Wester Vlkhirn firmed Chicasg Douglas af. Burlington & vgainst W il County against Quincy Railroad afrmed Bennett; af feur Keeler $eott Vil (g tnst AR inst agains firmance her udgment of cause remanded Two opinions Doherty againgt Diobson against Carter against ned leld againgt State: affirmed agalnst Giibert: reversed against Hoesser: aMirmed againat State; aMrmed Busch Rrewing Association Hier: affirmed \gninst State Orders on motions Buck against Stuben; averruled Morri advance Estate of Fitzgerald againgt Unfon Sav inge Bunk: motion to quash bill of excep. tions overruled Estate of Fitagerald against inge Hank; motfon to q tons overriled ISelloge against Spargur: motion to quash bill of excentions overruled Bush against State; permission to with- draw bill of exceptions to present to trial judge for correction “k against Osgood; supersedens bond allowed to be glven in twenty days in the sum of § BURNS HERSELF TO DEATH Aked Pluttismouth Woman Sets Fire to Her Clothing In a Fit of Dementin, Custer County: affirmed Powers: affirmed. Manwarren: affirmed Jowers; judgment of rendered set aside and t vt reversed, and orval, dissenting af Linn State Dime affirmed reversed Savings Bank: af Against George afrmed motion to dismiss against Lincoln Savings Bank; Union Sav- ash bill of excep- PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., April 11.—(Spe- cial.)—~Mrs. Kinkead, 82 years of age, who had been 1ving with her son, went into the cow house of Mrs. Seidenstriker, a neigh- bor, this forenoon and after partially dis- robing, set fire to her underclothing and started for the house. A physician was called, but she died at noon. She sald she was tired of living and begged the doctor to give her chloroform. She had been in poor health. Her son is a painter and his daughter i3 teaching in the High school. They are old residents CAUGHT BY REVOLVING BELT Hastings Man s Crushed Against Pulley Driven by Factory Sngine. HASTINGS, Neb., April 11.—(Special.)— J. T. Fairman, who runs a tank factory in this city, while moving about the machinery fell upon a large moving belt, run by a thirty-horse-power engine, and was carried against the pulley, where he was crushed | against the wheel until the pressure forced the belt off. When Mr, Fairman moved he was In a critical condition, as his left arm and left side were badly bruised, but no bones were broken. was ro- Fixes Date of Reunlon, PLAINVIEW, Neb, April 11.—(Speclal.) —The Grand Army of the Republic commit- tee of northeast Nebraska met to locate the next reunion. Neligh was chosen as the place, the reunton to begin the second week in July. A campfire was held tonight at the opera house. The delegates were: T. B. Horton, Creighton; Charles Worker, Pierce; G. Chalfont, Clearwater; D. C. Harrison, Emporia; M. C. Matran, Norfolk; M. L. Freeman, Neligh; Henry Perine, Wisner; L. J. Horton, Stanton. Nebraska and Nebraskans. The Harrisburg News presents a new and tmproved appearance, having taken on a quarto size instead of a follo. The citizens of Madison are ralsing a fund for the erection of a monument to the memory of {ts sons who gave up their lves in the war with Spain. The debt which has been hanging over the Methodist church of Mead for several vears has been finally discharged through the efforts of the pastor. The Loulsville Courler has entered upon its twelfth vear, with an excellent printing plant, which has grown from the slender equipment of a hand lever job press. The report of the O'Neill postoffice for the quarter ending March 31 shows an in- crease over the same perfod one year ago and Is the largest ever received in one quarter R. A. Douglas of North Platte was robbed of a wallet_containing 360 during a_recent trip to Chicago. The wallet was returned by mail after the money had been ab- stracted Charles Kasseba um of Wisner has pur- chased the mill at that place and it will be put fnto active operation. The estab- lishment had been shut down for an ex- tended period Revenue Collector Williams of Columbus will have charge of the district at Norfolk Carl T. Seeley of Madison, who served for nearly three years, has been lald off in the Interest of economy The ranchmen around Chadros anxlety regarding feel much rasshoppers, which seem (0 be very thick on the range. Owing to the mild winter the insects have sur- vived fn unusual numbers. The souvenir edition of the Stella Press was published last week. 1t is an excellent specimen of press work, consisting of sixty pages profusely Ilustrated and giving a complete history of the town On April 15 a rural mall route will be ,_running from Paplilion. James Robiuson 'will be the carrler and a number of farmers who are now reached by th Fort Crook route will be transferred to the new district The Armour Packing company has de- cided to iocate & plant &t Auburn for he dressing and packing of poultry and han ling of butter, apples and ezgs. Twelve or fitteen men will be emploved from the start and more will be emnloyed as caslon demands. August Fuchs, who has charge of a brick yard at Fremont, placed a large waier wheel In the Platfa river, expecting to o rive power. therefrom with which to ru his machinery. The wheel was put in | the evening and by the next morning the river had moved away from it A meeting was recently held at O'Neill for the purpose of organizing a local tele. phone exchange and to build a new line to Reveral nelghboring towns. A committee was appointed to draft articles of incor. poration and Stella stands an excellent Chance of belng connected with the outside world Table considerable f the Rock 18 expressing discontent regarding the tardiness fastitation of Jta rural mail route. The as- surance was giver that the route would b extablished by last November and the town hias observed with dissatisfaction that other routes applied for since their desire has Deen oxpressed have been started in nelgh- boring portions of the state. | | error had | the ! | the binl | clause was stricken out | wae | |w |are entered; for commissioner, € NEW FISH AND GAME LAW No Effort to Enforce it Until After the Fiz% of Jul i ET G Dr. of 1 at tnnd state Ross Chair Stanford Gets a University= LINCOLN ally no attempt 1o enforce fore July 1 laws passed April 11 announced at will be Special.) he state house (hat made by state officers the new fish and game law e that beiog the time when all | without rgency clause by the last legislaiure become effec- tive. An emergency ttached to the enrolled copy of the bill through ind without authority, but, althsugh it was signed the presiding officers of the legislature and by the vernor, | cannot be enforced, for the n that it was defeated in the house of representi- t The official jourpal of the house shows that the bill was ordered for third reading on March 13 and that on roll call it falled to receive the constitutional two thirds vote for an ewergency clause, thus leaving it subject to a motion to strike out the Such a motion was made by | Coppoe of Holt county and adopted, as the | record show The roll then called | on the bill ithout the eme ney clause and as it received the requisite number of votes it was declared passed The validity of the emergency clanse in this case depends on the regularity of the | bill as signed by the governor The su- preme court has held in several opinions given recently that the official ord jour- pal, or record of a branch of the legisla ture, may be inquired into to establish or prove the regularity of the passage of auy law or act. This precedent having been | established by the court it 15 proper to o to the house journal to ascertain whether passed the house with an emer: clause. The shows elearly beyond dispute that the cmergency and that the bill passed without it. © officers and attorneys who have investigated the case contend t the emergency clause cannot be enforced, and consequently the bill will not affect spring shooting this year It 15 oM an eme will clause was by clause " gency and record logally AL st Destruc, Prof. Lawrence Bruner, entomologist at the University of Nebraska, has issued a bulletin in which he discusses various plans for destroying grasshoppers. 1i begins with a general description of the insccts, this outline includes a statement of their life history, habits and relations to other in- sect forms, as well as the effects of cli- mate, latitude, altitude and diceases in keeping them within certain limits, Much stress is laid on the past carelessness in the efforts of the farmers of the state for permitting native locusts to become sufi- ciently numerous to cause trouble. Among the artificlal remedies which are suggested and described in this bulletin the most important is that of “discing"” in early spring alfalta fields and other grounds containing the eggs of these in- sects. This disciog can be done at any time after the frost is out of the ground, but the best time seems to be carly in April. Instead of imjuring the alfalfa numerous experiments in Kansas and Ne- braska have shown that by running the disc over the flelds the yield Is greatly in- ceeased. This stirring of the soil breaks up the egg masses and exposes them to the drylng influences of the air and the keen n of Grasshoppers. | protection of the law | to ex w The company at $3,000 Homan and will buy The incorporators ars les B Pritchard and sell real Denth of Mes, Knigh B. F. Knight sister Greene erintendent of dled today of | prac 4 estate Mrs L. Insane hospital oldes Dr ' sin anemia TING £ID OF THE HOPPER BURDEN JURY DECIDES MURDER CASE |SMELTING COMPANY ALSO REVIEWED | Hike's Trinl at Papillion is Concluded | { With Verd * Murder in Second Degree. [ PAPILLION, Neb. egram.)—Atter & jury returned & second degree not yet heen set April 11 short verdict The date (Special Tel consultation the of murder fn the for sentence has are at Grand Island, ISLAND, Neb.. April 11 large audience assembled at the First Baptist church Tuesday night to hear Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McColl of Des Moines Mr. McColl delivered a forceful temperance lecture. He maintained that since tured articles of the grist mill, the saw- mill and the paper mill minister to the wealth, comfort and happiness of the people these fnstiiutions deservedly receive the But since the grog shop is an fsstitution whose manufactured article destroys the prosperity, peace and happiness of the commonwealth it is a pub Hie nuisance and has no constitutional r t. The work of the law-abiding citi zen is to agitate and educate in order to total abstinence for the individual and the rigid enforcement of existing laws For over an hour Mr. McColl held the at tention of his audience, Mrs. McColl assisted solos GRAND clal)—A (Spe the mauufac secure ber husband with Ne skn Bankers' Awocint HASTINGS, Neb.. April 11.-(Sp, | Group No. 5. Nebraska Bankers' association was organized in Hastings last night, prising the couaties of Adams, Cla more, Webster, Nuckolls and Thayer meeting was held in the Rostwick parlors. After the constitution and bylaws were | adopted the following officers were elected | . B. Dinsmore of Sutton, presiaent; George T. Brown of Hastings president; Charles G. Lane of Hastings, secretary Willlam Kerr of Hasting Lreasurer. com Fill- The viee Sul on Acconut of Cholr. COLUMBUS, Neb., April i1.—(Spec A novel suit for damages has Just been filed in the district court here. John Kritzki, a Polish farmer, sues Frank Czapla for $2,000. In his petition he alleges that the defendant in the presence of divers persons who un- derstood the Polish tongue said in the Po- lish language that the plaintiff recelved pay for singing in the choir of the Polish church in the village. Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary. FULLERTON, Neb., April 11.—(Special.) ~The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Sheriff and Mrs. Leach was celebrated at the court house rooms last night. There were many presents in silver and china and after the minister again performed the marriage ceremony lunch was served. Extra Damp Weathe, HUMBOLDT, Neb., April 11.--(Spectal.)— The residents of this section are experienc- ing the longest spell of damp weather that can be remembered and farmers are dis- heartened at the drizzling rain which be- gan yesterday and s still falling. Soaking Rain at Wallace. WALLACE, Neb., April 11.—(Speclal.)—A steady rain has been falling here for hours, and the ground Is thoroughly soaked. This encourages the farmers and they are an- ticipating great results this year. The oyes of the birdn, Kerosene Pan, The kerosene pan, or “hopper dozer,” 18 also recommended as very valuable for the destruction of the insects after hatching. Owlug to the uncertainty of fungus diseascs the “inoculation” method is dis- couraged, it having falled to give satisfac- tory results after repeated experimeats with several different forms of grass- hopper diseases. Tho bulletin continues: “Not all grasshoppers, or more cor- rectly locusts, are to be droaded, but it is, nevertheless, a fact that they all feed upon vegetation. This being true, we must acknowledge that all of them are injurious in proportion as they become numerous in individuals and attack cultivated plants or even wild ones that are utilized by man At least twenty species of these insects bave been koown at times to increase sufficlently in numbers in the United States %o that any one of them when working alone was capable of much destruction to crops and other vegetation. Nine or ten of these ure common to Nebraska and have attracted the attention of entomologists, at least, on account of thelr undue increase and the consequent injury which they have caused to vegetation." Dr. Ross at University, Dr. Edward Ross, the professor of econ- omy who was the cause of the recent big row in Leland Stanford university, has been elected by the Board of Regents of the Nebraska State university as professor of soclology at a salary of §2,000 a year. Dr. Ross has been here for some months, giv- ing a lecture course, for which he is pald $1,000, and the appointment will simply create a new department. T Undergraduntes, The action of Governor, Dietrich in cut- ting oft certain of the university appropria- tion has impelled the regents to levy a tax of $3 a semester upon all undergradu- ates’ residents of the state and $10 upon all non-residents. It is expected that this will raise about $15,000 a year and will pay for improvements and incidental ex- penses. Dean Edgren's Saccessor. The resignation of Dean Edgren as head of the graduate school and the department of romance languages was accepted and Miss Conklin will act in his place for the remainder of the year. Mr. Edgren goes to Stockholm ndell Get a License. After a lengthy hearing the excise board has decided to grant a liquor license to the Lindell hotel. Vigorous objections were made to the board by the temperance ele- ment of the city, which Insisted that dur- ing the legislative session the excise law was fractured nightly, but they failed to bring forth any great amount of evidence to prove the charge. The license will be held up, pending the hearing of an appeal taken to the district court by the attorncy for the prohibitionists, Mr, Wolfenbarger. K1 Is Refused License. A license was refused Jacob Klamm, pro- prietor of the Klondike saloon, a resort where several cutting affrays have recently oceurred. Politicians Prepare. Lincoln politicians are preparing for the fall campaign and a formidable array of candidates has already presented itself Most of the county officers are serving their first term, but there will be contests on three places. For register of deeds M. Dawson, Gus Hyers, Frank Burke, Davis, T. F. Chenoweth and J. H W. Cham bers, Judge Parker, Judge Borgelt and Thomas ri for treasurer, A Beck- mann, Dennis . Berry and Ben Knight Omaha Concern. The Aetna Investment company bt Omaha | {has filed articles of incorporation with the | secretary of state. The capital stock s Walt | Ames | | Ha Hismarck grass is beginning to grow. Work on New School Buflding. ELK CREEK, Neb., April 11.—(Special.) —Work on the Elk Creek echool bullding is retarded by the wet weather, Mechanics say that when finished it will be one of the most up-to-date bulldings in this part of the country. Loses Part of Finger. GIBBON, Neb., April 11.—(Special.)~- Thomas Lecrone, a farmer living northwest of town, lost half of his right forefinger while trying to take some straws out of the grain in his seeder. The bone was cut off. Steady Crop-Assuring Ra GIBBON, Neb., April 11.—(Special)—A steady rain has been falllng here since yes- terday morning. The- ground never gave better promise for crops than it does this spring. Good Rain at Pieree, PIERCE, Neb., April 11.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It has been raining nearly all day and it is needed for newly planted wheat. OMAHA IS TO REMAIN WET Forecast Gives No Promise of Clear- & Skies and Warmer Weather Before Samrdnay. WASHINGTON, April Friday and Saturday: For Nebraska—Rain Friday; Saturday tair; easterly winds, becoming vdriable. For lowa—Rain Friday; easterly winds; Saturday probably rain, except in extreme western portlon. For Missouri—Rain Friday; winds; Saturday rain in eastern, western portion For South Dakota—Fair and warmer in western, rain in castern portion Friday; Saturday fair; variable winds, For Kansas—Falr in western, rain eastern portion Friday; Saturday fair; able winds For Colorado—Fair Friday; warmer in northeast portion; mortherly winds; Satur- day fair For Wyoming—TFair Frida eastern portion; winds 11.—~Forecast for easterly fair in warmer in Saturday fair; variable Loe Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, April 11.—Officlal record of tem- perature and precipitation compared witl | The" corresponding 'day of the last thr yeurs 1901, 1900, 1899, 1898 o4 6 % 2 458 Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperatyre 3 Precipitation ] 90 Record of temperature and precipltation | &5 Omitha torthls day and since March 1, | 1901 Normal temperature Deticlency for the day Ay otal excess since March 1 Normal precipitation Deficiency for the da; | Total prectpitation sine | Deflciency since March 1 | Deficiency for cor. per od, 180 Deficlency for cor. perfod, 1599 Reports from Siations at 7 ” 19 i 10 inch 06 inch inches 17 fnch 7 inch 1.57 inch . March 1.2.3 | OTATIONS AND STATE | OF WEATHER. W d g e samyvisduag “samyeisd w91 wnmrzen | - — “uepwdped | Omaha. raining. North Platte, raining Chevenne, snowing Salt Lake City, clear | Rapid” City, raining.. Huron, ralning Williston, clear Chicaga, cloudy Bt Louls, cloudy | 8t Paul” cloudy Divenport. cloudy Kansas City, raining Helena, clear re. clear cloudy Galveston, cloud 18,000,000 | sharp that there was no profit | tained in the plant | Prot J—— MILLION YEARS SUPPLY P ey h ¢ e e YTHE BEER THAT ‘MADE /| MILWAUREE | / - FAMOUS 3/ | Bals Compary President Assur | n of New York's Capacity. ommie- bl b M. Pasteur, of France, invented a process for kill- ™ ing all possible germs in a product, and we use it After cach bottle of Schlitz beer is filled and sealed it is sterilized. WASHINGTON, April 1 The try of the country recelved h ation of | the industrial committee lay, Archibald 8. White, president of the National Salt | company, being the witness He said that the annual It in the United ate 2,000,000 barrels, of company supplied nd 9,000,000 barre organization had taken in thirty of which six had been stated that the object of effe fon had been cconomi combina ndu The beer is brewed filtered then It scems impossible for a taint of impurity to Yet we sterilize every bottle, We, who know brewing, know the value of purity, This is an extreme precaution. in extreme filtered. get to it, cleanliness, cooled in air, amour b the He said hi six pl He N We add vastly to the necessary cost of our beer to assure it. You who drink it get the healthful results of our precaution. Your physician knows; ask him, last closed cting 1] fon the competition was « in the t was made old for conting had been ts In the | Phone 018. Schlitz, 710 South 8th St, Omaba, Every Bottle Sterilized nse of Schllte Be centr to th alt salt was ness and much inferior Michigan, for instance, "nts a barrel, the barrels alonc cents. One great saving, he said effected in supplying salt to the dist which it i* made. As a rule, he men previousiy had been 1c but occasionally it be out some employe of the salesmen had such. There al ommissions to dealers. t Out said employed came necessary 1o let by 50 per cent been dispensed with was a saving of Would “We try to get as near the consumer as possible,” he sald. “We would hand the bags to Individuals if we could arrange to do so. We should like to cut out afl middlemen In the company’s business Mr. White said that the country Is divided into distric the head of each district being required to make a daily report. The effect of the con solidat he said, had been to advance wages to the extent of 20 to 30 per cent. He considered a monopoly impossible in any industry except in cases in which it is pro tected by the state through patent rigits or otherwise Last year the net earnings of the Na- tional Salt company had been $1,261,589 and the company had paid 4 7 per cent dividend upon preferred and 6 per cent upon common stock. Mr. White said there Is salt enough in the state of New York to supply the world for a million years ddlemen. American Smelting Comp: Mr. Elverton R. Chapman, a New York banker, who has been largely in recent years in financing companies, was a witness this afternoon before the Industrial com mission. Among the companies he has finan clered is the Amerlcan Smelting and Refining company. Mr. Chapman sald this company issued 00,000 preferred and the same amount of common stock, the vendor com panies recelving cash or preferred stock at par and 70 per cent of the common stock, the remaining 30 per cent going to pay the expenses of the megotiations incidental to the organization. The preferred stock rep- resented the actual value of the properties secured, and the common stock the good- will. The working capital of the consolidatton which had heen subscribed and pald in was $8.500,000. The consolidation had been ef- fected to reduce expenses and eliminate competition. It was calculated, he said that over $5,000,000 would be saved an- nually on freight charges alone. FIRST SPANISH WAR CLAIM ed by Marin Soler E. Martines, Wife of Natur: Citizen, ny. | Sc CIGAR. John G. Woodward & Co., Distributors,Council Bluffs. Moritz Meyer Cigar Co., Distributors, est Service, est Equipment, est Trains, est Track, est Route, In Fi WASHINGTON, April 11.—The first claim presented to the Spanish war claims com- mission was filed today. The claimant in Maria Soler E. Martinez and the amount | 1s $216,606, the stated value of personal | and other property connected with a sugar plantation in Cuba which was destroyed during the late insurrection in the island Mrs. Martinez makes the claim by virtue | of the naturalization of her husband as o | citizen of the United States Convention San Francisco, Cal,, July, 1901. MANY HOURS QUICKER VIA THE UNIONPACIFIC % FROM MISSOURI RIVER POINTS THAN VIA ANY OTHER LINE. THE UNION PACIFIC Veterans Elect Omaha Man. COLUMBUS, Neb., April 11.—(Special.)- The second day of the reunion of the Vet- erans of Shiloh was devoted almost entirely to & business meeting. The following offi- cers were chosen for the ensuing year President, John Lett, Benedict; vice presi- dent, C. M. Haverly, Omaha; secretary and treasurer, R. R. Ball, Omaha. The next re union will be heid at Omaha April 6-7, the anniversary of the great battle, and an in- vitation will be extended to Shiloh veterans in western Iowa and South Dakota. Straiton It you want & quick and pleasant trip be sure your ticket reads over the Union Pacific. Three Trains Daily from Council Bluffs and Omaha Dining Car Service, Meal & Ia Carte. Through Palace and Ordinary Sleepers Buffet Smoking and Library Cars, Chalr Cars, Pintach Light, ete. “Souvenir and Views kinroute to California,” “California for the Tourlst, otc., gladly sent on application and detafled In'armlllup cheerfully furnished. NEW CITY TICKET OEFICE—1324 Farnam Street. Tel. 316, UNION STATION—I0th and Marcy. Tel. 6 «Storm's THERE Is NO SUCH CIGAR VALUE IN THE WORLD FOR THE PRICE STRAITON & STORM CO.|ROTHENBERG & SCHLOSS MAKERS DISTRIBUTERS T Trace of precipitation AF RIS 1. A WELSH Local Forecast Official. NeEw YORK KANSAS CITY, Mo.