Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 30, 1901, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY INPRISONMENT FOR LIFE| Governor Districh Commutes Frank Dins- more's Bentence. CONVICTED OF FRED LAUE'S MURDER Executive Clemency Exercised to Save ® Man's Neck from N by Clrcamstant! and Tongue of A Woman, LINCOLN, April 20.—(Specfal )—Gov- ernor Dietrich this afternoon commuted the death sentence of Frank Dinsmore, who was convicted of murder in Dawson county, 1o imprisonment for life. Dinsmore will he brought to the penitentiary tomorrow. The atcoiuess who defended Dinsmore in the trial court and afterward in the su- preme court appeared before the governor this afternoon and made an argument in | favor of their application, which was filed lust week. They presented letters and com munications from persons who opposed the death penalty One of these was written by Judge Sullivan, a member of the court that afrmed the sentence. Taking up the evi- dence in the case the attorneys argued that 1t would be establishing a bad prece- dent to hang a man en circumstantial evi- dence and allow another person, against whom there Is alleged to be evidence of gullt, to g tree without being complained against. Dinsmore was convicted on the charge of murdering Fred Laue at Odessa. Mrs. Dins- more, wite of tke convicted man, was found dead in the same house when Lane | was killed, but no one was ever prose- cuted for her murder. Clrcamstantial Evidence. Governor Dietrich sald that he was moved to commute the death penalty to life im prisonment because on investigation he found that Dinsmore had been convicted oun eircumstantial evidence, while the testimony of Mre. Laue was not circumstantial, yet it was much less satistactory “ do not believe in hanging “ man on the testimony of a woman such as Mrs. Laue pletured herself to be." said he “Especially in view of the fact that she first testified under oath at the coroner's inquest that she saw her husband shoot himself and afterward just as emphatically and certainly swore that Dinsmore shot him. Something induced her to change her tes- timony. What it was I do not know. The fact that no complaint was filed against her chargicg her with even being an ac- cessory to the crime by the county at- torney who prosccuted Dinsmore, although the crime was committed in 1598, and sald county attorney was in office up to Jan- uary 3, 1901, suggests with great force the suspicion that her testimony was pur- chased by a promise of immunity. 1 can- not consent to a man hanged on such testimony. Besides that, the trial judge who sentenced Dinsmore to hang joined many others in oth reasons why I should commute the rentence.” The crime for which Dinsmore was con- victed was committed December 6, 1899 Proceedings were begun against Dinsmore in Buffalo county, but afterward a change of verue tu Dawson county was taken be- cause of the prejudice that existed against the accused in his own community. A de- cleion finding the man gullty was rendered by tha jury and the case was appealed to the supteme court and argued before that tribunal about January 1, this year. The supreme court on March 14 delivered an opinicn afirming the decision of the trial ciurt. The defendant filed a motlon for a reheariug, but his attorneys this afternoon 100k steps to have it withdraw Immedlately after reaching his decision Governor Dietrich Issued a warrant to Warden Devis notifying him of the commu- tation of the sentence. Warden" Davis left on an evening train for Kearney, where Dinsmore is ncw- confined In jail, and will return with the prisoner tomorrow. Judge Sall ‘s Indorsement. Numerous letters and petitions asking for the commutation of the sentence had been presented ( the governor and among them was the following from Judge H. M. Sulli- van of he district court BROKEN BOW, Neb, April Hon. C. H. Dietrich, Lincoln, Deur 8ir: Application will be made ‘to you to commute the sentence of Frank L. Dins- more from death penalty to life imprison- ment, and I hope you will conclude to grant ihis ‘application-not because I have any doubt of the guilt of Dinsmore, but for the reason that the Infiiction of the death penalty Is a relic of barbarism and cannot, WS 1t xcems to me, be justified upon any tround, We have reached that stage of civ- lization that should ralse us above the in- fiction of a penalty that had its origin in 4 state of, barbarism 2 H. M. SULLIVAN, in the Cane. rden Davis in 1001 Warrant The warrant issued to Wi the Dinsmore case follows: STATE OF NEBRASKA, Executiye De- partment.—To Kdward D. Davis, Wardea | of the State Penitentiary of Nebrashd, | and (0 all to whom these presents shali vome. Greeting: Whereas, Frank L. Dinsmore was, by the district court of the state of Nebraska in and for Dawson ¢ convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree on the 518t day of March. 190, and on_ said day was sentenced by sald court to death by hanging: that said Frank L. Dinsmore i% now confined in the county jail of Buf- Nebraska, awaliing execution ow, therefore. under and by virtue of Authority in me vested by law, I, les H. Dietrich, governor of the state of Nebraska, for good and sufficlent rea- ons unto me apparent, and which ure atlsfuctory, do hereby commute the sentence of the sald Frank L. Dinsmore from the de penalty to imprisonmnt in the state penitentlary of Nebraska for and ‘during his natural life at hard labor. And 1 hereby command you to forthwith proceed to conduct said Frank L. Dinsmore rom the county jail at Kearney, in Buf- falo county, Nebraska, to the sald stats enitentiary’ of Nebraska and recefve him herein, to be imprisoned therein for his ABSOLUTE SECURITY, Carter’s Little Liver Pills. Signature of fala county of_wald sente CURE 8ICK NEARASHE. | opinion whether his | W. J. Bryan, long a personal and political ural iife at hard labor g4l holldays excepted In witness whereof, I have hereunto et my Y | affixed the great seal of the state o this 20th day ord one thoi thirty-Afth vear of independence of the States tho one hundeed and twenty Sundays and of April nd nine the s United firth By the governor CHARL G W. Marsh, per Sec McCartney, Depaty Nicholas Fox Also Benefl Governor Dietrich also commuted the life sentence of Nicholas Fox to imprisonment for fifteen years. Fox was convicted in South Omaha for killing his wite and was brought to the penitentfary July 1, 1892 Fox is the man who assisted the firemen in the last two fires in the penitentiary. In South Omana he was a member of the fire department and his ecarly training made him a valusble assistant in the two emer gencies. Petitions asking for the com- mutation of his sentence were cire ulated by members of the Lincoln and South Omaha fire departments. There {s a difference of kood time will date from the time he was received at the peni- tentiary or from the date of the commuta- ton. If he is allowed good time for sery- fce under the lite sentence his ffteen-year sentence will soon expire 8 H. DIETRICH tary of State; Frank Omaha Woman Appointed. E. L. Vance, commissioner to the Pan American exposition, today appointed Rep- resentative Hibbert of Gage county, R. R. Randall of Lincoln and Miss Mellona But- terfleld of Omaha as his assistants. Mr. Hibbert's commission will date from June 1. Faneral of Norris Humphrey. Services over the body of Norris Hum- phrey, who committed suicide last night, will be tomorrow morning at the family home. friend o1 the dead man, will speak fn the home and at the grave. L. B. Treeman, another close friend of long standing, will conduct the Knights Templar services. MAN AND CHILD DISAPPEAR Ephhalm Wentworth and Margarette Kuckku Are Gone from Their Weat Point Home. WEST POINT, Neb., April 20.—(Special.) Ephraim Wentworth, aged 45, and Mar- garette Kuckku, aged 12, bave been miss- Ing from here since early last weok. When Wentworth was last scen he was driving out of West Point in a road wagon. Margarette will not be 13 until April 40, although she is well developed and looks to be 16. She is of slender build, with blue eyes and fair complexion. Her halr is light brown. When she left home sho wore a whits straw hat, trimmed with white chiffon and flowers. She also took a black fascinator and two shirt waists with gilt buttons, a green Jacket and a green belt. She took a small trunk. Wentworth is a large man, six feet in heighth. He bas black, curiy halr and a black mustache. A small scar on one of his eyelids is noticeable. The night he disappeared he was attired in a sult of | black diagonal worsted goods and was carrylng a brown imitation leather satchel A reward of $50 is offered for informa. tlon which will lead to the capture of the two, TO FAST ON FULL STOMACH Beatrice Man Says He Will Continue | Eat nt BEATRICE, Neb., April 29.—(Speclal Tel- egram.)—-Henry Cordes, the Beatrice faster, broke his fast today In dead earnest and consumed enough food for his dinner to make a square meal for three. He sald he relished his meal very much. He said | further that he still intended to fast, but | not entirely. He says the Lord will punish him for breaking his fast before the end of forty days, but that he feels better and | more able to withstand the punishment that | the Lord may deal out to him. Governor Dictrich Names to Be State Vete w. LINCOLN, April 29.—(Special Telegram.) | The governor this morning appointed W. | A. Thomas of Omaha to be state veterinar- fan. Lecture on Sixteenth Century. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., April (Spe- clal).—~A meeting of the history department | of the Plattsmouth Woman's club, was Fri- day evening. Miss Loretta Clarke read “The Death of King Arthur.” Hon. H. D. Travis delivered a lecture on the “Six- teenth Century.” He dwelt upon the re- ligions of that age, attributing much of lhfi‘ evils existing to the union of church and state, charging the sovereigns and not the church with the great sacrifice of life by beheading and otherwise. His review of the lives of Heury VIII, Queens Mary and Eliz- abeth, was concise, and suggested a com- parizon of the character-of Elizabeth with that of the late Victor Nebrask reus Enron DAVENPORT, Neb., April 20.—(Special.) —Campbell Bros.' show of Fairbury, this state, showed here this afternoon and evening to fair sized crowds. This show is owned by the six Campbell brothers, resi- dents of Fairbury. They started out eight years ago with a few sieight of hand per- formers and have increased their show until now they own a special train of their own and have one of the hest shows in the west. They started the season at Fairbury last Saturday and show at Seward tomorrow. They expect to make a tour of the mountain states to California Teachers to Meet at Holdr, OXFORD, Neb., April 29.—(Speclal.)—At a meeting of the executive committee of the Southwest Nebraska Teachers' asso- clation, Saturday, it was decided to hold the fall meeting of the association at Holdrege. A feature of the meeting will be an oratorical contest, in which one rep- resentaiive from a high school in each of the fourtcen counties will compete for gold and silver medals. The winner of the grand gold medal will represent southwest Nebraska in a state high school oratorical contest. . Pl S v District Court at Beatrice, BEATRICE, Neb., April 20.—(Special.)— District court convened here today with Judge Charles B. Letton of Fairbury on the bench. The trial docket shows 223 cases entered for trial. One hundred and thirty- nine of those are equity cases, seventy-six are law cases and the remaining cight are criminal cases. The Jury will be called next Monday morning. Goes Broke from Lucky Castomers, BEATRICE, Neb., April 20.—(Special Tel- egram.)—The Kansas City Brokerage com- pany, which has been operating a bucket shop here for some time, went to the wall today. The reason assigned for the failure 1s that its customers played in too much luck Southwestern Nebraska Reunion. CAMBRIDGE, Neb., April 20.—(Specfal.) The date for the reunion of old soldiers and saflora of southwestern Nebraska was decided upon at a meeting of citizens and velerans Saturday. It will be August 2 at this place. Nebraskan Invests EL PASO, Tex., April 29 gram.)~Willilam Humphreys of Nebraska bought & ranch of 1,260,000 acres in Mexico near EI Paso today and will stock it with | which Herefords. WHERE THE BRIDGE STANDS Railroads Want Bupreme Oourt to Decide this Question. INVOLVES COUNTY OF RICHARDSON © Arises Over Dispated ment—Attorneys for Com File Motlon for Re- hearing. An anles LINCOLN, April (Spectal)—A mo- tion has been filed In the supreme court for « rehearing of the case of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy and the Atchison & Ne- braska Rallroad companies against the :ounty of Richardson and the village, town- ship and schoo! district of Rulo. The case involves the validity of the law under railroad property is taxed by the state, companying the motion is a brief which sets out the argument in favor of a rehearing ‘The attorneys for the county of Richard- son and the other organizations on that side of the se that a rehearing should be granted for the reason the court In its last opinion did not decide whether a bridge in question fs within the limits of the city of Rulo, the township of Rulo and school dictrict It is further as- serted that if the court does not decide this question great annoyance, expense and liti- tion will result to the railroad companies. The 1#ilroad companies involved in the litigation listed the west half of the bridge Wwith the local authorities for assessment and took no steps to challenge the power of the assessors until three years after they had acted and the tax on their property hi been levied. The court held that the as sessment apon which the tax complained of was levied was void because levied by the local assessors Instead of the state board and hence that it was not ne ary for the court t decide whether the bridge was within the corporate limits of the city of Rulo, since whether it was or not the assessment was vold and consequently the tax was vold Not In County Jurisdiction. The assessment in controversy was made by the county authorities in the belief that they were authorized to do so by the pro- visions affectiug the assessment. of prop- erty generally. The court held that the property assessed, being railroad property, was not within® the jurisdiction of the county authorities for the purpose of as- sessment, but within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Equalization by vir- tue of sections 30 and 40 of the revenue act. The appellants claim that those sec- tions are unconstitutional and that the court overlooked this important fact when it rendered the decision. In conclusicn the brief says “The questions here presented have never been called to the attention of the court before so far as reported decisions disclose. They are questions of para- mount importance. We think that the method of assessing rallrcad property in this state is in flagrant violation of the provisions of the constitution and that a full and thorough consideration of the case will lead your honors to the same conclusion. We insist that the statute of which we complain was passed for the purpose and with the intention of doing indirectly that which the legislature could not do directly, viz: of exempting rail- road property from its just share of taxa- tion for municipal, school and county pur- poses. Well does the writer remember that when an attempt was made in the logisia- ture of 1887 to have the charter of the city of Omaha so drafted that railroad property within that city would be required to pay fts just share of taxes towards the support of the city government and school district, the representatives and friends of every railroad in the state were arrayed against it and it was defeated, notwith- standing its evident justice.’ was System of Railroa, xation. As to the system of railroad taxation the briet says be incquality of the system is most striking when the case of the city 1s considered. While there are forty-three miles in the county there are not perhaps to exceed five miles In the city of Rulo. Multiply $392 by five and the result will be $1,960. On this sum the city of Rulo will be entitled to levy and collect taxes, if the state board assesses. Yet the property thus assessed for the purpose of con- tributing towards the expense of maintain- ing the city government, If valued as other property in the municipality, would pay on a hasis of $42,000 instead of $1,060. ‘Look for a moment at the operation of this system of taxation in the county of Douglas. The Burlington is assessed in Douglas county under the name of the Omaha & Southwestern and the Omaha & | North Platte, It has substantially fourteen miles in that county and s assessed at $6,660 per mile, or a total of about $92,000. Its depot cost approximately $300,000, As- suming that its property is assessed on a basis of one-fifth of the actual value the depot alone should he assessed at $60,000, and if so assessed therd would be only $2,200 per mile for the track. Yet every- one knows that the right of way alone in the city of Omaha, without the expendi- ture of a dollar upon it, is worth 100 times that amount Union Pacific in Omaha. “‘Another illustration: The Union Pacific railroad now pays taxes to Douglas county on the west half of the bridge at Omaha on a valuation of $60,000. The Union Pa- cific has in round numbers 467 miles of road In Nebraska. If 467 s divided into $60,000 the quotient will be 128, or $12§ per mile, and consequently $128 per mile would be added (o the valuation of each mile in Douglas county. That county has thirty-three and one-fhird miles of Unlon Pacific road within its lmits. If the bridge Is assessed by the state board and at the same valuation as is placed on it by the local assessors Douglas coynty would collect taxes on $128 per mile or on $4,645, tnstead of $60,000 as it does now."” The attorneys who prepared the brief are John Gagnon and A. J. Weaver of Falls City, and C. J. Smyth and Ka P, Smith of Omaha Nebraska Circus Begins Of FAIRBURY, Neb., April 20.—(s Campbell Brothers' circus, which is owned at this place, left here last night with its special train of ffteen cars. It goes from here to the Pacific coast, showing enroute at the larger cities. 30,000, ) Rottles are at present stored by the Anheuser- Busch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louls, Mo., U. § A., to be filled with the famous Budweiser beer. This {5 an indication of the popu- larity of the brand. Orders promptly filled by Geo. Krug, manager Anheuser-Busch branch, Omaha. No Excitement Over Bank. WESTE . L, April The closing of the Mechariles’ Savings bank, notice of which was given yesterday L create any visible commotion In financial circles here toduy. Withdrawals from other hunks during the forenoon were apparently no more numerous than usual. 1t s expected the officers of the Mechanics' Savings bank | will be authorized by the supreme court to affect the desired llquidation. for such authorization will Providence during the day. Ice Water for Fireme The Board of Fire and Police Commis- sioners held . brief meeting last night Water coolers were ordered for each of the fire houses and the secretary was { structed o have twenty-five pounds of ic delivered dally to all the fire stations, Application be made at BEE: TUESDAY APRIL 30, 1901 PLANS FOR THREE VACANCIES President Oth Names Crowder and Two to Be Brigadier Gen- crals of Volunteer: WASHINGTON, April 20.—Commissions hiave been made out by Prosident McKinley for James Allen, Enoch H. Crowder and Robert L. Hughes, In case vacancies occur in the list of volunteer brigadier generals while the president is away. In the army appointments announced (o- day Enoch Il Crowder is made a brigadier | keneral, and also a lieutenant colonel. He secures the latter prometion by the retirement of Generals Lieber, Barr and Clous. The appointment as brigadier gencrul of volunteers is & compliment given him for services in the Philippines, a posi- tion he will hold until July 1. Colonel Crowder has been longer in the Philip- pines than any other officer of prominence. Major Stephen W. Groesbeck, whose name does not appear In the list made public today will be promoted to be lieutenant colonel, The question whether the detail of Colonel Davis to be judge aavocate general under the reorganization law creates a vacancy is yet undecided. Of the other brigadicr generals of volunteers announced today, General Bliss fs of the commissary department and has been collector at Havana sipee the occupation by the United States. General Allen is of the signal corps and has a record for good work during the Spanish war and since in the Philippines General Ballance fs a major in the adjutant general's department at Manila and General Howse is lleutenant colonel of the Thirty- fourth volunteer infantry. With respect to the office of chief engi- neers the following general plan of action will be followed: General J. M. Wilson, the incumben., will retire on his own ap- | plication next Wednesday. Colonel Henry M. Robert and Colonel John Barlow will be made chief of engineers successively and fmmediately retired. These retirements will make Colonc’ Peter C. Hains, now at- tached to the Isthmian canal commission, the chief of the corps of engineers. He will be made a brigadier general in the line of the army before his statutory re- tirement in July, 1901, but the new chief of engineers will be Colonel George L. Gilespie, who wiil enter upon the duties of that office by next Monday at tae latest and retain it uictil retirement in October, 1905, The president today made the following appointments Postmasters Deputy. Nash; J Kansas—Manhattan, D. B braska—Niobrara, Willlam R. Scrihner, James M. Beaver. New ey—Orange, J. Rooney. State: Consu.s—Charles H. Eghert of 111i- nois, Durango, Mexico; George W. Colville of Oregon, at Barranquilla, Colombia, War—Chief of engincers, rank of briga- dier general, John W. Barlow, George L. Gillespie, Henry M. Robert . Judge advocate generals, rank of briga- dier general, Thomas F. Barry, John W. Clous, George B. Davie. Judge advocates, rank of colonel, George Davis, Edward Hunter. Judge advocate, rank of colonel, Jasper N. Morrison, Crowder. Judge advocate, rank of major, John Bid- dle Porter, Arthur Murray. Captaln of cavalry, Casper H. Conrad, Jr Second lieutenant artillery corps, Robert McMillan, Brigadier generals of volunteers, Merritt Barber, Tasker H. Bliss, Oscar F. Long, John G. Ballance. Surgeons of volunteers, rank of major, Willlam D. Bell, Harold L. Coffin, Charles L. Furbish, Samuel D. Kraft. Assistant surgeon of-volunteers, rank of captain, Richard E. Griswold, M. E. Hughes. First lieutenant Thirty-ninth volunteer infantry, Charles S. Frank. Second lleu- tenants, Thirty-ninth ‘volunteer infantry, George W. Watkins, Lewis Bradley, Arthur T. Packwood. Second lieutenant Forty-fourth volunteer infantry, Warren Windham. First lieutenant Twenty-sixth volunteer nfantry, Hilden Olin. Second lieutenant Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, Jay H Henuing. Navy—Passed assistant surgeon, rank of lieutenant, junior grade, Edward V. Arm- strong. Boatswain, Dennis J. O'Connell. Interior—Indian agent Fort Apache agency, Arizona, Cornellus W. Crouse. B Ileutenant Enoch H. ENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS, War Survivors Remembered General Government. WASHINGTON, April 29.—(Special.)—~The following persions have been granted Issue of April Nebraska: Orlginal-David C. Eastburn, burg, $8. Additional—James McKivett entral City, “$8 Increase—John Tilden, $8; John H. Swan, Page, $14. Orig. Inal Widows, Etc.~Mary J, Burnham, Wy- morc, 88 owa: by the Original—Alexander McFarland, West Burlington, $5; John Finley, lda Groy Increase—Lewls A, Near, Strat- ford, A 1 A, Jorgen, Clear Lake, $%; Kzra Penrod, Ottumw $: Milton B. John- ston. Rockford, $8; Cyrus Weaver, shalitown, $10; Lewis Cavanna, Chariton, 817, Original ' Widows—(Special ~accrued April 15)-Mary E. Lusch, Sigourney, $12; Frances M. Lang, Hull, $8. South Dakota: Increase—Silas Crooker, Hot Springs, Original Widows, Bt Sarah M. Balley (speclal accrued April 17), Huron, 8 (olorado: Original—Feracane Paolo, Arap- ahoe, In the May festival, “An Evening with Nebraska Poets,” at the First Congrega- tional church tonight, short selections from the sixteen Nebraska poets who have {ssued volumes of verse, will be recited by well known readers, and music by Nebraska composers will be sung by some of Omaha's finest singers, ITS INCORPORATORS ELECT New York Has Trottl OMcers Selected Big Purses Ratified: tlon Now and NEW YORK, April 2 of the New York Trotting assoclation held und_elected James R, New York, president; ex-Senator McCarthy of ' Brooklyn,' vice presi- Willlam ~ A glemann, treasurer, fully, etary, The r for the match race betwe The Abbot and Cresceus, as well as seven early closing purses, money prizes for which amount to 25,000, were presented and ratifled. Becretary MeCully ‘was em- sowered 1o open ten other purses, includ- ng a frec-for-all pace for 33,000, the entries for all of which will close on July 3 The assoclation decided to join the National Trotting assoctation, under the rules of which the meeting of the New York Trot- ting assoctation will be held at Brighton beach during the week beginning August 12 The Incorporators John dent ¥ and ©. s Mar- | n the | [COMMISSION FOR CROWDER Names Him as One of Brigadier Generals President Advancement of Former Judge Ad- vocate of Department of Missonrl 1s Halled with Satisfaction by American Friends. WASHINGTON, April 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The appointment of E. H. Crowder former judge advocate of the Department of Missouri, to be brigadier general of volunteers and licutenant colonel of reg ulare, which was made today, is hailed by his friends fn this city with many expr slons of joy. Crowder has been a most efficient ald in the establishment of stable government in the Philippines. He has been in direct consultation with the heads of the army and it s said that his sug gestlons regarding the establishment of civil government, laying down rules for its enforcement, was largely due to Crowder's uniiring efforts in the Amerl can cause. He was backed probably morc strongly by army officers and by men in prominence than any ome of the officers who were named just before the president left on bis swing around the circle. Dismisses South Dakota ( The supreme court today handed down a decision in the case of Edward W. Speed as adminigtrator of Willlam B. Franklin and others, plaintiffs in error against Pat- rick B. McCarthy and others, which came from the Pennington coumty eirenit court of South Dakota. The supreme court dis- missed the case for want of jurisdiction. 'ontmanster of Llewellen, Senator Millard has recommended W. Rohlfing as postmaster at Llewellen, Neb. Rural Free Delivery. Rural frec delivery has been ordered es- tablished In Towa June 1 as follows Knoxville, Marion county, (additional sery- fce), route embraces thirty-nine square miles, containing a population of 765; O P. Young appointed carrier. The postoffice at Rizors {6 to be discontinued. Wash- ington, Washington county, route embraces 116 square miles, containing a population of 1,860; Milton White, H. A. Shannan and Alpheus Grumbling appointed carriers. The postoffice at Lexington will be supplied by rural carriers Des Moines Appointmen L. D. Sheets of Des Moines was ap- pointed tagger in the bureau of animal in- dustry. Bank Reserve Agents. The lowa National bank of Des Molnes has been approved as a reserve agent for the Burt Nation.l bank of Burt, Ia., and the Omaha National bank of Omaha for the First National bank of Elwood, Neb. lowa Postmasters. Towa postmasters appointed: Pilotburg, Washington county, Samuel Hampsher; Pope Joy, Franklin county, R. L. Menden- hall, Practice in Interior Department. John B. Wanton of Watertown and Asa Forrest of Cancon, §. D., were admitted to practice betore the Interior department. ‘Clerk in Philippine: Louls G. Graesic of Clinton, 1a., was ap- pointed a $1,200 clerk in the subsistence de- partment in the Philippines. Purify the blood anu put the s order for summer work by using at this time a short course of Prickly Ash Bittere; It is the greatest blood purifier on earth. The correct number of “THE DOTS" and list of prize winners will be published in The Sunday Bee, May 5. CLOUDY AND PERHAPS COOLER Wa on Bureau Haszar Nothing y Definite in Forecast for Nebrask GTON, April 20.—Forecast: ~Partly cloudy Tuesday and w probably cooler Wednesday in western portion; southerly winds. Towa and Missouri—Partly cloudy Tues- | day. Wednesday fair, continued high tem- perature; variable winds. South Dakota—Fair Tuesday; continued bigh temperature. Wednesday probably showers; southerly winds. Colorado—Fair Tuesday. Wednesday cooler and partly cloudy, possibly showers in northern portion; southerly to westerly winde. Wyoming—Fair Tuesday. Wednesday cooler, possibly showers; south to west winds. Local Record. . OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, April 20.—Ofctal record of tem- perature and precipitation compared with the vorrupomlln. day of the last three ears: years 1901 8 £ ki Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperature | Precipitation 0 Record of lem‘pvmlurv and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1:__ Normal temperature ............ Excess for the day .......... Totul excess since March 1 Normal precipitation Deficlency for the day........... Total precipitation since March 1 Deficlency since March 1...... Excess for cor. period, 1900 Deficlency for cor. period, 1599 Reports from 5 i2'inch . 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