Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1902, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. JANUARY - X 1902. AVALANCHE OF REPUBLICAN DENUNCIATION FOR BARTLEY PAR DON nrty Smtisfied Superfor Journal World-Herald Bartley Is tree The (rap.) I8 probably sa Omaha last No Need Norfolk News (rop.): Governor Savage dida’t need to go south—those opposed 1o the Bartley pardon would readily agree to keep things warm for him at home Explanation Sheerest Nonsense, David City Home Record (rep.) s Bartley sustaining the banks of the st during the hard times with sta funds s concerned, A% an extenuating circumstance, it {8 the sheerest nonsemwe. Stoln On the Governor. Chappell Roglster (rep.) party by its representatives in the state convention by the resolution® adopted thowed that It had no sympathy for Bartley or any other official found gullty of the be trayal of sacred trusts, and the stain s on Bavage and Savage alone, The republican A Blue Valley Blade (fep.): Governor Sav- age has granted Joe Bartley a pardon from his twenty-year sentence in the peniten- tiary and takes more than three columns in the State Journal explaining why he did 80, and the man who robbed the state of nearly a million dollars and then said that be had “done nothing for which h ashamed and would never show the white feath” will enjoy a happy New Year. ong Excase Needed, was Dectdedly Wrong Long Pine Journal (rep.): On New Year's eve Governor Savage presented Joseph Bartley with an unconditional pardon. The governor evidently wishos to retire imme- diately, at the end of his term, to his ranch fn Custer county. And that i3 where he will go. The Journal belleves that the gov- ernor 1s acting with the best of intentions, but his judgment Is wrong and the people and the party disapprove of his act. in Judgment. Dangerous as an Officia Fullerton News-Journal (rep.): It fs un- fortunate for the state that this convicted thief should have been able to seduce the governor to grant this pardon. It 1s uns tortunate for the governor that he was lod into the step; he alone will have to bear the action and disgrace. So far as his poe Mtical associates and party were concerned they are unanimously opposed to clemency for Bartley, not because it was Bartley, in whom they once reposed a trust and who basely betrayed the same, but because he is an embezzler of public funds, and as such should be required to serve hie time. The governor's action stamps him as weak, n- efficlent and dangerous as an officlal. High-Handed Treachery. Sldney Republican: The action of Gov- ernor Savage In pardoning Convict Bartley is & plece of the most high-handed treach- ery ever exercised by the prerogatives of the chief executive of any commonwealth. High-handed in that it defles the people, who robbed out of their hard-earned cash by the peculations and speculations of po- litical plunderers. The last republican state convention spoke in no uncertain tones the mind of the people, and it is a deplorable condition to have a man acting s governor who will set himeelf up as knowing more than his time will come when the opportunity for such things to happen will be stopped by repeal of laws granting such privileges or amendments to the constitution prohibit Ing instead of granting same. This event will only hasten such action Press a Unit, whole party. The Kearney Hub (rep.) The country new papers are coming in with thelr well-de- fined opinions of the Bartley pardon Al most without exception they are condemna tory of Governor Savage In the strongest terms. The “third city” dallles, that s, the daily papers outside of Lincoln and Omaha, are plain spoken and squarel agalnst the pardon. The Omaha Bee's po- sition Is what might have been expected against Savage and Bartley. The Uincoln Journal has not expressed Itselt editorially, but certain intimations show hostility But what the Hub staried out to say was that the country press is practically a unit on the question, and that now as ever the country press of this state can be depended on In great emergency to volce the hest sentimente of the people and express itseit thout fear or favor The republican party in Nebraska is sate. It is safe because the heart and consclence of the party are exemplified in its news. papers, which cannot be cajoled, wheedled, misled or corrupted Edward Edward Sun (rep.): The cltizens of were somewhat amazed and surprised New Year's morning when the dailies arrived, announcing that Governor Savage had commuted the sentence of Joo Bartley, who was sentenced for a term of twenty rs in the penitentiary, to five years, seven months and elght days, which Includes good behavior, but his actual time in prison, including jail at Omaha, was four years, six months and five days. This question has many sides to it and the editor of the Sun does not claim to be well enough posted to give a verdict that might be in full justice to all concerned. but we cannot see what right Governor Savage had in giving him a pardon after the emphatic declaration made by the state republican convention at Lincoln this fall, when they “disclaimed for the party any sympathy with custodians of public money found guilty of the betrayal of sacred trusts Governor Savage In his explana- tion says the treasury stood behind many of the state banks and tided them over financial ruin during the hard times. But for the life of us we cannot see why It should not be pald back agaln. If we bor- TOW money of anyone we expect to pay it back or suffer the consequence. Thus It should be with banks. Governor Savage says that he does not #ee why he should be dictated to by the republican party and sharply arraigns any- one who would think different than he does. the platform of the republican party, why did he run as lieutenant governor? If our readers have a man to work for them they expect him to do what is right and live up to the policy that thev advocate. As Editor Dayton of the York Repub- llcan says, the governor claime the sup- port of 4,000 republicans, yet omly gives out a list of 146. Where are the others? We think Governor Savage has made a 8t grave mistake and will cause considerable It he dld not expect to live up to And they elther, as it trouble to the republican party should not be charged with It 18 a one-man affair A Mighty Dad Example. Plattsmouth News (rep): We will be very discreet, we will not indulge in a long or lurld invective nor will we call in ques tion the motives that prompted the act We refer, of course, to the matter of Bart- ley's pardon. We are fully convinced that we are not able to cope with such problems from the fact that we would not have set- tled them in this way and therefore we must be unable to see much that should govern our act in such a case. But while we may not feel competent to criticise, we do teel able to foresee some of the results of this act and these results are ones we do not wish, for the good of the party or of the state. No matter what reasons there may have been for the pardon, no matter how deserving the pardoned man may have been, no matter how cruel it would have been to compel him to finish his sentence in spite of all that may be said or done this action will cause strife and dissension it will turnish food for the opposition, it will afford a bad example for others tempted to misuse public funds and it will generally react against what we believe are the best interests of the state. It might have been unjust to compel Bartley to re main the length of his term, but if the principle of the good of the greater num- ber be applied, we opine hat it is better for one innocent man to suffer than for the good of a state to be jeopardized, always supposing that Bartley was innocent, which is the most that advocates of his pardon can claim An Infamous Proceeding. Grand Island Independent: It Is urged that “had the business interests of the state been deprived of the support they recelved from the treasury, the loss to these inter. ests would have been so great as to chal- lenge computation.” And & great governor pleads that a state trensurer shall judge as to when it is best to help out private concerns when in need of money, and whom to help out? What does the ordinary citizen, the general tax- payer, think of this proposition? Were they “supported” at that time? Were the farmers of Hall or any county given money to tide over mortgages advertised for fore- closure? 1If the Independent is correctly informed, the only bank In this city at the time having state money was the Citizens' National. The tiding-over process in this instance was beautiful! Then, too, says the governor, see what Bartley didn't take. Just think of it—he turned over to his successor $1,200,000. “*Had Mr. Bartley Intended to purchase wealth by term in prison he could have taken every dollar,”" urges this misfit executive, in pleading that Bartley didn't intend to steal. Good, sound reasoning, isn't it? If a man steal $500,000 out of a treasury and leave the rest it's a good evidence that he didn't intend to steal at all! Unquestionably the Jury that convicted him was blind to that great truth! It ought to have taken into consideration, too, the fact that he didn't even take the state house with him when he went out of office, and it should have recommended in its findings that a day be set apart by the people of Nebraska in which to give thanks that that was left! The whole argument of the governor Is lamentable tommy-rot attempt to “explain,” th up above the judgment over 1,000 representative state, and up above the preme cour's naturally tion, what will the republican party do about 1t? And the people of the state? The whole infamous proceeding tends to show that the same old gang fs In power wt Lincoln. Will the republican party stand for 1t? It cannot Avold the responsibility it it does. It is rumorcd now that the friends of Mr. Savage are setting up pins for his nomination and ro-election. If the republican party endorses this outrage, in any degree or form, it cannot plead a lack of responsibility. On the other hand, It Savage {5 right, it Mr. Bartley is such a benefactor, such & much abused, illy- treated, outrageously misjudged citizen, what's the matter With trylng to make amends with him though it may be late In the day, and run him for governor rext fal? \nd his brazen cetting of himselt f a convention of citizens of the district and su cads to the ques even vernor's “Steady Nerve. Chronicle | Yehr's eve Governor Savp seph Bartley, Nebraska's defaulting state treasure who was under a eentence sf twenty years, of which he had served a ttle ov four years und seven months To put it mildly. Governor Savage has a very stendy nerve. While the twenty-year sentence was undoubtedly excessive, com- pared with other cases of like character, it looks bad for a republican governor pardon the convicted state treasurer, dreds of Nebraskans, months ago, signed a petition for Bartley's pardon, at a time when Poynter was governor, belleving that it a populist governor could see reason for extending clemency the people generally would not have the opportunity to cbarge the action to the republican party. But as it now stands Governor Savage and the republican machine must bear the burden. Joe Bartley was entitled to as much charity as other crimiuals of his claes, but no more. There are ueveral dozen blue-blooded aristocrate in Nebraska who recefved a portion of the stolen funds, and the greatest regret Is that some method cannot be devised to compel resti- tution on thelr part or penal servitude. Bartley suffered more severely than did Mosher of Capital National bank fame, whose dishonesty wrought many times as much hardship and dieaster. And the pol- Ished thieves who took the state's cash, through its treasurer, have suffered noth- ing, unless it be from an wneasy conscience, And the consciences of these people will hardly compel them to relinquish any of the coln. Falrmont p): On New e pardoned Jo- to Hun- Whither Are We Drifting? alentine Republican: Whither are we drifting and what may not be expected at the executive mansion in Lincoln? Gov- ernor Savage pardoned Joseph 8. Bartley from the state penitentiary and liberated him January 1, 1902, in time to partake of New Year's dinner with his tamily. When on July 13 Governor Savage « Mered the relcase of Joseph S. Bartley nn & sixty- day parole he aroused the indignation of the people of this state. The indignation of his party was so great that in convention it passed a resolution demanding the imme- diate recall of that parole and, he obeyed the mandate promptly. The next republican convention, unless we misunderstand the temper of the rank and file, will be still more emphatic and censure the governor for Laving exceeded even prudent authority in extending executive clemency inthe par- doning of Bartley. While he was about it he might just as well have liberated every conviet In the state penitentiary, so far as fustice and principle are concerned. There 1s nothing to sustain or justity the plea for executive clemency In behalf of the state treasury wrecker who was serving a twenty-year sentence for embezzlement of state funds. Bartley Is free now and all that the people can do is to enter a vig orons protest and show their disapproval of the pardon. Later on they may be in a poeition to administer a reprimand. As The Omaha Bee says, fortunately for the publican party, this flagrant abuse of ex- ecutive clemency cannot justly be lald at Its door. The party, through its chosen representatives, has expressed fteelf posi- tively and without reserve against Bartley's Iberation and cannot rightly be held re- ponsible for the acts of public ofcials who set up their Indivdual judgment above that of the rank and file whose will they are ex pected to earry out. The issue Is no longer batween E. Rosewater and the governor, but is from now on between the people of this state a.d Governor Savage. Contemptible Under the Odiam, Tilden Citizen (rep.) Joe Bartley stands before the world a free man. Not only s he free but he has been prosented with a Lrand new vindlcation. He is not only free ard vindicated, but no less an authority than Governor Savage holds him up as a public benefactor! Listen to the redoubt able Ezra P's encomium. "It will be ad mitted, no doubt, by many of the bankers of the state, that the state treasury was standing behind and supporting the ke of the state during that same period (the hard times' from 1893 to 1898.) It can, 1 belleve, be truthfully sald that to a very £reat extent the treasury of the state was all that stood between the business Inter- ests of the state and financial ruln. It may be eald that the money in the treasury ‘was the people's money. Admit that to be true, and the problem becomes one of the people’s business. I have no hesitancy In saying that the relief given the banks and the business intarests of the state by Mr Bartley at that time saved many thousands of dollars more to the people of the stat than his entire shortage amounted to. * * There are many prosperous businese men in the state today who would be work? ing by the month or looking for employ- ment had it not been for the assistance they at that time recelved from the hands of Mr. Bartley.”" Such reasoning Is worthy ot Dickens' Harold Skimpole in Bleak House, but it sounds odd coming from a man oceu- pying the position of governor of a state numbering 1,200,000 law-abiding Inhabitants. At the close of his second term ex-Treasuer Bartley was a defaulter to the extent of something over $500,000. In the eye of the law it makes no difference what disposition he made of the funds, whether to bolster up banking institutions, to enrich his poker- rlaylng assoclates, to found an orphanage, to send a cargo of bibles and budge to Central Africa or to speculate on Wall street, the mere fact of his having mis- appropriated state money made him a crim- inal and, after his conviction, he should have been treated as a common criminal up to the actual expiration of his sentence. A store in this town was robbed of less than $100 worth of Jewelry about the same time Bartley was convicted: the thief was caught, tried aud sentenced to six years in the penitentiary He {8 there yot. Now the writer doesn't doibt that the thief in this firmly intended to convert his booty Into money and use the proceeds to wards furnishing necessities to peraons who were fully as much in need, and per haps as deserving, as the men who profited by the ex-treasurer's generosity with stat money. Estimating from the proportionate enormity of the crime. the commensurate punishment of the Tilden thief should bav been five hours thirty-six minutes and two and one-quarter seconds in the peniten- tlary, with a pardon after the first hour's confinement. Unfortunately this man' had no particularly powertul politiclans for his hosom friends, but—who knows?—he may be all the more respectable for thix nega tive conditfon. Here 18 a chance for ex ecutive clemency which the governor has overlooked. True, It released, the male- factor might revert to his old habits, but organized soclety would still have the satia- fying knowledge that, to use the governor's language, “the prisoner uaas already been punished in a degree commensurate with his offense,” and that's worth something. ® ¢« From start to finish it is a | endeavor to uphold theft on a huge and o condone the greatest crime committed by a Nebraska state offt Had Mr. favage openly satd “the peo ple’'s will be 44" and glven no further excuse, some little relic of respect might have been accorded him. But, contemptible as he before, this last outrage hae made him loathsome to his party. If he has the least desire to lessen the odlum which he has enrned for himself he should at once resign his ofMice or imitate the final example of his counterpart, Judas lecarior, case Lore scule ever cor was Inying n Dirty Trick, York Republican: The people of Ne braska regret that New Year's day is not Thanksglving day. They feel that only on Thanksgiving day could they adequately express their thanks for the gift presente! them by Governor Savage, In the uncondi- tional pardon of Joseph Bartley, the thiev ing state treasurer who was sentenced to twenty years In the penitentinry and un conditionally pardoned January 1, 1902, by the governor. Their courts found him gullty and sentenced him. The governor Las misused the “official prerogative’” of which he ix &0 jealous to overthrow the verdict of thelr courts. Their prison walls received the criminal. The governor has misused his authority to force the walls and free the criminal. And according to the account of the State Journal, instead of doing penance for the crime of stealing over half a milllon dollars from the school children of the state, he spent New Yoar's duy presiding at the New Year's dinner in his nansion and ‘recelving the congratula tions of his friends.” It is sald ‘hat the action of the governor came as a “complete surprise.” Bosh! It 1s well known that certain individuals, some of whem are suspicioned of having benefited by the peculations of the conviet have been moving heaven and earth to se cure his freedom. And it has boen charged that the promise to pardon Bartley was one of the inheritances the governor took on with the office. As some excuse for the high-minded out- rage, it i stated that the resolution adopted by the republican state convention demandiog Bartley's immediate return ic s penitentiary ald to have writton by Edward Rosewater.” Wh ferencs should that make® The r was adopted by practically all he tion, and (¢ cxpreseed (he sentiments practically all the rep tate It Rosowater wrote it, it was creditable tc Rosewator, afd it was in the Interest of clean politics and honesty in public ofice 1t j& well known that Savage was angry about the resolution, and in his 1t fimsy excuses for (rampling the courts of the state under the heel of executive au- thority he characterizes it as “d trous” and an “unwarranted usury executive authority,”” Governor Savage merely the setvant of the people of the state—thelr pald servant. He 18 not their leader, neither fs he their boss Had he been Senator Dietrich’s coachman, and had Senator Dietrich ordered him to briug the carrlage sround at 10 ha would have had just as much for anger Agalst Senator Dietrich ae he has agatnst the republican couvention for teillng him what the republicans of the state desired him to do. Hiz effort to nmnufacture ex cuse for bim self is lame indeed. When & wan feels that he fs doing a neighbor dirty trick, he always secke to justify him- self by working up anger against the neigh bor, and nor Savage has played the republican which trusted him, a nasty, dirty and it is to be hoped that he will forgive the party for it He says he has been “making investiga tions” all this time. He does not state what he has found out. He hae not dis overed where any of the money is con cealed. The result of hiy “lnvestigation™ is embodied In the glittering generality that he “thinks Bartley ought (o be par- doned.” S0 his “lnvestigation” brought out nothing new. Everybody knew a long time ago that he thought Bartley ought to be pardoned, though he has never seen it to make public any tangible reasons for bis opinton 8o the criminal fs out, and if he is in possession of any of the state's money he 18 at liberty to enjoy the use of it, and the republican party of the etate ls left to an- awer for the cxecutive that wrested the law to his advantage The governo, clalms the support of “thousands” of republicans in this deed of his. Then he gives a list of names of sup- porters from ten towns in the state. The ten lsta contain 146 names. True the lat from Chadron, of which seven names are published, 1s said to contain “about 4,000 others.” As a guarantee of (he genuine- ness of these lengthy petitions thh list of “supporters’” from York, as published in the Journal, is here glven T. E. Sedgwick Will M. Maupin, ¥. P Morgan, J. . Marble, F. A Kennedy, F. W Hollingsworth, R H. Jenness, D H. Cronin, Ira Cohn How docs that strike the people of York ounty as @ list of their representative citizons? And this man Savage. his “admirers’ and upporters” say, is the coming man for the next republican convention to nominate for governor The publisher of was beer t dit solutior conven licans of the it 18 cause ove party trick not to this paper has never before sald that he would not support a republican nominee, but if Savage fs nomi- nated for governor this paper will not sup- port him, and it will take great pleasure in coaxing its readers not to suppert him, CANADIAN EDITORS ARRIVE Pencil Pushers from the Nerthwest Invade Omaba in Feros OUT ON A SIGHT-SEEING EXCURSION Exploration of Weatern States to Be Carried on During Next Three Weeks by These E thusinst: The Western Canadlan Press assocjation arrived in Omaha last night at 10:40 over the Northwestern railroad from St. Paul enroute for California on its third annual excursion. The assoclation was met At Missourl Valley by Mr. W. B. Benuett, Ca- nadlan agent, and oficials of the North- western. The association has two cars chartered for the trip; a streamer on each bears the words “Western Canada Press Assoctation.” In the cars everything pos- sible for the comfort of the members has been arranged. “We are out for a good time,” said J. C. Crome, organizer of the club, “and in- cldentally to do a little missionary work among the people of the United States, We have the greatest couniry on earth and we want you people to know it. We raise more wheat and we have a better climate than any other country. While it xots cold we don't notice it. We came' from St immensely. It or more pleasant “I want to thank ihe people of Omaha for the program of entertalnment 1 have Just been furnishcd. The only communica tion 1 have had with your people was by wire and 1 understand that none of my telegrams was recelved. But this enter- talnment s what we expected from west- ern people. We are western and when we go at any thing we make a success. Over fifty papers are represented ®n this excursion out of 150 in western Canada. This s our third excursion, the first belng to the Pacific coast over the Capadian Pacific raflroad; the second in cluding St. Paul, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal and the way we have started | believe this Wil be the most enjoyable of any. There are seventy-three of us and person 18 out to have a good time our first trip through Omaha, but the entertainment the people have arranged for us. I am sure we will always he sorry that it is the firet.” Badge of the Associn couldn’t have been nicer every This Is from Each member of the association wears a badge with the name of the asrocfation; and the national *bird,” the beaver: the dat January Suspended from the badg are two ribbons with “‘Western Canada and “Pacific Coast™ printed on them, Among the officers on the excursion are President J. J. Young, First Vice Presi- dent H. C. Clay, Secretary G. H. Saults, Treasurer John Stovel. Among the dis tinguished guests prosent is President Tay lor of the Hudson's Bay company, who has become the most popular member of the excursion by furnishing the “cold destroye:* for the assoelation The members of the excursion breakfast st the Millard hotel this morp ing. At 9:30 o'clock they whl leave for South Omaha and eat lunch served by Swift & Company. At 1 o'clock they will return to Omaha and attend an informal reception at the Commercial club, arranged by Sec retary John Utt and Matthew A. Hall, British vice consul. The party will leave over the Burlington for Denver at 4.3 During the day there will bo an exuibit of Canadlan products at the Millard The excursion left St wil Paul today and enjoyed the run down| people, | take | Paul at & o'clock the doctor | toba Monday morning and will arrived in San Francisco on the 16th. After a four days' visit will return to Canada. Among the party is J. M. Appleton of Winnepeg, a cricket “flend,”” who is anxious to meet all such in Omaha. People In the Party. Every man and woman in the excursion 1s a good fellow and they will have a good time and make themselves popular where- ver they go. Followlng is a list of those in the excursion, John Appleton, Labor Gazette, Winnipeg, Manitoba. B. Baldwinson, Manitoba. Ww. B, Manitoba. C. B. Hastin, Manitoba Brett, Helmskringla, Winnipeg, Ballantyne, Journal, Emerson, Western Prairle, Cypress Riyer, R G Banft, Alta AMrs. R. G, Brett, Crag and Canyon, Banff, ta M.'C. Bernard, Albertan, Calgary, Alta. IR Grant, Commerclal, Winnipeg. Miss . Bain, News, Carberry, Manitoba, L. 0. Clay, Reportér, Rapla” City, Mani: toba. Mrs. H. C. Clay, Reporter, Rapid City, Manitoba. J.J. Conklin, Free Press, Winnipeg. 3, O Crome, Mirror, Witinipeg. Mrs, J. C. Crome, Mirror, Winnipeg. H. Chevrier, Expositor, Seikirk, Manltoba. J.'A. Gagg, Advance, §t_Pauls, Manitoba, Mrs. J. A, Gagg, Advance, St. Pauls, Manitobi, &. Dickson, Courler, Crystal City, Mani- toba. Mrs. W. D._Douglas, Tribune, Winnipeg. Alexander Dunlop, Press, Neepawa, Man- itaba. Mrs. A tobn Miss Etta Y. C W woH Miss Mabel B.oA Crag and Canyon, Dunlop, Press, Neepawa, Mani- irchild, Tribune. Winnipeg. Times, Wetaskiwin, Altn. Free Press, Winnipeg. News, Wolseley, Ausa Hall, News, Wolseley, Assa Huckell, Express, Carberry,” Mani- Huckell, Express Carberry, eper, Standard, C rman, Mani- jeorge Harper, Standard. Carman Jenkins, superintendent C. P, ph, Wi B.'S. J iKenne R tele M W toba A W to) Mrs. E B G. R tobi R BT n, Mani- Free Star, Press, Shoal Kenner, Winnipeg Myers. A Lake, Mani- W. A, Myers, Star, 8hoal Lake. Mciay, Telegram, Winnipeg. MeCush, Chronicle, Morden, Mani- D, Irle J. Morris McPherson, Liberal, Portage la Post, Edmonton, Alta ¥, H. Macklin, I'ree_Press. Winnipog. Mrs. B, H. Macklin, Free Press, Winnipeg J. K. Mclnnls, Standard, Regina, Assa shn Nich 81 enfell, Assa Mrs, IFrank Oliver, Bulletin, Edmonton Alberta J. A. Oshorn. Mrs, J Osbaor; ontarlo. G. Pingle, Volce, Winnipeg Miss (. Pingle. 'Voice, Winnipe John Persse, Tribune, Winnipes George Patterson, Times, Delo ftoba Mrs andon. Manitoba Times, Fort Frances, ine, Man- George Patterson, Times, Dol Pirie, Banner. Dundas, Onta Quinn, Rec Cardston, Alberta Bamix, ( orta Shipley Mani- aults Town Toj Winnipeg. Suu'ts, Town Toples, Winnt- 1 BOV nitobn lswold. nment rep- W. A Walter M. P, Mrs, Scott, L Crispin Smith, peers, ¢ Scott, Leader, Regina, Assa vl Regina Herald, Calgary, Alta Mrs, Crispin 8mith, Herald, Calanry WAL Bhoults, Age. Gladstone, Man{toba, W. T Smale, Nows, Carborry, Manitoba John Stovel, Farmer, Winnipeg Mrs. John Stovel, Farmer. Winnipog. J. 1 Ross, Herald, Hamilton, Manitoba . Taylor, Hudsorr Bay company, Winni- Dok Mitchell, Jour Kirk, M 1. R. Toombs, Stonewall nitoba Ma Trvin Walker D, D. Wood, pes 1 " toba J Mrs Woodhull, Dispateh, Miami, Mani- 1 Your 35y MeQuad Arrested for Passing Cheek, Dr. Frank MeQuad, re d last night by Detectives Mitehell, Brady and Drummy on complaint of the auothorities of Nebraska City, who charge with forging aud cashing Herald, rgary, Alta ouns, Her 1d, Calgary. osteopath, was ar- check for $%. According to the Nebraska City authoritles McQuad had been prac- ticing his profession in that city several days and before leaving cashed a check to which the name of John V, Morgan had been_signed, In the tore of Eppenberger & Kirchmannus. When the check was taken to the bank it was pronounced a forgery. Dr. McQuad has been in South Omaha several days and came to Omaha Monday, when he was Immedlately ar- rested. River Veasel Sink EUFALA, Ala., Jan. 6.—The steamer M. W. Kelly of the Independent line struck a snag and sank this afternoon two miles above ‘thig city. There wers no casualtie €0 far as reported. LOCAL BREVITIES. The Thurston Rifles will glve an exhibi- tlon drill, followed by a hop, In the armory Monday evening, January 13. Fritz Muller has petitioned to have pro- bated the will of John Foitick, who lved at Sixteenth and Vinton streets, Mons Johnson has been appointed ad- ministrator for the estate of Mary Oster of Valley, Neb., vice John Oster, deceased. Mary Jackson was arvested last night charged with robbing Mrs. Nellle Thurston of 218 North Twelfth street pattern and a raglan coat. up. Sadie Nickols, who recently came to Omaha from St. Joseph, was arrested last night, charged with robbing Tom Castola of $4 early last evening, while in a house near Ninth and Dodge streets. At a meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners held Monday after- noon Police Officer J. 8. Tewsbury was dismissed from the service for neglect of duty by being absent from his bea 8. D. Rhodes was arrested last night for carrying a loaded billy. Rhodes had just bought the weapon and informed the of- ficers that he didn’t know what he wanted it for. He works for an ice compaj At the annual election of the Board of Trade yesterday afterncon H. F. Cady, James ‘Walsh and W. J. Connell were chosen as directors to serve for three years, They were all members whose terms ex- pired this vear. Loule Gans Martin, whose parents, J. W. and Loule Martin, ‘are dead, and who | making his home af 1728 South Twenty- elghth street, nominates his uncle, Charles Gans, for his guardlan. The boy is 16 vears old and has $2,000 ‘'worth of real es- tate. Mina Doll, the widow, asks the appoint- ment_of Abraham Rosénbery as adminis- trator of the estate of Leapold Doll, who died the last day of the year, leaving no will, but $75,00 worth of ‘real e and $30,000 worth of personal property Th heira are six sons'and four dhughters, most of whom are resident in Omaha Peter Hofeld), county commissioner from | Elkhorn, lost the 35 that was in his purse when he went Into a4 clgar store Satirday ing, and the finding of the pur: minus onfents, I8 taken as evidence that the misstoner's loss was a theft. Monda - dlse he was also minus se eral ho he had b 1 fattening and was just ready to butcher Twenty patients, fifteen women, re now being cared for at lemergency hospital Superintendent Coy reports all getting along well lives have been made brighter by Leelpt of illustrated papers and magazines | sent by Mayor Moores, Charles F. Weller and Mrs. George A, Hoongland, and a box of American Beautles from Mrs, Hoagland Penfold, of H. J. Penfold, A from is home 28 Howard . Sunday afternoon. When the young man did not return home Sinday night or Monday the parents becnme uneasy, think- ing that he had been kidnapped or had met with foul play and reported the disappear- | ance to the police, ore the police began an investigation, howev Leo returned home early last evening. The monument committee of Company L met In the armory of the Thurston Riflax | last night. Next Bund; the committee wiil ingpect the company monument belng erceted in Prospect HIll cemetery and | clde upon the date of the unvelling. he committee {5 collecting money subscribed the fund All who have not pald are requested to call on Charles A. Tracy, 8ix teenth and Douglos sireets, as soon as possible PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Charles F. Manderson left for Chi last night and may go on to Wash- ington before returning to Omaha Colonel Russell B. Harrison, who has been visiting his family in Omaha for a | few days, left lust night for the east. Re- fore going he told a friend he had not abandoned his fntention of trying to secure W reopening of hix case in order to get his military record straightened out, of a dress She was locked men and five the M- Thelr the re- eneral 1K AFEAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Now Library Ordinance Intreduced Befors City Counoil. PROPOSAL FOR $110,000 RENEWAL BONDS Live Stock Exchange Elects OMcers— Board of Education Finds Vaccl- nation Orders Jgnored—Im- proved Fire Service, That library question will no: down and last night at the council meeting a new ordinance was introduced, repealing the previous ordinance and placing the ap- pointive power in the hands of the council. The matter came up through the action of the mayor in sending a letter to Mrs. Talbot, president of the old library board, permitting certain women to appoint the five members of the board to have been named under the old ordinance. Members of the council do not take kindly to the proposition as proposed by the mayor, and it is asserted, that thé ordinance passed re- cently was illegal, In that It was in conflict with the state law. What the council pro- poses to do now, provided the present ord!- nance 18 passed, I8 (o elect nine members of the library board without any assistance from the mayor. In this ordinance each director of the board Is required to give bonds In the sum of $1,000, to be approved by the council. Further, the city treasurer 1s made custodian of all Iibrary funds and warrants will be drawn the same as in the city departments. In this ordinance the membership as to sex s not mentioned, while in the other it was specifically stated that five members must be men. At the concluslon of the reading of the document, which is a long one, the ordinance was referred to the judiclary committee. As has been previously ‘announced, $1,500 in improvement district bonds were sold at auction, but the sale was a farce. Mayor Kelly ealled August Miller to the chaiv and made him auctioneer. Miller called for bids and got only one reply. That was from Dan Hannon, who bid par. No other bids being recelved, the sale was made, As Haonnon has done the grading, his pay will come from the bonds Renewal Bouds Proposed. An ordinance was Introduced authoriz ing the eity council to issue renewal bonds | in the sum of $110,000. These bonds when tseued will run for ten years and will draw 6 ner cent Interest. Under the law bids should have been opened for the printing of the city ordi- nances and three bide were handed down to the council. Upon the suggestion of Johnston the matter was deferred for one week. Miller objected to this, but his ob- jection, as usual, was overruled. The ques- tion Involved is whether a paper must be published Afty-two consecutive weeks be- fore it can legally print advertismente of this sort Mayor Kelly took occasion to exercise his authority in the matter of appointing a city bill poster. He named L. Anson Scott, commonly known as “Reddy” and the appointment was confirmed. As the ordinance I8 not consldered legal In any way, Scott will find It a difeull’ matter to enforce the provisions of the alleged law W. 8. Babcock, former police judge, sent in a claim for three months' salary, which he claims is due for the balance of his term. It will be remembered that Babcork was removed from offce by order of the court prior to the expiration of his term, inasmuch as Judge King had been elected to succeed him. The communication from Judge Babcock was referred to the finance committee and the city attorney Monthly reports from heads of depart- ments were recelved and placed on file, The Union Pacific will be notified maintain a lght at Madison street. An ordinance is to be drawn for the is- sulng of $5,000 in bonds for the purchase of a library site. A fire hydrant was ordered Forty-first and Q streets. Ancther meeting of the council will be held this noon. to located at Exchange Electa Officers. The South Omaha Live Stock exchange yesterday afternoon elected these officers: | D. S. Parkhurst, president; R. Glichrist, | vice president; E, S. Harrell, Samuel Mort, Jay Laverty, Al Powe)l, directors; com- mittee on arbitration, D. 8. Parkhurat, A. Waggoner, P. T. McGrath, John Frederick, L. Degen; committee on appeal, Albert P. C. Daly, E. J. Ingersoll, W. H. MeCrary, M. R. Murphy. As there was only one ticket in the fleld the election went off without incident. The officials elected will assume thelr duties February 1. One of the Important appoint- ments to be made is that of secretary of the exchange. It is expected this appoint- ment will be made when the directors meet | at the first meeting in February. School Bo When the Board of Bducation met last night reports sent in by the superintendent showed that the recent orders of the Board of Health in relation to the wholesale vac- cination of puplls had been ignored. It appears that while the Board of Health met and issued orders through the press, its secretary falled officlally to notify the board and therefore no attention was pald to the notice published a few days ago. Members of the board say that If the Board of Health proposes to enforce any such rule official notice must be served. Many of the puplls presented certificates of vaccination, but those who did not were permitted to attend school as usual Astde from the allowing of bills and the consideration of clalms no business of In- terest was transacted. Fire Chiefa Meet, Meets. The monthly meeting of the fire chiefs of South Omaha was held yesterday after- noon at the office of the Hammond Packing company. All of the packing houses, the stockyards and the city were represented. Improvements In the fire service for South Omaha were talked over, but no action was taken. The desire of the chiefs is that arrangements be made whereby a larger volume of water can be thrown in case of fire in a packing house. Next month the chiefs will meet at No. 1 fire hall and be the guests of Chief Etter, McLean Calls Meeting. Superintendent MelLean of the public schools has called a meeting of all seventh and elghth grade teachers for Friday after- noon In the High school assembly room. There will also be a meeting of all teachers in the schools at the assembly room Sat- urday, January 18, at 9 a. m. Matters pertaining particularly to teachers will be iscussed. Superintendent McLean says these meetings are of apecial importance on account of the closing semester and all teachers will be expected to be present Death of Dr. WiL Word was received here yesterday of the death at Kansas City of Dr. J. 8. Wilson Dr. Wilson was the first chief of the bureau of animal Industry here and when he was | assigned to another station he left a large number of friends here, all of whom will regret to hear of his death. Magle City Goasip. Mrs. Fred Martin has returned from Chi Cago. Chief Etter completed Lle ot annual the fire report. department has It shows » | Insuran: ninety-two fires and a loss of $11,000 to (he @ companies. Rev. Arthur Renwick will conduet union services In the Baptist church tonight W. . Reynolds of Chadron, Neb guest of Mr. and re. James V. Chizek Dick Estes has resigned his position the exchange and will remove to Gle wood, Ta Unlon services, on aecca of prayer, were held in th terfan church last night Mr. and Mrs. Charles B, Scarr have re turned from. Buckland, Mo, where they were called by the death of Mrs. Scarr's mother tain 1. J. Buckley of filre company » was taken down with smallpox yos- terday and was removed to an lsolated lo- cation. The fire hall will be chorough.y fumigated by the sanitary inspector today No wine has a purer boquet than Imperial Extra Dry Champagne. It pure julce of the grapes fermented. Adum Crooks Hurt by Horaen, Adam Crooks of Benson, employed by Peter Gravert of the same place, recefved painful and dangerous injuries last night near Metg's brewery by falling from hia wagon. (rooks was hauling wheat to tha brewery, The reins became entangled and in renching over the front of the wagon he fell between the horses. He was stepped on, recelving a cut In the right leg and internal injuries, ‘The injured man wak removed to the 8t. Joseph hospital In the nt_of the w First Preshy- | N Cook's is the Dyspe Some people wonder why help their dyspepsia. while different substances a variety of other foods necessa is capable of completely dig That is why it digests what eat all the variety you want; it is the only preparation o mand for it ga stant relief from all forms of It can’t hel Preparcd by E. 0, DeWitt & Co., Ohlcago, Thy Kodol Dyspepsia Cure contains al indigestion, even after c\'cr{ s become enormous. — police ambulance, made arrangements, Marriage Licenne his employer having The fcllowing en grantea by the county Name and Residence. Stewart, ., Couneil rude Kountze, Omuha Bernard O'Roilly, Lead City Margaret Terry, Lead City, Willlam Ladd, Omaha Nonle Rein, Omahu Robert L. Lear, Omaha Anna Forsell Central City Theodore I°. Doel, Omuha Jennle Swagtek, Omaha John Burback, Sewar Lizzle Hoelzer, Omah: ik Hurst, Onawa, Bigelow, Oniahn I8 Turkelson, Omahn Mary Golngs, Omnhu Boetus Rorreen, Omaha i Anderson, Washington Co., Neb Heens Judze: marrlage Blufts 8. D 8D Butler Succeeds Low. NEW YORK, Jun & Murray Butler, ‘'who has be dentt of Columbta university nation of Seth Low, was vlected president by the board of (rustees today. Dr. Butler 18 not quite 40 years of age, 18 n graduate of Columbia and studied tn Burope. He was president of the Natlonal Educationsl assoclation and 1 editor of several oduca- tonal perlodicals rof. Nicholas nacting presi- co (he resIg. psia Cure pepsin preparations don’t They probably suffer because they can’t digest foods that pepsin does not affect. The reason is, pepsin digests only nitrogenous foods. re required to digest the ry for Froper nourishment. 1the digestants, and esting every kind of food. you eat and allows you to and that is why it cures thing else has failed. As the kind known, the de- Its use affords in- stomach trouble. but do you good 0 81 bostle contains 244 times the 50c. sise, th;you suffer from biliousness or constipation, us plills known as DeWitt's Little EARL Womans $2,50 Wells— Shooman mentions welts a $2.60--he means welts and not the machine mad> sole but be pleased with a palr of these geu- made to decelve—You can't help | | | When Drex L. | | | ulne welted sole shoes—We have | all sizes and widths—that makes | for us to give a pertect At | to the wear of the shoes—as well as h comfort. For all-around every-day shoes these genuine welts have never been cqualed. You take no risk you your money back if you |Drexel Shoe Co.. Omaha's Up-to-date e Mo 1410 FARNAM STREET. New, Fall Catalogue Now Heady. them in it easy This adde much an tor we give want 1t ation, he famous little liver RISERS. They never gripe.