Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 23, 1902, Page 3

ere there’s life there’s hope Never give up. Even if you have been trying a Sarsaparilla and have not improved. It’s not the slightest reason why “Ayer’s”’ will not cure you. “Ayer’s” is not like suy other Sarsaparilla. They have our formula. Doctors know this. That’s why they always in preference to every oldest, safest, strongest, “Your Sarsaparilla has done me a creat deal giving me strength and a general invigorat the best blood-cleanser, and it ha; done m. $1.00. Al deogists. FAVOR EARLY CONVENTION Democrats and Populiste Gather at Capi for Committee Meeting Today. RHEA MAKES APPEAL TO GOVERNOR Promises if Life Show by Hi is Spared Him Conduct that He In to of Clemency at of Governor. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April —(Special.)—The democratic and populistic executive com- mittees will meet jointly in this city to- | morrow evening, to fix the time and place for the state nominating conventions. Al- though no dates have been suggested by the party- leaders, the impression seems prevail here that the conventions will be | called for July, and that Lincoln will be | made the meeting place. There has been some talk of late conventions, but the ma- jority of the party workers In this city | favor beginning the campalgn soon after the republican convention is held Democratic and populist candidates the gubernatorial nomination are numerous. Among the populist candidates | are: Congressman W. L. Stark of Aurora, | R. D. Sutherland of Nelson, former Gover- nor W. A. Poynter of Lincoln, and Dr.| Damarell of Red Cloud. Friends of these| men are already at work. General Victor | Vitqualn of this city i{s mentioned as a democratic candidate, and C. J. Smyth is| being urged by some of the workers, Windows Much Damaged. to | be | for | getting | | serted by reliable authority, however, tha Roofs, billboards and sizns in all parts| of the city were blown away by the terrific | wind, which began about 11 o'clock last night, agd continued with unbated fury to- | day. A€ Normal a suburb of Lincoln, the ! old power shed of the Normal college was | demolished. The roof of the South street standpipe was caved (o, A farmer living| three miles southwest of the city sustained the loss of 200 thoroughbred and fancy chickens, killed in the destruction of the coops. - At Twenty-seventh and Randolph streets a portion of a roof of a tenement bullding wae blown away, leaving the fam- Ulles of J. K. Litton, B. W. Higgine, Mrs. McDougall without shelter. merous plate glass windows In the business district were | broken. About midnight a slight shower fell, but today's wind and sun quickly dis- | elpated the moisture. Rhea Appeals to Governor. Rhea has written the following appeal to | the governoi It {s with a sud heart that T write t few lines. 1 hope you will give them consideration. 1 wish to make the greatest request of ou that man can make of man, and that | s “save my life.” I realize thut in the past my errors have been many, and I feel the deepest conmtrition. I cannot blame | anyone but myself, nor do I wish to shift the responsibility of my sad plight upon any person. I know that God made me suficient to have stood, though free to fall. I fallen like many more be 1 feel as many more will in the rurare though T was a living sermon to boys and men in_ particular who are going very day through bad company and 1 wish to state that whisky is the cause of my present situation. Had I not been Intoxicated this case would never have happened. 1 must say. and much to my shame. | drunk “beyond all reason. It would have been impossible for me to delibe: or premeditate any act such as | have been charged with. God, who sees all| things. knoweth that my mind or heart | never harbored a thought or impuise which | would suggest wiliful murder. And in view of the condition I was in [ hope will save me from such a death, also for the sake of my relatives, who are one and all good and respectable people, and for the sake v many prayerful Christian friends in nd city and elsewhere. Lacks & Mother's Care. 4 the greatest misfortune when but 1 child, and 1 feel that on that sc- count, 100, you may be able jo sympathize with me. I lost my mother. and as you know a mother is the one o hers wio can and do influence their childrew to the right. If you should decide to commute my sentence (which I pray you will) 1 _shail conduct myrell here in such a wav that it ‘will be a pleasure for you to remember that my life was saved by you. I have deter mined to be a better boy and try by se doing to mitigate the diegrace which 1 have brought upon my people Governor. 1 am praying thai the influs | to bear by o me THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 190%. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN Dry Weather is Unfavorable for the Growth | of All Vegstation. | SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE STATE | Winter Wheat Deterforates in Condi- n Sonthwestern 4 Gr Makin low Progress. tlon Except ‘onn- thes (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April pecial.)—The firet detail bulletin of the Nebraska section of the United States climatic and crop serv- ice for the season of 1302 was lssued today | by Director George Loveland. It contains reports from nearly all of the grass and grain growing counties and a general sum- mary of crop conditious. | The bulletin covers the period of the last i week, which Is said to have been a good one for advancing farm work, although a few of the reports Indicate that the ground is getting too dry for plowing. The dry weather hes been unfavorable for all vege- | tation. Grass has grown slowly and pas- tures are poor and backward. Winter wheat has deteriorated In condition except in some of the southwestern countles, where the moisture was sufficient for good growth Oaté and epring wheat are coming up [ slowly. Plowing for corn is well advanced &nd some corn has been planted in the southern counties. The rainfall during the week consisted of scattering showers, the measurement averaging about .10 of an inch, excepting in some of the southwestern counties, where | there was half an inch of rain. Last night's | showers raised the average somewhat, the | fall being reported to the weather station as follows: Ashland, .04; Hickman, .10; Imperial, .08; Lincoln, .10; North Platte. 20; Omaha, .02; Salem, .32; Valentine, .50; a praye; ¥ he at " Pt Deliove prayer in my heart that Y°u."11| wymore, .20; Wilber, .11. A light snow fell clined to mercy. With much respect, I re. | at Seec, main, yours humbly and sincerely Conditions in the various WILLIAM RHEA. | symmarized as follows Only two day's intervene before the time | Seaihéaiterh Seatton: . by the supreme court for the executlon; . . oo TR T L of William Rhea, and yet the governor has| BUter-ORtE cOmOg R o8 reage given no intimation as to whether or not| corn will be listed he will commute the sentence. It is as-| Cass Winter wheat and pastires look recommend “Ayer’s ”’ other kind. It's the best. 1 of good, purifying my blood and ion of the whole body. I know it is e a wonderfal sight of smd." Gro. W. Roose, Jefferson, Ohio, J.C. AYER CO., Lowsti, Mass. stand innocent of this great crime that stand charged with by intent fs concerned. 1 will in the future, if you will be merci- ful with me, prove to you and all others that T am not so had as some woul it appear by my behavior. I will ¢ 1 man so far as any countles are | well; of but need rain; oats coming up slowly; | rass growing slowly the gbvernor intends to grant a respite of| Clay_Winter wheat looks faily well 3 | but needs rain very badly; oats co sixty days' and the impression prevails that | but needs rain very badly; oats coming \p the peralty will finally be changed trom | F<ll% I"ich death to imprisonment for life. When fn-| Fillmore—Winter wheat damaged some; e 8. " | oats up, but growing poorty terviewed tonight Governor Savage declined | 0315 up. but ETowing poony = to either deny or affirm the report, but| piicds: plowing for corn begun sald he would reach a decision and make| Hamilton—Crops looking well; it public tomorrow or Thursday. Nearly all state, county and city offices | plowing for corn done Jeflerson—Winter wheat beginning to were closed today in obedience to the pro: lamation of the governor. On the state | in some some suffer from drouth; oats moderately good | stand. Johnson—8ome slight complaint that wheat is looking yellow, but most of the capitol grounds some trees were planted | crop looking well; oats coming up nicely. this morning, the work being directed by Wheat ;m:mg slowly; oats the state officials. Trees were also pianted | UQ And made falr evowth. =\ ooqe on the school grounds, but the work Was | rain; oats growing slowly: plowing for done under the direction of experts ap- | corn progressing rapldly; apricots In hloom Nuckolls—Wheat still 0ol y well, PRIGE By N6 Sehaai Nenrd. | but growing slowly; some fields winter | Hearing of the case lustituted by Willlam | kijjed; oats uneven' stand; prospect for Clark to annul the county bridge contract | peaches poor. g s was continued in the district court today. | , Otoe—¥ heat damaged some In pisees by The reading of aMdavits was completed and | | starting slowly. | the attorneys began their argument. The sat condition not so £ood as | case will likely be submitted tomorrow aft- S e S, . & ernoon. d some killed; oats doing fairly well Polk—Wheat looking well; oats coming | up fairly well; plowing for corn in prog- | ress; meadows and pastires need rain Richardson—Wheat generally looking fair, but needs rain; oats looking well; some wheat turning yellow; some potatoes up: pastures poor. Saline—Wheat needs rain; plowing for corn general: oats growing very slowly. Saunders—Wheat slightly Injured by dry weather; pastures need rain badly; oats coming up unevenly; plowing for corn weil advanced Seward—Very dry and crops at a stand. sthl), plowing for corn well advanced; oats coming up_ spotted. Arranging for Veteran Encampment. The subcommittee of the executive com- mittee of the National Society of the Army of the Philippines met here tonight to ar- range for the third annual encampment of the soclety, which will be heid in Council Bluffs August 13, 14 and 15 of this year. Plans were pertected for the organization of local posts and state camps throughout the country. Negotiations were opened with the rallroads with a view to obtain- | up | gust of fine hail in the early afternoon has | developed | clally on ridges, has been blown out of the | One of the worst sand and dust storms ot | the seacon is raging in this part of Ne- | rain fell last night, but not enough to keep | Telegram.)—A fierce gale from the north- | Ing special ence which is being brought those who wish my life to be taken, will not be sufficient In your estimation to cause you to believe otherwise than that it was an error, not an Intent. Before God | Wheeler, was elected chairman; 0. C rates for the encampment. Members of the committee who attended were: Wilder S. Metcalf of Topc:a, who succeeded General Funston as colonel of the Twentleth Kan George M. Post of Denver, formerly of the First Colorado; Donald Macrae of Council Bluffs, formerly | of the Fifty-first lowa, and P. James Cos. grave of Lincoln, formerly of the First Ne- braska. Donald Macrae, who fs vice presi- dent_of the pational association, was au- thorTzed to make the local arrangements for | the meeting. President Rooseveit will be invited to attend. |SAYS WOODS MET FOUL PLAY Coroner's Jury Holds Joyce and Clark Responsible for Victim's Death FORT CROOK, Neb., April 22.—(Special Telegram.)—The coromer’s jury in the In- quest over the body of Ed Woods, found dead north of this place, rendered a verdict that Woods came to his death by being struck with a blunt instrument in the hands of Tom Joyce and Webb Clark. The prisoners are held in the county jall at Papillion and will be arraigned for their preliminary hearing in a short time. York Park C omers Active. YORK, Neb, April'22.—(Speclal.)—York recently purchased a park and the park commissioners have been fitting it up. A landecape gardener from Omaha has laid out roads and pathe, designed rustic bridges, flower beds and beautiful drives and walks. For the last thirty days workmen have been filling in and putting in bridges. The park is situated within the city limits and Beaver creek winds around it. The citizens are taking a great deal of interest in the Improvements that are now being made. Silver Creek Board Elects. SILVER CREEK., Neb., April' 22.—(Spe- cial.)—The new village board of this place met last evening, effected an organization and then adjourned until Friday night. The following is the organization: W. S. Gray, chairman; F. M. Robb, clerk; W. M. Hutt, treasurer. CLAY CENTER, Neb., April 2.—(Special.) —The newly elected board of village trus-| tees met last evening and organized. J. E. wil- lerk; Hams, and J. L urer. Campbell, Nature’s Stweet R estorer is the name applied to “sleep.” Sleep of the most restorative Kind follows the use of ANHEUSER-BUSCH'S SMaliNutiine M %) ~ I3 Recommended by leading physi- cians as a pure tonic with properties., but a real All druggists sell it. Prepared only by Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louls, U. 8. A, of the Bien s Tans Fueet: .::d-'.h. . :h»hl. v, Faust, Anheusors Pale and Exquisite. treas- | Thayer—Wheat suffering from dry weather, some fields plowed up; pastures and meadows need rain badly; plum trees in_bloom | York—Getting very coming up slowly. Northeastern Section. Antelope—Fall grain and alfalfa looking | 1; spring sown grain growing well, . pastures poor. —Wheat and oats looking well; grass | ng slowly: plowing for corn started, | etting rather dry to plow well. r—Small grain mostiy sown, some d_looking well. Colfax—Wheat and rye look well except on table-land where suffering from drouth; early sown. oats up well, later sown not s well Cuming—Wheat coming up nicely; starting slowly; oats growing nicely. | Dakota—Wheat and oats sown and need rain; grass growing slowly. Dixon—Small grain growing slowly: pas- tures poor: oats need rain. Dodge—Spring wheat and oats coming up unevenly; dry spots in winter wheat dam- aged by drouth; fruit buds in good condi- ton. Douglas—Small grain needs rain; ground 00d condition for seeding. Holt—Fall sown grain looks well: pas- tutes poor; spring waeat up and looking fine; rye looks fine. Knox—Pastures backward and cattle thin: ground molst and in fair condition; plowing for corn started. Madison—Fall wheat and rye doing | nicely; grass starting very slowly:’spring gTain sown and making a very poor start Plerc:—Smail grain sown and coming up slowly; fall sown grain looking well; grass starting slowly; ground rather dry. Platte—Winter wheat beginning to de- teriorate; pastures starting slowly; spring grain sprouting very slowly and coming up y dry for wheat; oats grass in 1 uneven Stanton—Fleld work progressing nicely: wheat and oats doing weii; pastures back- ward and need rain badly Thurston—Late sown oats coming up un- evenly; plowing for corn in progress; good outlook for frult Washington—Winter wheat and rye look fair, but need rain: oats backward and | coming up unevenly; pastures poor and backward Wayne—Grain ting rather dry Centr looking well, but is get- Sectio Blaine—Grass starting slowly; some pota- toes pla 1 Buffal | small grain ‘ooks well ex- cept whe: damaged by cutworms: spring ,nm mostly sown; ground being prepared or. corn. (S er—Good week for farm work; grass sarting siowiy Dawson—Fall grain being damaged some by cutworms; oat seeding finished; large | acreage being plowed for millet | Garfield—Small grain all lanted; rye | | 100} fine Tass growing err Greeley—Winter wheat and rye not very 8004 few oats up. Hall-Wheat backward, but general con- | dition about as good as this time last year; citworms have appeared in some aifalfa | flelds, Howard—Fall sown grain standing dry weather well, but needs rain; spring grain coming up. grass starting slowly. Merrick—All crops gre wing Ifo'l). wild gra \rr{)bark';i'd ance—Oat seeding done; ground beis preparad for corn planting. oy uad| Sherman—Winter wheat and rye dam- | aged by worms and dry weather: spring | wheat and oats all sown and mostly up. = | Valley—Spring wheat and oats sown: al fal l"‘ coming up: cutworms damaging srain Southwestern Section. Adams—Winter wheat being injured by dry wea. up unevenly vanced. Chase—Wheat all in; not as mue as last year srowing well Dundy—Ly rain, splen: looking well, but . ther; cats coming plowing for corn well ad- & 2 ?abl‘n'.l‘ ome corn " planted . grass cattle look fine. g B lf snow Bumhd). followed by oF grone end Eames Frankiin—As a rule wheat !l‘::okh\‘ well oata up. Frontier—Good _week for shower; some corn planted. Furnas—Fall wheat and rye looking fine: same corn planted; alfalfa started poorly small grain seeding finished Oosper—Fall grals doing nicely wheat and oats good stan: Harlan—Wheat, rye and alfalfa doing finely, except where injured by cutworms Hayes—Grass growing nicely; a little corn | planted. | Hitcheock—Nice rain, tollowed by warm. srow| weather; some cane and comn | plant Kearrey—Fall wheat, rye and oats doing nicely: plowing for corn progressing finely; | some damage being done by cutworms Lincoln—Small grain growing nicely; pas tures greatly benefited by the warm days the lat rt of week. ] Perkl rass growing finely: ground in fine condition for corn planting. Phelps—Full grain dolag aicely, except crops; good spring where injured by cutworms: oats coming | very dry and rain needed | d Willow—8mall grain looking fine, ex- | damaged by cutworms; corn nmenced ts coming up arting sl wheat growing ly; hay scarce; Northwestern Sections, small graln sown; some Seeding well advanced ly; hay scarce and cattle ed _Grass started ni wintered fine Cheyenne- grain ely; cattle have eding ab >ming up nicely Dawes—Very little farming done; in_fine condition Deuel—Rain and week have give grain starting nicely Keith—Grass and small grain doing nic Keya Paha—Oats all sown; grass gro nicely ock—Cirass start oats and early Sloux—All_crops Thomas=Warm, with g starting siowly. HIGH WIND DAMAGES CROPS Rains in Some Sections and ut all done and ground snow the in; g slowly: spring wheat potatoes planted progressing nicely d shower, grass Lower Temperature Affords Some Reltef. | COLUMBUS, Neb., April 22.—(Special | Telegram.)—One of the worst dust storms in the memory of the oldest inhabitants all during the foremoon with occasional toward evening into a typical blizzard, the wind driving a| like needles into the face of | times a powerful Nebraska cutting snow the pedestrian with at velocity ELK CREEK, Neb., April 22.—(Special.) | —The wind has been blowing almost like | a hurricane here for the last two days, and unless rain comes soon the wheat will be badly damaged. The thermometer regis- tered 95 Sunday afternoon. DAVID CITY. Neb., Aprfl 22.—(Speclal.) ~~A blinding dust storm, the worst which bas visited here for many years, has been raging since yesterday morning. The tem- perature rose to 9 degrees yesterday, but has fallen considerably today, by a chilly west wind There is much damage to oats fust com- ing up. Wheat is damaged badly. The most | conservative estimate today is that the| damage {3 25 per cent, and if the wind continues for twenty-four hours, the dam- age may exceed 50 per cent. Pastures are suffering for want of rain FREMONT, Neb., April 22.—(Specal.)— The hot weather of Sunday waa followed by a scorching wind yesterday and a colder one from the northwest today. The ground is very dry and much of the small grain, espe- ground. It is impossible at present to esti- mate the amount of damages, but some flelds will have to be resown. Several trees have been blown down by the wind. BEEMER, Neb., April 22.—(Special.)— braska today. The wind is blowing at the rate of forty miles an hour. HARVARD, Neb., April 22.—(Specl About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon & se- | vere duststorm reached this place from the eouth with mercury close to 80 degrees in the shade, and except for a short time dur- ing the night has continued. The gale shows nc indication of diminishing. The wind changed to the north, then to the west, and the mercury fell to 50 degrees. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb,, April 22.—(Spe- clal.)—A flerce wind and duststorm has prevailed in this city for two days. A light the dust down long. LONG PINE. Neb. April 22.—(Special west and a snowstorm made up the April weather experienced in this vicinity today. Some damage to thin cattie resulted. NORFOLK, Neb., Aprii 23.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Wind, snow and dust have the right of way today. The temperature Sun- day was 90 in the shade, and today almost at freezing, and at 6 p. m. is gradually low- ering STUDENTS Nel GO ON ska City High Not STRIKE ehool Students iven Arbor Day Vaca Take Matters in H: NBBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 22.—(Spe- clal.)—The pupils of the High school went out on a strike at noon today because they were not given the usual Arbor Day vaca- tion. One of the young men of the senior class ; bad learmed of a ruling of the Board of Education to the effect that the schools should be given a half holiday on this day. About 100 of the students left the school and marched to the public library, where resolutions were passed and the crowd then marched through the streets, giving their school and class ye As 500 as the ruling was shown to Su- perintendent Fling he ordered all the schools of the city dismissed. BRAINARD, Neb., April 22.—Arbor Day | was fittingly observed here. The schools had prepared a large program which was | to have been carried out at the park, but, owing to the terrible wind and duststorm, it was impossible to do so. The entire school and a large audlence assembled at the opera house, where the program was well rendered. Only Ten Cases for Tri OSCEOLA, Neb., April 22.—(Special.)— The docket for the April term of the dls trict court for Polk county has been I sued. The court will convene on Tuesday morning, April 29. The docket is the small- est that has ever been in this district, there being but ten cases. Two of them are for divorce suits. A jury of twenty-four has been summoned. at Osceola. Mullen Business Changes. MULLEN, Neb., April 22.—(Speclal.)—F. M. Cudebec sold out his stock of general merchandise to the Sand Hills Commerc company of thie place. Consideration is not known. He expects to enter other business here | waith, David City. ; the sum of 350,358 to refund the outstand- | delegates to 4ttend the Cass county repul BANKERS MEET AT FREMONT Group Three of Nebraska Bankers' Association € Are Electe venes & fcer FREMONT. Neb., April 22.—(Special)— The fourth annual meeting of group thres of the Nebraska Bankers' association, met at Masonic hall last evening. President | E. F. Folda of Schuyler, presided Prayer was offered by Rev. Jobn Doane | of the Congregational church. L. D. Rich- ards delivered an address of welcome. The report of the committee on bylaws was presented and committees appointed. The program this morning began with a roll call of countles for report on the gen- eral copdition of the banking business. H A. Gould of the State Bankers' association spoke on the work of that association, which was followed by a general discussion F. McGivern of Fremont read a paper on ‘Exchange.” E. Royse secretary of the State Banking board, spoke on the purposes | of banking supervision. The program this afternoon consisted of | papers by J. A. Reichenbach of Rising | City, on “Our Banking System and Ite Crit- lce;" O. E. Engler of Gresham, on “Bank | Advertising;” C. F. Calhoun of Springfield | and D. 1. Clark of Papillion gave the coun- try banker's views of the“Competition Ex- Isting Between City and Country Banks." | Other papers in connection with the bank- ing businews were read by M. L. Rossiter of Silver Creek, B. F. Kapp of Cedar Blufts and C. S. Smith of Central City. The following officers were elected: Pres- ident, E. F. Folda, Schuyler; vice president, W. E. Smails, Fremont: secretary, P. E. McKillip, Humphrey; treasurer, C. O. Cros- At the close of the business a lunch was served ard most of the delegates left this evening. BEATRICE WILL Council Pa. ISSUE BONDS s Ordinance for Issnance and Refuses A BEATRICE, Neb., April 22.—(Special Tel- egram.)—At a meeting of the city council here tonight an ordinance was passed pro- viding for the issuing of 3 per cent bonds in ing bonded indebtedness of the city. No ealoon licenses were granted, as re- monstrances were filed against all of the six saloon keepers who made applications for liquor license. The remonstrators are J. E. Colby and J. W. Grimes. The tine set for hearing the remon- strance cases is Wednesday, April 30, at which time the present saloon licenses ex- pire Able counsel has been secured by both aides and the cases will be tried for all they are worth. ENDS HER LIFE WITH ROPE Mra. Fred Fittle Hangs Herself in Fo by Son. COLUMBUS, Neb., April 22.—(Spectal.)— Mrs. Fred Fittje, living in Grand Prairie township, ten miles northeast of Platte Center, committed suicide yesterday morn- ing, by banging herself with a clothes line in a henhouse. She was found soon after by her son, with whom she and ber hus- band lived. It has been decided that an inquest is unnecessary. Mrs. Fittle was a German woman about 60 years of age. Melancholia is thought to | be the cause of the act. uckmaster Threatens to Kill. PLAINVIEW, Neb., April 22.—(Special.)— C. A. Buckmaster, a laborer here, threat- ened to kill his wife Saturday afternoon and some excitement followed. His wife swore out a peace warrant and Constable Bartels followed Buckmaster into Antelope | county, finally capturing him seven miles southwest of Brunswick, on Sunday. Monday morning the prisoner had a hearing be- fore Juatice Stephens and was placed under $100 bonds to keep the peace. Mrs. Buck- master appealed to the Justioe te lot ber busband off lghtly and the judge eomplied with her request. Republicans Meet at Weeping Water, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., April 32 —(8pe clal.)—~The republican central committee met in Weeping Water today and decided to have the primaries beld May 17 to select lican convention in Louisville upon May 24, “TIRED ALL THE TIME" Women in the Springtime Need a Ton Fever is Spring Catarrh. Peruna Cures Catarrh. €. Spring A Beautiful Club Wo« man’s Recovery. Los Angeles, Cal., 539 8. Olive Street, May 5, 1%01. The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. Gentlemen:—*'[ suffered with pain in my right side forover eight years. Doctors said my liver was affected. My complexion was dark and yellow, I had a bad taste in my mouth. and was tired all the time. I took agreat deal of medicine, but nothing secemed to do me any good. I readin the paper of Peruna, and decided to give it atrial. I felt better hefore the first bottle was gone, and after taking three bottles | was A where delegates will be elected to attend the state convention. It was decided to al low one delegate to every ten votes cast for Judge Sedgwick, which will be 229, Priests Meét at West Pol WEST POINT, Neb., April 22.—(Special.) —The semi-annual conference of the priests of the West Point deanery met today, with Right Rev. Bishop Scannell of Omaha pre- siding. The convocatfon held in the parochial house and was attended by all the priests of the district. Matters pertaining to church discipline were discussed and t welfare of the church in this portion of the dlocese provided for. WILL LET DEMOCRATS DECIDE r Teller Replies to Question as to His Run: for Re- Eleet: DENVER, April 22.—United States Sena- tor Henry M. Teller has replied as follows t0 a telegram from the Denver Post, ask- ing whether he was a candidate for re- election to the senate: “I bave felt that after twenty-five years of public service I might properly leave the question of my re-election to the people of the state. 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