Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 18, 1902, Page 3

- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1902. uticurg Resolvent (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 17.—(Special)—B in behalf of The Bee Building company In the mandamus case against the State Board of Equalization were filed in the supreme court today by Attorney E. W. Simeral of The New Blood and Skin Purifiers ANSWERS THE STATE BOARD Attorney for Building Oompany Files Brief in the Assessment Oase. TAKES UP ANSWER OF THE RAILROADS Argues That Franchise Has Not Assessed and that is Most V le Portion of the Rall« Been 1- rond Property. riefs Omaha. This case has been ordered for argument at a special sitting of the court on June 8, but leave has been given all litigants to file briefs or printed argument, in addition to the oral argument. 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Consisting of CUTICURA BOAP, 25¢., to cleal and scales and soften the thickened cuticle; 80c., to instantly allay itching, inflammation, and irritation l{' and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS, 250., to cool and cleanse the blood. A SINGLE SET Is often sufficient to cure the most torturing, di blood humours, with | @ticura =i out the world. British De t: 97.28, s Palx, Parls. POTTER rierhouse 8q RUG AND CHEM. CORY. izes the legislature to provide for such rev- enue as may be needful by levying a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property and franchises, the value to be as- certained in such manner the legisla- ture shall direct. Attention Is also directed that section which declares that the pocket vials, containing the legislature shall have no power to release or discharge any county, city, township, town or district whatever, or the inhabi- tants thereof, or any corporation, or the property therein from their or its propor- tionate share of taxes to be levied for state purposes, or due any municipal cor- poration, mor shall commutation for such taxes be authorized in any form whatever. -] Mr. Simeral argues that it necessarily tollows fram these sections of the constl- tution that the legislature would have no power to exempt from taxation the fran- chises of railroad corporations. He insists that had the legislature provided by stat- ute that all property of the raliroads shall Ive, antiseptic, tonic, and digestive, the skin of crusts ICURA OTNTM) hen all else fall London. French Sole Props., Boston, U, NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS | Winter Wheat Beginning to Ripen and Bears Promise of a Big Orop. ¥ OATS COMING BETTER THAN EXPECTED Corn 1s Alss Doing Well and as a | Rule is Free from Weeds, a Prospects at This Sea- m Are Bright. United States Department of Agricul- tural climate and crop bulletin of the ‘weather bureau, Nebraska section for the week ending June 16: The past week has been warm, with heavy showers; very favorable for the growth of yegetation. The dally mean temperature has averaged 4 degrees above normal in the eastern countles and 7 degr above In Western. The rain bas been very unequally dis- tributed; it has occurred in the form of showers and the amount of rainfall has ranged from less than a quarter of an Inch to more than three inches, In some localities heavy showers have done slight damege by washing corn, lodg- ing wheat and oal or flooding the low- lands. Generally, however, crops of all kinds bave made a fine growth the past week, except in a few extreme western counties, where raln is needed. Winter wheat is beginning to ripen and & few flelds In the southwestern counties have been cut; wintsr ‘wheat now promi: to be a large crop, except in a few southern coun- ties, where it will be somewhat below average in yleld. Oats have made a rank growth and are heading; many flelds are ‘weedy, and in a few oats are lodging slightly, but generally the prospect for a trop is much improved. Corn has grown well and the flelds are generally clear of 'weeds, although cultivation has been re- mewhat by the rains of the week. nt prospect is for a good crop of Southeastern Section. Butler—Wheat filling out well and will be about the same as last year fiol in as good condition as whea! ne. Cass—Wheat, oats and rye heading 1y; some wheat rusting; corn growing cultivation retarded. Clay—Wheat acreage large and crop doing yleld oats corn nice- well, ‘nicely; oats less pramlllnl; potatoes good; corn in fine condition; first crop alfalfa ut. Fillmore—Wheat beginning to turn; early ts headed out in fine conditioni corn Fg.r—“"vs:dy‘n ing fast | eat ening fast; corn growing apl lttle ragluuln( done, cultivation retarded by rain. Hamilton—Whe and corn fine, but corn gotatoes good. nning to ripen and as good a crop as last year; corn growing fast. Johnson—WHheat looks well; oats corn unusuall: b . Lancaster—Wheat and rye beginning to = s some weedy; oats heading K y. \ lemaha—Wheat rusting and lodging in laces; oats heading out nicely; corn grow- ng tast; hay crop will be heavy. +Ruckolls—Wheat and " oats doing well: El\l corn weather; some alfalfa put up in fine. condition. Otoe—Wint wheat beginning to turn: wats heading; corn growing rapldly: smali me oats lodging. lly fine crop; wheat harvest begun: corn growing rapidly and in fine condition; chinchbugs dolng some amage. Polk—Wheat beginning to ripen and \promises very large crop; oats making very rank growth, danger of lodging: corn i finely. Richardson—Wheat harvest commenced, Yéry good; oats doing well; corn growing very fast;'hay crop will be good. Saline—Wheat filling well and beginning to turn; oats heading, very rank; potatoes i too wet to cultivate corn and cure altalfa. Saunders—Wheat filling well; oats head- Ing nicely; corn growing very rapidly, some cultivated’ second time; cherries a small erop. Beward promises heavler ero zl'lnu age from chinchb and rus rn looks well; oats improv Thayer—Corn frowing finely; oats rank, heading well: wheat and rye beginning to turn; pastures and meadows go ~ York—Wheat 8lling well; corn Northea looking m Section. Antelope—Spring wheat beginning to head; corn growing well Burt—Wheat and oats heading, ort; corn growing fast, cultivated time, 'fields generally clear of weeds. ci.“h —Corn growing rapidly and being t] clal to small straw ond grain’ llfl‘]‘ Colfax—8pring wheat, oats and barley heading: winter wheat' fllling nicely; o 1 some fields thin and weedy; al crop. millet coming up fa ‘uming—Small grain growing nicely: some | oats heading: corn looks well; improved; potatoes good crop. ixon—Alfalfa cut and mostly stacked; pastures very little hali; crops fine. Dakata—Small grain looks well; grass in Waltham A “The Signs of the Times.” ““The Perfected American of interesting information [free cpon request. American Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Mass. ed second time; rain would be bene- | be taxed, naming therein every item that Is set forth In sections 39 and 40 of the revenue act, with a proviso that nothing therein contained should be construed as o power on the part of the board to tax the franchises of the corporations, undoubtedly such a statute, in 8o far as It exempts from astures and meadows fine; corn growing nely; potatoes splendid, Dodge—Oats very rank; wheat heading; | rye and potatoes promise & large crop; corn | 8nd sugar beets good stand and tn fine con- tion. | . Douglas—Spring wheat and oats much improved, beginning to head; rye good; Secqso0d stand and generally free trom | ., yion the franchises would bave been Holt—Spring _wheat and oats looking | ynconstitutional otatoes in well; corn growing fast: early bloom; small fruit ylelding well. Madison—Oats and wheat lodged some; hay will be a large crop; corn very fine; pofatoes unusually fine. Pierce—Oats looking fine; wheat rustin, some; potatoes large crop; corn fine an cultivation progressing satisfactorily. Platte—Rye and winter wheat promise ex- cellent crop; oats making rank growth: corn washed some and cultivation retarded by rain. Sarpy—Wheat, corn and oats in good condition and growing fast Stanton—Crops growing Verg fast; corn- flelds getting weedy; sugar beets in fine condition. nchises Are Included. “The leglslature cannot do indirectly what it cannot do directly,” declares Mr. Simeral. ‘herefore, as the franchise of the corporations is as much s part of rail- road property as the engine or ralle it follows that the state board should take the same into consideration in assessing railrond property as provided by sections 39 and 40. “For the purpose of taxation as pro- Phureton—Rys and barley headsd out; | Y130 by the constitution and lawe of this wheat beginning to. head. corn growing | State, what Is meant by the term ‘roadbed.’ rapidly and clear of weeds ‘tiea’, etc., certainly s not the tangible hodp g g o M W By lone but must embrace the stocks. corn in fine condition, fields generally clear | PTOPerty alon of weeds: lowiands (o0 wet. & Y Clear | | onds and franchises | or the intangible yayne—Small grain and corn growing | property as well. The statutes of many idly; vi 5 k| prop Pastures mfi‘x‘“—‘,“lé%'x’s?éefior‘"e.:f" advanced; | o0 the states which have received judiclal construction, through the state and tederal courts, are at the furthest but best evi- Central Section. moar mhoay Crop of alfalte heavy and tn | 0 b prove the value ‘of railrosd prop- erty. Evidence of which, it mot volun- stack; wheat very rank: corn growing well, cultivated first time; pastures good. Buffalo—Rye and wheat filling well 4nd is empowered promises & large crop; Gate doime wor | tarlly furnished, the luduar‘ L o corn mostly cultivated and some twice. ' |to obtaln for the purpose of 5 custer—Alfalfa, potatoes, pastures and | the property of the railroads. Dawson—Corn growing nicely; winter | After citing numerous authorities on methods for ascertaining tHe proper values for taxation, Mr. Simeral continues: ‘“‘The first answer or return of the Board of Equalization was a fair, honest and manly one. It was the answer of a million people. It told the truth. It did not please the rallroads. Upon their demand another answer was made. The railroads, in a suit to which they were not parties, prepared a second answer. They usurped authority of the State Board of Equaliza- tion. All that has been said in this ar- gument regarding the abuses of the people by the franchised corporations is justified by this single act. In the face of this shameless performance who can doubt that it i time for open revolt by the people. The case was practically submitted to the wheat filling nicely; oats improving won- derfully; corn good stand and being cul- tivated. Garfleld—Fall wheat and rye beginnin to ripen; range fine; stock doing well; corn ‘rowln‘ nicely. - Greeley — Corn ‘making good growth, nearly all cultivated first time, some sec- ond time; grass and small grain fine. Hall—-Large crop of alfalfa secured; corn looks well; sugar beets splendid; wheat and oats in fine condition. Howard—Oats heading out, straw will be long: some corn cultivated second time; winter wheat and rye fine. Merrick—Rye and winter wheat looking extra well; oats making heavy growth; potatoes fine; corn looking very well. Nance—Wheat promises to make splen- did crop; corn fine; very siight damage to small grain and corn by hall and wind. Sherman—Rye and winter wheat filling well; oats promise good crop; poiatoes good; prospect for large hay crop. Valley—Fall wheat fine; spring wheat | court when the order for serving the Tl Tt TR of (alfa about half cut:| jrinteq arguments was made; only the Wheeler—Some corn cultivated second time; good growing week. Seuthwestern Section. Adams—Fall wheat ripening fast; question of law remained to be argued. Switching of Answers. “The first answer says that the board oats heading and promiss goad crop: phstares | met to discharge the duties devolved upon excell;n first crop of alfalfa stacked; |it by law; that a part of the companies had corn fine. reported their liste; and that the board sessed all of the tangible property of sald corporations at an amount which, In the Chase—Crops growing well; grasshoppers numerous, no damage. Dundy—Rain needed in south part of countys crops growing well. judgment of the respondents, sitting and corndotng el At Torep 0%king finc: | acting as such board, seemed to be just and nearly cut and secured in good condition. Frontler—Corn growing well; rather hot and dry for small grain; wheat maturing too fast; heavy crop of a cut. Furnas—Alfalfe cutting about finished;: corn growing finely, some flelds cultivated second time; wheaf and rye doing well. Golper—;(yn and wheat well filled; corn ne. Harlan—Wheat ripening fas! adequate and In proportion to the assessed valuation of all other property in the state of Nebraska.' The answer next says that on the 14th day of May the relator made demand on respondents while sitting as such board that the board assess, ‘in addl- tion to the tangible property, the franchises of sald corporations, which the respondents, e nearly Tred 1 good condition P °f alfalfs se-| .o ing s such) board, refused to do for the Hayes—Small grain Injured by dry, hot | reason that under the statute creating weather; corn growing well. Hitchcock—Hot, dry week; raln needed; wheat and rye nearly ripe. Kearney—Alfalfa cut; wheat ri such board and defining its powers, it doubted its right so to do." ning | “The second answer is a curlous attempt e ey hotane, and cuitivation | by shrewd lawyers to negative the whole Lincoln—Wheat, ‘rve and potatoes grow- | Of this firet answer. Tt says that all the ing unusually well;" co in fine condition | companies had returned their reports; and and growing nicely: p excellent _ erbion Ay eond Paime poma CGaemize | that the board did assess all the proper trom grasshoppers. ties in the manner required by law. But, Phelps—Rye well filled and ripening; wi ter wheat filling well; corn growing fast, most of it very clear of weeds, Redwillow—Rye and wheat look well; corn growing fast; alfalfa good crop and mostly cut; rain would be beneficial, it says, sald rcspondents did not belleve that upder the law they had authority to value and assess ‘extra’ corporate fran- chises of said companiss separately and Webster—Wheat doing well: corn looks | 8Part from thelr tangible property; tha: reil and is growing fast; Oats head- | they assessed all as unit, and further deny ing; secpnd crop of aifalfa starting finely, | every allegation not specifically admitted, Western and Northwestern Section. | genled cr otherwise admitted. The snswer then submits that the board performed Its whole duty in the matter of making said assessment. Banner—Wheat, oa by drouth. Box Butte—Very hot, ground getting dry; grass injured. and millet damag: Brown-—Light rain beneficlal, but more| '“The second answer is so preposterous good that it may as well be ignored. Most of growing well; alfalfa in this argument was prepared before it ap- peared, but it is just as pertinent as be- fore for the simple truth is that the fran- stack; cattle doing well. Cheyenne—Corn ockin, well; wheat dam- aged by dry weather. Dawes—Hot and dry; rain necded; grass | on o fore LB chise was not assessed. Truth is mighty Deuel—General rain needed; alfalfa being | 8¢ Will prevail. The raflroads have over- cut; corn looks falr. Kelth—Crops growing well; grasshoppers numerous. | leaped ! themselves. They have made the board turn a double somersault in the very | "ROck—Alfalta good and ready to cut: | face of all the people. Whom the gods | and early potatoes good | would destroy they first make mad. They | b 1 a0 ™ VETY | bave put the board in the attitude of say- | Stoux—Rye headed; ck looking well; | ing that when they filed their first answer | good prospeet for wild hay | they d1a not know that they had ‘done their | _Thomas—Two gcod showers; pastures | guio o Ilnd range in fin on. | y G LOVELAND, The brief tucludes citations from autbor- | Sectlon Director, Lincoin, Neb, ities on the railroad franchise, which are Send articles of mcorporation, notices of | f011OWed by (hi§ argumeut: “The foregolng show in what ways forelgn rallroad cor- porations may derive property, powers and franchises under tht laws of this state Under these laws and certain practice the railroads have bullt up an empire In this state. The raflroad history of this state is reflected In these acts. These stat- utes bhave come into existence (referring to the Nebreska statutes) from time to Watches. R, T St o & ratlrcads had them prepared by skiliful lawyers, them proposed them and ceused them to be enacted. They were drawn favorably to them and gave them enormous stockholders’ meetings, etc., to The Bee. | We will give them proper legal insertion. Bee telephone, 238 powers 2 Methods of fecuring Franchises. Watch,”” an illustrated book “One of tic ways commonly adopted by about swatches, will be sent foreign companies to acquire property and franchises in thi. state has been to cause mew companles to he organized under our laws to build raflroac= In this state. These new companies have been merely comstruc- tion companies. Their capital has been vided wholly by the foreign company, which bas named all thelr officers and di- rectors, has supplied the engineer to su! vey and locate, the lawyer to counsel advise, the labor and material. ter of fact, in most cases the Nebraska company has mo capital and has had no treasury; it has had a franchise to be and to bulld. Under general corporation laws this is easy. Siuch laws mean simply free trade in franchises—in these sovereign privileges. After the road has been buflt the forelgn company causes the Nebraska company to make & 839-year lease to it of the property and it locks up in its vaults all of the so-called capital stock as one of its assets and this stock is never again taken out of the repository. The Nebraska company never has any rolling stock; it never has any gross earnings; it has no operating expenses; it has no net earnings; it is to all Intent and purposes de- funct; it is a mere travesty. As a cor- poration it is & mere caricature, a mere hallucination and moonlight on a shovel. “In all the states the franchise has wrought the same works. In all, today, after long and weary bearing the burdens of the franchise, the people are growing restless. At times the worm will turn, What has the franchise done? It has made $100,000,000 of capital worth $200,000,000, Tt has levied excessive freight and passenger traffic upon the products and people of the state to pay interest and dividends on in- flated capitalization. It has dominated the political convention. Often it has named our servants in the nation and state.’ The brief concludes: “Will anyone ask, Should the franchise be assessed for taxa- tion in view of all these things? Leave out the franchise and you leave out the costllest thing in the state. You leave out the greatest asset in the state, that which raakes the flag itself an asset, that which forms soverelgnty itself. Leave it out and you leave out the constitution.” Court About Ready to Rest. The supreme court met today for the last regular sitting of the January term. The judges will take a few matters under consideration on June 8, but will listen to only one formal argument at that time. Opinlons will likely be delivered at the conclusion of the special session and then until the beginning of the September term. The Nebraska Prison Reform assoclation held a speclal \meeting at the Lindell ho- tel last night. Extemporaneous speeches were made by Judges Westover of Rush- ville, Davidson of Tecumseh, Sedgwick of York and Holmes of Lincoln. Dr. Martin, ‘| chaplain of the state penitentiary, read a report, in which he sald: fice I obtained from the state warden names of elght men who would leave the them had no prospects of work and no transportation to places where they could secure employment, three of them had friends In other states, who were ready and willing to lend a helping hand, One was sent to Wyoming, one to lowa, an- other to Illinots. I pald $7 and others lent assistance since they had reached their destination. One man on leaving the prison asked me with tears in his eyes to thank the asso- clation for its kindness and help. 1 re- celved a letter from another man, soon after he arrived at his _home in Illinois that was extremely pathetic, a letter in which he ‘told of his hopes to lead such a iife in the future that we might know by his life his gratefulness. The rallroads deserve thanks fog their kindness in fur- hishing haif fare Yo discharged prisonebs. It is a good work and has been wisely organized. Funeral of G. The funeral of G. M. Lambertson will be held tomorrow morning at 1 o'clock from the family residence. The Lancaster County Bar association and other organizations of which Mr. Lambertson was a member will attend in bodle A committee consisting of W. J. Lamb, F. M. Hall, A. W. ¥feld, L. W. Billingsley and “H. H. Wilson h been appointed by the bar assoclation to draft resolutions of respect {o the deceased. Retall grocers of Lincoln closed their stores early this morning and jolued in a plenic at Lincoln park. The affair was held under the auspices of the local retail grocers’ assoclation. General Victor Vifquala bas appointed the following delegates to represent Lancaster county at the forthcoming democratic state convention: H. F. Rockey, Robert Malone, J. A. Maguire, M. L. Scott, Jacob North, G. W. Losey, Joseph Whitman, P. L. Hall, C. H. Hohman, T. J. Hensley, Lee En- wards, W. H. Ungles, Guy Andrews, James Manahan, John Carr, John Weiseman, P. H. Cooper, M. J. Malone, Will Love, T. J. Doyle, T. 8. Allen, M. D. Welch, J. H. Harley, F. W. Brown, W. B. Price, E. E. Brown, A. V. Johnson, Will Barton, L. F. Zeigler, A. D. Kitchen, Willlam Mec- Laughlin, C. 8. Jones, Jim Norris, Ralph Whited, G. J. Hess, R. W. Roberts, C. 8. Wortman, W. B. Hester, Sam Hinkle, J H. Becker, Joe Neville, A. H. Gleason, J. E. Davy, John O'Connell, Jobn Keenan, C L. Morrison, Richard Flynn, H. J. Schultz, Henry Meyer, Con Morain, Ed Haley, E. . Black, John Higgins, J. W. Armstrong, W. H. Toy, J. H. Broady. Fifty-six. Lambertson. Fremonters to Be Fully Equipped. FREMONT, Neb., June 17.-~(Spectal.)—The signal and engineering corps of the Na- tional Guard which is located here will be a thoroughly equipped company. The or- ganization has made a requisition for its equipment and supplies which are expected bere very soon. The supplies include a complete heliograph apparatus, apparatus for wireless telegraphy, ordinary telegraph apparatus, surveylng instruments, drafting tools and other property, making an outfit equal to that of an engineering and signal corps of the regular army. The company is armed at present as-infantry, having Krag-Jorgenson rifies. The ranks of the company are filled and there are a number on the waiting I Gallentine Is Convieted. KEARNEY, Neb., Juns 17.—(Specfal T egram.)—The case of A. J. Gallentine agalnst J. C. Jolnson for alleged practic- ing deception in selling mining stock was dismissed by the court for lack of prosecu- tioa. Gallentine was fully convinced that the business in connection with the mining stock was being conducted in a legitimate manner. As a mat- | the machinery of the court will be stopped | When I assumed the duties of this of- | institution In May and learned that five of | | Long Deadlook in Republican Congressional Oenvention is Broken at Last. NARROWS DOWN TO THE WINNER AND POPE Preak Commences in the Three Wun- dred and Forty-Second Ballot and the Next One Nettles the Question BEATRIOR, egram.)—Hon, Falrbury was Neb., June 17.—(Speelal Tel- BAmund H, Hinshaw of tonight nominated for con- gress by the republicans of the Fourth dlstrict, after the most remarkable strug- gle In the history of the politics of the state. After almost twenty-four hours of continuous balloting on the 3434 vote Hin- shaw recelved 107%, being one and a half more than was necessary for the nomina- tion, John D, Pepe receiving 100%. Fruitless efforts were made this after- noon to combine on mome one candidate. Shults of Gage and Sloan of Fillmore were persistent and their votes clung to them and with this situation a nomination was tmpossible. Finally, after an hour of maneuvering on the floor of the conven- tion, Butler passed om the 3424 ballot. Fillmore gave Sloan its seventeen and Gage broke. Slips of paper had been passed about in the delegation, the mem- bers expressing their preferences in se- cret. The result was: Hinshaw, 23; Hainer, 2, and Pope, 13. Hamilton fol- lowed, throwing its entire fourteen from Hainer to Hinshaw. Polk gave Hinshaw five and Pope 5, Saline going solld for Pope, as it had throughout the conven- tion. Saunders gave Hinshaw fourteen and Pope seven. Fillmore then announced a change of its seventeen from Sloan to | Pope and Saunders followed with a new | alignment, twelve for Hinshaw and eight tor Pope. Seward gave Hinshaw ten, Pope | one and Sloan six. Thayer gave Hinshaw | twelve and Pope five, York going solid for Pope, giving him twenty-one. Butler di- vided fits favors, giving each candidate seven and a half. The result was: Hin- |shaw, 102%; Hainer, 2; Pope, 98%, Sloan, 6. The bout was on and the next ballot did the execution, resulting: Result ‘of Final Ballot. Butler . Fillmore Gage o Hamllton Jefterson Polk Saline Saunders Seward Thayer York Totals 1074 ........................... 1074 The defeated candidates were each called forward and pledged to Mr. Hinshaw. their hearty support On behalf of the nominee George Jenkins, chairman of the Jefferson delegation, responded, because of the fact that in the struggle Mr. Hinshaw had lost hie volce almost completely and could not be heard eix feet away. The following congressional committee was announced: L. 8. Hastings, David Cit. E. Sandroch, Geneva; George W. Beatrice; T. E. Williams, Aurol Smith, Falrbury; E. L. King, Osceola; A. 8. Sands, Wilber; E. E. Good, Wahoo; F. P. Tilton, Seward; J. M. Marsh, Hebron; George W. Schreck, York. On motion Mr. Hinshaw was authorized to select the chair- man and secretary of the congressional committee. CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN Coroner Unable to Solve Mystery of Death of Willlam H. Cone. Maurer, A. F. GRESHAM, Neb., June 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—W. H. Cone, local agent for Searle & Chapin Lumber company of this place, was found dead in his office about 6 o'clock this morning. The deceased leaves a wife and four small children. Mr. Cone was considered a good business man, shrewd and energetic, liberal in his views, was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Modern Woodmen of America and was a Mason, being master of this lodge. He had $11,000 insurance on his life. The excitement over the trag- edy has been intense. All day long men have gathered in groups discussing the de- taills of the affair. After deliberating five hours the coroner’s jury gave the following verdict: “That Willlam H. Cone came to his death at Gresham, York county, between the hours of 11 p. m. on June 16 and 7 a. m. June 17, 1902, from causes unknown to the jury. Several letters were found on his person, one to the coromer, in which he states it is not necessary to hold an inquest as it is simply heart fallure, and that he had known it for some time. Saleon Fight on at Foster. PIERCE, Neb., June 17.—(Spsclal.)—The people of Foster have been having a hard time wrestling with the saloon question. Four petitions bave been filed with the Board of County Commissioners the past two weeks praying for license and it is sald that others are contemplating doing so. Frank Moravec, who kept a saloon there last year, asked for a license but the citizens filed a remonstrance and the | commissioners refused him a license. Re- | monstrances were also flled agalnst the granting of a license to John Rohrberg and Frank Kubista, which the commissioners sustalned. Summer School Attendance Swell | CULBERTSON, Neb., June 17.—(Special.) | —The summer school opened for its third week Monday morning, with a largely in- | creased attendance. Students have been | coming in all day. The total enrollment now numbers about 225. Rev. 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One druggist tried to sell me something S . that he sald “was just as good as Dufty's GILBERT N. HAY, 8 YEARS Pure Malt Whiskey,” but 1 insisted that T wanted Duffy's and no other. It seems too bAd that unreliable druggists will try to aell thelr eustomers bogus goods when they know the customer's health depends on fhe medicine. Your whiskey has done so much for me I feel ¥t my duty to write and tell you about it. Very thanktully yours, GILBERT N. HAY, 70 Lafayette St., Utlea, N. Y., Nov. 10, 190L DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY is absolutely pure and unadulterated and contains NO FUSEL OIL It cures consumption, grip, asthma, catarrh, bronchitis, malaria and dyspepsi stimulates and enriches the blood and invigorates the brain. Makes the old youn| the young strong. . Beware of Imitations. Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey is sold in sealed bottles only. It is our patented bottle, and has the name “Duffy Malt Whis- key Company” blown on the bottle ,and has the trade mark, the “Chemist’'s Head" on the label. If offered In flasks or any other kind of a bottle, or in bulk, it is not “‘Dut- ty's Pure Malt Whiskey.” When a remedy has been before the public so long, has been recommended and prescribed by doc- tors, and has carried the blessings of health to so many thousand homes as “Duffy’'s Pure Malt Whiskey," Imitations are bound to arise. It is the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. This is a guar- antee. All druggists and grocers, or direct, $1 a bottle. FREE—If you are eick or run down, write DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., ROCHES- TER, N. Y. All correspondence In strictest confidence. It will cost you noth- ing to learn how to regain health, strength and vitality. Write for two game counters for whist, euchre, etc. Enclose 4 cents in stamps to cover postage; also & valuable medical booklet free. Mention this paper. Cured in 5 days (to stay cured) NO CUTTING, SURGERY, TYING WITH SILK, OR PAIN. We want every man afflicted with Varlcocale, Cone taglous Blood Polson, Nervous Debility, Stricture, or allied troubles, to come to our office where we will ex- lain to him our method of curing these disea We n in particular all men who have become dissatis- fled with treatment elsewhere. We will explain to you why you have not been cured and will demongtrate to your entire satisfaction why we can cure you safely, quickly and permanently. Our counsel will cost you nothing and our charges for a perfect cure will be r sonable and not more than you would be willing to pay for the benefits conterred. CERTAINTY OF CURE is what you want. We will glve you a written legal for Diseases of guarantee to curo you, or refund your money. We can Men. and will cite you, by permission, when satisfied that in- formation is desired by sincere people, to es that we have cured to stay cured, which had been abandoned by family physiclans and €0 called experts, What we have done for others we can do for you. If you cannot call, ‘write us a full and truthtul statement of your symptoms. Dur home treatment is successful and strictly private. Addres: COOK MEDICAL CO., 110 and 113 8. DR. W. A, COUK, Discoverer of the famou “Cook Ci 14th Omahs, Neb. If You Want the Best In looking at offices in different bulldings, the greatest pralse the owner or rental agent can give an office is to say that it is “as good as an office in The Bee Bullding.” It may be in some respects, but it can not be in every respect. The Bee Building is one of the only two absolulely fireproof office butldings in Omaha. The Bee Building s the only bullding having all night and all day Sunday elovator service. The Bee Bullding furnishes electric light und water without ad- ditional cost. The Bee Bullding is kept clean, not some of the time, but all of the time. Keep these points in mind when looking for an office, and you will take ope of those listed below, if you are wise. List of vacant rooms in The Bee Building Ground Floor. Rental f1OOM Wi 13043 feet. Faces Seventeenth street and has aons e .Illlgy 'A‘.I‘A:rll - ;‘:n“‘ light {oo aud the r-n‘}m pr:;. includes ~heat, and or service. It has an entrance Bes Bty o on? S50 S venteanin ‘strent o o . o+ seasesnase sesnsenees First Floor. 101+ There 18 no finer office suite in Umaha than this one, It is located fust on the right nand of ihe great marble stuirway, and has unus e windows looking upon ro ot entrance way of the b fronts on Farnam stieet. One room is 17x1§ and the other $x15. It - burgiar-proofl vault, marble mantei- plece, hardwood floors, and will be frescoed to sult tenant ....... e ean ey ee Price §1.00 ROOM iu4: This room is just at the head of the maln stalrway on the first tleor. It would be & very ‘desirable oifice for some realestate man of aclor. The loor spuce ls J6xls ceet. Third Floor. This room is 21x8 feet and s ver. A sign on the door can be re ROOM 308: evator. conventently located 15 Voun 1a sispping of the Slever for. Price s ROOM 338: This room is 17x33 feet and will be divided (o sult the tenant This room is"particu.arly udapted 10r some concern needing large flooF Space and 18 u decidedly handsome office, baving an entrance the court und windows looking vut upon Beventecnth street. It Las & Ver; large burglar-proot vaull, hard wood floors wid i one of the cholcest o ces iu the bullding... esones Price .0 F ourth Floor. (LOOM 401+ 15x13 feet. This room is next to the elevaior and faces court It bas & large burglar-proof vault and is well ventliated. Has Mplal. and for the price furnishes frst-cla ss accommodations. . 0. Fifth Floor. (UITE S514: This is & very large room, lIx & feet. It faces w but s Ught and well ventilate: It is very seldom that space of slze s u— fered in The Bee Bullding. It could be used to advanta, by some firm employlng a large number of clerks, or requiring l.r!' floor space—a wholesale jJeweler, or manufacturer's jent, who would like to be in & fire-prou! bullding, or it will be divi to sult the tenant. ..Price $0.00 H#OOM 6211 This room faces the court and is 18x14 feet. It has a burglar-proot vault, and as it is near the l-l#r»h office and on the same floor with & number of grain firms, it would be a particularly good room for a m firm desiring first-class accommodation ...... $20.00 Sixth Floor. g SUITE 610: This consists of two rooms, both 18%x11%. Each of them has & burgiar-proof veult, have been mewly decorsted lary whe any business or the two .. are rooms Price for comfortable. professional man may sesssssasenns R. C. PETERS & CO,, Rental Agents. Ground Floor, Bee Building