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WEDNESDAY AFf.IL 20, THE LINCOLN EVENING NEWS FIVE say for what purpose It was ma do, A MEMORIAL SERVICES UNION TRUCK DRIVERS LAW AU ORD LE AG E. VERY NATURAL PROBING DEEP Inquisitive Assessors Feeling Com munity's Financial Pulse and Finding Things. Our Principles i From the Constitution. Name: The nam of this organization shall be the lw and Or dor League of Iineoln, Neb. IL Objects: The oojects of the League lare the, union of ail tem- perance people, the proper enforcement of the lawi and the abolition of the1 saloon, This does not necessarily III, The'League shall be non-partisan and 1 national.

Any person in sympathy with the objects of the Lea rue and agreeing to co-operate in its work shall be admitted to membership by signing the constitution. Residence CANAL COMMISSION APPROVES OF PLAN vestigations, In my judgment, is that the construction, of the canal is perfectly feasible and. when constructed, the canal can be successfully operated. I am confident that with a supply of rood water furnished to Colon and Panama and with a complete system of sewers, both of those cities can he made healthful places of residence. "When I left the commission was III good health and is now devoting Its attention to minor matters ana, witnin a few weeks, will return to Washing ton and organise the necessary engin eer corps.

NEW YORK. April 20. W. B. Parsons.

United States canal commissioner, arrived from Colon today on the steamship Alliance. Speaking of the work of the commission on the Isthmus he said: "The commission arrived In Colon Monday. April 4. and was met by officials and welcomed to Panama, and was formally presented to the president of the republic The commission then began the arduous work of inspection of the work already done and examined the various sites selected for the locks. The pel; result of these in GEN.

BELL CONFORMS TO ORDER OF COURT TELLURIDE, 'April 20. General Bell, with seventeen officers and troopers aa guard; left ft 1:80 this morning with President, Charles a. Moyer of the. western federation of WHERE TO GOVERNOR OR TO SUPREME COURT? Shall Melvln G. Hubbard of Knox county, convicted of the ruin of Jen-nle Potter, appeal to the governor or to the courts for relief from the burden of a seven year term in the state penitentiary? That is one' of the questions that come before the supreme court in briefs filed in the case this morning.

Hubbard, who has served 2.W years miners, to go to Denver, where he will present the body of the union leader to the supreme court this afternoon, where a writ of habeas corpus suit comes up. There was no demonstration here when the party left. against Hubbard. These facts, It Is take Hubbard's case clear out of the criminal statutes, and on that ground a new trial Is asked. No( to' Governor.

The attorney for the convict insists that although the time In which a new trial may be had had passed when ut edV claims that the question' is prTi i lly one for the Judiciary and not for the-execuUve, aa -contended the. prosecution. "We contend," his brief continues," that the duties of the governor are wholly executive. That he is not equipped for trying such cases according to law or the rules of evidence. That in determining matters before him he acts without evidence In the judicial sense, or makes a different rule of evidence for each particular as he likes.

That although he has the physical power to sign a pardon which will be effective in any case, yet the spirit of the constitution is that hts pardon is but a forgiveness of guilt, and not a reversal or correction of the mistakes or Incompetency of the Judiciary." Reference Is made to the attitude of the governor on cases where It Is claimed new evidence has been adduced. The governor has frequently Bald that he would leave such oases the courts, as It Is not his function to weigh the evidence on which a trial was had. The state Insists that Its demurrer to the petition In the district court reopening the case ought to be sustained. TO round or all in kouwi was maae late ib the afternoon, but nothing was done. The party merely lovKed through them aim asked no questions of the Inmates.

It Is understood, however, that Mayor Adama Wanted to see how thins were run and If there was any practices not nl lowed by the excise ruler going on. It Is said that everything was found In a aatlaUe tory state, 1. FOR THE BEST Judge Barnes Suggested Lindsay for Clerkship to Please Republicans. Judge Barnes suggested Harry Lindsay for the clerkship because he thought that the republican's of the atate demanded it He has not pledged himself to Mr. Lindsay, but the deadlock which has been In existence for three months Is to be broken, and because of the strength which he believes the.

state chairman to possess, he offers his candidacy as a means of bringing the appointment to a head. This is the, statement matte this morning from an authoritative source. Mr. Lindsay Is offered in no sense as Barnes' candidate, but la suggested as a compromise candidate who has earned recognition. The gist of the offer Is that Sedgwick shall unite with Barnes to make Lindsay, not a personal candidate, but the candidate of the party.

Mr, Jackson released Judge Barnes In or der that the clerkship matter might be settled, and the judge believes that Seymour ought to proceed to release Sedgwick. At the present time the outlook for Seymour's selection with the aid of the Norfolk judge Is out of the question because of this belief, and should Sedgwick stand pat for Seymour in preference to Lindsay, to whom he is said to be- opposed because of an alleged attempt to dictate, it is possible that Barnes will suggest some other candidate. One of the judges said today that several conferences been held recently for the purpose of discussing the matter, but so fr.r nothing has been accomplished by tho conferees because of the unwillingness of the York county Judge to give It It was noticeable today that the Judges were cor dial In a degree not heretofore noticed, and some predict tht Sedgwick will at last be freed by Seymour, when lie discovers that there is no hope for his candidacy. When- asked whether another conference would be held this evening Judge Sedkwlck answered In a noncommittal way. It la believed, however, that such a meeting will be held, and there Is a possibility that some agreement will be reached before the court adjourns tomorrow afternoon.

SEND 'EM OUT Secretary Bennet Notifies County Clerks of Railway Property Locally Taxable. ,1 Secretary Bennett of the state board of equalisation has sent out certificates counties showing the railway property If done. these Items may be taxed In the coun ties to which they belong instead of being, distributed throughout the state according to the mileage in each county. Alt property off the right of way Is taxed In that manner. The state board met thla morn ing at 9 o'clock for the purpose of formulating a decision on the right of the state to tax the reserves of frater nal Insurance companies.

Another question that will be decided today Is the right to tax cash surrender value life insurance policies. NIGGARDLY Waco School Teachers Refuse New Contracts Because of Small Salaries. Waco has the distinction paying an average of $32.50 a month! to teach era who have been equipped "In -high schools and in addition have had normal school training. A grammar teacher who has had four years In the nor mal school in the state receives M0, while the principal who has hud the same training receives $50. The board recently held a meeting and re-elected the teachers, but they have declined the offer.

The excuse for the small salaries paid by the Waco board Is the belief that the revenue law allows a levy of 15 mills instead of the 25 mills permitted under the old law. This, It Is pointed out by Superintendent Mc. Brien, is an error, since the legislature left the levy. where It was. In contrast K(th Waco, which Is a village of about 600, Is Bralnard.

In Butler county, which also has a four room school. There the lowest priced teacher has been receiving $40, while the primary teacher next year wjll have $50. The principal has had $70 a month during the past year. The conditions are said to be practically the same In both places, and they illustrate the variance In the wages paid teachers In similar communities. WET WEATHER But Prevailing April Temperature Deficiency Shamelessly Continues.

One "rising temperature" schedule for today failed to register. The mail-Vnum at 11 a. m. was 88, against for a year ago. At (hat hour It had raised four degrees since 3 m.

and began to sink again. The lowest for the same day last year was 47 The weather bureau In Its morning bulletin promised warmer weather tonight and in the eastern portion tomorrow. Pine hail fell from I o'clock last even, lng at Intervals throughout the nighty and at I o'clock thla morning It could still be seen drifted In the ridges on the roofs. The total rainfall up to 2 p. m.

thla afternoon was 1.12 Inches.) Burlington weather reports Indicate that the rain covered a considerable portion of the state, the portion Id which It could prove of the moat service. Over the entire section east of Hastings, Grand Island and Red Cloud, the volume varied from a quarter of an Inch to an Inch. The fall was very light beyond those points. There was rainfall during the past twenty-four hours through the Missouri valley, In Idaho and Texas and on the Pacific coast. The one at Kansas City, 1.14 inches, and that here were the heaviest recorded.

IN HONOR OF, HANNA COLUMBUS. April 20. Memorial services in honor of the late Senator 11 anna were held in' tbe state house today. Lieutenant Governor Harding preHiUed. -tlovernor Herrirk was among the apeakers.

Senator UicK was orator of the day. He delivered a lengthy eulogy on the late senator VERMONT DELEGATES TO VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT BCRLlNGTOJJ. XtT, April 2a. The republican atate convention for the election of delegates to the Chicago convention met thla afternoon. Senator Foraker, Ohio, addressed ths the convention st length.

He dlaeuaaed national questions. The platform endorses Fooaevelt end Inatruota the delegates to support him is convention. CIRCUS MAN VICTIM OF UNPROVOKED MURDER OKLAHOMA CITY, a April ji. Joe Gorman, master of transportation of the "Buckskin Bill" wild west ahdw, was shot and killed thla morning by WV L. train laborer.

The shooting was unprovoked, Oorman was well known In the circus fraternity, MISS GOLDMAN MIXED UP i IN ANARCHIST SCHEME ROME, April Jo, It Is stated that among the papers found on several prisoners arrested at Marseilles, for connection with an anarchist plot agalnat preaioent Lou bet, were letters and photographs of Emma Goldman, the Amerioan anarohlat leader. Old Leather Bottles, Leather bott. or btsekjucki. were common to Europe two centuries ago. Tbt bottles were often mads of one skip, doubled up and closely stitched together, leaving an aperture (or, ths heck.

Tbe thick piece between wit Inserted for tbe slip, It was meant to be long at tbe back. leather thong passed through two loops placed on either tide of the neck, and It was sufficiently flat at tuo base to stand when put down. The stopper wai mode of wood, lorn or c'A irnlber. A good, deal el care wss required to tbe preparation of the leather, wjueli bud to be oiled nd worked with hnumirrt to ninke It tupple and then washed with lye to that nil the Impurity wnt entirely re-moved, leaving the leather clean nnd dry. Iv'o moisture or air had any effect It Blnckjtu-ka were, in fact, flagons made In various sites, Tbe were sometimes pitched Inside.

Tbe Mealesa Girl. When the Is twelvt or fourteen tbe Moslem girl comes to know she It beautiful, though she docs not mnrry at tbe early ase of the Hindoo girl, She counts tlie saris and Cholla and tlgha for frlnites of pearls and modern diamond oiii'i-tni; she seet the frlendt of ber mother wear. In her rose colored veil nnd gold spot site Is the prettiest picture you ever snw. With ifntelle eyes nnd Anlntte grace site full of ardor and ut tho same time. Plie runs like ft fuwn at the auproncu of a stranger, but when unobserved her laughter rinse through the house, and the Insti ncOre coquetry of her Millet shows tit: Ue ptmloU It necessity, Eyerybod) Masanlno.

Fallowing; In His Feetsteps, Vlaltors to Cbinir are jmrt)eularl itruck hy tuo ntimbcii if pnlra of boots hung In separate wooden cages In tbe archway of tbe main west gate of ntnnnliuit, the valedictory glfta of beneficent prefects. It It tn attractive custom lit China to invite departing whose rule hat been popular to leave a pair of old boots for suspension in prominent place as a bint to bit successor to follow In his footsteps. It It a consider able honor to he asked tp leave these boots, and tie riled moke the request til the mnrp eagerly because tbey believe In tbe cQkury tbt bint What Wrlahles tlgntfy, Wrinkled forchendr In. children betoken consumption, rickets or Idiocy. Vertical wrlnklet of the brow corns srVr-m mit -trim Aa much 'brain the lower middle of the forehead betoken physical or mental suffering.

Fine close meshed wrlnklet which cover the face, algn of age tnd decrepi tude, are caused by lost of contractile nervous forte and ore prevented by hot bathing, friction and electricity lanta Constitution. A filoomr Wed dl.g Gift. Two septuagenarians bare juat eels bra ted their golden wedding, and among their many presents was one from a tombstone manufacturer, whose gift took the form ef a tombstone with tha names of the couple engraved upon It It will be at once erected upon a I pot which tbe recipients' of tbe gift hare selected aa their )aat restlnf place. Liverpool Tott, taaaltea, Hlggica-It there any truth la the report tna't your employer discharged yon last week) Mugglns-l'es, but I wouldn't mind It to much if he hadn't added Insult to Injury. Higgles Why, bow's that? Muggins-He advertised for a email boy to fill my place, LINCOLN LOCAL MARKETS The following are ruling pries at the principal grain and produce markets la ths olty, sad represent tbe prices obtain able by the farmers for their goodsi IDggs-Psr dosen, 140.

Butter-per pound, cents) sacking stock, into. Uve Poultry Chickens, soj turkeys. It C14ci duoks, tot geese, To. Dressed poultry Chickens. Iff to tur keys.

Utifltoi ducks. 9c; geese, 9o f-erd Per Bound, to. Potatoes-Per bushel. 90a. Onlon Bets yellow Top, tLTs see bu.

Red Bottom, 12.00 per bushel. White Mu dollar. Tie ner bushel. Cebbage-Per pound, site. Onions Per bushel tOe, Turnips Per bushel, tto, Celery-Per do, Carrots Per bushel, 40e.

-Parsnips Per bushel, eOe. Beets-Per bushel, 40c Oyster plant-Per dosen, 90a, Apples Per bushel, tto, -Pop corn-Per pound, lHe, lloney-Per pound. 12Ue. Cutabagas Per bushel, 900, ettuoe Per dosen, tie. Hadl.bee Per dosen, 90s.

Green onions Per dosen, 9Bo. Parsley Per dosen bunches 90o, -Prairie hay-Per ton, f7.0$ll.M. Alfalfa hay Per ten. 9.09. Timothy-Per ton, ptraw-Per ton, fS.OO.

Wboat-No. 9 hard winter 77c. Na I hard winter. 81 No. 1 hard Winter Co, CTOa, Dr.

Tyndale, 117 Richard Elk. 8pe elal attention to aronlo lung diseases. LOSE THEIR STRIKE i KAKBA SC1TY, "April The truck driver strike, which has beea Ut progress for several weeks, was declared off today end each striker was ln- terms he may choose. The strike originally affected O)0 men but many have ainca gun back to work. Much violence al- tsnsea tbe strike.

CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO- No. I red wheat 191.0:. No, I red wheat fcM. No.

a spring wheat fcf No. 1 hard wheat S5. No, hard wheat kl-u'Jt. sso. i northern wheat awtST.

No. northern wheat No, I cash corn 450. No, 1 cash corn 49. No. 1 yellow corn tttyfNO.

No. I yellow corn 4jjM, No, white cora OwW. No, I white corn 49. No. 1 caah oata 3irVk.

No. I caah oats No. I white eats 4o'41. No. I white oats t9H4t.

No. 4 white oats IftiJt. Standard oata 4VS4UV. 1 gT. LOUIS No.

I red wheat wm ts. No. I red wheat 61.00. No. 2 hard wheat 1193.

No. 1 hard Wheat aVgW. No, cash corn No. I cash corn 48Vt4t, No, i yellow core No, I yellow earn 4. No.

white corn 6ua, No, white corn No, caah oata No, caah oats tfyt. No, white oata No, white oats mW SNAP SHOTS AT THE MARKET. Chicago hogs opened Bo higher with R-804 on hand and l.ext left over. It.one are estimated for tomorrow. Light.

M.tfrStl"; heavy, 14.7005,90; mixed, rouse. 14. 714.96. Cattle, 15.000. strong, tp jo higher.

Bheep 18,000 strong. mMm A desoatch to Edwards-Wood A thos morning said of provisions: "Our run of 9,300 bogs today was 4,000 under the At the yards the market was strong to to higher. On all declines there Is Important buying of prevtaiona by Swift. Cudahy and others. The eah de- ma na Jor iara is excellent tor pom ao mestle and foreign account." B1iam.m la lt A In tit I a Mm.n.M Innl.k, ...4 M.

iW, Temperatures are expected to rise. A report from Chicago says that the selling by Valentine of tha big Chicago Grain company, In which aomeT.OW bu. were disposed of. The line this houee was carrying wss estimated at something like buahels. Most of It wa bought around cents and the beet opinion la that ths May line Is still practically Intaot and that the decline was for the purpoae of creating a soft rt where they could cover soma recent sales at a profit.

Receipts today Were only Tt ears In Chicago. Cables were lower. The situation Is now more hei-thy and with yesterday's liquidation out of tha way It looks like a good nurchai," The weather map this morning slms heavy reins In Kansas, Iowa and JMn-eourt, In the section where It wss neeiiea. Temperatures are soma In the northweat and southwest It is very cold In ths Ohio valley with klUln frosts at Indlanapalolla, Columbus and Cincinnati, i The Duluth Commercial Record In a recent Isaus says: "In view of the lat-ness of tha seaaon North Dakota farmers have already taken under conalue-ra-tlon the question of seeding some oilier fraln than wheat. To euoh as are c-emplatlng this tha writer says don't It.

Under the most favorable circum-stsnoes the northwest cannot raiaa snough wheat this year to depressprlces one lota." Blous livestock market! Csttle-100, fst and stockers strong. strong. Light, 94.eoft4.TOi heavy. 14 .7 MM; mixed, t4.trl4.?& hulk. Iesterday's average weight was lbs.

verage oost was I4.T6. Waldorf-Astoria notea on tha stoek market! "An astute observer of siarket affulrs who la aluo at the head of one of the largest stock exchange house, returned laat week from a king vacation." think I have a line on tha altuatlon. ha aaid laat night," and can put my finger on the weakest point, which Is the lack of buying power. Almost every-body feels poor. Even rich, men reanonl slowly to calls for margins.

The gret majority of people who speculate have loat money. Their credit Is good but they are tied up. They have aeaeta thv cannot sell, securities they underwrote bought at very high prices on which thv do not want to take a loas. That Is the trouble rlth the market. Aatog as It exists, my belief Is that stocks will be a sale on Whether this critic's theory Is correct or not well lnformd brokers say that the latest selling of the stnndsrd shares has been so urgent aa to reflect the need of money by some Interests.

On this Idea and snoouragf-d the refusal of the United States eiremt oourt at 8t. Paul to grsnt HarrtmsuTs Betltlnn for Intervention In the Northern ecudltles ease, bear operators Sre tnia-Ing confidently of lower prices. In src nlatlve the thst Str WHaBffi flMweat Mtdrtrea the, feeling among the men In the winding the Northern Beourttles UVB gTOCK RECKTFTS. Hogs. Cattli, gheei.

Chicago 19009 Kanass City t.OOO I. 4 4 go. Omaha 11,909 4.709 tt.M Town Topless "Yesterday's decline tn storks wss due almost entirely to th hammering by the bears and extensive short selling. Ths favorable features ef the altuatlon were Ignored and ne attention waa paid to the Securities decision. The break in Metropolitan and the Morgan rumor were used as aa argument against prices.

The short Interest hs been materially Increased and la now in a position where forced severing msv be expected. OaJd engagements for export are expected today but these are pff kv eeealnts from Ban Francisco. 1' Jurchase of ths Clalrton plant by th-e teel corporation Is not a hear eard gteel preferred. The Northern security meeting will be held tomorrow and the Hill plan will be approved. There will ti further litigation by the Harriman position Is not now regarded as strong.

Chicago ear lotai Wheat esntraet none. Corn, 74, contract twsaty-two. Oats, 4s, contract none. Liverpool wheat opened and closed lower. Corn opened naohanged ant closed 4 lowsr.

The fane star waa also alow and weak. sur deer when yeu are eut te order Coal. If yeu de yeu miss a chance te get ths Best Coal In the elty far ths pries you psy per ten. -THE 0000 COALS PI0PW is where yen gst full vsluss, UHFUELC Office, 1014 Street. Auto.

Phone PAPvP, Second Regiment Band Boys Ap predate Pupllcity Acquired Through News Mention. OSCfOLA April Special to the The Lincoln News was at a premium nere on Saturday nignt, ana our band boys were more than pleased at the beautiful wrtteup In relation to the in spection of the band Friday evening wun uenerai Luiver ana uenerai Das- Rett as Inspecting officers, (the Lincoln Mews was the only paper in the state received here that nad a good word for the boys and the Inspection). The band had their entertainment and banquet Saturday evening at the new auditorium building, Tbey presented a fine entertainment, a fine supper, and everybody was pieasea and if the band boys of the Second regiment, Nebraska National Guard ever have any more "dolns" here they can rest ssurad that It will be necessary to havs a hall twice as large aa the auditorium building tor all to get in. The boys cleared nearly a hundred dollars and they havs notntng out worda or praise for the patronage they received. TAINT IN HER BLOOD LED HER TO KILL HUSBAND OODEN, April 20.

The Shadow of his dead first and the dlsoovery- that the woman wham he had married as Ms second wife had in her vein a strain of negro blood, was the cause of the murder of Clarence J. Stone by his wife and her subsequent suicide. A year ago Stone wss sick In Denver, Miss Patience L. A. Cantte nursed him to recovery.

He married her. Before their marriage he knew that In her veins coursed the blood of Indian an- ceatora. Aftor they were married ha knew that this blood was mixed with African. After this discovery he refused to have her mingle with his family. She became bitter over this radical Her bitterness was increased by the discovery that, apparently, he cherished In his heart the memory of his dead first wife, Mrs.

Edith Cave Stone, placing her above all other At last she determined that rather than live with the knowledge that her husband still loved a dead woman more that he toyed her, that a racial barrier prevented her being received by his family, aha would end his life and her wn THURSTON'S SON WEDS SWITCHMAN'S DAUGHTER OMAHA, Nsb April 10. Clarence Thurston, son of Former United States Senator John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, wealthy and with a high staadlng In society, has Just married Mist Nellie Cotter, daughter of an Omaha railroad switchman. Miss Cotter and Mr. Thurston havs been sweehearts from childhood.

Although occupying different positions In the social scale, the young couple have found time to spend In each other's company ever ainca the day they first met in the primary department of the public schools. But nelther4he -social difference nor the wasmngtoq society, or at laie, or traveling in foreign countries, broke the frlendshlp-whtch existed between them, and now, nearly fifteen years after the beginning of the romance, they are married. John M. Thurston Clarence's father, as general counsel of the Union Pacific railroad, was well known in legal circles, and hts wealth, position and family made his beautiful home, Thor-wald, the center of Omaha society. But Clarence would steal away from the brilliant receptions and spend the evening In the humble cottage of his aweetheart In North Omaha.

When Mr. Thurston waa made United States senator and removed to Washington his son went with him. There the son entered society, but none of the belles made an impression upon him equal to that of the Omaha girl. The young man -spent soma time at Yale and then went to Paris and other European capitals, finally landing at Buenoa Ayres, where he became a clerk at the American consulate. But throughout his travels Clarence Thurston -continued his correspondence with Jlttle Mis Cotter, nnw grown Into a beautiful young woman.

After his return to the United States Clarence Thurston sccepted a poal-tlojn In Bt jAJUIs, where hls.fathwyTMw commissioner- of the St: Louls-expo-sltion, Uvea As soon as arrangements could be made Miss Cotter went to that city and the two were married. MAUDE GONNE'S HERO LANDS IN NEW YORK i NEW YORK, April 20. Kxlled from England because he was an Officer 'of Colonel Hlaka'a Irish brigade in the Boer army, Major John McBrlde, husband of Maude Oonna, tbe Irish Joan of Aro, arrived yesterday on the steames La Bretagne. Since his marriage to Miss Gonne in ltuS ha haa lived In Paris. "1 believe they promised to hang me If I returned to England or Ireland." he said; "but-when I go back It will be With a regiment behind me to fight England.

want to find out If my people on this side thlhk of that subject in the same wav. Mv wife Is In Dublin attending the christening of our son Began. I hope be will the first preaiaani ex me irian repub)la," -j HUNGARIAN RAILROADS BLOCKADED BY STRIKE VIENNA, 20, A majority of the railway men of Hungary have gone on a strike because of the mlnisttry prohibiting them from holding a meeting to discuss their wrongs. Sixty thousand men are out and It is feared the strike will become general today. Already the lines are blocked through a' Tack of me rf.

The strikers have seised the trains travelling to the central railway junctlona and threaten to further cripple the roads by tearing up. the rails Jt the demands are not cemplled with. THINK TEXAS STOCKMAN WAS' SLAIN IN ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS, April W.

Adolpb Keaallng. a wealthy stock man from Onham. Texaa, who mysteriously disappeared from a South side hotel last Thuraday. Is believed to have been mur dered In St. Louis.

At the time of bis disappearance Keaallng haa on his person 113,010 In cash, the proceeds of a sale of came, 1 STRIKERS AWED BY" 1 BAND OF ARMED DEPUTIES SOMERSET, Pa, April 20, Sheriff Coleman reports that everything In aulet at Garrett today. The strikers awed by the sheriff's deputies, are re morse and sullen. Many have returned home and no further trouble la antici pated, i The funeral of the victims of the fire at the Meyers home took place this afternoon. The remains of the six victims were placed In two casketaV Two Italians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to the house and are hM M0f Coroner's ln The Inventories of the-stocks of the big retailers continue to roll into the office of the county assessor. The following flrpis and corporations were listed this morning: Herpolschelmer 4 Armstrong Clothing company, Kostka, paint and drug concern, Jacob North CNv M.TS0; Bldles Cycle company, f7.SIS; Mage Deemer, ISMIl.

Mr. Miller haa sent Instructions to the deputies to assess all franchises, and he construes the law that the thirty add saloon keepers will have to pay Uses on the 1000 license that has been lately paid. Into the treasury of the city. One of the deputies this morning stated that he met with a surprise out In the Fifth ward. A woman capitalist mads the frank statement that she had XO.oOo odd, constating of bonds, mortgagee and caah.

on hand. He asserts that she has never been Hated before for aome reason, though he understands that she haa been a resident of the city for soma time, PLEA MADE FOR VAN PINE'S LIFE. SPRINGFIELD, April SO. The stats board of pardons today considering the plea of Harvey Van Dine, one of the condemned car barn bandits, for a life sentenos Instead of hanging. The board will decide the case late this afternoon, none of the other bandits waa represented at the meeting of the board.

HEARST FIGHTiNGHARD IN BAY STATE CONVENTION BOSTON, Arll W. The delegates to the democratic, state convention to be held hre tomorrow have begun to arrive. While It Is- not believed Hearst will be able to control the convention, It is admitted he will nut up a good flint. John J. Flaherty, of the state committee, la alated for tha permanent chairmanship.

CITIZENSHIP REQUISITE TO HOLDING AN OFFICE CHICAGO. April to. Judge Hanecy in a decision today In the squsbble over the office of chief sanitary inaoector held that, under tha constitu tion of tha state, no one could be appointed or sleeted to any office who Is not a cltiien tot he oountry, with a previous residence In the state of a year or over, Tns decision applies to teachers, policemen and all. atate officers. CAUGHT BY AVALANCHE SEVENTY-FIVE PERISH ROME.

April 10, A dlapatch received today reports that Hun miners were overwhelmed by sn svalanche In commune of Irlgelato yesterday. Twenty-five of those caught by the avalanche afterwards sscapsd. the, remaining seventy, flvs" "wire ADDITIONAL toskasnilsi Maatlnef tlowMa. sms 1833. M.

W. 8 p. pi. tonight at K. Of nau, corner -renin ana streets.

The woman's forelg nmlsslnnary society of Trinity E. church will meet with Mrs. is. Bsnaerson, isze aoutn seventeenth, Thursday afternoon at I o'clock. It is not likely that tha decision of the supreme court In the Llllls murder caae from Butler county will be handed down at thla sitting.

The record was very voluminous, snd it la said that the court had not been apis to And time to examine It. O. A. Herring, being unable In Justice oourt to pry George Hornung loose from the farm that he claims he bought of Mrs. Emma Simon, haa appealed to the district court for relief.

The plain tiff sought to eject the other fellow, who Is a tenant of Mrs, Simon, from ine The stats prlnltlng board Is receiving bids on quarterly supplies. Aalds from the requisitions for thk institutions, 1,000 auditor's and 1.000 land commissioner's reports will be printed. Labor Commissioner Bush will have 16,000 copies of a compilation of Nebraska statistics printed for general dlatribu llitn Josle' 'nr Votini Bohemlarf gin wno naa lately peen acting in a violent manner at her home, it Tentn atreet, waa sent to tha asylum this morning. Her trouble Is diagnosed aa acuta mania. It la believed that continued Illness Is ths cause of her mental ailment.

It waa Impossible to control her at home and relatives were at last Induced to file a complaint against her. She was brought to the county jail last svsnlng. Before It waa possible to handle the patient it was necessary to bind her. She Is only eighteen years of age and her pitiable condition excited much sympathy. John.

J. Dates, one of the eolored members of the Pastime club, who Is charged with swindling William Swan-aon out of 1250 In a poker game a few days ago, was arrested today by the officers, He was found near the club rooms In ths elty and says he has made no attempt to get out of town, A charge of gambling was filed agalntt htm. He declared ths eolored man who wore the blue sweater snd who Is also wanted for the aame offense, wss Slim" Sullivan from Omaha. RISKS LIKE AND LIMB, Dees a Fssseas Treses ef Aerlallata Risking life and limb dally In Cams- bell Brothers circus Is ths lot that be falls the famous troupe or serisllats that will be seen here on Wednesday, Msv 4. the data of the big shows in Lincoln, Ths act Is a thrilling ons and to the audience seems sn Impossibility for the human mind to conceive or the hand or body to do.

Its perfection is the result of training and hard work of both brain and brawn and has Its foundation In physical culture that this' trio ef artists applied themselves to In their nstlvs home aeross ths sea as a means of regaining their health which In the fiursults they were following before hey decided to enter the circus arena was falling. The thoughts of such sn set cams to them during their dally drills and waa auccessfully done by them, Campbell Brothers heard of It and their wonderful performance and aecured them to make thla their first tour of America with their showa. The leVel Plate Roac wilt sell tickets to Cleveland. Oh and return, account of National Baptist An nlversary, on May It, 17 and It, at rate of ons fare for ths round trip, plus 26 cents. Tickets good going date of sale, By depositing same, extended return limit of June 10 may be secured.

Through service to New Tork city, Boston and other eastern points. No Excess Fare Charged on any train on tha Nickel Plata Road. Meals on Amr lean Club Meal Plan, ranging in price from 16c to tli also service A la Carte, Chicago Depot: La Balls and Van Bui-en streets, ths only Passenger Sta. tlonln Chicago on the Elevated Loop. Chicago City Ticket Offices, Ut Adams street, snd Auditorium Annex.

'Phone, Central 1017. tence, institutea suit in mo county district court for a new trial on tn froun et newimwu dence to the effect that Jennie Potter, the girl, was over fifteen-years of age at the time of the alleged crime, and that she had been previously unchaste, and in addition that she had perjured herself in testifying at the conviction of the man. 1 convict's attorney claims that his conviction; was seeured -mm the result of a plot, and that the girl end her father were forced under pressure to swear falsely In order to bring about, a conviction, while the state claims how that a man of some Influence has since made some arrangement -with the girl and the father to help him out of the state penitentiary where he has been since the fall of 1901. An odd feature of the case Is the fact that the father of the girl had made a sworn affidavit some time after the prosecution closed to the effect that his. dauchter Was more than fifteen years of age, in order to secure a marriage license'-whlch' wbuld enable her to marry -a- man named Craig, with whom she is to have Intimate at the prosecution instituted proceedings ROBERTS; WASHINGTON! April 20, V't Brlgham IL Roberts, one of the seven first presidents of the Mormon church, and who was elected to congress but was prevented from.

taking his seat, was the first witness in the Smoot Inquiry before the seriate committee today. Roberts testified that he had been married three times, in 1877, 1886, and 1890. By his second wife he had eight children. He was married to his third wife by Daniel H. Wells, a counselor to the apostles, In Bait Lake City.

There were no witnesses, nor was either- of his previous wives present. He said neither of his wives protested. The witness admitted, however, that his two first wives did not learn of his third marriage for three years after. When asked why he concealed the marriage from his other two wives, he replied: 'Chiefly for the purpose' of relieving them from embarrassment, a Of course I knew that the marriage was Illegal, i and I did not tell my other wives about It in order to relieve them of the pos CONFESSES VIOLATING CHURCH LAW sible embarrassment of testifying again me," Asked for the reasons tha led him to contract this marriage, when he knew it was against the law, Roberta said: "Oh, from boyhood I was taught the rightfulness of plural marriages. I believed It was the law of God.

I knew that the -law of -God was In opposition to the law of man and I preferred to obey God's law." He said he still believed in Polygamy as a 'divine institution. He said he also believed in the inspiration of the manifesto of 1890, which prohibits plural marriages, and. plural cohabitation. "Then you are living in defiance of i both the laws of God and man," said Senator Burrows. "1 suppose 1 em," confessed the witness, after some hesitation.

The committee took a recess until two this afternoon. When the present hearing of witnesses is concluded, it is expected the committee will adjourn to meet in July In Salt Lake City and there continue the Inquiry. the houses In the reservation In order that the mayor might see how things are run and be able to act at the next meeting of the excise board, which wlil be held either tonight or tomorrow morning. The matter will be taken up and whatever changes are to be made will then be decided on. It is understood that none of the members of the excise board or the police force are la favor of a change in the rules, but the action of the ministers in the city in demanding a change In the system and hinting at what might be dona if no action was taken has stirred the board up to a realisation of their position.

The ministers have been very aggree-nlve of lata sad have made a hard fight both on the question of fines for the women and the granting of some questionable saloon tlcensea. If the rule of the board In regard to the deml-mondnrlea Is changed the ministers can oongratlulat themoelve that they have accomplished something at least. None of the members of the party that made the trip throush the bottoms yestantay would talk today in regard to it nor would they BOARD MAY CHANGE FRONT ON MATTER OF SOCIAL EVIL Is the excise board going to rescind Its ruling In regard to trie scarlet women of the city? There was a rumor going the rounds' today that has a considerable basis on facts to the effect that the excisemen will shortly make a change in the present arrangement for handling these denlsens of the-half worltf, and will fix up aome plan that is more to-the liking of the citizens of the community. Whether the whole system will be done away with or not is not known, but some changes will be made and the rule will be modified so that the criticisms that are now going the rounds will be hushed, at least In a measure. At the last meeting of the board, at the time the Charters I license was gronted.ithe matter was talked over, and: while ltwas hinted at that time that samethlnar might be lolng nothing d''nlie was decided on.

yrneMay Adams, tog-ether "Tith Chief of Police Routtahn and Detective Bentley, made tha rounds of quenU (,.