HDMYHA3E3
POSTPONED
.
1ut Ov?i"1lrf Ira Frit lit
bC'JSUlj. ;
rases ORDERS- DEUY.
Jocije Call Off Special Session Called
for Council Bluffs Dec 7 and Cases
C Over Until March Term Hop
All Defendants Named In Indict
ment Will B Under Arrest by Th:
Time,
e Moines, Nov. 24. Judge
Therson haB called off the' special U r.
f court called tor Council Uiuita, I..
7, to consider the cases aaiit . c.
Mabray and the other men implicate.,
with him in the alleged Bwiiidiit j
Pirate. The cases will be tiu.tu, .a ...
jrobability, lor the Marcu terta
-ourt In Council bluffs. Jude c.u.i.
McPherson has contiuued tae cuae.
.wing to the f.ict thai some Oi t.;u -.-fendants
have not beeu aricsicj a
yd, anj the expenses of the uul wll.
e so great that he is doinj everyiiiui ;
ixjssible to do . away with a secouii
trial, hoping that all defendants mioieu
in the indictment returned against tne
Mabray sjiidicale will be iu custody
by March 8. the date for the opiums
t.f the regular term of court at C-jju
' ill Llu.Ts.
COriSIDtR SPCKANE CASES
Eastern Commercial Clubs Discuss
Nortnwekt Freight Rates.
New oi Nov. H. Delegations
irom ten caaiuUts of commerce and
boards ot traue ol aaieru cities met
hei at th Invitation of the Mer
! chants aotoclation of this city to con
stuor tae iiw trelght rates propwad
by the rsii.oaJa oi tne norm wear,
known as the Spokane and allied
tat. A committee was appointed to
investigate and tepoit on a plan lor
the creation of a central traffic bureau
to protect the interests of the ea.tt.
Commercial organisations oi mi
tiarvitirv hfl vn already intervened In
oroteedings before the Interstate com
tnerce commission at hearings on the
Spokane rate case, contending that
eastern interests would be adversely
affected by the proposed change.
TAFT GIVEN GOLD MEDAL
In
In
M.SS ERDEaFiLES Sl;T
keying Proceedings to Recover lijtat:
of Brother.
St. Ixtils, Nov. 24. Miss Kate Ei'de:
l-egan proceedings to recover tne ca
Jaio oi her uroiner, William J. Kvdar,
Jroin Mrs. Loren B. Doxey of Colura
mis. Neb., who with her husband lh
under arrest there on statuiur..
charges preferred by the St. lxui
woman. .
Miss Erder's attorney annour.ee..
that an effort will be made to Law
;he estate placed In the hands of th-'
' j-ubllc administrator.
Dr. WV H. Warren, dean of the med
ical raculty of Washington univer
sity, began a chemical analysis of por-
r. lions of Erder's body. He stated that
.Ike condition of the specimens is such
, that If poison was present It can easily
le found.
BANKER KILLED BY SHOT
Memory of Government' Fart
Hudson Celebration.
Washington. Nov. 24. In the pres
ence of his eutire cabinet President
Taft received trom the officers of the
Hudson -Fulton celebration commission
a. magnificent gold medal Btruck by
the commission In commemoration ol
the celebration recently held In NT
York city.
The medal Is one of the eight whi
are to be presented to the govern
ments which sent warships to parcel
r.nto in the relchration. The other
nations which will receive medals are
Great Britain. Italy, the Netherlands,
Germany. France, Mexico and the Ar
gentine republic.
STANDARD OIL
, OUTLINES PLAN
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10
O' UW !,
of tL u
diau. d . .
tra'.i.in g .
In the :.'
Diade by :
paseeu4
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tralia an :
country a-1
. . -i.vice From Lcp
. '.o i.ijv Zealand.
. i t.. . i-.-. 21. A meet '. ;.
i es ..t..ti . es of tUe
.., ic v Zealand aud ..us
r.i.n i:ts will be held earl."
10 consider the proposal
iltrld Laurler for a fast
. . mall steamship and
,c nam London to Aus-
.-,-w "SenJand across this
i -At i!?hten knot service
ji L
on the I'ai-ittc.
Th sul.-i.! would be heavy and fcr
that reason Australia demurred at
first. The Australian government has
recently agreed to share in the cost
and the conference wtll meet probably
In London to work out the detail's.
TOWN SHAKENJJY DYNAMITE
Explosion Destroy Five Building 4
Danville, III.
Danville, III., Nov. 24. A charge ol
dynamite was exploded under the fruit
and wine house of Joseph Mascarl. ne
molishina- Ave buildings and doing
damage of about S30.0CO.
MaHnrl rhareciV members of the
Black Hand society with the crime
hut he declined to sav if he had re
ceived threatening letters.
Two men were seen to run from th
viclnitvof the buildin? two minute
hefore the explosion. The blast shook
every building and residence In th
downtown section. Hundreds or peo
ple were aroused, believing there hal
been an earthquake.
mine mmnever
give 0? its dead
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at His fta in ti.sr.
6RIHDS0S ALSO PEiT!;E'
We Give Away O
Absolutely Free of Costr&J
Thf! People' Common Sense Medictl Adviser, in TUia i
Will. Nat Csnsldsr Beorpiza
tion Until Decision is Rendered,
HK Pistol With Duster, Bullet Enter-
Ing Hi Abdomen.
Webster City, la., Nov. 24. F. A.
"Edwards, president of the Webstat
City Savings bank, three times mayor
nf this city and a' well known breeder
of short horns, accidentally shot hint-i-elf
at the bank and died at St. Jo
seph's Mercy hospital.
He was. dusting the counter before
opening the bank and. struck the re
volver which always lies there with
, the duster. The gun exploded, the bul
ict entering his abdomen an inch be
' lew the navel. He fell to the floor,
where he lay some time. He Anally
attracted passersby to the bank by
throwing a shoe through the plate
plass window.
FARMER BURNS IN HIS HOME
Watt Fryman Tries to Put Out Blaze
and, Loses His Life In Flamei.
Blair, Neb., Nov. 24. The farm resi
dence of Matt Fryman, about two and
ine-half miles north of Blair, wa;i
burned to the ground and Mr. Fryman
waB burned to death. He was sixty
years old an.d he and hl3 aged wife
were sittlpg In the kitchen wren th'.
fiT broke out in the front of the l.o uo
and both got out. Mr. Fryninn re
' turned with a pail of wpter ti put nm
the fire and met his death, the bc.iy
leing aImost,entirely consumed.
Lovett to Stop In Omaha.
Omaha, Nov. 24. Roijert I. I.ovef.
president of the Union Pacific lni'
road company, Is now Journeyln? wpsi
ward'. He is on a general inspectlot'
trip over the Harriman and affiliate'
lines and it is expected he will vluit
Omaha on hlt Journey eastward. No
date has been set for his return t"
New York. He went west by way o"
Kansas City and It Is thought he wil"
make the return trip by way of Omaha
Wh'ti Man Shoot Neflro Rival.
Omaha. Nov. 24. Charles Milier, a
1unk dealer, shot Jim Towles, colored
in the back of the head, as the res lt
of a rivalry for the love of a whiu
. woman. Edith Hunter. Towles in not
. fatally wounded. Miller Is still a
larpe and has a dent in his head
made by fi blow from a club In the
Viands of Towles' son, who rushed to
ls father's rescue. The brawl oc
i iirrod in the room of the woman.
Wnshineton. Nov. 24. Reports to
ho mntrnrv. the Standard Oil com
pany announced authoritatively that it
had no intention of seeking to procure
an amendment to the Sherman anti
trust law, but will proceed with the
appeal to the United States supreme
court whkh, as already announced
through Mortimer F. E'.liott, its gen
eral solicitor, is to be taken from tne
riorrpo of the United State3 circuit
court at St. Paul.
Until the supreme court has ren
dered a decision the company will con
Bider no other plan of doing business
than the methods now in use.
Copper Merger Held Up.
New York, Nov. 24. The proposed
$800,000,000 copper combine has been
held up temporarily at least, according
to Wall street reports, until lawyers
for the interest, concerned can tl?uu
out the effect which the Standard OH
doclsion of last Saturday wi'.l lnvo
on the merger which is contemplated.
TAFT SEES RAILWAY MEN
Low Rates to Corn Show
Omaha, Nov. 24. General passenger
r.Rents of western railroads met t de
ride on rates for the National Corn
exposition and the probabilities are
that the rates will be granted for the
mtire time of the corn show from
jiolnts west of the Missouri river.
Milwaukee Brakeman Killed.
Council Bluffs, la., Nov. 24. E. J.
.irffries of Oelweln, a brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, was Injured' at Ma
nilla while his train was switching,
lie was brought here on a special
train and taken to, a hospital, where
he died soon after. Jeffries leaves a
widow and two children.
Discusses Legislation With Railway
Supply Commission.
Washington, Nov. 24. President
Taft received a call from a committee
representing the Railway Business as
soflation, a national organ iv.ntlou with
headquarters in New York, who cnl.ed
by appointment to discuss the genera!
question of railway legislation at tho
approaching session of congress. Prac
tically every small railroad in the
country carries the United States
mails at a deud . loss, according to
Ralph Peters, president of the Long
Island Railroad comuany, who called
nnnn President Taft tu Day his re
spects. ,
Mr.' Peters says his road receives
$44,000 a year for carrying, the nial:!
and the expense is $133,000.
"We would etop handling the mail
entirely," said Mr. Peters, "but for the
inconvenience to our patrons.
SAW SOME PROSPECT HOLES
Langille Found Little Other Woi'loon
Cunningham Claims.
Seattle, Nov. 24. William A. Lan
gille, forest, supervisor, contiuued hia
testimony in the inquiry into the valid
ity of the Cunningham Alaskan coal
land clainiB and told of his Inspection
of the claims Inst August, when he
found nrosnect holes on most of the
claims, but no real development work
Mr. Langllle's evidence was virtual
ly the same as that of Andrew Ken
nedy, the government coal expert.
MORE LANDJSWITHDRAWN
Big Tract Reserved, Containing Water
Power Site.
Washington, Nor. '24. The interior
department has withdrawn from dispo
sition, as containing water power pos
sibilities, about 9.(104 acres of land
along the Smith river in Montana. This
tract will be reld in reserve pending
action-by congress, which Is expected
to enact legislation governing the dl
posal of power sites on the public do
main.
Olwry Rescuers Helpless to
Face ol Rapsated Caw-las.
Cherry, III., Nov. 24. Hope tha.
there might still be alive some of the
189 men known to ba entombed in tl
St. Taul coal mine has been aban
doned.' An exploration into what is?
known as the second vein, where it
was thouxht nrobable many miners
had barricaded themselves and ha
managed to exltt on oats and corn
provided for the mules, showed that
great portions of the tunnels had co
lapsed. It is believed that many men
were buried under the debris and i
the obstructirn Is not soon clean?
nwav at least 100 homes may uevc'
be dug up. Fire w;is still raging
theso f.:nr.?'s tnd the back portion
where ir,i;r. honed miners could hnv
found a retreat are 6aid to be full c
:atal blackdr.no.
Meantime, Cherry continues to bi'.
viihiKo (c mournini:.' The death
ono of the avrvlvors brought to 1'.
sui ".He lust Saturday reduced the tot
nur.ibo'f of t'.io;;e saved out of the .-
uicst : o!ire (oTiyUvo boiILu tn
out. were identified.
Tov.'ii in tu j in.no die renew r m:
v i t ' i prort ohstacltfl. In one ii..UiH
lire broke out in a tunnel, tempoia
cutting off the escape of twenty-five
men who had ventured 400 feet from
the hoisting shaft. The smell of
smoke gave the warning above anJ
the rescers were rcichod and brought
to i-afnty by him iher rc:wi" parly.
MAE W OD IN C0UHT
Appear to Answer Perjury Charce in
New York.
New York, Nov. 24. Mne C. Won-l
kent her nromlse and appeared l;i
court. She was in the west last wee!
when her case was called, but sen
word that she would appear to answe
the charges of forgery and perjury
against her In connection with the
evidence submitted some tilde ngo In
hef suit against, ex Senator Thomn i
C. Piatt, to whom she claimed to hav
been married. She appeared with hei
attorney and her case was put cn thi
calendar for Nov. 3 i.
METEOR FALLS IN ALABAMA
Startlrs
Graney After Big Fight.
San Francisco, Nov. 24,-Eddle
Graney, the prize fight referee, left
for New York with a chock for $5,000,
which he Intends to place ns a forfeit
for a bid he wtll mul.e for the Jeffries-
Johnson bout.
, Hackma'. Is Held as a Kidnaper.
Kansas City, Nov. 2I.--P0I1 Han
dolph, formerly a linri.m.in. wns ar
rested here, charge 1 "'itl) ( oin lic;ty
In the kll;Mip:n;t ! M iHr Woj'kL'r
the Incii
21 or IM
n't
11 r
Strikes Earth With Jar That
Inhabitants.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 24. Half 0
an enormous spin meieor, visible in
Montgomery about 7:30 p. m struck
the earth In enst Alabamn, startiin
the Inhabitants for miles around. The
point of contact Is believed to be nen
McCuIloeh station. The impact wa
so Brent that some people believed
It to In? an earthquake. The .meteor
was seen to break, one tail traveling
to the east and another southwest. '
TELESC0PE0NTALL PEAK
Cine Will Be Placed at an Altitude of
Thirteen Thousand Feet.
Flagstaff, Ariz., Nov. 24. in order
that a clearer atmosphere may be as
sured for the study of Mors, Dr. Ixiw
ell of the Uiwell observatory is Install
ing a twelve-Inch telescope on San
Francisco peak, at an altitude of 13,00(
feet, professor V. M. Sllpher will hav,
charge of the tusk of erecting the big
telescope.
Astor Yicht Puzzle It Solved.
New York, Nov. 21. The Astor
vacht nuzzle is solved. Mail from
Colonel John Jacob Astor and his
pnrty reached New York on the steam
ship Harry Lukenbneh, which willed
from San Juan. P. R., on Nov. 17.
Affirms Death Sentence.
Joffcrson City, Nov. 24. Th mi
preine court of Missouri nfilrnied th"
denth sentence of William Wilson, e
negro of Jasper county, and fixed lilv.
execution for Jan. 12, 1910. Wilson'!
victim was Millie rium.
Noted Missouri Representative Saen
feet HI Life In Heroic Effort U
Save Bey Other Occupants Make
Their Eecspe Served Many Yean
In Cong rets, Where He Obtained
High Rank Sketch of Hi Career.
Kansas City, Nov. 24. Represent
tlve David A. DeArmond. one of the
leading Democratic member of eon
gress, and his grandson, Waddle Le
Aruiond, aged six years, were burneJ
to death in a fire that destroyed the
DeArmoud home at Butler, Mo.
tones believed to be those of thu
congressman were found by searchers
in the ruin. It is believed both tn
congressman and the boy were burned
to death without being abie tp lenva
their rooms.
The other occupants of the house at
the time of the fire escaped. They
were Mrs. DeArmond and' Mrs. Hattie
Clark, wife and daughter respectively
nf the congressman, anu a woman sei
vent.
The Are started at about 4 a. m,
The DeArmond home wns a large two
stnrv frame structure, set well back
- - -
from the street. On two sides of tti
house, eaual with the second floor
four rooms, or outdoor sleeping apart
ments, had been constructed, and at
the time the Are broke out the occu
nnnts of the house occupied these
rooms.
Congressman DeArmond and his
Joung grandson occupied one room on
the south Bide of the building, while
Mrs. DeArmond and Mrs. Clark were
in a separate room on the opposlt
ulrte of the home. Nettie Boles, a ser
vant. girl, had a room in tne west end
of the house.
Die Trying to Save Child.
"Get me out of here," she heard
Waddie cry.
"Never mind. Bon; 111 save you,'
Congressman DeArmond answered.
Those were the last words either
victim uttered. A moment later the
smoke Increased in volume and Mrs
Clark fled downstairs to the telephone.
Within a minute she had given th-'
nlarm to the telephone offlce and hur
ried back to the room of her mo'her.
lty this time the entire second floor
wns clouded with smoke, and flames
were lenphg from the windows. Crop
Ing her way to Mrs. DeArmond's !ied
side,' she hurriedly awakened the cou
prossman's wife and dragged her from
the room. There was no time to tMnk
or flirting the others.
The flnam ial loss is placed at' $20
Oftn. nrd indudlne one of the hest
libraries In the state.
Congressman DeArmond had three
sons and a daughter. James a. ue
Armond Is the only son In the west.
He is editor of the Kutler Democrat
and" was adjutant general on the staff
of Governor Folk.
Notable Political Career.
David A. DeArmond was first elect
ed to the house of representatives
from the Sixth congressional district
of Missouri in 1891 and served conllnu
ously. He whs one of the best known
members of the lower house at Wash
ington and had occupied other posi
Hons of prominence in his state,
He was a Democrat, and in addition
to his political prominence was a well
known lawyer. He was born Marcl
18, 1844, in Blair county, Pennsylva
nla. His early life was spent on hi
father's farm, receiving his education
in tho common schools and at V
lamsport Dickinson seminary.
In his young manhood ho pracilced
law In Butler. Mo., and In 1884 was
named a presidential elector. He held
successively the positions of Btate
aenatcr. circuit Judge and Missouri
BUDrenv court commissioner. His en
try into congress was In 1891, when h
was made a representative in the Fit
ty-Becond congress and was re-elected
to each succeeding congress, includln
the Sixty-first.
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uver IM illustration, in etrwig pi. per cove's, 10 any 002 sending 21 one-cent
stumps (o cover coit of raaiiiuj n!y. or, in I rench Cloth binding fur 31 tttaps.
Over 6T0,0)0 copies cf this completo Family Doctor Book wer sold in cloth
linding at regular prico of $1.5 J. AI:crwsrds, fie end a hclf roHl:mi copies
were given away as above. A new, up-to-date revived edition is now ready
?or mnilinit, Vvt' -r sco j NOV,', before U are t nc. AdJixss WoulVs Di3;
rsNSABY Medical Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Yi
ih:rc:?o rAVORiTE 'prescription
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Smoke Acorna tne cigar with a
reputation. Made by PtK & Bajee
E. A. Wurl la an Omaha visitor
this morning, going there in connec
tion with business matters.
Ed. Donat is visiting with his wife
at the hospital In Omaha this morn
ing, going up on the eaily train.
JameB Robertson and wife are vis
iting with friends In Omaha today,
cninff there this morning over the
Burlington.
Mrs. S. W. nreclrTnrldge and fam
ily departed last evening ror tuge-
low. Mo., where she will spend
Thanksgiving.
Elina Klldow returned home lust
evening after spending several days
in Omnha and Council niuffs visit
Ing with friends.
Mrs. Rudolph Spahne departed
this morning for Marysviiie, Kas.
where she will make her Blste.T 1
visit for three weeks.
Mlsa Anna Druckmlller, of Rock
Island, 111., who has been visiting
with Mrs. Charles Troop, departed
for her home last evening.
Attorney H. E. Maxwell of Om
aha, who has been looking after
legal business In the city, returned
to his home this morning.
Emmoms Richey who has been
attending to business matters at
uernsey, Wyo., for a week past re
turned to the city last evening.
Mrs. H. A. Schneider and babies
and Miss Ethel Schneider are visit
ing today in Omaha, having gone to
that city this morning on the early
train.
Mrs. William Dallance departed
this morning for Lincoln, where she
will visit over. Thanksgiving, going
to Peru for a visit with her daugh
ter, Miss Ethel, before returning
home.
Ed. Kruger, who Is, one of th
best and hardest working young men
in the city, has taken a position
with J. E. McDanlel making a valu
able addition to that gentleman'
force of employes. Mr. Kruger has
Is looking after
metropolis today,
morning on the
Mr. J. W. Larkln I spending to
day in Omaha, having gone to tht
city on the morning train.
C. W. Haffke and wife depart
this morning for Omaha, where they-
will spend the day visiting with reltr
tlves.
Charles C. Parmele Is attending to
business matters today in (Jmana,
having gone to that city this morning.
D. M. Jone is among the business
visitors today in Omaha, having gone
to that city this morning on the early
train.
Frank Iloyd returned to his work
In Omaha this morning arter Bevel-el
days visiting with his wife In
his city.
George Polsall
business in the
going there this
early train.
Byron Clark had professional busi
ness In Omaha to look after today,
going there this morning on the
early train.
. .Charles Troop ta visiting the cat
tle market at South Omaha today,
going up this morning.
County Clerk Rosoncrans is among
those attending to business In Om
aha today, going there this morning.
Mrs. Georgo E. Dovey is visiting
with friends in Omaha today, hav
ing gone to that city this morning on
the early train.
Miss Helen Kline departed for
Lincoln this afternoon, where she
will spend Thanksgiving with rela
tives and friends.
Russell S. Harris of Omaha, who
Is to be married this evening at St.
Luke's church came down from hlB
home this morning.
Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, caune chroriu constipation.
Donn's Reguleta operate easily, tone
the stompch, cure constipation. 25c
Ask your druggist for them.
L. M. Young and wife and Mrs.
Menzer, mother of C. J. Baker who
was recently convicted
departed for their home
Kas. this morning.
Among those in the city today,
coming down from Omaha to attend
the Frlcke-IIarrls wedding this even-
win
of
at
bigamy,
Mayetta,
a great many friends In the city who
are glad to see him secure this place ng are Messrs. W. R. Wood, II
and who wUh him the best of buc- need and R. E. Dumont
who
cwa.
I act as ushers.
Last Chanco to Duy Amoriccp
Fcnco at Thcoo Low Pricoo
SOLON CHASE IS DEAD
Wa Prominent Figure In Greenback
Campaign of Thirty Years Ago.
Turner, Me., Nov. 24. Solon Chase,
a celebrated figure in the days of the
greenback agitation of thirty years
ago, died of heart failure at his home
at Chase Mills. He was eighty-seven
years old. During the height of tho
greenback campaign Chase stumped
the country as far as the middle' west,
driving a pair of steers hitched to a
hayrack, from the rear end of which
he deliverod his speeches. He was
also the publisher of Chase's Chron
icle, a greenback organ.
Governor Hadley Injured by Fall.
Sprlngfleli , Mo Nov. 24. Governot
Herbert S. Hndley, who has been hi
ing In the Toney county hunting re
serve, was forced to leave for Jeffer
son City on account of a badly swollet
hand', caused by a fall. Physli inns
advised the governor to return to Wit
h'-mio at once, as they feared blood
poison might develop.
Smuno'od Opium Seized.
Ei rnso, Tex., Nov. 24 The cus
tonis author'tics hero seized 400 can
ot Kmungled opium, valued at $7,000
Ho tried.
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