Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OlSIAnA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , AUGUST 8 , 1899.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOIt MKNTION.
Davis Bells glass.
Moore's food kilts worms and fattens.
Fire escapes for buildings at Blxby'c.
Budwelser beer. I * Ilosonfeldt , agent.
C. B. Jacquemln & Co. , jewelers and op
ticians. 27 South Main street.
Miss Patty Green of Hazel street is visit
ing Miss Dawo of Sioux City.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry , 724 Broadway. 'Phono 157.
Lucius Wells and family feft last evening
for the cast on their summer vacation.
Mrs. A. P. Hanchctt and son Mac arc visit
ing In St. Paul , Minneapolis and Duluth.
Mm. Thomas Green , sr. , Is entertaining
her sister , Mrs. Elizabeth Cromack of Chi
cago.
cago.F.
F. 13. Booth and niece , 'Miss Ella Bark-
uloo , of St. Paul , Minn. , have returned from
their summer vacation In the mountains of
Colorado.
John Devaney , charged with stealing coal
from cars In the Rock Island yards , was
fined $10.60 in the pollco court yesterday
morning.
John D. C. Hurburt and Cornelia Slnrcll ,
both of South Omaha , were married in this
city yesterday , Justice Fcrrler performing
the ceremony.
T. McLaughlln , for indulging In a fight
on South Main street Sunday morning , was
assessed $10 and costs In the police court
yesterday morning.
H. G. Itathlyson of Oakland was In the
city yesterday on his way to Colorado
Springs , where he goes to spend the re
mainder of the summer.
The congregation and children of the Sun
day schoof of St. John's English Lutheran
church will hold their annual picnic this
afternoon in Falrmount park.
George H. , the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. II. Gelslcr , 1700 Third street , died yes
terday. The funeral win be held In the
afternoon , Interment being In Falrvlew cem
etery.
The funeral of Thomas Sweeney , who died
In Chicago last Saturday , will be held this
morning at 8:30 : from the resldenco of John
Sweeney , the father of the deceased , 200
Sixteenth avenue , corner of High street.
0. B. Morgan , Thomas Hutchlnson and his
two sisters , the Misses Delia and May
Hutchlnson , all of Ancrson , la. , were In the
city yesterday on their way to Colorado ,
whore they go to spend the remainder of the
summer In the mountains.
A big burly tramp succeeded in snatching
a pair of trousers from the doorway of the
Bargain Clothing store on Main street yes
terday afternoon. Before the clerks could
glvo chase ho disappeared down a conven
ient alley and was soon lost sight of.
Kato Butrcr a colored amazon. Is being
held at the city Jail at the request of the
Chicago authorities. Her right name is said
to be Kato Sullivan and eho Is wanted in
the windy city to answer to the charge of
rilling the pockets jit an alderman of $150.
She was placed under arrest at midnight
Sunday.
Ever since the announcement that Lucius
Wells had sold his Interest in the corporq-
tlon of Deere , Wells & Co. , there has been
much speculation as to whom his successor
wourd be. The trade and his many friends
will bo glad to learn that F. E. Klngabury ,
for several years Mr. Wells' assistant , has
been made an officer of the company nnd
will hereafter bo In active charge of its
interests at this point.
N. V. Plumblnc company. Tel. 250.
Domestic outwoshes cheap soaps.
Scientific optician , Wollman , OS Br'dway.
Davis sells paint.
Domestic soap whitens your clothes.
Davis sells the best hammocks.
CASE OP TOO .MUCH MOTUEIl-I.V-l.AW.
Mrs. Clam nonoii , oil that Account ,
AN ! < M > for 11 Divorce.
Too much nlothcr-ln-law , amongst other
things , la the cause ascribed by Mrs. Clara
Boson for her desire to secure a divorce from
Gcorgo Bosen , to Whom Bho was married In
Omaha , October 27 of last year. In her peti
tion , which was filed in the district court
yesterday , Mrs. Boson alleges that shortly
after ithelr marriage she and her husband
took up their residence with the groom's
parents In this city.
Then her troubles commenced , her hus
band's parents , she alleges , prejudiced and
influenced him against her. Her mother-in-
law found fault with almost everything oho
did and the last etraw that broke the camel's
back was when she was sick with tbo grip
her mother-in-law said eho was too lazy to
work. Her treatment at the hands of her
husband's parents finally became such that
Bho left their house , rented a residence and
furnished it with her own means. Her hus
band lived with her for a short time and
then left her.
She thought ho had deserted her , so she
sold off her furniture and returned to lior
mother in Omaha. Her husband , however ,
was willing > to eomo back , eo Bho secured
another house and furnished it , and for a
tlmo they lived happily 'together. ' Then her
husband , eho alleges , bought the company of
other women and her health being impaired
by his treatment , ehe asks the court to sever
tbo bonds between 'them. '
Domestic soap Is the purest made.
Welabach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 193.
Jlcul UK late TruiiHfcrM.
Tbo following transfers were filed yester
day In the abstract , title and loan oftlco of
J , W. Squtro , 101 Pearl street :
Peter Uraden nnd wife to Robert II.
Orahnm , e& noH 12-74-41. w d . $3,400
John Ucreshlnn and vrlfe to Council
muffs Savings bank , und 8.20 of jurt
of lots 2 , 3 and * 111 33.76-44 , q c < ! . . . . 211
Ilolra of Charles Buuglm to Anthony
Howard , lot 1 , block 22 , Burns' add ,
w d . . , . 1
County treasurer to First National
bank of Council Bluffs , lot 21 , block 1 ,
Howard's add , tax d . 2
Bamo to same , lot 4 , block 10 , Howard's
odd , tux d . . . . . . , , . 2
Same to Bamc , lot 23 , block 41 , Ferry
add , tax d . . . > . , E
Same to name , lot 1 , block 24 , Flem
ing & Davis , add , < ax d . , . 1
Bamo to same , und % lot C , block 10 ,
Omaha add , tax d . . . 1
Same to eamo , und 1-10 lot 6 , block O ,
Curtlu & Hamsfy's add , tax d . . . 44
Nine transfers , total . . $3,703
Domestic soap is full weight.
O , Younkerman & Co. , grape baskets , bar
rels , and all fruit packages.
Prizes go with Domestic soap.
Licenses to wed wore Issued yesterday to
the following persons ;
Name and Residence. Age.
John D. 0. Hurburt , South Omaha . 38
Cornelia Slnrell , South Omaha , , . . , . , . . . . 36
Gustavo A. Louie , Council Bluffs . . , , 22
Jlabal Bouquet , Council Bluff a. , . . . 22
John W. Sterling , Omaha . . . . . 23
Elfreda L. Johnson , Council U Tuffs . 19
3 , K. Butt , Aehland , Neb. . . . , , . . . . 27
May Kelser , Memphis , Neb . 25
Lowest prices , easy terms. The best and
largest stock of pianos at Swanson Muslo
company , Maconlc Temple.
Domestic soap soM by all grocers ,
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
l < * or Caul ! or Louiieu un.
K , II. HHEAtfU A CO. ,
Pearl Street , Council UluffB. lovr *
PROTECTION TO HUMAN LIFE
Aim of Fiia Escape Ordinance Becontlj
Pasted by Common Council.
SOME ALDERMEN FIND OBJECTION TO IT
The New Measure In Very Strict In lit
1'rovlnlous ( or Stalrtrny Fire
Kncnpea on I'ulillo
lIullillngH.
The "flre-eacapo" ordinance reccntlj
passed by the city council is not altogethei
to the liking of the committee on fire ant !
light and another has brcn drawn up bj
City Solicitor Wadsworth on instruction !
from Chairman Atkins. The committee be
came dissatisfied with the original ordinance
after it had investigated and examined the
system of firo-escapcs In vogue in Omaha
Tlio new ordinance as drafted provides for
the erection of iron outside stairways on
such buildings as como within the scope ol
the measure , instead of the ordinary laddei
Ore-escapes as provided for in the ordinance
as passed a couple of months ago.
The now ordinance provides that all build
ings within the corporate limits of the city ,
three stories high and over , and all opera
houses , theaters , hotels , public halls , lodge
rooms , lecture rooms , public libraries ,
school houses and -buildings used for places
of amusement of any kind and all buildings
where crowds of people are invited to as
semble for any purpose and all hospitals
and convents shall be provided with stair
way fire-escapes.
In the case of buildings two and three
stories high and used as business houses ,
other fire-escapes may bo placed at the
discretion of the committee on fire and light
and the chief of the flro department On
all buildings where same are required by
the ordinance to be erected these stairway
fire-escapes are to bo placed within sixty
days after the owners of the building shall
have been notified by the chief of the fire
department and at all times the approaches
thereto within the building are to bo kept
free from obstructions and the doors or
windows leading to the stairway easily
opened. In addition there are to 'be ' suita
ble signs directing to the fire-escapes.
A principal feature of the new ordinance
Is that It provides that all buildings two
Btorleg or more In height , used for manu
facturing purposes or for hotels , public halls ,
schools , hospitals or asylums , shall have
at least one stair flro escape for every fifty
persons occupying the building. This will
mean that in the case of the new High
school ibulding the outside will have to bo
adorned with from eight to ten of the iron
stairways. At the Washington Avenue
school , 'which ia a three-story building and
where some 700 children are accommodated ,
tbcro will have to be a dozen such fire es
capee. It will also -mean that the Grand
hotel , which is already provided with ladder
flro escapes , will have to replace them with
stairways as provided in the ordinance.
This , considering that the hotel is a six-
story building , will mean the outlay of a
largo sum of money.
The ordinance provides the kind of stalr-
-ivays that shall be erected and specifies
particularly as to the material to < be used
and the manner in which they shall bo at
tached to the building. All the stairway
escapes are to be provided with a drop ladder
or hoisting stairway for the first floor.
Alderman Atkins , chairman of the city
council committee on flro and light , who has
given the subject much thought and inves
tigation and at whose Instance the new or
dinance has been drafted , states that while
the measure may seemingly work a hardship
on some owners of buildings , it has been
drawn up with a view of protecting life. As
an Instance , Alderman Atkins referred to
the Masonic Temple building , on the second
floor of which is the largest hall In the
city , capable of accommodating several
hundred people. Exit from this hall to the
street is by a wide stairway. In case of fire ,
however , Alderman Atkins points out this
stairway might bo impassable on account
of smoke and the women and children in
tbo hall -would naturally at once flock to the
windows. One ordinary fire-escape would ,
ho contends , beef little or no use on such
an occasion , -while with several stairways
with extensions reaching to the street all
could bo saved.
Salt .Against Union Pacific.
By a unanimous vote of the five aldermen
present the city , , council last night decided
to commence- suit against the Union Pacific
Railway company to cancel Its franchise on
Union avenue. The following resolution ,
introduced a couple of months ago by the
committee of business men , was resurrected
and adopted :
Bo It resolved by the city council of the
city of Council Bluffs , la. , that the ordinance ,
franchise and grant heretofore granted to
the Union Pacific company for occupation of
Union avenue , approved Juno 30 , 18SO , en
titled "an ordinance granting right of way
to the Union Pacific Railway company on
certain streets , " is hereby rescinded , can
celed and annulled by reason of the non-
compllanco of tbo Union Pacific Railway
company with the provisions therein stated ,
and that- all rights , privileges and immuni
ties running to said Union Pacific company ,
its successors and assigns thereunder are
hereby canceled , annulled and withdrawn ,
and the city of Council Bluffs , through Its
city council , hereby declares all rights , priv
ileges and Immunities therein granted to
eald railroad company , Its successors and
assigns forfeited and at an end.
Following this another resolution was
passed directing the city solicitor to notify
the Union Pacific Railway company of the
action of the city council In reference to
Union avenue and to take such steps as he
may deem necessary to carry the game into
effect.
The city having secured waivers from all
the property owners on Willow avenue the
city marshal was by resolution directed to
notify Wlckham & Co. to proceed with the
paving of that thoroughfare within ton days.
On failure of Wlckham & Co. to comply
with the notice the resolution provides that
the city shall readvertlse for bids and hold
Wlckham & Co. responsible- any differ
ence la coat.
of Uryant Street IlrlilRC.
City Engineer Etnyre submitted his report
on the Bryant street bridge over Indian
creek , which has been closed to traffic as
being unsafe. He estimated that to repair
the present structure would entail an ex
penditure of about $1,000 and that to replace
It with a new steul bridge would cost $2,500 $ .
In view of the present high price of steel
and the uncertainty of securing tbo mate
rial within a reasonable tlmo Mr. Etnyro
recommended that the old 'bridge ' be re
paired , ashe thought it could be made to
do service for another ten yearn. The coun
cil concurred In the recommendation and the
committee on bridges and city property was
authorized to bavu the work carried out.
Permission was granted to Mltben & Crow
to conduct a saloon at 1112 Broadway and to
C , H. Bascb to conduct one at 652 Broadway.
M. S. Roll filed a complaint against the
watering trough at the junction of Graham
and Madlaon avenues , in front of his prop
erty , which , be claimed , was a nuisance , and
the matter was referred to the committee on
etfaets and alleys to wrestle with.
Neloon , custodian of the city hall ,
was granted n Tcavo of absence until Oc
tober 1 , ho to supply a man to fill his place
without furthur expense to the city.
City Engineer Etnyre explained that he
was unable to hlro teams at $2.60 per day ,
iho > wng fixed by the city council , owing to
the higher rates paid by the railways , and
ho was authorized to pay $3 ,
There being sufficient money in the police
fund , the salaries and other bills for July
were ordered paid from that source. Among
the bills allowed was ono for $150 , the
amount paid Engineer G , L. McKlbbcn , who
was brought hero at the suggestion of Presi
dent Draff on of the Municipal Construction
company of Chicago , < to prepare a report on
the establishment of an electric , light plant
ito 1x1 operated 'by ' tbo city. This amount
was ordered paid from the light fund. The
matter of the electric light plant scheme
was not brought up , It being understood that
President Draffon was not qulto ready to
make a deflnHo proposal to the council.
EFFORT TO III3.VL THIS DUI3ACII.
Chief nlxby'n Faction Striven to Cnlm
the Democratic Tcmpcnt.
Chief of Pollco Blxby and his followers ,
who turned City Treasurer Brooks Rood and
the members of tbo Joffcrsonlan club down
hard ami cold at the recent democratic
county convention , are now anxious to hold
out the olive branch. They are beginning
to rcallzo that they were somewhat Injudi
cious and allowed their personal feelings to
got the better of their Judgment. They
are afraid that the Reed faction , with the
assistance of the country Bourbons , will join
forces , and that when the convention to nom-
laato county officers rolls around they , the
Blxbyltos , will bo left out in the cold , that
Is to say , they will bo accorded the came
treatment they gave Brooks Reed , ex-
County Attorney Organ , E. P. Searlo and
otbor prominent members of the Jcffersonlan
club.
club.Chief
Chief of Pollco Blxby is said to havp seen
the handwriting on the wall and Is now
anxious to restore "harmony" before it la
too late. With this end in view tie yester
day issued a circular in which he advocates
the healing of old wounds and incidentally
denies that he is a candidate for sheriff , the
assertion of Pat Sullivan , C. J. Dobbins , T.
H. Comto and other of his followers to the
contrary notwithstanding.
MILLIONS OF TOADS MOVING
Dlcncoc { Man Would Lllcc io Have
Someone Bxplnln the Ucnson
of the Exoilun.
BLBNCOE , la. , Aug. 7. To the Editor of
The Bee : Please explain , if possible , the
following circumstance : For more than a
week there has been an army of small
toads going directly north past this point ,
following the gravel roadbed of the Sioux
City & Paclfla railway. They -move night and
day and stay right on the roadbed , are
from the elze of the end joint of a man's
little finger to the size of the end joint
of a man's thumb. They seem to be in very
steady volume of from twenty to fifty per
minute passing at the rate of ten to twelve
feet per minute. Each toad jumps twice
or three times , then rests from three to five
seconds and repeats the act and there ecems
to be no end of their coming looking north
or south along the roadbed they can be
seen for several rods as they hop through
the air. If any are diverted by person or
train for a ehort tlmo from their course
In another moment after the obstruction is
gone they are going north again. This army
Is for several miles in unbroken extent
and under constant marching orders and
numbers tens of millions. On the highway
they are also moving east and west from
the fields , the first north and south road they
turn Into and all go north , but the greater
volume is upon the railway track.
No ono coems to have a satisfactory ex
planation , only finding they come from
the water pools south some five miles at
the sand tills near the Sioux river ; but
where are they going and why all so ener
getically pushing forward double-quick to
the north ? Tours , truly.
COOK & SON.
( There is doubtless some climatic reason
or question < A food aupply to account for
the movement , as none of the lower orders
of animal life , controlled purely by instinct ,
Indulge in such concerted movements with
out a moving cause. Just tvhat this Is will
require someone moro versed in toad lore
than anyone at present on The Bee staff
to tell. )
NEBRASKA WIFE DISAPPEARS
AVIlllam Fitzgerald of Haatlnen
SenrcliInK In Iowa for HlB
Spoune Finds No Clevr.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Aug. 7. ( Special. )
Wlrilam Fitzgerald of Hastltiga , Neb. , who
travels for a St. Joe , Mo. wholesale
house , was in Cedar Rapids on Friday , and
left Saturday morning for Iowa City. Mr.
Fitzgerald is looking for his wife , who dis
appeared from her homo early in July in a
rather mysterious manner. Up to the present
tlmo ho bos been unable to learn anything
of her whereabouts , although be expected to
learn something hero 'that ' would bo to his
advantage.
The parents of Mrs. Fitzgerald live on a
farm in Nebraska , and it was last February
only that she became the wife of tbo travel
ing man. Their life was apparently a very
happy one. Mr. and Mrs. Cook , the young
woman's parents , came to live with them in
Hastings. They remained there for several
months. This was very pleasing to Mr.
Fitzgerald , for bo was on the road much of
the time , nd be was very glad that his
wlfo should have such good company as her
parents.
During the spring and summer a couple
of traveling doctors made their appearance
In Hasting * . They claimed to be father and
on , and went by the name of Fay. They
cut a wide swath , Mrs. Fitzgerald became
very friendly with 'the ' doctors , and when
they left Hastings Mrs. Fitzgerald disap
peared , and It is tbo natural conclusion that
she departed with them , although there Is
no poeltlve truth of this.
Mrs , Cook came here Friday night and
joined her Bon-ln-low , end together they
went to Iowa City Saturday morning. She
knows no more about her daughter's where
about * than does the anxious husband , and
is as much in ibe dark as to the cause of
her disappearance.
UHCB a Wnicon iioke Ou Them ,
MARXIAN , la. , Aug. 7. ( Special. ) A serl-
ous disagreement ( took place between Merrill
Bowen And Dan and Mike Fogarty on Sat
urday nlffht at Irwln , Shelby county. Tbo
young men bad an altercation over a mat
ter of wages. Bowen took a wagon spoke
and pounded the Fogartys over the bead
until both were unconscious over night
Bowen , who Is a lad of 17 , left the country
and bad not up to the last report been ar
rested.
Ilrynii Siienkn nt Clurlnrtn.
CLiARINDA , la. , Aug. 7. William Jen
nings Bryan spoke at tbe Chautauqua here
today. Five thousand people were present.
He discussed tbe silver question , expan
sion , increase ot tbo army and trusts.
Dr. A. 1' . limey Appointed.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Aug. 7 , Dr. A. P.
Busey of St. Joseph received notice today of
his appointment ai superintendent of the
Colorado Asylum for tbo Insane at Peublo ,
Dr. Dusty has been connected with tbe
state inline asylum here for twenty yeare
and is an expert.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
Desire fo Commit Suicide Causes a Blood ;
Tragedy at Dos Moines.
FATHER KILLS HIS SON INSTANTLY
Kiijle SucccHKfnl In Grttliiu n
Divorce from Her llunl > iiml Mil
waukee Itonil May Almorb
Iowa Central.
DES MOINES , .Aug. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Fred Hunnell , a laborer , aged 4 ! > ,
this evening shot his son Archie , aged 29 ,
through the heart and then attempted to
commit suicide toy cutting his own throat.
According to the old man's story ho has
been in hard luck lately nnd this evening
ho determined to end his life. He went into
the back yard with a revolver with the In
tention of shooting himself , when Archie
nnd his youogoet son , Fred , came out and
attempted to Etop htm. The old man says
that In the struggle the revolver went off.
Archlo was shot through the heart and died
instantly. After killing the son the old man
dragged him into the house , laid him down
on the floor , put a pillow under his head ,
took a dull pocket knlfo and cut himself
in the back of the neck and laid down bo-
stdo his son to die. Tbo police got to the
house In tlmo to save the old man. Ho snya
ho dearly loved hlo son Archlo and that he
would have died forty times and moro for
him , hut that ho could not permit the boy
to interfere with his suicide. Ho Bays he la
ready to hang for the crime.
A case that has attracted wldo atten
tion was ended today In district court when
a divorce was granted Emlllo Foylo from
Gcorgo B. Foyle. Foyle was convicted ol
bigamy a few months ago and sent to the
Fort Madison penitentiary. Ho had been
traveling for years nnd was well known
throughout Iowa , Illinois and Nebraska ,
Ho ( had thought that his first wlfo , Emllle
Foylo of Omaha , had been divorced from
him and when he was pardoned n few weeka
ago -by Governor Shaw ho asked for a di
vorce. She filed a demurrer nnd cross bill
and then a divorce was granted her. Foylo
Is ordered to pay her $200 alimony and $25
per month till their three children are ol
age. The custody of the three children la
given to the wife.
The owners of the Des Moines kite track
today announced that a race meet will prob
ably > be held 'hero ' the last week of Septem
ber with $6,600 in ipurses.
It was stated iby a prominent railroad
man residing In this city today that the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Is about to
absorb the Iowa Central.
The Chlttenden & Eastman company of
Burlington today fflled articles of Incorpora
tion with the secretary of state. The capi
tal stock Is $510,000 , divided Into $100 eharcs ,
ofwhich $250,000 Is preferred and $250,000
common stock. The preferred stock car
ries a flxod cumulative preferential divi
dend of 6 per cent. The firm will enter into
the extensive ( manufacture and Jobbing of
furniture. The incorporators are : W. W.
Chittcnden , E. P. Eastman and W. B. Eaton.
Story of n Slave.
To bo * iound hand and foot for years by
the chains of disease Is the worst form o
slavery. George D. Williams of Man
chester. Mich. , tolls how such a slave was
made free. He says : "My wife has been BO
helpless for five years that she could not
turn o r In bed alone. After uslne two
bottles of Electric "Blttel s she is wonderfully
Improved and able to do her own work. "
This supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness , sleeplessness ,
melancholy , headache , backache , fainting and
dizzy spells. This miracle-working medicine
Is a godsend to weak , sickly , run-down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 60
cents. Sold by Kuhn & Co. , druggists.
Elate.
DEEP WATERWAY COMMISSION
JTo QncKtlon nu to Prnetlcnlillltr of
ConBtructlni ; Cniiiil from Great
to Atlantic Oceiin.
DETROIT , Aug. 7. Chairman George Y.
Wlsner and Colonel Charles W. Raymond of
the deep -waterways cpmmlsslon arrived
down from Sault Ste. Marie this evening ,
where they ( had been making data for esti
mates of the cost of constructing a new and
large lock -with a depth of thirty feet and
of deepening portions of the St. Mary's
river. Estimates of these improvements will
bo included in the report which the com
mission Is preparing for submission to the
War department and eventually to congress.
Colonel Raymond continued eastward to Ills
post at Philadelphia.
Speaking of iho progress of the work
ot demonstrating as to the feasibility of
and estimating the cost of a deep water
channel from the lakes to the Atlantic
ocean Sir. AYIsneaetatcd tonight to an As
sociated Press reporter that the data re
ceived elnco the committee appointment ,
two years ago , is being prepared rapidly
in this city thy the engineers -who made
the Investigations In the Held. He estimates
that the re-port of the commission will l > a
made by January. There is no question ,
Mr. Wisner said , aa to the practicability of
constructing tbo waterway and with ample
supply of water-for the depth required. It
will rest with congress as to whether the
requirements of commerce between the
northwest and the Atlantic will justify the
expenditure. Mr. Wlsner would hazard no
opinion yet as < to the probable cost of a
channel either .by way of Oswcgo-Mohawk
or the St. Lawrenco-Champlalu route , The
commission's estimates will be for channels
of twenty-one and thirty feet depths and
will Include the features ot decplnlng the
rlvcre connecting the great lakes where
necessary In connection with the general
scheme. The question of regulation of lake
levels must also be taken into considera
tion.
tion.Two
Two surveys have been made to connect
Lakes Erie and Ontario , both on the Ameri
can side of Niagara river , the utilization of
the present Welland canal on the Canadian
aide not being contemplated , since a new
canal could bo more cheaply constructed
around the Niagara ,
It is expected Mr , Wiener and Colonel
Raymond will formulate the details of the
report which \U11 be reviewed and sub
scribed to also by Commissioner Noble , who
is now engaged on the work of the Isthmian
canal project. The commission Is not to
make recommendations , tout will report upcn
the situation and submit estimates of the
coot of the waterways.
Thus far there has been appropriated for
the work of the commission } 105,000.
REFUSE TO INCREASE PAY
K Employe * of Detroit Street
llallwny Pull lit Tlielr Dciuuiiiln
Mutter l
DETROIT. Mich. , Aug , 7. Tbo street rail
way employers replied to the request of the
conductors and raotoriuen for an Increase in
wages , The reply Is a refusal to comply
with tbe request. It Is noncommittal as to
whether the companies will bo willing to
concede the matter to arbitration. The com
panies conceded all other matters submitted
by the men , and It Is thought the men will
go no further than attempt to arbitrate tbe
question of Increased pay. The officers of
tbo union are now considering the matter.
REQUEST FOR MONEY REFUSED
Hnxn , n Cnbnn ( Jrnornl , Milken DC
mniiil on General Ilrookc * Lnter
Arrested nnd Dcporteil.
HAVANA , Aug. 7. The Cuban general
ROMS , who had a command under Genera
Maximo Gomez , presented n , letter from the
latter to Governor General Brooke , urging
that if possible ho be given $200 from the
Insular funds , on the ground -that ho had
rendered valuable services during the revo
lution , General tirooko decided that there
wore no funds that could bo properly ap
plied In this way and sent word accordingly
to General Gomez. Rosas tberoupon appro
priated $15 and was Boon afterward lodgc <
In VIvac , the tombs of Havana. When bis
trolnds secured his release by paying the
money he got Into a street disturbance and
was again locked up.
Finally ho declared that ho was tired o
living in this ungrateful country and Tvouli
leave It It ho had the money to get away
Colonel Bacnllao , police Inspector , ordorei
him taken on board a steamer and placet
under guard with a prepaid passage , where
ho waa detained until the vessel left for
Colon , Colombia , ofwhich place ho la a
native.
Rosas served in both revolutions find has
also a reputation as a soldier of fortune in
several South American republics.
The only case of yellow fever In Havana
is of a very mild typo. The victim Is
Private Boatty of the Eighth United States
Infantry. Army physicians hero consider
that It would too moro dangerous to ro-
tnovo the troops from the Island at present
than to allow thorn to remain. In their
judgment the best plan Is to let them stay
hero during the heated term In the mosl
healthful localities in the suburbs.
General Brooke had a conference with
General Gomez today regarding- the date
for the payment of Cuban soldiers who were
not paid on the previous pay days , owing
to the fact that their names did not appear
upon the lists.
Senorlta Clemencla Gomez , daughter o :
the general , writes to a local paper to say
that her parents have Instructed her to give
thanks to captain and craw of the steamer
Jlarla Herro for the kindness shown the
members of the family -while on the voyage
from Santo Domingo.
FOUR ATTENDANTS ARRESTED
Examination ol Body of Former Inmate -
mate DIacloRO that lie Died
from Abuse.
( NEW YORK , 'Aug. ' 7. An examination
of the body of James McQulro , formerly a
paretic inmate at Manhattan hospital on
Ward's island and who -died la that insti
tution on Saturday , led to the arrest to
night of four keepers , Thomas Sexton , Pat
rick Ryan , Daniel O'Connell and Martin
White , who may have to answer to a charge
of murder. The charge was made on the
testimony of the coroner's physician , who
reached the conclusion that the man died
from abuso. Marks on the man's body ,
apparently -wero the result not ot
blows with a club or other instrument , but
of pressure from the knocs of the attend
ants. From his head to his knees deep
blue dents were discernible in the flesh. Six
of the ribs on the right side "were broken.
The intestines had been broken through the
abdominal membrane , -while the membrane
itself hod been torn almost to ribbons.
The kidneys and liver had been badly
bruised and although there -was no frac
ture of the skull there was a large abra
sion at the back of the head.
McGulre , before becoming insane , had
been a professional strong man and -wrest
ler.
ler.WAR
WAR ON IN SANTO DOM1NGO
Revolutionists Talco Dp Arm * in Fa
vor of General JlmlneB Many
Government Troops Desert. (
CAPE HAYTIEN , Hayti , Aug. 7. Generals
Pablo Keyes , Ramon Pacheco , Ciena Lavaro ,
Jose Polo and Jose Jlmlnez have taken up
arms In Santo Domingo in favor of Don Juan
Isldro Jlmlnoz and occupy the plains of
Chagucl and Curaboa an far as Jose de las
Maine , aa welt as the towns of Guayabln.
Bablneta , Manzanlllo and Dajabon , aban
doned by the troops of the government of
Santo Domingo. More than half these troops
ore said to have gone over to the camp of
General Paoheoo , who is reported to have
moro than 800 well-armed men under his
command.
General Quelllto , governor of Monte Crlsto ,
wtbo , it is claimed , baa already lost half of
his troops , who have gone over to the enemy ,
Is In a desperate position and unable to at
tack the revolutionists. It is added that ha
will be obliged to capitulate.
Numbers of Dominicans ore arriving in
Haytl by sea , in order to Join by crossing tbt
frontier the camp of General Pacheco.
NOTHING NEW FROM HAYTI
Situation. nemaliiH Unchanged and
Government Treating Prlaoners
ICIndly Finances Critical.
PORT AU PRINCE , Haytl , Aug. 7. News
has been received here from Santo Do
mingo. In Haytl the political situation has
improved. All persons thought capable of
taking part In a revolutionary movement
< have been arrested or have sought refuge
In foreign consulates. The government Is
treating the prisoners with clemency , owing
to the Intercession of the United States
minister , William F. Powell.
The financial situation here is still critical ,
Pourparlers on the subject have passed
between the government and Minister
Powell , who has assured the ministers that
a loan with suitable guarantees could cer
tainly be floated In the United States. The
only difficulty seems to bo the control of the
customs , which those who are willing to
advance money demand In return for the
loan. This , up to the present , has been re
fused by the government of Haytl , but Mr.
Powell hopes to persuade the ministers to
Elve way.
TWENTY-NINE LOSE LIVES
Extent of the Canualtlea Attend
ant Upon Street Car
Accident.
BRIDGEPORT , Conn. , Aug. 7. Twenty-
nine persons were killed In tbo trolley ac
cident at Oronoquo yesterday. Of the dozen
Injured only three are seriously ea. An ex
amination of the wrecked trestle and the
wreck by the coroner and engineering ex
perts today showed that the structure was
perfectly sound , 'but ' that the wooden
stringers outside the rails were too low to
verve as guardrails ; that the flanges of the
car wheels were unbroken and the brakes
set. The crank -was turned to ehut off the
current.
George Hamilton , the motorman , has been
arrrsted charged with manslaughter. The
generally accepted theory Is that the carves
vos running rapidly when it reached the
trestle and was swaying and that when It
came upon the nonelastic rails of the bridge
t jumped the track and there was no guard
rail adequate to keep the car from going
over. The coroner's Jury has not yet con
cluded 1(0 ( Investigation.
I'rcnlileut KufoylitK Illinwelf.
PhATTSBURG , N. Y. , Aug. 7 , The pres.
dent bad a busy day today. He witnessed
the yacht races tble afternoon on board
[ ho yacht Elfrlda in company with Vice
President Hobart and Mrs. Hobart. Later
le took a short drive with Vice President
Hobart. This evening he held a long conference -
ference with Secretary of War Root , who
arrived on the 7:15 : train. Mrs. McKlnley
continues to Improve slowly.
Among the president's callers today were
Rev , Dr. Hlllls , pastor of Plymouth church ,
Brooklyn , and 8. V. White of New York.
PIRACY REIGNS SUPREME
Depredation * of ChlncHO AloiiR the
Went Hlvcr Subject of Ilcport
of Consul AVlldumn.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7-Oonsul Genera
Wlldman has reported to the State depart
ment from Hong Kong on the growing trade
of the West river In China , which taps one
of the most fertile sections ot the empire
and in this connection ho appends a mem
orandum giving nu interesting account ot
the depredations of Chinese pirates along
this river. It is impossible , ho says , for
the Chinese ofllclals to put down this piracy
as well as the dishonest fiscal system alon ;
the river nnd the brigandage ot some ol
the chief towns. The torpedo boats sent to
suppress the depredations are eald to bo
engaged in "turning an honest penny by
towing , to the neglect of their proper work ,
which receives no attention. "
The opinion is expressed that if piracy
is to Ibo suppressed it will probably have to
bo done by British cunboaats. The modus
operandl ot the river pirates is almost in
variably the eamo. They go on board the
vessel they have selected for robbery as or
dinary passengers and , on reaching a given
spot , where confederates are In waiting with
boats , they overpower the passengers and
crew , secure tholr plunder and make good
their escape. Under this system it bos been
found Impossible for any gunboat , either
Chinese or foreign , to put n stop to the
practice , and it is thought ( the only effectual
means will bo 'by ' tracking the pirates to
their lairs and dealing with them there.
HIGH PRAISE FOR PRIVATE
Surgeon Shields of Third Ilrlnmle
Commends the Conduct anil Hear-
In K of a Hospital Attache.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Major George F.
Shields , surgeon of the Third 'brigade at
Manila , has' made a report to Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg , under date of Juno 18 , for
April and May. In it he specially com
mends Private Paul Gompertz of the Hos
pital corps'whowas kllloiFln action April
25. Major Shields says :
"On April 25 , during the advance at the
river Bagbag , iny orderly , Private Paul
Gompcrtz , was fatally wounded while on the
armored car , a Remington bullet passing
through his neck , completely severing the
carotid artery and jugular vein on both
sides. I t > eg hero to call the attention ol
the surgeon gcnoral to the services of this
man. Howas constantly with mo from
February 6 until the day of his death. Wo
were together on the firing line during
battle after ibattlo and he performed his
duty so bravely , so faithfully and so unsel
fishly that ho gained the respect and admir
ation of the commanding general and his
staff , aswell as all with whom ( he came In
contact. I could quote instance after In
stance of his bravery , tout I feel that the
collective statements which I have made
will 'be ' evidence enough of the fact that
be was a man of unusual merit. "
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION
Report from Hampton. Shotm Ono
New Case and No Deaths Con
ditions Encouraging.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Dr. Vlckery. in
charge of the Hampton Soldiers' Homo , re
ports to the Marino hospital officials that
> ne patient was admitted to the yellow fever
loepltal today. The man thee been ill seven
dayo. There were no deaths. Taken alto
gether the officials eay the situation con-
.inucs encouraging. In the territory sur
rounding the institution the situation like
wise continues satisfactory , and according to
reports received sbowa a freedom from any
ever infection. The telegrams received bf
Jr. Wyman in this connection Include th
allowing : Dr.-Wasdln says there Is nothing
new in Phoebus. There Is nothing new at
Hampton , and the surgeon is hopeful all will
continue well. Surgeon Donaldson , tele
graphing from Lee Hall , Vo. . Bays that tha
/one beginning at Gro\V elation and termi
nating at Newport News is entirely clear of
nfcction.
SMALL ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON.
DFcve Appolntmcnta Arc Mmle nnd
rontolllcea Dlacontlnued.
( WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) Congressman Burke of South Da
kota Jeft for New York today for a month's
vacation. Mr. Burke has rented a house and
will return herewith his family in Scptem-
> er. William A. Roberts has been given
temporary appointment as chief clerk in the
surveyor gem-al's office In Huron , 8. D.
/The First .National bank of Lincoln was
, oday approved as reserve agent for the fol-
owlng Nebraska national -banks : German
National bank , ( Hastings ; First National
jank , iHumboIdt ; Exchange National bank ,
Hastings ; United States National 'bank , Hol-
drege ; Farmers' National bank , Pawnee
City ; First National ibank , Plattsburg ; Sut-
xm National bank , Button ; First National
> ank , So ward ; First National bank , Button ;
? Irst National bank , Greenwood ; First Na-
.lonol bank , Pawnee Olty.
FostoiDces at Lake Preston and Clarke , In
South Dakota , have been assigned to tbo
presidential class.
Charles L. Davis , superintendent of Careen -
eon ( Nov. ) Indian school , has been trans-
'orred ' to a like position at Hope school ,
janteo agency , Nebraska.
An order was issued today discontinuing
ho postofflce at Coalton , Monroe county ,
a. ; mall will bo sent to Weller.
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