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TUE OMAHA DAILY JE.E: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1H01. CURRENT COUNCIL CUP STA1S AT LAKE HANAWA Andom af Oounoll BlnfFi Difuti Helm of St. Jo. WINS TWO RACES WITH GREAT EASE Loin n Third on n I'oul by Collision t the "Hurt Vnn Ilritnta Iletermlncd to Try AruIii. rirat rnce: lilapsed Btnrt. Finish, 'lime. Andover UMSiM 12:01 :TO s:S3 Slelen 11:1S:M 12:06:17 tu:15 Second rice: Helen wins on n foul nt the start. Third race: K nosed Start. Finish, 'lime 1 Andover 4:r0:04 6:37:2S 47:21 fielon 4.Jo?3 6:11:03 W:3s The Manawa challenge cup will remain nt home. With it stiff breeze blowing nt Llko ! Manawa Sunday Andovcr easily defeated tbo challenger from Lake Contrary, winning both races that worn sailed, while a second race went to the Van nrunls boat by rca on of a foul nt the, starting stake. Ami over proved Itself by far the faster sailer , of the two In a stiff breeze nnd simply walked away from Helen In both races. '( Messrs, Van Brunt, whllo disappointed nt the result of their second attempt to wrest i the cup from tbo local yachtsmen, are not discouraged and will mako another effort In tho spring or early summer. Helen will bo placed In winter qtnrtcrs hero nnd lt 1 owners bellove that In a moderately Unlit wind It can boat Andovcr. In a stiff breeze i they concede that nothing could possibly beat Andovcr except a boat built on ex actly similar lines. Tho flrBt raco was sailed at 10 o'clock In tho morning, tho time limit being one hour and five minutes, as before. Tho wind was blowing strong and tho yachts crossed tho line almost together, but from the start Andovcr assumed the lead and maintained tt throughout tbo race. Hnlln Torn anil .Man Ovrrlioiiril. The second race was marred by Andovcr fouling Helen nt the starting stake. And over's crow sought to get tho windward berth and as a sudden and strong gust of wind arose they lost control of tho boat and a collision followed, In which Helen had lta bowsprit broken, hcadtatls torn way and mainsail torn. Tho wind car ried tho two, locked, with Andovcr's bow across tbo stern of Helen, almost 100 yards before thoy could put about and get disentangled. J.. C. Wallace on Andovcr went overboard during tbo mlxup. Tho raco was given to Helen on tho foul. It took two hours for the Van Brunts to repair the damage to their boat so that tho third raco could be Bailed; In the thtid rnce four seconds after the gun was fired Helen crossed tbo line, closely followed by Andover, which over hauled the challenger within 200 yards and kept tho lead until the home atako was reached. Van II runt Still Determined. Deforo leaving for St. Joseph last night 3. T. Van Brunt said: "Whllo naturally wo arc greatly disappointed at our falluro to tako tbo cup to Lake Contrary, as we had hopod, we aro far from being discour aged and will make another attempt next spring or early summer. With this end In view wo will leave our boat hero In winter qi'artera. Wo fuel that we havo n good boat In Helen and whllo wo bellove nothing cculd beat Aadover In a stiff brcezo except x a boat built on exactly similar lines, wo think that Helen can take care of Itself and give a good race In a modcrato wind. Saturday's raco showed this to bo true. Andover Is undoubtedly a wonder and about the fastest sailor of Its class I cvor saw. We go back to St. Joseph more de termined than ever to get that cup somo day, even If wo havo to build a now boat. We want to get tho Manawa yacht on Lako Contrary." Davis sells gluas. Italn Spoil Atitoinohlle Trip. Tha rain yesterday lntcrercd with tho automobile run to Crescent City and tho cbaeffcurs were compelled to turn diack when but threo miles east of the city. Tho road was good, but none of tho horse less carriages were provided with tops and the occupants preferred abandoning tho trip to getting a thorough drenching. The tart wnB announced for 11 o'clock, but an hour's delay was caused by a mishap to L. A. Casper's carriage, due to a broken water glass. Four automobiles were In line, owned by M, Wollman, L. A. Casper, Dr. T. B. Laccy and W. H. Van Brunt. Dick Stewart was unablo to mako tho trip, owing to Illness, Two hundred per sona gathered on Broadway to wutch tho automobiles start. If the weather Is fine a run will bo tundo to Olcnwood nnd back next Sunday. Davis sells paint. Ilrntlierhnnd tn I, cure Tipton, A special convention of tho Modern Brotherhood of America will be In Sioux City Octobor 22 to select permanent head quarters for tho ordor. Tho headquarters at present are at Tipton, but aro to be removed from there, and members of the order tn this city will mako a strong effort 8 yidi (or those w'u kio w'nt't OP I Woodward's Ganymeds Chocolates aM Opera Bon Bons Mad By John G. Woodward & Go. "The Candy Men.' Council Bluffs Iowa. -n Iowa Steam Dye Works 304 U roadway. Hake youi old clothes look Ilk naw. Cltsnloi, Dyeing and Repairing. LEWIS CUTLER Funeral Director ttiuccitiisur to w. C. nt; IS PKAHl. STMUi:T. 'I'll Olio It, FARM LOANS 6op Negotiated in Kaxtern NDrJi ana Iowa. James N. Caxady, jr., Ut Main St.. Council BSufti. FOR UPHQLSTeRINQ tSSMSflSs Mather Renovating orOstlmoor Felt Matt rsiteiootj MOftBMt KLEIN'S, m'.iSViSVJi. ( NEWS OF IOWA. BLUFFS. to secure them for Council Bluffs. Dr. J. Waterman Is a district delegate to th convention and will bo accompanied by a strong delegation from this city to work for Council Bluffs. four .tire firniltintc. The Woman's Christian association will have a business meeting and public re ception this afternoon at 2 o'clock In Royal Arcanum hall, The graduating exercises will follow at 3:30. A class of four nurses from the association hospital will receive their diplomas. They are Misses Sides, Dement, ttlchardson and Carney. Mlsa Penny, superintendent, will present tbe elms and give a short revlow of their work. Prayer will be offered by Hev. J. W. Calfee, pastor of tho Broadway Methodist church, and Hev. W. S. Barnes of the First Presby terian church. Drs. Macrae and Hanchett will address tho graduates nnd students and Chancellor L. W. Ross will tnlk In tho Interest of the work of tho hospital and the association In n general way. Interspersed will be a number of songtf and Instrumental numbers by Mrs. I. P. Hypes, Ned Mitchell, Miss Jessica Wal lace, Miss McCnbc, Miss Kills, Miss For syth anil Mrs. Hay Blxby. Refreshments will be served. Trice" n ('iiiinuiiiorn t.enuiir, Mrs. L. H, Addlugton of Portland, Ore., national organizer nnd superintendent of tho lahor department of tho Woman's Christian Temporanco union, spoke last night In tho Broadway Mthodlst church to labor organizations. An appreciative au dience listened with much Interest to hor tnlk on tho sweat shops and child labor. Ai n remedy for these evils she recom mended tho formation of n consumers' league, the members of which would pledgo themselves to refuse to purchnsc gooda mado under theho conditions. Sho urged tho organization of such a league in this city. This nfternoon nnd evening Mrs. Addlngton will speak In the First Christian church. She will leave Tuesday for Des Mornes. City Council Mchcilulcil for Tonight. Tho monthly session of tho city council Is wlnted for tonight, when Important mat ters aro to como up for action. City So licitor Wadsworth Is to hand down his opinion In tho matter of tho bids for brick sidewalks, In which tho question of tho cost of grading aroso In connection with that for tho laying of tho sidewalks. On his report will depend whether tho con tract for tho four-foot walks will bo di vided between L. C. Bcsley and John P. Weaver or bo awarded cntlraly to the for mer. The commltteo of tho whole will ro port on the alley between Scott nnd Sixth streets north of Broadway and tho foot brldgo over Indian creok on Eleventh street. For HobhliiK n Ho Car. Chapplo Jones, n negro, was arrested ypstorday afternoon by Officers Wolr nnd Busso for breaking Into n Wabash way car In tho local yards and stealing n quan tity of clothing belonging to the train crow. Jones was seen leaving the car with the clothing and word wns sent to tho police station. After a search the officers discovered the negro nnd flvo white men In an empty box car on a sidetrack near the Wabash crossing. As soon as Jones saw tho ofilcors he Jumped from tho car, but wad overhauled by Dctcctlvo Weir In n' cornfield. Part of tho stolen clothln2 was found on him, tho rest In the box car. The men In tho car woro placed under ar- rcit as vagrants. Chambers' Dancing academy. Royal Ar canum hall, reopens for beginners Tues day, October 1; children 4 p. m., adults 8 p. m. Compitmentary reception to past pupils and their friends, "adults," Friday, October 4. Circulars at Whaloy'a drug store. N. Y. Plumbing C , telepbono 250. Two nirlx l.rnve (iooil Home. Edna Tyzack and Pearl Davis, 10-year-old girls, who failed to return to tholr homes In this city after visiting tho carnival In Omaha, aro still missing. Tho glrla havo beon missing Blnco September 1". Both girls had good homes. Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 541 Broadway. MINOIt mi:ntio. Davis sells drugs. Stockert sells carpets nnd rugs. Metz beer ut Noumayer's hotel. Ons fixtures nnd globes. Blxby & Son. Wollman, scientific optician, 49J Broadway. Born to Mr. nnd Mrs. W. L. Thlckstun yesterday, n son. Miss Ruchel Trnfford of Boston is guest of Mrs. Fred Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Woolsey left yester day on nn eastern trip. For Rent Modern "-room residence. In quire nt No. 231 Alain Btreet. Missouri oulc body wood, $3.!0 cord. Wm. Welch, 23 N. Main st. Tel. 12S. The Knights nnd Lndles of Security will meet Tuesday night to install officers, Wedding presents given special attention. C. K. Alexander & Co., 333 Broadway. Tho Board of County Supervisors will eonvono In adjourned session tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs, Frank L. Brown havo gone on u wedding Journey to Iluffnlo mid New York. It pays for Itself Cole'B Hot Blast heater. For Hiilo by Cole-Brelsford llnrdwaro Co., 41 S, Mniu. Mrs. U. I. Windsor of Mount Auburn. 111., Is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Carter, South First street. Judge and Mrs. S. H. Sornberger of V boo, Neb., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Henderson, 103u Sixth avenue. MIbs Nellie Tlilrcot of Salt Lnko City Is guest of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Kelly. She will proceed to tho Pan American exposl ttou. Miss Maude Cnvln. who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Cnvln of Park avenue, returned yesterday to Wash. It.gton, D. f. Mrs. John P. Davis, treasurer of tho Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs, Is home from Don Moines, where sho met with mo executive board. Contractor Wlckham has began plowing up tho old cedar blocks on North Sixth preparatory to repaying It with brick from Broadway to Wtitiiliiglan avenue. Principal K. K. Cltpplnger of the Iowa School for the Denf Is expected home to day from Monmouth, 111., where he was called by the death of his father. Rev. Henry Dcl.ong will leave for Chi cago tonight to attend the ninth nnnunl conference of the officers and missionaries of the American Sunday School union. Mrs. Grant Smith hug gone to Sioux City to attend her husband, who was hurt In a runaway accident, sintering fractures of the left wrist, shoulder una shoulder- blade. "Two Merry Tramps," Wood & Ward's big farco comedy, Is not an experiment, but nn assured success, as demonstrated by a forty-threo weeks1 tour during the Inst senson. Frank Johnson, aged 19 years, son of J. Johnson. Hazel Dell township, died yct-.rrday noon of typhoid fever after nil IIIneMH of four weeks. The funeral will bo Tuesday morning ut ID, with burial tn Orange cemetery. Cut Prices on Millinery PENNELL MILLINERY, CU Broadway, VIGILANT AGAINST CONTAGION State Burd f Htalth Flans Camptlji t Otftat Diaeess. SMALLPOX REAPPEARS EARLY IN SEASON School llonrtln Determined to Hnforeu Vncclnntlou lleKiilntlon Denio. crntlc Alinlhj Through the Stole. (From a Staff Correspondent.') DES MOINBS, Oct. 6. (Special.) The State Board of Health Is preparing to for tify Itself tho coming winter In tho matter of contagious diseases and It Is expected that a greater effort than ever beforo will bo made to secure reliable Information In rrgard to smallpox, diphtheria and scarlet fever, to the end that all possible measures shall be taken to prevent a spread of theso diseases. The fact that numbers of new cases havn been reported recently In tho southern part of the state Indicates that tho contagious dlscaso season may open early. Smallnox Is prevalent In several cities of tho state. The reports Indicate that school boards are moro vigilant than ever In excluding pupils who have not been vaccinated. The recent letter of State Superintendent Bar rett to tho president of the school board In Sioux City, making It plain that school hoards In Iowa have tho power to enforco compliance with all reasonable regulations of the local boards of health nnd that vac cination Is regarded as a rcaionablo regula tion, has dono much to encourage action looking to prevention of contagion. Sccrotary Kennedy of tho State Board of Health reports that during 1890 and 1900 diphtheria appeared In 336 towns, town ships nnd cities of the stjito, scarlet fever In 600 places and smallpox In 390. Tho deaths reported In tho two years woro: Diphtheria, 315; scarlet fever, 112: small pox, twenty-four. But the secretnry Inti mates that thero were at least twice as many cases and deaths In the state as wero reported. Somo of tho places whero con tagion was greatest wero not recorded at all. Only seven counties report that they had no smallpox during tho two years. Tho number of deaths from smallpox Is small considering tho number of cases reported, a total of 4.792. Democrat le 'flekrtn Incomplete. Seven counties of the state havo no dem ocratic candidates for tho legislature. No nomination papora were filed from Adair. Butler, Guthrie, Hardin, Mitchell, Sao nnd Story. Tho democratic conventions nom inated In Adair, Outhrte and Story, but for some reason the candidates or countv committees did not tako sufficient Interest In tho matter to havo tho nomination pa pers filed and the uames of the candidates cannot therefore go on tho official bal lots. In somo of the other counties nomina tions were not made nt all. The democrats hopo to elect from a dozen to fifteen members of tho legislature, chiefly In the river counties of the castorn part of tbe Btato. In somo of these coun ties vigorous campaigns aro being carried on, but no preparations havo been made by the democrats for any general campaign In the state. To Pnnli Iottr's War Claim. It Is expected an agent of the United States Treabury department will rorao to Des Molnca soon to check over tho ac counts In the claim of the stato of Iowa presonted to the secretary of the treasury for a refunding of expenses In raising tho money with which to equip Iowa soldiers for ths war of tho rebellion. The claim was formally presented to tho Becrotnry of I ho treasury somo weeks ago by Oov ornjr Shaw. An agent of tho department 1b to como hero to go over tho books and ascortain the correctness of tho flguros beforo nny further proceedings aro taken. Tho claim aggregates $455,471.81, divided as follows: Cost of preparing tho bonds. 1214.85; expense of advertising bonds for salo and expenses of agents, $1,494.11; loaa to stato on account of discounts in sale of the bonds, J22.CS0; sums pnld as ex change or premiums for gold with which to pay Interest on the $300,000 of bonds, $414,353.28; Interest upon warrants Issued, $10,357.25. The claim will bo pushed vigorously bo foro tho Treasury department by tho at torney general of Iowa. Carnlvnl nml Home Show. The Des Moines carnival will tnko plnco this week, with tho usual stroot attrac tions and shows, and In connection there Is to be a horso show a part of the weok. The entries fqr tho horse show Indicate that It will bo ono of tho best ever held In the west, with horses from many states and a fine display of prize animals. Combine to I'phnlil Insurance Itntr. Tho Des Moines Insurance agents have formed an association to maintain Insur ance rates and the organization will be porfectcd at a meeting tomorrow. Somo of tho companies doing business In tho state have given their agents authority to cut rates and disregard tbe rates which aro being mado by a representatives of the underwriters, nnd ns this Indicates a gen eral rate war tho combine has beon effected In Des Mollies for the purpose of regulat ing rates among tho companies. Tho recent decision of Judgo McPberson on the Nehraskn untl-comblno law Is taken tn mean that the Iowa agents havo no fear of the ponaltles provided In tho Iowa law of similar Import nnd the Des Moines mon are perfecting their organization much after tho fashion In voguo beforo th law was passed. fitl.Mn WEALTHY riACIIIII.OHS. .Mntrlninnlnl KIlKltile of Xfvr Yorlt ivltli IIIk llanU AcenuutN. Tho tovcro Illness of S. Howland Rob bins, who has boon nt tho Presbytorlan hospital for somo weeks and who hns been for ycarB associated with Lenox life and known aa one of the beit of racr.nteurs, calls to mind Hint there are very few good story-tellers or witty dinner men now In society, relates the New York Tlmeti. The race sceniB to have run out. James V. Parker la lonsldered today about the wittiest man In Now York so ciety, and ho Is met more frequently at Newport, where he has n summer home, thn In town, Like Mr. Uobblns. Mr. Par ker Is a bacholor. In fact, he Is the dean of the bachelor contingent In society, al though perhaps he Is not so old as Peter Marie, but on account of his long white locks ho has a much more venerable ap pearance, Mr. Parker la ono of those men who do not believe that the rules of the gtme of whist Include ono for absolute silence, nnd many times at the Newport reading mom players are kept convulsed by the running fire of comment which Mr. Parker kogps up during the prngresH of a game, though never missing a good play. It Is told of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbllt that some seasons ago, having heard It frequently regretted by the very clover young women he knew that thero was a particular absence of clever men, she In vltod four very remarkable self-made men, who wero extremely brainy and who were ttcjca tm wtfit. with nAU ldean anrt nlantv 4l tay, to meet four of the cleverest women In New York society. Mrs. Vanderbllt Is quoted as having said that she would ncv.ir repeat the experiment. There was some thing wanting and the women, although extremely cultivated, well rend and very brilliant, would almost hive preferred men for their dinner partners who could talk only about tho gossip of tho day gossip such as prevailed atone In the sets In which they moved. Thomas C. Meyer Is today probably the oldest unmarried member of tho Union club. He Is n graduate of Columbia, of tho class of '40, has an Independent fortune and has for many years been a man of leisure. One of Mr. Meyer's fads Is to wear his hat al ways on one side of his head, nnd he usually selects top hats which are not of the latest fashion, As he walks each day on Fifth avenuo down to the club he Is as regular as clockwork ho resembles ono of the character ekctchen made by Thnekcray for the dandles of the period of Pendennls, and Is, Indeed, not very much unlike Mr. Foker Mr. Meyer Is n great favorlie In society and goes to Newport regularly each Reason. Tho Schcrmerhorn family has several un married mnlo members. Among these are William B. Schcrmerhorn. who Is a gradu ate of Columbia, 1863, and Frederick Au gustus Schermerhorn, William Schcrmer horn belongs to the I'nlon. Frederick Au gustus Schermerhorn Is n member of num erous clubs, Including tbo Union, the Knick erbocker, the Metropolitan and tho New York Yacht. Ho lives at 101 University Place. Hli sister, Mrs. Richard T, Auoh muty, lives In tho same house, which Is one of tho few examples of beautiful old New York mansions that have not been pulld down. It Is near Martin's restaurant and tho University Place Presbyterian church. Mr. Schermerhorn leads one of the most delightful of existences. Ho hna n country catatp at I.cnox, which he keeps open for only a few weeks every year, n yacht on which he cntcrtntns handsomely, nnd n beautiful residence at Whltestone. I. I. He and W. W. Stow havo given Whltcstona Its Country club. Isaac lselln Is the ono bacholor In tho Irelln family, although thero arc a number of younger members now Just coming Into society. Isaac lselln Is a cousin of Adrian. Jr., C. Oliver and the other brothers. Hh brother John lselln died some vearn ago and ono of his nieces married this spring a Bon of Mrs. Frederick Ooodrldge. Mr. Isslln Is much sought r.ftcr for dinners. Ho tells very witty stories nnd hns an almost Inexhaustible stock of them and very much entertaining gossip. He Is a boon at coun try housos and Is a member of the Univer sity and Metropolitan clubs. Another bachelor who Is extremely pop ular In society, who lives In his own house nnd who glvra tho most delightful 'Ittlo dinners, Is John Cndwalader. He Is .1 member of sixteen clubs. Including the Knickerbocker, Union nnd Metropolitan the trinity to which tho mnjnrlty of fash ionable clubmen belong. He Is n Princeton graduate of the year 1858 and a brother of Mrs. John Ilnno. As his nnmo Implies, he comes from Philadelphia, Ho goes abroad each year and now nnd then goto to Lenox or to Bar Harbor for n short season. Ho U a lawyer by profession. Henry Parlih, who 1b also unmarried, be. longs to the Metropolitan club. He Is one of tho most precise of men In his dress nnd one of tho most punctilious, even to de tails. Always In fair weather or foul he carries an umbrella, after tho English fash Ion, nnd can often laugh at the Imprudcncn of others In not following bis cxnmplo In thla very uncertnln climate. Mr. Parish was graduated from Columbia In 1849. Thero Is one bachelor In the Oelrlcha family, Henry Oelrlchs, n brother of Her man and Charles. Ho lives nt Newport. Ills health has been slightly Impaired and he Is seldom seen In Now York society these days. He Is tho youngest of the three brothers. Crelghton Webb Is the unmarried mem ber of tho Webb family, but thero Is no bachelor In tho Vanderbllt, tho Astor or the Belmont fnmlly. In the Astor collateral line there Is Mntthew Astor Wilkes, and perhaps William K. Vandorbllt, being now mntrlmcnlally free, might be regarded aa a bachelor. U.XIMIKSSIVI2 i:Cil.lSII IMIItASK?. Those Which Foreigner ComluK to America I.enrn to IJne I'lral. What aro the most expressive phrat.es In colloquial Hngllsh' Of the dozens that "lip oft nugllsh-spcaking tongues In tho courso of a day, says tho New York Tri bune, somo must bo bettor Btilted for their purpose and moro characteristic of tho race that originated them than others. When foreigners como to this country they catch certain expressions almost Immediately and long before they can attempt to speak tho lnnguago havo mado them part of their vo cabulary. It would seem that these phrases must be most expressive In English and that they ore peculiar to tho language and "fill a long felt want," since foreigners scizo so eagerly upon them, Every man or woman who lands In this country Is saying "Hurry up" in two months; In whatever qunrter of tho cltj ono may walk, Italian or German or Jewish, mothers will bo dispatching their offspring on trrnnds, using their native speech, but closing their orders with tho magic "Hurry up!" How delightfully characteristic of the nation Is tho phrase! It Is not to be wondored at that tho newcomers from tho alow-moving old world find that they have brought over nothing to equal It. "All right" rivals hurry up," not be cause foreign tongues lack nlmllnr expres stons, but because thero Is a Jolly, hail-fellow-well-met air about "all right" lack ing In other phrases of tho snme character. Then, too, "nil right" takes tho place not only of "good," but of "yea" nnd "I un deratnnd" and of a dozen other phrases which In other Innguages require separato expressions. The third phrase which alono shares the popularity of tho first two Is "It's nice." This should bu Interesting to purists who wish to restrict "nice" to Us first and orig inal meaning of "exnet." No owrd of an cestry sufficiently aristocrats to please thom takes the place of "nlco" lii its col loquial meaning and foreigners clasp It with Joy, wholly Ignorant of tho fact that they are outraging tho feelings of anybody by so doing. Other phrases besides "Hurry up," "All right" and It's nice" captivate tho fancy of the newly landed, but theso three teign suprome. Doctor of Sncreil Theology. ZANESVILl.E, 0.. Oct. 6.-There was a notable gathering of Catholic clergy and laity hero today to witness tho conferring of tho degree of doctor of sacred theology on Rt. Rev. I.. F. Kearney, provincial of tho Dominican order. Dr. A. V. Illgglns of New Havon, Conn., I he venerable prelate of tho order, conferred tho degrco, assisted by Bishop Moeller of Columbus, who cele brated high mass, Cardinal Martlnelll, the papal delegate at Washington, telegraphed his congratulations. Fifty prominent clergy men wero present, from various sections of the country. t'lnrk A, I'luee. MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6.-Clark A. Place, thirty years paymaster of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, died today, aged M years, 1'ninlnr In luliind itf Pnnay, TACOMA. Wash,. Oct . Steamer nd vices say the island of Panny In the Phil ippines, which has bean ufnlcted by the plague. Is now visited by famine. One hun dred and fifty death from starvation aro reported to have oeoutTvC r.t Qeplte alone. To prevent the nprend of the ptngti Manila has Inaugurated a war against rats, piylne 24 cents per rodent delivered to tho Board of Hculth. COBURiVS WORK FOR KANSAS Recognized ai 0m of Leading Aithoritits ci Firm Statistic, HAS ATTAINED INTERNATIONAL REPUTE All KniKittiB Arc Proud of the Work of the Aurlculttirnl Deinirtment of the Slnte Worlil-I'nnied Series of Iteport. As (suggestive of the manner In which an Institution may expand from an humble be ginning to a foremost rank the Kansas De partment of Agriculture affords a striking illustration. All Kansans are proud of the work of the agricultural department of the state. Its present high standard Is due to' the good work of Secretary F. D. Coburn, who Is recognized as one of tho leading authorities of tho country on farm statistics. Mr. Coburn was born In Jefferson county. Wisconsin, In 1848. His paternal ancostoru were of the (straight Now Englnnd Yankee stock, yet his maternal ancestors belonged to the pioneer stock that hewed down thu forests, drove back the Indians nnd made the land smile between the frowns of tho Rockies and Alleghenles. He ban followed tho pursuits of a great many strong men of his generation; taught n country school, borno arms In defense of his country In two union regiments from Illinois ns an en listed man, been a farmer, split rails and edited newspapers the Kansas Live Stock Indicator especially, for six years. Ho be came secretary of tho Kansas State Board of Agriculture tn 1SS1 tho first time; ho was n farmer and stock raiser In Franklin county, Kansas, beginning thero an a farm hand, upon his discharge from tho army, while yet a boy of 20. He wns for three yenra prefildent of the Board of Regents of the State Agricultural college, nnd has been four times elected Becrotnry of the Statu Board of Agriculture on the last two oc casions by acclamation. At the recent na tional corn congress In Chicago, called to promote the wider use of corn In this nnd foreign cnuntrler, with reprencntatlveH from twenty-five states, he was unanimously chosen Its president. When President McKlnley was looking about for a man for secretory of agrlculturo tho friends of Mr. Coburn enthusiastically urged IiIb name for tho position. Ho was endorsed with practlcnl unanimity by the stockmen nnd farmers of the transnilssourl region for that position In the cabinet. Among theso endorsements was a personal letter from every republican senntor and representative In the Kansas legislature, resolution pnssed unanimously, regardless of politics, by the Kausns Improved Stock BrecdcrM' nsaoclatlon. tho Kansas Stato Swine Breeders" association, the Oklahoma Stockmen's association, the Kansas City Live Stock exchange, tho KausnH State Edi torial association and tho Knnsas Stato Board of Agriculture. Frnctlcnl Helpful I.lternturr. Whllo no radical chango In conducting tho work of the State Board of Agriculture was made by Mr. Coburn upon assuming tho duties of Hecrctary iu 1894, yet the ninth biennial report differed eomowhiu widely from Its predecessors, his aim bolng to mako It moro nearly a practical, helpful agricultural work for Kansas people, rather than so especially an Immigration docu ment. His first quarterly report. Issued in September of 1894. contained the agricul tural and llvo stock statistics for tbo year, hut was otherwise devoted to a single, anil at that time a very pertinent subject, "Focdlng Wheat to Farm Animals" the first Investigation ever made along this lino. Tho volume wns In great demand and the edition was quickly exhausted. This publication wn tho flret of a scries of quar terlies which has given such wide famo to tho reports of the Kansas board, commonly known as tho "Red Line Scries." Previ ously tho quarterlies, although of great ex cellence, had with few exceptions, pr.sscsBed no special Identity, but beginning with that Issue each one since has been Individual ized. At this tlmo wonderful Interest wns ovlnced In the Introduction of the alfalfa plant, which was hailed by tho people of tho western two-thirds of the stato as a great promoter of prosperity. In Novem ber an edition of 10,000 copies of a quarterly devoted exclusively to tho culture, uses and worth of alfalfa was exhausted within a week after Un printing. From that time until the present tho various Coburn books have met a hearty recoptlon from Cork to Cnpe Town, by farmers, stockmen, mlllorn, groin dcnlers, boards of trade and other commercial bodies, besldeB universities, col leges, experimental stations nnd scientists. Unlike most reports on agricultural sub jects, they are Interesting as well as In structive, on account of the peculiar stamp of originality with which their author marks them. World-Knmonn Scried of Deports. Below Is a detailed list to duto of tho quarterly reports of this world-famous series, together with a synopsis of their objects and contents: "Feeding Wheat to Farm Animals;" Its practice In Kansas, and something of Its bearing upon agriculture and stockralslng; 20S pages, eight Illustrations. "Alfalfa CSrowIng;" history, character istics, cultivation, worth and uses of al falfa; discussed by scleutlflc observers and practical growers In the twelve alfalfa-producing states nnd territories of America; 230 pages. "Alfalfa, Irrigation, Well Water Supply and Subsolllng;" n discussion of alfalfa, or lucorn; Irrigation as applicable to Kansas; notes on somo weBtern Kansas wells and their water supply; subsolllng and the nat ural distributions of roots In sails; 225 pages, ten Illustrations. "Corn and tho Sorghums." Part I Corn, IU cultivation, utilization, "oat and values, moro especially from a Kansas standpoint. Part II The sorghums, their cultivation and value for forage and grain, estimated by Kansas growers and feeders; 230 pages, thirty-two Illustrations. "Cow Culture;" devoted to tho promotion of dairy Interests, a bettor appreciation of tho Importance, products and possibilities of the'eow, and counsel as to her selection, breeding and management; 264 pnges, thlr-ty-slx Illustrations. "The Reef Steer (and his Sister)" Boef production; methods of Its masters in Kan sas nnd elsewhere, and its closo relation to Kantas prosperity. 282 pagos; 43 Illus trations. "The Plow, Cow and Steer." Devoted to soil and crop culture, as found most suit able In Kansas, together with Information as to better utilizing tho cow nnd her pro duct, the more profitable production of beef, wool, mutton and poultry and n higher order of homemaklng. 200 pages, "Pork Production" A discussion of mod ern swine, swlno rearing and economical and profitable pork-production, particu larly under conditions existing In Kansas. 22S pages; 42 Illustrations. "The Modern Sheep" Devoted to In formation upon the rearing and manage ment of sheep for wool and mutton, and the advantages and possibilities of sheep husbandry In Kansas, 264 pages; 37 Illus trations, "The Horse Useful" Devoted to the In terests of those who brerd, care for, use and appreciate the horse, and to the horse himself his Improved breeding and mora humane treatment. 244 pager; 45 Illustra tions. "Forage and Fodders" A discussion of tho production, uses and values of various pasture and fodder plants, rspcclnlly those found best suited to tho purposes of Knn sas farmers nnd stockgrowers. Treated under tho ono general term "Grass," nnd from tiio standpoint that "all flesh l grass." 304 pages; 75 Illustrations, "Dairying In Kansas" -Devoted to dairy ing In Kansas and Its prosperity, with sug gestions for the best management of the cow and her product. M pages, 21 Illustra tions. In 1895 the regular decennial census of the population of the state was taken nnd compiled under the direction of Mr. Co burn, and whllo Its Inquiries nnd returns wore not nearly so much In detail nor so comprehensive as those of the United States census, the results were among the most satisfactory ever achieved In a strictly state census, Today the Kansas Department of Agri culture Is probably the most highly re garded Institution of Its kind tn any stato, If not In nny country. Not only Is this true, but It Is recognized as such by prince and plebeian alike the world over, Bnd com plimentary letters, containing expressions of the highest appreciation of the board's work have been received from various dig nltarles abroad as welt ns at home. So satisfactory haa been the Kansas sys tem of organization for the advancement of tho agricultural Intercsth that other states are frequently asking for facts concerning It nnd constantly endeavoring to effect the adoption of a similar plan. Except In a few Instances the principal work of similar departments In othor states Is the conduct of a stato fair, little partleulnr effort to aid tho Individual farmer being made. The statoH of Indiana, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania nnd Ohio employ approxi mately the snme methods an those of Kan sas. Iowa also founded hers on n similar basis ono year ago, after overcoming many difficulties, the story of which was related by Hon. John Cownle during his recent visit to Topeka to address the thirteenth annual meeting of the board. Ho said In part: "For tho last dozen years 1 have been before the committee In tho Iowa leg islature endeavoring to havo our laws changed nnd only Inst winter succeeded. In making my nrgument before tho com mittee, after It had voted unanimously not to change the old law, I went beforo them myself with all tho reports I could get of your board. I had my orms filled With them and laid them down, and beside them I laid our Iowa agricultural reports, and showed how Ihey compared. Some one of the members, when I got through, said that our report waB nothing but an account, of a trotting horse association. I don't know whether It was my eloquence or Mr. Cobum'B reports, but I got a unnnlmnus report from that committee In favor of a state board of agriculture founded ns this one Is, and wo have today Instead of n state agricultural society whose whole scope and aim 1b to hold n state fair, a state Board of Agriculture, and I blush to say we aro fol lowing where you led." KnnBiift llcportn fur Text Ilnokn, Tho ntate universities of Wisconsin, Ohio and Minnesota, Cornell university of New York and tho agricultural colleger of Michigan, Massachuactts, Nebraska, Colo rado, Iowa, Texas, Oregon, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota aro using tho KunuaB reports In their classes In agricul ture, dairying nnd nnlmal husbandry, tho books being furnished to the limited extent possible nt their special request. Tho ap plicants, In Justification of their request, generally explain that theso works are tho best authorities obtainable upon the respec tive subjects treated. While tho population of the state has been constantly Increasing and the volume of work required from this department has been constantly expanding thero has been no corresponding adequate Increase cither In tho actual working force of the office or the printing of publications. Al though the board wbb, more than twenty years ago, allowed tho services of four regular assistants nnd extra clerks upon occasion, tho ofllco work Is now performed by tho secretary and three assistants. It would appear that In view of tbe growing Interests and Increasing duties the sup port Is not altogether adequate. According to the latest official state cen sus more than 54 per cent of the total number of Inhabitants engaged In all oc cupations nre following the pursuit of agrlculturo. From this It will bo readily seen that scarcely ono farmer In twenty Is able to securo tho boncflt of thrsu publica tions, In their restricted editions, no mat ter how hard nineteen of tho twenty may strive. Of the man who has dono most to nchleve distinction nnd win added laurels for tho Kansas department during tho last decade It may bo said bo Is a master In Ills lino of work. To a brain naturally endowed with depth and originality ha has added untiring Industry his predominant charac teristic. His unfailing perseverence Is for tangiblo results to accomplish nnd to benefit; theso ore tho prime object and alms of his labor. CLAY POT WORKS ARE BURNED Fire Destroys Two Block nt I'lttx burg Company's Factory nt Allcuheny, FITTSBURG, Oct. 6. Fire today In tho Pittsburg Clay Pot works In Allegheny damaged the plant to the extent of $280,000, Injured six men nnd enforced nn Idleness of several months upon n forco of 165 workmen. The Injured men wero firemen, who were on the root of tho boiler houao when tho wfcll fell, and they were curried with It. None of them will die. Tho firo originated In the boiler room from an unknown cause and quickly burned Its way through Into tho upper floors, used ns a drying room and kept at n high temperature. From thero It communicated to block No. 3 and It was soon reduced to ruins. Secretary McMllllii, secretary and general Buprlntendent of tho company, estimates the loss at between $250,000 and $280,000. The works were built In threo divisions, known bh blocks No, 1. 2 and 3. Block No, 1 remains Intact, but the othor two aro completo losses, together with the machinery. Tho Immense gas tank of the Philadel phia company, recently erected, containing 5,000,000 cubic feet of gas, was within 100 feet of tho fiercest of the flames and pro digious efforts were mado to save It from explosion. Mine nt Hvuimtuu A tire. EVANSTON, Wyo., Oct. 6. The Lezeart ccal mine, twolve miles from here, Is afire In the lower workings. The mlno li down 500 feet and tho fire has been raging for Boveral days. A new shaft has been opened and operations have been resumed. Chicnito Warehouse, CHICAGO, Oct. 6, The slx-itory building at the foot of Michigan avenue, used by the Barry Bros. Transportation company as a warehouse, was destroyed by fire today, Iis on building nnd contents, $100,000, Cotton Denier Dies fliulilrnly. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6. George It. Robinson, for fifty years a prominent merchant In St, Louis, was found dead In bed at his home In Old Orchard today. He was 75 yenrs old. At one time he was reputed 'o be one of the city's wealthiest men. Mr. Robinson represented the cotton bagging trust In this territory. He was well known to cotton raisers and dealers In the states In which tbat product crows. QUEER THINGS IN TRUNKS Oomedy at a Salt of E7en Hnndml Tito I of Unclaimed Eaggagi. MUCH OF IT IS WORTHLESS TRUMPERY Curlult Prompt 1'uretinner tn 111(1 BrUltl? nuil I'ny timid rrlceo In ciitnry of !iirntuun thnt t'ot lluer Almost I'lic l)ultnr. A man stood In an auction room on North Sixteenth street, where nn auctioneer with a stentorian volcn and a stock of su perannuated atidevllle Jokes was selling unclaimed baggage. A trunk wrapped with clothesline was nn tho dock and tho auc tioneer wanted to know how much he was offered. "Two dollars!" said tho man faintly. "Two dollarsl Two dollars! Who'll mike It tho threo? Who'll make It the three?" Somebody "made It the three" and the man had to bid $4 nnd finally $4.85 beforo the Saratoga was finally knocked down to him. A porter helped him carry It Into nn adjoining alley nnd thoro thn man declared hli Intention of opening It. A delivery wagon wai waiting at tho curb to convey It to his homo, but he couldn't wait for that; curiosity burned In his blood like n fever. Ho cut tho rope with his pocketknlfe, pried oft the hasp nnd a moment Inter the con tents of tho box were revealed to his hungry eyes Hero Is a partial Inventory: TIickc, trlth Other TlilnK. Throe pairs of ragged trouiers. Twenty pounds of soiled linen. An Iron pot filled with something that looked like soap grease. A plasterer's trowel. Three gln.n J.irn containing preserved plums that had fermented nnd burst the tops off. An iix, n Inlcbet, n blind bridle nnd n toe clip for n bicycle Two pnnes of window glass, both crncked. A book entitled "Error' Chain." A pair of knit slippers, nhnped like hams. A paper box of starch that hud been gnnwed by mice. Tho major portion of n gasoline stove. A peck of hickory nuts locse In the till. A horse collar nnd u pair of hnmes. An nlarm clock, tmdly buttered, A woman's summer hat with nrtlflclal roses on It. A blnekiiiilth'H rasp. A lenther nocketbook containing recipes for making blanc mange, chocolate cake and cottage pudding. A poll tux receipt. Theso nnd other things were laid out upon tho cobhlo stones of the nlley and fondled lovingly nnd the man said ho wns well satisfied with his purchase This scene will bo repeated Bcnres of times every night this week In tho alley Just outsldo the Sixteenth Btreet auction house, for tho nnnual public Bale of un claimed baggage of tho Union Paclfio rall road company Is on nnd purchasers are not permitted to open their "prize packages" in tho unlo room. Moro than 700 pieces nre piled In tiers along tho walls. There aro trunks, valises, shawlstrnp bundles, bundles wrapped In bedqullts, telescope grips, tin) brollas and every other possible form of luggage tho flotsam and Jetsam of travol orB' personal property, collected from atl the rnmlflciitlons of the Union Pacific sys tom during ono year'n time. It han been advertised, tn comply with thu law, and now It Is being Bold under the hammer. To buy n plcco of this baggage Is llko buying a ticket In n lottery. Kvory trunk Is n j-lrgln mine and every valise a prlzo package. Tho purchaser may draw n blank, but ho will at least enjoy the thrill of ex cltmont that accompanies tho opening proceBB. Trunkx llnve n Personality. Tho American trunk is tho homo of the American mystery. Many good people llvo In their trunks nnd some are put In trunks after they aro dead. It was only a short time ago that tho newspaperB contained heads llko this, "Another Trunk Murder," from which ono might Infer that someone had used a Saratoga aa a "blunt Instru ment," but those who had kept In touch with current events know that tho trunk had been ubci! simply as a moans of getting rid of tho body. A trunk Is rich In Its potentialities of wealth and dark, forbidden lore. Tho au thor of "Treasure Island" realized this when ho concealed tho key to the burled gold In a trunk, and had hln sntlora singing' Fifteen men on n dead man's chest Ifo-yo-ho, and n bottle of ruml A trunk Is tho custodian of lta owner's socrots nnd tho repository of his most sacred .chattels. It contnlns the quintes sence of his personal property. Tho man who buys such nn article buys tho open sesame to a storehouse of private Informa tion and tho right to lay bnro tho very bou! of lta former owner. And this, no doubt, !b why the auction rooms nre crowded every night. It seems Incredible thut such mountains of unclaimed baggngo could accumulate In a slnglo car at tho stations of a slnglo railroad system, but tho general baggago agent says this collection Is rather below tho nvcrago bh to quantity. When there In nothing but n brass tag to bridge the chasm between a man anil his luggage, he says, thero is apt tn he a slip somewhere along the lino unless ho looks well to his connec tions nnd la willing to pay storage. St. Joseph .tlllllunnlre III. ST. JOSICPH. Mo.. Oct. 6. -John J. Toi tle. a young multl-mllllonalro of this city, ron of the late Milton Tottle, li seriously 111 with typhoid fever nt a hospital In CV orndn Springs, He haw been at death's doo but is Homewhrit better and will bo brought to this city iih soon ns possible. IffUttrcd A. Mayer Co., 210 BEE BUILDING OMAHA, NEB. Pboac I7lt Re-No-May Powder relieves and cures all disorders of tbt ft ue to excesslv perspiration. Price 50 Cents. Bold by drugaUts and glove dealra every where, Sent by mail it 6o additional covnr postaae). OOIIANV Tlir.ATKH OCTOHEIl 2H, Wood & Ward's big company, presenting "The Two Merry Triraps," ;i7 tun 4J or el bs9& 'LLf saT 3Coa.