THE OMAHA DAILY MJSEt MONDAY, JAN TJ A 11 Y 120, 1002.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
FAVORS FREE TEXT BOOKS
IttU Btifttar Hiz'tton Will Try tt Hit
Law Euctidi
ALIO SEEKS TO TRANSFORM PENITENTIARY
TRtohIiI MhIp (Iio Institution nt A un
til on a n Itrformntory for Men,
mill Tciioli It liitniitrn
Trndra,
Stato Senator Hazletnn, who wilt Icavo
for Dm Moines today to ho present when
(ho lcglxltittiro reconvene) Tuesday, has
promised tlio local typographical untbn ho
will uso his best efforts to Hccuro tho pas
caga of a bill providing for trco text-hooka
In all tho public schools of tho state. Bach
bill will bo Introduced by Mr. Hmolton.
Tho Council muffs Typographical union
has been foremost In tho movement to se
cure freo toxt-books for tho schools
throughout tho stato and haa secured tho
endorsement and co-operation of similar
organizations and tho labor unions through
out Iowa. It was tho local typographical
union which Btartcd tho movement which
xosulted In tho schools of this district get
ting freo text-books, and having met with
this success tho union la now urging a state
law providing for this.
Another mnttor that Senator Ilazlcton la
Interested In Is tho proposition to trans
form tho penitentiary at A mimosa Into a
etato reformatory for nion. TIiIh haa been
iiuggcsted by tho Stnto Hoard of Control and
a bill, It Is Hfili, will bo Introduced by Sen
ator nmmert of Atlantic, Cass county, nt
thin session. .
Tho enactment of uch a measure would
rcccssltato enlarging tho penitentiary at
Fort Madison, although It Is capable of
holding many moro prisoners than nro thero
at present.
Tho Idea Is that the reformatory nt An
jamosa should bo open to men convicted of
'felonies who nro not less than 10 nor moro
'than 30 years of ago. Thoso not coming
-within tho ago limitations Ilxcd by tho law
iwould bo transferred to Fort Madison. At
tho reformatory traded would bo taught
tho prisoner, so that when their terms
xplred thoy would go forth into the, world
equipped with a trado.
Senator Hazloton Is favorable to tho pro
posed change, as ho belloves than an Insti
tution such as a stnto reformatory on tho
lines recommended by tho Hoard of Control
"would tend to lessen crlmo and kocp men
ciico convicted from ro-ongaglng In a Ufa
of crlmo, Tho teaching of trados to young
moo committed to prison would, In his
opinion, ofton result In putting thorn on
their feet, ,whllo If sent to tho peniten
tiary they would moro likely become hard
ened and apt to follow a criminal career.
numbing and heating, nixby & Son.
Amniipr the 1Vuiiiiii'a Clnha.
Tho University club will moot Wednes
day with Mrs. C. U. Green of First street.
The art .department of tho Council Dlufta
Woman's club will meet In tho club rooms
this evening with Mrs. E. C. Smith an
leader. Thcso artists and cities will be
discussed: I'oter Von Cornelius, 1784-1867;
Frloderlck Overbock, 1789-1869; Wllholm
Von Koulbach, 1805-1874; Berlin and Mun
ich. Tho Hteraturo department of tho Council
Bluffs Womau's club, will moot Thursday
afternoon In tho club rooms with Miss
Sherman as leader. Thcso topics will bo
considered: "Greek Lltcruture," "Homer,"
'Tho Iliad."
Tho Idoal club will meet Tuesday .after
fcoon at tho homo' of Mrs. Metcalfe, Dluff
street.
Tho Woman's club will moet Wednesday
p.fternoon. This will bo tho program:
"Troubles Between NatloiiB," Mrs. Victor
E. Bondor; "Kevlow 'of Monroe's Admini
stration," Mrs. Jacob Sims.
Tho New Century club will meet Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. S. W. Creel.
Thla program will bo given: "Tho Rise of
tho Dutch Republic," Mrs. Wyatt; "Paul
T. nubon's," Mrs. Westcott; "William of
Orange," Mrs. Stavely; "Current Events,"
Mr. Wcsner.
"Actors and Actresses of Today," will
bo tho subject for discussion at tho next
mooting of tho Current Topics dopnrtmont
of tho Council Bluffs Woman's club, Thurs
day, January 30. Mrs. Shaver will lead.
The Oakland Avenue Heading club will
meet Friday nt tho homo of Mrs. C. M.
JIarl. This will bo tho program: "Ma
damo do Scudery," Mrs. Street; "Sophie
Amould," Mrs. Towsleo; "La Veretto and
tho Carnival In St. Plerro, Martinique"
Mrs. Arthur.
Tho Atlas club will meet Thursday after
noon at tho homo of Mrs. C. E. Price on
Seventh street.
Tho next general mooting and reception
tot the Council Bluffs Woman's club will
bo February 7, when the members of the
household economic department will bo tho
hostesses.
Ilurtnl of Krurnt von Illclieratrln.
The burial of Krncst von Dloborsteln,
Who died In tho Presidio hospital, San
OF
The Best and
Latest
In Jewelry can be seen at our atom,
and when you compare tho goods
and price you will realize what
splendid values aro given. The fobs
and acarf-plna aro .particularly nt.
tractive, lungs In every style, with
tones that wo can guarantee.
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watch hiipaiium;.
n;n kxhhayixo. .
HERMAN M. LEFFERT
33 UHOADWAY. Council Hluffs.
Optician, Jeweler, Engraveur,
worK is uuarunteod.
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
itlucctfiiior u W. c. Eats?)
I'ICAHL STHttUT. 'FhunO iw,
FARM LOANS 5cH?
NacotUUd in Kaatarn NaaraaJta
BLUFFS.
Francisco, whllo serving In tho hospital
corps of tho regular army, was conducted
yesterday afternoon with full military
honors. Tho funeral was from Hill Bros.'
undertaking parlors, on Main street, tho
services being conducted by Ilev, George
hdward Walk, rector of St. Paul's Kplsco.
pal church. A detail from tho Dodgo Light
Guard acted as escort and firing squad. At
tho gravo Captain Tlnley delivered an
eulogy on tho deceased soldier. Tho firing
squad was In charge of Sergeant C. An
derson. Tho pallbearors, under charge of
Sergeant S. Oroen, were: Corporals Stock
ert and Potorson and Privates Spratlln,
Clancey, Bachelor and La6kcy. Captain
Dull, Lieutenant Edwards and Sergeants
Hanks' anU Wills of Company t?, Fifty-first
Iowa volunteers, camo from Glenwood to
attend tho funeral of their former com-rade-ln-armn.
Davit sells, glnis.
OBJECT TO PROGRAM METHODS
Ilrtitllrrn Mar Heclile .Not to Pntroulse
Ail vrrtlnlnit Schemes that Tliey
Kind Don't Pny.
Tho Ilctall Grocers' association has tin
dor consideration tho proposition to de
cline hereafter to purchaso tickets for
dances, concerts, church fairs and other
entertainments and to rcfuso to advcrtlso
In tho programs of bucIi affairs. Tho mat
ter, It Is said, will como up for discussion
and action ut tho meeting this week of tho
association.
Tho members of tho association say that
pcoplo who gut up this class of entertain
ment look upon retail grocers as their
lawful prey and forco tho salo of tickets
upon them and compel them, oven against
their will, to taku advertising pace In
tho programs. Tho loss of patronage la
hold, they say, as a club over their heads.
If as a body thoy refuse to submit further
to thcso demands they feel they can bo
relieved of a considerable expense, tho
benefits derived from which they doubt.
Somo of tho larger Arms spend a largo
sum of money each year In this manner
qnd feel that tho returns secured from
such advertising and patronage of such en
tertainments aro not adequate to the out
lay. Ono member of tho association said
his firm last year was practically forced
to expend moro than $100 In thla manner.
Gravel roofing. A. U. head. 641 Broadway.
Davis sells paint.
MINOIt Mizvrio.i.
Davis sells drugs
Btockert sells carpets and ruga.
Metz beer at Neumayer'a hotel.
Drs. Green, offlco 303 Sapp block.
"Liquid Air" cornea next Thursday night.
Wollman. scientific optician. 409 Broadway.
Dr. Stephenson. Baldwin block. Elevator.
Pictures for wedding gifts. C. E. Alex
ander & Co., 333 Broadway.
Missouri oak body wood, s.W corfi. Win.
Welch. 33 N. Main st. Tel. 123.
John Q. Anderson, Jr., returned yesterday
from Toledo and other eastern points.
St. Albnn's lodge. Knights of Pythias,
will meet tonight for work In tho first and
hucond degr-.cs. ,i
A Mieclal communication of TExcolsIrtr
Masonic lodge will bo tonight for work In
tho second degree.
J. F. Wilcox of this city was elected at
Charlton, la., president of tho Southwest
ern Iowa FlorlBts' association.
A thief entered tho rcsldenco of J. W.
Mergenthal, 3010 Avenue A, Into Saturday
night and carried awuy a ham from tho
kitchen.
Tho Board of Education Tucrday night
will elect a Hupcrvlsor of muslot for tho city
schools to fill thu vacancy caused by tho
resignation of Miss I'orterlleld.
Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. .Kaler,
163D Second avenue, died yesterday 'morn
ing, uged 3 months. Tho funeral will bo at
3 this ufternoon from tho residence and
burial will bo In Walnut Hill cemetery.
The hearing In tho matter of a number
of Interventions In tho receivership of tho
Omaha & St. Louis railroad has been re
ferred by Judgo McPherson of tho federal
court to Mlsu Utter, clerk of tho United
States court In Kansas City.
Olllccr Wilson yesterday found a peanut
machine, which had been taken from In
front of Zurmuehlcn'H cigar store on Broad
way, near First avenue, on Pearl street.
Tho machine had been broken open and
robbed of peanuts and pennies.
Work on tho hospital being erected by tho
Sisters of Mercy In charge of St. Bernard's
hospital Ih being rapidly pushed to com
pletion.. The masonry will bo Mulshed tills
week and It la expected tho building will
bo ready for occupancy by May.
Tho LadW Aid society of St. Paul's
Episcopal church will have an nil-day ses
sion Wednesday at tho homo of Mrs. O. M.
Brown, South Seventh street. Tho Wom
an's auxiliary will meet this afternoon at
tho homo of Mrs. T. J. Foley, South Sixth
street.
Tho city council will meet tonight to open
bids for the construction of a bridge over
Indian creek at tho Junction of Mynster
and North Main streets. Tho 'bids have to
bo with tho city clerk by noon today. Tho
aldermen will also meet as a board of
health.
E. W. Hart, In his report to the federal
court as receiver of tho Grand liotol, asks
to bo discharged, uu tho property Is now
in such a condition that it may be turned
back to tho Grand Hotel company. Special
Mnstor AV. F. Happ 1ms (lied his report
and also nsks to bo discharged.
Charles Hill, a house- mover at 1515 Avo
nuo G, lost an eyo und suffered other so
vero Injuries na a result of an accident
Saturday. Tho doubletrco to which tho
team was attached to tho captsan-bur
broko whllo moving a house, allowing the
tonguo to lly back, striking Hill In tho face,
Joseph McCloy of Heading, Pa.,, has writ
ten tho police, nsklng them to try to locnto
Jerry Or,eary, thought to be living In this
city. Michael O'Leary, a brother of tho
man wanted. Is lying seriously III at his
home, !ti Church street, Reading, and Is
anxious to hear from his brother beforo
ho dies.
John McSorloy, 2206 Avenue A, was re
ported to tho Board of Health yesterday as
suffering from smallpox. Charles Sayles
and Dan Hughcn, two of tho smallpox
patients at the Isolation hospital, wcru ro
ll ased and tho quarantine was raised on
thu resldonco of Horace Hoag, H North
Twolfth streot.
Sorvlccs over George F. Smith were from
tho homo of his son, Congressman Smith,
yesterday afternoon, conducted by Hev. W.
8. Barnes of tho First Presbyterian churchv
and attended by many of tho friends of the.
deceased and family. Interment In tho
family vnult In Falrvlow cemetery was
private. Tho pallbearers woro B. A. Hlsser,
II. J. Chambers. F. A. Blxby. B. O. Brulng
ton, G. W. Mathews and J,. J. Stewart.
Encampment No. 8, Union Votoran legion,
has Installed these nftlcerti: Colonel, J. B.
Heft; lieutenant colonel, G. W. Jackson j
major. John Hardin: chaplain, Rev. G. W.
Snyder; quartermaster, R. N. Merrlam;
adjutant, J. 11. Brooko; officer of the day,
D. A. Hclsler; surgeon, T. J, Cady: sergeant
major, A. H. Berry; olllcer of the guard,
Jacob LemnBtcr; quartormaster sergeant,
U Sherwood: color bearer, Frank Dalton;
sentinel. H. W. Lindsay. '
N. Y. Plumbing Co., telethon ISO.
Tho World Never Before Witnessed,
an Importation In a year by one bouse of
120,359 rases of champagne, a feat Just ac
complished by the famous G, II. Mumra's
Extra Dry. Largo reserves of the splen
did vintage now Imported are absolute
guarantee for maintenance of, present
standard.
Mnsnna of Scottish Illtr.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 19.-Scottlsh Illto
Musonn aro making tho most elaborate ar
rangements hero for the celebrntlon Febru
ary 18 to II of the fiftieth unnlversar;- or
golden Jublleo of the order. Among tlnso
who have sluntlled that they will bo present
nro Henry M. Palmer, thirty-third degree,
grand master of tho northern Jurisdiction,
and James D. Richardson, thirty-third de.
grttc. grand master of tho Bouthern-lurlsdic-
tlon.
TO IMPROVE IOWA SCHOOLS
Variaii Projioti FoiWrtd bj lUU Tmh
ri' Autoiatifi.
DUNHAM EXPECTED T TUIH THEM
Itr preventative from Delaware County
to De Chairman of Committee on
Kdncational Slattern Stir
Governor la Unay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Jan. 19. (Special.) It Is
announced authoritatively that Georgo W.
Dunham of Dclawaro county Is to bo chair
man of the commltteo of tho Iowa houso of
representatives on schools and educational
matters. Ho was chairman of tho commit
tee In tho last house and mado himself fa
miliar with tho work. Tho tlmo of tho last
session was largely taken up with efforts
to occure tho establishment of threo or four
now stato normal schools, and thero was
little general legislation looking to tho Im
provement of tho school system.
At tho last meeting of tho Iowa Stato
Teachers' association dcclslvo steps were
taken to havo somo Important measures
pushed through tho legislature. It Is un
derstood that Kopresratatlvo Dunham Is In
full accord with tho movement and will
tako up thcso measures as early as possi
ble. Tho association stands responsible for
bills as follows: At least ono moro stato
normal school, but looking forward to tho
establishment of threo more; a compulsory
education law; provision for township
schools and making tho township tho school
unit lu tho country districts; provision for
transporting pupils to central schools whoro
It Is found advantageous to abandon somo
of tho too numerous rural schools; legal
provision for tho ofllce of city superintend
ent and granting him additional powers
over tho teachers In tho cities; provision
for a standard of normal work In colleges
and lasuanco of certificates direct to grad
uates of such colleges ; creation of an ex
amining board for teachers.
It is not known that all these various
menaurro will bo .taken up by tho school
committee, but It is certain tho measures
for rural school consolidation and compul
sory education will bo taken up promptly.
A commltteo of tho stato association con
sisting of Stato Superintendent Barrott,
Prof. O. J. McManus of Council Bluffs,
rror. A. W. Stuart of Ottumwa, Prof. S. H.
Shoaklcy of Dcs Moines and Prof. J. J. Mc
Connell of Cedar Rapids has been appointed
to present tho matter to tho school commit
too of tho lcglslaturo and will do so as noon
as possible. It Is expected that somo of
tho most Important legislation of tho ses
sion will como along the lines of improving
tho educational system In Iowa.
New Governor Busy.
Governor A. B. Cummins la dovotlng all
his time to tho work of his office and tho
first few days demonstrated that thero Is
a great deal of work to bo dono thoro.
As a member of the cxecutlvo council ho
has taken a leading part in outlining new
work In preparation for railroad assess
ments. This week tho council will havo
to chooso now members of the miners'
board. Tho matter of tho report on al
leged overcharges. In binding done tho laqt
fow years for tho state Is to bo disposed
of by tho council. A great many pardon
and parolo cases have been left over to
bo Immediately taken up. In addition to
this Governor Cummins Is In great demand
as a public speaker. Ho spoko nt tho
dedication of a new church in East Dcs
Moines this afternoon. Ho has a dato for
speaking In Kansas City. Ho Is to bo
orator at a Young Men's Christian associa
tion banquet in Ottumwa February 3, for
the purpose of arousing Interest In that
city in tho Young Men's Christian associa
tion work. He is to bo principal orator at
the dedication of a now collego building
at the Stato Normal school next week, and
will prcsldo at a dedication program at
Iowa City this week. In addition to this
Mr. Cummins has received a largo number
of callers and has been kept busy advising
oil various matters of contemplated legisla
tion. Starting; New Political Party.
The work of gathering togother tho
remnants of tho populist party and somo
others, has been going on hero for somo
tlmo and tho reformers who propose to
make a fresh Btart In Iowa this year under
tho naraa of "tho allied party" and seek
a better name at a moro favorable tlmo,
havo been steadily at work organizing
the movement. Meetings have been held
from tlmo to tlmo and a considerable nu
cleus of a new movement has been created.
Colonol J. S. Fcltcr of Springfield, 111., a
ledturer In tho reform movement, has
been secured to do some missionary work
hero. Ho openod up this evening In the
Foster Opera houso with a lecturo on
"Christ as tho Lawyer Saw Him," before
a congregation of the Plymouth church
which Is now using tho opera houso, while
the new church Is being mado ready for
use. Monday evening ho speaks In tho
Central Christian church, and later wltl
continue delivering a series of addresses In
tho city, Intended to glvo the movement
for "tho allied party" great Impetus. It
Is expected that the new party will have
a candidate for mayor beforo tho city
election In tho spring, and thUB secure a
footing In Des Moines and finally spread
out all over Iowa.
liable Among- Live Stock.
The State Board of Health has received
Information of an unusual state of affairs
among the cattle and horses In Franklin
county, In that rabies Is prevalent and
several deaths havo occurred. It Is known
that nlno head of cattle havo died of the
disease and others aro affected. Tho dis
ease Is supposed to havo bocn spread by
a dog, but It Is so raro that rabies occur
at this season of the year that tho offi
cials are In somo doubt as to tho reliability
of the report.
Iowa Ilrlek In Favor.
At a meeting of tho Iowa Engineering so
ciety held In Cedar Rapids last week the
principal matter presented was that of
paving In Iowa cities. Reports to the
commltteo on paving showed that a great
deal of paving is being done In all the
cities of Iowa, and that many of tho towns
aro Indulging In paved streets. The re
ports also show that brick has como to be
the favorite material for street paving and
that while In the eastern portion of the
Btate brick mado in Illinois Is preferred,
yet Iowa-made brick nre now regarded In
most of the cities of tho state as tho best
than can be cecured. M. L. Newton of
Waterloo was elected presldont and T. It.
Warrlner of Codar Rapids secretary of tho
socloty.
Life Sentence for Murderer.
Dick Williams, colored, has been sen
tenced to be hanged for the murder of Wil
liam Sharper at Buxton somo time ago.
His trial occurred at Oskaloosa and the
evidence was unquestioned.
(luall t'aae Knilril,
The quail case, In which J, J, Myers, a
local butcher, was arrested for having In
his possession twenty-ono quails, contrary
to the jtarao lawi of tbo stato, baa been
ended by tho failure of tho game waidcn
to prosecute. Thero was no evidence that
Myers furnished tho quail for tho Shaw
banquet and nil prosecutions In connection
therewith havo been abandoned.
SEARCH FOR WALTER RUSSELL
Tlmlierman Burdened tvlth Money
Disappears on Way to Conn-
ell Ilia flu.
DENVER, Jan. 19. (Special Telegram.)
The police of this city aro searching for
Walter Russell, a ttmberman employed on
tho Portland mlno at Victor, Colo., who
disappeared from a Denver hotel several
days ago, having on his person J2.000 In
fifty-dollar bills.
Russell possesses considerable mining
property at Victor. He camo to Denver on
his way to Council Hluffs to visit relatives
thero. It cannot be found that he left tho
city by any railroad, and tho pollco aro
In a quandary as to his w hereabouts, It
is feared ho met with foul play at the
bands of somcono who know ho had tho
monoy In his possession, Russell has a wife
In tho cast.
YOUNG BRIDE TAKES MORPHINE
Mrs. Clint O. Johnson of (lie Vaude
ville StaKe Saya Slip Did Not
Intend Suicide.
SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) Mrs. Clint O. Johnson took a doso
of morphlno hero lato Saturday night and
nearly died, although sho said sho took
tho drug for tho purposo of quieting her
nerves and did not intend to sulcldo. Sho
Is out of dancer.
Tho woman, who Is 19 yonrs of age, Is a
brldo of flvo weeks, nnd her husband has
bocn missing four days. Sho was formerly
an actress and played nt vaudeville houses
In Omaha. Sho was with the Redmond
Comedy company. Sho attended a Salva
tion army meeting at Muscatine, fell In
lovo with tho captain and married him.
Hor father Is a lawyer In Grlnncll, la.
HEADED F0RDIAM0ND FIELD
Prominent KnRllnh Financier Inter
ested In Reported IMncovrrlr
of Precloii Slonos.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 19. A spoclal to
tho Independent from Lewistnn.
sccno of tho roported dlnmond discoveries,
says some of tho stones that wero examined
and thoroughly tested by a mineralogist
were pronounced sapphires of an excellent
quality, similar to tho wblto sapphires
found In tho Yogo district.
A telegram was received In Helena to
day by tx-Governor Hausor from cx-Sonator
Wolcott of Colorndo inquiring as to tho
genuineness of tho find and saying If it
was gcnulno Moreton Frowen, tho English
financier, would start for Montana Imme
diately. STOKERS ARE STILL OUT
Say If Grievances Are) Not Iledreaacil
a General Strike Will
Follow.
JEF(FERSONVILLE. Indj, Jan. 19. The
stokers at tho American Car and Foundry
company havo not yet Returned to work.
I'rcsldcnt Mulcahy of tho intr nnHnnnl
Woodworkers' association has arrived.
Through him an official statement of tho
men's grievances will bo laid beforo tho
offlclnls of tho Amorlcan Car and Foundry
company. If they refuses redress a general
striko will follow, tho strikers claim, af
fecting 1,200 men.
SNOW AND COLD NORTH WINDS
Nebraska Likely to Have a Wintry
Washday, Snya the Govern
ment Forecaster.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Forecast:
For Nebraska Snow Monday; colder in
west portion; colder at night In cast por
tion; Tuesday, fair; winds becoming north
westerly. For Iowa Cloudy Monday, with snow or
rain In western portion; Tuesday colder,
with fair In west nnd snow or rain in east
portion; south winds becoming variable.
For Wyoming Fair Monday, preceded by
enow and coldor In extreme southeast por
tion; fair Tuesday; northerly winds.
For South Dakota Fair in west; snow
and coldor in cast and central portions
Monday; Tuesday, fnlr; variable winds.
For Kansas Rain or anow Monday;
Tuesday, fair; colder; winds becoming
northwesterly.
For Missouri Cloudy Monday, with rain
and warmer In western portion; Tuesday,
fair and coldor In west; rain or snow and
colder In east portion; south winds becom
ing variable.
For North Dakota Fair In northwest;
snow and colder In east nnd south ptrtlons
Monday; Tuesday, fair; varlablo winds.
For HllnolB Partly cloudy Monday;
Tuesday probably rain or snow; fresh east
erly winds.
Fer Colorado Partly cloudy Monday;
probably snow in east portion; coldor in
southeast portion; Tuesday, fair; variable
winds.
For Utah Fair Monday and Tuesday;
varlablo winds.
For Montana Cloudy Monday; Tuesday
fair; varlablo winds?
I.nent Ilrcord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Jan. 19. Official record of tem
poraturo and precipitation compared with
tho corresponding day of tho last threo
years:
1902. 1901. 1900. H99.
Maximum tempernture... 45 C4 41 39
Minimum temperature... 26 27 23 20
Mean temperature 3H 40 36 30
Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .00
Record of tempcraturo and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and slnco March 1,
1901:
Normal temperature 19
ivxcess ior me imy ,,,, 17
Total excess slnco March 1 11.C3
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
Deficiency for tho day 02 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 24.11 Inches
Deficiency slncv March 1 6.65 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1601 13 jncn
Deficiency for cor. period 1900,,,. 4. 51 Inches
Reports from Stations at 7 p. in.
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CONDITION OF THB
WEATHER,
Omaha, cloudy
Valentine, cloudy
North Platte, cloudy
Cheyenne, cloudy
Salt Inko City, part cloudy
Rapid City, clear
Huron, cloudy
Wltllston, part cloudy
Chicago, part cloudy
St. Ixiuls, cloudy
Ht. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, part cloudy
Kansas City, cloudy
Helena, cloudy,
Bismarck, cloudy
Galveston, clear
40 44 .00
38 42 .00
3s 42 .00
3S 41 ,00
32 34 .00
32 Si .00
40 44 .0)
16 22 . 00
30 30 .00
40 44 no
33 34 .00
Sii 42 .(O
3 44 .00
30 32 .00
2i SO .00
St M .00
K A. WEI-SH.
LOcal Forecast Official.
MINING IN THE BUCK UILLS
Dtadwot d Uai Bits Captain IftriYi Iotir
it in It. Slno.
INCH DEPOSITS ON COCHRAN PROPERTY
Former (Mvner Would Xot Mill Ore
flint Curried !, Than Twenty
Dollar Per Ton Ore Also
Carries Clnunlinr.
DEADWOOD, S. D Jan. 19. (Special.)
Otto Orantz of Dcadwood has purchased
an Interest in tho St. Elmo Mining com
pany, whoso property Is situated near Hill
City, In Pennington county. Ho has tho
stock that belonged to the estate of tho
lato F. M. Marh of Omaha, amounting to
83,000 shares, which makes him ono of
tho majority stockholders. Tho other
owners In tho company aro: Mrs. R. II.
Graves, D. M. Gillette and Georgo V. Ayrcs
of Dcadwood and J. C. McDonald of Hill
City. Tho company Is in process of reor
ganization and plana aro being outlined
for future operations, contemplating an
oxtenslvo aud systematic development of
tho ground.
Tho St. Elmo group consists of thirteen
claims, situated In tho southern part of
Pennington county along tho Ilurllngton
railroad and almost under Harney peak.
A twenty-stamp mill was built on tho
Prnilnil fl fAUf I'm fr, n nA - V. . . , 1 r.
tain Marsh bocamo Interested, nnd was
operated ror n year or moro quite success
fully. Tho mill Is in excellent condition and
will bo brought Into uso ngaln after tho
mlno has been moro fully opened up.
Ore a of UxcelU-nt Uimlltr.
The 010 Is froo milling nnd near tho stir,
faco was very rich. It Is In tho vertical
formation, and tho plan at present Is to
sink aud catch the ledge at depth. During
the early '90s a small, steam, stamp mill
was operated on the ground by L. R.
Graves nnd others and a number of splen
did cleanups wero made, notwithstanding
that only a small amount of oro could bo
run through In a day.
Tho ground la adjoining tho Clara Hollo,
owned by Frank Hobcrt and associates of
Custer, which has been making a remark
ablo record for tho last two ycurs. Tho
Clara Hello Is supplying a two-stamp Tro
malno mill from a ledgo that is undoubt
edly a prolongation of tho ledgo on tho St.
Elmo.
Somo of the oro is fabulously rich In freo
gold and tho mlno haa turned out somo
of tho most beautiful specimens ever found
In tho Black Hills. Slnco Mr. Grants has
becomo Interested In tho St. Elmo company
tho company Is In excellent condition to
carry on development.
Sample Hun of Cyanide Plant.
A thirteen days' run at tho cyanldo plant
of tho Wasp No. 2 compnny, on Yellow
creek, resulted In a brick weighing C35
ounces and worth something moro than J3,
000. Tho cleanup was mado this week and
tho bullion deposited nt tho" United States
assay ofllco In Dcadwood. Tho mill Is run
ning on quartzlta that was tho floor of
rich oro shoots, which wero worked out
several years ago. Tho quartzlto runs
from $3 to 1 a ton and tho mill is handling
over 100 tons a day.
Tbo real purchasers of tho James Coch
ran property near Rochford, In Pennington
county, aro C. S. Roberts and Charles Gates
of Chicago. Ono of tbo main promoters of
tho deal was L. T. Wolle, secretary of the
American Mining company. This gavo rlto
to tho report that the lattor company was
tho purchaser, which wi a mistake.
Messrs. Roberts and Gates havo no Interest
In tho American Mining company. Tho
consideration in tho transaction won llfiO.-
000, of which $25,000 has been paid. Tho
purcnascra oro organizing a company in
Chicago, to bo called tho Cochran Mining
company, taking Its name from tho ground.
Operate Small Plant Awhile.
There aro flvo claims In tho Cochran
group proper, and threo claims situated ad
joining that Mr. Cochran had taken up
woro Included in tbo purchaso. On the
Cochran group is a twenty-ton Hunting
ton quartz mill that Mr. Cochran has oper
ated soveral months each year slnco 1897
and which tho purchasers will run on tho
oro until dovelopmentH in tho mlno and a
solution of tho water problem will warrant
a larger plant.
Tho systematic development of the prop
erty has been commenced by Messrs. Rob
erts and Gates, John Madlll, until recently
superintendent of tho American Mining
company, having chargo of tho work. A
shaft Is to be put down on the ore to con
siderable depth and crosscuts will bo run
In different directions nt intervals to de
termine tho extent of the vein and to block
out ore for mining.
Rich Streak Twenty-Five Fret Wide.
The mineralized ledgo Is soventy-flvo feet
across, bolng a true flssuro In tho archaean
slates. Mr. Cochran has confined his oper
ations In tho last few years largely to n
rich streak from twenty to twenty-flvo feet
wide In tho ledge. Ho has sunk a shaft
nlno feet squaro to tho depth of soventy
fivo feet and from tho shaft has crosscut
ten or flftoon feot without getting through
tho pay streak.
Owing to tho great size of tho shaft tt
has produced enough oro In the process of
sinking to supply tho Huntington mill.
Mr. Cochran would not mill oro that car
ried less than $20 a ton, owing to tho lim
ited capacity of tho plant. Several open
cutB have been mado at Intervals on tbu
ledgo and careful sampling gives an aver
age of $5 a ton clear across.
Tho oro Jb a free-milling quartz, and a
peculiar fcaturo Is that It carries cinnabar
In a quantity sufficient to quicken tho
plates and nmalgamato itself, ronderlng It
unnecessary to uso any commercial quick
silver. This Is a raro occurrence, for whllo
cinnabar Is found in mines of other regions,
no Instances aro known whero It Is found
as It is on tho Cochran property, accom
panying the freo gold and In the right
amount.
Mlnlnic Company Exonerated.
DEADWOOD, S. D., Jan. 19. (Spoclal.)
Thomas Qregory, state mlno inspector, has
BACKACHE ....
When accompanied by Impaired digestion, nervoniiusi, constipation or occasional
trouble In the urinary organi Indicates a dangerona condition in the kidneys! If yos
1.. .... i.... ..mnnm thu mtmlbla course Is to atoo the oror.'ess of the dlseaaa
before It eats away tbe vitality.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS
IS A SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY MEDICINE.
This remedy Is not only Talaable ai a kidney tonic, but contalne the necessary
properties for cleansing and atrengtbenlng the atomach, liter aud bowels. Thus It
restorea healthful conditions and harmony of action In the entire system while
carrying out tbe Important object of ridding tha kidneys of disease. It prerenU the
appearance of Bright' Disease or Diabetes, and undar Ita great reitoratlTS la-
fluence tbe kidney
SOU) AT DRUGGISTS.
returned from Custer, whero ho Investi
gated tho nccldont at tho WAbash mine
which resulted In tho death of Henry Gran
ville. Tho mining company is exonerated
from blamo In connection with tho acci
dent, it being entirely duo to bad fuse.
which caused a premature explosion. I
Thomas Mills, who was injured In tho ac
cident, is Improving and It Is thought ho
will recover.
TO VOTE FOR COURTHOUSES
Sauliorn nnd llnnsiin t'ountlca 12 t
pect to Have Modern Structure
for I,nw Trial.
MITCHELL, S. D Jan. 19. (Special.)
Sanborn and Hanson counties aro without
courthouses, but It Is expected that before
tho summer Is over both will bo provided
with good structures. Sanbftru county wltl
havo n special election In March to vote on
tho Issuance of 520,000 for tho erection of
n county building. The pcoplo of that
county, however, feel that tho sum Is too
smnll nnd that It will not be sufficient to
put up tho kind of a budding to which tho
county Is entitled. In Hanson county an
effort was being made by Fulton to secure
a voto fur tho removal of the county ecat
from Alexandria, but this (ins been done
away with by a recent meetlug of the com
missioners and tho leading peoplo of tho'
county. The proposition of n new court
house was discussed and Its need mado clear
by a unanimous expansion of tho peoplo
present. Thoro was a dlffcrcnco In tho
amount to bo expended, however, somo fa
voring about $15,000 nnd somo ns high nn
$35,000. Tho commissioners finally equal
ized tho matter by deciding to call an elec
tion for February 18 to ,oto for tho Is
suatico of $25,000 bonds.
ROURKE'S TRIPJ0 DES MOINES
Omiiliu Ilnse Hull MiiHitntr linn n. No
tion of Takltiff Hold of Iowa
Friuiolilie.
Rourke, tlio Omaha bao tmll magnate,
reached this city last evening. It Is ox-
with the owners of the local frnnchlse be
fore his departure, looking to the transfer
of thu Des Moines base ball Interests to
Mr. Rourke.
Rourko Is confident Hint tho Western
league Is a succefl. He says thero Is no
...t... f.... Mnlxn. olinttl.l lint llll
roprernted this year, ns this la a good
administration of President Whitfield tho
. 1 ........ 1.. .... tn .1 u'lnrmr.
Rourko rays that Hlckey tried hard to
secure his Interests at Omaha, but did not
succeed, and that thero Is every Indication
that tho Amorlcan association will fall to
secure a park nt Omnha.
1' iynn ami union num iiumminni
...II ..II t. .. fraiinli .n with fill
nppurtenaiiceff for J3.W0. Rourko will con-
HT Willi llli-mi fsv-i.tii ...1... wv-.w. " ,'
tho city nnd from what he Bay there Is
every assurance iniu mi- imm ". .
will pass Into hands that aro Interested
.. .. , . 1. .. ,1..... , . nttnrii nii.1 fftn tlllL
linn mm! iiiu iiiii" "v"c.i - ill."..,..
a good team In hero for this year, l lvi 11
and Elliott both want tp see base ball In
Des Moines tnts year, nui nuu "
tlmo to dovoto to It, and so they offer their
Interests for sale. , ,
RourKO Bays moro nro pii-my
for franchises and that there, wl l bo 10
trouble in getting a purchaser for ' tho local
rranciiise. lie rumai-u iu j :;,
would purchaso tho local In eres-ta himself,
but pain tnero woum w ?r,r.
ting a baso ball team for Dea Moines, this
year.
NO TRUCE INJ3ASE BALL WAR
Ilan Johnson Say Ills Talk with
KpaldliiK Wi InslH
nlflcnnt. CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-Presldent Ban J"'":
son of tho American baao uall league jtated
touay tout no imce m um
was declared nt his recent conference wltn
AWanfoTl,M?!C" Spalding." , said resident
Johnson, "simply ns a matter of courtesy
to him. It was nothing moro than an ex
change of our personal views. Mr. SPaMing
represented no bnso ball organization ami
In consequence I could not treat with him
nt all In my official capacity. 'cA-erl;
can can not treat with any 'four-club
league. It has always been contended that
tho public wnnts two big leagues, however,
and ns soon na tbo National league sottlea
Its differences and comes to us us a united
body we will bo nblo to work with them
for peace In baso ball.
"I do not know that this proposed con
ference at Buffalo for tho consideration of
tho playliift rules will ever bo held. I nm
now writing to pet tho opinion of the
American leaguo club owners on tho propo
sition. This meeting, howwer. If It should
tako placo, would not signify any combina
tion or aillanco with any fnctlon. Tho
Friedman fnctlon of tho National league,
or Hlckey of tho American association
would bo Just ns welcome to that confer
ence ns would tho representatives of Spald
ing or Powers. Tho pubtto wants uniform
rules for tho government of tho gamo nnd
that would bo tho solo ulm of Buch a con
ference" BOWLING IN TO CONVENTION
.
TleleRatea Gather In Large Nnmliem
at Ten Pin Jlfii'i Meet
In K.
ni'FFALO, Jan. 19. The- headquarters of
the Western Now York Athletic association
presented an animated sceno today. Howl
ers from all parts of the country arrived
In largo numbers nnd booms for tho various
officers and for tho honor of entcrtalnlm?
tho American bowling congress In 1903 wero
launched. The Now York and Brooklyn
delegation nrrlved at midnight. Charles
II. KbblttB of Brooklyn nppenred to be
tho choice of tho eastern bowlers for tho
prcsldenev, whllo the western delegates
are 11 unit for Frank Pnsdcloue.
CauousfH will bo held tomorrow nnd those
two delegitcs will prpbabty bo placed In
nomination. Rochester nnd Buffalo clubs
will start bowling In tho tournament to
morrow evening at 0:45, with flvo-men
teams.
Keller Win nowllnir Gnnie.
Following Is the sepro of a howling mntoh
played on Keller'R nlley Saturday evening:,
KELLERS. ,
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
MniLiuinv iks ir." 111
Cnlder 125 179 100 404
I.ucas i:in ir7 144 1111
Wnllace 132 12rt lfit 422
Keller 137 167 182 -IS
Total .C9l "TBI "79!) 271
OAKS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
Plotta 172 162 163 4V7
Weaver 115 124 123 303
Morrow 10i 13 143 3S7
Smith 165 ICO 127
PItzcr 141 125 157 423
Total ."C99 " 713 705 2,117
MelioU Gets a Fielder.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 19. Manager Nichols
of tho Kansas City Western league baso
ball club today announced that ho has
signed Irving Waldron, a right floldor, who
played with Washington last year.
become well aud trong again.
i .
. Her Hospitality!
"Being prepared" Is the dally regime
of the truly hospitable. A cool bottle
of BLATZ Ills Kit. opened for tua
guest, I sure to prove most accept
able and refreshing. Havo n caao
sent home.
BLATZ MALT-VI VINE
Non-Intox. ton la At druKKts or direct
VAL BLATZ BREwTnO CO., MILWAUKEE.
OMAHA BIIANCH,
X1B DmIh St. TeL 10S1.
1
Dohaney
Tuesday, January 23.
LIQUID
AIR....
Experiments.
Dozens of Paradoxical Feats.
Enjoyment
The Marvel of the Age !
Air as a Liquid
312 Degrees below Zero ! I
Freezes Alcohol, IJurns Steel !
Prices 50c and 75c.
The Union Pacific
was tho first lino to Introduce
Dining Cars, Vcstlbulod Cars,
Htenm Hcnt, Plntsch Light,
Huffct Smoking and Library Cars,
Tourist Cars, on transcontinental
trains west of tho Missouri rlvor,
and conttnuca to lead. Is first In
equipment; first In speed; first In
Important improvomonts; first in
stupendous cngtneorlng enter
prises; first In hlstorlo lntorcst;
first In scenic attractions.
IT AGAIN LEADS
In roduclng by sororal hours thai
tlmo of
"The Overland Limited"
to tho
Pacific Coast
making tho run from Omaha
....to,.,.
Salt Luke City 12 lira ) Quicker
San Francisco '10 lira than any
Portland , 10 hrs ) other train
Be Sure Your Ticket Reads
Over This Route.
Full Information cheerfully fur
nished on application.
CITY TICKET OFFICE,
l.'li:! Fariiam St. Phono 310.
S5.00 A MONTH
PECIAUST
In
All Diseases and
Disorders of Men
10 years In Omaha
VARICOCELE and
HYDROCELE cm-.
Method ntw, without
catting;. Dale jc lost
of time.
CVDU 1 1 ittcurtdforhfaandthapolsoa
wtrni I a thoroughly oUansad froia
the system. Soon every slfn and symptom
nisappaara completely and forever. No
"UHKAKINO OUT" of the dliaaia on the skin
or face. Traatmant contains no dangaroai
Braes or Injurious meaicin.
WCAK MEN from Excesses or Victims
ro Nbhvoub I)niUTT or Exuicstiox,
WABTIHa WAKNS With EAHLT DOAT In
Yocwi and Miupi.r aoud, lack of vim, vigor
and strtngth, with organs Impaired and weak.
STRICTURE ured with a nsw Horns
Treatment. No pain, no datantlon from bull
bi s. Kldaey and Hladdtr TroabUs.
CmMrtfi?ftii&& by Mill.
Call en on or address 110 So. 14th 8t.
Dr. Siarles k iearles. Omihi. Nob.
p'Jce' 1'00 Per Bottle.
