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THE OMAHA DAILY REE: TUESDAY, APRIL 28. 1903. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. t 4 . i ' s i. " "mmam mm J " arssm I i- Al COUNCIL MISOn MEJfTIOS. Davis tell drugs. Btockert sells carpets. Expert watch repairing. Leftert. 4f9 B'y. Cbratd Met bir on tap. Neumayer. Cabinet photoa. 25c per dosen. B'wsy. Charlea R. Hannan will rolurn to Le trolt thla morning. Good copper bottom wash boiler, OTc, at A. B. Howe's. 310 Broadway. Don"t forget Rebekah May pole drill and dance Friday night. May I. Free leaaona given with purchases of pyrography suppllea. Akxander Co. Real estate in all parta of the city for sale. Thomas K. Casady. 233 Pearl street. Wanted, man with team to do Job of Kid ding, lnqul-e at Ilee office. Council Blufle. Mr. and Mrs. George liosley of ChUagu are the gueitts of Jura. Basleya mo. her, Mra. Clara of Third avenue. Before papering jour room we want to show you our elegant 19ua designs. C. U. taint. Oil and Glass company. The Methodist Ministers' union wl I meet thla afternoon In Tnnlty church, wnen Kev. W. J. Caltee will deliver an audree. Etta Ray, BIS Avenue C, and Baker child, TVIckham block, were repanea to the Board of Health aa having males. Mra. McPantels and Bert Llv.x will bj taken to Avoca today, when their trial on the charge of murdering ttarney McDunlels will be begun. The Union Christian Church and Library took out a building permit yesterday lor the erection ot a churcn bullulng oa Went Broadway, to cost ll.uuu. Mrs. W. W. Bherman and brother. John L. Merkel, left yesteruay for a wetrk a 111 Journ at Colfax UpnngH. Kiom there Mr. Merkel will go to Chicago, Subscribers who receive their tllsh-'S and find pletes broken enould return ame 10 The Bee office, lu Pean etreet, within threj Oaya, and they will be replaced. A motion for a new trial waa filed In ths district court yesterday by the defendant 1 1 the ease of Teal c Binder against the na tional Masonic Accident association. F. J. WalkSngton has been electa 1 by thi Bartenders' union and K. B. Gardiner b the Typographical union delegates t- thj fcHate Federation of Laoor raiil.i In Dn en port. Congressman Walter I. Bmllh and Pres ident K. hi. Hart of the rliat national bank will b today to Ht. Louis to attend the dedication ceremonies ot the Louis an.t purchase exposition. John Bulllvan, charged with cheating by false pretenses by giving a mortgage on household goods, the ownership ot whlcn waa disputed, was discharged in Juftlci Ouren's court yesterday. County Treasurer Arnd turned over to . City Treasurer True yesterday Sj,Wo2j, the municipality a proportion ot ine tax collections during Mann. t thla amount $8,71.38 represented regular taxes anu S2i.W special assessments. Ci the tegj.ar taxes, e,mi.69 goes to the libra, y fund. Robert Caldwell of Kansas City, Kan., arrested Bunday night on compialnt of Allen Zlegler, had his hearing In Justice Carson's court continued yesterday until Wednesday. Caldwell la languishing In thj meantime In the county Jul! and Z.vgUr is vainly endeavoring to Induce his w.ie to return to her home in Kansaa City. Chris Oleaon hired a livery rig Sunday to rake his beat girl out riding. Veiteiday morning the liveryman claimed that a bui falo roue waa missing and had ol.fon ar rested on a charge ot larceny. Uleson squared matters by paying tne court o ti and the value of the robe. He sain . ua robe must have fallen out of the buggy. A antiea of sDeclal services at Broad way Methodlat church will oegin May 1 and continue until the anniversary da, which will be celebrated June 7. The lerv icee will be conducted by Kev. R. o. Mo Kalg of Bloux City, assisted by the p tutor, Rev. W. J. Calfee. Governor Mlcaey of Nebraska has made a conditional promts) to deliver an address one night uur.ng tnj pedal aervlcea. Articles of Incorporation of the Twentieth Century Realty company of Neola, la., were tiled with the county recorder yester day. The capital atock 1 placed at ;6.UX, divided Into shares of $10.) each. The offi cers of the company are: President,-Chanel McKenzie of Dee Moines; vice presiae.n, Alexander Buchanan of Omaha; secretary, Leonard Hull of Neola; treasurer, t. L. Newiand of Neola. National Roofing Co., 128 Main Street. No Bids (or Street Cleaning;. The city council beld an adjourned eee lion yesterday afternoon for the express purpose ot opening bids (or the cleaning of the paved strets, but there were no bids to open. The clerk waa Instructed to re advertlse for bids and in the meantime the work of cleaning the street will be carried on by the streets and alleys committee. The ordinance granting a franchise to the Western Iowa Independent Telephone, Telegraph and Terminal company, as ap proved by the committee of tbe wbcle, was Introduced and passed to its second read ing. Alderman Casper stated he had sev eral amendments which tie desired tacked onto the ordinance before it was passed. In a communication from the Trades and Labor assembly, signed by President J. L. Bmlth and Secretary F. E. Marlowe, that body urged the early passage of the west ern Iowa company' ordinance. The new poll-tax ordinance was introduced and passed to Its second reading. It pro vides that persons subject to the payment of the tax be permitted to pay $1 50 In stead of $2, provided such payment Is made at time ot service ot notice ty the col lector. Tbe council adjourned to its regular meeting In May. N. Y. Plumbing Co.. Tel. 250. Night, F7. eml-Ceateaalal of Ckarcb. The congregation of the First Congre gational church Is preparing to celebrate the fiftieth 'anniversary of its organisation on June 12. It is expected that six pastors, who have presided over tbe church since Its organisation a!d who ars still living, will b In attendance. Among tbs number will be Rev. O. C. Rice ot this city, who established tbe church and will deliver the sermon that dsy. Plumbing snd heating, fllxby V Bon. Real Estate Transfers. Theae transfers were tiled yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: Leonard Jsmes snd wife to Al Rlche, lot . block 7. Baylies & Palmer'a add., q. c. d $ 125 N. Mordesnn to Mary Mordeaon, a. nw. 11-76-44, w. d Al Rlche and wife to William Hill, lot $, block 7, Bayllss & palmer's add., q. c d Luclnda Carter to William J. Blue, wVt lot 9, block 3, Carter's 3d add., Hancock, w. d Henry t'rbahna and wife to Theodore I). Vrbahna, a triangular ptece of land south of block 17, Mlnden. w. d. H. J. Bmllh and wife to 1'. J. Bmlth, (66 acre In sV neS, -7t-i3 w. d.. Henry I'rbahna and wife to Anthony I'rbahrta, lot . block , Mlnden, w. d. C. W. Coker and wife to Myrtle U Pryor, lot 6, block 6, Mulllna' sub., q. c. d Margaret I McQee and husband to Anton and Halblna Brock, lot 4, blo'k 34, Hughes & Doniphan's add., w. d 2,236 150 30 250 250 250 Total, nine transfers Marriage Licensee. Licenses to wed wer Issued yesterdsy to ths following: Name and Residence. Age. Z. H. Rratton. Council Fluffs It Ella Mae Nell, Warrensburg. Mo '.. U C. A. B. Hagy, Minneapolis, Minn.. 30 Ada Frances F. Hersey, Bt. Paul Park, Minn 35 LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. , Council bluffs. M Pearl tt 'Psoas I!. BLUFFS. REDUCE THE ASSESSMENTS Board of Eerie Titket Off Abeat All it idled at Fririona Meeting. WATER WORKS COMPANY NOT SO LUCKY la C ase of a .Number of - Boslness Firms a Compromise la Reached Betwees the Two Seta of Figures. The aldermen, holding their final session yesterday as a Board of Review, decided that their previous action In raising the assessments of the corporations and sev eral ot the larger wholesale and retail business firms was all a bluff except In the case of the city waterworks company. The board arrived at tbe conclusion that it had no authority to assess tba Nebraska Tele phone company and that the right was vested solely In the state executive coun cil. It also decided that It had made a mis take In Increasing the assessment of the Citizens' Oas and Electric Light company from $140,000 as returned by City Assessor Everest, to $180,000 and lopped off the ad ditional $40,000 it bad put on. In the case of the city waterworks company, however, the aldermen stood pat and decided that the Increase ot $40,000 on its assessment of $140,000 aa returned by the assessor, should stsnd. Thla 'action ot the board In the case of the waterworks company will not benefit the city directly as the com pany under Its charter Is absolved from paying municipal taxea In return for provid ing free water for tbe public schools, city buildings. Including the fire houses and the public fountains In the streets and parks. F. A. Nash of Omaha, end tbe company's local attorney appeared before the board for the Citizens' Gas and Electric Light com pany and protested against the Increase In the assessment. They won their point. Al dermen Huber, Casper and Lougee alone voting against taking oft the increase. Reads Law on Telephones. Alderman Lougee read tbe statute gov erning tho assessing of telephone com panies to his conferees on the board and at his suggestion It unanimously voted to re scind Its former action In placing an as sessment of $40,000 on the company's fran chise. Alderman Olson was in favor of placing the assessment of the city waterworks company back to th figures returned by ths city assessor and In this was supported by Aldermen Lovett and McDonald, but Al dermen Casper, Huber, Lougee and Tinier thought differently and owing to th ab sence ot Alderman Fleming they were in the majority and the assessment stood. The Harle-Haas Drug company, whose assessment bad been raised by the board from $43,000 to $50,000, entered no pro test and consequently . tho Increased as sessment was allowed to atand. The as sessment of the Keller-Farnsworth Furni ture company, wblch had been raised from $9,000 to $12,000, was placed" back at $9,000. In ths case of tbe Iowa Furniture company, whoss assessment had bten raised from $3,000 to $5,000, a compromise waa effected by placing It at $4,000. Tbe Ohio Cultivator company, which had been raised from $1,000 to $4,000, was cut down to $1,500. Swaine Mauer, hardware, which had been In creased from $11,000 to $10,000, were re duced to $6,600 and P. C. DeVol, hardware, which had been increased from $9,2(0 to $12,000, was cut down to $9,000, this being $200 under tbe figures of th assessor. Cole- Brelsford Hardware company, which bad been raised from $10,000 to $12,000. was lowered to $9,000, being $1,000 below the original assessment. The Empkle-Shugart Hill company protoeted against its as sessment being raised from $35,000 to $50, 000, and the aldermen decided they had evidently been In error and placed tbe as sessment back to $35,000. Wallace A Grout, of the Bluff City Laundry, had been raised from $500 to $3,600 and tbe Evang Laundry company from $3,500 to $5,000. but In face ot their protests th board decided to as sess them equally at $1,600. Th board also mad a few unimportant changes In several of the minor assessment and this completed Us work for this year. Close Call for Warehouse. The tire department waa called at 6 o'clock laat evening to extinguish what nearly proved a costly fire for Implement Row. Fortunately the strong wind which waa blowing was In an opposite direction, otherwise, the union Transfer company's building on South Main street, in the rear of which the blase atarted, would have been doomed. Tbe blaze originated from the spontaneous combustion of the cinders and coal slack used on the grade ot the awltch track back ot ths Transfer company's ware house. It communicated to a pile of empty buggy cratea and other rubbish adjoining the track. Tba wind fanned the flames and the pile of ' wood and rubbish was transformed in an Instant almost Into a roaring bonfire. Tbe flams spread to the ears on tbe switch trsck and one car containing a consignment of buggies, was badly burned before tbe Ore department reached the acene. Tbe firemen were obliged to pour a stream of water tor over an hour before the fire which waa smoul dering along the track bed waa extin guished. The money loss was small as most of the buggies In the car were re moved and the remainder were but slightly j scorched. Bnalneaa In DUtrlct Coart. The following assignment of the crimi nal calendar waa made yesterday by Judge Wheeler in district court: Friday. May 1 State against Heller, State acalnst Mav Masden. State aaalnst Brvan. State acalnst Thorsden. State ssalnst Sadowlskl. Tuesday. May i State aaalnst Achats. Friday. Mav 8 State aaalnst Fabev, State aaalnst Inrram. State aaalnst Mur Dhv. Btate acainet Hall. Slats asalnst Schurz. Btate aaalnst Karaler. Slate aaalnst 8crascs sod Brown. A reassignment ot the law docket waa also made, the personal Injury damage' suit of Babtlat against tbe motor company be ing aet for today. Th ault ot former cireec aupervisor tayiur siiuii idi cuy t of Council Bluffs Is set for Wednesday. ! The personal Injury damage suit ot Henry Storms against ths motor, company is as signed for Monday, May 4. Tbe breach ot promise suit et. Mis Macklson against Dr. Frasler is specially assigned for Friday. May IS. Flro Department Reports. Chief Templeton filed with Mayor Morgan yeaterday afternoon his report of th Are i department for the year ending March 31. ' It ahows that tbs department responded to eighty-four alarms during the year and that total leases by fire amounted to $8,823. with Insurance ot $487,060. There was $17,000 appropriated for the maintenance of the department by the city council, of which III.N1H -waa eapeaded. The department consists of eighteen men besides the chief. During the year the four engine housee were repainted and repaired throughout, new hose wagon was supplied for Company No. I, 1,000 feet of new hose was bought and Ave new hydrants placeu. Chief Tr-mpleton recommends that during tho ensuing year at least three bones be purchased to replace thoee unfit for fur ther service, that the rem.-.-n-ng hose reel be replaced with a hose wagon and that a new foundation be placed under No. 3 engine house on Bryant street and Wash ington avenue. Commercial C'Inb Changes Base. Owing to the Roy! Arcsnum hall being previously engsged, the general meeting of the Commercial club Wednesday night will be held in the ball room of the Grand ho tel. The meeting will be open to the pub lic, and the executive committee has made ample provision for seating everybody. ICWA TOWN IS HRESWEPT Practically All of Business Portion of Melbourne la Ie- stroyed. PERRT, la., April 28. Special. Tele gram.) The entire business portion of Mel bourne, a small town fifty-five miles east of Perry on the Milwaukee road waa burned tonight. At one time the depot was thought to be past saving, together with a lot of cars on the siding and tbe grain elevator, but the strong wind died down and by bard work of a bucket brigade seems to be under control at 1:30. Losses and Insurance cannot bs had tonight. Hi nter Attain Convicted. , OSCEOLA, la., April 27. (Special.) Matt Hunter was convicted of murder in the sec ond degree, the Jury returning a verdict this morning after being out four hours. The verdict waa unanimous, a test vote being taken before the discussion of the evidence and another vote after four hours' deliberation. At 2 o'clock th Jury an nounced that they had reached a decision and the Judge, attorneya and prisoner were hastily assembled in court and the verdict rendered. Hunter did not allow a shade of emotion to pass over his face, exhibiting marvelous self-control. Judge Psrrlsh will pronounce sentence on Hunter Wednesday morning and tbe attorneys for tbe prose cution say that a life sentence will un doubtedly be Imposed. Attorneys Miles and Stivers stated tha the defense regarded the trial as absolutely fair and that no appeal will be taken. Odd Fellows Observe Anniversary. ONAWA, la., April 27. (Special Tele gram.) The Maple Valley Odd Fellows' An niversary association held here today was largely attended, there being about 1,000 Odd Fellows In attendance from Odebolt, Ida Grove, Battle Creek,' Mapleton, Cas tana and Whiting, which towns compose the association. The Onawa band and com mittee met the Incoming delegatea at the station and escorted them to the opera house, where a business meeting waa held at 11 a. m. There was a grand parade at 1:30 p. m. A. W. Burgess of Onawa de llvered the address of welcome and J. E. McNamara made the principal address of the day. Tbe Rebekahs gave their degree work at 1 p. m. and th Whiting, Castana and Onawa lodges Rave their degree work In th evening until 12. m., when a spe cial train with delegatea left tor the east over th Northwestern. Telephone Extension Denied. CRESTON, la., April 27. (Special.) The city council at its last meeting laid on th table a resolution granting the Iowa Tele phone company the use ot the streets and alleys of the city for extending Its lines. The company baa been operating for sev eral years under a franchise that has long expired snd the council claimed that It would be equal to granting another fran chise which they could not do without calling an election of the people and get ting consent. Add to Assessment Holla. CRESTON, la.. April 27. (Special.) The city council ot Creston waa much surprised when It met as a board of equalization to And that although the wealth and pros perity of the city had greatly Increased the assessed valuation of taxable property had materially decreased and employed a clerk to look the matter, up and report. Aa a consequence It now has listed a large amount ot moneys and mortgagee that escaped tbs eye of the assessor or were not given in for taxes. A day baa been set for those who are interested to come In and ahow a reason why those should not be assessed against them. Bankboaae CRESTON. I.. for Trainmen. April 27. (Speclal.)- The Burlington Is continuing ths Improve ments In Its property begun at this place last fall and la now making arrangements to erect a bunkhouse for tbe trainmen of the middle division who are compelled to lay over here. It will contain bath rooms, sleeping rooms, close't snd reading rooms and will cost $3,000. Ella to Bolld Lodge Room. CRESTON'. la., April 27. (Special.) The Benevolent Protective Order of Elka of thia place Is now one of the strongest lodges In tbtr stats and Is making arrangements to erect a lodge building of its own to a short time. ABSOLUTE SEGURITV. Genuine Carter's Littia Liver PUls. Mutt Bear Signature of tm PaoSiaall Wrapper Bdowv as aagaav FOI ICAB1CRL roi DIIZIKESS. roi uuoumss. FOR TOIPID UYER, FOR C0NSTIPAT1CI. rtR tAUOW tun. rORTMECOMPLIZIOR sfCUlsretTTer I I Terr eseall ana . I klUst 'l' JSJ m CVRI SICK HCADACHS. INSPECTS THE GUARDSMEN Eegular Army Offisen Take Up Work Prspirator to lane f Ami. NEBRASKA MAN AT GRANT CLUB BANQUET Repabllean State Committee to Meet aad Select a, Pat for tha Rest Convention, Probably In Jaly. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE3 MOINE8, April 27. (Special.) Majors Daniel H. Brush and W. C. But tler of the regular army arrived In Des Moines today and held a consultation with Adjutant General Byers, making arrange ments for tbe regular Inspection of the National Guard eompanles ot Iowa. They cam from Fort Robinson, after a atop at Omaha, and are ready to begin work at once. The division of the stste waa made aa between the two inspectors, Major Brush going to the eastern part to Inspect the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth reglmenta and Major Buttler going to the weatern part to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Major Brush went to St. Louis this even ing and he will inspect the entire Fifty fourth regiment there at the time It takes part In the dedication ceremonies for the exposition. He will then return and go Into rortheastern Iowa. Major Buttler be gina on the Fifty-fifth here In Des Moines. The first company he will Inspect will be Company A in Des Moines Tuesday even ing. Company F Wednesday evening and tbe signal corps on Thursday evening. He will then Inspect the Wlnterset company Friday evening and later go into the aouth western part of the state. He will finish In Sioux City In about four weeks. Upon this inspection the arms and equipment from the United States will be sent to the Iowa guarda. General Byers and other officers ot the guard will go tomorrow evening to St. Louis, where the Fifty-fourth regiment will participate in tbe parade. Tomor row th Fifty-fourth will have a good deal to do with the reception to the president In Iowa. The Grlnnell and New ton companies will Join with the Oskaloosa company at Oskaloosa, and the band and Ottumwa company will be out at Ottumwa. At Keokuk six companies will greet the president In battalion, under Major Bishop. The two companies of the Fifty-fifth snd the signal corps, located in Des Moines, will participate in the ceremonies here. Grant Club Annnal Banquet. The annual banquet ot the Grant club of thla city was held this evening and the evening was devoted to eulogies of Presi dent Grant. The speakers of the evening were Clark Howell of Atlanta, Ga., who apoke on "Grant" Life as a ePace Lesson;" C. F. Reeves' of Falls City, Neb., who spoke on "Grant's Life ss a Peace Lesson;" Charlea E. Pickett of Waterloo, who spoke in general term ot Grant. There were a large cumber .of prominent men of the state outside of Des Moines In attend. ance, as many of them are her to attend tne reception to the president on Tuesday. The apeechea were unusually fine and the event one of , the most Interesting In the History oi me cmo. Stat Committee Meeting;. A number 'of members of the republican State committee arrived in the city thla evening and oa Tuesday morning the com mittee will meet to select the time and place for the . republican atate convention and 'dispose of other Important matters. It Is regarded as certain that Des Moines will be the place for the meeting and th con vention will be held some time in July, shortly after the democrstlo stats conven tion. For temporary chairman several names have been auggested. Including Con gressman W. P. Hepburn, Clsrlnds; George D. Perkins, Sioux City; James G. Berry hill, Des Moines, and H. W. Byers, Har lan. Jary Bribing; investigation. In the district court there have been many rumors of bribery In connection with a damage case which was tried a abort time ago. Today a committee of members of the bar was appointed to make a thor ough Investigation ot tha subject and re port to ths court for such action aa may be deemed beat. It Is alleged that wit nesses wer approached" with offers of money to get them to change their tes tlmony snd later that Jurors were ap proacbed by Interested persons with sug gestions of bribery to secure certsla re suits. The matter will be probed. Plka Cae Closed. The closing chanter In the F. Wail.-. Pike and Siegel case was enacted today wun tne austainlng of tbe demurrer, brought by the defense that the act charged did not constitute a crime. The defendant, Mr. Pike, waa therefore discharged and the case brought to a happy termination. Attorney Baker appeared for his client, Mr. Pike, snd moved thst the case be dis missed on these grounds. The court sus tained the motion. The attorney for tbe prosecution did not appear. The decision by the court Is a victory for Pike. It Is understood thst, notwith standing ths marriage of his daughter to the man he was prosecuting, B. Slegel had no Intention of ceasing the prosecution un der the law that It possible be meant to make bla son-In-lsw psy the full penalty If found guilty. On the other h.nrt n i. claimed by J. A. taker, attorney for Pike, that ault will be commenced against Slegel at once In which big damages will bs asked on the grounds of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Snpreme Conrt Docket. . The supreme court docket for the May term waa received by tbe clerk today and will soon go out to lawyers entitled to them. The term begins Msy 13, and lasts three weeks, there being 255 casea assigned for submission ss follows: Tuesday, May 13, two days, judicial dis tricts, Noa. 1, 20. 2 and $. Thursday. May 14, tbres days, districts, N'os. 5, 6, 7 and I. Monday. May 18. three days, districts, Nos. 10. 11, 13, U snd 14. Thursday.. May Jl, three days, districts, Nos. 4 and 15. Monday, May 25, two daya, districts Nos. 1. 1 and 17. Wednesday, May 27, tbres day, dlatricts Noa. and 18. Mora Robberies at Creston. CRESTON. Is.. April 17. (Special.) For the aecond time within a week burglars havs entered houses In ths west tend of town. Last night four mor house were entered an I a quantity of valuablea car ried off. At two houses they secured noth ing, but at tbe home of Dr. Baker thsy secured two rings, two shirts snd $4 In money, while st Mr. Sulllvsn's they carried off a gold watch, ring and a gold place ot money which waa kept as a curiosity. From tha nature of tbe work and tbe neighbor hood the robberies are aupposed to have bees the work et local crooks aad the po lice have several class that may lead to their capture. . . P7 I The Curiain T)?atvh jBll 1 i ' 1 s -J 1 The Petti-Johnnys make their bow. Their lectures will be all about PETTIJOHN and how to get a good appetite and a digestion that works all the time. ) At all grocers. ELEVEN RILLED IN A WRECK StorA Train Craibei Iito Work Train Loaded with lien. BESIDES THE DEAD MANY ARE HURT Mlareadlnif vf Orders Is Sold to Be Responsible for th Ftfahtfol Catastrophe Kear Buf falo, Kanaaa. BUFFALO, Kan., April I". A north bound ktoek train crashed into a work ttatn just north of this town st 7 o'clock !at evening snd eleven men were k'lled and twenty-five Injured, ten of the latter rvrl eualy, and four probably fatally. All were Greeks and Italians except ae, Peter Frye, who has been living here sev eral years and . was a boss on tbs '.tcrk train. Tbe cause of the wreck Is given as the misreading of orders. The work train consisted of flat cars and a caboose, all filled with laborers Tbe men on h4 flat cars escaped by lumping, but hardly a man In tbe caboose escaped. The work train waa backing Into town for ths night snd both were running st good speed. The heavy freight tnglre did not 'eive th track, but plowed th work train off tho track, leaving little of It except the car wheela and kindling wood. Doctors of Buffalo, ssslstcd by iitanspvo ple, did heroic work among tlie Injured until ths wre--Ving train with doctora front Neosha and a corps of surgeons from Cof feyville snd Independence arrived. Tbe dead and Injured were taken to Coffeyvilln, the latter to bs temporarily cared 'or ft the hospital there. .The scene of the wreck for several bours looked like a battlefield by tbe llgit of the burning debrla, with dead men strewn about on tba ground, where they bad been left after being taken from tbe wreck. PLANNING FOR LONG AHEAD Iowa Politicians Confer on Governor ship Two Tears from This Fnll. SIOUX CITV, la., April 27. (Special Telegram.) Senator Allison, Governor Cum mins snd Hon. George D. Perkins beld s conference in Chicago Sunday at whli h it is alleged plana were laid for the state cam paign two years from this fall. It is alleged that an understanding was arrived at that Mr. Perklna la to be tbe candidate for govsrnor on th republican ticket two years hence, to succeed Governor Cummins. This Is taken to be a compromise between the two elements of the republican party In the state on the tariff question. Seeds Help Himself Now. E8THERVILLE, la., April 27 (Special.) Dick Dlckerson, who was found guilty of aaalsting prisoners to escape from the eounty jail, waa sentenced to three years In Anamosa prison at bard labor and to pay tbe coat of tbe prosecution, and W. F. Crlsaman, who was convicted on the same charge, was sentenced to six months in the county jail, snd fined $800 snd costs. Farm Work Delayed. CRESTON, la.. April 27. (Special.) Fsrm work Is somewhst backward hero this spring. Ttere wss but little fall plow ing done and tbe ground haa not been In shape to plow yet this spring, though about one-half tbe farmers have already ploaed for corn. Oats were gotten in fair shape, but there are very fesr potatoes plsnted yet. Assarea a lagar Factory. WHSATLAND, Wyo.. April 27. (Spe. rial.) A maaa meeting of tbe farmers of the Wheatland colony and buslnes men of Wheatland waa held In Carey hall last evening and pledges received for the bal ance of S.GOO acrea of beets demanded by the promoters of the sugar factory. At How to build a strong body, a vigorous mind and steady nerves. Watch for their words of wisdom. Do not miss a single lecture. 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May McChare's TEN CENTS A COPY ths meeting a week ago over one-halt ot the desired acreage waa pledged and last evening no trouble waa experienced in se curing the balance. Indeed, an acreage of 10,000 could have been aecured as easily as 6.000. It ia stated that work on tha factory will be commenced at once so ss to be In readiness to take care ot the best crop of 1904. The factory will coat ap proximately $1,000,000. Railroad Surveyor la Field. BUFFALO, Wyo., April 27. (Special.) Word has been received here that a party ot surveyors is In the field running sur veys serosa Powder river In ths vicinity of the H. W. Davis ranch. It is under stood that tbe work Is being dons for the Colorado A Southern, which company pro poses to build sn extension from Orln Junction through the Powder river country to the Big Horn basin, and ou to Montana. Douglas, Buffalo, Ten Bleep, Tbermopolla, Meeteetse and Cody City are ssid to be on the line of the proposed route. Strike at Fort Pierre. PIERRE. 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