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TIT E OMAHA DAILY BEEi SATUHDAT, JULY IS, 1003.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MIXOIl M EMTIO.
tavts sells drugs.
Stockert sells carpels. .
Crayon enlarging, H.V Brondwar. "
Expert watch, repairing. Leltert, 409 B y.
JCelibrated Mcts.beer pa tap. Neumaytr.
'iiitiond betrothal rings at LeiTert's. 109
Broadway.
14K and 1SK wedding rings at Leffert's,
409 Broadway.
The newest thing etched brass toast tab
lets. Alexander's Art Store.
When at Manawa Visit Colonfil Beck's
saloon for a nice cool glass of beer.
Mr. and Mrs. Fran It llahan are home
from a visit to IJenver and several Colorado
mountain resorts.
Mrs. M. O'Brien and Miss Marrnret Mad
den will leave this morning for Denver and
other Colorado points.
White Roso Robekah lodge will meet this
evening in rrguirtr session. Itereshmentt
will be served after the business session.
Fop rent, office room, ground floor. One
of Hit most centra) location In the business
portion of the city. , Apply to The JJee
office, city. '-
We contract to keep public, or private
houses free from rotcliea by the year. In
sect Rxterminator Manfacturlng company.
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone FG34.
BUILDING WRECKED BY CAS
Er. HcTDback ' and Wi'e Have Narrow
Escape from Death.
WOMAN ESCAPES WITH BROKEN ANKLE
Doctor Is Sat Injured Beyond a Few
Minor Bruises, Thsafk Struc
ture ts a Complete
Wreck.
The frame building recently erected ty
Dr. William P. Honibach for use as an of
floe. adjoining his residence. 608 First ave
nue, was totally wrecked last evening by
en explosion of Illuminating gas. Mrs.
Hombach, who, with her husband, was in
the building at the time, suffered a com
pound fraoture of the left ankle and was
severely bruised and shaken by the force
of the explosion. 'Dr. Horabaeh escaped
beThhee.aU:,.f,frne f S with nothing more serious than a number
Cutler's undertaking rooms and burial will 01 Druises.
While there Is no doubt that the explo
sion was caused 'by gas escaping from a
defective pipe or Joint under the floor of
be In Falrvlew cemetery. . . Kev. January
will conduct the services. . .
The Are department was called last even-
I a l Uf,OT Iff urn Itrnailwau lh
residence ol Mrs. treasure, i ne oause oi i m duiiuinb, un iuw i mo
the alarm, an unruly gasoline stove, had nK j8 somewhat of a mystery, as neither
reaThedrthenp'lace?f dr befr flremen Dr. Hombach nor his wife, according to
The petition In the suit of Albert Woolley their statements, used any light while In
against the Chicago & Northwestern rail- the building prior to the explosion.
road, In which he seeks to-recover 11.990 Tn9 building had Just been completed
damages, " filed In the district court
yesterday, woolley alleges ne was mrown
from one of the defendant company's mall
trains and thereby suffered the loss of one
of his arms.
E. C. Graves, the city billposter of Mal
vern, la., brought an attachment suit in
and about 6 o'clock last evening employes
of the gas company put In the meter and the
gas was turned on. After the gas company's
men had left the building Dr. Hombach
and his wife went In to see If the two tern
Juki (re Our en's court yesterday sicalnst the i norarv lls-hts which had been Installed
t orepaugn-emiis circus, claiming innre whs
due him 113.78 for the use of his billboards
In Malvern. The circus people refused to
pay the clulm and put up a bona to pre
vent the attachment of any of their prop
erty. RATHBONE "SISTERS HOPEFUL
Makta Effort to Secure Direct Reeog
n'ltten from Knights ot
Pythias.
At the forthcoming meeting of the Iowa
Pythian grand lodge In this city the ques
tion of admitting the Rathbone Sisters will
be brought up; but present Indications are
that the grand lodge of this state will not
favor granting' the recognition sought by
the woman's auxiliary.
While the membership of the Rathbone
Bisters Is confined to the' wives, daughters
and sisters of Knights of Pythias, the order
has never been recognised by the supreme
or state grand lodges. . The Rathbone
Bisters hold their annual meeting the same
time as the Pythian grand lodge and fre
quently participate' In some , of the exer
cises, but the Pythian grand lodge has no
Jurisdiction over the order any more than
It has over the Knights of Khorassan. the
snembershlp of which is confined exclusively
to Knights of Pythias.
The Rathbone Sisters have been waging
a long and active campaign to secure recog
nition by the Pythian supreme lodge and
members of the order have ' recently been
led to believe that at the next session
of the supreme lodge their efforts will be
crowned with success.' ' This, however. Is
not the view taken' of" the situation by
Council Bluffs Knights of Pythias. On
the other, hand, they say that the Knights
of Pythias, while willing to recognise the
Rathbone Sisters as an auxiliary,' will not
admit them so as to place them under the
Jurisdiction of the grand and supreme
lodges. ' !
What the Rathbone Sisters ask Is that
they be admitted da the same plane by the
Knights ot Pythias as the Eastern Star Is
by the Masons and the Rebekahs by the
Odd Fellows.
worked all right. They noticed the smell
of gas but presumed that It arose from
some temporary cause while the meter was
being placed In. They lit the two burners,
and finding that they worked all right
turned them out again. Before returning
to the house for supper the doctor opened
both the front and back doors and three
of the windows In order to clear the place
of the smell of gas. .
Wreck Is Complete.
Shortly after 7 o'clock, after finishing
supper, Dr. and Mrs. Hombach returned to
the office for the purpose of fixing up
some window curtains and getting the place
In shape. The smell of gas was as strong
as ever, and while Mrs. Hombach was
measuring one of the windows on the west
side for the curtains the doctor went to
the smalt toilet room where the meter was
to investigate the cause of the escaping
gas. As he was about to step onto a chair
to examine the ' meter the explosion oc
curred and he was hurled against the ceil
ing. As soon as he could he made his way
Into the middle room, where he found his
wife being assisted through the window by
Charles Demmlng, who Uvea In the house
adjoining on the west He assisted In car
rying his wife Into their home, where It
was found she was suffering from a com
pound fracture of the left ankle, and be
sides being badly bruised was in a very
nervous condition from the shock.
The office building was one story In
height and contained four rooms and a
hallway. It stood on three feet of brick
foundation, but had no basement or cellar
Sleepy Eye flour. Council Bluffs Produce
company; second prise, one gnllon DeVoe
paint. Morgan A l)lokey; third prise, one
gopher trap. Younkerman Seed company.
Grocery and butcher clerks' race, 100
yards: First prlte. one llawes hat. Joe
Bmlth St Co.; second prise, men's pocket
book. Alleshouse Drug company.
Boys' race, under 1J years, fifty yards:
First prise, porketbook. Camp Bros.; sec
ond prlre, necktie, Chris Johnson.
Women nail driving contest: First
prise, set silver spoons, FlelshmHn Yeast
company; second prize, dosen Velvet cocoa
soap, Stewart Bros.
Sack rnce: First prise, pearl-handled
pocketknlfe. P. C. DeVol; second prise,
sack of Dowd's Pride flour. Red Cross
Milling company. -
Women's eitg race: First prlxe, silk para
Sol, Bell A Hon; second prise, bottle per
fume, Hansen & Wesner.
Ball game, Iletail tlrocers against Retnll
Butchers: First prise, case Dunkley's
peaches; second prise, 100 Santiago cigars,
Peter Jensen.
Jree-for-o1l bicycle race, one mile: First
prise, LonKlcy hat, Metoslf Metcalf;
second prise, raior, Cole-Brelsford Hard
ware company.
Automobile raee, three miles': First prtse,
lap robe. Otto Voegler; second prise, fifty
Faust cigars, W. D. Hansen.
Bicycle race, one mile. for boys under IB
5 ears of age: First prise, esse of pop,
ohn Brennan; second prise, 12.50 In mer
chandise, Cyclery company.
Women's contest, hitting the mule: First
prim, silk waist, John Beno & Co.; second
prtiw, sack Dowd's Pride wheat fleur, Red
Crons Milling company.
Gentlemen s ple-eatlng contest: First
prize, box Pilgrim cigars, Malonoy Clnr
company; second prize, buggy whip, Wal
ters Bros.
Jumping race, twenty-five yards: First
prize, box Pilgrim cigars. Moloney Clgnr
company; second prize. Ave gallons pickling
vinegar. Haarman Bros, company.
Three-legged race, fifty yards: First prise,
two boxes cigars, Voegele St Dinning,
Omaha; second prize, box cigars, Voegele
ft Pinning. '
Ball-throwing contest for married women:
First prize, lamp, Peterson A Schoening;
second prize, one dozen photos, H. Schmidt.
Bnld-headed race. 100 yards: First prise,
lamp, W. A. Maurer; second prize, gallon
paint, O. Rasmupsen.
Salesmen, putting the shot: First prize,
gentleman's umbrella. Culver A Woodbury;
second prize, fifty cigars, Voegele A Din
ning. Free-for-all horse race, half-mile: First
prize, silk velour piano scarf; second prize,
one buggy whip, H. H. Van Brunt.
Reporters' contest, for best write-up of
picnic: Prize, rocking chair ($10), Durfee
Furniture company.
Base ball. Council Bluffs Retail Grocers'
Association against Missouri Valley Asso
ciation: First prize, 100 ctgnrs, Voegele &
Dinning; second prize, bottle of sarsa
parllla, Oeorge 8. Davis.
Walts for women: Pair shoes, Hamilton
Shoo company.
Most popular woman on the grounds:
Prize, gold watch, Herman Leffert.
Handsomest baby under 2 years old on
the grounds: Prize, big doll. P. Peterson.
Handsomest younff woman on the
grounds: .Prize, phonograph, Swanson
Music company.
Women's bun-eating contest: First prize,
hiFtwalat Mnrcnn Jk Klein: second prise.
$2 worth sheet music, M. Bourlclus Music
house. ... .
Boys' base ball contest, Knudeen Juniors
against Bartel Juniors: First prize, ball
and bat, L. C. Brackett; second prize,
catcher's mlt, D. W. Bushnell.
. Extra event: Prize. $2.60 In work, Ogden
Steam Dye works. Roy Cook, proprietor.
Greasv pig contest, pig donated and
greased' by C. C. Williams of Missouri Val
ley: Prize, sack Big A flour, Crystal Mill
ing company. ,
Ugliest man on the grounds: Prize, palf
of socks, furnished by the retail grocers
and butchers.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel 250. Night, F667.
BREWER TALKS TO THE BAR
Deprecate Agitation to Limit Injuroiion
Power of the Court.
PLEA FOR ARBITRATION IN ALL FIELDS
Assessors' Returns Show aa Increase
of Two and a Half Millions la
the Personal Property
Assessments.
Desertions Stop Parade.
" t
Much to the disappointment of several
hundred people, many of whom had braved
the rain and mud and Journeyed
In from the country, the Forepaugh
Sells . circus failed to parade yes
terday. At Sioux. City nearly 200
of the tent, men left the clrous to work
In the harvest fields, and this sadly handi
capped the big show. It reached Council
Bluffs yesterday morning several hours
under It, consequently the space between - late and with its depleted force was unable
Plumbing and heating. Blxby Sk Son.
VETERANS GATHER AT BLUFFS
Come from All Over the State for
Start to National Encamp
'' ... ' .', meat. .
Council Bluffs will be the meeting point
of the Iowa members of the Grand Army
oi the Republlo who will attend the na
tional nmnm,nl In Ran Frs.nclsco next
nnnth u.nv TTrbui tn rtrh here 4 against and left Imbedded In the renin.-
Baturday. August S, and will on the Mon- . Df- Hombach considers that his and his
the floor and the ground was the height cf
the brick work. The force of the explo
sion lifted the building about four feet in
the air and blew down and off . the
brick foundation, so that when the hous
settled It landed on the ground. The front
bay window was blown out onto the side
walk and every window was blown out,
While the walls of the building are still
standing It is a complete wreck. The rear
screen door was blown fifty feet away,
while glass from the windows was blown
across the street Into the yard of William
Moore's residence and onto the roof of
the far portion of the Demmlng residence
on the west. The large plate glass bay
window In the Hombach home on the east
was blown In.
While no examination of the pipes was
made last night owing to the wrecked con
dition ofthe building. It was evident that
the escaping gas had filled the space be
neath the floor and in some manner be
came Ignited, causing the explosion. Every
thing In the building was wrecked, and
such was the force of the explosion that
tha legs of an office chair wr hinnrn
day following start on their westward trip.
Commander Raymond of the department
of Iowa Is scheduled to reach Council
Bluffs In a special train from Dubuque over
the Illinois Central on the evening of Au
gust 8. The. special ears from different
wife's escape from more serious Injury, if
noi ueain, mtle short of a miracle.
The explosion could be heard for a long
distance, and crowds of people visited the
scene of the explosion last night
The building cost between $1,600 and 12 nno
points of the state which have centered ! .nnEr' Hombacn valued the contents nt
here by that time will be made up into a ! ,I'000: The udlng and contents were In-
special train which will leave over the
Burlington Saturday night.
Monday morning a special train on the
sured from fire for J1.800, but It Is doubtful
11 too poucy win cover the damage by ex
plosion.
Rock Island In charge of Captain PIcke'.l of ; rVDCOT di7 .
Des Moines will follow. This train will tArfcl I blU TIME AT PICNIC
start from Dee Moines Mondsy morning
and enroute to Council Bluffs will pick up
special cars at Stuart, Audubon, Harlan
and Atlantic. Assistant Adjutant General
Newman of Des Moines will accompany
this train. ,
The Burlington special Is scheduled to
arrive at San Francisco Friday morning,
August It, and the Rock Island the next
morning.
Former State Commander John Lindt and
Captain L. B. Cousins of this city wl'l, It
Grocers ana Batchers Will All Take
Layoff IVest Thursday.
to ' get the , cars unloaded In time for a
parade.' The attendance at both the after
noon and evening performances was not
what the show warranted.
Cons; oa Marriage License,
MARSHALLTOWN. la., July 17.-(8pe-clal.)
James L. O'Brien, a barber of Lis
comb, this county, has a marriage license
which he will dispose of at reduced rates,
as he has no use for the same Just at pres
ent. He procured the license at the court
house here about a week ago with the In
tention of marrying Miss Lizzie O'Connor,
but he had neglected the formality of ask
ing Miss O'Connor's consent and the deal
was declared off. O'Brien's Intended bride
was visiting In Wisconsin when he got the
license, and no one seemed more surprised
than rhe at the steps the would-be groom
had taken. When the young man's father
saw the license published In a local paper
he Immediately surmised that the young
folks had stolen a march on him and came
at once to this city. In the meantime the
duchter and her sister had returned from
tkelr Wisconsin visit and were In Marshall
town to attend the races. They saw O'Brien
hire, but knew nothing about the marriage
license at that time. The father seeing tho
gills and O'Brien together, and supposing
the wedding had taken place, ordered both
gl' Is arrested. They were taken to the
mayor's office, but It was found no stat
utory charge could be preferred, so tho
girls were released and the whole party
went home on the train together. The par
ents of both the young man and the girl
were opposed to the match. Miss O'Connor
says she never promised to marry O'Brien
and doesq't want to marry him. In the
meantime the would-be groom Is keeping
his own counsel.
Democrats Renominate Whltlnar. '
ONAWA, la., July 17. (Special Telegram.)
The Ida-Monona democratic representa
tive convention held at Ida 3rove today
renominated Will C. Whiting by acclama
tion. J. T. Montgomery of Battle Creek
was chairman and F. W. Thorp of Whiting
The members of the Council Bluffs Rotall
Grocers' and Butchers' association are mak
lng extensive preparations for their mnnA
w.k r V.i ' mursaay or next ; secretary. In response to an Invitation
sJ "'ourl. Vlley- Ev-y grocery -from the convention. Mr. Whiting appeared,
'", m;a' mrhc .,n.the clt a expected. 1 and In a short speech thanked the conven
ts. expected, accompany Commander Ray-' ,., ..,. , ' . 1 flay- a th ape- tlon for his renomlnation and pledged
mond on the Burlington special. Captain i ,h. Vr.w . .plcn' "nd wlll ,Mve hrnBelf t c, out the w,8heB of M,
v w - . - i ,ne -northwestern local denot. on ..... .
i"ni . 'orn ipmntra a memuer ot ' . g n fh suiuenis. ine aisinci nas a repuoucan
Commander Raymond's staff for the na-! Mrtur, . 1S. , "' rreceaing the de- majority of about 800, but Whiting
tlonal
Raymond's staff for the na- t i l'nctAin ,h majority
pment. Present indication. I Sh l,. form 7 b ' P"ade' ""e1
veteran, from Council Bluff. ! Ttreet Z i " and a"d 1 Jority. a
i Blreei at i .so and march to fh.
encam
are that the
anu ruiiHWKiiamie county will occupy a
special car on either the Burlington or
Rock Island train.
1
Mete flOO.OOO a leav
Because he has a keen, clear brslu In a
vlglroue body. Electrlo Bitters give both,
and satisfy or no pay. Try them. 60a!
For sale, by Kuhi & Co.
two years ago by nearly too ma-
nd the democrats now are confident
of his re-election. He Is regarded as much
stronger thsn his party in the district.
The republican representative convention
lias not been called yet and wlll not be
for a couple of months, t E. Christie of
WHIHnir 1 nnw mnnllnn. m 11trflv fan-
nn n . I ""
. - uiiifl oar-i Ht... it- .... . u .
vacua ana trie grocers will dlnnonn. . " '" c.v,
coffee with an abundance of free candv .nd 1 "na CUnty a"d U te"ier tron
nn.ia . - . v-- ..... u ana man.
and march to th. t-w.
parade will be headed by a band which will
also furnish music at the picnic.
A long progrnm of athlct.e and other con
m!" n prepare1 will be
Th. VT iT :"Ll,onB ana .amusements.
. - . , , . , n in proviae
1MI 1 "ill
Rent Fstate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterdsy In
tne srstrsct, title ana loan omce of Squire i The following is
ptvM won nn-t wl'e to IV M. QnU
"wiv. S R7 acre In sw't nU SI-74-41.
w d.... : t
D- W. AtwMn snd wtfe to II. A.
Vermwen. It I. bl-ck I, Judrcn's 2d
add to P'Oh. w d
E' -i-heih M. Psttereoa. usrdlen, to
F.dwsrd Pre, r.. undH of feet
lot- 5 ai. (. b eck Q ,C,irtls ft Ratu
ey. hcM
fTWibeth m, it'eraon to same, und
IS--!, sam w d
Ph"oo,el''l': Viro' sd Tnit nom
nnv to Fr W. TVrd. eC fret lot
s. block 7. . Grimes' add, w d....
'vn ices from Missouri V.Uey are that a
large number of the citizen, of that town
will attend th, picnic. .
list
of the various
and fnrwM pHzeswl'Tl.0'!! 'Cn'C
"nWr." r "' "road-
57
Ml
Five .transfers, aggregate....
1,100
Rain Palls la Torrents.
Dl'NLAP, la.. July 17.-(8peclal.)-One of
the hardest rains which ever visited this
section fell here between M0 and I this
morning. For about on hour rsln fell In
torrents, flooding everything. The Boyer
river Is rising rapidly and fears are enter-
the bottom lands will again
Several bridges are reported
west of town acros the
root. ""- no ' T ' . ....
c t '"mi p-w one! iioyer. A targe amount or nsy wnicn was
Fre.-for-nl) r(.p ,m ..A". "uiiivan. down yesterday Is ruined. The uplands,
Hln nii.K.- i- ' I'rizo one rnn:
. or-1 n-lze flftv Vio. " ..w-A- w""v seV- ' talned that
rt mn s rnre? Pte,t?,rt'; - .kw be submerged,
round. , Vr4;,,- w-lyhsno; washed awav
" iiv (ir r rj- sg m n ...
ri j. i
low urit.ifA ' hnvrvr art materiAllv henefltad.
TOPfi B fa s. . " ' mnv
icr TlT,,holt PrVers" ' C T"y-
one irtmook
eonr r-lr
i-i-rrio p-otrien's nr. .
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
a Pearl St. Coauctl HUB
1
'Pbene ti l
prise, one fln,. rut. BtorkVrt rV-!i F,r"
r.r-: second nri,. rt "rPet com
B Howe. ' Jml "earn at. A.
Vounir women', rjr.
in OP clock
one
P
j Girls' race, under 11 years (Iftv v.,..
First nrtre. one hslrhr,.h r-T:.C".v ?.rrt,!
second prise, one bottle ' pWfymT- F
Arnette. r. II.
Oardenere- potato race: First prUe. sack
tree! Fair at Dealsaa.
DENISON. Ia., July 17. 8peclal.) The
Business Men's ssaoc'atlon decided last
flftw ... . i night to hold a street rair rrom Beptemoer
"bo7,T '"BlTrfi.i?: M'"h: second prise I ' to t, Inclusive. Fifteen hsndred dollars
pottle perfume. Broneon Drug 'com! wlll be raised by subscription for free at
tractions. The week set for the fair Is
the one following the close of the state
fair and preceding the opening week of
chooL
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, July 17. (Special.) The
Iowa Bar association today completed its
annual convention and left the selection
of the next place of meeting to the execu
tive committee, which decided on Ottumwa.
The following were elected officers: Presi
dent, Judge Q. W. Wakeflold, Sioux City;
vice president, A. E. Swisher, Iowa City;
treasurer, T. T. Stevenson, Des Moines;
secretary, S. S. Wright, Tipton, v,
The feature of the last day's session was
the address by Justice Brewer of the United
States supreme court, delivered in the
forenoon to a packed hail of the lawyers
of the state. Justice Brewer had as his
theme "The Triumph of Justice," and his
discourse covered his observations and hla
historical study as to the development 6f
the idea of Justice and the origin and na
ture of courts, the duties and responsibili
ties of Judges and some suggestions as to
the reforms that are needed and the re
sponsibility of the bar In the . matter of
government. Ha recited at length the step
which have led up to the Anglo-Saxon
system of Jurisprudence. In regard to the
Judiciary he Insisted that there should be
permanence and the life tenure and a feel
ing of Independence. He urged that no per
son should be allowed to step from a Judi
cial Into a political position, but that hav
ing taken a place on the bench political
life should henceforth be forever closed to
the Judge. In regard to the tendency to
limit Judicial authority he pointed out the
evils thereof, as to giving what are Judi
cial powers to administrative officers. He
deprecated the agitation to limit the In
junction idea and insisted that there Is no
one thing more valuable now than the
right and duty of courts to seek to prevent
mischief by preventive measures. He de
nounced the tendency to secrecy In divorce
proceedings and declared that It would be
better not to have divorces than to have
them granted In secret. He urged lawyers
and Judges to ever maintain a high Ideal
of their profession. The address was one
which he has delivered before and Is re
garded as an unusually fine one.
Plea for Arbitration.
Justice Brewer made an earnest and elo
quent plea for the enlargement and uni
versal acceptance of the arbitration idea
and plan. , .
"Not only among , individuals and
states, but among the nations of the earth,
must peace and Justice prevail," he de
clared. "To the work of hastening tha day
when war Is no longer known, when the
war drum throbs no longer and the
battle flags are furled the twentieth cen
tury stands pledged. . .
"There are two marked features In the
movement of nations toward universal
peace. The first Is found tn the effort to
minimise the horrors: of war; the' conflict
now is not between all the citizens of the
contending nations, is' 'It was formerly,
but Is now simply between the military or
naval forces of the" two' .powers..
"There was a time when- war meant that
every citizen was brought Into It, that his
life and property vere attacked or " In
danger. The doggerel.. when I was a boy,
'Fe, n, fo, fum, I smell . the blood of an
Englishman; dead or alive I must have
some,' expressed the thought.
'"Today It la different The flghUng Is
done by the fighting forces of the coun
tries. The Individual citizens of the con
Ouered nation are not disturbed.
"The Red Cross Is another symbol of this
world movemont. It Is hot a temporary
agreement that the Red Cross workers are
safe wherever they go upon a battlefield
to care for the dead and dying; It Is not
simply an agreement between two or three
nations, but It was decided upon at the
Geneva and .Hague . conferences, which
guarantee safety to the Red Cross workers
in all civilized countries of world.
The entire afternoon of the State Bar
association meeting was devoted to the
discussion of the new rules for the supreme
court, a matter which was brought up on
request of the supreme Judges. It will be
necessary for the court to adopt new rules
next year to meet the new law,
' Pension Payments Made.
Pension Commissioner R. P. Clarkson and
his band of clerks have 'Just finished sign
ing up the pay roll of U,000 of Uncle Barn's
veteran soldiers, sending out through the
Des Moines office warrants for nearly
$2,000,000. This Is the quarterly payment.
The figures have not been totaled yet, but
the payment of pension money amounts to
something over l.DCO.OOO. .The work of sign
ing the pension papers was concluded yes
terday. Grand Lodge Masons.
The African grand lodge, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons, will hold the next
annual communication in Omaha on the
second Tuesday of July, 1804. It Is done in
hopes of strengthening the grand lodge.
Nebraska Is disputed territory between the
grand lodges, of Missouri and Iowa.
Grand Master Brown this morning made
known the committees for next year. The
committee of revision of the code consists
of. George 1 Suitor of Marshalltown and
1 T. Banks of Des Moines and one other
yet to be named. Tha committee on corre
spondence Is J. II. Sliepard of Des Moines,
A. A. Bland of Keokuk and Robert Johnson
of OKkaloosa.
Gleawood Institution Report.
Dr. F. M. Powoll of Olenwood has filed
his biennial report on the State Institution
for the Feeble Minded. He states thai ever
since the establishment of the Institution
In ltTii the demand for admission, has ex
ceeded the accommodations, and this had
beta true the past two years. The total
admissions lu the biennial period were 2U
and 21( bad been dismissed. The enroll
ment on July 1..1901, was and on the
first of this month, aQ. The total admis
sions since the beginning were 2,724. There
were seventy-five deaths In the period.
twenty-three from tuberculosis and twelve
from epilepsy and two killed In the tornado.
The superintendent reports approval of the
law admitting females up to 45 years of
age. The needs of the Institution fur the
future are elaborated as follows?" Cottage
for 200 girls, cottage for eighty boys, new
power house, repairs to custodial building,
Improvements for water supply, more land,
cows and farm teams, fences, laundry ma
chinery, tile floor in kitchen, kitchen equip
ment, medical and surgical supplies, paint
ing, beds, bedding and furniture, fire de
partment equipment and new sidewalks.
. nallread Hearings Continued.
The state executive eouncll this morning
had two more lawyers before It to discuss
some phases of the assessment matter at
It relates to railroads In the state. Charles
A. Dickson of Sioux City appeared and
talked for the Bioux City Terminal com
pany and A. W. Scribner of Omaha for the
Union Pacific. Both presented reasons why
there should be no Increase In the assess
ments In their Hues and might well be de
creases. The council spent most of the
day In executive session, considering the
matter of equalising and sssesslng, but Is
not roady to make any report on any part
of the work. . It Is expected that there Will
be others appear before the council during
the week to discuss the express, telegraph
and other matters.
Total Personal Property
The Increase In the volume of person.il
property In. the state, as shown by the re
turns of the assessors. Is not as great as In
relation to other properties. Mr. Wall,
clerk In charge of the revenue department
of the state auditor's office, this afternoon
completed tha computation In regard to
personal property assessments. The figures
make the following showing as between
the present year and the equalized assess
ment or valuation of a year ago:
1902. 1903.
Live stock W7,632,413 $17i.H.0Tl
Other personalty...:.. vt,042.49 W6.243.23&
Total It36.671,!j51 I4S9.3M . 36
Increase 2,6i6,656
County Treasurers Resign.
State Treasurer Gllbertson today received
official notice that In Calhoun county tho
county treasurer, B. E. Secbern, had re
signed and that T. W. McCary had been
appointed by the board In his place. This
makes the second change since the first of
tho year, as In Blackhawk county Treas
urer H. B. Cropper has been succeeded by
C. W. Uimgworth.
Women Don Bloomers.
DUNLAP, la.. July 17.--(Speclal.) Last
night, for the first time In the history of
Dunlap, the women of this place appeared
In bloomers In a game of basket ball. The
novelty drew out a large crowd of specti
tors. The women comprise the very best
families of the city and they put up an
excellent game of ball.
CRUSHED STRAWBERRY TINT
Rare Color of the Sea Anemone Dis
porting In theTanks of the
New York; Aquarium.
A sea anemone which the New Tork
aquarium has lately received from the
fishing banks oft the New Jersey coast Is
as big as any specimen previously obtained
from that locality. Distended this giant,
which while changing color more or less
from time to time, la commonly ot a
crushed strawberry hue, Is from five and
one-half to six Inches across the base and
from eight to ten Inches In height, while
across lis upper disk and outspread tenta
cles It measures about ten Inches. With
Its tentacles -drawn in and trunk partly
collapsed it somewhat resembles a very big
drange. Sea anemones caught on the fish
ing banks are fished up from there with
hook and line. The anemone enfolds the
baited hook with Its tentacles and when the
fisherman pulls the anemone up there Is
likely to come with It a stone to which It
had been attached.
' Commonly the anemone thus caught Is
more or less hurt by the hook, but this big
one was absolutely uninjured. This Is
easily accounted for. It had been taken on
a hook baited with the elbow part of a
blue crab's plncher claw. With the hook
thus covered the sea anemone suffered no
harm from" It, ' and when the hook was
drawn out of the shell covering that had
thus protected It it remained In the sea
anemone's Interior.
A day or two after It was received here
this big sea snemone ejected the fragment
of the blue crab's claw, and also the shells
of two skimmer clams which It had some
how caught on Its own account. Big sea
anemones like this one catch small crabs
that may happen to walk across them, and
they manage also to catch shrimp. The
appetite of this big sea anemone la very
good. Two days after It was received
there was fed to It, removed from Its shell,
an oyster two and a half Inches long. The
sea anemone took this In promptly. This
giant sea anemone ts In a. tank on the
gallery tier of the aquarium's salt water
side.
A big amphluma, not the biggest that
ever was, but the biggest one ever seen
here It Is about two and a half feet long-
has now been placed on exhibition In a
gdllery lank on the fresh water side. The
amphluma Is an amphibian.- In Its general
appearance It much resembles the eel, but
while It has no fins whatever It has four
rudimentary legs, each with three toes
Philadelphia Ledger.
ir Biarrlhoea
When you want a quick cure withoufc-any loss of time,
and one that is followed by no bad results, use .
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
It never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. It is
rmi11v vliiaK! fnr rhilrlrrn. It ia famous for its cures
ii vw,r .w.mw,. . ... - -
over a large part of the civilized world.
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ST. LOUIS
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RETURN
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On July 18, 19 and
20 the Burlington
offers tickets to St.
Louis and return at
$13.50; good to return
until July 28.
The Burlington is
the smooth road to St.
Louis. Four trains
every day, but the best
one leaves at 5:10 p. m.,
arriving St. Louis 7.19
the next morning.
J. B. REYNOLDS
Cify Pass. Agt., .
1502 FARNAM STREET,
OMAHA.
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Medical Lake
TaUels
Spokane
Water of Wonderful fiealinjr
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pwrENTT mil ci from Spokane, Washington, Medical Like, a
body of crystal pure water, ia let like a cameo on tho brea?t
Of the mountain. Th Indian. rmllmA it It W h ,
of Wonderful Healing," for 'it cured all their ilia. The
water contain I a medical ingredient in purest form.
MEDICAL LAKE TABLETS are made from the pure
white crystalline powder procured by evaporating thj wstrr
Ot Medical Lake.
One tablet in a glut
of water makes a cool.
fJjC' 3 drink- Taken regularly before
, ,' -Ji---:-lLf - weal this drink ia a certain cure
ii - for Rheumatism, Qouty Tend
encies, and Kidney and Liver Complaints. Nature's
i , remedy. Net a patent medicine. At all druggistc, 25c
, MEDICAL LAKE SOAP FOR THE COMPLEXION, 2 So. A CAKB.
Medical Lake Salts MTg. Co., KW
JIT VS ..-rT. . i' . i i i
IHERMAX McCONXELL DRl'G CO., 10th and Dooslsi Bts., Omaha, Hen.
Bocklen's Arnica Salre.
rk fct In tha world for cuts, enmm
bolls, bruises, burns, scalds, sores, ulcers,
salt rheutn. Cures piles or no pay. 25o
For sale by Kubn St Co.
COYOTE SCALPS WERE COSTLY
Stato of Orccoa Still Owes a Lars
Banch of Motae- on Pending
Claims,
When ths next legislature has appro
priated 135.800 to pay off deficiency claims,
Oregors experience with coyote sculp
bounty laws will be ended. That amount
will be required to pay the claims that
have accrued under the laws -which were
repealed by the last session of the legisla
ture. When this deficiency is paid Oregon
will have expended for bounties soma 1-12.-
000. The amount would be 1250,000 but for
the fact that when the appropriation was
exhausted, early In 1902, a number of the
counties censed to allow bounty claims.
This amount of $212,000 Includes only the
expenditure from the state treasury, and to
this must be added ths one-third paid by
the several counties In the last two years,
amounting to $42,900, making the total paid
for bounties by the taxpayers nearly $?55,
000. The expenditure of this vast amount
has covered a period of Just four years, so
that it ts seen that the average cost of the
bounty legislation was 1G3.750 a year.
It was tha original rsttmata that ths
scalp bounty law would consume $25,000 a
year, and a biennial appropriation of $50,000
was made. In the first two years following
the session, of 1890 the bounty claims
amounted to $126,000. The deficiency was
paid and another, appropriation of $50,000
made In 1901. - This was exhausted and a
deficiency of $35,805 created. The legisla
ture of 1903 included In one of ths appro
priation bills $34,298 for the payment of the
claims, the amount not having been de
termined, but this hill was vetoed by tha
governor on the ground that too many
.matters unconnected In their purposes were
Incorporated In one bill. It now sppears
that the appropriation would not hare been
quite large enough. Portland Oregonlan.
BEERS
Guaranteed Pure.
Nono So Good.
Or4r frasi
H. Mar Company
I rttJi. its.
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sn ecs orr
Hie lin
Goiaff Fishing?
We have all kinds of cheap excursions to
the "Minnesota Lakes' dur
ing July, August and September.
Our Minnesota trains leave Omaht ai
T-.S5 a. m. and 7:fc) p. m. We'll tell you
about It at 1401 Farnam street, Omnha. eo.
W. H. BRILL, Dlt. Pm. Agtm
THEJAMTQR
If you have' a
dirty, shabby office
people think it is
your fault? it does not
occur to them that the
janitor is careless, neglect'
ful or has more to do than
can be done welL
In reality, it is your own
fault, because you can
move to the Bee Building,
where the janitor will keep
your office as clean and
neat tis a Dutch kitchen.
A very handsome suite two con
necting omcea room 108, sise 18x30
feet, price $20 per month, and room
lot. sise 10x21 ft, price i-'-i lr month
Including light, heat, water and
Janitor service exceptionally hand-
some, light, well located offices.
R. C. PETERS & CO.,
Rental Af eat. Ground Floor, Bee Bid;.