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THE OMAITA DAILY jlER: SUNDAY, BEPTEMnER 20, 1003.
NEWS . OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MINOR MEHTIOH.
Davie sells Arums.
Stockert sells carp"-
Crayon enlarging. 80S Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. LefTert. 409 B'y.
- Celebrated Mets beer on tap. Neumayer.
Diamond betrothal rings at LefTert's. 40
F. roadway.
UK and 1SK ereddlng rinks at Leffett's,
409 llrnndway.
Williams makes your photographs at cor
rect prices about half what others charge.
O. W. Skinner of Avenue A. has been
railed to Clarlnda by the serious illness of
tils father.
Display of fall millinery roods Tuesday.
September 22. Mrs. Albln lluster, ZZi W.
llroadnay.,
Bee the hand-painted china In the show
window at C. E. Alexander 4k Co. s, 133
Broadway.
For rent, office room, ground floor; one
of the most central locations In the busi
ness portion of the city. Apply to The Bee
office, city.
Mlsa Helen A. Dudley of Boston will re
ceive pupils In vocal and Instrumental
music, M South Sixth street, Council Bluffs.
Telephone 2.
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from roaches by the year. In
sect Exterminator Manufacturing company.
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone F-634.
Rev. W. B. Clemmer, the newly appointed
pastor of the First Christian church, has
arrived In the city and with his family Is
temporarily located at 17 North First street.
Wanted By man and wife, suite of two
rooms, furnished, heated, lighted, with
board, with private family. References
furnished. Address II, Bee office, Council
Bluffs.
The richest, daintiest photographic effects
are from the remodeled up-to-date Stlgle
man Studios. 43 and 45 8 Main st. FRKR,
to Introduce, choice of life like, life else
portrait or beautiful woter color miniature
v. 1th a dozen cabinets.
It Is estimated that nearly S,000 people
thronged Main street In front of the Cole
Brelsford hardware store yesterday after
noon awaiting; the award of the hard coal
heater donated as a carnival prise by the
firm. The award was made to Mrs. B. B.
Wadsworth.
James Smith, alias "Glenwood Jim," the
rtea.ro charged with breaking into several
houses In the vicinity of Seventh street and
nue Friday afternoon, was sen- 1
rday by Judge Scott to ten days
Seventh ave
fenced vesterd
on bread and water, wnne ne is serving
this sentence the authorities will investi
gate the charges against him.
Lewis Huffman, a young man living on
the Gus Plumer farm east of the city, was
badly injured In a runaway accident while
driving home with his brother late Friday
right. The buggy was overturned and
young Huffman was thrown against the
curb. The flesh of one leg was torn open
to the bone and the ligaments torn. He was
removed to the Woman's Christian associa
tion hospital.
Andrew Carlson, who after twice escaping
from the hopsltal for dipsomaniacs at
Mount Pleasant, waa taken before Judge
Wheeler In the district court under the
state vagrancy law and paroled on his own
recognisance, fell by the wayside again
yesterday. He was picked up In an Intoxi
cated condition and placed in the county
jail, where he will remain for one year if
the court so directs.
The night school of the Western Iowa
Business and Normal college opens Monday,
September 28. The hours are from 7 to 9 on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights.
Most of our city people remember what a
success the night school was last year. The
attendance this year will be much larger
than that of last. These sessions are for
office employes, clerks, public school pupils
or any one who desires to Improve their
leisure time. Common or English subjects.
$3 per month; business or shorthand, 14 per
month.
Alexander White, convicted of breaking
Into and robbing the house of Herman
StefTen In Neola, was taken to the peni
tentiary at Fort Madison yesterday by
Sheriff Cousins. His wife, who began suit
for divorce Friday was at the depot to bid
him good bye, and she was most demon-
- atrattve In her affection. Thcmarrlage rec
ords here show that White and Hattle H.
Frobee were married In this city by Justice
Ouren on May 18. last Miss Frobee at that
- time gave her age as Ik, but since her hus
band's arrest she asserts she will not be 18
until December.
Mrs. Marv Oeren and Newell McOeorge,
a foreman In the employ of the city who
live neighbors on Booth Tenth street and
Seventeenth avenue, have had more or les
trouble over their boundary fences, which
culminated yesterday In Mrs. Gegen caus
ing the arrest of McOeorge on an assault
and battery charge. McOeorge retaliated
by filing a charge or Insanity against Mrs.
rieren. bur the commissioners, after Inves
tigating the case and finding that It was
nnthlnv more or less than a neighborhood
row. discharged .Mrs. Qegen after advising
her to live in pea.ee with ner neignDors.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel., 260. Night,' F67.
Architects Sign Contract.
Grant C. Miller of Patton Miller, the
Chicago firm of architects selected by the
Library board to act with the local firm
of Woodward Brothers to prepare plans
for and superintend the construction of the
Carnegie 170,000 library building, was In the
city yesterday and attached his signature
to the contract prepared by the building
committee. Messrs. Woodward also signed
the contract which will be submitted to
the Library boanl for its approval at a
special meeting to be held Monday night.
The terms of the contract were not made
publlq by the committee, which consists
of Trustees Stewart, Balrd and Bender.
Mr. Miller, after the conferenoe, which
waa held In the office of Trustee Stewart
yesterday afternoon, stated that his and
the local firm would receive the regular
compensation for their work, which was
8 per oent of the contract price. This will
be divided between the two firms on a
basis to be decided by them. It was
stated that the two firms asked for I per
cent, but that the committee declined to
go beyond the customary fee.
dumbing and Heating. Blxby 4k Son,
Heal Estate Transfers.
The following transfers were filed yester
day tn the Abstract, Title Loan office
of Squires Ac Annla, 101 Pearl street:
Sherman J. Gouser to John C. Har
vey, e. 120 ft. outlot B. Macedonia.
w. d t
County Treasurer to T. G. Green,
lot . block 8, Pierce's subd., tax d.
Lena Madden to W. D. Cooper, lot 1,
In "U" Curtis tUnwy i add., w.
800.00
11.71
a. ' ...
1.00
100
, 1.00
1.00
James Madden. Jr.. to W. D. CooDer.
lot i. In "U" Curtis Ramsey's
add., w. d
Hair of Henry Dye to Grant Pil
ling, part of outlot 4. Macedonia,
q. C d.
Bpenrer Smith, Trustee to L. G.
Scott. 1(4 1 and e. block 14. High
land Place, q. c. d
L. U. Scott and wife to Daniel L.
Wler, lot 1 and e, block 14, High-
" land Place, w. d
Jlelrs of Franklin Dorr to Lorlnda
J. Carse, ne1. se. sec. SI, 74-40,
w. d
Thomas R, Stewart to Stella M.
iKjrr. U ec. U. 74-40, w. d...
Ilelra of Franklin Dorr to Clarence
C. Dorr, slt ',, sec. 11 and seW
nei4 swVi. Sec. 17. 74-40. w. d
John C. Harney and wife to Mr
Kslwalte & Young Co., 40 acres in
ne1 swS, see. 27. 74-40. w. d
Jlrtrs uf Franklin Dorr, deceased,
to Thomas U. Stewart, nW seV.
sec. 14 74-40, w. d
II. B. Owen and wife to J. T. Ham
ilton, w. 40 ft., lot 1. in block li.
Mill add. w. d
Heirs of Betsy May to K. T. Evans,
lot 1 and subd. nW swV, sec 11,
-4X w. d .?.
MOO
(.200 00
1.44
1,700.00
800.00
(,400.00
1,100.00
700.00
Total. 14 transfers
$117(3.71
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence.
W. H. Evans. Council Bluffs
Age
....14
Lenora Topping. Logan, la
Sherman Black. Pottawattamie Co., Ia.
Mary Voas. Pottawattamie Co., la. ....
J. 11. Hsle. Omaha
Flora lillke. McCook. Neb.
Timothy Fernley, Council Bluffs
F.tta White, Council Bluffs
W. A. Meade. South Omaha
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..it
..It
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BerUia blaaor, bL Louis, Mo.
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BLUFFS.
PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN
Speaking is Ulnth District to Commence
About First of October.
COMMITTEEMEN TALK OVER OUTLOOK
Chslrnsa "pence Gives It as His
Opinion that Republican Vote
Will Be Fatly tp to that
ot Ttto Years Age.
The republican campaign will open .in the
Ninth congressional district about October
1 and Governor Cummins will make two
or three speeches In the district. Several
other prominent speakers will also be as
signed to the Ninth district. This was de
cided upon yesterday at the conference held
In this city by the county chairmen of the
district and other leading republicans.
The meeting was held In the office of
George 8. Wright, county 'chairman for
Pottawattamie county, who, however, was
not present, being In Denver on legal busi
ness. The meeting was presided over by
K. H. Spence of Mount Ayr, chairman of
the state central committee, who was ac
companied here by A. F. Dawson, private
secretary to Senator Allison and who ha
Fhnraa of the SDeakera' bureau for tke
state committee. The question of finances I
was one of the principal matters discussed
and, owing to the absence of County Chair
man Wright, no arrangements were made
for meetings in this county. This will be
arranged on the return of Mr. Wright from
Colorado.
Chairman Spence of the state central
mmm aoM that while the nonnla st
committee said that while tne people at
present showed more or lees apathy re-
rnrrtlnir nnlltlcs. indications were that as
BOon as the campaign was opened they j
would v u and he anticipated that
wouia liven up, ami ..o
Governor Cummins would receive as large :
a vote as he did two years ago, when his j
vote was the largest ever accorded a gov
ernor In the state of Iowa.
Mr. Dawson said no assignment of speak
ers had been made yet for any of the dis
tricts and would not be until after a con-
ference had been held In -each district. The
campaign, Mr. Dawson said, would not
be over four weeks long. It was conceded
that Pottawattamie county was absolutely
safe and would roll up as large If not a
larger vjlo for the state ticket than It
did two years ago.
Those present at the conference were: R.
H. Spence of Mount Ayr, chairman of the
state central committee; Hon. W. B. Mar
tin of Greenfield, secretary of state; State
Senator F. M. Hopkins of Guthrie Center,
Shirley Gillllland of Glenwood, candidate
for state senator from Mills county; Asmus I
Boysen of Gray, member of the state cen
tral committee from the Ninth congres
sional district; Ernest E. Hart of Council
Bluffs, Iowa's member of the national com
mittee; F. F. Jones of Villlsca, candidate
for representative from Montgomery
county; 11. B. Kline of Woodbine, repre
sentative from
Uarriion ennntv A V ' ena wl" resume ner siuuics in me cuu
narnson county, a. ..,, ' . .i mi.. n.rn win
ureenwaiai oi Auuunon, cuumy cnmnnui
of Audubon county; jr. l. amppeii or
Atlantto, county chairman of Cass county;
Ralph Prlngle of Red Oak, county chair
man of Montgomery county, and A. F.
Dawson of Des Moines, In charge of speak
ers' bureau.
. Shelby county was the only county In the
Ninth district not represented at the con
ference. Matters In District Conrt.
Owing to the failure of the city and rail
roads to take the necessary measures to
relieve the flood situation In the vicinity
of their foundry, elevator works and ma
chine shops on South Ninth street, Kim
bail Brothers yesterday appealed to the
district court. They brought suit asking
for a peremptory writ of mandamus to
compel the Rock Island, Milwaukee and
Burlington railroads to construct culverts
and drains through their embankments to
drain oft the water which has accumulated
from the flood of three weeks ago. . Kim
ball Brothers state in their petition that
by reason of the neglect of the city and
railroads to construct these culverts and
drains they are sustaining a loss of flfiO a
day, besides damage of 11,000 to their build
ing, because of the water, which In parts
of their plant stands two feet deep.
The bottom having fallen out of the crim
inal assignment, owing to a majority of the
cases having been continued to next term,
Judge Macy yesterday ordered that the
trial Jury be notified not to appear for
duty this term. This will practically con
clude the business of this term of court.
With the exception of C. K. Bird and Side
Kllke, all of the defendants In the crim
inal cases had given ball and their trials
continued to the November term, so the
court did not consider It advisable to have
the trial Jury attend for two cases.
Friends of Side Ellke, the Arabian peddler
charged with criminal asaault, are in the
city arranging to furnish $1,000 bond for
him. When arrested Elike had 12,000 In
money In bank certificates of deposit on
his person.
Judge Macy will be here Monday to at
tend the meeting of the Judges of this dis
trict at which time the assignment of
terms of court In the district for 1904 and
1906 will be made. Monday Judge Macy
will hear the contested divorce suit of
Gertie Taylor against John Taylor.
The Congregational ladles are conducting
a rummage sale at ta West Broadway,
and those who have articles for this sale
are requested to bring or leave word at the
store between 1 and p. m., - and a mes
senger will call. It Is better to sell at a
small price than to give away these articles.
as those purchasing are then Independent
Instead ot becoming paupers.
With tho Chnrchea.
The Second Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services In Modern Woodmen of
America hall tn Merriam black at 10:45 a.
m. Subject, "Reality." Sunday school lm
mediately after the services. Wednesday
evening testimonial meeting at 7:46.
At St Paul's Episcopal church this
morning there will be holy communion at
I o'clock, and morning prayer and sermon
by the rector, Rev. George Edward Walk,
at 10 JO. Sunday school will be at noon.
There will bo no evening service.
"Self Control" will be the subject pf
Rev. Harvey Hoatetler's sermon this morn
ing at the Second Presbyterian church. Jn
the evening his theme will be "The Trai
tor."
The First Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services at 11 o'clock in the Bapp
building, when the subject of the lesson
will be "Reality." Sunday school will be
held at the close of the morning services.
The regular midweek testimony meeting
will be held Wednesday evening at I
o'clock.
Elder D. R Chambers will conduct serv
Ices at 10.10 a. m. and t p. m. In the Latter
Day Saints church today. Sunday school
will be held at noon and the regular mid
week prayer meeting will be Wednesday
evening at I o'clock,
t the First Chrlatlan ahurca today
there will be preaching by the pastor,
Rev. W. B. Clemmer at 11 a. m. and at
t p. m. The pastor will take as the sub
ject of his morning sermon "Ready," and
his evening topjo will be "The Lord's Pur
pose In Us." Sunday school will be held
at 1:45 a. m.
At the First Congregational church there
will be preaching services at 10:30 a. m.
and 7 SO p. m. The pastor. Rev. James
Thomson, will preach In the morning on
"Christ Only." In the evening his subject
will be "How Can We Know That We are
Christians?" Sunday school will be held at
noon and Christian Endeavor society meet
ing at 6:30 p. in.
PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY
Matrlmoaial Wave Expected to Engulf
Maay Daring Month of
October.
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Rlggs are visit
Ing friends in Chicago.
The members of the Whist club met Tues-J
uey wnn Mrs. u. K. Tyler.
Mrs. S. E. Whsley and her daughter are
visiting friends at Spearflsh, B. D.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Johnson of St. Joseph
are visiting relatives fn this city.
Miss Edith Flicklnger left Friday to en
ter the sophomore class at Wellesley col
lege. The Misses Roberts entertained a few
friends Informally at dinner Wednesday
evening.
Miss Ruth Barstow of South Sixth street
entertained Informally at dinner Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Edgerion of Fourth
street left Friday on a visit to friends In
Seneca, Kan.
Mrs. F. M. Shriver of Glenwood is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Trey nor of
Fourth street.
Miss Helen Cox of Plattsmouth, Neb., Is
the guest of Mrs. Charles Sayies of North
Eighth street.
Mrs. D. J. Gates and son Reynold are
home from a visit with relatives and
friends in Chicago.
Mrs. A. H. Carter of South First street
Is home from a visit with relatives and
friends In 8L Louis.
. r-unn iveeune 01 i-ara avenue will
leave next week for New York clty ,0.at.
tend school for two years.
Cltv Physician and Mrs. V. W. Hnuehtnn
h neto New k -'y and vicinity
" a OU ? ee9 .V8"'!"',
R. M. Edgerton of the I nlted States
navy Is In the city the guest of his parent.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Edgerton ot Frank
ii cel.
The members of the Dramatic club are
contemplating giving a play In the near
future lor tne Dcnem ot ine Associated
Charities
Mrs. H. A. Qulnn of Oakland avenue en
tertained the members of St. Agnes' guild
0f gt. Paul's Episcopal church at her home
Mnmlav evenlnff.
' Mrs. Ward, who has been In the city tho
guest of Mrs. L M. Shubert of South
first street, has returned to her home at
North Platte, Neb.
Lieutenant G. D Law of the United States
navy and wife of Shenandoah are the
guests of the former's sister, Mrs. James
JUcCabe of Morningslde.
The marriage of Mr. Vandemere Johnson
and Miss Laura Hight, daughter of Cap
tain Hlght, will occur Wednesday evening,
September 30, at the residence of the bride.
Thomas Brannan, son of Judge Brannon
of Muscatine, has resigned his position with
a local newspaper ana leii mm evening
for Davenport, where he has accepted a
position on one of the dallies.
Mlts Maude Davis entertained the mem
bets of the Girls' Kensington club at her
home Wednesday afternoon. Prizes for the
fame of the afternoon were won by Miss
'lorence Shea and Miss Barstow. .
Miss Katharine Warner of Washington
avenue left Wednesday for Tabor, where
graduate from the conservatory this year.
The first reception of the Council Bluffs
Woman's club for the season will be held
Friday afternoon from 1 .o ( at the home
of the president, Mrs. F. W. Miller of Oak
land avenua. The members of the executive
board will act as hostesses.
A matrimonial wave ha struck Council
Bluffs. It is said there will be no fewer
than twentv marrlaires of well known
Council Bluffs people before October wanes.
Among the list are three or council Blurrs
well known business women and four of its
popular society girls, a singular fact being
that of the list but two will many Council
Blurts young men. Then there are nve
young business men, three professional
men ana one city omciai wno win atao join
the benedict ranks this fail.
H. H. Van Brunt and family and Dr. A.
P. Hanchett and family are home from
their three months' trip through Europe.
Alfred Hanchett and George Van Brunt
stopped in the east to attend college. The
party arrived In Rome the day of ths
death of Pope Leo XIII and vlewol the
body lying in state. One of the pleasant
features of the trip was an automobile ride
from Edinburgh, Bcotland, to Liverpool,
England, a distance of 300 miles, which oc
cupied a little over three days. .
WARM DEBATE IN CONFERENCE
Several Clergymen Object to Report
on Garrett BlbUeal
Instltnte. "
INDIANOLA, Sept. l9.-(Speclal.-The
Des Moines district conference held a spir
ited meeting today, the chief Interest cen
tering In a discussion over a report on
Garrett Biblical Institute in connection with
the Northwestern university at Evanston.
The report of the visiting committee com
mended the work done there. Rov. T.
McK. Stuart of Harlan led In opposition
to the report. The opposition was based
on ths belief that at least two of tho
members of the faculty are unorthodox
Dr. Torrey and Prof. Charles Horawell.
Dr. Torrey Is the author of a book, "Moses
and Prophets." which It Is claimed presents
views not lit accordance with the Metho
dist doctrine and accepting the higher
criticism ' view of many matters In the
Bible. The debate became heated at times,
despite the efforts ot the bishop to keep
it down. In the end the report was adopted.
The ministerial delegates elected as the
sixth of the clerical delegates to the gen
eral conference Rev. George Hughes of
Atlantic. The following were named as
alternates: Rev. J. H. 8 en sen y. presiding
elder, Des Moines district; Rev. A. K.
Griffith, presiding elder. Council Bluffs dis
trict. Tho laymen selected the following
alternates: C. L. Stoddard of Creston. Dr.
A. O. Sloan of Dexter and J. A. Hender
son of Jefferson.
It Is learned that the name of Secretary
of the Treaaury Shaw did not go befor t
the laymen as a delegate, as he had tele
graphed a friend at the last moment ask
ing that he be withdrawn as a candidate
on account of the opposition which had
developed. As a result no Des Moines man
was selected on the delegation.
It Is learned that the laymen of ths At
lantlo district held a meeting and appointed
a committee to wait on Bishop Mallalleu
and tak him to not reappoint Dr. W. O.
Allen as presiding elder of that district.
Deacons and deaconesses will be ordained
tomorrow.
MAN FROM IOWA DISAPPEARS
Leaves an Idaho Hotel and Has Hot
Been Seen for Two
Weeks.
BOISE CITT. Idaho, Sept. . Thomas
Hardy, a traveling man for a Grlnnell (la )
firm, mysteriously disappeared from Boise
September 4 and has not been seen since.
He left his luggage In his lodging house
and took his room key with htm.
Several letters have been received by
the police and by the hotel people to the
effect that Hardy had written them that
he waa tired of life, was sick and that he
waa going to drown himself la the BoUe
river.
SHAKING UP AT DES MOINES
Bar Committee Beosmmends Prosecution of
Prominent Citisent.
JURY FIXING IS ONE OF THE CHARGES
m
Management of State College Pro
poses to Institute Reform In Man
ner of Purchasing Sop-
plies for School.
a tan
(From a Raff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Sept. 19. (Special.) A
sensational report was mado to the dis
trict court of this county today by a spe
cial bar committee of the leading lawyers
of the city on the bribery rumors that
have been rife for some time In connec
tion with various cases In the district
court. It has been long known to the mem
bers of the bar that bribery waa common
and that attempts at bribery were made
openly by persons having to do with the
courts. The scandal became so great that
last spring the four Judges ot the court
united In the appointment of a committee
of the most prominent lawyers of the city
and Instructed the committee to make a
thorough investigation and to report on the
advisability of the prosecution of persons
against whom the rumors were directed.
This committee has completed the Investi
gation and today made a sweeping report
recommending for prosecution the fol:ow
Ing persons: Edward H. Hunter, capitalist;
Michael Drady, ex-alderman; F. A. Mar
vin, retired; W. L. White, merchant; Jee
O. Wells, liveryman; B. F. Coffin, county
auditor, and Fred Cope, county clerk.
The accusation against the two county
officials Is a matter entirely separate and
Is a minor offense. They are charged with
having used Irtegular methods In the draw
Ing of Jurors. The committee Indicated its
belief, however, that they had.no wrong
intention In the matter. They had pursued
the policy which ..had been followed for
many years, of arbitrarily throwing out the
names of professional courthouse hangers
on tn the Jury lists. When Mrs. Dodson
became county recorder she refused to fol
low their lead and Insisted on sticking to
the letter of the law.
In regard to Wells, White and Marvin
it la alleged that White and Marvin made
remarks to a Juror tn a case tn which
Wells was defendant, a damage case, which
remarks led UTthe belief that they wished
to unduly influence the Juror. It Is not
alleged that they actually bribed the Juror,
but indicated that he would Snd It to hlj
advantage to be lenient toward Wells.
The Hunter and Drady case refers to a
certain suit against the Iowa Telephone
company. Hunter was formerly postmaster
In Des Moines and Is now a banker and
head of a wall paper Jobbing ' house. He
is also well known as a lobbyist and as
such represented the telephone interests of
the state. On the trial of this damage case
It Is alleged that Hunter Induced Drady
to call out a Juror with whom Drady was
on intimate terms and to make him in
directly an ' offer of a bribe in case he
should find for the telephone company.
The committee recommends that In these
cases criminal proceedings be had and
that the men be brought before the court
for trial. All ot the persons accused deny
the statements of the committee. Prac
tlcally all of them are prominent In city
and . state affairs and, as the committee
was composed of leading lawyers, the In
dictment created a great sensation. It Is
regarded as certain that the grand Jury
will take up the matter 6r that the men
will be brought before the court for con'
tempt and be tried in summary manner.
Back from Encampment.
Governor Cummins and members of his
military staff have returned from Musca
tine, where they attended the encampment
of the Fifty-fourth regiment ' this week.
There waa a large crowd out on the day
ot review and the regiment was in good
condition, though the weather was un
seasonable for an encampment. This Is
the last ot the encampments In the state.
The Bayard Co-operative Creamery com
pany of Guthrie county filed Its articles
of Incorporation with the secretary of
state. The capital is $3,600, and lncorpora
tors J. W. McCool. J. H. McCord, W. B,
Robinson and others.
Baying for the College.
Dean Stanton of the Iowa State college
at Ames, was In the city today. He Is pre
paring to Introduce some reforms In the
manner of purchasing supplies for the
college and will pattern after the methods
In vogue in the state supply department.
Mr. Stanton said that the enrollment at tho
college is now large, about 1,150 in the
long course, which Indicates at least 1,400
for the year and perhaps 1,600 In the long
course. The annual farmers excursions to
the college will occur next Friday, when
It Is expected a larger crowd will at
tend. Prof. L. H. Pammel, of the college
faculty. Is also tn the city.
Important Saloon Decision.
In the district court Judge Howe today
rendered a decision refusing an injunction
asked for in case of a saloon on the ground
that in obtaining consent of property own
era adjacent the law was not compiled with.
He held that the law means that consent
ot property owners within fifty feet of the
room In which the saloon Is operated must
be secured and not fifty feet of the build
Ing or grounds. To have held that the con
sent of all within fifty feet of the building
is necessary would have closed a dozen or
more saloons and Invalidated many licenses
In this city.
PRISONER KILLS HIMSELF
Depnty I'nlted States Marshal Ends
Life Rather Than Face
Disgrace.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-W. P. Gam
ble, the deputy United States marshal who
confused complicity in a plot to substi
tute old Chinese for young Chinese who
had been ordered deported, committed sul
ctde this morning In Buena Vista park
by sending two bullets Into his brain.
Rather than face the disgrace of a trial
and possible conviction In the federal
courts, he left his young wife and killed
himself. Several days ago Gamble con
feased his part tn the scheme to defraud
the government to United States Attorney
Woodwo-th and United States Marshal
Bhlne, thinking that he was assuming the
role of state's evidence, thereby saving
himself from punishment.
COMMON LAW WIFE LOSES
Danghter of the Late Lnther B. In.
hoden Receives the Largo .
Estate.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. II. -Judge Thomas .B.
Crews of the St. Louis probate court lu a
decision announced today refused to allow
the claim ot Llllle Belle Pierce to a widow's
share nf the 1500.000 estate of the late
Luther EL Imboden, whose common law
wife she says she la Attorney Joseph
Wbeeless, on behalf of ML PI roe, took
aa appeal to the circuit court.
Mlas Pierce's contention waa supported la
the probate court by depositions taken In
St. Louis, French Lick Springs, Ind., and
Hot Springs, Ark., from witnesses who say
that she and Imboden were known as hus
band and wife. Judge Crews' decision
leaves the entire estste In the possession
of Mrs. D. O. Tarrish, Jr., the only daughter
of Mr. Imboden, and his legatee.
GRASS IS CURING ON RANGE
Cattlemen Consider froanepts for
Winter Are Excellent la Spite
of Fears of Frost.
HOT SPRINGS. 8. D.. Sept. l.-(Speclal.)
Although the Black Hills experienced a
few days of unprecedented weather during
the last week, when there was a fall of
three or four Inches of snow In the upper
Hills and the ground was white In this
section, the storm has passed by without
doing the least damage about here, there
being no frost here' to kill even the ten-
derest vines. Stockmen feared that a hard
freese would be very detrimental to the
green grass, which, owing to the unusual
late rainfall, has not matured as It gener
ally does; but now that the weather has
settled and has turned warm It will not
take long for the grass to cure. As ther
Is plenty of grass, the stockmen are feeling
Jubilant over the prospects for the winter.
Cattle have not been so fat at this season
of the year for many years as they are
this year, and only the low price prevents
a generous shipment of fat cattle to mar
ket. At present prices all who- can afford
to do so will hold their cattle for a better
market.
TEST OF SUBMARINE BOAT
Theoretically the Diving Moca
Has Destroyed the Torpedo
Boat McKcc.
NEWPORT. R. I., Sept. 19. Another test
of the submarine torpedo boat destroyer
was made Iri the outer harbor when the
torpedo boat McKee was torpedoed tn its
most vulnerable point under Its engines-
by Mocassin. It Is claimed that the latter
succeeded In escaping the shot fired after
It by the defending vessel. McKee was sent
out this afternoon with Its machine guns
loaded with dummy cartridges and its tor
pedo tubes charged with dummy torpedoes.
Mocassin followed an hour later and when
about 400 yards from McKeo It rose to
the surface and fired a dummy torpedo.
striking McKee's hull abreast and under
the boilers. Inflicting what would have
been In actual warfare a mortal wound.
Mocassin then dived from sight and th
torpedoes that were fired at it by McKee
missed their mark.
FORMAL CHALLENGE TO HANNA
Chairman of Ohio Democratic Com.
mlttce Sends Letter to Repub
lican Chairman, Dick.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 19. Charles P. Salen
of this city, chairman of the democratic
executive committee, this afternoon mailed
Chairman Dick of the republican execu
tive committee at Akron, O., on behalf of
Hon. John H. Clarke, democratic candi
date for United States senator frcm Ohio,
a formal challenge to Senator M. A. Hanna
for a series of Jo!nt debates with Mr.
Clarke at such places and times as Mr.'
Hanna may select, with the proviso that
-the debates are to take place In counties
and senatorial districts which are consld
exed doubtful politically, each party to the
debate to have the privilege of such ques
tions as he may consider as being In Issue
with the campaign.
NEGROES AD0PT RESOLUTION
Death Should Be the Penalty for Same
Crime, bnt It Should Be
Legal.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19. At the Na
tional Negro Baptist convention a resolu
tion was adopted as follows:
Whereas. Most of the blood-curdling out
raifes committed against the pure woman
hood of our country and which lead to mob
uprtslrW and lynching are charged to mem
bers of our race.
Resolved. We make no special pica or ex
cusu for such ciiminaln of our race; we
frovn upon anyone who Is guilty of the
crime of assault upon women, and we, the
representatives of 2.000.000 people of the
black race, desire to place ourselves on
record as saying that any man who assaults
helpless womanhood is not worthy, of the
benefits of life, but should be given a fair
trial. .
The educational board headquarters will
be removed from Washington to Nashville
during the coming year.
WOMAN SHOOTS A WOMAN
Providence Directed Her to Commit
the Crime Is Only Reason
Given.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Bcpt. 19.-The wife
of John E. Wilson, a detective, was shot
and killed today at her home and Miss
Loulle Cunningham Is in Jail charged with
the murder.
Several years ago Wilson married the
sister of Miss Cunningham, who went to
live with them and continued to make her
home with her brother-in-law after the
death of her sister.
Wilson married Miss Alice Carey of
Louisville last Sunday and brought his
bride to Nashville. No cause Is known for
the deed other than the statement made
by the prisoner that "Providence directed
her to commit; the crime."
DELEGATES SEE A SCHOOL
Representatives to Irrigation Ces.
gross Inspect Utah Agricultural
College at Logan.
OGDEN. Utah, Sept. 19.-81X hundred of
the visiting delegates to the eleventh an
nual Irrigation congress left this morning
for a trip to Logan, Utah, to visit the
State Agricultural college. The trip was
made tn a special train at no expense to
the delegatea, the train and ail arrange
ments for the trip having been furnished
by the Oregon Short Line. The day will
be spent In a drive about Cache Valley,
an Inspection of the agricultural college,
where luncheon will be furnished, and gen
eral sightseeing.
FIRE RECORD.
Warehouse Is Destroyed.
PEORIA. 111.. Sept. 19.-H. V. Flnkel
stein's machinery warehouse burned, with
a loss of $100,000. Two men were badly
burned, one fatal. Just before noon an
explosion of gasoline blew J. P. Henter
through one of the windows, terribly and
fatally Injuring him. F. A. Jetter, another
employe, was also severely burned. The
flaming gasoline Instantly communicated
with the paint shop and soon the entire
building, formerly the Schwabacher distil
lery, was a mass of flames. It was totally
destroyed, together with an immense stock
of second-hand machinery of all kinds.
The Clark rectifying house on one side
and the Peoria Malting company on the
other, were both slightly damaged. Amount
ot insurance not yet ascertained.
Homo at Beatrice Barns.
BEATRICE. Neb., Sept. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Fire tonight destroyed the resi
dence of H. P. Gillette, with most of Its
contents. The loss will amount to about
$1.0u0, partly covered by Insurance. The
origin ef the fire is not known.
DESERTIONS FROM THE ARMY
Geoersl MftcArthur Declares They 0n
Only Be Cured bj Education.
VINDICATE THE MARSHAL OF ALASKA
Examiners Say He la Sot Culpable,
hut Report as to Attorney
Is Not Given to the
rubtlc.
WASHINGTON. Sept. ll.-General Mao
Arthur, commanding the Department ot
California, In his annual report says the
importance of an artillery reserve for the
Pacific coast cannot be overestimated and
he recommends the entire organisation of
the military of all arms located within easy
distance of San Francisco be Invited to
participate In a course of coast artillery
training at the Presidio. He has the fol
lowing to say on the desertions from the
army:
In the light of past experience and ot
present conditions It seems apparent that
the I'nlted States as a nation, must accept
desertion as a necessary evil unless en
lightened public opinion can be Induced to
realize that it Is not only Inimical, as tt
affects the army an a separate organisa
tion, but In remote consequences is a men
ace to the stability of our Institutions,
through its corrupting efTert upon the mili
tary Ideals of the population that must
furnish the Improvised troops, upon which
the republio must always rely In time ot
war.
Report on Alaskan Charges.
The Department of Justice has received
preliminary reports from Its examiners
who went to Alaska to Investigate charges
against Melvln Grlgsby, the I'nlted States
attorney, and Frank H. Richards, the
United States Marshal of the Cape Nome
district. Marshnll Richards was charged
with attempting to influence the grand
Jury and with Irregularities tn receiving
benefits from the renting of the Jail at
Nome.
In the Indictment Attorney Grlgsby Is
charged with a number of Irregularities In
the conduct of his office. Marshal Richards
Is completely exonerated of the chac&es
made against him. In the case of Dis
trict Attorney Grlgsby, who was the colonel
of a regiment organized In the northwest
during tho Spanish war, the Department
ot Justice declines to make public the
contents of the report.
Final reports are expected to be made In
both of these cases within the next few
weeks.
Increased Revenue Receipts.
The monthly statement of the collec
tions of Internal revenue show that for
the month of August the total receipts
were 118.784,514, an increase as compared
with August, 1902, of $1,064,880.
Money for Exposition.
The bond of Mr. Fullerton, who has been
designated to disburse the $6,000,000 appro
priation In aid of the St. Louis exposition
has been approved and $500,000 will be
placed to his credit today,
Idaho Man Gets Office.
II. Smith Woolsley of Boise City, Idaho,
has been appointed an assayer of the mint
In that city, vice J. W. Cunningham, le
moved. WITNESS IS UNDER ARREST
Man
Who Is Said to Have
Seen
Jett Fire the Fatal
Shot.
LEXINGTON, Ky.. Bept. 19. Sheriff
Woodson McChord of Clark county, who
arrested Curtis Jett for the Marcum mur
der, today trrested - Charles Oreen;- the
chief witness in the Cockrlll case at Cyn
thiana. Green la said to have seen Jett fire the
fatal shot. He has been fleeing from the
officers ever since the trial was called. He
told his wife he was going to Canada to
keep from being assassinated by Jett's
friends, but he went to his father-in-law's
home Instead.
When McChord called, Mr. Gentry,
Green's father-in-law. said Green was not
there. McChord insisted on searching the
premises and Gentry admitted him. When
McChord drove up to the place Green was
standing at the window, with a revolver,
but he did not shoot.
Green was taken to Cynthlana today. He
Is considered the most Important witness
for the commonwealth In the pending trial.
CYNTHIANA, Ky., ept 19.-In the Jett
trial today William Cope and James Blan
ton corroborated others as to Jett being
in front of the court house immediately
after the shooting and as to the shots com
ing from the court house.
The feature was the testimony of Charles
Green, the witness who escaped and waa
arrested In Lexington this morning. Green
testified that he was about ten feet from
Cockrlll when the shooting commenced. He
saw the shots coming In two volleys from
the court house window and saV Curtis Jett
firing from the court house at Cockrlll.
He testified that two other men were In
the court house whom he did not recognize.
He also saw Jett with a pistol come out of
the court house. Commonwealth here rested
and court adjourned until Monday.
POWER HOUSE IS DESTROYED
Trolley Lines Are Stopped and the
People 'Snffer Maeh In
convenience. NEW .TORK, Bept 19.-Trolley lines
around New Roche! le on the Long Island
sound shores were practically tied up yes
terday by the burning of the Union Rail
way company's power house.
The loss' Is estimated at $i00,000. Many
persons living In New Rochelle and near
by places were on their way home from at
tending a theatrical performance when the
power was cut off and some of them had to
walk several miles to their homes.
The fire drove the engineers from the
engines without giving them time to shut
off steam, and the great engines and dyna
mos ran steadily while the building burned
and fell around them. The police did not
allow people to come near the fire for fear
of an explosion and they experienced great
difficulty In keeping the crowd back.
The power Is cut off on the lines from
New Rochelle to Mount Vernon, Larch
mont, Tuckahoe and Glen Island. It Is said
no power will be available until a new
plant can be erected, so that the commut
ers on the north shore apparently are In a
position for becoming expert pedestrians.
MINING DEALS GO WRONG
rnfortunate Investments Responsible
i for Prof. Clark Shoot
ing Himself.
COLUMBUS, O.. Bept. 19-Prof. Fred C.
Clark of the Ohio State university com
mitted suicide todsy by shooting himself In
the head. It Is supposed that the reason for
the deed Is unfortunate mining Invest
ments. Prof. Clark leaves a widow and two small
children. He was a graduate of the Uni
versity of Michigan and waa an assistant
professor In Leland Stanford university for
two years.
Mob and Police Clash.
PHILADELPHIA, B-pt. A mob of
probably 1.000 men and boys, sympathisers
of the striking textile workers today at
tacked the dye workers of Willard Red-
ward. There was an exciting conflict be
tween the mob and policemen who had
been detailed to guard the plant before tha
crowd was finally dispersed. No one was
seriously hurt.
STEAMER FOUNDERS ON LAKE
Eighteen ot Crew Are Saved After
Struggle by Life Savers
In Surf.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Sept. 19.-ln a
furious southwest galo, which swept 1-ake
Superior today, the steamer A. A. Parker,
laden with iron ore, foundered four miles t
north of Grand Marals. By heroic work '
the life saving crew from the station here
saved the entire crew of eighteen men
from the sinking ship, only to have their
surf boat Imperilled In the rising sea. For
three hours excited citizens of Orand Marins
watched the life savers and sen-men Id a life
and death struggle which ended only when
two tugs saved the tossing surf boat and
brought Its exhausted occupants safely Into
port.
Parker waa bound from Superior to
Cleveland. It was worth about It'i.flOO and
Its cargo $10,000. The boat Is believed to
have been Insured.
LIPTON IN GOOD CONDITION
Declared by Doctors to Be Entirely
Favorable In Spite of Bad
Klght.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19. The condition of Sir
Thomas Ltpton early today was declared
by his phyolclans to be entirely satisfac
tory, notwithstanding a restless tiluht,
which had been expected as a phase ot tlio
disease.
The following bulletin was Issued at S
a. m.:
Patient passed a restless night, without
pain. Temperature. 9S5,; pulse, TO. Condi
tion unchanged.
HOMER M. THOMAS. M. D.
TURKEY PURCHASES POWDER
One Hundred and Seventy Thousand
Tons of the Smokeless Va
riety Ordered.
BERLIN, 8ept. 19 The Turkish war
ministry has ordered 170,000 pounds of
smokeless powder at the Rottwell works.
Turkey has several agents permanently
resident In Oermany who buy supplies for
the army and navy. One of these, Ahmed
Bey, who spends 'his time between Essen
and Kiel, Is especially active In placing
orders for field transporting saddlery, etc.
Turkey, seemingly, is able to command
sufficient cash to pay for the supplies, as
the German firms require money or Its
equivalent on delivery.
PAY TRIBUTEJTO EMIL ZOLA
Authors to Make Pilgrimage to Medan
on Anniversary of Ills
Death.
(Copyright, 190J, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Sept. :9. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The first anni
versary of Zola's death will be commemo
rated by a pilgrimage to Medan, where
the novelist resided. The date fixed Is Sep
tember 20. Such authors as Alfred Brun
neay, Jules ClareUe, Georges Charpentlor,
Theodore Dtiret, CamllleTtssarro, Laurent
Tallhade and Anatole Franco will partici
pate. Missionary Work Against Mormons.
COPENHAGEN, Bept. 19.Rev. H. Hau
sen, for many years president of the Dan
ish Lutheran church In Anictlca, has ar
rived in Denmark to do missionary wcrk
against Mormonlsm. - The Mormons ' have
attracted large r umbers of Danes to Utah
and have been epeclally active of recent
years In spreading the propaganda in Den
mark. A Mormon temple was dedicated
here last year. The Danish church In
America sent Rev. Mr. Hansen to this
country to counteract the Mormon propa
ganda and a powerful branch of the Danish
church encouraged him to come and will
co-operate In his work.
Arguments In Libel Case.
BEAVER, Pa., Sept. 19. Arguments be
gan today In the Wanamaker-Robinson
slander case, and after four hours or talk
by the lawyers, the Jury will bo charged
by Judge J. Sharpe Ayilson. H. S. Holt of
Beaver, for the prosecution, opened the
argument, and while he talked Mr. Wana
maker sat at the counsel table with his
face resting on his hands most of the time
and apparently greatly interested n ths
speech. The attitude of Mr. Wanamaker
moved the lawyer to say at one point:
"There ht sits, gentlemen of the Jury, as
silent as 5uay. He wants you to believe
that what hi said waa true."
Monument to Veterans levelled.
BLOOM INGTON, 111., Sept. 19.-One of
the most notable events among the old sol
diers of Illinois was the unveiling at Green
ville today of a magnificent monument to
the memory of l.SuO deceased veterans.
Lieutenant Governor W. A. Northcott pre
sided. Governor Richard Yates, General
John C. Black of Chicago, national com
mander of the Grand Army of the Republic;
Benson Wood, of Kftingham. stale comman
der of the Grand Army of the Republic;
Congressman Itodenberg. Judge John il.
Hay, adjutant of ths One Hundred and
Thirteenth, and other noted orators wore
present and delivered addresses. The an
nual reunion of the One Hundred and Tlv'r
teenth Illinois volunteer regiment and tho
fourteenth annual reunion of the B fid
County Soldiers and Sailors' association
were held in connection and thousands of
strangers were present.
May Abandon IrnsipirlBr Service.
SAN FRAKCI3CO. Bept. 19. Tho Chron
icle says there is a probability that tho
China Commercial Steamship comp. ny may
have to abandon Its tranxparinc r,r.l.
The future of the line dept-nda entirely upon
the position taken by the Mexican govern
ment In regard to the entry of Chinese
laborers Into Mexico. The question of
restricting the immigration of tills class of
labor Is now before the slate ol'.lclals and
a decision Is expeqied w tliin the next few
days. Should the Chinese pisxeniccr trado
be stopped by Mexico, tlie line, it 1.1 al i,
will have to be withdrawn from the run to
this coast. Should thW occur It will mean
a return to the old freight and strnira
passenger rate by the conmanlea of this
rliy now in competition with the China
line.
Three Men Held for Murder.
CHICAOO, SVpt. l9.Three men are be
ing held by th police for the murder of
Mrs. Mary Siillka, 49 years old, who waa
found with her skul! crushed in a dark
garrett at her home lost uIkM. Besides
Frank Hriys. a neighbor, who was ar
rested on suspicion vooii after the finding
of the body, Lnuls i'esant, who lives in
the rear of the hpllka house, a third man,
Frank Vaillanteor. waa arrested today on
confused statements made by 'event.
Later I'eaunt told the police that he found
lix) in the hallway of the house and that
he hid tZ& of it In bis home. At the time
of the murder about t-A the savings of the
Spllka family for years, was stolen.
St. Joseph newspapers Consolidated.
ST. JOSEPH. Mj., Bpt. 19. Announce
ment U made today of the roimolulatlon uf
the Dally News and the Eveuln'i 1're-s of
this city, both kfteruuofl papers. '. B.
Ldgar, who haa been at trie head' of the
Dally News for nine years, has sold his
stock and will retire. I,. T. Goidlng, laie
of New York snd a newxpuper man ot wide
experience, will be at the head of the re
organised company. The Dally News is
the Associated Press paper and wa isiab
llhrd twenty years ago. The Kvening
I'rrss was established In August, Vji2. The
Dully News and Press will b Independent
In politics an i will be a I cent paper.
Inventor Drowns Himself.
ST. IOl'IS. Sept. 1 Cyrus K. Gillespie,
a successful Inventor. drowned himself
today In a well ntar his home In Kdwurds
vllle, 111. No reason, except Illness, Is
f riven as a reason for the dred. Mr. Oil.
rsple Is a son of the lata Jti-vh Gillespie,
formerly circuit Judge in Madison county,
who was a personal friend Slid associate
of Abraham Lincoln,