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TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: BUND AY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1904. lit Mi I ! t v ,i s I : 1 1 MEWS OF ' COUNCIL BLUFFS xnron MJUtno Dr1 asMa drag. . Leffert'a flum fit .. Stocksrt Mils carpet. Schmidt' new studio, 80S Broadway. - r Swell photoa at ahrunk prloea, Willi am. ' Open Sunday. Tucker' B f studio. 'Western Iowa collrr fall tarm now open. Students enrolled la th Weetero, Iowa. College any week day. Special attention riven to Picture for wedding gifts. Alexander, 838 Broadway. Callers received at W extern Iowa College . ev'ngs. Information given and rooms shown. Monday being a legal holiday, the city council will. It Is expected, adjourn to Tuee- I day night A meeting- of "Mlllwnlal Dawn Friends" will be held this afternoon at t o'clock at 202 North Eighth street. , . Members of the Grocers' and Butchers , Retail association will close their places .of business on Monday at noon. f A marriage license was Issued yesterday Mo Harry fawn Bladen, aged 21, and Krn- stlne C. Heck, aged 18, both of Coleridge, , Web. , -Congressman Walter 1 Smith Is booked for a speech before ths republican county " convention of Crawford county at Denleon next mday. .Sohool Dlrwotor T. O. WeeteTdahl and mn, and sister-in-law. Miss Allen, left last evening for a trip to Portland and Cali- lor rite, points. Durlnerth week of ths street fair and carnival members of the Commercial club will wear a badge of white silk with ths word "booster'' in red letters on It All members of Council Bluffs tent Knights of the Maccabees, ars requested to meet at their hall at 8 a. m. Monday rrt in the Labor Dar tarade. ' E. U Duquette and family arrived from Chicago yesterday and will make their home in this city again. Mr. Duquette will go Into business with P. C DaVol. The membera of the Council Bluffs lodge of Klks will march In the Labor Day parade with ths members of the Commercial club. They will asssmble at ths club house at The semi-annual meeting- of ths directors of the Commerclsl club will be held next wJn.nv. vn Ins. st which time a new executive committee for ths ensuing six Superintendent W. N. Clifford of th city schools is home from a visit to his old home In Maine. A meeUng of the Board 'of Education to assign teachers for the school year will .be neld some day this week. . . Elsie Frances, the Infant daughter of Mr. . and Mra. Frank Petersen of Hasel Dell township, died yesterday, aged months. The funeral will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the family residence and .burial will be In the Hasel Dell cemetery. Hen Whits, a 12-year-old boy, was badly bitten last night by a big St Bernard dog belonging to Chris Schultz keeper of a saloon at the corner of Bryant street and Broadway. After a talk with the police Schults agreed to send the dog Into tha country rather than have.it killed. . ' Members of tha uniform rank, Knights of the Maccabees, have been orderea to meet at Maccabee hall this afternoon at 2:80 o'clock In full uniform. Also on Mcm- . ,. u.aA in (.If. na.rt In tna lVoor Day parade and at VIM p. m. to take part in tne comfiuux uw Driving park. fc- - ."Numbing and beating. Blxby ft Bos Real Estate Transfers. ''' These transfers were reported September I to The Bee by tha Title Guaranty and Trust company of Council Bluffs: State Bank of Neola to Maggie , tihargo, part lots 1 and 2, b.ock v.la no. nwU awU. 1&-77- 41; W. d. $1,600.00 C E. Fenlon and husband to - Thomas William Leonard, part nw. 30-77-41; w. d. 128 00 ' Emma Parmales et aL to M. B. Banford, lots W4 and 29, block 11, Highland Place; w. d 225.00 XilzsTe 1. Murdock and husband to O. V. Jackson, lots 4 and 6, block 4, van isruni luoe s auuiuun, w. C. ; Burt B Corliss and wife to Samuel 125.00 H. liayaen. pert ioi iu, diocs o, Grimes addition; w. d. 1,800.00 County treasurer to TheoLaskow- SKI, IOC 11, Dioca ao, Ejvmum u - bridge addition; t;d County treasurer toTheo Lackow skl, lot 14 block ' 6, Evans' 2d bridge addition; t. d Jowa Townslts company to First Methodist Episcopal church, lots 16 snd 16, block 6, McClelland ad dition; w. d ..... 145 1127 76.00 Eight transfers, total .... .24.269.72 Miss geahlll Dies of Barns. Miss Mollis Scahill, who was terribly ' burned by- an explosion of gasoline about four weeks ago, died at an early hour yes , 'terday morning at Mercy hospital as a re- suit of her Injuries. Miss Scahill was 39 . years of sgs and had been a valued teacher in tha public schools of this city for several - years. Last year aha was assigned to ths Thlrty-second Street school. Tha remains " were taken from the hospital to Lunkley's undertaking rooms, where they can be viewed by friends this afternoon. Monday they will be taken to the residence of Mrs. W. M. Lee, 721 Willow avenue. Tha funeral ". will be held Tuesday morning at I o'clock ' from ' St. Francis Xavier's church, and "'u burial will be In St. Joseph's cemetery. , Miss Scahill la survive-' by four sisters and two brothers. Ons sister resides in this city, one brother and one sister, live at Weston, this county, and two sisters and ' one brother live in Chicago. Boy Sammoacl Iato Ceart. - Harley Wlchael. a 14-year-old boy living at 219 Sixteenth avenue, will have a hear ing Wedneaday afternoon befora Judge Macy in the district court on a charge of "riding a iblcyclo at a high y rate of speed wilfully and mallolously into a baby car riage containing the Infant child of Wil liam D. Walter, and using loud and profane language." As tha boy Is undsr 1( years of 'age tha charge was filed by Walter with the clerk of the district court, who Issued "summons" Notifying ths boy's father to bring him before the court at the time' stated and no warrant of arrest was is uued. This is the first "summons" to be Issued under tha new Juvenile law enacted by tha recent state legislature. D Long's married couple voting contest la getting down to business In good earnest and the rsea will be a warm one from now until the Una? vote la counted two weeks from tomorrow night Last night's vote: - Mr. sal Mra. O. C. Brew 10,073 Mr. aad Mrs. B. F. Weed. ...... .18,811 . Mr. and Mrs. Jamas TuUls, .11,110; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mauer, 17,949; Mr. and Mrs. M. & Walker, 15.J10; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Benjamin, 140. One vote . Is given with each cent of all purchases at tha DeLong Printing and Stationary company and the two couplea receiving the roost votes will get the St Louis trips. WESTERN IOWA COLLEGE Fall term l now open. dissis are forming. - Students are enrolling every week day. Places for young men and women to work for board. Write for catalogue and College Joumalf Call or phone for informs tlon. Offloaa open ovenlngSk B. P. MILLER, Prealdeat. MasosJo Teasale. 'Pl B-Ola. Oemaell BlaaTa, la. LEWIS CUTLU J ' Miinin mni 29 Pearl St. Couauil feiuXf a, Tfcows M. INTEREST FROM IOWA IDENTIFIES DEAD ROBBER Man Killed Tom Yean Ago by Eipress Messenger a Local Junk Pealer. WlfE OF DECEASED ADMITS IDENTITY Glvw Haas at His Aeeosspllce Waa Bseaipcd. bat Kvldeaas Iasaf olems ta Warraat Arrest avad FroaaeattOB ' That they bars established tha Identity of tha bandit who was shot and killed by Express Messenger Charles Baxter on the night of October 2, 1900, whsn an attempt was made to rob tha express car on ths Kansas City, St Joseph Council Bluffs railroad at the Mosquito creek crossing, just south of this city, Is tha firm belief of Constable Albertl and Deputy United States Marshal George F. McCoy. They have been working for some months past on a claw and say there Is no doubt but ths dead bandit was Frank Van Loan, who at tha tima of tha holdup Uved in the vi cinity of Hamburg, la. Tha day following tha attempted holdup of tha train a woman .employed at tha Grand hotel and known there aa "Pearl," suddenly disappeared. It was subsequently learned that tha woman's name was Van Loan and recently from her tha officers learned sufficient to satisfy them that the bandit shot by Messenger Baxter was her husband. Several different pictures of the dead bandit were taken while tha body was at Dunkley's undertaking rooms awaiting identification, and these have re cently been positively identified by friends and persons who were acquainted with Van Lben. Tha officers secured Information showing that Van Loan and a companion were in Council Bluffs the night of tha robbery, and were seen in tha vicinity of the Bur lington depot about three hours before it took place. It is said that Van Loan's wifa admitted to the officers that it was her husband who was killed by Baxter, and shs also furnished them with the name of Van Loan's accomplice, who suc ceeded in making his escape. The Viame of ths escaped bandit ths, officers decline to disclose, but it is said he has been lo cated and Is now living In this state In a town not very far distant from Counoll Bluffs. Having only the statement of Mrs. Van Loan, it is said that the officials of ths express company have decided not to arrest the man, as they are of the opinion that conviction, would be almost Impossible on ths woman's unsupported evidence. Van -Loan was a carpenter, but did not work steadily at his trade, preferring to make a living by buying and selling Junk, which he disposed of chiefly In this city and Nebraska City; He disappeared from his usual haunts after the train holdup, and as he has never been seen since this confirms the belief of the officers that he was the bandit killed by Baxter. That the body, when at Lunkley's morgue, where it was viewed by hundreds of persons, was not at that time identified is strange, but the officers claim that Van Loan was but llttls acquainted in this city. Sunday Services. There will be special fall opening services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. today at St John's English Lutheran church, at which elab orate musical programs will be rendered by the vested choir. In tha morning the pas tor, Rev. G. V. Snyder, will take as the subject of his sermon, ''Man's Need," and In the evening, "A Kingdom at Hand." At the Congregational church there will be preaching services at 10:30 a. m. and S p. m. Sunday school will be at noon, and the meeting of the Christian Endeavor so ciety at 7 p. m. "The Book of Books," will be the subject of Rev. James Thom son's sermon at the morning service. At the First Christian church there will be morning sermon and worship at 11 o'clock, when the pastor. Rev. W. B. Clemmer, will preach on "Sense in Church Extension." In the evening at 8 o'clock' there will be evangelical services, when "Hearing the Gospel" will be the theme of the pastor's, address. Sunday school will be at 9:46 a. m., and the meeting of the Christian Endeavor society at T p. m. Rev. Harvey Hosteller, paator of the Second Presbyterian church, will take as the subject of his sermon this morning, "With the Twelve," and in the evening, "Labor's Blessings" will be his topio. Regular services will be resumed today at Trinity Methodist church. Sunday school will be at 10 s. m. Preaching serv ices at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. In the morn ing the pastor. Rev. A. E. Buriff, will preach on "The Passing Chariot" and tha sacramsnt of the Lord's supper will be ad ministered. At the evening service Rev. Takeshi Ukai, the Japanese pastor of the First Methodist church in Tokio, Japan, will speak. . ' At the Broadway Methodist church this morning ths pulpit will be occupied by Rev. Takeshi L'kal, pastor of the Method ist church in Toklo, Japan. t There will be preaching services at 8 o'clock this evening at the Union Chris tian church. Thirty-fifth street and Broad way. Sunday school will be held at 10:80 a. m. At tha First Church of Christ (Scientist), Sapp 'block, services will be held at 11 a. m. Subject, "Substance." Sunday school following tha services, and Wedneaday evonlng testimonial meeting at 8 o'clock. The Second Church of Christ (Scientist) will hold services at 10:45 a. m. In Wood man hall. In ths Merriam k'ock, when the subject will be "Substance." Sunday school will be at 11:45 a. m., and the regular mid week testimony meeting- Wednesday even ing at 7:46 o'clock. H. T. Plurablne Co. Tel. 290. Night, JTSJl ' traager Violently Ismaae. A stranger giving the name of John Orvitt, who was violently Insane, was taken to St Bernard's hospital yesterday after, noon on order of ths commissioners on Insanity. The man was ploked up by the police on Broadway near the postoffloe. Ha was waving his arms In a wild manner and crying out that 15,000 men were after him to lynch him. When taken Into custody he begged the officer to secure him 86 cents' worth of strychnine so that ha could poison himself and tha men who wanted to take bis Ufa. At the court hoflse he became extremely violent and It took three officers to convey him to the hospital Practically nothing could be learned from the man about himself, aa ha talked in a rambling manner and no Intelligible answers could be secured to the questions put to him. He said ha had worked for tha "sisters" In Mercy hospital in B'.oux City and that ha had been in tha asylum at Dubuque. There is, however, no state asylum at Dubuque. W. C, T, V. Kleetioa. The Woman's Christian -Tsmperanoe union has elected these officers for ths en. suing- year: President, Mrs. a O. Oldham! vloeVPresldsnt, Mrs. Mary EL Ingalls; trees. urer, Mrs. A. A. Hart; recording and cor responding secretary, Mrs: Mary P. Denny; matron. Rev. Mrs. Mulleneaux. A praise service w41l be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the club rooms on Willow ave nue between Main and Pearl streets, con. ducted by Rev. Mrs. Mulleneaux, Mrs. Infalls and Mrs. Ellen K. Denny. For Rent. Residence, nine rooms, modern conven iences except furnace, which will be added if tenant desires; large yard; Fifth avenue, near high school; 325.00 without furnace. Also storeroom 18 by 50 feet, on Main street near Broadway, $20.00. A. A. CLARK CO. . Far Real. An excellent office location, fronting on Pearl street, only half a block from Broad, way, with a nice large showwlndow which can be used for display. Bee office, 10 Peart street Council Bluffs. PAST WEEK I BLUFFS SOCIETT Marrlagre of Georare 11. Carter and Miss Penay Most Notable Event. J. T. Oliver leaves today for Chicago. Mrs. Thomas Tostevln Is visiting rela tives in Denver. Miss Alice Fryer fs home from an outlns at Lake Okobojl Miss Frances Hutchinson Is vlsltlna rela tives in Salisbury. Mo. Miss Ruth Gaston of Omaha Is fhe eruest of Mrs. C. W. Woodford. Miss Millie Graham hns. returned from a month's visit In Chicago. Henry Cole of Rochester, N. Y., Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Gilbert . Mra John Srhoentsen entertained st a luncheon Saturday in honor of Miss Grace Beebe. Miss Eleanor Harl left Wednesday for Chicago, where she will attend a deaconess' training school. Mr. and Mrs. L. Cutler of Bluff street have returned from a visit with relatives at Laporte, Ind. , Mrs. Ovlde Vlen returned Wednesday from an extended visit with friends In Montreal, Canada. Miss Gertrude Hulette of Glen avenue gave the last of a series of kensingtons at ner noma riaay. Miss Murto, who has been the guest of Mra Harriet K. 1'lumer, left Monday for her home In Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. 8hepard of Chicago. who have been visiting- friends In the ity, left for home yesterday. I Mrs. ' A. M. Snetman entertained Infor mally about twelve Omaha friends Mon day svenlng at a musicals. MIbs Grace Wvman. who has been visit ing friends in the city, returned Saturday to ner noma at Austin, iex. Mr. and Miss Havwood of Glen avenue returned Friday from St. Louis, where they have spent the last two weens. The marrlaire of Miss Grace Beebe and Mr. Frank Hoagland of Springfield, 111., will occur Wednesday, September 1. Mrs. William Arnd snd daughters Harel and Olive and Miss Esther Thomas are spending a week In St. Louis. Ml Knn Hill rave a luncheon Friday compllnuintary to Miss Grace Beebe and Miss Huston of Kansas City. Russell and Wvlie- Nichols returned home Thursday from Yampa, Colo., where they have been spending tne summer. John Arn and daushter of Chnmberlaln, S. D., are spending a couple of weeks with Mrs. A. M. Spetman of Bluff street Mrs. A. Q. Gilbert entertained the gradu ate nurses of the Woman's Christian Asso ciation hospital Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dayton and daugh ter of Toledo, O., are the guests of Mr. Dayton's sister, Mrs. J. A. McGonagle. Mra. F. H. Garrett of South first street entertained about fourteen members of the Baptist Missionary society Tuesday after noon. ' Mrs. M. A. Fleming of Oakland avenue gave a party for her little daughter Mar garet Friday. About fifty little folks were present Miss Veta Curtin. who has Deen visiting friends In the city, left Wednesday for her home In Chicago, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Mulqueen. Miss Ella Rosenfeld. 222 South Seventh street, . after spending the summer months t Denver. Manltou ana otner Colorado. points, has returned home. Miss ma Hllils. wno nas Deen spenainc the summer with her sister, Mrs. Ed C. Brown, and other relatives, leit xnursaay for her home in Butte, Mont. Mrs. J. B. Landls, Mrs. G. H. Acker and Mrs. B. A. Olson returned Friday from" Shenandoah, where they had been to at tend the Holmes-Truluck wedding. The "Willing Workers" ' Sewing society was entertained at the home of Mrs. Charles K. Taylor Wednesday. Refrashr men ts were served during tne aiternoon. Mrs. Guy Shepard gave a charm.ng breakfast to twenty lrlends Monday in honor of Miss Grace Beebe. The table was beautiful with large baskets of pink and white asters. ' Miss Leone Pierce entertained Monday evenlns in honor .of Miss Veta Curtin- of Chicago. Various amusements were fur nlHlieu, the pulses being won by Vera Spet man, Hazel Poole and Hazel Arnd. Complimentary to Miss Grace Beebe, Mrs. W. J. Heiser entertained a handsomely ap pointed luncheon Tuesday evening. The rooms were beautifully decorated in green and white. Covers were laid for twelve. Mr. D. M. Selby was pleasantly surprised Wednesday evening by fifteen members of the Lily Camp division of the Royal Neigh bors. Mr. Selby, as captain of Lily Camp, was presented with a sword in honor of his office. The presentation was made by Mrs. L. O. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Casper entertained at a dinner Thursday "evening In honor of Mrs. N. B. Egbert and Miss Egbert of Es thervllle. The guests were Mrs. J. B. At kins, Henry Atkins, Dr. T. B. Lacy, T. B. Lacy, jr., Mr. and Mrs. Coye of South Omaha and Mrs. A. It Klrkpatrick of San Miguel, Cal. Mrs. Dudley, assisted by Mrs. McChesney and Mrs. Etnyre, gave a dinner Tuesday evening In honor of Miss Grace Boebo. Only tne members of Miss Beebe's family were present. Pink ribbons in the form of love knots and pink geruuiunis were used In profusion in decorating the dining room ana table. Covers were laid for fourteen. One of the charming affairs of the week was the luncheon given by the Misses L. D. Rohrer and Miss Tate Monday evening in honor of Mlo Penny. The room was beautifully decorated In sweet peas and nasturtiums. These present were MIhs Penny, Miss Kelly, Mlsa Miles, Mr. and Mra A. G. Gilbert, Mrs. Westlake. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Rohrer, Mr. George Carter, Dr. Earl Bellinger, Henry Cutlw, Frank Westlake and C. Frank Rohrer,. Mrs. A. G. Ollbert gave a delightful aft ernoon to a number of the little folks Mon day tm honor of Miss Gladys Grlawolu of Chlcag. and Miss Marls Nlles of Atlantic. The afternoon was spent in games and music A nasturtium luncheon was served to the following: Kutu and Dorothy Felt Theda Bereshelm, Florence Squires, Frances Mclntyre, Frances Keellne, Flor ence Otis, Mary Chapman, Nellie Benton, Marian Macrae, Gladys Hart, Jeanette Gilbert Elesnor Gilbert, Robert Bendr.r, Carl Seybert, Harry Cooper, Keeues Loomls, Frederick Elwell and Cecil Lesher of Galesburg, 111. Mrs. C. W. Woodford of High Schoo'. avenue, assisted by Mrs. J. W. Bell, enter tained twenty young women at a lawn party Thursday at ternoom In honor of Miss Ruth Gaston of Omaha. ' The form of amusement was a progressive game of hearts, ths first prise, a hand-painted plate, being won by Miss Maud Meyers; the consolation prize, a little pin tray, being won by Miss Babel Hoagland. A course luncheon was served, the decora tions being in pink and white clematis vine. Those present were May Wads worth, Mabel Hoagland, Elisabeth Day, Elizabeth Crene, Marguret Me (calf, Ch'.orls Woodrlng, Edith Kunyon, Helen Runyon, Margaret Hypes, Hasel Brown, Gertrude Hulette, Edith Shugart, . Maud MCyers. Elvira Klnnelian, Nellie Mayne, Mabel Murdock, Sadie Besley, Flora Cooper and Ruth Gaston. Miss Madge B. Penny and Mr. George H. Carter were married at St. Paul's Episco pal church Thursday evening, Ryv. H. W. Starr omoiattng. Tne wedulng party en tered the church to the strains of Lohen grin's wedding march, with Mrs. Guy C. ttheperd at the organ. MeaM-s. George Mayne, George Filch. Tracey, Garrett, Henry Culler. Emll Leffert and Frank E. Bellinger acted as ushers and preceded ths vested church choir and the double quartet down (he aisle. The members ft the double quartet were Mrs. W. W. Bneruian. Mist Price. Mrs. Robert Mullis, Mrs. Banford, diaries liaverstork. Perry Badolett snd Lucius Pryor. Following these cuma the maid of honor, Miaa Mary Louisa Tlnley, snd the six little flower girls, Mary Stuart, BeMaie Uutnn. Nellie Kysn of Omaha. Grace Gilllland. Marian Macrae and Mary Chap man, each soaned In dainty pale blue silk mull. As the quartet was ringing ths beau tiful wedding hymn, "The Voice that Breathed O'er Jnd and Sea." the bride, accompanied by her uncle, Senstor Shirley Gilllland of Olenwood, came slowly down the aisle. Arriving at the altar tbsy were met by the groom and his best man, Mr. George 8. Wright, 'n.e bride was gowned In wmte silk mull over cream taffeta, snd white tulle veil, end carried a white ivory prayer book. The maid of honor. Miss Mary Louisn Tlnley. wore pale blue silk mull. After Ae oeremony the newly wedded couple received a tew clone friends and relatives at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. O. If. L..OSS, where an elaborate course supper was served. The rooms were veritable bowers of cut flowers, potted ?lants and palms. The centerpiece on the able was a basket of beautiful pink roses, one of the wedding presents from Mr. Car ter's ssxociates In the Nonpareil. One room, set apart for the purpose, was Alld with gifts of every sort tetifylng to the es teem in which Mr. Cartsr and his bride era held. In the dazzling array could be seen cut-glass dishes, handsome linens, countless pieces of silver, china, brlo-a- Drac, lumiturs ana choice pictures. Mr. and Mra Carter left Friday morning for a trip to Denver. The bride wore on going away a handsome tailored gown of castor covert cloth, with hat and gloves to matcn. Mr. and Mrs. Carter will be at home to their friends after October 1 at 722 Sixth avenue. The decoration et the church were furnished complimentary to Miss Penny by the Woman's Christian associa tion. The groom Is city editor of ths Non pareil, wniie tne erlne was ror a number of years superintendent of the Woman's Christian Association hospital. GETS ' NO DAMAGES FROM CITV Man Injured by Acctdeat la Darlnaj Performance Falls la Salt. FORT DODGE, la.. Sept 3. (Special Tel egram.) Judge Whltaker of the district court this afternoon Instructed the Jury In the case of M. Wheeler against the City of Fort Dodge to return a verdict In favor of the city. Wheeler was injured in this city July 4 last year by a "slide for life1 performer, wljo fell from a wire stretched from the top of the courthouse Into the crowd below.. The accident was due to the giving away of the improvised harness worn by the performer after she had gone a few feet The girl was Instantly killed before a crowd of several thousand and Wheeler was seriously injured. Upon his recovery he brought 'jlt for 830.000 against the city, holding It liable for his Injuries. The Judge In his Instructions to the Jury maintained ..that the city had exercised every precaution- against accident Monona Demoerats Orgraaise. . ONAWA, Is.. Sept 3. (Special.) The democrats of Monona county were only one day behind the republicans in organizing for the fall campaign and met yesterday at tha office of E. J. Marshall, county chairman, in Onawa, to perfect their or ganization. All the candidates on the county ticket were present, aa well as most of the prominent democrats of the county. It was decided. County Chairman Ander son said, to have soma speaking, but con. slderable attention will be given to the education of the voters, and especially In . regard to county matters. The demo crats claim to have strong hopes of elect ing at least a portion of their county ticket and will go In heavy for "reform1 and the abolition of all grafts, whether In the matter of salary or fees. Newton May Bnlld Armory. NEWTON, la., Sept. 3. (Special.) At a meeting of Newton business men Friday evening it was' decided to investigate the matter of building an armory for Com pany L of the National Guard. It wns given out that other cities of the state were anxious to secure the company and that unless a suitable place to drill was furnished the town may lose tha company. A .committee was appointed to consult architects and contractors to secure plans and estimates on a suitable building. Sues Priest for Dsmsgei. GARNER, la., Sept 3. (Special.) Mrs. Veronica Burda- has sued Father John Bros,- a Catholic priest, for the sum of $10,000 to cover alleged damages .for -the death of her husband last spring. She claims the priest drove up In front of a store with a lousy horse. She states her husband and a crowd Joshed, him about It, when the priest drew out a bottle of car bolic acid. Her husband took the bottle, drank from It and was dead within an hour. Schools Open Monday. LOGAN, la., Sept. S.-(Special.)-The Logan publlo schools open Monday with the following teachers: Superintendent, Charles E. Blodgeit; principal, Edjth M. Fischer; music teacher, Stella O'Reilly; grammar room, Elsie Davles; sixth grade, Carrie Fletcher; fifth grade, Harriet Whist ler; fourth grade. Addle Earnhardt; third grade, Florence Warnock; second grade, Inez Croasdale; advanced primary, Anna Walker; first primary, Fanny M. Ford. Smith Returns for Trial. DAVENPORT, la., Sopt 8. (Spectal.)-8. F. Smith Is to return to Davenport to face the charges for which he is under bond of $12,000. He will be accompanied by his wife and daughter and Mrs. Wllkenson. They will be the guests of M. T. Brown till their affairs are settled up. Mr. Smith 4s ths son of the man who wrote "America." Iowa News Notea. LOGAN, Sept. 3. Harrison County Old Settlers association elected the following officers: President, S. M. Blackrnan, Woodbine;, secretary, A. M. Fyrando, Mag nolia; treasurer, F. Hill, Magnolia. MISSOURI VALLEY, Sept. 1 Last night at 1 fire broke out In tha rear of C. La Due's shoe store on Erie street The Are department was promptly on the scene and extinguished what might have been a large Are. Loss, 3200. LITTLE SIOUX, Sept. 8 The Modem Woodmen of America will hold their an nual log rolling here Saturday, September 17, with an address by George W. Egan of Logan. In the afternoon there will be races and other contests. A balloon as cension occurs at 6 p. m. ARMENIANS RAID A TOWN Take Refuse la House aad Are Driven Oat by Turkish Troops. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. .-(Delayed.) A hot fight between Armenian insurgents and Turkish troops occurred at Van, Au gust 31, in which more than a score were killed. Armenians to the number of 150 raided the town, charged four houses and barri caded themselves. Troops attacked ths houses and In ths fight which followed two soldiers and twenty other persons were killed. The authorities set fire to a number of adjoining houses so that tha troops might better be enabled te- besiege the In surgents, - - The town was panic-stricken and those Inhabitants who had not fled to the moun tains took refuge in the churches and con vents. It Is statsd by the authorities that other Armenian bands are preparing to cross the Persian frontier. Walt hour Wlas Raee. LONDON, Sept." 3-3:66 p. tn.-"Bobby" Walthour of Atlanta won the 100-kllometer motor-paced professional championship of tha world from Slroar of Francs at tha Crystal palace todaf by four and three fourths lengths. The ,tlme was one hour thirty-three minutes and seven and three fifths seconds. Republicans at Mot arlasa. . HOT SPRINGS, a D., Sept. 3.-(Bpeclal Telegram.) At the republican convention, held here today, Ed Clark of Edgemonl was nominated on the first ballot for sheriff over Charles Stewart of Hot eprlngs and A. C. Forney of Oulrlchs. A. C. For y was nomluated for count treasurer. TAYLOR WRITING ACCEPTANCE Candidate, of National Liberty Ttt.j to Hake Active Campaign. PRINTING OFFICE FOR REFORM SCHOOL Miners Near Colfax Compromise with Companies oa Qaestloa of Trans portation to aad from Mlaea. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DEfl MOINES, Sept 3.-(Speclal.) Last but by no means of least Importance, the lone Iowa candidate for the presidency, George Edwin Taylor, will present In due time, In the form of a letter of acceptancs, his views on political matters and the rea sons why he and his party should receive the support of the colored people- of the United States In the comtng slectlon. Mr. Taylor has been duly notified of his nomi nation, and his acceptance letter Is in course of preparation. As the candidate for tha presidency of the national liberty party, Mr. Taylor and his associates be lieve that they may hold the balance of power, which will decide who shall be pres ldnt The national liberty party, composed wholly of negroes, assembled In St Louis July f and adopted a platform of princi ples. Mr. Taylor will enlarge upon this statement; but more especially will he deal with the attitude of political parties to ward the colored vote of the country and with disfranchisement In the' south. He will condemn the movement for dlsfrsn chlsement as utterly unconstitutional and revolutionary. He will arraign the south ern states for their attitude, but will not attempt to deny that there Is some excuse for them. The career of George Taylor has been in teresting. Son of a slave, he was, tr.ken In early life to Wisconsin, where he received a good education. He entered the newspa per -business as an employe of "Brick' I'omeroy. at La Crosse, and rose to the position of city editor of the Democrat He afterwards edited an evening pap.r and was half owner, and it was a paper of gen eral circulation. Ha came to Iowa, engaged In publishing a newspaper at Oskuloosn, then managed a coal mine at Albla, turned to farming and now lives in Ottumwa, He took part in the labor movement in. Wisconsin, and was a delegate from that state to a convention which organU id the union labor party. Twelve years ago he was selected by a republican state con vention as an alternate delegate-at-large to the national convention at Minneapolis. He had Joined with other prominent ne groes In a movement to demand culaln things In the party platform, and ut Min neapolis he went before the resolutions committee. He was pledged to do ell he could to defeat Harrison's retiommation. and he virtually walked out of the conven tion and became a bolter. In 1806 Mr. Taylor was selected as an al ternate district delegate to the democ ratio national convention. Later he assisted In forming the national democratic negro league, and has been its president four years. ' But he has long regarded himself as. In dependent in politics, and not tied up with any party. This year he has done very little political work until he become the nominee of this new party for the presi dency. His letter will be out In a few days. State Buys Printing; Outflt The state of Iowa today bought a print ing outfit and will establish a printing house on a small scale suitable for teach ing boys the art of printing. The last sen era! assembly appropriated 33,000 for this purpose, though the Board of Control had asked for 34,000, in order to put in a print ing and binding outfit Today the board purchased a book and news press, a large Jobber, paper cutter, stitcher and all the type and material necessary for a first- class small printing office. This will be located at the State Industrial School for Boys at Eldora. The boys .are to be taught printing as well as other trades and It Is believed that at this office the state will be able to do a large amount of printing necessary on state documents. The print ing dcuie for the Board of Control and all state institutions Is not done by the state printer, as other kinds of printing, but Is let out on contract, and there Is a grow ing amount of this. The state has had printing outfits, but very poor ones, at some of the other Institutions. This will be the 'most extensive experiment of the kind made. . i Iowa Prlsoa Population Stationary. ine reports from the two state prisons In Iowa show that there Is little change in the number of prisoners from year to year. At Anamosa the number of prisoners is 366, which is a decrease of twenty-four in the year, while at Fort Madison the num ber Is 473, an Increase of thirty In the year. As a whole, however, the prisons are not maintaining the population they had ten years ago and the tendency Is to nave fewer sent to the prisons from the court and for shorter terms. At other Institu tions the reports show little change in population. At Eldora there are 491, a loss of two in the month. The population at Claiinda In the Insane department la 928, a loss of forty-five, there being fifty trans- J"erred to Moupt Pleasant At the latter hospital the population Is now 861. In the Inebriate department there are twenty- eight, a loss of six. At Cherokee there are 674 insane, a loss of two, and in the in ebriate department twenty-six, a loss' of four. At Olenwood there are 959,'' an in crease of sixty-three In the month, due to returns front parole. i Miners Accept aa Offer. Thu fltHlrln mliuH fM T . ... - m ...... . u fBfj0, vwuniy, about 600 in all, have accepted tha terms offered by the Colfax Northern railroad in regard to transportation to and from the coal mines south of Colfax. -The rate of 81.60 a month for each miner to Anderson- vllle and 33 a month to Seevers waa ac cepted, but the company agreed to fit up a car with comfortable seats for the miners. They had complained that they were com pelled to pay for riding in an open car or a box car with no seats, and they declined longer to do so. The arbitration board settled the matter amicably. Long- Service aa Educator. Prof. Henry Sabln, for eight years stats superintendent of public Instruction and more recently connected with the normal department of Highland Park college, has Just retired from school work after fifty- seven years of continuous work. He com menced back in Vermont when he was 17 and had been either . teaching or In some educational office ever since. Last winter he fell and broke his collar bone, since which time be has not been very active, but will engage In business with his son. Deo Moines Milk Is Baa. A local chsmlst has mads an 'investiga tion of samples of milk Sold in the city and claims to have discovered In four samples traces of formaldehyde used aa a preservative. The milk exposed for sale is r-gularly Inspscted, but despite this she use of ths preservative Is said to be com mon. The city authorities are now pre-' paring to license milk dealers snd to estab lish thorough Inspection to supplement thst of ths state Inspectors Clinton ta Have Brewery. There was filed In the office of the secre- tarr of stats today ths articles of Incorpor ation of the Clinton Brewing company, with 3200,000 capital, by Julius Afidresea and Tha Farmers Co-Operatlvs Creamery com- psny of New Haven, Mitchell 'county, was organised, with ii.ww capital, js. uiues ss president and D. C. Thomas Secretary. THIBETANS MAKING A TREATY An gru at SO They Had Agreed to Two Claaaea of British Prepo. sltloa. LHASSA, Aug. 80. (Delayed.) The durbir today was attended by the Chinese amban and the Thibetan regent with three coun cilors. Colonel Younghusband, commissioner with the British expedition, was Informed that two clauses of ths treaty with Great Britain had been agreed upon. The ques tion of Indemnity ts still to be settled. Pope Writes to Irish Blahopa. ROME, Sept. 3. The pope has addressed a letter to the Irish episcopacy recalling the recent visit to Armsgh of his legate. Cardinal Vinoenco Vannutelll, expressing satisfaction at the faith displayed, en couiaglng the Irish people to perisvsre and blessing iliera all. Movemeat of Amerleaa Warships. GIBRALTAR. Sept 3. Ths United State. cruisers Olympla and Cleveland soiled to day for Cherbourg: thence thev will an m Norway. The United States cruiser Balti more win proceed to Genoa, where It will be docked preparatory to sailing for China. Amerleaa Cruisers for St. Helena. CAPE TOWN, Sept S.- p. m. The United States South Atlantic squadron, consisting of the cruisers Brooklyn (flag ship) and Atlanta and the gunboats Ma rietta and Castlne, letf here today for the Island of St Helena. LEWIS W1SS AT GtlH SHOOT Gets Traveling; Set Which la Trophy for Trap Shooting-. f .v.The, trap nootlna' yesterday afternoon at the Omaha Uun ciuo's grounds was lor a traveling set, given by the club, and was won by Mr. Lewis. Lewis, Townsend and Dreisback tied In the first shoot, and In shooting off the tie Townsend was dropped. In the third shoot both Dreisback snd Lewis scored 18. Dreisback missed three times In the fourth and Lewis missed once and carried off the prize. The tol lowlng were the results: Lwl J 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-19 Rogers .....1 111111111011101111 l-w Tnwn.ni1 I 1 1 I 1 111 I i i i i i i . . i . . . Dreisback . .1111111110111111111 1-1 ;"""n iiiivivuiiiiiiiug 117 Marh J?.1,1.1 J 1 U 1 11 111 1 1 101-18 Burke 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 o-W First tie: Lewis ...... .1111011111110111111 1-18 Townsend ..1111110111111011110 1-17 Dreisback ..1110111111101111111 1-18 Second tie: Lewis 1 111011111111101111 1-18 DSfi7bttck. 1011111111101111111 1-18 Third tie: Jw' .I 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-19 Dreisback '..1111111011101111101 1-17 NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL RECORD Automobile Makes Trip la a Little Less Than Thirty-Three Days. NEW YORK, Sept. S.-L. L. Whitman and Charles Carris arrived at the Auto mobile Club of America at 1:40 p. m. today at the end of a cross-contln-nt automobile trip from San Francisco. They covered a distance of 4,600 miles In thirty-two days twenty hours and twenty minutes, thus breaking the old record by nearly a month. The time before recorded waa sixty-one days, made by Tom Fetch last year. The men traveled In a motor air cooled Instead of water cooled, as usual. It has been supposed the trip could not be made In an air cooled motor. Little riding at night was done. The longest single day's Journey was S2S miles, between Toledo and Rochester. At Osslnlna R. C. Bevmnnr and Eddie Ryan met Whitman and Carris and escorted them to this city. Athletic Union Expels Lorar. ST. LOUIS. Sent. 8. It waa announced tonight that Fred Lorg of New York City has been expelled from the Amateur Ath letic union on account of his action on finishing In ths Marathon race after he had- ridden In an automobile Dart nf the distance during the progress of .the con test. Liorg entered the stadium and ran the prescribed three-auarters way around the track, breaking the tape and giving the impression mat ne naa won tne race. He waa accused by an official of havlnsr ridden In an automobile for part of the distance. Lorg then admitted that he had done so, but was not able to give a satisfactory reason for having finished the race. Good Prices for Runners., NEW YORK. Septr 8. Good prices were realized at the sale of the Dlxlana, Larch mont, Kingston and Raceland studs at Sheepshead Bay today. The star of the sale was the half brother of Ort Wells and- Dick Wells, who was sold for 38,600, the tOD Drlce. to Sam HUdreth. The coR Is by Imp Sorcerer-Teas, Over, HUdreth also bouKht the half brother to the Derby winner, Claude. He Is by Prevlous-Llda H. and was sold for 33.100. H. B. Duiica paid 34.000 for the son of Imp Topgallant-Two Heart. Ovltt Defeats Lee. j Ovltt the Country club tennis nlsver who Is competing for the Junior city cnarapionsnip in tennis, yesterday arter noon defeated Lee In the finals after an exciting and hard fought match. Ovltt will play . Brown, last yesr's champion, some time this week. The results: Ovltt beat Lee 8-2, 8-8, 6-4. 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Harriman, Wlnslow S. Pierce, the Oregon Short Line company -and the Equitable Trust company of New York to restrain tha Northern Securities company from carry ing out Its proposed plan of distribution of Its assets. This Is the first formal answer filed by the Northern Securities company either to the original bill of complaint of Harriman and Pierce or. to the first and second amendments thereto. The prelimi nary Injunction granted by Judge Brad ford restraining ths Northern Securities company from disposing of certain shares of the Northern Paclflo company was granted upon motion and argument In open court, and without the filing of any formal answer to the original bill. The filing of the answer would seem to Indicate that tha case Is to go before Judge Bradford for a final hearing, notwithstanding the fact that ' an appeal has been taken to the United States court of appeals from Judge Brad ford's opinion granting a preliminary in junction. Allege Transfer Waa Ahsolnte. The answer filed today Is largely a for mal presentation of points that were made before Judge Bradford on the argument' on motion for a preliminary Injunction, Ths answer admits that on November 18. 1901, Harriman and Pierce owned preferred stock to the extent of 341,066,000 and com mon stock to tha value of 837,023.000, but avers that on the same day Harriman and Pierce transferred this stock to the North ern Securities company, ' receiving therefor 88,916,628 In cash and 8X2.491,871 In stock of the securities . company. It IS further averred that this transfer was absolute and unconditional and that there never has been any understanding- or- agreement, ex pressed or Implied, as to how long such preferred or common- stock should be re tained or managed -by the Northern Se curities company, -. It Is also stated that under a resolution of the board of direc tors of the Northern Paclflo company tha preferred stock of - that company waa re tired on November 18, 1901, and that since January 1, 1902, such preferred stock of the Northern Paclflo company had ceased to exist. ',..-..,..;'. It la denied that the decision of tha su- preme court of the United States wss to tha effect that the stock of the Northern Pa clflo -company acquired by the Northern Se curities company Is held by the latter ss trustee. . It Is also averred that all stock of the Northern Securities company has been acquired for a valuable consideration In the belief that It presented a proportion of the defendants' assets, and this Is set up as one of the reasons of ths propose plan of distribution. SUIT AGAINST TRUST COMPANY Promoters of Cottoa Dock Compaay Charged with Deeelt and Fraud. NEW YORK, Sept 3. Two actions seek ing to recover 3300,000 from the Continental Trust company of Baltimore were begun In the United States circuit court here to day. The suits were broug-ht by the Central National "bank of New York, in liquids, tlon, and the Merchants' Trust company of New York. The first named seeks to recover the turn of 8200,000 which It paid as a subscriber to tha underwriting syndicate of the United States Cotton Duck corporation. The Mer. chants' Trust company asks Judgment for 3100,000, which It likewise paid on a sub scription to the same syndicate. Tha complainants allege that they were Induced to invest in the new corporation on the strength of a printed statement Is sued by the defendant, which purported to show that the pew corporation wss capable of earning profits sufficient to pay all fixed charges and dividends on its 360,000,000 issue of stock. . 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