TI1E OMAnA DAILY IlEEr MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1003.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
( council bluffs
AT THE PLAY HOUSES.
JAIL DELIVERY FRUSTRATED
Prisoner! Saw Off Ban and Are Nearly
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PLOT IS REYEALtD ' ACCIDENTALLY
Yni( Mem ' Rervlas; feateaee for
, Theft Telia Hie Uothr that H ta
lie,' ,'s Parly "to Srhtm aa4
' Reaehes Sheriff.
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ere numerous and beautiful. Rev. James
O'May, pastor of Broadway Methodist,
assisted by Bev. W. B. Clemmer, pastor of
the First Christian church, conducted ths
services. Interment was In Falrvlew ceme
tery. Nothing- further having been heard from
the brother In Oregon, the remains of An
gelo Balxarinl, the Italian who deliberately
committed suicide by placing his head be
neath the wheels of the Milwaukee train on
which he waa a passenger, have been
buried by the cTiunty. '
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' Timely' discovery prevented a wholesale
delivery 'pf prisoners from the county Jail
' last night.. One bar' la the west window
trf ths lower eorrtdorv partly sawn through,
was-all. tttat stood between the eighteen
men eonflned'- these and liberty when the
. plot wa discovered. The discovery was
mad merely by chance and had It not
. been at the time It was one hour more
would have sufficed for the prisoners to
make tlTelr aeeajje.
R. C. ,Vrom,an, a young man of this city,
, .who Is .aervlng a . sentence for theft of
' -wheat. from a railroad car,. waa the channel
through, 'which Sheriff Canning learned of
, the proposed Jail break. The young man
waa cognisant of what some of the other
' vrisonsra were doing, and when hla mother
'called to see him last evening he was
ailowed outside to speak to her. As his
'rrtother 'was bidding" hltn' goodbye he re
marked! "If you see in the papers In the
morning anything about the prisoners get
ting? away from the jail here don't think
.1 am with them, as I shall not leave."
Ha told hla' mother further that the men
In the Jail would attempt to break out, but
.that It wu more than his life would be
worth to eB the Jailer. Mra. Vroman,
J' when the1 'went home, told nor husband, and
,,! in turn .'told a third party, who at once
- called ajp Sheriff Canning by telephone.
'' Sheriff .Cinljlng at once made an Investi
gation kid found that one of the steel
.,, bars separating the corridor on the lower
floor In which the prisoners are kept dur
ty insj the daytime had been broken off, leav
i In ft space sufficiently large for a man to
-crawl through, and that one bar over the
middle window cm the west of the corridor
-had bwea sawn through at one end and
- pattlyjthroug-h a the other. A few minutes'
more Work would have been sufficient to
have completed the Sawing of the bar.
, , It wu found that an Iron angle bar had
'been torn from the Iron bunks In the cell
In the cylinder occupied at nurht by J. II.
'Wnltcpmb and William Smith, the latter
eao. .-. This and an Iron support torn
from the sink had been used to break off
,'the stpel bar In .the. corridor. The saw or
saws with whloh tha bar of the window was
sawed could not be found last night.
Youi y.roman waa taken Into the Jailer's
. private apartmen's and there he told the
whole story of the attempted Jail break.
j'Wiilteomb and- Smith, he said, were the
,.Bin who -haf done the work and they had
teen at It hearty a week. . While Whltcomb
,was vawlng the bar on the window Smith,
tha -negro kept ''the space made by the
j breaking. of the bar In the corridor hid hy
placing a- basket of coal and a waahtub
,-ualimt -It. v ;Another prisoner, Frank
' Vaughan, !vld. assisted Whltcomb and
t8mith;".;, . , ; .,
. The. men succeeded In breaking the . bar
.r'.yerteraaf."'6rhfhg and"" fhtn5 commenced
vtht Vbrk of sawing the bar across the
window, Vroman, said, but he was unable
'toi glve ay Information aa to. where they
'frrtciired thesawsv Although the saws
'"fcotr.d hot be found last night, one of the
other prisoners admitted, a. Jailor Gallup
' that t)ie'nmn hd them., ?.
' Vroman told also of a previous plan con
cftrtM 'ft Whltcomb, Smith and Vaughan
to escnne. They had arranged a towel so
..that, when. -Jftllor Oallup opened the gate
.'.et .thev corrlijor to allow cool to be taken
1rji (t -'coTild taally ' thrown around . hla
.jik ndv41od; up to the bar. With- the
jailer .-thas- j?iighi they ) Intended to put
ihtm Intocn.ei of the cells In the cylinder,
take his keys from hln, place the members
,. of hW family behind the bars and lock them
kln .ancj ttoi mfitjo their escape, after sels
I nig Bay jwnpon which they wore able to
Jjlnd. Thla plot. "however, fell through, as
J they-. Oecarne ..siisplolous that Jailer Oallup
j..J".aJ ;been V'lpped" off, as he changed his
manner of standing1 when opening the door.
. Instead of standing behind It after he had
f Openea It, "with his back to the grating.
he stood In front of It, thus preventing
,theni from getting the towel around hla
neck. . . ' .
" Whitcomh Is awaiting the action of the
' ' grand jury1; ' he having been bound over
1 for the robbery at the T,ower residence
'r.and other burglaries. ' Smith la the negro
( who-stole-a boat, and other garmenta from
the ' Bene -stone...: Vaughan Is serving a
tWrty-day sentence for the theft of a caddy
of tobacco from Feregoy gt Moore. He la
almost a giant in stature and a very pow
" erfui man. i ,1 I
RAISIXO CASH (OH tllltlSTIAS HOME
Foanders' Iiay Inspected to Be Pro
dartlTe of Reaalts.
Manager H. R. Lemen and friends of the
Christian Home are hoping that today will
be a memorable one in the history of the
Institution. Tills Is the day which has
been set aside as "Founders Day" and It
is hoped that friends of the home will
contribute sufficient to enable the erection
of the proposed Founders' memorial build
ing, to the memory of Ilev. ami Mrs. J. O.
Lemen.
Today was selected by Mansger H. B.
Lemen to be observed as "Founders' Day"
on account of It being the fifty-seventh
birthday anniversary of Bev. J. O. Lemen,
the founder of the home who died October
26 laat. So far Manager Lemen reports
having received assurances of $t,ooo towards
the memorial building, of this amount
$4,000 being pledged by Charles Tabor of
Denlson, providing friends of the Institution
will plotlge $40,000.
The following plan for pledges has been
announced by Mr. Lemen:
Pledges will be received for the erection
of the Memorliil building In any amount
from $5 up. Each pledge will be recorded,
when paid, In a volume, with the name and
rmliUmtii tit tha rinnnr. This Volume will
be kept in the Memorial building for the
perusal or all visitors. . ...
There will be tlfty beds In the new build
ing. Kach friend pledtfing $75 may have
Inscribed shove a cot in or ner name or
mnmnrlcl tn a fri.mil nr relative.
Thar win h flfiv windows. Kach friend
pledging $ino Is privileged to have Inscribed
Rhove a window nm r,r ner name, ui
tnomnrlnt to n friend or relative.
There will bo twenty doors. Karh friend
pledging $100 la privileged to have Inscribed
above a door his or her name, or a memor
ial tn n frfpnri or relative.
There will be erected nt the main entrance
to the Memorial building a tablet, on which
will be placed the name "f each one who
pledges $1000 or more. This may also be
made a memorial to a friend or relative.
Wholesale Jobbers' Meeting;.
A special meeting of the 'low and Ne
hraska Wholesale Grocers," association has
been called for Tuesday In this city. One
of the principal questions to come before
the meeting is the proposed uniform con-
I tract between the canners and Jobbers. A
meeting was recently held in Des Moines
by committees from both sides, but no
agreement was reached as to what the con
tract shall contain. Both the Jobbers and
canners have submitted drafts of what
thev respectively consider should be In
eluded and these will be discussed and pos
sibly acted upon at the meeting tomorrow
Any eontract adopted now will not be
of benefit to the Jobbers thla yenr, they
having placed their orders for this season
What tho Jobbers seek In the new contract
Is a guarantee that tho canners will de
liver all orders contracted for or In failure
to do so will reimburse the Jobber If com
pelled to go upon the open makct and pur
chase.
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, 1 . Woman's C'lab Calendar..
This Is the Woman's club calendar for
the week:
Ttiesdav Ideal eluh. home of Mrs. Met
calf. 2:30 tvm.: Woman's club, home of
Mrs. WrlHht. 2:30 n. m.: University club
home, nf Mm Henard. 3 D. m. : current
events department, Council Bluffs Woman's
club, club rooms, 2:80 p. m.
Wednesdav Literature department. Coun
cil Bluffs Woman's club, club rooms, 2:S0
p. m.
Thursday Every Thursday club, home of
Mrs. Wright. 10 a. m.
Friday Oakland Avenue Reading club
home of Mra Oroutt, 2:30 p. m.
COMPLAINT AGAINST RAILWAY
Patrons of Oaicade-BelleTna Line Object to
Poor BerTice Furnished Them.
STATISTICS OF IOWA INSTITUTIONS
Their Popolatlon Kseeeds fciani
Taoasaaa for the First Time
Uorernor Asked to Address
Meat Prodocers.
cstor of Decors h and a leading member of
the Methodist church. He will be taken to
the asylum on Monday.
LEE
COSSIDF.n
CASE
WOI
His Attoraera Will Me Relief Assoela-
tloa for Balaaee Dae.
CRKSTON. la.. Feb. 19. (Special.) The
report of the decision In the case of M."J.
Iee against the Chicago, Burlington A
Qulncy relief department, tried this week
at Olenwood, seems to have been somewhat I a natural enough story, In a coherent way.
misunderstood. The original statement was I and doesn't ask one to do any violence ta
made that the verdict was for the defend- a grounded sense of probabilities In order
ant. It seems that Mr. Lee sued the com- to accept the action of the sketch. This Is
panr to be permitted to go on the rolls of I undoubtedly what recommended It to Mr
the relief at half pay on account of a per- I James O. Barrows and his younger but
Vaaderllle at the Crelahtea-Orpheam.
One of the most satisfactory little come
dies ever offered Is being presented In a
most acceptable manner at the Orpheum
thla week. "When Georglna Waa Eighteen"
was written, for acting purposes and not
to display the peculiar talent of some one
who Is possessed of Just enough ability to
be unworthy of a place In the "legit." This
fact very naturally takes the sketch out of
the range of vaudeville experience. It tells
ferent and better. When Indian hss noth
ing he goes to snother Indian and, lives
with him and they divide up. When Indian
gets drunk he hss enough, but white man
has never enough. I no want to be white
man. I am glad that I am Indian and I
would not give my big Indlnn Woman for
many Of the best white women."
eat neaervatioas for Ysaye.
All persons holding memtwrshlp cards for
the season Of Omaha concert promoters ,
concerts may have their sents for Ysaye
reserved this morning at the box office
of the Auditorium at 1 o clovk. uencrai
sale opens tomorrow morning at the same
place and hour.
Aliened Bootlearsrer Bonn Over.
Ed Young, arrested at Logan, la., by
Deputy United States Marshal McCoy had
a preliminary hearing yesterday morning
before United States Commissioner Craw
ford on a charge of bootlegging. He was
bound over to the federal grand Jury and
his bond placed at $200. He succeeded In
securing ball and his release later In the
day. Young has previously been convicted
of bottlegglng and served time in the Har
rison county Jail. ' , '.
Deaths and Funerals.
" The funeral of the late Alexander Long
"wUl be" tieW Inls afternoon at 2 o'clock from
She residence of his son, George W. Long,
261 Avenue1 0, and burle). will ,be In Fulr
vlew cemetery.
The .urieiAl of. the late James Monroe
Templeton Will be held nt 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon "from the residence of his son,
John V.X Templeton, and will be private.
InUr"W will te In Walnut Hill cemetery.
Mr. 'TffApiviton Is survived by eight chil
dren, "'"W, Ay Templeton of Omaha, Mm.
, Fannie clregg of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Mrs.
W. H. CampiieU pf Missouri Valley, Mrs.
W. N.-tiMi of Chicago. Mra. Fred Pearl
of South' Omaha, D. W. and J. L. Temple
ton of-thin city, and Mrs. Jennie Silver of
Beltarwor Web. .
Tho, ; funeral . of M"a- Minnie Becklnger,,
who :rUefl. February $3 at the home of her
.slstery Va. jf. Tnctot, ..at Armour, 8. D.,
was nelf4yeatrday afternoon from Lunk
ley's undertaking rtoms and interment was
In Walnut, -HUl fcemetety. The remains,
which Phed . here Saturday night, wera
aectMuried by- th" husband, Albert Beck
Ingfr oCffe ur Cltjt, her .brother. Al-phonso'.-Bourke-
btvOmaiia, and nephew,
Arthur jtJinctot of Armour.
The. funeral of ; th late Mrs. Amanda
Aatr, wftVef Jolm J. Aten, was held yes-
lordly sf-ternoti from the family residence
on QleH avenue .sad was attended ty a
large guttering- of arrowing friends of tha
4sceas4 ittil bereaved Tangly,' Members of
tha AM Lincoln post, Grand Army of the
RrpublteVi-knd Jhf". Women's Belief corps,
attended 7Th. a body. The floral tributes
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-TEACH THE CHILDREN
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' A deUoJoua .dentifrice make tha tooth
brush lesson easy. SOZODONT la a fra
grant liquid cleanser, penetrating tha little
cravtoee of the loath It purifies tlism.
SOZODONT
TOOTH POWDER
polishes ths delicate enamel, but does not
scratch, thus It prsvdnta the accumulation
of tartar; 'without Injuring the enamel, a
property found only'ta SOZODONT."
fOKlUi LIQUID. MWCkR. PAtTC.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs. . .
Leffert'a glasses fit.
Stockert sells carpets.
Plumbing and Heating. Blxby A Bon.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, S3 Pearl street
For rent, modern house, 723 Sixth avenue.
The olty council will meet in adjourned
regular session this evening,
of the question has been referred to City
Solicitor Buyder fur an opinion.
The regular meeting of the Board of Edu
cation will be held tomorrow evening.
School drawing, piactlce and music pa
pers. C. K. Alexander. 333 B'way.
Dunoan, 23 S. Main st. Guarantees to do
the best shoe repair work. Give him a trial.
Mr. and Mrs.- J. H. Posey and daughter
are home from a visit with relatives In
Kentucky.
Rt. Bev. T. N. Morrison, Episcopal btahop
of Iowa, will visit Grace church Sunday,
March 12.
Smallpox has appeared In the country
around Council lilurTs. Stanton Smith of
Garner township has been tiuarantlned fur
the disease.
Wulton B. Smith, son of Spencer Smith of
this city, has been sppolnted an enumer
ator to take the government manufacturing
census In this city.
George Webster Was ' arrested yesterday
charged with being Implicated with Qulmby
and Pollard In the theft of coal from ths
Northwestern railroad.
Missouri oak dry cordwood, $ a cord,
,,! ti.TK n-r IumiI. mhvU bark, hickory IT
uer cord, delivered. William Welch, 1
North Main. Telephone m
Chester Dudley, who wsa thrown from
his pony and knocked unconscious by strik
ing his head -against a teltgraph pule, will
be able to be uut in a day or two.
There will be a special meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society at St. Paul's Episcopal
rhurch thia afternoon at the residence of
Mra. Emmet Tlitiey on oouin oevenui.
The conference between ths committee
from .the Board vt Education and the
ItnArri of Health on the general vaccination
order will be held tonight. The legal phase
iNew furniture, ranges and carpets, dam
aged by water, on sale Monday, February
27, at less than 60 cents on the dollar. Cher-ni-as
& Hoclimun, 614 Main. Here Is a snap.
"A Joint meeting of the boards of super
visor of Pottawattamie and Harrison coun
ties will be nelil weonesuay in mis cny
te consider the claims for damages and the
amounts allowed ou same by tnu commis
sioners, ,.
Oak Leaf camp, Royal Neighbors of
America, will hold a social at lis hall In
the Mt-rrlam block this evening. There will
be an Interesting program and Supreme
Physician Dr. Suan M. Snyder of this city
will deliver an address. .
An overcoat belonging to a son of County
Auditor t'lievne was stolen from the rooms
of the public, library Friday afternoon. The
police nave recovered it In a local second
hand goods store, where It had been sold
by the thief for IS cents.
Attorney George W. Hewitt has been cited
to appear In police court this morning to
answer a clairge of violating the city or
dinances prohibiting the filling of open cess
pools and vaults. Mr. Hniit has refused
to have the vault cleaned as directed by
the health authorities and has fluted be
would rill it Slid open a new one.
County Attorney Hess expects Judge
Thornell to muke an askignniwit if crim
inal cases this week, there btmg but four
law cunrs on the present asxigument to be
tried. Mr. ileus will take up the trial of
Arthur Bernstein, one of -the snen charged
with blowing the Treynor bunk safe, first.
The trial of James Arthur, t:ernsteln'a al
leged accomplice, will follow next.
(From a Staff Correspondents)
DES MOINES. Feb. 19.-(Speclal)-Fa-trons
of the Cascade & Bellevue branch
of the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul rail
road have complained to the state railroad
commissioners thst the only way they can
tell when a train Is coming Is by tele
phoning to the farm houses along the
route. They say they have aided the road
by taxes and donations and think the road
should give better service. The road Is
narrow gauge affair 86 miles long, and
the complaint of the mayors and city
councils of four of the five towns along the
line la to the effect that as the Milwaukee
changes its n.trrow gauge equipment on
some other branch to a standard gauge It
dumps the discarded material onto the
Cascade & Bellevue line. Among other
complaints the petitions to the railroad
commissioners for an investigation state
that about two years ago the road abolished
Its telegraph stations at all but the termi
nal points and that as a result the patrons
are not only unable to find out when a train
will arrive, but the road Is unable to oper
ate more than one train at a time over the
entire system. It is furthermore com
plained that the wornout engines can haul
but five standard cars at a time, while
there are frequently fifteen or twenty cars
offered and received. Besides, the stock
loaded on the narrow gauge cars has to be
reloaded at Bellevue In the standard gauge
cars.
The road complained of was originally
built aa the Chlcngo, Bellevue, Cascade A
Western and was Incorporated August 4,
1877. It extends from Cascade, Dubuque
county, to Bellevue, Jackson' county. It
is probable the original Intention wss that
It should reach Chicago. It was completed
In 1879 and in 1880 was conveyed to the
Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque 4 Minnesota
railroad, which in the same year sold it
to the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul.
Secretary Dwlght N. Lewis has forwarded
copies of the petitions to President A. J.
Earllng of the Milwaukee road, and a date
will be set when representatives of the
road and ct the towns along the line will
be heard.
Inmates on the Inerease,
For the first time In the history of the
state institutions the total population went
above 8.000 during the month of January.
The total for that month was 8,040, accord
ing to the figures that, have Just been made
up. There Is a net Increase of 244 In the In
sane patients over a year ago, hut a net
decrease of twelve In the Industrial schools
for the year. The Industrial school for
boys at Eldora shows a decrease of ten and
the girls school at Mltchellvllle a decrease
of two. The total population In the state
Institutions for December was 7,990, show
ing an Increase of fifty for the month, while
.the net Increase In all the state Institutions
for the past five years Is about 1,200. In
the hospitals the total Increase for the
year Is from 3,480 In January, 1004, to 8,720
In January- this year.' The Irtnane Increase
for the year la from 8.4 to 3,608. There
Is a decrease of Inebriates from 116 to 112.
This Is partly accounted for by - the fact
that so many escape, while the decrease In
number In the Industrial schools Is ac
counted for by the policy under the present
law of putting the boys and girls Into
homes as soon as possible. "
Can't Secnre Records.
No records In the case of the common
wealth of Kentucky against Caleb Powers
and the same against Howard can be fur
nished to the Drake university students,-
who begin the trial In mock court tomor
row. The students asked Governor Cum
mins to write for the records to enable them
to better conduct the case. The governor
has received a reply from the clerk of the
court of appeals of the state to' the effect
that the records amount to between 2,000
and 3,000 typewritten pages and that as the
cases are still In litigation there is no copy
that is not in use.
"Will Have Blgr , Merlins.
Governor Cummins has been Invited to
deliver an address before a monster meet
ing of the Corn Belt Meat Producers of
Wappello county at Ottumwa March 10 and
11. The governor has not answered the
request yet. The Invitation assures him
that the meeting will be one of the largest
and most Important In the stafe.
Asked to Kama Day.
Governor Cummins has been Invited by
the management of the Lewis A Clark
exposition of Portland, Ore., to name a
day to be known as Iowa day at the ex
position. The day can be any day between
June 1 and October 15, the opening and
closing days of the fair.
Tippecanoe Proa-ram. '
The complete program for the Tlppecanoj
banquet, to be held Wednesday, February
22, at which time ths flag and banner will
be presented to the counties winning them
is as follows:
president,
tsley.
the president, Hon, Isaac
manent disability. The company set up the
claim that Mr. Lee was not entitled to this
position, as he had been dropped from the
relief rolls In December, 1893. Mr. Lee
also had a claim for something over $87
for pay due since the time he had been
out of the employ of the company. The
company contended that if he waa a mem
ber of the relief he owed dues since the
time of his suspension. The court first
decided for the plaintiff, but afterwards
took up the question of the counter claim
and decided for the defendant on this
proposition, after cutting down the counter
claim of the company to the same amount
of the claim of the plaintiff. But the de
cision seers to Imply that Mr. Lee was
entitled to benefits from the relief depart
ment as he sued for. Mr. Lee Genung of
Malvern, attorney fpr Mr. Lee, In a letter
to his client, says in part:
There is no doubt hut what the Jury was
Instructed In your ense to return a verdict
for the defendant. This wss done on
second thought bv his honor. Juchre Green.
Judge Green first announced that he would
Instruct the Jury lor you. lie had over
looked the defendant's counter claim for
contributions that he holds you ought to
make. In his ruling he announced that
he would allow their counter claim as a
setoff only against your claims for benefits.
thus recoKnizing ouf contention that vou
were in the relief. I shall at once bring
your action against the defendant for the
balance due you.
From this understanding It would seem
that Mr. Lee had really won his case.
If he is put on the relief rolls he will be
entitled to 75 cents' per day benefits, or
$22.50 per month, or half pension for the
rest of his life. The decision In the case
Is most Important to the members of the
relief and the correct statement of the case
has been awaited with considerable inter
est, as both sides have been claiming the
victory.
t'snsht In Old Power Honse.
F.d Kellv. living nt Twenty-first and Cum
ing streets, and Mike McGraw, who lives
St II" .tsckm street, were arrested last
evening In tho rtrcet r.illwav pn,r hon
at Nlnetxrnth and Nlrhnl-i streets bv
orflccts Ktik and V.mdei f.M. Plock Watch
man Robert AMron saw the men enter the
building mid notified the offlVern. and upon
InveHtlsntlon the men were found In the
building and taken ti the station.
Tips for Lawyers.
"What Is the hest course of study to be
come a successful lawyrrT" asked a law
student of Senator P. C. Knox. "Rlack
stone. young man, Rlnckstone." answered
the senator. "Know Blackstono. Know
him Intimately, even to tho point of fa
miliarity. In my student days I copied
every word In Blackstone In longhand
three tlmts. I do not know how often t
have red Hlavkstone through and
through."
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
The Growth of the Prudential.
The prosperity and progress of the great
Insurance organizations such as The Pru
dential, to whose care Is committed such a
large share of the nation's savings, Is a
matter of financial Interest to many mil
Hons of the people. As this company alone
has nearly 6,000,000 policies In force, cover
ing life Insurance exceeding one billion dnl
lars. It can be seen how the tide of public
confidence has flowed In Increasing volume
towards this Institution.
The annual statement of the company,
Just published, brings out some Interesting
fncts. It shows that the life Insurance
Issued and paid for during the year 1904 ex
cccded $312,000,000, being the largest In the
history of the company; $13,000,000 was paid
to Its policyholders, bringing the total since
organisation to an amount exceeding $ft,
000.000.
It Is certainly Imposlble to estimate the
amount of good which the distribution of
this vast sum of money has accomplished
for the American people who have been Its
recipients. ' '
The company has at different times made
changes and concessions In Its policies,
which resulted In gh'frrg- additional benefits
to those Insured. Wherever practicable
these concessions are mndo retroactive ; and
tip to the present time the company has dls
trlbuted. In cash dllvdends and other con
cessions, not stipulated In original con
tracts, and voluntarily given to holders of
old policies, over five million dollars.
The financial tide of. the statement shows
equal progress. The-assets of The Pruden
tlal wore Increased riy $16,000,000. and the
analysts of these assets, as given In the
statement, shows them to be of the highest
possible character. It is shown, for in
stance, that the bonds and stocks owned
by the company have - Increased In value
since their purchase by over $1,400,000. and
mat ample security is afforded by proper
ties and collateral securities upon which
the loans of the company have been made.
The total assets of The Prudential now ex
ceed over $88,000,000; the liabilities are $75,
000,000, leaving a surplus of $18,006,000.
The company will furnish any information
concerning Its policies to those who write
to tne home office, Newark, N. J.
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Remarks by
Brandt-
Song, "Star Spangled Banner," Mra Alice
b. cneex.
Return of prise flag from Harrison coun
ty, W. N. Jordan.
Response on behalf of the club, Hon. D.
J. Palmer.
Presentation of prise flag to Polk County
non. a. v.
Republican club, Hon.
Clayton.
Restionse on behalf of the club. Hon. C. C.
Doweil.
Song. "The Gem of the Ocean," Mrs. Alice
B. Cheek.
Return of prtxe banner from Monroe
county, N. K. Kendall.
Response In behalf of tho club, Hon.
Charles A. Blshon.
Presentation of "prise banner to Monona
county, Hon. u. w. name.
Response on behalf of Monona county,
g. a. x riciisru.
Song, "America," led by Mrs. Cheek.
Have Dynamited the Dam.
For the third time someone has attempted
to destroy the dam built by the state last
year at Okobojl and Game Warden George
A. Lincoln has written to Governor Cum
mins asking him to offer a reward for tha
capture of the miscreant. This tlms, ac
cording to tho gams warden, ths ropes
holding the gates to the dam has been cut
and the upper part of ths gate chopped
away. The warden states he knows ne
reason for such an attempt at thla time of
the year.
Biennial Amendment Is Valid.
Judge W. D. Evans decided the biennial
election amendment to the state constitu
tion was valid In an opinion placed on
file with the clerk of the Story county
courts.
According to previous agreement between
the parties to ths suit an appeal to the su
prems court will be taken Immediately In
order that the va'ldlty of the amendment
may be determined.
GIsTord Is Derlared Insane,
A special from Decora U says that after
a seventeen-day trial Prof. T. I. GltTord,
uccused of ths crime of murder In this
place, was pronounced by the Jury not
guilty, but Insane, today. Prof, Glfford
killed his neighbor, 8. A. Blgelow, on No
vember t, Hut. iie was a prominent edu-
equally earnest associate, Mr. John Lan
caster, who come here annually with a
treat In the way of a short play. It tells
a tale of a young couple who are eloping,
the girl having been forbidden by her sieo-
father to marry the man cf choice. ?he
has a note from her mother, signed on her
deathbed, giving the daughter permission
to wed when she becomes 18. The elopers
make their way to the office of a Justice
of the peace, where the marriage is Inter
rupted by the appearance of the step
father. The action of the play developes
the fact that the Justice Is the father of
the girl, he having been divorced from the
mother when the daughter was a baby.
This gives him a right to say when
Georglna was 18, and the ceremony goes
on. -Mr. Barrows plays the old Justice of
the peace as he does everything, with good
Judgment and perfect taste, and makes It
a strong character. His support Is very
good. The little comedy was a decided hit
yesterday, with two big audiences, and
ought to go well the rest of the week.
Another Interesting sketch Is that pre
sented by Harry Earle Godfrey and Miss I
Veta Henderson. This la based on the tem
porary reincarnation of an Egyptian prin
cess who has been dead somethlrty cen
turies. It affords some excellent omedy,
and Is very well done. The Avolos. a quar
tette, play exceedingly well on the xylo
phone, and make a decided Impression. Mr.
West and Miss Van Slclen have a novel
Idea for a musical sketch, which proved
very popular. Harry V. Fitzgerald's "light
ning change" act Is Just what the name Im
plies. It Is novel In detail and conception,
and is carried out In a most remarkable
way. Kurtls has two very clever dogs, who
do a number of exceedingly difficult stunts
In a surprising manner. E. J. Flnnnagan
Is a ood dancer and a fair singing come
dian. The klnodrome has a novelty In the
way of moving pictures.
The Fatal Wedding" at the Krna-.
The tear-compelllng qualities of Theo
dore Kremer's "The Fatal Wedding" are
admitted and will be confirmed by the two
large audiences who saw It at the Krug
yesterday. It starts right at the start and
never lets up until the curtain goes down
on the dead body Oi the she villain, who
Is stricken at the altar, and a husband and
wife reunited. To be sure, a few bright
spots are Interspersed here and there, some
villainy and some comedy, to relieve, the
tension to which Mr. Kremer screws the
heart strings of his audiences. Sullivan,
Harris & Wood always send out a good
production of whatever they undertake,
so tho present company is not only com
posed of competent people, but Is equipped
with the best and most appropriate of
scenery. Miss Vessle Farrell, who has the
role of Mabel Wilson, the wronged wife,
Is an actress of genuine power. She has
a most difficult role, but plays it so suc
cessfully as to heighten the sympathy that
would naturally be felt for a woman In
the position of the heroine. " Miss Julia
Ralph enacts the opposite role, that of
tho she devil, and she, too. Invests the
character with a little more than Its In
trinsic value by the intelligence of her
Interpretation. Two child actresses, Zena
Keife and Cora Qulnton, -are seen in the
part of Jessie, "the little mother," alternat
ing in appearance. Each pf these is worth
the money. Gerturde Hoynes,, with her
organ and her vested choir, add a strong
touch of realism to the church scene In the
closing act. The piece will be at the
Krug until after Thursday, with the usual
matinee on Wednesday.
PETER SAMPSON'S PROTEST
Winnebago Bock sncclnetly Ex
presses Views on White Women
and Stlnsy Palefaces.
When Peter Sampson, the tajkatlve Win
nebago Indian, was asked how he liked
Omaha by this time he answered
"1 am disgusted. The more I see white
woman the more I like Indian woman. I
am a citlsen, but I no want citizen woman;
I no like them. They no talk, but only
smile. They no chew and no smoke; they
have no red blankets; no sit down on the
floor and play cards. They cannot have
good time. I no like their looks anyhow.
They all pale like dead woman. They not
Nervo Wins Oat
Frank Russell, secretary of the St. Josenh
urana isiana railroad, with headauar.
iers at ot. josepn. Mo., received a letter
recently from a young man who wanted a
pass, uefore requesting the pass, however
tne young man wrote about a page of "hot
air aoout Mr. Russell, "his good work
and "his bright future." In answering the nice and fat like Indian woman, with round
note ine railroad man said: "Dear Sir: I face, big chin, flat nose and black hair.
wish you would give me the address of ths Him dresses have no nice colors and have
man who built your furnace. We have been no feathers and no ribbons. They all right
ininaing of heating our rtght-of-wav he- I suppose for white men, but not for me.
tween St. Joseph and Kansas City this win- I no liks to see eat. Him have heap of
ter and I believe the man who fumlht snoons. forks, dishes and white handker
your hot air machine could do the work chiefs. Indians no like that. Him like to
nieeiy. inclosed find the pass. You earned eat and no like washing dishes. Indians
It." est with hands and that la best. White
wJman no like dog meat; I no like white
If you have anything v trade advertise 1 woman. Him can read, write, smile and-
it In the For Exchange column of The Bee many other little things, but I no see fun
want ad page.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Warmer .la Nebraska, Iowa
and Kansas Today Fair
Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-Forecast of the
weather for Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas Fair
and warmer Monday; Tuesday fair.
. For South Dakota Fair Monday, warmer
In east portion; Tuesday fair.
For Colorado Fair Monday; Tuesday
rain.
Local Record..
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Feb. 19. Official record of temper
ature and precipitation, compared with the i
currespunoina uuy vi last inree years:
, 1905. 1904. lfcJS. 1902.
Maximum temperature .. 82 28 30 30
Minimum temperature ... 26 3 7 19
Mean temperature a js 18 24
Precipitation OU. .00 T .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha sinca Uirrh l
ami comparison with (lie last two years:
Normal temperature u
Excess for the day g
Total deficiency since March 1st, 19K4....378
normal prajiuusuuii us inch
Deficiency fbr the day 03 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 27.26 Inches
Deficiency sinca March 1 4. IT inches
Excess for cor. period In 1904.. 1.64 Inches
jjeneiency ior cor. period in liws.. .81 inch
Hevvrls from Stations ct 7 p, M.
Maximum
Tern- Tem-
Statlon. and State peralure pera- Baln-
oi weamcr. at i p. m. ture. fall.
Bismarck, clear 88 .00
Cheyenne, clear 43 46 .00
Chicago. clouly ........ 80 82 .00
Davenport, cloudy .... S2 36 .00
Denver, clear 48 64 .00
liarve, cloudy 42 it: .00
Helena, cloudy 4ti 46 .00
Huron, clear 33 s 36 .00
Kansas City cloudy .... 32 32 .00
North Platte, elesr .... 84 40 . 00
Omaha, cloudy 81 32 .00
Rapid City, clear 40 W .00
St. IaiuIs, cloudy 84 84 .06
St. Paul, cloudy ........ $2 32 .00
Salt Lake City, cloudy 4s 60 .00
Valentine, clear ........ 40 eS .00
WUliston, pari cloudy 88 U .00
T indicates trace or precipitation.
L. A. WLLBH, Local Forecaster
In that. I think I no want woman who
wears hats.
"White men In Omaha are. bad. Indians
that came down here have no more money
and no white man will give anything. They
say big money big eat, little money little
eat, and no money no eat. Indians are dlf-
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