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CONTROL OF STOCK ISSUES
i:orney General Wickersham Ad
dresses Illinois Bar on Subject
Chicago, June 25. n a vigorous de-
itnse or the power of the national
government to legislate on the subject
of the Issuance of stocks and bonds
by railroad corporations subject to
the Interstate commerce act. Attorney
General George W. Wickersham spoke
lor an hour before the Illinois State
Bar association. The basis for his
talk was the provision In the new rail
road taw niithnHvlna' t Vi h.aouAn
investigate questions pertaining to
me isouttute vi BiucHs anu Doncis oy
railroad corporations and the power of
congress to regulate them. The enact
ment of such a law, he contended, was
not nearly so radical a step as was
the enactment of the permissive act
of 1866, which gave to a railroad cor
poration of one state the right to
carry on interstate commerce, or the
Interstate commerce act of 1887. The
attorney general pointed out that op
position had been made to every pro
gressive measure of commerce regula
tion. "But," he declared, in closing
nis speech, "the centralizing tendency
has gone steadily on, and the control
of congress over Interstate railroad
companies has been exercised' In an
j i . ,
mcieusingiy comprenensive manner.
Such progress Is inseparable from
growth. The great arteries of commu
nication between different parts of the
country and the Instrumentalities
which control their operation can only
he properly regulated in the public In
terest by the central national power;
a power which is sovereign, which is
exclusive when exercised', and which
should be exercised to correct every
evil of a public character which ex
perience demonstrates to be suscepti
ble of correction only by national legis
lation."
WALIACF IWPFPT'? Rfl All I otm'r office. The adoption of this meth
WALLALt INbr'htlb KUAD I 0( by aI, thft 8tatc,8nnd lt ,ms nirpmlT
Noted Engineer Employed by Recelv-
era of Interurban Company.
B'wne, la., June 25. John F. Wal
lace, former chief engineer of the
Panama canal, who has been here in
specting the property of the Des
Moines, Fort Dodge and Southern In
terurban Railway company, left for
the east. His presence was kept se
cret by the officials of the road, and It
did not become known until shortly
before he left It Is said he was em
ployed by Receivers Loring and Shel-
don to go over the road and submit
an expert opinion as to the value of
tho property, with a view, lt Is be
lieved, to raising funds for rehabilita
tlon. In addition to this, Mr. Wallace
is expected to furnish plans for. lm
provement of ihe power plant at Fra
iler, which has been tied up for some
weeks owing to some mechanical ae
feet.
WFWTflM RCATQ PUfUUT Dl AM
NtWIUN BtATb PHONE PLAN
Prononition Roni. I r
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r rancn.se ueieaiea.
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Newton, la., June 25. The propo-
xtion to grant the Jasper County Tele-
phone company the second ten years'
franchise was defeated here, the vote
ceing 504 against and 65 for. The old
franchise expires next April. The
company desired to raise the rates 25
to 50 per cent. The company has re-
eenny jeased the Bell lines. It is gen-
erally believed' the company will at-
tempt to operate under the Bell fran-
chise, and company officials say they
will raise the rates July 1. A lawsuit
Is expected.
BANKER JOICE
IS INDICTED
Charged Willi Fraudulent Bank
ing In Hundred Counts.
Fort Dodge, la., June 25. Simulta
neously with the arrest of H. M. Joice
of Lake Mills at St. Paul, his Indict
ment by the federal grand Jury here
was announced. Mr. Joice Is charged
with conducting fraudulent banking In
over 100 counts. Mr. Joice has re
tained Attorneys Kelleher and O'Con-
ner of this city, who said he will fur
nish the 115,000 bond' demanded and
will not appear In person next Tues
day when summoned before the fed
eral court.
uKANU JURY MAKES REPORT
No Reference to Cownie-Carroll In
vestigation. ues Moines, June 25. Returning
seven indictments, the Polk county
grand Jury made Its report to Judge
ueuran or the criminal riiviHinn r.f v,
. ,.u.uu y,L vuc
uiBinci com i. in us report the grand
Jury ma le no reference to the Cownie-
Carroll investigation that has been un-
der way lor more than three weeks.
Members of the jury state they are
not yet ready to pass Judgment on the
case.
Henry Thomas was Indicted by the
grand Jury on a charge of murder in
(he first degree. He is the negro who
Is said to have stabbed Harry L. Cook,
a timekeeper on a paving job In East
Des Moines, on which Thomas was
working.
'F0UR-H0UK AIR EXCURSION
Zeppelin Airship Makes Two Trips
With Twenty Passengers.
Dusseldorf, June 25. The Zeppelin
airship made a four-hour excursion
with twenty passengers over the In
dustrial cities of this district. The re
turn and landing were made without
Incident. The machine later made a
second but shorter excursion.
SENATORS BY
POPULAR VOTE.
Signs of Its Coming, Though
Senate Itself Is Adverse.
fj FORCE IS MANY STATES.
Indiana Campaign a Cat In Point.
The Corner on Bathtub Gossip
About Roosevelt and Taft A Min
ister Who Would Make an Ideal
Peace Envoy.
Washington, pune 25. Despite tie
decision of the senate against popnlur
election of senators, there Is a general
feeling in Washington that this reform
Is soon to come. Already nearly enough
states have petitioned congress for a
constitutional convention on this sub
ject to insure that the amendment will
be presented. Not only so, but many
senators are now elected by what
amouuts to a popular vote. The case
of Senator Chamberlain of Oregon is
notable. Chamberlain received a ma
jority of the popular vote for senator,
and, although he is a Democrat, the
Republican legislature felt In honor
bound to elect him. One of the most
Important senatorial elections of this
year Is that of Indiana, where both
parties have named their senatorial
candidates, Pevcridge for the Repub
licans ami John W. Kern for the Dem
ocrats, who will go before the voters
precisely as do the nominees for anv
been adopted by many would bring
about the popular election of senators
without any formal amendment to the
constitution.
A Combination In Restraint of Bathing
lue government Is Investigating the
bathtub trust. When the free Ameri
can citizen cannot even take a bath
without paying tribute to some soul
less corporation It Is time to turn on
the hose. Why not paraphrase the new
keynote of "the special Interests must
pet out of politics" to a warcrv run
ning like this: The trusts must get out
0f the bathtub. If cleanliness Is next
to godliness, then a bathtub trust Is
doubly a child of the evil one.
Still Wondering About Roosevelt,
Since the return of Roosevelt and his
decision to say nothing on politics for
two months the question of a possible
break between him and President Tnft
has grown acute. If the uncertainty
continues much longer the Amertcnn
PP'e will be betting on the outcome,
and the waffers wl rlval thope 0Q tlle
juuusuu-jrun uuair. une iirooKiyn
nnnnr tVlfnlra a lirnnb- Annnnr La n
i " i ' v- i hi VMS v tin ui uc u ri
edi and othpr , t L ,
that the colonel will tret behind the mi
ministration and boost for all he Is
worth. One slirnlncant fact Is tlint
practicnlly his first words after lnnd-
lne in New York were "Hello, fiifford!"
spoken In greeting to Gifford rinchot,
who was then fresh from tho St. Taul
banquet of "new party" and "drive the
special Interests out of politics" fame.
On the other hand, friends of Taft
claim that the president has received
a letter from his predecessor, although
the contents of the epistle are known
only to the sender and the recipient,
and they are careful not to teli.
Bouquet For Both.
Tn paying a tribute to Roosevelt aft
er bis return one Washington minis
ter rather deftly handed a bouquet to
the present occupant of tho White
House. lie said that not the least Im
portant of Colonel Roosevelt's service
to bis country "wns w'ic-n li? selected
Taft to be his successor." That was
rather adroit, but the eulogy that fol
lowed was even mere nicely balanced
between calling Roosevelt "the great
est living American" and describing
the debt that Roosevelt o.vcd to Taft,
vhorn be c!urneTerl:;eil as having "a
backbone of chilled steel." We re
spectfully submit that if there should
be any uiileusantuess between the
present and former occupants of the
White House this minister would be
an Ideal peace envoy. lie could carry
an olive branch In bis hat and a bou
quet In either hand.
"You Know Roosevelt."
A rather neat reply Is on record
from Secretary Wilson tin in irhot
Roosevelt Is liable to do In the fall
campaign.
"Do you think he will keep out of
the campaign this fall?" the secretary
was asked.
"You know Roosevelt, don't you?
Well, you don't Imagine he's going to
bed and stay there."
Tft Program Complete.
Matters In congress are shaping fast
In the closing days. The senate lias or
dered the Lorlmer Inquiry, but has re
fused to hasten lt. The Investigation
will be carried on by a subcommittee
during the recess. The land withdraw
al bill, to which the senate had added
the reclamation bond bill as a rider,
was again amended to leave off the
rider. The only Imjiortant amendment
was to the effect that hinds containing
minerals should be open for entry un
der the mineral land law. The recla
mation bond bill was pushed throuch
as d separate measure, but the house
Insisted that the amount be reduced
from $30,oon,ooo to $20,000,000. By
the president's personal solicitation the
campaign publicity bill was also crowd
ed to passage. Pressure was put be
hind the postal savings bank bill, and
with all these measures under way the
Taft program was practically com-
plot.
Spanish CJbinet Refutes to Yield.
Madrid. June . At the conclusion
of the cabinet meeting Premier Calae-
Jas announced that the government's
religious program would be carried
out. He said that the protest of the
Vatican against the Imperial decree of
June 11 would be ignored and that the
decisions of the government already
announced would stand.
Browne Case Goes to Jury.
Chicago, June 25. The Browne case
went to the jury. Judge McSurely
consumed the greater part, of an hour
In reading his instructions.
ROCK ISLAND
ROADJJEFUNGT
Failed to Pay State Occupaticn
Tax Imposed by Las1.
IUY HAVE TO REINCORPORATE.
Time Has Passed When Railroad Can
Pay Fee of J2C0 and Unless Some
Technical Loophole Is Discovered It
Will Be Obliged to Pay $48,0C0 for
Little Oversight.
Lincoln, June 25. Among the big
corporations in this state which are
defunct, according to the proclamation
of Governor Shalienberger unuer tlio
occupation tax law, Is the Rock Island
railroad. The time has passed wiien
this corporation can pay the occupa
tion fee and secure a permit to do
business in Nebraska, and unless there
s some teehnica'.ty that can be ciis
covered' it will be up to the railroad
to reincorporate, which will cost it I
the neighborhood of 148,000. Had It
paid the tax when due the cost would
have been $200, the fee for corpora
tions with a capital stock of over $1
000,000.
The governor Issued his proclama-
tlon some months ago, In fact, last
September, but the statement evident
ly was overlooked by those havln
charge of this department of the rail
road, for the record shows that It I
one of the big concerns which ha
not yet paid its fee. The legality of
the law has already been upheld by
tho supreme court.
WANTS LOWER OIL RATES
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Victor Wilson Files Petition With
State Railway Commission.
Lincoln, June 25. Victor Wilson of
Polk county, a member of the late
legislature, has filed a petition with
the state railway commission asking
that a date be set for a hearing for
the purpose of securing a reduction on
on rates In this state. In his brief
filed with the petition, Mr. Wilson sets
out that the average rate on oil in
tnis state Is 30.03 cents, and coal
7.4175 cents per 100 pounds. The aver
age rate petitioned for Is 8.09 cent
on single line and 9.04 cents on double
line. ,TJils rate asked for, Mr. Wilson
says, makes the "oil' rate" 9 per cent
greater on single lines and 22 per
cent greater on double lines than coal
The only reason he does not ask for
the same rate, he said', Is because of
the existence of a precedent for the
rate prayed for. Kansas, he said, has
by statute fixed the rates as asked for
here, and these rates have not been
contested In the courts of that state.
Mr. Wilson sets out In his brief that
the selling price of oil at the wells in
Kansas and Oklahoma Is only 1 cent
and even less, per gallon, and that
many wells are idle because of a lack
of n market, due to the high freight
rates, lie says 147 pounds of oil Id
equivalent to a ton of coal, and the
people of Nebraska are entitled to a
freight rate which will enable them to
get this cheaper fuel.
OPTIMISTIC OVER CROPS
Northwestern Official Says Dry Weatlr
er Will Make Cattle Move Early.
Omaha, June 25. S. F. Miller, pen
eral freight and passenger agent for
tne Northwestern road, says that he
has no fears for the crops of Nebraska
this year, but he is of the opinion
that the dryness of the last few weeks
will tend to bring about an earlier
movement of cattle than usual.
"Crops ought to be good." said Mr.
Miller, "and from what I can learn Ne
braska will not be behind this year
on tne rruits of the soil. Many people
are pessimistic, but I look 1or good
crops. The dryness of the past few
weeks, however, has made the pastures
so barren that the cattle can not get
nourishing food and It looks an
though there will be an earlier s!.l,
nient of cattle this year than crdl
nnrily. The stockmen cannot afford
to let their cattle get thin In the
pastures, and they will be shipped to
market sooner than usual."
Hecla Given Soaking.
Heela, Neb., June 23. A splendid
rain fell here, assuring a good hav
crop as well as greatly benefiting the
small farmers, who have crowded Into
this section In the last year. Ti, rin
h general over the northwestern part
of the Ftate and came In good time In
the extreme went, owing to the drv
conditions that were beginning to be
alarming.
Mason City, la., June 25. Held li.
Jail here for a petty crime committed
at Mankato, Minn., Theodore Keober.
aged forty five, hanged himself with a
piece of bailrg wir
TRADE REVIEW
FORTIIE WEEK
Business Confidence Gains as
Crop Prospects Improve,
SITUATION IS CLEARING DP.
Retail Trade Is Better, Although Not
Up to Expectations Textile Mills
Curtailing Operations to Avoid Ac
cumulation of Stocks Conditions
Are Worst Throughout Northwest.
New York, June 25. It O. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Business confidence gains in strength
as crop prospects improve and con
gress enacts its important bills prep
aratory to adjournment. In the dry
goods market a reduction of ic a yard
In bleached cottons attracted unusual
attention, because of an announce
ment that prices would be guaranteed
to October. General trading showed
Improvement, but tho feature, both la
woolens and cottons, Is Increasing cur
tailment of operations at mills to
avoid accumulation of stocks. Unsatls
factory conditions continue in the foot
wear market, New England manufact
urers averaging about half the volume
of usual business. All kinds of leather
are unsettled. Further weakness
characterized the hide market and
some Jarge western packers had or
ders to sell hides Into the summer sea
Bon at present low prices.
Bradstreet's Review.
Bradstreet's Bays: Retail trade and
most crop reports are, on the whole,
better this week, the result mainly of
arrival of long delayed seasonable
summer weather. Aiding improve
ment in retail trade, which, however,
la not up to expectations, Is offering
of concessions in many lines of dry
goods and wearing apparel. Excep
tions to Improvement are In the north
west, where a critical state of spring
wheat and other crops, due to drought,
is noted, and also at many southern
points, where retail trade Is still quieL
DROUGHT IN WEST BROKEN
Heavy Rains Reported In South Da
kota and Western Nebraska.
Deadwood, S. D., June 25. Crop re
ports are much more encouraging.
Considerable rain has fallen In prac
tically every portion of the northwest
ern and western section of South Da
kota and parts of Nebraska, Wyoming
and Montana have got a soaking. Hay
and-potatoes are in the worst condi
tion, but Email grains are improving.
More rain is predicted.
WILD DAY IN WHEAT
Reports of Showers In Northwest Halt
Runaway Market.
Chicago, June 24. Wild fluctuations,
varying almost 3c, wound up today in
a net gain of lc a bushel for
wheat. Experts traveling In the north
issued sensational reports as to pros
pectlve crop losses, one authority put
ting the probable North Dakota prod
uct at only about 40 per cent of the
total estimated by the government on
June 1. Light but general rains over
North Dakota and South Dakota, how
ever, with cooler temperature, halted
what threatened to be a runaway mar
ket. Excited speculation was also wit
nessed In corn and oats, where there
were final gains of respectively yAp
c to c, and (&c. Hog products
at the close were down 25&27'-iC Clos
ing prices:
Wheat July, 98c; Sept., 98c.
Corn July, SO'c; Sept., 60c.
Oats July, 39c; Sept., 39 Vic
Pork July, $23.50; Sept., $22.50.
Lard July, $12.40; Sept., $12.47'
Ribs July, $12.87'a; Sept., $12.47'2,
Chicago CaBh Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, 99ic$1.00; No. 2 corn, 59
COc; No. 2 white oats, 41 Vic
Omaha Cash Prices.
Omaha, June 24. Wheat lc high
cr; No. 2 hard, 91 98c; No. 3 hard,
91gl9bVic Corn Unchanged to Vic
higher; No. 2 white, 62VifoC3c; No. 3
white, 62t762Vic; No. 2 yellow, 68Vic;
No. yellow, 5959,c; No. 2, 58V4c:
No. 3, 67(&58c. Oats lc higher;
No. 3 white, 3:,'4'37V4c; No. 3 yellow,
35V436'4c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, June 24. Cattle Receipts,
2,000; steady; beeves, $5.408.55;
Texas steers, $5.407.15; western
steers, $5.30 7.50; Blockers and feed
ers, $3.7505.(15; cows and heifers,
2.70(56.75; calveH, $0.008.60. Hogs
Receipts, 14,000; steady to 10c
higher; light, $!).30fl9.G5; mixed, $9.20
9.55; heavy, $8.70 9.45; pigs, $9.10
9.60; bulk of sales, $9.25 9.50.
Sheep Receipts, 5,000; weak; natives,
$3.005.10; westerns, $3.205.75;
yearlings, $3.50 6.D0; lambs, $4.75
7.30.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Juno 24. Cattle Re
ceipts, 924; prices all this week have
een going down rapidly; beef steers,
li57.50; cows and heifers, $2.45)
00; stockers and feeders, $3.50
00; bulla, $3.50 6.10; calves, $6.00
00. Hogs Receipts, 6,760; 10c low-
r; a large share of the offerings went
at $9.1 5 9.30, with the long strings at
$9.20 9.25. Sheep Receipts, 1,600:
Iteady; yearlings nnd' wethers. $4.00
76.50; lnrntB, $5.000.50; ewes, $2.50
1-4.00.
SW0PE WILL CONTEST
I. C. Henry Testifies Late Millionaire
Was Married in New Jersey.
Kansas City, Juue 25. In a depo
sition supporting the claim of Elmer
Swope of Martinsville, W. Va., to the
estate of Colonel Thomas II. Swope.
John C. Henry, an old soldier, former
ly of New Jersey, said that Colonel
Swope was known in his boyhood as
Peter Moss Swope and that he mar
ried in New Jersey about the time the
civil war commenced.
Colonel Swope's relatives here deny
that he ever was married. He was
known as a bachelor during his long
residence here.
Henry declared that Colonel Swope
In 1S79 In this city told him about his
marriage to a Miss Carroll. Henry
said that Colonel Swope left his wife
Just before a son was bora to them,
nenry is sixty-eight years old. The
witness said he was employed as a
carpenter by Colonel Swope in 1879
and that an intimate acquaintance de
veloped' between them, because they
were both soldiers In the civil war.
BOLT KILLS TWO I0WANS
Men Take Refuge In Tool Shed While
Working on New School Building.
Luverne, la., June 25. August Will
of Luverne and Tony Campagna of In
dependence were Instantly killed by
lightning. They were working on tho
new school building and took refuge in
tool shed during a thunderstorm.
Others in the same building were un
injured.
WABASH TRAIN
HUNS INTO DITCH
'V'""
Twenty-Era Kurt When Passen
ger Cars Leave Track.
Des Moines, June 25. Twenty-nve
people were injured, two perhaps fatal
ly, In a passenger de railment and rear
end' collision on the Wabash railroad
near Percy. The wreck was caused by
water which had undermined the
track. The engine and three cars ran
into the ditch, but the rear car was
left on the track. The passengers in
the rear car had not had time to recov
er from their fright when a fast freight
struck It, knocking it from the track.
The seriously injured: C. J. Riley,
Moberly, fireman or passenger, hurt in
ternally, may die; E, L. McAtee, Mo
berly, mall clerk, Jaw broken; R. L.
Carter, conductor, left ankle crushed;
Julia Lenon, Litole Rock, Ark., ankle
and arm dislocated; W. O. llrown, Ot
tawa, 111., left leg cut off at ankle, may
die; L. W. Matthews, ankle and knee
broken; Mrs. L. E. Warner, knee dislo
cated; Gertrude Wilson, Centiervllle,
la., knee broken; Wallace l-'letcher.
Moberly, Mo., injured Internally.
The wreck came without a moment's
warning. The train wns going at a
forty mile clip, when the engine sud
denly toppled Into the ditch, followed
by the three cars.
The Injured were transferred to a
relief train, which reached Des Moines
this morning.
GENERAL FUNST0N ILL
Stricken With Heart Disease at Leav
enworth, Kan.
Leavenworth, Kan., Juno 23. Gen
eral Frederick Funston, commandant
of the army service schools here, Is
dangerously ill with an attack of heart
disease at his homo here.
General Funstou's condition Is such
that the post army physicians and the
best trained nurses In the hospital
are In constant attendance upon him.
Mrs. Funston, who is at the Fun
ston summer home, near Oakland,
Cal., has been notified of the general's
condition. It wns learned thnt Gen
eral runston has been -sub ect to
slight heart trouble for some time.
and it Is believed that the heat of the
last week brought on the present se
vere attack.
GUTHRIE STILL THE CAPITAL
Oklahoma's Financial Headauartera
Remain There.
Guthrie, Okla., June 25. On the ad
vice of Attorney General West, the
financial operation of the state depart
ment was resumed here. State Aud
itor Trapp commenced again Issuing
warrants, the state treasurer pitying
out state funds.
Attorney General West stated that
he would press the capital Injunction
cases to it settlement In tho state
courts.
Kaiser Wllhelm Will Take Helm.
Kiel, June 25. Kmperor Willinm
will be nt tho wheel when tho yacht
Meteor again tries conclusions with
tho American schooner Westward,
owned by Alexander S. Cochran of
New York. The announcement that
the emperor would possible participate
In the racing has given new life to
tho annual regatta.
Publicity Bill Is Passed.
Washington, Juno 25. The house
conferees receded from their disagree
ment to tho senate amendment to the
campaign publicity hill and the act
will provide for publication of contrib
utions after elections. Senator Ilur
rows made S repoit to the senate and
It wns adopted,
Putnam for Lljjhthouse Commissioner,
Washington, June 23. George R
Putnam cu Davenport, la., has been
appointed conriilssloner of lighthouses
at $o,000 per annum.
ON RECORD FOR
DIVORCEREFORM
Iowa Bar Association in Favor
o! New Procedure.
PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS,
Judge Howe Declares Not More Than
One Out of Four Would Be Granted
If Cases Were Contested Oska
loosa Chosen as Next Meeting Place,
Officers Elected.
'Des Moines, June 23. llefore the
atate bar association, in the discussion
of the divorce evil in courts, the fact
was brought out that in Polk county
alone there were 465 divorce casus
brought in one year. Judge Howe of
the district court declared that not
more than one out of every four of
the applicants would secure a divorce
if the cases were contested.
Deeanse of this and other similar
abuses of the divorce laws the bar as
sociation went on record emphatically
in favor of reform In divorce proced
ure. The next convention of tho aaso
elation will be held nt Oskaloosa.
The following officers were elected;
President, J. M. Caiiey of Marshall
town; vice president, Senator C. O.
Saunders of Council P.luffs; secretary,
C, M. Dutcher of Iowat'ity; treasurer,
Charles S. Wilcox of Des Moines.
IOWA LIQUOR LAW DECISION
Petition of Consent Abrogated by Cit,
Extending Limits.
Marshalltown, la,, Juno 25. Judga
J. M. Parker lu the district court
handed down a ruling of state-wide im
portance In liipior litigation when ha
denied an application asked by the
Anti-Saloon league and state for tem
porary injunction against a saloon
keeper. The Injunction was asked for
on the allegation that a petition of
consent circulated in 1900 had Blnce
been abrogated and made Inoperative
because the city council had Increased
the city's territory by taking In nu
merous additions. The point never
had been passed on by the supreme
court. The Anti Saloon league will
appeal.
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDE5ED
Body of Aged Dubuque Man Recovered
From River.
Dubuque, la., June" 25. Autopsy
held on the body of John'Rabcock,
aged Bcventy, recovered from the Mis
sissippi river near Levee, reveals tho
fact that the wound In the head, at
first believed to he a gunshot wound,
was really a blow of some Instrument.
The doctors believe lt was lufiicted
after the Imdy fell Into the water.
Another theory is that the deceased
fell Into tho river and drowned and!
tho bolt on a paddle wheel on a pass
ing boat Indicted the injury after
death. He had been missing since
Tuesday.
Phone Merger Causes Trouble.
Des Moines, Juno 25. A movement
has been started among business men
of Des Moines to force actual consoli
dation of tho two phone companies,
which are now owned by the Iowa, and
which are operated iu two companies.
They have handed together to refuse
payment for more than one phone la
the buslne8,i houses having two, claim
ing that th agreement was that tho
consolidation Bliould take effect somo
time ago.
Will Cet New Coal Bids.
Des Molnca, June 23. The Btate
hoard of control will rcndvertlse for
bids for the state institutions. Tho
prices offered by the Iowa companies
were too high for the appropriation!)
and unless there is a lower rata Bo
cured, the state Institutions may have
to go cold next winter, lt Is believed
that a little later In the season better
prices can be secured'.
Musical at. Murray.
A1 musical will be given by Mrs.
Roedeker and Miss Walker, assisted
by local talent, at the home of tho
former on Friday afternoon, July 1,
at 2:30 o'clock. Admission 15 cents.
Refreshments will be Bcrved.
The Goernment pays Railway Ma
1
Clerks $800 to $l,200,'and other em
ployeet up to $2, COO annually
Uncle Sam will hold examinations
throughout the country for Railway
Mall Clerks, Custom House Clerks,
Stenographers, Bookkeepers, Depart
ment Clerks and other Government
positions. Thousands of appointments
will be made. Anv mnn n wnmnn
over id, la City or Country can get
Instruction and free information by
writing at oneo to the Bureau of
Instruction, 79 J, Hamlin Building,
Rochester, N. Y.
llaln la ('.
At 3 p. dl, this afternoon the Platte
mouth Telephone company reports very
heavy rain at all points In the went
part of the county as far as Louisville
and coming this way,