THE OMAHA. DATTiY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 13 , 1SOD.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.\OIt MR.NTIO * .
Davlg sells Rlaa.
\Vclnbnch burners at Blxby's. Tel. 1993.
Dudwelser beer. L. Hoscnfcldt , agent.
Dr. Stephenson , Merrlnm blk. , room 221.
Mrs. S. J. Hermsen of Neola Is the guest
of Mrs. Nicholas O'lirlcn.
Mr. nnd Mrs J. 1 , Hfsa left last evening
on a visit to Newton , Knn.
C. U. Jncfiuemtn St. Co. , jewelers and op
ticians , 27 South Mix'.n street.
100 pounds make you JIM. Moore's Stock
Food company , Council Bluffs.
Get your work done nt the popular Eagle
laundry , 724 Broadway , 'Phono 167.
AV. C. Kstep. undertaker. 28 Pcnrl street.
Telephones , olllcc. 97 ; residence , 33.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. S. Heed nnd son of Chicago
cage arc stopping In the city while visiting
thc exposition.
Mrs. It. N. Merrlnm returned yesterday
from a two-months' visit with her daugh-
tKrs at Dlxon , 111.
Mrs. 12. J. Mason of South Dnkotn , wife
of Ilev. D. N. Mnson , Is In the city vlnltlng
the family of Hev. T. F. Thlckstun.
Wllllo O'Neill of Twelfth nvcnue will go
to Krecport. 111. , where ho hns accepted a
position with his uncle , William Bnln ,
County Treasurer Arnd turned over to the
city yesterday J3.779.72 , being the munlcl-
j'lillty'H share of the taxes collected during
August.
Cashier Hannan of the First National
bank 1ms returned from Cleveland , whore
ho attended the annual meeting of the
American Bankers' association.
St. Agnes' guild of St. Paul's Episcopal
rliurch wll hold a meeting at1:30 : o'clock
this afternoon nt the home of MM. F. H.
Miller , 127 South Eighth street.
The Ladles' Aid society of St. John's
English Lutheran church will meet tomor
row afternoon nt the residence of Mrs. N.
J. Swanson , 620 Franklin avenue.
Iceland Green of Lincoln , Neb. , nnd
Bertha Stevens of Atlnntlc , In. , were mar
ried In this city yesterday , the ceremony
being performed by Justice Ferrler.
Mrs. J. 11. Tusant of DCS Molnci , accom
panied by her llttlo daughter Monetn , Is
vIsltliiB at the home of M. C. Egnn , 1214
Nineteenth avenue , while taking In the
exposition.
Don't think thnt berauso Smith & Bradley
are exclusive furnishers and hatters that
their prices are higher than elsewhere. Call
and sec their goods and make your own
comparisons.
The case of Frank Swltzer , charged with
assaulting John Crow , was continued In
police court yexterday until this mornlnp.
The superior court jury has been notified
to appear next Tuesday. i
Scott F. Evans of Minneapolis Is In the
city for a few days' visit with friends. Mr.
Evans was architect in charse of the con
struction of the large Peavey elevator at
the transfer.
Exclusive patterns In jtockwear , hosiery
nnd shirts and nt prices tnat all economical
buyers will appreciate. You cannot nfford
to pass us. Smith & Bradley , the up-to-
dnto furnishers nnd hatters , 41j Broadway.
Rube Russell , llvinp nt Avenue G nnd
Tenth street , wns seized with n fit while
walking yesterday afternoon 'on Broadway ,
lie was taken to his home In the patrol
wngon.
James Casndy , while working yesterday
morning on the new ollhousc that the Mil
waukee railway Is building near Its round
house , fell from the roof and broke two
ribs. lie was taken toIlls home in Mar
lon , la.
William Kllllnn , the farmer living near
Oakland who was committed to St. Ber
nard's hospital for observation by the In
sanity commissioners two weeks ago. wns
ordered discharged , he having completely
recovered.
Ben Ilpwltt and his two sons. Will and
Jim. will have a hearing before Justice
Ferrler tomorrow on a charge of disturbing
the pence preferred against them by Mrs.
Maggie Kerns. All the parties live on El
liott street.
J. P. Miller & Co. of Chicago have writ
ten to City Clerk Phillips for a copy of the
plans and specifications of the proposed
municipal electric lighting plant. Mr. Phil
lips Is preparliiB several copies for the ac
commodation of prospective bidders.
Alderman Casper has publicly stated that
the men employed In the streets nnd alloys
department will be paid In cash next month
Instead of warrants , even If he has to nd-
vonco the money himself. This , he says , ho
Is prepared to do to the amount of $1,000.
George Schlndele of this city Is in re
ceipt of n letter from Fred Sledentopf , r
former resident of this cHy , now living I
Terre Haute. Ind. announcing the deati
of Mrs. Sledentopf from the effects of n
surgical operation , Fred Sledentopf Is a
brother of the late "William Sledentopf.
Jack Sherman , a professional hobo , when
brought before Judge Aylesworth In police
court yesterday morning , pretended to bo
a cripple from rheumatism and tried to
work on the judge's sympathies. It did network
work , however , and the court , taking ad
vantage of the state vagrancy law. placed
him under J100 for n. year , in default of
which he was committed to the county Jail.
The work of laying the tracks of the
Fort Dodpr ? & Omnhn railway from Broad
way south to the junction with the union
Pacific tracks nt the corner of Union and
Fourth avenues Is now In progress. Work
on the Fort Dodge & Omaha'H road's bridge
over Indian creek Is progressing rapidly
nnd when completed It will be the largest
and finest structure of Its kind In the city.
Dave Thomas , a former member of the
Council Bluffs police force , hns returned
from his second summer In the Klondike.
Ho met with fair success nnd brought back
n little stake. Mr , 'Thomas experienced
many hardships and the party with which
ho was wns attacked with scurvy , but they
avoided serious effects by the prompt np-
pllcatlon of remedies. After a visit here
Mr. Thomas expects to BO south , where he
will winter.
E. B. Morehouse , a collector , left his bill
book on the teat of his -buggy yesterday
afternoon while he went Into the postofllce
to mall some letters. A young fellow spied
the book and supposing It to contain money
In place of bills grabbed It just ns More-
hou.ie came out of the postolllce. The
young fellow ran with Morehouse In full
cry after him , but the thief was the fleeter
of the two and soon outdistanced More-
liouBC , who wns compelled to give up the
chase.
The financial report of the Christian
Homo for last week shows that the re
ceipts continue to be below the needs of
the Institution. Thd amount received In the
general fund was $125.62. being K4.4S be
low the estimated needs for the current ex
penses of the week and Increasing the de
ficiency In this fund to duto to J331.2-S. In
the mnnnKcr's fund $12.10 was received , be-
Injr J22 below the needs of the week and In
creasing the .deficiency In this fund to date
to JS7.05.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel 250.
Scientific optician. Wollman , 409 Dr'dway.
Den Moliu-ti Conference ,
The annual Des Mclnea crnferenco of the
Jlothodlst church will open today at Denlson ,
Uev , Dr. Franklin , presiding elder of this
district , and Hovs. M. C. Waddell of Broad
way church and \V. U. Brown of Trinity
church left for th'ere yesterday. Ilov. G.
P. Fry will leave today. Rev. T. W. Smith
of New York , missionary secretary of the
church , and Rev. W. H. W. Hees of Cin
cinnati , assistant secretary of the Freed-
men's Aid society , who have been stopping
liore for several days , loft for Denlson yes
terday and will remain during the confer
ence. The lay delegates leave for Denlson
tomorrow. The meeting of the lay delegates
will be hold Friday , when lay delegates to
the general conference will be selected.
The ladles of Palm grove are making ar
rangements to open their obsombly with a
grand ball on September 19 , at Woodmen
of the World halt ,
MarrliiK < > Mcenneii.
Licences to wed were Usaued yesterday to
tie following persons ;
Name and Residence. Age.
W , U Butler. Council niuffs. . 27
Helen C.'Baker. Council Bluffs 23
pan Woodard , Missouri Valley , . 49
Slary Dennis , Missouri Valley 38
Iceland Green , Lincoln 25
Pertha Stevens. Atlantic , la. , , , 28
Davis selli paint
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
For Cnuli or Loaned On ,
IS. U. KIIHAFIS CO. ,
0 1'cmrl Street , Cuuuoll Illuffi , Iowa.
BECKER'S ' HARD LUCK STORY
S TflnteeD-Year-01d Boy Gets Sir Months
in tbe Penitentiary ,
SENTENCED COR STEALING SOME SHOES
tlln Slorr In Conrt nnil Tlirowt
IIIniNcIf Upon the Mercy of tlic
Tnle ot II ml
Company.
When Frank C. Becker wan arraigned be
fore Judge Macy In the district court yes
terday on the charge of breaking Into
Chris Johnson's shoo store on South Main
street last June and etcallng several pairs
of AhoeB ho admitted his guilt and throw
himself on the mercy of the court. Becker ,
who Is but 17 years of ngo , has none of
the appearances of the professional crim
inal or thief about him and the story he
told Judge Macy evidently had Its effect
In lessening his sentence , as the court only
gave him six months In the penitentiary.
Young Beckcr'fl story wns , In substance ,
that a year ago last May ho ran away from
a good home In Hamilton , 0. He was
studying for college , but objected to the
strict manner In which his father kept him
to his books. One day , against his father's
orders , ho ncnt to a game of base ball.
When evening came he was afraid lo re
turn homo and meet his father , no decided
to run away. He boarded a freight train
and reached Chicago , where he joined com
pany with a gang of professional tramps
and beat his way out west. He wandered
about the country , first with one gang of
hobos and then with another until he
struck Council Bluffs last June. U wns
then that he was Induced to join In the rob
bery of Johnson's store. His companions
escaped , but he being under the Influence
of liquor failed to get away and was caught
sleeping under the platform of a local rail
way station. The evidence against him was
almost conclusive , as he was wearing a pair
of the stolen shoes.
While waiting In the county Jail for the
grand Jury to paas upon his case young
Becker had the misfortune to break his
right arm. One night a few wefrks ago , as
the prisoners were being locked up for the
night In the cylinder , Becker reached
through the bars to pick up a newspaper.
The cylinder was revolving at the time and
his arm was caught between the bars and
broken.
Parker H. Dexter , who waa Indicted for
stealing a watch from the residence of A.
J. Stanley In Rockford township , also
pleaded guilty and escaped with a thirty
days' county Jail sentence.
AH the other prisoners arraigned entered
pleas of not guilty. Several of thorn were
assigned counsel.
M. T. Dcrraody , n farmer of Norwalk
township , commenced suit against the Chicago
cage , Rock Island & Pacific Railway com
pany to recover JG96 for the alleged burning
of 2,800 bushels of corn. Dermody claims
that a spark from one of the company's
engines 1 set Ore to the crib In which the
corn was stored and consumed It.
The hearing of the Injunction suit of
Slack Peterson against the Board of Edu
cation set for yesterday was continued In
definitely. This was done at the request
"
of the attorneys for" Peterson , who wish to
I await the ruling of State Superintendent
Barrett In the Smith site appeal case. In
the event of the superintendent's decision
being adverse to the school board , there will
o no need , they say , to continue the null ,
f on the other hand the state Eiiperlntend-
nt upholds the action of the board and
affirms Prof. Sawyer's ruling , the suit will
bo prosecuted.
HowoH's Antr-Kawf" cures coughs , colds.
WOKK OP TUB KINDERGARTENS ,
Number of Pupil , Tlm Far Enrolled
l GrntiryliiKly LnrBe.
The enrollment at the different kinder
gartens demonstrates the fact that this de
partment of the public school system in
Council Bluffs has met with public favor
and endorsement.
At the Plerco street
school 167 little ones
are enrolled , which Is nearly double the
mimbw of last year. At Twentieth avenue
IIS children have entered the kindergarten
eo far and the prospects are that this num
ber will be still further increased. At
Washington avenue the enrollment In this
department has reached over the sixty mark
and more are expected to enter before the
end of the week. At the Bloomer school
between forty and fifty are enrolled and at
the Avenue B school a like number have
had their names entered In the kindergar
ten. No figures have been received from
the kindergartens at North Eighth street
and Third street schools , bnt Superintend
ent Hayden reports the enrollment to con
siderably larger than last year.
President Sims of the Board of Education ,
through whceo efforts mainly the kinder
gartens were Introduced in the schonle here ,
1n company with Superintendent Hayden ,
made a visit of Inspection to most of th/sn
yesterday and he feels that hla efforts hav
been amply rewarded. Talking about the
kindergarten yesterday , ho said :
"There ls no doubt that the people fully
endorse the kindergarten department and
the enrollment shows that this branch of
the public schrol system was a much needed
one In this city. I do not believe anybody
will now ask that the kindergartens bo done
away with. "
Tbe visit to the different schools has sat
isfied President Sims that the actlcu of the
board In locating the new High school I
north of Broadway was a correct one despite - I
spite the figures brought by the opponents
to tbe Oakland avenue site to show that the
largest number of school children lived !
south of Broadway. The enrollment at I
the Washington avenue wheel Is nearly 800
while the school at Avenue B Is full. The
same condltlonaprevall at Pierce street and
North Eighth street schools , while at Twen
tieth nvcntto ichool there Is am pro room for
at least 200 more pupils. None of the larger
schools north of Broadway are crowded.
The members of the school board are anx
iously awaiting State Superintendent Bar
rett's ruling In the Smith site appeal case
as until It Is received nothing can bo done
in the matter of the construction of the new
High school. President Sims has written
to Mr. Barrett urging on him the necessity
for a speedy decision In the case and It Is
hoped that this will Induce the state super
intendent to hand down bis ruling before
tbe end of this week at least.
Antl-Illzlir Slate.
The antl-Blxby faction of the local democ
racy has fixed up a slate for tbe county
ticket which , with the asolirtance of the
delegates from the country precincts , it
expects to be able to nominate at the con
vention tomorrow. For state senator they
have settled on J , 1C. Codper of this city , at
present serving as a member of the Board
of Education. For state representative they
have picked out Sylvester Dye of Macedonia
and John Hnzen of Avoca. For county treas
urer they are for Brooks Reed , president of
the Jeffereonlan club , while for sheriff they
have selected John R. Black of Grlawold.
Their choice for county superintendent ot
schools U Prof. Sawyer , aud for coroner
they have chosen Dr. A. Wyland of Under-
wood. For county surveyor they Intend to
place In nomination George L. Jmlson , at
present nerving with Company L > , Fifty-first
Iowa , in the Philippines. Their selection for
member of the Board of County Supervisors
Is Fred Hctzel of AVOCA. This slate waa
fixed up , It Is eald , at A meeting of the
Brooks Reed forces Monday night. Chief
Blxby and his follower ) ! are said to n1 o
have a slate up their sleeves which they
will spring on the convention ,
Ilnrliorn Aciinltteil.
" " brought
The "friendly" prosecutions
against Fritz Bcrnhardl of the Grnnd hotel
barber shop and his thro * nsslBtnnts nnd
F. E. and W. T. Silvers , the Pearl street
barbers , for keeping their shops open on the
two Sundays of this month , resulted In nn
acquittal of the defendants yesterday nlorn-
Ing before Justice Vlen. The cases were
as before submitted on agreed statements
of fncts. The Barbers' Protective nssocl.v
tlon , despite the ruling of Judge Aylcs-
worth In the case of Fred Klcpfer , filed In
formations yesterday In the superior court
against Bernhardl and the two Silvers for
keep-Ing their shops open on the Sundays for
which they were tried nud acquitted before
Justice Vlen. The fight between the bar
bers has resulted In the rolling up ot a
long bill ot costs which the taxpayers will
bo called upon to foot. Up to the present
time the ccets amount to close upon $1,000
and the end ot the fight seems as for off
as over.
Leu nnril-linker.
The marriage ot Miss Helen Cordolln
Baker and Mr. William Leonard Butler took
place last evening at the home of the
bride's parents , Colonel and Mrs. W. F.
Baker , on North Second street. Rev. T. J.
Mackay , rector of All Saint's Episcopal
church , Omaha , officiated. Mr. and Mrs.
Butler left last night for a wedding trip
to Denver , Salt Lake and other points , and
will be at homo after October 12 at 513
South First street.
Derith of c. II. Short.
C. H. Short , father of Mrs. A. M. Hutchln-
son of this city , died yesterdny nt the h 'me
of his eon , , Tohn Short , In Fort Crook , Neb. ,
aged 78 years. The funeral will be Leld
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Second Presbyterian church of this city
and Interment will bo In Walnut Hill ceme
tery. Mr. Short had made his hrma for
the last eight years with his daughter In
this city.
Honl ENtiite Trnn fer .
The following transfers were filed yes
terday In the abstract , title and loan ofllco
of J. W. Squire. 101 Pearl street :
County treasurer to S. H. Hart , lot 4 ,
block 8 , Galesburg add. , t. d $ 1
Ada A. Peterson and husband to Dan
iel H. Bailey , lot 25 , Hanthorn's add.
to Loveland , w. d l.SOO
Total , two transfers $1,801
FORT DOUGH'S STREET KAIIV NEXT.
Citizen * Alrciuly DccorntlnK for
TlmrMiliiy , the OpcnliiK Day.
FORT DODGE , la. , Sept. 12. ( Special. )
The Fort Dodge street fair opens next
Thursday and will last for three days. The
town Is being gaily decorated with carnival
colors , yellow and green , and elaborate
preparations for the fair are being mado.
Central avenue Is lined with booths.
The features of the fair will be the car
nival and the Industrial procession with the
reception of the king and queen of the car
nival. Mrs. C. F. Dunoordbe has been
elected queen nnd J. R. Broderick , a promi
nent traveling man , king.
Tiventy-One NCTT Towns.
MASON CITY , la. . Sept. 12. ( Special. )
There are to bo twenty-one new towns
along the new Northwestern road now
building from Bella Plaine , la. , to Blue
Earth , Minn. , all controlled by the Iowa &
Minnesota Townslto company of this city.
The roadbed of this company Is nearly all
graded and the Bovftuty-two-pound steel
rails will bo laid at the rate of two miles a
day , beginning September Ifi. Tbe new
towns In Minnesota four In number have
alreadj > been platted and sale of lots wdll
begin September 26 , as follows : Kclstcr ,
26th : Brlco , 27th ; Frost , 28th ; Marna , 29th.
As Is usual In the opening of new towns
lota will be offered at auction on these days.
The town of Brlco Is named for W. E. Brlce ,
the president of the Iowa , Minnesota &
Northwestern. The latter town has already
a newspaper , the first Issue being printed
this week.
Sornhlini .11111 Sculp * 11 Child.
ATLANTIC , la. , Sept. 12. ( Special. ) The
long hair of the 4-year-old son of Homer
Everett , a farmer living three mllps north
east of town , blew Into the cogs of a sorghum
mill yesterday and before the machine could
be a topped more than half the scalp and one
par were torn off. The detached part was
replaced with stitches by a surgeon and it la
believed the wound will get well.
IlMVfl .YlMVH Notl'H.
The News says every one Is so busy at
Spencer that all seem to have enoueh to
do to attend to their own affairs.
TV. I. Han Is of Lorlmor recently Fold
2COOO bushels of corn which he cribbed four
years ago. Ho bought It for 10 cents per
bushel and sold for 24 cents.
Larse depoolts of Iron ore , It Is reported ,
have been discovered In Allamakee county ,
underlying land owned by farmers. The
ore Is said to be exceedingly rich ,
Frank Crum , n prominent farmer of Jor-
don township , Monona county , mnrketed
during the month of August $15,000 worth
of cattle of his own feedingHe received
(5.70 ( to $5.83 for hl& stock In Chicago.
William Baker of Estervllle was Indicted
last week for running ; a gambling house.
He pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and
cost. Having lost nls "rake-off , " or not
wishing to spend It for a fine , ho Is now
languishing m the county Jail.
II. W. Byers of Hnrlan announces his
candidacy for the nomination for represen
tative In the general assembly from Shelby
county on the republican ticket , Mr. Byers
has served two terms In this office nnd
In the Twenty-sixth assembly was speaker
of the houFe.
A $16,000 roundhouBQ Is about to be built
by the Chicago & Northwestern railway at
Mason City. The Globc-Gaze'to construes
this as meaning that Mason City will be
the headquarters of a division. A new
passenger depot Is also to be built by this
rpad In Mason City.
The thirteenth anniversary of the Thir
teen club of Manchester was duly observed
3tie day last week It Is the oldest club In
Manchester nnd during Its thirteen years
3f life has lost but one active and one
Honorary member by death , while retaining
most of the original members.
Mrs. Sarah D. Newsome died at the home
at her son-in-law In Iowa City on the 8th
Inst. at the URO of 93 years. Eighty years
IKO In England , when Mrs. Nowsomo was
i girl , she wan the governess of Charlotte
Bronte , who afterward became famous aa
: lii ! authoress of "Jane Eyre" and other
levels , Mrs , Ncwsomo bus told som tiost
Interesting reminiscences of the chiTfiood
lays and home life of the authoress ,
About eight or ten Mount Pleasant cltl-
sens have stock In the Guaranty Saving
iiul Loan association of Minneapolis ,
rtieso tni'n have just received notice of an
assessment of 30 per cent on the present
nook value of their stock. About nine
rears ago the company Interested these
Mount Pleasant parties and they expected
ny this time to have completed the neces
sary monthly payments and receive their
noney back with good Interest. This action
if the Guaranty company In levying an
issessmeot of 30 per cent against their
Holdings comes as a surprise.
A few years ( go shipping cattle from the
Mist to points west nnuld have been
ihought as foolish as "shipping coals to
Mew Castle , " but It has now become a
; ommon thine to ship young cattle to
points west for fattening. A specal train
loaded with COO cattle left Charles City for
southwestern D'ikota last week. These
cattle were the property of Nelson Waller
if Charles City and Lee Goodsell of Nashua
ind represent about $10,000 put In the
pockets of the farmers. The train will run
throuKh entire to the Missouri river , from
where the animals will be turned out to
crow up on the range.
IOWA'S ' CORN NOT BADLY OFF
Heat and Winds Do Much Less Danupt
Than Alarncing EeporU Indicate.
TWO-THIRDS OF THE CROP WELL MATURLD
Movriiicntn of tlio IIITTR Ucnltncnl
Alioiit Snn rcrnniiiln lliirlnn July
( icnernl Myers ComliiK to
Oiiinhu for n Train.
DE3 MOINKS , Sept. 12. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) The lown weather nnd crop service
bulletin Issued today summarizes crop con
ditions as follows :
The week wns notnblo for extremely high
temperature , exceeding nil previous records
for September at any Iowa station. At the
central station September 5 and 6 the maxi
mum was 99 degrees and at several
other stations standard Instruments regis
tered 100 degree and upward. Brisk to
high winds prevailed during the heated
period , which terminated with light and
well distributed showers on the night of
September 7. At the close of the week the
temperature was much lower , the minimum
at several places registering dangerously
near the frost lino.
The heat and high winds do not appear to
have been as damaging to corn as some
alarming reports Indicated. Fully two-
thirds of the crop was fairry well matured
and able to withstand drouth or moderate
fr nt. The late planted corn will be murh
better In quality , If the llto of thp plant Is
terminated by hot and dry weather , than
by the opposite extreme. So , on the whole ,
the benefits resulting from this swiftly-
ripening period may measurably offset the
Injury to the straggling and belated portion
of the crop. '
The weather was favorable for harvesting
millet , flax and late hay. Late potatoes win
bo cut short to some extent , but the crop
as a whole will be above the average. Win
ter apples are reported to be fall'ng ' < ff
rapidly In some sections and the marketable
apple crop will be very Usnt. Plowing has
been retarded by dry weather and the pas
tures are generally short.
The adjutant general1 received Colonel
Loper's report of the Fifty-first regiment
for the month of July this morning. The
following la the record of events :
Stationed at San Fernando during July.
Juno SO outpost attacked at 10:30 : p. m. ;
entire regiment ordered out on drill.
Enemy's flro silenced by a few volleys.
Casualties : Edward F. Brow , slight gun-
ehot wound , Toft buttock. July 4 , outpost
attacked at 9EO p. m. ; enemy easily ro-
pulscdj no casualties. July 18 First Lieu
tenant J. I. Moore committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head , dying
at 1 a. m. , July 19. July 27 , Second Lieu
tenant Guy E. Logan , commanded scouting
party sent to locate outpost of enemy In
direction of Mexlca. Fifty members of
the regulars absent on sick leave. Rmery
C. Worthlngton , Company H , Des Molncs , Is
reported sick at the Corrlgldor hospital.
Fred J. Baker , second lieutenant of Com
pany H , Is sick at Manila. First Lieutenant
Ernest R. Bennett Is with the company.
The report Indicates In a foot note that
Ernest R. Bennett committed suicide while
temporarily Insane.
General Byers returned this morning from
Chicago , whore he has been arranging for
the transportation of the Fifty-first regi
ment from San Francisco to Iowa. The
Rock Island , the , 4Chlcago , Burlington &
Qulncy , andetha ' Onlon Pacific ' roads are
being considered.'ZTho Great 'Western was
discussed , but It cannot deliver the troops
at Council Bluffe as doslred. The matter
Is complicated by the fact that the Southern
Pacific controls everything from Ogden to
San Francisco , and It will not reduce rates.
General Byers will go to Omaha In a few
days to Investigate further.
The road building committee of the Good
Roads convention met at the Commercial
Exchange today. It was decided last night
to build a number of sample roads near
town. Gravel , macadam and perhaps con
crete will be used. The worst road In the
vicinity of Des Molnes will be selected In
order to show the delegates to the conven
tion what the government engineers can do
In the way of making a road as solid as a
rock , out of a mud hole.
BISHOP M'CAIIB CANNOT IMIESIDE.
IIlncNB Prevent * Uln Appearance nt
tlic Den Jlolncn Conference.
DEN1SON , la , , Sept. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The opening sessions of the Des
Molnes Methodist conference will be held
tomorrow and nearly all the clergy have ar-
rlvnd and are being bountifully entertained.
On account of sickness Bishop H. C. Me-
Cabo cannot be here to preside. Either
Bishop Joyce of Minneapolis or Bishop Foss
of Philadelphia will come tomorrow to con
duct the conference. Rev. Schell , general
secretary of the Epworth league , addressed
the conference tonight. The conference will
select delegates to the general conference.
Governor L. M. Shaw will probably be one
of the lay delegates.
Plasterer' * Severe Fnll.
FORT DODGE , la. , Sept. 12. ( Special. )
Charles Tjx'band , a plasterer , fell from a
scaffolding In the Crawford building this
morning while he was engaged In plaster
ing and broke several ribs , and receiving
other Internal injuries.
Hloax City'n Cnrnlvnl Open * .
SIOUX CITY , Sept. 12. Sioux City's week
of fun and frolic opened tonight. Crowds
are beginning to pour Into the city. Thurs
day Patchen and Gentry will race for a
$3,000 purse.
Home the Invrnnn.
Davenport Democrat : A safe and swift
trip to the brave boys who have done their
full duty , and far more. They enlisted lor
the war for freedom In Cuba , but they have
seen the roughest of service In the jungles
of the Philippines. They have inarched In
the boiling sun ; they have looked Into the
> i' uie enemy ; they have fought llko
the heroes they are. Ttie other Iowa vol-
untecni are as braye , but the fate of war
did not give them the opportunities It gave
the boys of the Fifty-first.
Waterloo Reporter : In speaking of the
Iowa plan to secure funds to bring the
'Ifty-llrtt Inwa home , through n guaran
teed appropriation by the legislature , The
Omaha Bee suggests that Iowa should have
"ibo benefit of more competition among the
3f , be-ause the men can be brought back
by way of St. Paul , Omaha or Kansas City ,
nrt ( ( IB business ought to bo worth going
after to any of the transcontinental roads.
When the contract Is made the suggestion
might not be out of place that a time limit
be stipulated and part of the price held out
In order to make the roads expedite the sol
dier trains on some reasonable Um sched
ule. "
Burlington Hawkeye : Besides the severe
fighting In which Uie regiment \\&a engaged ,
for the last three moqtlis It has undergone
severe outpost duty , being much exposed to
the elements during the rainy season. This
liosiiro has caused more sickness and
ufferlng than all the fighting between
Malolos and San Fernando , Strange to soy ,
ilthough the regiment did much severe
If.fitlnc , not one member wai killed In bat-
e. Thirty-nine were wounded and nine
led of disease. Seventy-five have re-en-
ilsted. Now that It is definitely known
when the regiment will embark on the
mnsport Wind for Snn Francisco , the ar-
n some , it * for bringing the regiment home
' e of the state should go for
ward rapidly.
De * Molnes News : The Fifty-first regi
ment must bo brought back from Snn Frnn-
cl co nt the expense of the state. If not
at the expense of the stale , then by ( lie vol
untary contributions of the people. Every
stale thnt has been distinguished by the
presence of state troops In the Philippines
has been only too glad to pay the cost of
n triumphal tour of Its gallant soldiers
from San Frnnclsco to their homes. Shall
Iowa do less ? If It is objected that this
proposal Is unjust to the Forty-ninth , Fit-
mid Fifty-second regiments , then lethe
ho state pay to the men of these regl-
° iKs the cost of Ihclr transportation from
the place of their muaterlng-out to their
JUIIIM. There Is no danger that the soldiers
' f r-p-imonts will bo paid too much.
They are as brave nnd ns competent sol
diers as those of the Fifty-first and only
mckcd ihe opportunity to prove It.
for nn Old \Vnmul.
Ht.OOMI.NGTN , Neb. . Sept. 12.-Spcclal. ( )
. P. Stratton was kicked on the leg by
a nmlo years ngo and a month ago hurt It
In the some place. Since then the bone has
been decaying and yesterday It was neces
sary to amputate the leg close to the hip.
As Strntton Is well along In years his re
covery Is doubtful.
ailRNonrl mill .MIxnoiirlniiK.
° recruiting office at Marshall has been
c ,
A recruiting station has been established
at Alobcrly.
Sednlla will hav a public wedding as a
ttrcet fair feature.
Horse thieves have been committing depre
dations In Charlton county.
Coal prospectors are looking upon Platte
county ns a profitable field.
Glasgowtoo. . would like to have the pro-
pojod new state Insane. asylum.
Work on the big brldRO across the river
at Olnsgow Is progressing rapidly.
La ariiiiRo college opened this year with
the. largest enrollment In Its history.
Culdwell county lias more creameries than
any other county In northern Missouri.
The Odd Fellows arc having a handsome
building erected at Alanthus In Gentry's
county.
Uls , , y ouKht thnt trains will be running
° n the Grant " "
City extension of the "Q" by
The members of the Baptht church nt
Monroe City took a vet one night on card
playing and dnnclng. Tnere. were live votes
In favor of the amusement , a few scatter
ing , nnd a solid 100 fornlnst 'em.
The latest blackmailing scheme Is reported
from Excelsior Spring. A colored water
melon peddler brines his old ilddU to town
with every load nnd plays until the people
are compelled to buy him out for the sake
of peace and quiet.
Whllo plowing near Hlgglnsvlllo recently ,
Ay era Snider was struck by n bolt of
lightning. Ills garmenta were torn to frag
ments. the plow hancllra he wni > holding
shattered nnd yet , though badly burned , ho
Is in a fair wny of recovery.
( inASSIIOlM'KHS OX A GI.ACIRH.
Mj-rlniln of the IiincotH Overtaken by
Cold 1'orlnli on the Ice.
There are many remarkable alaclers In
that part of the Rocky mountain uplift that
crosses the southern border of Montana. A
part of this region has hitherto been un
mapped and Its more elevated portions were' '
unvlsltcd and unnamed until last summer ,
when a geological party piloted the way up
the mountains nnd discovered some of the
larcest glaciers In the temperate regions of
the western world. Here rises Granite peak ,
which , according to Mr. Gannett , Is the
culminating point of Montana , 12,824 feet
high.
high.Among
Among the glaciers found In these moun
tains and recently described by James P. .
Klmball Is Grasshopper clacler , which de
rives Its name from the enormous quantity
of grasshopper remains that are found on
and In tne clacler. Periodically the grass
hoppers that thrive In the prairie to the
north take their fllsht southward and must
needs cross the mountains. Their favorite
route acorns to be across this wide glacier
and In the passage scores"of 'thousands of
them succumb to the rigor of cold and wind ,
fall helpless upon the snnw and are finally
entombed in the Ice. In the course of time
billions of them have been the victims of
this glacier. They are , of course , carried by
the Ice river down Into the valley and de
posited at the melting edge of the ice , and
Mr. Klmball says that thousands of tons of
grasshopper remains are the principal ma
terial at the lower edge of the glacier. We
hear very often of rocks and sand as formIng -
Ing th * terminal moraine of glaciers , but
here Is a glacier whroo principal morainal
material Is grasshoppers.
These Insect remains are washed out of
the Ice In furrows wherever the sun's heat
has grocved the surface Into runlets of de
scending water. The grasshoppers permeate
the glacier from top to bottom. No frag
ment of Ice can be broken so small as not to
contain remains. Most of the Insects have
been reduced to a coarse powder and the
furrows of them washed out by the runlets
and naturally disposed In parallel lines are
very dark In color.
7.ANCJWILI. ON NIAOAI1A.
IIoiT the Orent Full * Appear to the
Novellnt'fl Kye * .
The Impressions of Mr. Zangwlll upon seeIng -
Ing Niagara Fills are thus given through
Pelonl , a quaint adventurer and regenera
tor of Israel , In the story called "Noah's
Ark" In Llpplncott'B for August :
Whllo the llttlo monument was building ,
and the men were coming to and fro In
bouU , Pelonl made friends with the Indians ,
the smoke-wreaths of whoso lodges hovered
across the river , and ho picked up a little
of their language. Also he explored his
Island , drawn by the crescendo roar of
Niagara. It was at Burnt Island bay that
bo had his first , If distant , view of the fairs
themselves. The rapids , gurgling ana
plunging with foam and swirl and eddy ,
quickened his blood , but the cataracts dis
appointed him , after that rainbow glimpse
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I of the upper spray , nd It wns not Mil ho
Rot lilmiolf Inndod on the t'nnndlan ehore
and MW the monstrous riwh ot the rMt
tnmelea * flood towards the great leap thnt
ho felt the presence and the power that
were to bo with him for Ihe rmt of hit
dnys. The bend of the horseshoe wiw hld
tlen by a white spray-mountain that rose
above Itn topmcst water * a they hurled
themselves from srcen eolldlly lo creamy
inlet. Anil as ho looked , lol ihe enchanting
rainbows twinkled nRaln , and ho had ft
sense ns of the atnllo of God , of the love of
thnt nwful , unfathomable UelnR , eternally
persistent , whllo the generations rlno nnd
fall like vnporous epray.
The tlilo was low , nnd , drawn by nn Irre
sistible fascination , ho adventured down
ntnong the rocks near the foot of the fall.
But a tingling ntorm of spray smote him
half blind nnd wholly brcathlcs * . nnd nil
ho could nco wna n monstrous misty
Drcckon-splrlt uprearcd , nnd In his ears
Tioro n thousand thunders. A wild ele-
mcntnl passion swelled nnd lifted him.
Yes , force , force , wns the secret of things
the vnet primal energies that sent the
stars whining ajid the sens roaring. Forco.
life , strength that was what Israel needed.
It had grown nnncmlc , slouching along KB
alrlces Judengnsson. Oh , lo fight , to fight ,
like the warriors who went out against the
Greeks , who defended the Holy City against
the Homans. "For the Lord ! n man of
war. " And ho shouted the cry ot David ,
'blessed bo the Lord , my Hock , who
tcaeheth my hands to war , and my fingers
to fight. " Cut ho stopped , smitten by nn
Ironlo memory. This very blessing was
uttered every Sabbath twilight , In every
Ghetto , by every bloodle s worshiper , to a
melnncholy , despairing melody , in the
llghtlcsa dusk of the synagogues.
nt .llnryvlllr.
MAnYVILLn , Mo. . Sept. 12.-Speclnl (
nJTnmi ? ) NerlV "v000 ) e ° Plc " "end" '
the meeting of the Modern Woodmen of
America s Northwestern LOR Holllni ; asso
ciation hero today. The nsxoeiatlon com
prises the counties ot Andrew. Atchlson ,
Buchanan , Cluy. Clinton , Cnldwell. Carroll
Be Rlb > ,9avtpGentry , Grundy , Holt ,
Iir.rrlson , Livingston. Mercer nnd Ray and
the register shows that 125 lodges are rep
resented. Two thousand Woodmen were In
the parade. Mayor McCluskey of Mnry-
ylllo welcomed the visitors and Fred C.
Herlng of Stnnbery , president nf the asso
ciation , responded. W. A. Northcutt of
Grconvllle , ill. , head consul of the order
and lieutenant governor of .lllnois , deliv
ered nn address on "Fraternity" nnd Hon.
T. B. Allen nnd Mrs. Uzzle Oronlger of
St. Joseph , deputy supreme Oracle of the
Royal Nelchbors of this district , also de
livered addresses.
Jnimn to Mnl > UN Own I'tipcr.
HAMILTON , Ont. , Sept. 11 A local
mniiufnctur'ni ? rirpi today shipped to Yoke
hama for the Japanese government equip
ment for one of the lineal paper milts in
the world. Japan hag dec'dcd to make It"
own paper , as muny of the ftate papers
have disintegrated with age. The machinery
Is loaded on twenty-llvo cars and the
transportation nlnne w'll cost Jll.COO. It xvlll
turn out a 100-In h Btrlp of finest ImpcrNh-
able book paper 400 feet long- each minute.
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