TTIFj OMAHA DAITjV IVEE: WEDNESDAY, JTXE 20, 1.100. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL 111011 SIENTI0.1. Davis Hells class. Tko your meals at the Vienna. Ons fixtures and globes nt Ulxby's. Magazines liouml, Moorehousc & Co. Iludwetser beer. L. Rnsenfetd, agent 1'lne A. B, C. beer, Noumayer'a hotel. K-hmldt's photos, new and latest styles. W. K. Lewis sells mon'jments. 301 H'way. W. T. Oraff. undertaker and licensed em balmer, 101 South Main street. The vacation prize will go to the Council niL rs girl who hustles votes. Get your work done nt the popular Eagls laundry, 24 IJroadway. 'Phone 157. V. C. Estcp, undortuker, 2S 1'earl street. Telephones: Olllcc, if; residence, 33. 1 r pictures, frames and artists' ma irr .lis. go to Alexander & Co.. 3.13 H-way. representative John J. Jenks of Avoca r.n - In tho city yesterday railing on friends. .i'or McMneken and wife left yes teMay for Hnn Francisco, which will be th -r future home. i iiy Auditor F. L. Evans left yesterday morning for Croston to attend the Stale Kuiidar school convention. A marriage llcenso was Issued yesterday to .'homns S Kane, Hgcd 21, and Agnes K Cntcy, aped 25, both of this city. All votes In tho Counrll Uluffs vacation contest will b: counted dally and the result will becomo more Interesting from day to da j Tlie twenty-ninth annual commencement exercises of St. Francis' academy will 1m held this afternoon at the Dohnny opera i house, commencing at 2:30 o'clock. Cluw Anderson, living at Thirty-fourth Mrect and Avenue A was arrested Inst night for beating his wife. It It charged that ho knocked her down with a club. I'nlty Hobi'kah Lodge No. 3S8 will give a social tonight at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. .1. Spare, 1H) Fourth avenue, to which all Hebckahs and their friends are cordially Invited. Captain Denny of the night detail of the police fnrco went to Silver Creek, Nob., l.ist night to bring back August Slogsmont, tho old man who wandered away from his homo at Culok. Tho regular meeting of Court Council No 37St), Independent Order of Foresters, will bo held this evening. A committee from Omaha will be present to mako arrange ments for a Joint picnic Or. T J. l.awson of I'tc, la., was In tho dly yesterday and was granted his nat uralization papers by Judge Smith of the district court. Ho was formerly a subject of Queen Victoria of England. The Hoard of Insanity Commissioners vesterday paroled Smiley A. Pollock, com mitted to St. Hernard's In the earn of his f ither. .1. H. rollock, of Avoea. The young l an's condition has much Improved. According to present arrangements tho r ,iyor and city nllloluls will leave Friday renlng over the Milwaukee for Dcs Moines on the brick plant Inspecting Junket. The n turn will be made either Saturday night or Sunday morning, Tho barber shop of Harding & Heavers on South Main Mn-et was broken Into and nbbed Monday nliiht. About t2T worth of 1 rbcr tools was stolen. The only clue the p. Ico have to work upon Is two neckties v ' tch tho robbers left behind them. ' rrnngements have been perfected by the r ihlans of this city for the observance of Mi morlnl day next Sunday. The exercises wbl bo held In Hughes' ball at 3 o clock, to which the publle generally and all rvhtnns hto especially Invited. A full pro cr.iiu will bo given laler. The wires connecting the burglar alarm nt the Council HlufTs Savings bank got out of order In soino way last night about 10:30 o'clock and set the bell in the police sta tion ringing. Chief Albro nnd Sergeant Slack made a hurried run. expecting to llnd a burglar looting tho bank, but they were disappointed. The funeral of the Into Mrs. A. Mason of Omaha will be held this afternoon at :i o'clock from the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I,. Klrscht, 128 Olen avenue. Ilov George. Edward Walk of St. Paul s Eplbcopal church will conduct the services nnd burial will be In Walnut Hill ceme tery. John Alexander, charged with breaking Into tho city tool house near the police sta tion Sunday night, was discharged In pollco court. Ho proved that he was not there with any felonious Intent and simply wai.ted to borrow n scythe to cut grass will . Ho clnlmcd to have borrowed scythes In tho snmo mnnner several times before. Al.o Lincoln Post No. 29, CSrnnd Army of tho Republic and Woman's Relief corps No. ISO, will hold a camp lire at Grand Army hnll on Pearl street Friday evening of this week. Thero will be good music and speeches and refreshments will be served. All members and their families and all honorary members are Invited to participate. Tho receipts In the general fund nt tho Christian Home last week were J123.im, be ing $76.35 below the estimated needs for tho current oxpensos of the week and Increns Ing the deficiency In this fund to date to I5B7.35. Tlnrecclpts In the manager's fund nmountcd to $fi!).7R. being $31.75 above needs of the week and decreasing tho dellctency In this fund to JS2.1I to date. Tho case against Mike Klldare, proprietor of tho Omaha saloon, wns dismissed yes terday In Justice Ferrler's court. Mlkesell, tho complaining witness, who claimed ho was drugged and robbed of $30 In tho saloon, refused to prosecuto and said ho was drunk when he tiled the Information. Ho paid tho costs. The understanding Is that tho enso was settled nut of court. N. Y. Plumbing Co., Tel. 250. When you deposit your vacation coupons jdn thorn together. It will mako the count ing quicker and caslor. Gravel roofing. A. II. Heefi. Ml U'way. I'renk of nn Insniio Man. Tho family of I). L. Itoper, living nt 2320 Ninth avenue, wns aroused yesterday morning about 6:30 o'clock by hearing some one snoring in the front parlor. Mr. Hoper on Investigating discovered a rough looking individual fnst asleep on tho lounge. As sistance wes secured nnd tho Intruder was awakened. He showed tight on being aroused, but wns knocked down nnd secured until tho pollco arrived. Examination at the Jail showed that tho nan is uvldently lnsnno nnd letters In his possession tndlcnte that his nnmo 1b J. F. Hutchinson nnd thnt lie has recently been an Inmato of tho state hospital at Independence. Ho wns taken before tho Hoard of In santly Commissioners nnd committed to SU Hernard's hospital for temporary trcnt ment until his relntlves enn be communi cated with. From his lettors It appears that lie has n brother, J. W. Hutchinson, living nt Lake City, Ik. Tho man, who spoke In a rnrabllnn manner, said he hnd been dis charged from tho hospital nt Independence InBt May nnd thnt for tho Inst three days lie had been working ns n section hand for tho Union Pacific. The contiwt Is now on for some girl In Council II luffs to win a vacation, with transportation and expenses paid free of charge. I'ctltloim In llniiUriipley. Petitions lu voluntary bnnkruptcy wero filed yestordny In tho United States dis trict court hero by two residents of Stan ton, Montgomery county, fieorgo H. Iloel Jert, a Jeweler nnd watchmaker, lists his debts at $3,706.94 nnd his nssets at $134.10, nll of which ho claims ns exempt. Frederick J. Anderson, n enrpentcr. has liabilities uggregatlng $734. S4, of which ho desires to bu relieved. Ills nssets amount to $25, all of which ho claims us exempt. "Mr. Rlly" 5-cent cigar. FARM LOANS Ntsotlaied lu Eastern Trtnraska ana Iowa. James N. Caiudy. Jr., 12 Main St- cjunell IHuffs. MONEY TO LOAN A Savings Loan and Building Associit'n Council Blufi, Iowa. BLUFFS. HE REBUKES MISS SIIONTZ Prirdine Eldir Franklin Rioliei to the Obargei of the Obicago Z.sdot, PRESIDENT IS A CHRISTIAN MAN Loose StnteiniM'tn Mnde by nn r.n (liunlnstlc Viiiiiik Woman A li ngered by n .Man Who Know What Hi; In Saying. The feature of tho opening serslon yes terday aftorucon of the Council llluffs Dis trict Epworth league convtntlon wns tho address of Evo '.Marshall Shunts', of Chicago and a reply by Uov. 1). C. Franklin, D. D presiding elder of tho Methodic church of this district. iMIsb Shontz again seized tho occasion to arraign President McKlnloy, ac cusing him not only of being tho friend and supporter of tho liquor trafllc, but also charged him with being n drinking man. Elder Franklin, who Is an avowed advocato of temperance, resented Miss Shont' ro ninrk3 concerning the president nnd In an eloquent address refuted many of the state ments she had made. He sa'd:, 'If ever there wns a Christian gentleman I bcllevo President McKlnloy . if uvcr thoio was a Chrlstulu home I believe the. homo of the president of the Hulled States was one." II In remarks were received with much np plause. Tho convention Is being held In Trinity Methodist church and the attendance nt the opening session completely filled tho auditorium. It Is expected that at local forty more delegates will nrrlvo this morn ing. Tho meeting was opened with devo tional exorcises, ,lcd by Uov. V. H. Cable, pantnr of the church. Mrs. T. S. Moles worth read an Interesting paper on "nilghtcd Chlldhcod," being followed by Miss Shontz, who delivered one of hor char ucteristlc nddrcMcv, After tho reply of Hev. Franklin, Miss Fanny Lovclcm of Woodbine read a paper, her subject being "The Kpworthlnn In Church, Manner and Conduct." Edgar Rannells of Dunlap was down on tho program for a paper on "Attltudo of Our Church on Temperance," but whh not present. At tho evening Bcralon n short program whh carried out prior to tho de votional excrclfos nnd tho sermon preached by Rev. J. H. Harris of Denlson. Tho pro gram for today's Pcssltna aro ns follows: iJedance' 3tl n''' ,crvl,:cs lc(1 l'y slllt' AKne, 2:5 Appointment of eommltteca. 9.10 Rport from chapters. The report Is expected to bo a sort of review of the work c '.ci'.ch. ''hapter In all Its department. 10:00 Departmental round tnble, led by elstrlct cabinet ofllcers. . 2;W ''Ibnv tho league cnn Help the Pus tor,' Mrs. Goortell, Thurman. 2:30 "Should the Enwnrthlan Separate Himself from thf World for Ills Master's Service?" Atllrmatlve, John Nye. Kex negative. II. W. Wright, Glcnwood. 3:e0- "Study of Hymnolngy In the league.' J. M. Sylvester, Uro.ulway, Coun cil llluffs. 3:30 President's address. l:0O-Huslne?H. 8:00 Address. Hon, James McCabe. Coun cil muffs, followed by the administration ot the Ixird's supper. The following aro the delegates In attend ance from outside Council Bluffs: Ixjveland Olive Henderson. Elsie Urook hnuser. bis i Pnlmer, Iazzle Copeland, Myrtlo Moorehouso. Colfax-J W. Mahood. Denlson- M. F. Mclteren, IT. G. Johnson, Iva II. Smith, Faith Plorco, Rev. .1. U. 1 Tur ns. Missouri Valley M. Gene Roberts, Eva Fountain, Cnlllo Cox, Mr.. Kate Creager. Henderson Mrs. J. II. Fickle. Hastings Mrs. J. D. Robins, Walter Fisher, ''red J. Martin. Malvern -Reside Weller, Wllma Hentlcy, i.ome ucariioni, r lorenco iteurcrn. Hamburg George A. Itrown. Di'll.ince-Mrs. M. M. Cable. Hlanch Wright, Mrs. May Ague, Lcoru Ilannon. Madison J. (1. Hoffman. Rlvertou Nelllo Mjoie. I.eona Knrtpp. Shenandoah M. W. Swallow, Mollle Rip ley, Delia Jay, Rhino Stevens. Quick Gertrude Dryden, Sarah Dryden. l,ogan-Ad:i Mllllnian, Mr. and Mrs, T. S. Molewworth. Module-Mrs. II. J. Hroughton, Mrs. S. F. Greer. Utile Sloux-Uertha D. Witt, Inez Cros dale. Ciescent I.enn Miller. Dow City Susie Sentt. Thurman Raymond Woodrum, R. H. Kill". EIllo Ilarrett. Magnolia Jennie P. Farver. Efflo Patter son. Olive Stuart. Rev. D. M. Huckner. Silver City laicy J. Merry, Hcrthn Plumb, Clara II, Plumb, Hcrthn Hull, Mrs. Kato llowser. Diiulap Eliza Halley, May Cook, Phoebo Perk, Clyde E. Mustoe. Woodbine Clara Fry, Fanny Loveless. Neola-E.idle Relchart, Ueorgo Wilkin son. Jr. Glunwood-Etta M. Illttle, Kate E. llos totter. Sidney Grace Hahbltt. Margaret Babbitt. Fa r rn gu t J ess o Whistler. You can voto ns many times as you want to In tho Working Girls' Vneatlon Con test. men scnooi, situ (jons ovr.ii, i Members of School llmiril Post pone Action 1 1 1 I'rldii) Earning.- I Owing to tho nbsence of Members Stewnrt nnd Swnlno tho Hoard of Education nt Its egulur monthly meeting Inst night failed to tako nny nctlon regarding tho High school t site. Tho matter will como up for action at j nn adjourned meeting to be helJ Frldny night. Member Hess suggested that tho board proceed to eclect a site nnd was sec onded by Member Ccopcr, but on the others protesting ngalnst nny nctlon In tho absence, of Stewart uml Swnlno ho did not persist In bis motion, .Member Cooper stated that ho intended from this out to voto for the old slto on (ilen avenuo until ho died. Mem ber Hess asked what about tho pledge made nt tho prlvato caucus, but no ono ventured to answer him. It wuk then decided to pest- .pono nny action In tho matter until Friday evening. i (itorgo M. Hechtel of Davenport, repro- j sentlng the First Natlonnl bank of Chicago, nppeareJ beforo tho board and submitted a preposition to exchange $00,000 outstanding bonds of tho district bearing Hi nnd 5 per cent Interest, for $60,000 funding school bonds to bo dated July 2, 1800, nnd to bear I per cent Interest. Ot tho boncls which he dc- i sired to exchange $10,000 are held by tho Chicago bank and were optional after live ycari,. Tho five yearn expired tho early part of this month. Ten thousand dollars of tho bonds were optional nfter date of Issue and the other $10,000 were optional nfter flvo yenrs. He explained thnt tho renbon ho of fered to take bonds at it lower rato of In tercut wna to Eecure binds of n longer time, as under the code of 1897 all school district bands becomo optlgnal after live years. Tho lssuanco of the funding bonds would save the district $350 per annum in Interest. Mr. Ilechtel wnnted the board to accept his proposition right then and there, which It was not prepared to do, and ho withdrew the offer. The board ngreed to sign the petition for the paving of North Eighth street. Crew's "Elementary Physics" and Mato dell's "Practical Physiology" wero adopted as text books. Superintendent Hayden reported thnt tho sale of tickets for tho graduating exerclMu of tho High school 6enlor clusu had netted $U0 .out of which nr, Nightlngalo was paid $70 and $40 for the opera home. There wer unpaid hills amounting to $17, which will be settled by the board. ) Custodlnn Ilushnell filed hw annual re port, showing that on June 1, 1809, thero was on hand fl ,490.74 worth of books ami that books to tho amount of (3,290.61 had been purchased. There wcro on hand nt present books to tho value of $1,301.95. The profit by the sale of books to pupils nmountcd to $20.02. Hev. A. Overton wns granted permloslon to use tho Ounn school building for Sun day school purposes. Member Mncren brought up the mnttcr of tho money belonging to tho district, being tho proceeds of the salo of tho High school bonds, which Is still In possession of ex Treasurer Davis. Ho thought somo steps ought to bo tnken by the board looking to ward putting tho money out nt Interest. Tho other members thought that tho board had no authority in the matter. i i.rniATi m I'ntMi motor comi.v. Park llonrtl nnd City (iovi'i'iinii'iil Served ullli a Vollee A cslerilnj. Tho tonlroversy between the Hoard of Park Commissioners nnd the motor com pany has reached an nente stage nnd the latter threatens to remove the earth now blncking the entranco to the park If tho park commissioners do not and will hold them liable for tho expense and damages. Tho motor company through Its attorneys served tho following notice yesterdny upon Mnyor Jennings nnd tho members of tho park hoard: Y?cVo H.nvc'days 'nf ! to the service of this notice uiiuii nu nil the earth now obslruitln the public highway nr nmd Into Fulminant park used by the imia''a Xr Council HlulTs Italiua;' nnd Rrldge ( omiiany and the imblle as a means if I'liitoncr to snlil park, nnd to clear away the said earth from anil uncover the tracks of the said Omaha X- Council HhtlTs Riil way and Hrldge company through the cer tain cut traversed by sold public rnad nr war. and In and through which said cut 1111,1 lull, Id. ,Ci.t. .., u .1,1 Iril.J'U ....n I .1.1 The said obstruction having been rnti'sci i by you through the negligent construction , of a bridge s'lannlng said cut, in. d fiirthi i - Inereaed by the tearing down ot the walls f said en' by blasting and dynamiting by tile said park commissioner!. You are further m'tllled that said ob struction N r suiting in large loss of reve nues to this cnmpaiiN. for which loss the "aid company will hold you responsible, both Individually and In your representative eatiaclly, together with all crjds, damages and expenses Incurred In the removal of said dirt and earth from the expiration of tho five days herein mentioned. Von a'e further untitled thnt unless the said earth Is removed on or before Manila v, the th day of June, 19MI. the said earth will be removed at your cost and oxnensf. as park commissioners nnd Individually, by renson of vour wrongful nets In blasting down and tilling said cut and covering said 1, 1,1. !.,..., Uf.H, V.,,., nc.lcct to remove said earth on' nr. before , snld date will be taken as your positive re fusal so to do, and the Omaha X- Council Uluffs Railway nnd Hildge .oinpany will govern Itself aeeordlnclv. Chairman Schmidt nf tho Park board, when served with tho notice, otntcd Hint tho; motor company could not nnd should not enter tho park by tho cut. He nlso Inti mated thnt tho board would tako steps If IKisslble to prevent the compnny from turn ing or removing tho earth that hns fallen in tho cut unless tho rompany wished to do tho work nt Its own expense. Oct an early start In tho Working Olrls' Vacation Contest so that you may lot your friends know that .you nra In the race. A ttr nilniirc nt the Xorimil. Tho enrollment nt tho Pottawatlamlo County Normal Institute reached tho 300 mark and Superintendent McManuj ftcU confident thnt the attendance this year will bo tho largest of any lnstltuto yet hold In tho crop will, bo lnid by before tho clrso of this county, tho mouth. Smnll grain crops aro now do- A fcaturo of this year's Institute Is tho s fnirly well, In tho northwestern coun ahsembllng of nil tho teachers nnd Instruct- , ties oats and wheat sufferi-d crnslderablo ors for general exercisos lasting twenty from drouth nnd the harvest will bo light, minutes every morning. Theso meetings a-o Tho hay crop has received some benefit held in the Lutheran church basement and' from rcCent rains, hut tho yield as a whole following devotions, led by ono of the mln- wj ), nght. ,u,lyng operations aro In Istcrs of the city, ono of tho lnstructo a progress In tho contral and southern rec will give n general tnlk on somo subject on tlons. Reports ns to condltlcn of npp rs which ho Is nn authority. Tho services wero aro not llnttctlng. Pr.tatocs and garden led yesterday morning by Rev. O. W. Sny ler , vegetables nre very thrifty." of tho I.uthernn church, and this morning ' Tho nnnual convention of tho Nat onal Rev. R. Venting of the Haptlst church w.ll Association of Music Teachrrs opened litrj preside. At this meotlng yestordny morning todny, with somo 100 delegates present each of tho instructors wns Introduced nnd frm nll over the country. Many more are made a short tulk to the members of the arriving tonight and It Is believed C00 will Institute. be hero by tomorrow. President Arno d Tho lecture by Stato Superintendent liar- j (jamvoort delivered his annual nddre-s rettls to bo on the evening of Wcdrcsday of un,i t10 day's sessions were devo.oj io next week an dthat ot President H.ardshear business. of tho Iowa State collcgo on cither the 20th j projldent William ii. Reardshear of Iowa or 28th. State college at Ames camo to Dcj Moines CoiniuHtee Wits DUIiled. Tlmrn n'nu nultfl n diversity nf nnlnlnn .... n i.V.,r. mm iiiKin in. nn- iiimimi, church as to the advisability of organizing V...w. Tlr1rt n-rtir,Ai.innrt union nn t lin tl lUUII 4 tu'IWn n,tiliLUiii-v umw wi wu lines laid down by Mies Shontz. Tho com mltteo nppolnted nt tho meeting Sunday afternoon brought In n majority nnd n ml- f.nrlt,, Mitmrt Tttn mnlnrltv rnnnrt wnK 111 favor ot organizing, tho minority suggested '",l,,l"l,c,, ,t0 ! 0,ho,r ,ha" il Prnpliraiio of referring tho matter to tho Ministerial as- )N "Uman's philosophy. The Whitman club soclatlon n Sl,nil-secrct organization, lnrgcly for After a discussion lasting for two hours "l0 BOl:lal amusement and comradory of one tho majority report was ndopted nnd tho night's meeting ench yenr. The chnrg? to following committee wns nppolnted to re- a brother Walt Is often read out of th port n plnn for organization nt n meeting ook "'f- This nrtlclo was merely n to bo held Sunday nftornoon at the First combination of Whltmatilc phrase nnd an Haptlst church; Rev. R. Venting, Rev. W. elent philosophies mado to tho Initiate at H. Cable, Rfv. Aloxamler Idtherland, W. S. I tho timo of his entrnnro to tho club. Sev Homer nnd II. A. Colo. ' cral members of tho club took n liking to The meeting wns addressed by Miss Shontz tho chargo nnd requested typowrl.ton nnd n number of tho pastors. The consensus copies. A member nf the club wns enter of opinion was that the political feituro talnlng Elbert Hubbnrd in Cedar Falls and shornl be eliminated from tho organization. ' showed one of these copies to Mr. Hubbard. j Ho wmi pleased with It nnd requested n ItlAbt of Wny ri-oorciliiiHH. 'copy for publication In tho Phltlnino. Mr.' The sheriff's Jury Impaneled to dotor- Hubbard himself understood It wns n parn mlno tho damages In tho condemnation p'o- phrase uml commented upon it as such to ccedlngs brought by the Omaha HtMgo and several pnrtlis. A rcnior of honest Intent Terminal Hallway company ngalnst tho Do- W llnd no dllllculty in so Interpreting tin trolt syndicate, owning tho gioatcr pnrt nrtlclo nnd It wns published over my own ot tho land In East Omaha, held another name, supposing tlirro would nver bo any ' swslon yesterday nnd failed to leich n-iy question about it. Nor has there been until ngreement. Witnesses for tho railway com- n few parties sought some plea to epres3 pony placed tno vaiuo ot tile land in ion- troversy nt from $500 to $S0O, whllu tho:.o for tho syndlcato valued It nt $l,r00. Tho Jury will hold nnothor meotlng todny nnd try to rench somo decision. You can deposit your votes for tho mrst popular working girl In tho vacation con test nt the Council Uluffs ofllco. Dnvls sells paints. i niiiiiiciiuK tup i.riisiis. Supervisor Everest stnted yestordny that It would tako until Thursday nt tho ea.i:- est to completo the census of this city so thnt tho lists could be forwarded to Wash- Ington. Any names sent In In tho meantime and found to have been omitted by tho enumerators ran be added to tho lists. So far hut very few namos sent In to tho nfhco havo been found on checking ovev tho lists to havo been omitted hy tin inumcraioro. Knv vr,,,,. r-ciimr,. n,n vl fnr H, mn.l popular Council Rlurfs working girl. Commonwealth 10-ccnt cigar. How-ell'i Antl-"K'awf" curm coughs, colda. Hen! Hutiite iVniifcr. Tho following transfers were filed yester lay. In the nbstraet. title and loan ofllco of J. W. Squire. 101 Pearl ftroot: Carl Jensen nnd wife to Fort Dodge H Omaha Railway company, lot 3 In block 13. Mullln'H sub., w. d $750 Thomas J. Evans to Normun E- Smith, lot 13 In block S, Potter nnd Cohb's ad., q.o.d 50 Total two tran&fers..,,. ,...$STO t i ii r in ii ii tr vi! i nrtirnmnii d 1 All 1 U UKll U.I All HI 1 UIVI U ill Do Miin'cs Lcsjj No Timo Bibulld ng Burned Strnctnre, FRIENDS OF MINISTER C0NG-R ANXIOUS President llcnrilnlinir of limn Slnle College l!.pluliin llovt' He ('oilier (o lie CbnrKcd Hi I'liinlnrls Iiir from Willi Wliltiiuui, I)ES MOINES. June 19. (Spcclnl Tele grum.) Work wn3 bcyun this nftcrncon upon tho restoratlrn nnd lebuildlng if the Auditorium nnd everything possible will bo done to secure the completion of tho work by Augiut l, or such n part of It to to allow tho republican stnto conventlrn to be held In the bulldlns on that date. Men were placed at work this afternoon tearing away nnd clearing up tho debris In order thnt workmen may begin upon tho relaying of the walls at tho earliest possi ble moment. It - is estimated that It will take tho major part of the week to clean cut the rt'lns. As day after day pan-en with- ut nown from the beleaguered foreign legatloiiM In Pckln, with the n.porled rumois of murder of tho J (lormnn minister and the capture or !" "'".T11"" nf lotions t. susrenso ' Mi'1 .miii ii vh uii'i imvn inuiam m mii, E. H. Conger. ,P American minister. wnrso nome is Dcs Moines, U rimes lunio and more painful With Major Collier nre his wlfo nnd daughter. I,aurn. Ml, Mary Pierce, Mrs. Morgnn Woodwaid nnd daughter, lone, nil of this city; Ml-s C. 12. Payne of Chicago nnd Afslstant Secretary William Hnlnrldge of Cnuncll muffs. The legation which, llko all others in Pckln, Is surrounded by a brick wall, wns ...iv cnr,iOI iifiv.w nnrinn- nf 1'' K,lnllp" b tiri --mix mariner, or whom Minister Conger detailed twenty to guard the 'Metho.ll.it mlsslcn, ore mile dls- tnnt, leaving thirty-six men, presumably well provided wlih arms and ammunition to guard the party. Tho defensive rwer of such ii guard against Chinese rioters, or . even soldiers, would be very considerable. Major Conger lo brave, cool nnd level headed nnd his expeilenee dutlng the civil war would bo of great value In caso of a siege. I Inun Crop II II 1 1 t-t I Ii . ! The Iowa weather and crr.p sorvico weekly , llllll,,lltl lu.9,,,.,1 In.U.. .nl. n. """J 1 III, .i.ui.mu , ,,a"y temperature of the past week was two to four decrees below normal, tin dnys being moderately warm with the morngo j amount of stii'shlno and the nights uiiusu- col f,r I'"0 middle of June. The con- dltmns an to temperature wero highly fav orablo for field work and for oats, wheat, , barley and flax. Tho rainfall for tho week was very uneiually distributed, but during tho puriod from the 9th to tho 17th all dls- 1 trlcts In tho fctato were copiously watered. ' Some heavy local downpours caused con siderable dnmage by floods on bottom lands. , Hut tliesn storms brought much needed moisture lu factions that wero threatened with great damnge by drouth nnd tho ben-- ' flclent rtsults vastly exceed the incidental i j lost from tho excessive rainfall. Reports iimii-an k"ui progress in inn cuiiivaiion 01 rorn nnd tho fleldH are generally unusually clean. In tho southern sectPn early planted fields nre receiving their third plowing and Ht the present rato of progrets the bulk of tonight to refute the charges of plaglir sm made against hint Implhdly In certain n w. Papers, Dr. HcnrdshcMr heliovoi thnt n cieat Inlustlca hns been S ,ur"Hf the PubHc ,l lWU Ule IDHL dono him th ough to understand h m. Ho issued tho following authorized state ment: "The maliciousness of tho comparison Is In tho pretention that tho article was ever their pertonnl grievances in this manner, That Is oil there is to It." cn.uitji:i with cm .nthhfkitim;. i:-.inii Hint In Arrested nt Ci-iliu- lliilililN, CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia.. Juno 19. (Spec al Tolcgram.) This afternoon Irn Rusted wni iirrcstml on a chargo of making and passing counterfeit money. Ho waived tha prelim inary examination nnd was hold to await m, HCll011 of th0 fellerai Krnnd Jury. Hus- tl( formerly lived nt Hello Plnlno nnd hn bec tho most persistent vlolatcr of tho Hml0I. I(UV3 ,hat tha stiUp ,ms knowlli ,I(J hng BpCIlt nt eas)t tWo-thlrds of tho last twenty years In Jail. Sonio tlmo K0 llo'c!lmo t0 ,hi3 Cty and ,,as bccn vnK ,n om, of lhe most arUt,. crnMo pnrts of tl)Q rty whe a-r0:tol toU:ly countcrroll nloIloy VM f!uml on ,,, : ,,or80n nn(. a Bcarch 0f his rooms dlsclo ed in nrcsonpn nf tnntnl fintl it fnmn'fl num. leneilU.K Ullllll. WHO 1110 excspuuil 01 11 eS Mil n SlrurU Iiy Train. FOnT DODOE, Ia., Juno 19. ISpccl 1 Tel egtam.) Tho pa&senger train known ns tho Clipper, which runs bctwoon Fort D dgo and Sioux City, was stoppod near narnum last night by a flagman who sa'd tao pre ceding train had run over a roan, Tho train ab(wl was n Kravo, tralM Tno onKi,,ce,. hnd snld thnt ho hnd seen and struck n man walking on tho track. Tho pilot of h s locomotive wos covered with blood, A flag man wns stationed ns near ns po?slblo to tho plnco whoro the engineer said that he had struck tho man, while the train went on so as to leave the track clear. As tho cp Clipper wns already late It did not ston, but enme on to this city. Extetislo an I inreiut search was made today all ..Inng .he track, but nothing nt nil ioul I b (cuud. TEACHERS OF MUSIC MEET .Vntloiuil Anvnclnllon I'm or .School of ('Dilute nil Musical Hilti cnt Ion. DES MOINES, la.. June 19. The National Music Teachers' association held the first session of tho twenty-second annual con vention this afternoon. Only about 100 delegates woro In attendance, but several hundred more nre expected to nrrlve during the night nnd tomorrow. II. H. Hodco, president of tho Commercial exchange, wel comed tho delegates nnd President Cant voort of the association responded. An In formal reception was given to the present dolegntes by President Gantvoort this nf ternoon. This evening tho report of tho educational committee, presented by Arthur U. Manchester of Camden, N. J., was ndopted. It provides for tho organization of a national school of colln'.ernl musical education to bo conducted by the nssocln tlon, with tho purpose of Increasing Its membership by several hundred per cent and Increasing its influence on the musical thought of the country. The school In cludes a course of fifteen lessons in mu sical branches. The secretary's report showed 300 profes sional musicians on the membership roll nnd $300 lu tho treasury. Tho preseldent appointed tho following committees: Auditing Arthur Neft of Dcs Molnos; W. W. Nusbnum of (Ireenvlle, O.; E. C. Marshall. Wichita, Kas. To examine the president's report C. A. Hoyles. Emporia, Kas.; II. P. Dibble, St. Louis, nnd M. Wnltcrs, Cynthia, Kus. COAL FOUND IN NEBRASKA Aeenril I iik to Report of iciiloicl.it Strike on I'lirni In (iuoil Our. SIOL'X CITY. Ia., June 19. (Special.) Prof. II. C. Powers, formerly Instructor In geology at the Jacksonville (Fin.) university, made an examination nf the coal beds on tho farm of C. II. Ooodfellow. According to his report the strike Is a good one nnd north eastern Nebraska may he looked to to fur nish good roal. If the geologist's Judgment Is good It would mean much for Sioux City, ns Jackson Is hut a few miles distant. Prof. Powers says: "Mr. Ooodfellow has bored In four different places on his farm and hns found the samo coal seams In enrh Instance. Thero aro throe seams. The top one, about ninety feet below the surface, is four feet thick; below this one Is another about twenty Inches thick; still lower Is a third one tJx feet in thickness, Tho only water thnt comes In is far nbove the top scam of coal and expert miners say It can very easily bo curbed nnd prevented from running down Into the shaft that may be dug. Above the coal aro deep lnyers of sandstone and some hardened lay ers of clay thnt are nearly ns solid as slate. If water can bo kept out of tho shafts It would seem as If the coal could be mined with profit. Tho coal is n lino lignite, burn ing freely, nnd has no- sulphur In It, This will mako It n good steam coal, which will form but lltllo clinked. I can see no very great obstacles to overcomo In getting tho coal out." SI'XIIAY SCHOOLS IN t'O V VEXTIOX. I.'lvc Hundred DeleuateH unit Visitor Present nl ('ithIom, limn. CRESTON, la., June 19. (Special Tele gram.) Almost 2,000 children nnd adult's took nart In tho parade this aftorncoo which was tho opening fcaturo of the thirty filth nnnual convention of the lova S ate Sunday School nssociation. Fully BOO d le gates nnd vluitors are present to u'to d tho thrco days' nesslons. An ln?plr r.g feature of tho services is the magnificent music furnished by n chorus choir of 300 voices, under tho direction of Prof. Altxan der. All state olUccrs aro present. Presi dent Thompson of Cherokee presides. Tho stnto olUccrs nnd county suprlntend"rts were banqueted this ovclng. Pros dent Mac Eenn of tho Stnto university diMverel n popular address. This1 afternoon, following tho parade, Mrs. Mary Foster Hryner of Chicago talked on "Our Lights." Tho Meth odist church wns too small to nc -ommo-datfl tho crowds and several hun Ired poplo wcro turned away tonight. Tonight tho welcoming service was held, when A'de -man Olllmoro welcome! tho convention l-i behalf of tho city, Dr. Breed on behalf o: tho Ministerial alllnnco nnd W. F. I'att for tho Sundny school. dinner of l.ol Tim inns Rooil. IOUX CITY. Juno 19. (Special Tclo grnm.) A meeting of the republican co.inty committeemen of tho Eleventh district o? Iowa wns held hero today. It was d c'c'ol to hold the next congressional conventb n nt Storm Uiko July 25, which Is tho honn of Lot Thomas, the present congressman from this district. It seems quite likely Thomas will bo renominated. Thoo com mitteemen present at tho meeting agreed to stnnd by Hnlinm for nttornoy general nnd Hobnrt for secretary of stato. It n II roil ii Workmen Injured. LOCSAN. In., Juno 19. (Special.) ThU morning, ns the work train on the Illlnoh Central was handling a heavy timber about thirty feet long and 12x11 Inches In size, tho timber swung around, ono end of U struck two of the section men. One of them, W. A. Shlpp, the section foreman, was hit on the back of tho head nnd will probnbly die. Ed Ervln wns nlso struck a hard blow, but will recovor In time. 'I'elr iiliooe Franchise fJriinteil. ATLANTIC. Ia., Juno 19. (Sp-clal.) At the special election yestordny, held for 'ho purpose of voting on the tolephnno fran chise of Musson Hros,. the fran"h''o was carried by n voto of 401 to 19. Tho new firm will begin operations on tho plant In n few weeks nnd expect to have It in opera tion by October 1. It Is stated that con nections will bo inado with other Independ ent lines soon nfter. Cnriieule l.tlirnry ut Oltuiinwi. OTTP.MWA. Ia.. June 19. (Sp-clnl Tele gram.) Ottumwa will have n f'eo public library to cost $50,000, the gift nf Anlrow Carnegie, nnd voted to that effect tndnv. The voto wns light In n majority of tho wards, but In Borne the contest was quite spirited. Tho women carried tho rlre'lon Mel.l'lltll I)lri of Inlllrlcx. HOON'E, ln June 19. (Special.) Earl Mcfirath. tho lioy who was Injured by tho fast mall on Frldny, died nt tho city hoptnl yesterdny of his Injuries. A dlipatch frem his homo In EauClalre, Wis., onlerod thi purchase nf n cheap lot In tho cemetery nni his burial hero. Mlllri-M Meet nt limine, HOONK, la.. Juno 19. (Spoclal.) Tho Iowa Millers' nssociation nircts hero to morrow. An attendance of sovcrnl hunired Is expected. O -O. i "X" C") ST. X jA. . Bears tho ih' KM Von HavQ Always Bourji. OA.S'TOKZA. inn thi i You Ha8 Always Bctitt Hgtutars iJear the t m m nl,c Al)"'5 "'"i" TL. II-.J (I... II.... II,...., fl....k insure Sffi - -w MtfLiT - MM 1 SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, j j. v tit. ..i A-o i A special meeting of tho Hoard of Edu cation was held lust night for the purpose of considering tho report of tho flnnuco committee and transacting other business. According to tho report ndopted the esti mated expenses of tho school district for tho yenr will be In the neighborhood ot $95,300 nnd the request for a 20 mill levy will be made. Here Is the estimates: For now school sites uml erection of buildings, $30,000, buildings nnd glounds and repairs, $3,000; teachers' salaries, $ IS. 000; furniture, $1,000; supplies, $3,000; Jnnltors, $6,000; fuel, $3,000; miscellaneous, $1,300; total, $93,300. From the amount specified for teachers' sala ries $S,500 should be deducted ns the stnto apportionment. Following tho adoption of the flnnnco committee report u resolution wns passed requesting tho county commissioners to mako a levy for the following purposes: Now school site and erection ot building, $20,000; buildings nnd grounds nnd repnlrs, $2,000; teachers. $5,000; furniture, $1,000; supplies, $2,000; Janitors, $1,000; fuel, $3,000; miscellaneous, $3,000; total, $40,000. As a sourco of reventlo tho district ex pects to secure $4G,500 from saloon licenses, $300 from police court fines, $8,500 from tho stnto apportionment nnd $10,000 from tho levy, making u total revenue of $95,300. These teachers were elected: Hannah Cu sick. Rilla S. Cray, Mattlo Campbell, Lib ido McCarron. Hcrthn Reeso, Kato C. Hill, Anna Hunter, Mngglu Coffey, Lllllnn Hald, Mary Fitzgerald. At tho suggestion of Ryan n resolution was passed rescinding the former nctlon of tho bonid lu tho purchase of a school site nnd nil bids wero rejected and tho checks i ordered returned. The secretary will now i advertise for bids for a slto to bo located I within eight blocks of tho present High school building and having a frontngc of 125 feet or more. Hlds for this slto will be lecclved by the sccretury until July 2. liieniM TrmtlllCM Seidell, At noon yesterday the city council mot In spcclnl session and repealed tho or dinance prohibiting tho granting of liquor licenses to firms, corporations or associa tions. This nctlon put a stop to tho orders Issued by tho mayor for tho closing ot about thirty-five saloons and to nll appear ances harmony now prevails between tho mayor nnd tho members of tho council. About 10 o'clock yesterday morning .Mnyor Kelly furnished Chief Mitchell with a list of the saloons to bo closed nnd directed him to proceed to servo notices as soon ns pos sible. When tho chief wns ordering hi horse Ed Johnston stated to lilm thnt a spcclnl meeting of the council had been culled nnd requested thnt ho go a llttlo slow for a few minutes. To this tho chief agreed nnd very soon a quorum wns priucnt nnd the ordinance which has caused so much troublo wns read the second nnd third times under n suspension of tho rules anil repeuled. Aside from tho few licenses granted nt Monday night's meeting nil of tho other applicants who have advertised and paid their monoy nro now eligible for llccnso nnd these will be grnnted at tho next ses sion of the council. This action nf tho council virtually closes the Incident which has caused more troublo and worry among a certain class than nny steps tnken by those who mnko tho city's laws In many a year past. Tho fight between tho mnyor and the council hns bcon a bitter ono in somo ro spects, nlthough tho best of personal feeling has prevailed throughout. Mayor Kelly was congratulated during tho afternoon on the stnnd ho had tnken and maintained uml In reply his honor nlwnys stnted that ho felt that ho wns merely do ing his duty, Tho rcleuso of a portion of the license money will give the city funds to carry on tho street repnlrs needed, as well as pay a portion of the claims now held ngalnst tho municipality. In addition the school fund will bo richer by several thous and dolltnrs. Thero wns considerable excitement on the streets when It beenmo known that Mayor Kelly hnd issued his ftnnl edict nnd turned it over to the chief of police. Liquor deal ers wero anxious to nscertain if their names wcro on tho list sent to tho 'chief and copies of tho list were In great demand. Except for tho prompt action taken by those formerly opposed to tho mnyor the su loons on tho list would havo been closed promptly nt noon. Chief Mitchell had ar ranged for n number of special officers to ; go on duty ns soon as lie closed the snloons put under tho hnn, but tho nctlon of the council did nwny with their services. A general relief Is felt at the action taken, ns thojo who havo been fighting on both sides did not hesltnto yesterday to say that they wero tired. The l.luhtx Wrul Out. The turning out of the electric lights in tho council chamber on Monday night Is causing considerable talk and It has nlso cnused tho local electric light compnny to offer a reward of $100 for information thnt will lead to the orrcat and conviction of tho person or persons Implicated. Superin tendent Carlisle yesterdny prated notices ; offering the rewnrd mentioned and further stnted thnt nny Interference with tho wires anil npparnuis ui ino eicciriu ngni com pany was punlBbnblc with n fine not to ex ceed $100. lly tracing this matter down It has been found that somo person, possibly maliciously disposed, hnd entered tho tollot room ad joining tho council chamber nnd had by tho application of a piece of tnetnl, made a short circuit of tho switch, thus cutting of tho lights. Hy locking tho door tho net could not bo discovered, but nn investigation is on foot nnd tho guilty party will most likely bo compelled to appear before tho court to ex plain his actions. I'reillr IIiik CriiNiiN Returns. Complaints nro still being mnde that the census enumerators did not complete their woik hero and efforts nre still being mnde to Induce citizens to sond their names nnd uddrrfses to Major Wheeler, In order that they may bo counted. An estimate hns been mado that If tho total population of South Omaha was recorded tho total would show nearly 25.000. Incomplete figures glvo over 21,000 and It Is thought that when tho com pleted returns are In South Omaha will bo a city of pcsslbly 25,000. The efforts which havo been mado within tho last few days by besiiKss men to secure completo returns are bearing results nnd many aro sending for Individual census .slips to fllll nut and rottirn to tho supervisor. Moro time Is really needed In which to completo the census hero, but It this cannot he obtained tho figures Buy a Lot And build your own Home upon it, and Stop Paying Rent. Somo vacant lots located in Contral sub additbn, Omaha addition and Wright's addition. These lota will bo sold jat real bargains. In a year or i monoy asked for them now. Blutfe. so far turned In will show n big Increasi over tho census of ten yeitrs ago. I'uniluinter llm Troulilm, Poundmnster Stephens Is having consld ernblo troublo tf his own these days, It police court yesterday he appeared against Oik Skur nnd on nrnuiit of his trvtlmnn) Skur was lined $5 nnd costs. It nppenrs thu' Skur attempted to rescue a taglifs dog nnc In his cnthustnsm he placed a loaded re volver ngnlrnt the anatomy of Jim Watklns the ilngcatcher, nnd threatened to blow hltr to China or some other old place unless hi let loese of the canine. With such Induce ments Wntkltirt let go, but promptly In formed Pouudmapter Stephens and a com plaint In tho police court was the result. After the trial was over Mr. Stephens re marked that ho still had four warrants Ii his poisrudon waiting to bo strved on peo ple who objected or resisted him In his worli of capturing untagged dogs. Ntrert Cur Iniprin rtnriit Wonted. Many of those engaged in' business at th Llvo Stock exchange are Interested In having the Hanscotn park street car lino extended from Sheely to the northern gates of tin Mock yards. In this connection Editor Ilruce McCulIoeh rays: "If bouio of thf Omaha, street railway olllrlals would take an early morning drive down the Thirty-second street boulevard ami see that thoroughfare crowded with buggies, bicycles nnd pedes trians It might glvo them some idea of the Inconvenience they aro causing the publn by not putting In a line on the west side a. well ns of the amount of money they at losing by this short sighted policy." W;ouilim ( little Cnndlf Inn. W. C. Irvln. president of the Wyomlns Stock Orowors' association, spent yesterday nt the stock yards here looking after ronn business matters. In speaking of condi tions in his section of the country he said thnt up to a day or two ago the range was dry. but copious rains have since fallen In several sections of tho state and the grirs Is growing nicely. Mr. Irvln says that Wyoming cattle nro now In better condition nnd nro better brcl than ever before. Mn-lc cltj- ;oit, Miss Lillian I laid Is In the cast visiting friends. The E.islPtn Star vlll meet Saturday night to Initiate candidates. Mr. J. O. Eastman tins gone to Illinois to visit for a couple of week. Hurton Rice has gone to Sheridan, Wyo to attend to some business matters. Homer Peyton ll.'ui gone to Colorado lo spend bin vacation lu the mountains. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mis. Charlri Carlson, Twentieth and 1. streets. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fcntnn, TMrtv fiitirth and X streets announce the birth of a dr.i'i'U'T The teachers' examination Is still on at tho High school building. This Is the Inst dus' ot tho test. The corner stone of the now E;dsco;al mission at Twent -Mxth and Adams streets will bo laid this evening. Newspaper carrier boys for both fool and horso mules ate wanted at The Heo ofllco In South Omaha, city hall building. City Clerk Shrlgley Is now advertising for bldi for the guiding of Q stieet fintn Thirty-sixth lo Thirty-ninth street. Tha cstltr.ated cn.t of this work Is $120. Charles II. Keefer has Joined the faculty of the S nit Ii Omnha Conservatory of Music and will conduct the department of theor;- and hnrmotn . Mr. Keefer Is well known here, (spe, laity among music loving iien;de, where his nrtlstle ability Is appre ciated. GHISSSS and EAST, LEAVE 7:00 A. M. I :t6 P. M.-7:46 P. M. ST. PAUL and MSiiNEAPOllS, LEAVE 6:65 A. M.-7:36 P. Si. HOT SPRINGS - DEABWOOD LEAVE 8:00 P. M. City Offices, 1401-03 Farnam. BUFFET LIBRARY GARS Best Dining Gar Service Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. 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Tvvcnty-flvo cents a bottle. so tlioy will bring double tho Apply at Bee Office, Council CHICAGO I ,i