THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, APKIL 2 4, 1002. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MIMIIt !KTIOS. l)av(s eolln drusjs. Stock.Tt sells carpets and rug. W oilman, scientific optician. 49 IVway. Pasturage. Judson. 829 6th ave. Tel. 3- J C and V. Woodward, architects, room I, Everett block. Council UIuITk. la. Take home a brick of Metiger s Ice cream. Vanlla, &c; -Seopolltan. our. New eoods and outfits for pyrographlc work at Alexinders Art Store, U way. Oo to Morgan & Klein tor upholFterlnB, mattress making and feather r.-novatmif . 12 Bouth Mala strett. Thone j4. For sale, excellent bulldrnR lot In Central ub., sue 44xla. This Is a bargain for some one. for cash sale or will sell on pay ment plan. Lot is located on Avenue B. within several blocks of K'l Hchuol- 4ajl or address K. K. Walts, Bee odlct. Council Bluffs. Born, to Captain and Mrs. James E. Mather yesterday, a mn. Muff lty Masonic lodge will have a spe cial meeting tonight tor work In the third degree. Mrs. John H. Keating of Portland, Ore., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mis. fc. A. Troulman of Fourth avenue. The residence of 11. H. I-emcn. assistant manager of the. Chrixtlan Home, has been released from smallpox ipiurantine. We make a specialty of all kinds of fur race and tin work. Hee us for i.rK-cs. Colc lirelsford Hardware Co., 41 8. Main street. Kev O VV. Snyder will give a Illhle reading Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs. Theodore Larson, 12i McUee venue. Th insurance iriisoline stoves are abso lutely safe. No olrt, no smoke. (Jet our rices, uoie-lirt'isioru nmic i Jain street. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Trude, 24 South Twenty-second street, are home from a six weeks' trip to California and other Ta ctile, coast points. Mrs. Walters, mother of Charles and Jesse Walters Is suffering- from Injuries to her face, the result of being kicked by a torse Monday evening. 8. Driven of Danvers. Mass., returned home yesterday after visiting C. P. Shepard of this city. They were boyhood friends, but had not met since 1S9. Miss Spencer of Audubon, la.. Is a guest 01 Mrs. F. H. Warner of Washington .venue, enroute home from Oklahoma, w here she passed the winter. A young aon of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dobbins Is suffering from a broken nose, the result of belnj struck by a ball while watching a game of base bull. Miss Maud Waltman. a former resident of C'ouucil Bluffs, and Robert Bunnell of Omaha were married last evening at the ilrst Christian church, Omaha. The Columbia and Tribune bicycles are the very highest grade. We handle them. Also a fine line of cheap wheels. See us. Cole-Brelsford Hardware Co., 41 S. Main St. Rev. Mllford Rlggs of Joplln, Mo., yes terday notltltd the officers of the First Baptist church that he would accept the call to the pastorate here. He will as sume charge the first Sunday In May. A young man named Lane, while fooling with a revolver yesterday In his room at 71S West Broadway, pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the thigh near the knee, making a painful but not serious wound. Louise, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hansen. 2211 South Seventh afreet, died yesterday morning from diph theria. The funeral, which will be pri vate, will be this morning at 9 o'clock from the residence and burial will be In Fair view cemetery. Five new cases of measles were reported to . the health authorities yesterday. K. Addis, 3634 Second avenue, and William Wells, 615 Mill street, were reported as Buffering from smallpox. Two cases of diphtheria were also reported at 2211 South Seventh street and 912 Seventh avenue. Articles of Incorporation of the Treynor (la.) Savings bank were filed for record resterday. The capital atock Is placed at 15.UUU and these are the Incorporators: W. B. Oaks, J. Heesch, John Hennlngs, Thomas Flood, A. L. Ingram, F. W. Ouren, August F. Damereau, H. N. Suckadorf, M. Flammant. David Fitzgerald, arrested here Saturday t the request of the authorities of Peoria, 111., was taken back there last evening by J. P. Klernan, detective of that city. Fltx gerald Is wanted In Peoria to answer to the charge of complicity In the robbery of fifty revolvers, the property of a military company. . Tonly Laustrop, a newspaper carrier, has been missing from his home, 104 West Broadway, for three days and his parents yesterday asked the assistance of the polices In finding him. Tony placed a sub stitute on his route three days ago, but did not draw his pay. It Is believed he left home to avoid going to school. W. J. Dunlap, whose home Is at 128 Vine i street, this city, and who recently re-en-llsted In the regular army on his return from three years' service In the Philip pines, Is said to be missing. His wife, who was Miss Mamie Muehlenberg of thla city and whom, he married about two months ago, has returned to the home of her parents. Frank Nugent, who was arrested for complicity In the burglary at the Haller residence on Washington avenue last Satur day afternoon, has been Identified as John Kavsnauah, whose home Is at 2224 North Nineteenth street, Omaha. He formerly worked in one of the South Omaha packing houses. His preliminary hearing Is set for this morning In police court. Ed Powers, a young man who said his home was In Waterloo, la., was arrested yesterday afternoon as he was waiting for a train at the Illinois Central depot by Chief of Police Tlbblts. He wss taken back to South Omaha last evening, where he will have to answer to a charge of stealing a rain cloak belong to a young woman whose acquaintance he had mads In that city. Judge Scott yesterday morning In police court dismissed the case against Sherman Richardson and F. C. Caldwell, charged with the theft of a team of horses from Kara Perkins, a young man from Malvern, la. Perkins has not been seen since the day hs complained to the police. Thomaa Dunn, In whose possession Constable A 1 bertl fount the horses, proved ownership ?nd the animals were ordered turned over o him by the court. The horses were later attached by Deputy City Marshal Peterson on an execution Issued by Judge Scott against Richardson for the costs of the case In police court. Caldwell, against whom there was also a charge of disturb ing; the peace, was fined lit) and costs. Flaed for Flghtlnc Over a Girl. H. P. Marquardt, who got Into trouble by calling on another fellow's girl Sunday evening and was arrested for disturbing the peace, was fined to and costs In police court yesterday. Later Judge Scott re mitted the fine and Marquardt paid the costs. A. G. Waldorf, who resented Mar sjuardt calling on his girl and was ar rested for assaulting him, will have his bearing Thursday morning. K STOr.lAGH INCENDIARIES FIRE HOUSE Rtuabtlnf of ru. Mur liquids axisfni la the- mouth, distress after atlas" b honest, you have had to tllet, Ilvo b bland foods, and have tried many phyalclam' treatments and medtclneSiWhUbonly relieve ad still you are troubled. NAU'S DYSPEPSIA CURE Wilt ear yom absolutely. Cares the Cause. Bend for Booklet, FREE, to FRANK NAU, 3 Broadway. New York City. SI1EHMA McCOSXElX DRIU CO., 16th ft Dodge fits., Omaha, Neb. Third Attempt Within a Tear to Barn the Home of Patrick Lynch. OIL-SOAKED RAGS HUNG ON THE DOORS Evldrat Intent Sot Only to Darn the lloose, bat to C'nt Off the Escape f All the Inmates Third Attempt In Year. The third Incendiary attempt within twelve months to burn the house of Pat rick Lynch, at 2212 Sixth avenue, was made at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. On each of the threo occasions that the fire depart ment has been called to the house, evidence has been secured showing that the fire was Incendiary and that It had been started, from the outside of the residence. Two of the former attempts were Investigated by the grand Jury, but not sufficient evidence could be secured to warrant the return of au Indictment. When the fire department reached the house yesterday morning flames were -discovered bursting from three sepatats points. One' of the outside doors was foun t drenched with kerosene oil, while on two of the other doors old clothing sosked with the same Inflammable substance had been hung and Bred. The clothing on the two doors had been fired first and It Is sup posed that the rapidity with which It blazed prevented the Incendiaries from setting fire to the door over the cellar, which had been soaked with the oil. Evidence secured by Chief Tompleton of the Ore department Indicates that the In cendlnries used Ave gallons of oil In their attempt to burn the house. Leave Incriminating; Evidence. On the back porch was found a five-gallon oil can almost empty and with the cork missing, and a granite teapot which showed that it had contained oil. A partially burned mackintosh coat and other portions of burned clothing Including a woman's skirt, were found on the doors and taken possession of by Chief Templeton. Evi dence had been secured showing where the can containing the oil was purchased and with this and other clues the police and Chief Templeton expect to be able to run down the guilty persons. The manner In which the Are was set this time leads to the belief that the incendiaries not only intended to burn the dwelling, but to cremate the occupants, as the way In which every door was saturated with kerosene Indicated that they Intended to cut off all avenues of escape. Lynch and his family have for more than a year past had trouble with their neigh bors and It is believed that the several attempts to burn their home has been the result of a desire on the part of their neighbors to drive them out of the neigh borhood. Lynch Is foreman of the Union Pacific coal chutes at the transfer depot. Before coming to Council Bluffs he was a resident of South Omaha and was the first city marshal of that city after Its Incorpor ation as a town. The family consists of Lynch, his wife and eight children. The promptness with which, the fire de partment responded to the alarm alone pre vented the house from being burned to the ground, as the flames had made such head way as to compel the family to seek shel ter, clad only In their night clothes, in the barn at the rear of the lot. As It was, the house was badly damaged and the fur niture and contents suffered considerably from smoke and water. Part of the fur niture was practically destroyed by the flames. Lynch, while admitting that he and his family have had more or less trouble with their neighbors. Is at a loss to say who has a grievance against him or his of such a nature as would warrant the repeated at tempts to burn down his home. Best Values, lowest prices. Suits $13.60 up. New York Tailoring Co., S37 Broadway. Davis sells paint. after It had ben rlRhted as blown over again, smashing all the glass windows. Reports from all parts cf the city showed that a number cf outhouses were Mown down and trees uprooted. The billboards,1 especially the new douhle-deckers recently erected by Billposter Nichols, suffered con siderably. It was reported last night that a small cottage In the northwestern part of the city had been blown from Its foundation and turned over on Its side. Meetlna of 4'nnnoil Bluff Deanery. At the meeting of the Council Bluffs deanery of the Catholic church, held yes terday at the parochial residence of St. Francis Xsvler's church, those priests were In attendance: Fathers Smyth, dean; Bru menscbenkel, Westphalia; Hansen, Avoca; Drexler, Neola; Morrln, Walnut; McManus, Cumberland; Hayes, Imogens; Bilger, Shen. andoah; Qulnn, Red Oak; Durham, Creston; Noonan, Lenox; Sheridan, Corning; Hum inert, Earllng; Fedler, Portsmouth; Schmidt, Exira; Murphy, Modale; Mullen, Mlteourl Valley; Burke and Felley, Council Bluffs; Daxacher, Omaha. One session was held In the morning at which the theology of the church was the subject of general discussion. The visiting priests were entertained by Father Smyth and in the afternoon they returncli to their homes. I We fit the hard to fit. 8ults!13.60 up. New York Tailoring Co., 337 Broadway. SLITS CLEASEO . ' Dyed an1 preased. Special attention given ladle' garments. Also chenille , curtains neatly cleaned, dyed and pressed. 'Phone A-S-'L Iowa Steam Dye Hotti, ax uruaaaay. LEWIS CUTLER Funeral Dlrector- Successor to W. C. Estsp) SS FICAKl, STREET. 'rha.ua ST. BANKERS ATTEND CONVENTION Large Number Present front South western Iowa to Spend the Day Talking 8bo. A number of bankers from southwestern Iowa arrived In the city yesterday to at tend the snnual meeting of Group No. 1 of the Iowa 8tate Bankers' association, which will be held today In the league room of the Grand hotel. The opening session will be called to order at 10 a. m. by E. F. Wents of Oakland, president of the group. Judge J. R. Reed, president of the Commercial National bank of this city, will deliver an address of welcome, the response of which will be made by Dr. S. J. Patterson of Dunlap. At the morning session Attorney Frank Shlnn of Carson will address the bankers on "Advice; In Giving Same to Patrons Where Does the Province of the Banker End and That of the Lawyer Begin." It Is understood that this address is prompted by the recent proceedings brought in Avoca to cite J. M. Kelly, cashier of the Mace donia State hank for contempt of court, on a charge of exercising the rights of an attorney without being admitted to the bar. This is the program arranged for the afternoon session: Address. "The New Banking Bill Re ported Favorably by the Banking and Cur rency Committee, D. L. Helnsheimer, Glenwood. Discuss on. "The Financial Outlook." 8. 8. Campbell, Carson. Discussion. "The New Banker's Money Orders." F. F. Jones. Vllllsca. Discussion. is tne Kecent increase in Ranks l.lkelv to Re Permanent?" John Bereehetm. Council Bluffs. Discussion. "Is the Oroup System a suc cess as a General Thing?" L. F. Potter, Harlan. Discussion. "Has the Sending of Money by Insured Registered Mall proven Satis factory? 1 nomas m. rieaa. Bnensnaoan. Round table, conducted by 8. C. Camp bell, Carson. , The election of officers will take place at the close of the program. These are the officers of Group No. 1: President, E. P. Wests, Oakland; secretary, E. T. Elliott; executive committee, L. F. Potter, Harlan, chairman; S. C. Campbell, Carson; Charles R. Hannan, Council Bluffs. Mr. Hsnnsn Is In ths east and will bs un able to be present. All-wool suits made to order. Ill 50 up. New York Tallorlug Co., 337 Broadway. Plumtlug and heating. Uixby Boa- Gravel roofing. A. H. Read. 641 Broadway. Matters In District Court. The district court Jury In the suit of A. II. Davis, guardian of Lucy Holmes, against T. J. Foley brought in a sealed verdict at midnight Monday which on court convening yesterday morning was found to be for the defendant. Davis sued for 12,300, the value of cattle and horses alleged to have been converted by Foley to his own use at the time of the winding up of the affairs of the Enlow Cattle company at North Platte, Neb. The hearing of the application of Charles B. Kimball, the recent purchaser of the property, for the appointment of a receiver of the Ogden hotel, was completed before Judge Wheeler, who took the case under advisement. Justice J. W. Ferrler filed his final report as administrator of the estate of Dr. F. S. Thomas, deceased, and asked to be discharged. All the latest patterns to select from. Order your spring suit now. $13. BO up. New York Tailoring Co., 337 Broadway. National Guard Election. First Lieutenant James E. Mather wa elected captain of Company L, Fifty-first regiment, Iowa National Guard, last night to succeed Captain Tinley, promoted to ma jor. Second Lieutenant Paul 1. VanOrder was elected first lieutenant and Sergeant George L. Judson of the engineering corps was elected second lieutenant. The election of Mather and VanOrder waa unanimous, but JudBon had Sergeant Charles Anderson against him. The company has secured a rifle range on the bottoms near the river and the men making the best scores will represent the company at the state shoot at Cedar Rapids in June. Eight to ten days to complete your suit Order now. N. Y. Tailoring Co., 337 B'way. N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 150. Davis sells glass. w in Docs Mark Damage. During the heavy windstorm yesterday afternoon a large section of the tin roof No f ths Everett block on Pearl street wss blown off. Part of ths roof, accompanied by tbs brick corntcs, was blown Into the alley. frightening a horse hitched to a wsgon of the Pacific Express company and causing It to run away. The aagoa waa overturned and badly damaged and the horse was se verely Injured by falling. A large lunch wagon standing oa Scott street was overturned and a tow minutes HEARING TO RAILROAD MEN State Board Informs Them What It Wants in the Way of Reports. RATE MATTERS ARE ALSO TAKEN UP Mother Finds Remains of Her Twin Children In the Ruins of a Horned llarn Storm Damaalna Crops. Thieves Loot Grocery Store. The grocery conducted bv Ynnni r .t 1004 Avenue H, was broken into Monday night by thieves, who carried awav a Inrv quantity of goods consisting of canned gooas, loDacco and cigars. Entrance was obtained by forcing the back door. From the quantity of goods stolen It Is believed tne tnteves made more than one trio end from the store. When Young opened up the store yesterday mornlna- th man. ner In which the goods had been overhauled ana scattered about made the place look as If it bad been visited by a cyclone. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and oan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: J. J. Stewart, administrator, to H. A. mmer. ne ana an or se4 n of poa,d Jn-block e Be an se1 25-7K-43. n n A tl7 ah H, A. Doner to Susie Keating,' "eii se 25-75-43, w. d . 7. 4,080 Margaret L. McOee and husband to r . k. ana w. p. Hcott, part of nwVi seU 28-75-44. w H vc John T. Thompson to James ii! "and r-nia inompson, sft se4 16-77-38, n. c d RSA W'orctster Academy to Anna E. Co'l- ourn, 101 i, Diock a, Falrmount Place add., w. A aha Nathan P. Dodge and wife to SheeVey ' Lni, mi ii, diock i, cttuisman s 1st add., w d i.ioo Manta Mottas et al to Peter Weis, Bart lot 4. In subdivision of lot 38. riglnal Plat. q. c d 1 Co-Operative Bank of Iowa to Peter Wels, same, q. e. d j T. B. Moore, trustee, and wife, to Peter Wels, same, w. d 600 Nine transfers, aggregating 125,949 BODY FOUND IN NARROW WELL Remains of Mrs. H. J. Meyer Dis covered by Searching Parties and Husband suspected. FORT DODGE, la., April 23. (Special.) A mysterious death was brought to light today, when the body of Mrs. H. J. Meyer, the wife of an old and well known farmer, living at Lotta Creek near Algona. was dis covered In an old and unused well, not far i not tar from htr home. j Mrs. Meyer had disappeared some four j nays previous, and the find was the result of the search which was Instituted. The body, when found, was sitting astride a brace and only the feet and lower limbs were In the water. The woll la a hnraif only twenty-two Inches in diameter, and is lecsted In a pasture near the bouse. I Mr. and Mrs. Meyer had not lived hap- j plly together of late, and there Is some suspicion attached to Meyer. The county authorities st Algona are Investigating the ; case, and there Is talk of exhuming tbs j body for further examination. ! ( District Court at Oaawa. j ONAVTA, la... April 23. (Special.) The Monona county district court conveued yes terday. Judge Gayn6r presiding. The grand Jurors were sworn and charged by the court and retired. In the case of the 8tate tf Iowa against J. R. Wheeler, the defendant , failed to appear In the case of the State against John Wiles and James Kelly, Ed L. Conlln was appointed by the court as counsel for the defendants. (From a Staff CorrDondent.) DES MOINES. April 23. (Special.) The state executive council today gave a hear ing to the representatives at the account ing departments of various railroads on the bill passed by the last legislature re quiring the companies to make statements on some new points. These relate to the proportion of business done In the state and outBide of the state and that which either originates or ends In Iowa. The law also requires that the accounts shall be so kept that there may be uniformity In the reports made. The executive council la authorized to direct how this shall be done. When the council met today there was present to represent the railroads and to consult on the subject the following per sons: Frank P. Crandon of the Chicago Northwestern, F. D. Sturgta of the Bur lington, W. N. H. Winnie and A. L. Dud ley of the Milwaukee, S. C. Matthews of the Rock Island and H. L. Batchelder of the Omaha. The governor outlined briefly what was Intended In the new law and there was a general discussion of the means to be used in arriving at the proper account ing. The final orders In regard to the mat ter will not be Issued for some time, but the companies will make an effort to get their books in shape so that the reports will be uniform and what Is desired. Hate Hearing; Also. At the same time there was a rate hearing before the state railroad commissioners, at which a number of the leading shippers of the state were present, also the freight agents of some of the leading railroads. A lowering of rates has been asked on butter, tallow and many other products. There Is also a petition before the com missioners for a lowering of the rate on broken stone for road making. This will probably be fixed at about the same as slack coal for the present. Damages for Quarantine Neglect. Quarantined without food or fuel and with horses starving In a barn within a few feet of the house is the complaint of W. S. Martindale In an action for 15,000 dam ages asked from the city of Des Moines, the suit being filed in the district court today. Martindale alleges that after quar antining himself and family the city paid do further attention to them for ten days, although the city physician was repeatedly sent for. Following the Clues. The police and detectives of Des Molnep are still entirely at sea in regard to ttjp murderers of the Peterson children. The governor today received a letter from a man in Indianapolis purporting to give a description of the men and stating that the one who committed the crime was a sandy bearded man. The writer Is evidently de mented, but this has started the story that the man who committed the crime has been described and fits the description from In dianapolis. The detectives are still posi tive, however, that they will yet obtain some definite clue to the author of the crime and are working quietly on the case. Twins Burned to Death. The 3-year-old twin children of Mr. and Mrs. M. Shields, residing near Bear Grove, Gunther county, were burned to death yes terday afternoon. Their blackened remains were found In the ruins of the Shields barn, which caught on Are from some rub bish. Until the discovery was made It was believed by the parents that the children were safe somewhere in the vicinity of the house. Mr. Shields was plowing In the field and Mrs. Shields was at work near the home. Mrs. Shields was the first to dis cover the death of her children. Missing them when the fire had completed Its des truction of the building she hastily Insti tuted a search. Failing to find them about the bouse the mother suspected they might have been in the barn. A few moments later she discovered their charred bodies In the smouldering embers. Hurricane Sweeping; Iowa. One of the hardest windstorms ever known here has been sweeping Iowa the last thirty six hours. The temperature was decidedly lower today than yesterday, but there was a higher velocity to the wind and the air was filled with dust as it baa seldom ever before been in Iowa. The farmers look with dread upon the present conditions and are hoping a change may come quickly. Preparing; Parole Papers. The papers were prepared in the gover nor's office todsy for the parole of George Stanley of Story county, and William Young of Woodbury county. The governor will sign them tomorrow. Transportation .will be furnished to take Stanley to Maine, where he baa relatives, who will care for him the rest of bis days. Young goes to Sioux City, where Sheriff Jackson will see that he has employment beginning May 1. Medical t'lsmlnsflon. Forty-six students were exsmlned before the State Medical board today for certifi cates to practice medicine. Three of them were women, and a number were graduates of the Drake Medical school here, the re mainder coming from over the state. The State Pharmacy board holds Its an nual meeting tomorrow and prepares for the annual report. Frederlka Oil Fields. There is much excitement in and around Frederika, In Bremer county, over the fact that drillers found evidences of consider able oil at a depth of 200 feet. A company was formed some time sgo to investigate the oil evidences In that part of the state and a competent driller was secured. The company Is composed almost entirely of the people of Tripoli, a small town near Fred erlka, and a few businers men of Wsvsrly. At a depth of 200 feet a quantity of oil was found, about six gallons being taken out for Inspection. The fact that the oil Is nearly purs has caused a great deal of skepticism, but the people of the county firmly believe there Is an oil tank beneath them and that they will strike a gusher very soon. Judge Thomas May De lleuomtualed. SIBLEY. Ia. April 23. (Special.) It Is generally thought that Judge Thomas will have little if any opposition for a third term ot congressional nomination. It Is not so much Thomas' positive strength lu the district, as It Is unatliingness for can didates In leading counties to enter the race. The convention meets at Sheldon, May 21. Balldlaa- Boom In Sibley. SIBLEY, la.. April 23. (Special.) A $30,000 school house, a 140,000 courthouse and several residences are In process of construction here. The improvements lo Siblsy for 1901 are vary extensive. CORNER ON POULTRY TRADE Three Firms Are Said to Complete Control Over the Fowl Market. CHICAGO. April 23 The Record-HeraM tomorrow will say: Three firms prsctlcally have complete control of the poultry market. Through the ownership of two-thirds of all the poultry In the country they are said to be able to fix prices as they please. Ths firms having control are: Armour & Co., 81(1 & Co., and Frlebe aV Semiter of Bushnell, III. All over the western states, la Omaha, Kansas City, St. Joseph. Chicago, and hosts of small towns these firms have cold stor age plants. Tbs South Water street esti mate is that they have SuO.OOo ias of poultry of about 109 pounds each in cell storage. Their front has already he n im mense'. Fancy dreesed chickens have soil as high as 11H cents, against S't cents at this time Inst year. CONDITION OF IOWA CROPS Week Has Keen t'nnenaonnbly Dry nnd (rain and Meadows Are nfterlna. Following Is the report of Iowa weather bureau for week ending April 21. lfOI: The week has been unseasonably dry, very light rainfall being reported from all dis tricts. The temperature fell to freeriug point on several mornings, but It was warmer at close of the week and the average was nearly normal. The conditions have not been favorable for Rrowth of grass In pastures and meadows, or for germina tion of spring wheat, oats and barley. Hut there are no Indications as yet of ma terial damage to cereal crops. There are many complaints of scarcity of water for stock, and In some localities forage is nearly exhausted and well preserved corn fodder and ensilage are at a premium. Unusually good progress for the tlmo of the year has been made in plowing and preparing ground for planting corn, and the acreage of that great staple Is likely to be larger than in recent years. In a few localities the planters have been started, but farmers are generally waiting for warmer weather. The soil is In an Ideal condition for planting. The season Is quite early in respect to farm work, and about the average as to growth of vegetation. Reports show fair prospect tor fruits ex cept peaches and tender varieties ot berries. BLACK HILLS MINES SOLD IVttoharnt anil Itenllsntlon tiritnp Itonaht by Mfrhlnnn Men Headed by Alexander Maltlnnd. DISCOUNT MEAT TRUST STORY British Dealers Consider Adrnnre Legitimate and Prices Likely to Hold. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 23. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) American beef is selling in the London wholesale market today at 13 cents per pound, an advance of 3 cents upon the price paid before the recent upward movement. All the authorities In the meat market here practically concur In the view that thla Increase Is due to natural conditions, there being a shortage of supply arising from various causes, the Immense contracts for South Africa being among them. The al leged operations of the meat trust are dis counted on this side and a permanent in crease In prices Is regarded as unavoidable. I'E VDWOOn, S. D., April 23 (Special ) Tlu it paym-ut on the purchase price for the l'enobscot and Realliatlon group of mines, situated In the Garden City district, six miles nonhwest of this place, was made today. The. sum involved Is $250,000. The purchasers of the ground are Michi gan men, at the head of whom la Alexander Maltland, one of the largest Iron and steel operators In that state. The ground sold was owned by Burns sud Little of Garden City, R. M. Maloncy of this city and May and Johnson of Lead. The new owners have organized a com pany to be known as the Penobscot Mining company, and It Is their Intention to at once begin erection on the ground of a wet crushing cyanide plant of 100 tons daily ca pacity. Thd district has shipped some of the rich est sallclous orts that have been mined In the Black Hills, and Its development Is now assured. The tract is close to Deadwood and the new company will make Its head quarters In this city. R. F. Byrnes, who put the deal through, will be the company's general superintend ent and Is also heavily Interested in tha proposition. WAR PRACTICALLY AT AN END Vrneanelan Insurrection Reported Crushed by Complete Overthrow of I rlhe-l rlbe. WASHINGTON. April 23. The tSate de partment has received Information by cable to the effect that General I'rlbe-t'rlbe, the Insurrectionary leader, has been completely overwhelmed by the government troops at a place called Medina, and has been com pelled to best a retreat to Venezuelean ter ritory. It Is believed In Bogota that the war Is now prart!-?illy over. Minffer Makes liooil Impression. WHEELING. W. Va., April 23. The Amalgamated association today reached the committee statre and for several davs there will be little of Interest on the floor of the convention. Thin morning the three trustees. Taylor of Pittsburg. Jenkins of Youngstown nnd Kudd of Newport, Ky.. mHke their report. The all-tibsnrlilng topic continues to be President Shaffer's report, Just submitted to the convention. There Is no doubt that It has strengthened his position with the delegates. Hen 1. Davis says he never witnessed In any Amalga mated convention such an ovation as that tendered Shaffer when he concluded his rive hours' address. In which last sum mer's strike was detailed from start to flnls-h. 17 Digests what you Eat Dyspepsia fQuvo A healthy stomach, capable of dipestiDf? a (rood, square meal, 1b a great Messing. It keeps the body strong by insuring plenty of nourishment. In fact, it means perfect health. But some thing must be done when the stomach is so tired that it can't digest what you eat, for undigested food poisons the blood. We can recommend a preparation that completely digests all classes of foods that is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It gives the stomach perfect rest and allows you to eat and enjoy the variety of food that is necessary for maintaining health. 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