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THE OMAHA DAILY UEE: FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1902. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL M1SOR MEJTIOS. favi sell Iran. Btockert elU carpet anil rug. Wollmtn, scientific optician. 40 B'way. Take home a brlcli of Metigers Ice cream. Vanlla, 26c; Neopolltan. 16c. Picture framing a specialty. C. R. Alex ander 4 Co., LUXiroadway. Tel. J6. Charles R Hannan returned yesterday renlng from an eastern business trip. Mly Camp Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at the residence of Mn. J. Cralg-mlle,- 1U1 Eighth avenue. Mra. Ellen F. Bryant of Moberly, Mo., la auent of the family of her nephew, Justice K. T. Bryant on Stutsman street. Mrs. Hughes, who hss been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Ewall of Washington avenue, will leave for her home In Astoria, 111., today. Mrs. Lemen. wife of Rev. J. O. Lemen, manager of the Christian Home, Is crit ically 111 and feara for her recovery are en tertained. The Woman'l auxiliary of Grace Episco pal church will meet this afternoon In reg ular session at the home of Mrs. Hunting ton, 117 Vine street. The Ladles' Aid society of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church will meet this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Bpauld Ing, 191i) Sixth avenue Miss Agnea Carleton of New York, who te filling an engagement at the Omaha Or rheum this week, Is the guest of hr aunt. Mrs. a. C. Whittlesey of Vine street. Ladle of the Bankers' Union of the World, lodge No. M!, will give an enter tainment and lunch Thursday evening. May t, at Marcua' hall. Admission, 10 cents. C. B. Johnson of Earlham, la., and Mlsa ftfarle Gulden were married yesterday afternoon at the home of the brides parenta In Underwood, jtev. 8. Alexander of thla city officiated. County Treasurer Arnd turned over to City Treaaurer True yesterday $M26 43, the clty'a proportion of the tax collections for April, made up aa follows: Regular taxes, S,"0.62; special taxes, $25.h. The Council Bluffs Savings bank has ap pealed to- the district court from the action f the city council, sitting ae a board of review. In assessing as part of Its capital stock 191,300 of government bonds held by the bank. The lerter carriers have elected these Officers: President, T. DeGroat: vice presi dent, Frank Hober; secretary, C. F. Plnck ney; financial secretary, Brandt Crocker; treasurer, F. J. Joehendt; trustees, C J. Koth, A. B. Kllen, E. bobaon; master-at-arms, George Madison. Jamee Toft, In charge of the Salvation Army work In Iowa and Nebraska, will lecture this evening In the Congregational church on the subject. "In Darkest Amer ica." The lecture will be Illustrated with stereoptlcon slides showing the army's work In the slums, dives and prisons. Andrew Thompson, charged with break ing Into and robbing Curry Bros.' store In Underwood, waived examination when taken before Justice Ferrler yesterday for his preliminary hearing. He waa bound over to await the action of the grand Jury and In default of ball placed at $150 was committed to the county Jail. Ina Martha, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilcox, died yesterday afternoon at the family home, 1144 Eaat Pierce street, from typhoid fever, after a prolonged Illness. Th funeral will be at i o'clock Friday afternoon from the Broad way Methodist church, of which she was a member. The pastor. Rev. J. W. ('a I fee, will conduct the services and burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. Charles Baker, ' colored, recently dis charged from St. Bernard's hospital, be came violently insane last night and was taken In charge by the police, who sent him back to the hospital. Baker, when ar rested on Broadway, near Tenth street, was yelling like an Indian and was labor ing under the Impression that a band of men were after him to lynch him. He had to be handcuffed and shackled while being takdtv to St. Bernard's. Hin for All. - For sale at low ' price and easy payments, hornet In all parts of the city, Including some of the nicest residences and thoaa of moderate also. Also dwell ings and business property In Omaha. Farms bought and aold. It will pay you to ae us at the office of J. W. Squire. MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEES Arrangements for Exercises Delayed Until After Kinsman Monu ment Dedication. Preliminary arrangements for the ob servance of Memorial day were made last night at joint meeting of the committee: from Abe Lincoln post, Grand Army of tht Republic and. the Womin'i Relief corps, held In the office of Colonel John Llndt. It was decided not to complete the program of the day's exercises until after the cere monies attendant on the unveiling of the Kinsman monument on May 17. These committees have been appointed tor Memorial day: General Committee John IJndt chair man; Captain Beth H. Craig. Theodore Gulttar, J. 8. Davis and Sam Johnson. Finance Andy Graham, Ernest E. Hart, N. P. Dodge, J. W. Squire and Charle R. Hannan. Treasurer E. L. Bhugart. Invitations Edwin J. ADbott. Carriages Theodore Gulttar. L. B. Cous Ins, M. E. Weatherbee. Platform and Docoratlons Cal Hafer. O. B. Miles, Charles Lunkle. W. N. Mc Crary. Edwin J. Abbott. Instrumental Music Wallace McFadden. gain Johnson, C. W. Foster. F. M. Davla, J. B. Strain. Speakers-John Lindt. Judge George S. Carson, F. A. Barkett. Flowers Members of the Woman s Re lief corpa, women of the city, J. 8. Davis, Edwin J. Abbott and T. T. Snow. Evergreens J. R. Rice. Water and Ice Gilbert Bros.. Council Bluffs Coal and Ice company, J. P. Mul tiolland. , . Vocal Mualc I. M. Treynor, Ned Mitch ell and C. B. Atchison. Foresters Come to Connrll Dlnffa. A telegram received here last night from Harvey DeLong. one of the delegate from the Council Bluffs court to the second bien nial state convention of the Independent Order of Foresters in 81oux City, announced that the biennial convention for 1904 had been secured by the Council Bluffs delega tion for hi city. It also announced that H. K. Smith of tbla rlty had been re-elected high vie chief ranger. Real E.iate Transfer". Theae transfer were filed yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: ' A. J. Stephenson et al to Maggie Buck, s4, lot 4. block 1, KtdJle s subdlv, w d !. Susan S. Farnam to Mason City A Fort Dodge Railway company, lot ' 1, block 27. Riddle's subdiv, q c d ... 1 Nathan M. Puaey and wife to Sarah W Wart nan Int 1. block 14. lia- UV lr add. w d 1.600 J. W. Mluer and wit to josepn lu-x-hank. lot 2. block 1. Judson's 1st add. Neola. w d $ T. T. McPherrln and wife to Fred H. Tometon. all of sw 8-76-42 lying south of ral!cad. w d 7.141 Kama to same. swVi nw4 and nVi swU ft-"&t2 lying north of railroad. w d .-. .- 4.186 L. M. Mad.en and wife to E. M. Smart. Dart of lot 23. Auditor's sub div of Be aw U-75-40. w d $60 Seven trensfere, aggregating $16,427 - - - Carriage licensee. Licensee to wad were Issued yesterday to the fallowing i . - Name and Residence Age Dvld Olson. Counoll Bluffs 33 JBsasie Johnson, Cuunuti Bluff. 36 H. C. Roark. Council Bluffs 30 llavle J. borensou. Council Bluffs I'lTS CLEAHKD Dyed and pressed Special attention given ladles' earmenta. Also chenille curtains neatly cleaned, dyed and pressed. 'Phone L-41. Iowa Steam Dye worn, mtt atruaanay. LEWIS CUTLER Funera Director (Succaaaor to W. C. Eatep) M PEARL t Tat KMT. Theae tT. BLUFFS. FACES A CHARGE OF MURDER Omtba Man Under Arreit for & Grim Com mitted at Sidsej, Nab, ASSERTS HE WAS NOT THERE AT THETIM E Man Who Wn Rmploye4 Wkca Ae rates Applied for Work laentltes Him aa the One Wanted la Nebraska. A maa giving the name of Patrick Ward and claiming Omaha as his home applied at the Children Bros.' factory Wednesday morning for work and an hour later wa behind (he bars at tht city jail. George Wilson, employed in the factory, the minute he sat eyes on Ward claimed to Identify him aa a man wanted for murder In Sidney, Neb. Wilson notified the police and Ward was taken Into custody. Robert McMullen was killed In Sidney May 10, 1900, by a man named John Way man, alias William Price. According to Wilson, who says he was In Sidney at the time of the murder. Ward I the man who committed the crime. Ward Indignantly denied the charge and said there must be some mistake. He said he returned to Omaha from Kansas on April 25 and, fall ing to find work, had come over to Coun cil Bluffs seeking employment. Ward told Chief TIbblta that he resided with his father at Seventh and Webster streets, Omaha. The Omaha police were notified and asked concerning Ward. They did not give him a good character and said his reputation was bad. Ward admitted he had served a term of seven month In the penitentiary at Lincoln, having been sent up from Kearney oa a burglary charge, but assert that it wa afterward shown be wa Innocent and he waa released. Wilson bad In hi possession the card sent out by Sheriff King of Cheyenne county, Nebraska, at the time' of the mur der of McMullen, and Ward answers the description of the maa said to be wanted for the crime. Governor Poynter, on be half of the state of Nebraska, offered a re ward of $250 for the capture of the crim inal and Cheyenne county offered $50. Ward wa released at a late hour last night. In answer to a telegram sent to the authorities at Sidney one waa received from Sheriff S. H. Babb, In which he aald: "Un less Wayman ha confessed useless to hold, aa we have no evidence to convict." As Ward den'ed being Wayman or Implicated In any way In the crime Chief Tlbblt ordered the man to be released. Plumbing and heating. Blxby dt Son. N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone 189. UNVEILING KINSMAN STATUE InTltatlsna to Participate In Cere monies Being tent Over the ' State. The program for the exercise attend ant on the unveiling of the Colonel Kins man monument In Falrview cemetery on Saturday, May 17, ha been partially out lined by the committee having the matter In hand. The monument, which 1 of. gran ite, ha reached the city and I now In charge of Sheely Lane on upper Broad way, who 'will have charge of It erection in the Grand Army of the Republic bury ing ground In Falrview cemetery. General Grenvtlle M. Dodge, who per sonally planned the monument and saw to It construction, has notified Chairman Em met Tlnley of the citizens' committee that ho expect to arrive In Council Bluffs Monday. He will act as chairman of the exercises. Lieutenant J. A. Straight of Washington, D. C, will deliver the eulogy on Colonel W. H. Kinsman at the ceme tery, where the exercise will be carried out. There will also be an address by some prominent speakerwho ha not yet been elected, a well a muelc. There will be a parade, the line of which will be aa follow: Column will form at' Bayltss park, march from Willow avenue to Main street; north on Main street to Broadway; eaat on Broadway to Second street; north on Second street to Wash ington avenue; weat on Washington ave nue to Oakland, and north on Oakland avenue to Falrview cemetery Invitation to attend the unveiling of the monument and participate in the exercises are being sent out by the committee In charge to all the surviving member of the Fourth and Twenty-third Iowa regi ment, with which Colonel Klnaman served during the civil war, also to all the Grand Army post within a reaaonable distance of Council Bluff. The local military and civic societies will also be invited to take part In the parade and exercises. Company L, Fifty-Brat regiment, Iowa national guard, known as the Dodge light guard, In honor of General Dodge, will act aa a guard of honor and the High school cadet will act as an escort according to present plan. Kinsman post. Grand Army of the Re public, Dea Moines, named In honor of Colonel Kinsman, la expected to send a large delegation here and a number of prominent member of the Iowa department of the Grand Army are also expected to be In attendance. State Commander George Metiger ha signified hi Intention of b. leg present If possible. The committees expect to have tha pro gram for the day' exercises completed In a day or so, when It will be officially an nounced. Gravel roofing. A. H. Read. 641 Broadway. Davis sell gVaes. Davis sell paint. Mattera In District Court. Judge Wheeler will take up the crim inal docket nxt' Tuesday In district court and yesterday made this assignment, of case on the calendar: Tuesday. May 13 State of Iowa against Chrlstoflersoa.. State against Jons. State against Petersoa and 8tat ag'at Badow l. ' . Wedpesday, May 14 Slate agalntt 8cbun, State against Sheffler and others, Stat against Llmeberger and others, Btat against Carrigg and Btate against Inger soil. Thursday. May 15Sute against May Madsen, State statist Benjamin and Stat against Hamilton.' Friday. May 18 State agalnat. Jensen and others. State against Caaaty, .State agalnat Negetbon, State afloat Achat and Stat &alut Dunn. From th number of caaea asalgned for each day, It I not expected that many of them will be brought to trial thl term. The criminal calendar wa materially lfght ened at the opening of the term by a num ber of th defsadaaU under Indictment entering pita of guilty. Th personal Injury damage suit of H. Peterson against the motor company ha been specially assigned for Thursday. low IMnnane Dead. SHENANDOAH. Ia.. May 8. (Special. 1 Th will e! the lata Joseph Bhaw of York- town, this county, was admitted to probate Tuesday. It disposes of $0,0K worth of property, all but $4,000 of which 1 In lands In this county, the $40,000 consisting of money Invested In the Clarlnda, Cola and Shenandoah banks. Mr. Shaw's funeral waa held Sunday. He wa one of Page county' pioneer, having located In this county In 1SS8. TRAMP KILLED IN A WRECK Mall Clerk Griffin, Graves nnd Tnrk Ala Injnred In Accident at Ames. DES MOINES, la.. May 8. A wreck oc curred on the Chicago Northwestern at Ames at 1 o'clock this morning. A tramp wa killed and Mall Clerk Griffin of Dea Moines waa seriously Injured. Mall Clerk Grave of Chicago waa burled under mall sacks and badly bruised and Mall Clerk Alexander Turk of Chicago had hi arm and hand Injured. Train No. 10 was Just approaching tha town limit from the west when the tender of the engine, two mall cars and two ex press car left the track, plowing Into th gravel, but not overturning. The track wa torn up for a distance of 200 yards and traffic 1 being delayed. The tramp waa riding on the front coach. Considerable mall matter was water soaked and destroyed. A soft roadbed la supposed to have been responsible for the wreck. TANK CAR CAUSES BAD WRECK Condneter George Miller Killed and Bridge nnd Three Cars Bnrned. DES MOINES, May 8. (Special Tel egram.) The breaking down of a tank car loaded with oil on the Chicago Great West ern caused the death of Conductor Georgo Miller of St. Joseph, Mo., and the destruc tion of the bridge 160 feet long over the Grand river near Talmadge, fifty mllea south of here tonight. The accident to the tank car caused It to leave the rail and It fell from the bridge, drggglng two freight rare and the caboose with it. Con ductor Miller wa in the caboose, but a brakeman with him escaped. The otl took Are and the three car and th,e bridge were burned. The passage of trains over the main line will be completely blocked for forty-eight hour. However train will be run over the Keokuk A Western from Dea Molnea to Van Wert and firom Van Wert to the main line of the Great Western at Di agonal In Ringgold county. IOWA REPUBLICANS TO MEET State Convention la to Be Held en Jnly SO at Dea Molnea. DES MOINES, la.. May 8. The republican state central committee today fixed the date of the atate convention for July 30 and Del Molnea aa the location. Congressman W. I. Smith of Council Bluffs wa chosen temporary chairman and Herbert Remley of Iowa City for temporary secretary. Mr. Smith was selected because the con-, greselonal election I held this year and It 1 expected hi addresa will be along na tional linen. P. E. O. Annnnl Meeting. AMES, la.. May 8. (Special.) There 1 already a big attendance at the annual meeting of th P. B. O. grand chapter, which opened yesterday afternoon. Dur ing the day 178 delegate arrived, including the following official: Mr. Carrie P. Hapeman, grand president, Mlnden. Neb., Mr. Walter Irish, president Iowa grand chapter, De Moines; Mr. Wl nono Reeves, Brat vie president, Keokuk, la.; Mra. Georgia Darnell, second vice pres ident, Centerville, la.; Mr. Llddle F. Rich ard, recording secretary, Waterloo, ' la.; Mr. Eva Slngley, corresponding secretary, Moulton, la.; Mr. Ellla C. Buttles, treaa urer, Burlington, la., and Mis Mary Os mund, editor of the Record, the official organ of th chapter, of Osceola, la. Th following past president were In vited a guests of honor: Mr. Alice Spill man, Ottumwa; Mr. Lulu A. Hellenry, Dea Moines; Mr. Walter Campbell, Oskaloosa, la.; Mra. H. Lou Weber, Knoxvllle, la.; Mr. Effle H. Roger, Oskaloosa, and Mr. Anna P. Wilkin, De Moines. An Informal reception wa held yesterday evening at th home of Mra. W. M. Greeley at 8 o'clock. i Yoang Women Hold Conference. SHENANDOAH. Ia., May 8. (Speoial.) The third annual conference of the Young Women's Christian association of southeast ern Iowa convened la College Spring. In the aouth part of thl county and held three day' session beginning Saturday noon. Good sited delegation from tb var ious college In thla section of the tat were In attendance and a lively Interest waa manifested throughout. Iowaas 1st Archbishop Keans. WEBSTER CITY, Ia., May 8. (Special.) Twenty-nine' member of th Catholic church In William bring suit agalnat Arch bishop J. J Keane of Dubuque for the re turn of $3,000 contributed by them for the building of a church. This sum wa given under certain condition with which It ia alleged the archbishop did not comply. Ep worth League Convention. WATERLOO. Ia., May 8. (Special Tele gram.) The seventh annual convention of the Epwortn league of the Cedar Fall dis trict closed today. The officer elected were: J. O. Bohnaon, president. Cedar Falls; G. C. Hubbs, vice president, Water loo; Rev. C. E. Luce, secretary, Nashua; O. W. Keeck, treaaurer, Rockford. J. A. Freae IKnwied High Chief Ranger. SIOUX CITY, Ia., May 8.v-(8pecial Tele gram.) The high court of Iowa of the In dependent Order of Foreaters in biennial session here today decided to meet In Coun cil Bluffs in 1904. J. A. Freee of Waterloo was re-elected high chief ranger .and th4 other officers also war re-elected. Mlealonnrle to Convene. " - SHENANDOAH. Ia.. May 8. (Special.) The thirteenth annual convention of th Women' Foreign Missionary society of the Council Bluff district of the De Molne conference will be held in Coin, thl county, on Thursday and Friday of tbt week, May 8 and . Vletlna Body Ideatlfled. ' DYERS VILLI. Ia.. May 8. (Speoial) Th body of the old man found by the track of th Illinois Central a week ago baa beta Identified as that of James Reese, h promluent contractor of Redmond, Ia. Nominations by the President. WASHINGTON. May T The president today sent th following nomination to the senate: WASHINGTON. May 8. The president for the district of Washington. Navy Lieutenant Edward H. Scrlbner, lieutenant commander; Pay Inspector Wil liam J. Thomson, pay director; Second Lleutbnant E. L. Matthews, marine corps, first lieutenant; Aasletant Burgeon James O. Field (retired, surgeon on the active Hat with rank e' Uautanant. Postmasters: South DakotaCharles W. Blgllnger, Webster. BANKS IN IOWA DOING WELL Deposita Increase 5,000,000 Einoe the PrcTioui 8utir ant in December. VARIOUS KINDS OF HEALERS ORGANIZE Dental Association Condemna On of Ita Members for Alleged laprs feoslenal Corns' set In Mattera Before Leglelatnre. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, May 8. (Special.) Tha auditor of atate today Issued a statement of the condition of the atate and savings banks of Iowa at the close of business April 8 last. There are 293 saving and 22S state bank In the report and the reporta show that the deposita have increased over $13, 000,000 since December 10 last, and there has been a subatantlal Increase in the cap ital stock Invested In these banks. a Tb following 1 the statement of their condi tion: State Bank Asaeta. Rills receivable $48,451,220 08 Gold coin 672,84.80 Silver coin 223.W67 Legal tender, national bank notes, etc 1.797.148-81 Credits subject to sight draft.... 11.OT1.4RS 23 Overdrafts 1.034.JS6.33 Real and personal property 1.1.12.1(3 69 Total asset $63.fi3,07S.Sl Liabilities. Capital stock Due depositor Due banks and others..., Surplus .... $10,031. MftOO .... 60.0.2W8 .... 717.72.71 1.671.722.74 .... 1.30S.4R3.M undivided profits Total liabilities $3.S.i3.7641 Saving Bank Aaaeta. Bill receivable I78,W.64S 82 Gold coin (XW.M7.00 Silver coin 208,869.23 Legal tender, national bank notes, etc 2,144.229.47 Credits subject to eight draft... 14.043,461 .79 Overdrafts 718,467.40 Real and personal property 2,065.994.41 Total assets $98.39.202 92 Liabilities. Capital stock $10,139,100.00 Due depositor ,06O,0l.M Due banks and others 140.262 72 Surplus 1.897.516.61 Undivided profit 1.362.232.01 Total liabilities $S8,3S9,302.93 The foregoing statement made at the close of business April 6, 1902, show the following changea In the condition of tha bank a compared with their statement made at the close of business December 10, 1901: Assets. Bills receivable, increase $ll,ons,ln 60 Cash and cash Items, Increase... 942,883.04 Credits subject to sight draft. Increase 2,688.963 22 Overdraft, decrease 118,848.80 Real and personal property, de- crease .... 85,841.83 Total assets, Increase $14,420,807.14 Liabilities. Capital stock, Increase $ 891,0n0.00 Due depositors. Increase 13,23,4.ll Due banks and others. Increase.. 2S25 Surplus. Increase 821 .483 .74 Undivided profits, . decrease 3t,3o6.78 Total liabilities, increase $14,420,807.14 Killed by the Care. H. M. Simpson, a brakeman on the Iowa Central, waa killed while engaged In witching some car at Newburg. Ha tried to catch onto a car while It wa In motion, but fell under th car and wa killed. He had pntil recently been employed aa a con ductor on the Union Pacific at North Platte, Neb., and had been employed on the Chicago St Northwestern previously. HI brother, a conductor on the Union Pa cific, wa ent for and took the body to North Platte for Interment. Iowa "Heeler' to Orgnnlae. A peculiar meeting la to be held In De Molne June 11 for the purpose of organ izing an association of miscellaneous "healer" for elf-protectlon and to -cure th favor of the law. A call for such a meeting ha been Issued by O. P. But ters, and In hla ca)l for the meeting he give the name of nearly 200 peron who are practicing healing In some form In Iowa, but are not physician or recognized by the law. Some of them are faith heal er, other osteopaths, other magnetlo healer, etc., but the call Is for all "natural healer" to unite and organize to take ad vantage of the new law which wa passed to cover all case where healera do not come under the law a to physicians of col lege education. Convention Called for Creeton. The Eighth district congressional conven tion is to be held In Creston June 10, and W. P. Hepbtfrn undoubtedly will be unani mously renominated for congress on the republican ticket. The judicial conven tion for the district, comprising the south ern countle of the state, 1 to be held In Ottumwa June 25. Four nominees for judge will be named. Preaentntlon of a Portrait. A fine oil portrait of the late Judge Francis Springer, who wis president of the Iowa constitutional convention of 1857, which framed the present constitution of the state, was presented to the Iowa his torical department today, th gift of sur viving member of hi family. Tha pre sentation wa by Rev. Dr. Salter of Bur lington, for more than fifty year a preacher in Iowa., and the response was by Governor Cummins on behalf of the historical society. Th portrait ia added to the large collec tion of historical portraits In th gallery of the historical hall. Dentist Have m Warm Time. Th Mission of the Iowa Dental associa tion was enlivened today by a report from a special committee on legislation. In which the association waa congratulated on no unfavorable legislation. At the same time the committee reported resolution sharply censuring Dr. F. A. Lewi of Ottumwa. secretary and treaaurer of the Btate Dental board for efforts al leged to have been made by him to secure a changa In th law which It Is asserted would have ruined the law. The resolu tions condemn Dr. Lewis' action a un professional and an Insult to tha entire pro fession In Iowa and they were passed over the protest of Dr. Lewis. iTrosblt In I ndertaklng Firm, . Henry Ebank of the undertaking firm of Shank Bros., which baa been la business ia Dea Molne for many year, today filed ap- 44S.4dwS 4- 1'5 the cost Ot . lllwut 3) Cv 9 Rich cream with I Grape-Nuts a charming dish. plfcatlon in th district court for re ceiver for the firm, alleging that hi brother L. T. Shank, ha mismanaged the bualnee. Three Wrik Companies. Inspection officer of th Iowa National guard have recommended that three com panies be mustered out ot service because of poor attendance at drill and consequent poor average. The guard organizations showing such lack of Interest are: D ot the Fiftieth, at Washington; E of the Fifty-second, at Hull, and B of the Forty-ninth at Independence. Adjutant Oeneral Byer will refuse to permit other companies to be or ganized to take their place unlees the cit ies making application meet the require ment aa to armory. 1 Wrecking Delayed by a Crime. Barney Graff, president ot th Chicago Wrecking company, who ha been engaged with a large force of men In razing the old courthouse preparatory to tb construction of tb new, wa yesterday sentenced to th penitentiary at Jollet, III., for alleged conspiracy In th burning of a cigar (tore and stock of goods In Chicago, and unless an appeal I taken, may now be on hi way to prison. Fifteen men employed by Graff at thl plac joined In a general strike thl morning, claiming nerly four weeks' back pay, and will do nothing more until they are properly remunerated. A a result of Oraff's alleged shortage work toward, th construction of the new courthouse, which ha already been delayed more than a month, will necessarily be delayed that much longer. H. 8. Kneedler, formerly of Boone, and the founder ot the Optimist, a monthly magazine, who removed to Los Angeles sev eral month ago, for the avowed purpose of conducting hi magazine at that point, I reported to be running a restaurant and making money. Many subscribers to th Optimist who received but a few number of their subscription are Interested in Mr. Kneedler' whereabouts. SEVEN YOUNG PEOPLE DROWN Plcaanrs Seekers Lose Their Lives In Collision of Tag nnd Lanneh. TOLEDO, May 8. Seven young people, member of a Sunday school class ot the First Baptist church, were drowned tn the Maumeo liver just below the city tonight at 10 o'clock a the result of the naphtha launch Frolic, on which they were taking a pleasure ride, being run down by the tug Arthur Wood of tb Great Lake Tow ing company' fleet. The dead are: IRWIN SWAYNE. BE88IE LEE3E. EDNA LOWE, aged 19. WILLIAM FANNER, aged 19. BESB BYSCRUM. EUCAUE RICKARD, aged 17. GRACE HASPIN. When nearly abreast of the launch th tug suddenly turned to the east In order to make tb dock at Ironvllle and before the launch could get out of the way It was struck by the tug and turned over and aunk about 100 feet from the dock. Mr. Hepburn, owner of the launch, caught hold of the tug and Mlsa Grace Lowe grasped hi leg. Arthur Mark and Mis Clara Mark were fortunate enough to grab a piece ot wreckaga and were picked up. The other seven member of th party were drowned and the river la now being dragged tor their bodies. WOMAN LOST IN MOUNTAINS Several Pnaaea Oat Searching; the Ceiatrr la Effort to Find Her. CHEYENNE. Wyo., May 8. (Special Tel egram.) A general alarm wa sounded to night and tha people arouied to search for Mr. Andrew T. Clark, wife of ex-Alderman Clark, who disappeared from her horns early thl morning. Mrs. Clark wa seen thl afternoon headed toward the Sliver Crown mountain west of the city, and It la feared she haa wandered away from the traveled road and It may take several days to find her. The weather la warm and the woman will not suffer, unless it be from thirst and hunger. In the morning several posies of mounted men will scour th prairie and hills In all directions. Mrs. Clark haa been afflicted with demented spells tor om Urn and this 1 not th first time she ha wandered away and be come loat on the prairie. Ready for Bridge Bnlldlng. LARAMIE, Wyo., May 8. (Special.) The first load of timber for bridge on the Laramie, Hahn'a Peak ss Pacific railroad ha "been received here. The sawed atuS for bridge over tha Big Laramie, Little Laramie and Pioneer canals will be re ceived next week, when the work of build ing bridge between Laramie and Centen nial will be commenced. REFUSE TO CENSURE GULLEY Coneervatlvee Defeat Attempt of Nationalists to Reprimand Speaker la Hoaae. LONDON, May 8. The nationalist mem ber of th Hour of Common unsuccess fully attempted tonight to force a vote of censure on the speaker ot the house, Wil liam Court Oulley. In connection with the suspension from th house for one week of John Dillon, nationalist, who, March 80, addressed unparliamentary language to Josepn Chamberlain, the colonial secretary. J. J. Mooney. nationalist, bad previously given notice that be would move to censure the speaker and when Mr. Oulley took the chair tha conservative and liberal member rose and greeted him with cheer. Tb occupant of th Irish benches remained seated. SOUTH OMAHA HELLO FIGHT Jndge Keyser Granta Restraining Or der Against the Ezcclalor Telephone Concern. Judge Keysor granted yesterday after noon a restraining order preventing the Ex celsior Electric Signal and Manufacturing company of South Omaha, or It agents from purchasing material for us In build ing a telephone plant, employing labor In th construction of the same and from stringing wires, setting pole, placing ap paratus or In any manner constructing, operating or maintaining telephones or tel ephone business in South Omaha, pending a hearing. May 14. oa the petition of former Mayor Thomas H. Ensor for a temporary Injunction. . This Is considered aftermath of the tele phone right-of-way atruggl in South Omaba. and la reported to be done for the Nebraska Telephone company' benefit En or bought on sbsr of th stock ot th Eicelslor company last month from W. M. Babcock, now ot Chicago, but one resi dent IS South Omaha a general manager of (he Union Stock Yard company. This on share gave Ensor a foothold and h com Into court with th complaint that th company has been spending money without making a proper accounting and that the president. W. 8. Cook, refuses to produce the books for inspection. The Ex celsior company had a right-of-way Into the city under an ordinance passed In 1892 and the Plattsmouth company revived It tor Its own convenience recently. Misdloveelghta Msct. SAN FRANCISCO. May $. A fight to a Hi 11 traaea one-sixth pure glycerin, is per fectly transparent and contains no impurities. The delicate perfume of natural flowers. It is a toilet pleasure. The pride of the makers is to sustain its purity and high quality. in JAMES S. KIRK k COMPANY Klrk'j Rain Wattr Maker Softens the Hardest Water J Send ten cents postage for free sample I Your Office It la certainly an advantage to have an office In a building tb location of which everyone knows. Everyone In the west will know where to find you If you merely say your office Is In The Bee Building. The accommodations of The Bee Buildlug cannot be excelled, with 1U all night and all day Sunday elevator service, electric light, steam heat water In every room, perfect Janitor service, all of which is Included In the rental price. There are no poor rooms In The Bee Building. Some of the rooms which are vacant are among the very best that are In the building. The best ones, how ever, will not stay vacant long. List of vacant rooms in The Bee Ground fiiinit vi ihl races seventeentn -- ""- mum, !lnV water end Janitor aervlce. It wMuui uiiui iimi oavenieenm ai First M7ITB 101 1 There Is no finer office suite In Omaha than thla one. It la located lust on the light hand of the great marble stairway, and has unusually large windows looking upon the front entrance way of the building. It fronts on Farnam stieet. One room is 17x1 and the other 8x18. It has a burglar-proof vr.ult, marble mantel- piece, hardwood floors, and will be frescoed to suit tenant Plica I7&.04 ROOM 104i This rjm Is just at the head of the main stairway on the first floor. It would be a vary desirable office for some real estate man or con tractor. Tb floor apace la ltxU feet Pile 130, 0 Third BOOM 808 1 This room la Ux8 feet and 1 very conveniently located near the elevator. A algn on the door can be readily aeen in atepplng off the eleva- or Price tli.Ce ROOM iiltti roni feet. Thl la a light, pleasant room. It baa been newly decorated, and Ilka all rooms In The Bee Building, the price Includes light, boat, water and janitor service Price UtM BOOH mutt Thla room Is 17x32 feet and will be divided to suit tha tenant. This room la particularly adapted lor some concern neediug Urge floor space and la a decidedly handaom ottice, having an entrance facing the court and wlndowa looking out upon Seventeenth street. It has a very large burglar-proof vault, hard wood floors and is one of the choicest offi ces In th building Pries aw ot Fourth Floor. ROOM 401i Uxll feet Thl room I next to the elevator and faces court. It has a large burglar-proof vault and la well ventilated. Uaa good light, and tor tne price furnishes first-class accommodations Frige UI.H Fifth Floor. I CITE B14i Thla la a very large room, 17x43 feet. It faces west, but la vtrv light and wall ventilated. It la very seldom that space ot this slse is of fered In The Bee Building. It could be used to advantage by some firm employing a large number of clerks, or requiring large floor space a wholesale jeweler, or manufacturer's agent, who would like to be In Ore-proof building, or It will be divided to suit the tenant Prlo. too. 04 RtlOM Bait Thl room face the court and la lxl4 feet. It has a burglar-proof vault, and as It Is near the telegraph office and on the same floor with a number of grain firms. It would be a particularly good room for a J5r'n firm desiring flrst-clasa accommodation Pries 120.0 Sixth VITB 610i Thl consists of two rooms, both 1RH1'H Each of them has a large burglar-proof vault, have been newly decorated and are rooms where any business or professional man may be comfortable. Price for the two 3 R. C. PETERS & CO., Rental Agents. tween Jack Root and George Gardner, the middleweight boxers. The men are to meet In Nevada on a day between the 2d and (th of July. A t6,0U0 purse la to be divided. 76 per cent to the winner and 26 per cent to he loser. Tne men agr iu u i nr. th. Amv nt I h flaht at ltio QtiUtldl. give or take two pounds. BURIAL OF JUDGE AMBROSE Mayor, District Jadces sad Others At test Ob.eqs.les at Pros pect Hilt. Th. mavnr. cltv attorney, district Judges and quite a number of local attorneys were t the Burlington station yesterday au.r- noon at 4:06 o'clock when the body of Judge Oeorge Ambrose arrived from Chi cago, where his death' occurred Monday. Mrs. Ambrose came on the same tralu ith friends aud will remain In Omaha a few days. The casket was taken to Prospect Hill emeterv Immediately and the Interment was made there. Rev. Mackay conducting brief service. Judge ooane, judge v axe- ley, Judge Eatelle and Judge Keysor acted a th honorary escort. Judge Ambrose took the district bench her In 18KS and served until he moved to rhw.n n.r.uaa of this the present dis trict judge adjourned court for the after noon out of respect to his memory end to give them opportunity to attend the fu neral. A committee to report resolution staturdar morning baa been appointed by Judge Baxter, the membera being former Judge E. R. Duffl, E. Wakeley, A. N. Ferguson, Joseph H. Blair acd W. 0. Bar tholomew. Meveaa.ata Oecaa Vessels May T. At New York Arrived Patricia, from Hamburg. BalledPhiladelphia, for South ampton; Majestio, for Liverpool; Frlesland, for Antwerp. ... ... Al fnjlaaeipma Arrived fteu.rlaua, from Antwerp. At Liverpool Bailed Teutonic, for New York; Westernland, for Philadelphia. At Vladlvostock Sailed Clavrlng, for Tecoma. A Havre Arrived La Savola, from New York. AC Cherbourg Balled Kaiser Wllhelm dcr Grout, from Bremen and Southamp ton, for New York. At Shanghai Arrived Moyune, from Liverpool, for British Columbia. At Hons Kong Arrived Athenian and Empress of Japan, from Vancouver. At Southampton Arrived St. Louis, from New York. At L'.henitl Paaaed Pembrookahlre. for Portland, Ore. naaej (MIDI Location Buildin Floor. Rental. Per Monti street ana nss windows along the ,ig in. rental price inciua.es neat. haa an entrance both on Th. reel . Pries Mi.cs Floor. Floor. Floor. Ground Floor, Bee Building. Good enough for anybody! jAll Havana Filce J 'FLO R0 DORA' 'BANDS are of same value as tags from 'star: 'horse shoe: 'spearhead: standard NAVK OLD PEACH & HONEYS and J. T.' Tobacco! saSaAskasjLv ' .sWV" fl"r-fjv fit I l l?$ .k'j ti'yZ. i V
