THE OMAHA DAILY 11EE: SATURDAY, .1TTNE 21, 1002.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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MI50R MF;TIO!.
IavU ttrlln drug
fitockert sells carpets and ruga.
Leffert. eyeslgh specialist. 23S Broadway.
Mia Ma Bearlght has gone to Elgin,
111., to visit relatives.
Picture for wedding presents. C. E.
Alexander & Co.. 333 firoadway.
Take "home a brick of Metzger'a ca
cream. Vanilla, 25c; Neopolltan. 36c.
J R. Jenkins left yesterday on a trip to
Los Angeles, Cal., and other Pacific coast
points.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perry have gone to
Denver for a visit with relatives and
lrienda.
U 8. Orant company, Uniform Bank.
Knights of Pythian, will meet this even
ing In fit. Albans haV.
Covnlfs Lake Man.YiVi- hajrf serenaded
The Bee and other nvwfpi.jer offices of
this city yesterday morrujii,'.
The commtttees having In charge the ar
rangements for the i.lks carnival will
meet Sunday afternoon at the clubhouse.
Creditors sued out writs of attachment
yesterday morning against 8. 8. 3reen.
paperhahger and decorator on South Main
treet.
Remember an Ironclad ten-year guarantee
gots with every New Home machine pur
chased from ua. Easy payments. O. A.
Eullts A Co.
Mrs. K. Heneke of Carthage, Mo., who
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. A. T.
Elwell of Willow avenue, left yesterday
tor her home.
C. L. Frlshy and sister have gone to Ore
gon to visit relatives. Mr. Frlshy expects
to return In about a month, but Mies
Frisky will spend the summer In Eureka, I
Cal.
The Hoard of County Supervisors spent
yesterday looking at roads and bridges In '
the vkinitv of Weston. It will meet this :
morning and probably adjourn until the j
regular session In July.
cousin "m J." H '"ill"? un? nVd
Mrs. llassett and Mrs. IMller have not met I
for twenty years anu oniy recenny learneu
each other's whereabouts
The heavy rains of the last few dnya
nave interfered with the work of cleaning
Indian creek, as the water Is several reet
deep. Work will not he resumed until the
water goes unwn to us normal ievei.
The Trl-Citv Amateur Driving cluh of
Omaha. South Omaha and Council Hluff 1.
will hold Its matinee meet this afternoon .
at Union Driving park. The same program
aa previously unnounced will be carried
out'.
The commencement exercise of St,
Peter' parochial school will be held Thurs
day evenlnsr of next week nt tho Dohany
opera house. An Interesting program of
music, recitations and dialogues win ce
given.
The fate of the money stolen from Axel
Bunderaon is still hanging In the balance.
Justice Bryant expects that the closing
arguments will be made this morning,
when he will be able to make a ruling In
the case.
The Danish Brotherhood and Dnnnebrog
toclety will give a Joint picnic Sunday at
nlon Driving park, for which an elaborate
program of contests of all kinds has been
iirepared. Fred Itasmussen's band will
urnlsh the music and fun galore la prom
Bed for all.
Benjamin Tlnnell has appealed from the
decision of J.idge A vlesworth of the su
perior court granting the guardianship of
fits daughter. Myrtle Tlnnell, to her grand
parents, A. J. Bishop and wife. The mat
ter came before Judge Aylesworth In
habeas corpua proceedings.
Henry Qreen of 153 Hldge street wa
committed to St. Bernard's hospital yes
terday oy the Board of Commissioners for
the Insane. Gieen was committed to the
Insane asylum at Clarlnda In September,
and waa discharged on May 26 the fol
lowing year. He has recently shown sign
of returning Insanity.
Attorney H. O. Wernlmont has filed a
resistance to the summary proceedings de
manding that he turn over the $xu0 insur
ance money collected by him for M. Woolf
son. He seta out that has been garnished
by Wolfson's creditors and states that he
had been awaiting written authority from
Wolfson to pay the money over to the
creditors.. He also presents an Itemised
claim for legal services rendered Wolfson
amounting to $547.
N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone 250.
Puck's Domestic soap Is best.
Sehnlse Was a Waif.
Lewis Cutler, the undertaker, received
yesterday a letter from L. von Dzlobek -of
Luebeck, Germany, concerning Robert P.
Schulze, the young man who was run down
and killed In the Northwestern yards about
a month ago. The writer states that
Schulze waa raised In an orphan asylum In
New York City, his parentage being un
known, and that he and his wife befriended
him In Chicago from 1884 to 1897, when they
returned to Germany. He last wrote to
Schulze when the latter was In Moline, 111.,
last April, when he sent him a sum of
money. In a small memorandum book
'found on Schulze was written. "Notify L.
on Dzlobek, Luebeck, Germany, In case of
death or serloua accident."
Davis sells paint.
Puck' Domestic soap I best for laucdry.
Wife of I'nloa Pacific Pioneer Dies.
Mr. Mary Sullivan, wife of Stephen Sul
livan, 2907 Avenue B, died yesterday morn
ing, aged 58 year. Her husband and one
daughter. Miss Mary Agnes Sullivan, sur
vive her. The funeral will be Monday
morning. The cortege will leave the fam
ily residence at 8 o'clock for St. Phtlomena's
cathedral, Omaha, where services will be
held, conducted by Rev, Father McGov
ern. Burial will be In Creighton ceme
tery. Mr. Sullivan had been a resident
of Omaha for thirty-three years. Two
years ago the family removed to Council
Bluff. The bereaved husband 1 a pioneer
employe of the Union Pacific shops, having
worked In them for the last thirty-five
year.
Davis sells glass.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl atreet:
J. N. Casady, Jr., and wife to F. N.
Vaughun. lot 4, block 13. Pierce's
subritv. ; north 44 feet lot 6. and
north 42 feet of. east 45 feet lot 5,
block V. Curtis & Ramsey add.;
lot 20, block . and lot 1. block 1,
Rackett's add.; lot 2, block 1,
Beers' add., q. c. d $
Mary A. Walker to George W. Wll
Bon, 1H acre In ne ne4 24-75-44,
w. d 361
W. H. White to same, same. q. o. d..
Union Land and Improvement com
pany to Iowa Construction company,
north S7 feet of levee north of
Council Bluffs, d
A. L. Payne and wife to Walter T.
2.000
Payne, lota .11 to 14, block ,
Street's add., w. d
Walter T. Payne to Emma O. Payne,
lota 11 ond 14. block 66, Street's
add., w. d
John Petersen to Mads Peterson,
west 41 feet of east M feet lot 1,
block 2s. Hughes & Doniphan's add.,
w. d
E. E. Praden and wife to T. J4 Young,
lots IS and SO, block 6, Macedonia,
w. d
John C. Rayburn and wife to same,
lots 16. 17 and 18, block &, Macedonia,
w. d
C. M. Lewis and William Lewla and
wife to Harry K. Dye. lot S and
l lot 2. block 14. Macedonia, w. d .
County treasurer to J. W. Squire, 20
lota In Council lilufTs. t. d
Bams to A. D. Annls, lot 6, block L
batkett's add., t. d
5.000
2.500
Twelve transfers, total
$U.4b8
CITS CLEANED- -
Dyed and (tressed. Sneclal attentloa
given ladle' garment. Also chenille
curtains neatly cleaned, dyed and
t ressed. 'Phone L-lk. Iowa Steam Dy
Works, ma Brua.day.
LEWIS CUTLER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
(Successor to W. C. Estep)
M faAUL liablt l'. 'Phea 91,
BLUFFS.
BUILDING CONTRACTS LET
Petersen 4 EaamuMen the Lowait Bidden
on Deaf School Structures.
READY FOR OCCUPANCY IN SEPTEMBER
gnfflplent Money Remain In Avail
able Ponds to Make Them
Ready for Oc
cupancy. Contract were let yesterday morning by
the State Board of Control for the tempo
rary building and other additions at the
Iowa School for the Deaf. Petersen
Kasmussen were awarded the contract on
their bid of $13,530 for the conttructlon of
a two-story frame school building and the
dining room, the wall of which are atlll
standing; additions to the Industrial school
building for toilet rooms and finishing two
rooms In same building for domltorles, a
frame building for a temporary Industrial
school and an office for the superintendent.
The contract for the plumbing for all the
new buildings and additions wa awarded
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310. Hoth of the successful Arms are of
Council Bluffs.
bidders on the buildings were:
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George F. Hughes, H. P. Hamilton, Jensen
Bros, of this city, and P. J. Creeden of
Omaha. The New York Plumbing company
! Stephan Bros, also bid on the plumbing.
The bids for the plumbing ranged close
together, while those on the construction
of the buildings ranged to about $15,000.
The exact figures of the unsuccessful bid
ders were not made public by the board.
The contracts provide that the buildings
must be ready for occupancy by September
Th. ,.,nrT .rhnnl bulldlna will have a
three-foot brick foundation, with sufficient
space for steam pipes beneath. The din
ing room, which will be a two-tory struc
ture, will be built with the walls now
standing of the portion of the former dining
rooms and kitchen, known as the chapel
wing.
The contract for tearing down the old
walls of the main structure haa been
awarded to N. P. Bether of this city, who
has commenced work but who is handi
capped by not possessing the proper equip
ment for leveling walls of a five-story
building. State Architect Llebbe stated
yesterday that It was doubtful If Bethers
would be able to complete his contract.
Judge Kinne, .Mr. Cownle of the state
board and State Architect Llebbe, after
looking over the ground yesterday, decided
to locate the new school bouse on the level
plateau Immediately north of the gymna
sium as thta site will do away with the
necessity for excavating for foundations.
It had been Drat planned to erect the build
ing on the sldchill, eaat of the present
brick school building, which will be used
as a dormitory for the girls and women
teachers.
The contracts awarded yesterday amount
to $17,900 and the balance of the $25,000
placed at the disposal of the Institution
by the executive council out of the "pro
vidential fund" will he used In the pur
chaae of bedding and other necessary fur
niture for the dormitories and school room.
The bed and bedding. It Is estimated, will
coat at leact $4,000.
From here Mr. Cownle and Architect
Llebbe went to Cherokee, while Judge
Klnne remained to attend the commence
ment exercise of the Institution last even
ing. Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 641 Broadway.
Keep clean. Us Puck's Mechanic's soap.
DEAF MUTES GET DIPLOMAS
La rare Attendance at the Gradnatlon
Exercises of the State
School.
The commencement exercises of the Iowa
State School for the Deaf held last night in
the auditorium of the High school building,
were witnesses by a crowd which taxed the
hall to its capacity. To a majority of those
present the demonstration of the methods
employed at the Institution to not only teach
the afflicted sons and daughters of Iowa
bow to express themselves by means of the
sign language, but also to actually speak,
came as a startling revelation.
The program was Interspersed with
music by the orchestra from the Institute
for Feeble Minded Children at Glenwood,
consisting of seventeen young men aud
women who played in a thoroughly pleas
ing manner. Judge Klnne, member of the
State Board of Control, presented the di
ploma to the seven members of the grad
uating class. This program was carried
out:
Music Home Circle Overture
By the Orchestra of the Institution for
Feeble Minded Children at Glenwood.
Invocation :
Rev. Oeorwe Edward Walk.
Salutatory and Essay "Chivalry"
(manual)
Wealthy Loretta Stedman.
Recitation America (oral)
Effle Johnson.
Song No, Sir
Two small Puplla.
Music Zamona
Orchestra.
School work, first, second, third, fourth
grades of manual department; Mies Mar
garet at Kins, head teacher.
School Work
Fourth Grade of Oral Department; James
T. Uefldes. Head Teacher.
School Work Tenth Grade, Exercise in
Arithmetic (manual)
W. O. Connor, Jr., Teacher of Mathematics.
Hymn ."Nearer. My Uod. to The
Kenflereo: In Signs by Helen Orcutt
(Kindly Assisted In Songs by
Mrs. L. R. Hypes).
Oration Irrigation (manual)
John Stephen Blake.
Pantomime Farmer Brown's Panta
loons By Pupils.
Music Camel's ' Tread
Orchestra.
Oration Anarchy, and Valedictory
(manual) ..
Louis John Poshusta.
"The Psalm of Life," Selected aa Class
Poem
By the Graduating Class.
Address and Delivery of Dtnloma ....
Hon. L. G. Klnne. Member of Board of
Control.
Closing Remarks
The Superintendent.
Music Military Swells
Orchestra.
Benediction
Use any soap so Its Puck's soap.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby Son.
Blgr BUI fer Smallpox Caaea.
The Board of Health met yesterday morn
ing to take action la the matter of the bill
of Dr. W. E. Reller under hi contract with
the city for the rare of smallpox patient.
The bill amounted to $2,136. being for th
care of eighty-nine smallpox cases at $24 a
case, according to the contract. As a num
ber of thess cases bad occurred In the tarn
family th board decided to cut the bill to
$1,&00 and recommended that this amount
be paid by th county board of supervisors
Dr. Reller. It was stated, was willing to
bid by the action of th Board of Health
Dr. Rllr' bill of $3.1M was for ease
I wn,t uua" "re since in
J begluulBl of the year. . At Uke sneetlag ef
which had com under hi car lnc th
the Board of Health In January Dr. Reller
presented a bill for 11.032, which was for
the care of forty-three rases up to that
date. This bill was referred by the Board
of Health to the county board. The Board
of Health also recommended that Dr. Rel
ler's bill of Jiio.r.0 for the vaccination of
exposed persona be paid by the county
board.
llaselton Ciora In July 1.
Hon. A. S. Hazelton expect to assume
the duties of postmaster of Council Bluffs
about July 1. His appointment to this
federal office will necrsslate him resigning
a state senator and It will rest with Gov
ernor Cumoilns whether or not he will
Issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy.
Unless there la a special session there will
be no meeting of the state legislature be
fore the time that Mr. Hazelton's term
would have expired. In the event of the
governor Issuing a writ of election, the
nomination will be made by the republi
cans at the county convention on July 8.
Hardin County Short on C hildren.
IOWA FALLS, la., Juue 20. (Special.)
A most surprising demand for children was
shown here yesterday when thirty-two or
phans were taken Into Hardin county homes
in less than three hours. The mere an
nouncement In the local press that a num
ber of homeless children would be placed
in good homes In this vicinity brought
people here from every part of the county
and it is estimated that no less than five
hundred persons called at the Woods house
Interested In securing a child for their
home. Before noon the thirty-two boys
and girls had been taken to homes In Har
din county and will make their future homes
In various parts of the county. Long after
the last child had been placed, people ar
rived In the city seeking an opportunity
to secure a child for their home. The
children's ages ranged from 7 to 14 years
and were of various nationalities.
Crop Condition ear Shenandnnh.
SHENANDOAH, la.. June 20. (Special.)
The week ending Thursday night has been
one noted for the unusual amount or rain
that has fallen. Only on one day this week
did the sun shine for any material time.
The roads are muddier now than they have
been before this year. The crops are grow
ing fast but a fear is beginning to be felt
that the wheat, oats and other Btnall grain
wil 'all down and lodge because of Its
rank growth. In some fields small scalded
spots are appearing apparently without
good cause. The outlook of small fruit
Is not promising.
Gala. Fourth at Shenandoah.
SHENANDOAH, la.. June 20. (Special.)
The committee on speakers for the Fourth
of July celebration In this city have se
cured Hon. C. E. Martin, of Maryvllle, Mo.,
to make the address of the day. The
Juvenile band under the direction of Pro
fessor Sankey Hamilton has been engaged
for the day and vocal music will be fur
nished by a girls' chorus of one hundred
voices. Several hundred dollar has been
set aside for sports, amusements and a
big sum has been expended for fireworks.
Farmers Orsrantse Creamery.
ATLANTIC, la., June 20. (Special.) The
farmers in and around Atlantic have organ
ized a creamery known as the Farmers'
Co-operative Creamery company and will
soon begin the erection of a $3,600 building.
Considerable dissatisfaction has been ap
parent among the farmers regarding the
treatment at the hands of the Elgin Cream
ery company and It is in opposition to this
that the new one has been organized. They
expect to be ready (or business about Sep
tember 1.
Three Days' Meet at Waterloo.
WATERLOO, la., June 20. (Special.)
Indications point to a very successful race
meet under the auspices of the Home
Driving association July 8, 9 and 10. A fine
lot of speedy horses has been entered. The
(me between races and heats will be filled
with acrobatic and other attractions. A
list of purses amounting to $5,000 have
been offered, including a purse of $100 In
gold for the winner of an automobile race
open to residents of the county.
Vote Tax for Electric Road.
ATLANTIC, la., June 20. (Special.) The
citizens of this city and farmers south
are very much interested in the proposed
electric railroad which Is at present being
agitated. The survey runs from Atlantic
south to Lyman, Vllllsca and near Shen
andoah. A tax was voted on last week at
Douglas township, Montgomery county and
also at Noble township, Case county, and
both townships favored the road by a large
majority.
Gradnatlon In Paste County.
SHENANDOAH, la., June 20. (Special.)
The graduating exercises of the Shenan
doah section of the Page county rural
school will be held In the Western Normal
chapel on Saturday evening of this week,
commencing at 8 o'clock. County Superin
tendent Colbert will preside at the meeting
and after the regular program will present
the diplomas to the members of the grad
uating class.
Accidentally Killed at I. eon.
OTTUMWA, la., June 20. James Whar
ton, a well known traveling man of Atch
ison, was accldently shot and killed In a
restaurant at Leon last night by Lou
Betrlck, the proprietor.
lows State w Notes.
It has been proved again that music
hath charms to soothe the savage breast.
rror. rltzgeralo, superintendent or tne
Iowa Industrial school for girls, has Anally
obtained discipline among his Incorrigible
girls by organizing an orchestra.
Sioux City Journal: The next governor
of Nebraska will be another one of those
former lowans. If the fact had been
known In advance that a "former Iown"
was engaged In tne contest there neea not
have been so much uncertainty aa to the
outcome.
Thomas O'Shea. who worked for the
monks at their monastery In Malleray,
Ireland, and who also worked for the or
der at New Melleray. near Dubuque, died
at his home in Washington township. He
was 81 years old, and his death was due
mostly to old age and Its accompanying
afflictions. He had worked for the monks
for over sixty years.
William Her Crane of Dayton, O., has
been elected to the superlntendency of the
Marshalitown schools at a salary of $2.on0
per year. He has accepted the offer and
will assume his duties July 1. Mr. Crane
Is well known In the educational world
and has been a prominent factor In the
schools of Ohio for a number of years.
He comes to Marshalitown very highly
recommended. He U a married man. Is
about 37 years of age and has two chil
dren. Blocktnn has had a good Illustration of
the English debtors' law, that sends a man
to the gaol for his Inability to pay a debt.
J. J. Swanson. who Is almost totally deaf
and who is an Invalid from Hrtght,s dis
ease and heart troubly. was taken to Bed
ford by the sheriff with orders to the of
ficer to confine him in the county jail until
such time as he should pay an attorney
fee of S- and coats of a referee's court.
In all amounting to over '. Swanson
atrenuously denies that he employed the
attorney In the divorce proceedings Insti
tuted by Mrs. Swanson while her husband
was sick.
Mobs Seek Edaon'a Life.
VINCENNES, Ind.. June 20 On the affi
davit of the defendant that he could not
get a fair and impartial trial In Knox
county Judge O. H. Cobb granted a change
of venue to Washington, navies county,
for speedy trial in the case of William
Edson, alleged assailant of little Irma
Pfohl, fur whose lite mobs had turn
clamoring this week. The courtroom was
densely crowded today and the prisoner
was speeded back to tall and taken away
on the rtrst train. . Sheriff Summltt dis
charged the militia and all deputies from
further service today. Th town la quiet.
COLLECTORS MARE A FIGHT
Present Kevenue Officers Object to lotion
of Iowa Delegation.
WILL CARRY MATTER TO PRESIDENT
Revenue Officers Make Raid on Bad
'Land After Violators of the
Internal Revenne
Law.
(From ft Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, June 20. (Special.) The
action of the caucus of Iowa republican
congressmen In Washington In apportion
ing the office la likely to cause a great
deal of trouble yet. The delegation had
held off for many months before acting on
the appointments and It was evident there
had been a failure to agree on any distri
bution that would be acceptable to all.
Both of the collectors were turned down
and men chosen to succeed them who were
not applicants for the places. In the south
ern district Kemhle was thrown over and
Weaver, who wanted to be attorney, was
named; and In the northern district Pat
terson is to be supplanted by Sammls, who
has been after the attorneyship. Both
Kemble and Patterson claimed to have re
ceived assurances that they would be con
tinued In office. 8ome time ago they were
asked to give new bonds and were sworn
In again. Both of them had excellent rec
ords in their offices. Mr. Patterson imme
diately set out for Washington on learning
of the action of the Iowa caucus and an
nounced his Intention of trying to have tho
action reconsidered, or If that I not done
may ask the president to Ignore the recom
mendations of the delegation and retain
him in bfflce. He is already engaged in
circulating a petition to the president to
have his name retained. It Is expected
that Kemble will take the same action and
a determined fight will be made to have the
slate as made up by the Iowa delegation
broken by the president, backed by Influen
tial republicans In Iowa.
Was an Iowa Pioneer.
Benjamin Greene, whose death occurred
the other day near Adel, In Dallas county,
was one of the pioneers of central Iowa.
He was a lawyer In Oswego, N. Y., but his
health was poor and he was advised to seek
an outdoor life. He came to Iowa In 1849
and patented the land on which he had
lived ever since and on a part of which the
town of Adel now stands. He was elected
Bchool fund commissioner in 1850 and
prosecuting attorney for the county. He
was elected representative in the Iowa leg
islature in 1852, when the district com
prised all the counties west and north of
Dallas to the northwestern corner of the
state. Later he was again elected in 1856,
when the district had been reduced in size.
He was 83 years old.
Closing- Ont the Evil Resorts.
At the instigation of property owners In
that part Of the city known as "Whlte-
chapel," where the houses of ill-repute
have been for many years huddled together,
a deputy United States marshal has been
engaged today In serving notice on the
tenants to move out. The occasion for the
notice Is alleged violations of the federal
law in regard . to liquor licenses, but in
fact, it is a movement to clear the district
of it occupants,.! The Burlington railroad
has Its passenger depot In close proximity
to the district ttnd Is planning to erect
larger depot, cut desires first that the dis
trict be cleaned np. The policy of the city
administration has been to permit the
wickedness of the city to congregate In the
district and this action upsets all plans.
Working; on Peterson Harder Case.
The detectives have not yet given up
hope of ferreting out the Peterson murder
case, and It is said that not less than a
dozen different detectives are now actively
at work on It. . They have been quietly
gathering evidence in Highland Park, near
where the murder was committed, and it
is believed something will develop from
their efforts. The father of the murdered
children, who was bitterly opposed to the
churches and objected to the children going
to church on the night they were murdered.
has professed religion at a campmeetlng be
Ing held In the eastern part of the city.
Governor Cammlna to Woodbine.
Governor Cummins went this morning
to .Woodbine where he is to deliver an ad
dress at the commencement of the Normal
school there. He had attended a soldiers'
reunion at Stanhope the day before. He
has not yet appointed the judge of the
supreme court to succeed Waterman,
though there has been no change In the
situation.
Adjutant General Byers haa returned from
Grlswold and Atlantic where he went to
locate the annual encampment of the Fifty
first regiment, Iowa National Guard. The
camp was located at Atlantic on account
of that city proving more accessible. This
makes the last location necessary to be
fixed for this year's camps. The date
named la July 22. The Forty-ninth will
camp at Cedar Falls July 16, the Fiftieth
at Oskaloosa August 6, and the Fifty-sec
ond at Fonda July 7.
Jada-e May Not Get Well.
Judge C. P. Holmes of the district court
Is seriously ill and his condition took a
turn for the worse today, so that It is
feared he will not recover. He has not
been able to hold court for three months
and his place has been taken by Judge
ChurcA of Jefferson and Judge Wilkinson of
Wlntereet. He haa been renominated for
another term and will be elected again it
he lives.
The state auditor ha Issued a call for
reports of state and savings banks In Iowa
at the close of business June 18. This
call is not made In conformity with that of
the national bank call, aa usual, but Is the
regular call from which the quarterly state
ment will be made up.
FIRE KSUI.MSS TO GO,
Plan ef High Pressnre In Water Mains
and Sprinklers.
Fire engines, with their glistening bear
ings, their tooting, smoking and showers
of sparks, ' will soon be a thing of the
past. Is the opinion of Fire Marshal Musham
of Chicago.
The chief declares the successful opera
tlon of the plan of Alderman Honore
Palmer for a pumping station to force
water at high pressure Into a gridiron of
strong pipes under downtown streets will
revolutionize the science of flre-flghting In
the business district, and will transform
the six engine companies Into twenty-tour
hose companies, with an immense annual
saving in Ore losses and insursnc rates.
The plan la to provide forty to 200 pound
of pressure to the new system of pipe
which Commissioner Block! Is about to put
in. Every building devoted to mercantile
purposes in th downtown district will In
short tims after th pumping station Is
erected bs equipped with standplpes, to
which will be attached sprinklers for each
Boor. One pipe leading to each floor Is
advocated by Marshal Musham. It would
be a ilmpl matter for the watchman, see
ing a fire oa th top story, to turn on th
valve in the basement which controls th
top floor pip, and then give the alarm.
While the Bremen were coming the firs
would be In most cases already out
I expect to live to see the day when
there will be no more fire engines In Chi
cago," Chief Musham said. "All big cities
are coming to it. High pressure will do
the work better. Insurance rate will be
lowered and there will be much greater
safety to life."
ESDJCD A SHAKE PEST.
Monnt Pelre Disposed ef the Deadly
Ferde-Lance.
Mont Pelee' death dealing cloud were
not without a patch, at least, of silver
lining. The inhabitants of Martinique in
time to come will date from the earth
quake year the disappearance of the loath
some fer-de-lance, the most dangerous ser
pent in the world.
For years this serpent ha been the per
petual terror of all the Inhabitants. Many
efforts had been made to exterminate it,
or, at least, to drive It out of certain sec
tions. Considerable sums of money have
been expended In the work, and various
animals have been Imported to war against
it, but In vain.
In addition to the actual loss of life from
the ravages of the fer-de-lance, there has
been considerable Inconvenience In working
the fields Infested by It. The natives have
over and over again flatly refused to ex
pose themselves on certain slopes of the
Island where the anakes were known to be
particularly numerous.
The fer-de-lance pest of Martinique was,
curiously enough, self-inflicted. The snake
Is not a native of the island. Its presence
is due to its having been especially Im
ported. The native home of the fer-de-lance
is In the mountainous regions of
Brazil. It has been often observed that
when the fer-de-lance makes its home In a
field of sugarcane the surrounding country
is quickly vacated by every other kind of
animal life. Some years ago the sugar
plantationa of Martinique and St. Lucia
were overrun with rats to such an extent
that the crops were seriously menaced. As
a relief from the ravages of these rodents
It was proposed to import the fcr-de-lance.
An agent was sent to Brazil, where he col
lected a number of the living reptiles and
returned with them. It was quickly notice
able that the rat pest waa subsiding. All
too soon, however, the Islanders began to
discover their awful mistake. Within an
Incredibly short time the snakes had spread
to the uttermost parts of the Islands. Here
tofore only their good habits had been
talked of. The population, taught by very
bitter experience, soon came to realize the
other side of their character.
The efforts made to do away with the
comparatively harmless rats were soon far
exceeded by the attempts to drive out the
snakes. Whole fields of sugar were actually
destroyed In the hope of exterminating the
Invaders, but In vain. Poisons were set
out temptingly in wholesale quantities, and
many snakes were killed, but their number
nevertheless continued to Increase almost
beyond belief. Still another plan was to
turn hogs loose In the Infested areas. The
pig is the only animal which does not fear
the fer-de-lance. It Is protected from the
most venomous bites by its layer of fat.
Despite the attacks of the snake It calmly
tramples its enemy to death and then pro
ceeds quietly to eat Its remains. But the
porcine population failed to make any
serious Inroads upon the fer-de-lance.
The fer-de-lance is the only snake In the
world which always takes the initiative in
a fight with a man and pursues him vin
dictively to death. It has been found al
most Impossible to escape Its haunts. It
us'irlly conceals Itself under dead leaves or
rr..d the heavy foliage of parasitic plants.
Often it is found colled up In the nest of a
bird which it has devoured. From such a
vantage point it will spring, without the
slightest warning of hiss or rattle and deal
Its blow as swiftly and straight as a fenc
er's thrust. The fer-de-lance Is large
snake, generally measuring from Ave to six
feet in length, and frequently growing to a
length of seven or eight feet. Oddly
enough, the fer-de-lance Invariably travel
about in pairs. It Is believed to be the ont
snake in the world with this peculiar social
habit. This renders It still more dangerous.
The fer-de-lance were found in largest
numbers on the very slopes of the moun
tains. The result of all the efforts to ex
terminate them had only succeeded In driv
ing them away from the coast line and cen
ters of population. They were, therefore,
exposed to the full fury of Mont Pelee'a
wrath. Beneath the heavy layers of hot
ashes which have everywhere covered the
islands, the fer-de-lance has been at last
very effectively destroyed.
ONE LOST MINE FOUND.
Chain of I'nsoccessfol Searches Seems
to Have Been Broken.
An Interesting but true story of a lost
mine being found has been brought to light
at Grant' Pass, Oregon, reports the Port
land Oregonlan. A rich mine discovered
and left fifty years ago has been found
again, the jubilant discoverer coming into
Grant's Pass with a bag of gold dust and
nuggets that be had removed from th3
treasure.
S. D. Johnson, a mining man from Iowa
arrived in Grant's Pass, bringing with him
a rough sketch or map of the Josephine
mining districts that bad been drawn for
him by a capitalist of Colorado Springs.
This capitalist was a close friend of John
son, and in the pioneer days bad been In
southern Oregon prospecting and mining.
He made a good stake near Grant's Pass,
and, among others, made a very rich dis
covery on Jack creek of the Jump-Off-Joe
district, northern Josephine county. Ttla
find was In the nature of an auriferous
gravel bed, the yellow grains being dis
tributed through It In a most remarkable
quantity. He had hardly begun work upon
bis bonanza when be and his companions
were attacked by the Indians and forced
to flee for their lives. The bloody Rogue
River Indian war came on and the pros
pector left southern Oregon.
He made many later fortunes In Colorado,
but did not forget his bonanza on Jack
creek, Jump-Off-Joe. Fifty years passed
by, and hla friend Johnson came to him
and wanted a grub stake to Oregon. The
capitalist agreed to put up all the money
required If Johnson would come to Joseph
ine county and sesrch for the lost treasure
on Jack creek. Johnson agreed to do so,
and with nothing but the rough sketch to
guide him came to Grant's Pass.
He found Jack creek and began prospect
ing. On one gravel bar he dug three shal
low prospect holes and took out $26 In
coarse gold. He kept on scratching around
and uncovered several big nuggets. He
nearly went wild with delight. He came
Into Grant' Pass with his bag of gold, a
much excited man. He had found the lost
mine. Investigation proved that the claim
had been since located by H. Hall of this
county. Mr. Hall, not knowing of the
discovery, sold the claim to Johnson, to
gether with all water rights he had Uken
up, for $1,500.
Johnaon has left for Colorado Springs,
but will return in a short time with his
capitalist partner. They will equip th
mine with a complete and extensive hy
draulic plant and put it In shape for work
on a big scale. The gravel of the property
is such as to make it one of the richest
placer propositions In southern Oregon.
Wisconsin Man Promoted.
WASHINGTON, Juue 20. H. H. Rand of
Wlsconaln has been appointed assistant su
perintendent of the salary and allowance
bureau of th Postoffic department.
GUARDIANS OF HOMELESS
National Children!' Home Society Elects
Officers for th Ensuing Tear.
PLANNING FOR AN ENDOWMENT FUND
Committee of Five to Administer All
Gifts of Money aad Property
Which May B Made to
the Society.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., June 20. (Special
Telegram.) At a meeting of the newly
elected board of directors of the National
Children's Home society held in this city,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Prof. C. R. Hend
erson, Chicago; vice-president, all state
superintendents, ex-officlo; secretary and
national superintendent, H. H. Hart, Chi
cago; Treasurer, J. P. Oyeart, Milwaukee.
The executive committee selected Is made
up of Dr. Amos Barland, Michigan; Rev.
F. M. Elliott, Indianapolis, and the presi
dent, secretary and treasurer.
Plans for Inaugurating a national endow
ment fund were considered, but no definite
conclusion was reached.
During the final session of the conven
tion. Rev. O. C. Stahlman, of Missouri, pre
sented a communication from the authori
ties of the St. Louis exposition requesting
the national children's home society to
present an exhibit of their methods of work
at the fair of 1904 and also Invited the
society to hold Its annual convention of
that year at 8t. Louis In connection with
the exposition.
The committee on treasury presented a
report accepting with gratitude the gen
erous legacy left by Mrs. Nancy Thorns, of
Illinois. The recommendation of the treas
ury committee that a committee of Ave be
appointed to administer all gifts of money
or property coming to the society wa
adopted.
Plenle Association Elect.
YANKTON, K. D., June 20. (Special
Telegram.) Southeastern South Dakota
Modern Woodmen Picnic association elected
offlners last night ss follows for ensuing
year: A. O. Everhart. Vermilion, presi
dent; N. C. Andrews, Irene, secretary; and
C. L. Lawrence, Yankton, treasurer. Ver
million was decided upon as location for
next picnic on June 18, 1903. Delegates
were present from Camps at Beresford,
ralllon was decided upon as location for
konda, Tyndall, eVrmlllon, and Yankton.
Pay Dearly for Violating; Game Lave.
flOUX FALLS, 8. D., June 20. (Special
Telegram.) Rany J. Authler, a prominent
and wealthy resident of Jefferson, appeared
before Judge Carland, of the United States
court this afternoon and pleaded guilty to
an information charging him with having
on December 24 last, shipped to the Mason
Produce company, Baltimore, Md., twenty
seven prairie chickens and thirty quail in
violation of the national game law, or
Lacey act. The maximum fine of $200 was
imposed on him. He paid the amount.
Priests Will Go la Retreat.
PIERRE, S. D., June 20. (Special Tele
gram.) The Catholic priesthood of South
Dakota, numbering about 100, will go into
retreat at the Catholic school in this city
next week, arriving here Monday night
and remaining for three days.
New Publication for Tabor.
TYNLALL, 8. D., June 20. (Special.)
H. A. Pike, editor of the Tyndall Reg
ister, contemplates starting a paper at
Tabor, a town of about 400 east of here.
The new publication will be both English
and. Bohemian.
Why the Tip Waa Refaaed.
In Europe the tip to the cabman In ex
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can at once both by his appearance and
by his speech. From an ' American they
expect much I'.berallty, .and In cases of
disappointment are prepared to be sarcas
tic or otherwise disagreeable. On one oc
casion I took a bansom In London for a
distance well within the four-mile limit.
I gave the cabman half a crown. He looked
at me with much impudence and said: "You
have made a mistake, sir."
I reached for the coin and, putting it In
my pocket, said: "So I have. Much
obliged to you." Then I handed him a
shilling, hi exact fare. He was a angry
a a cabman permit himself to be In a
country where the police will take th word
of blm who seems to be a gentleman
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