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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JTJLY 2, 1902 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MIOR MEJfTIOS. Davis sells drugs. Btof kcrt sells carpets and rugs. lffert. eyesight specialist, 23S Broadway. Dr. Stockdale, First Nat. Bank building. Pictures for wedding presents. C. K. Alexander &. Co., 333 Broadway. Take home a brick of Metzgcrs ice cream. Vanilla, 26c; Neopolitan, Sac. Mrs. Whysong of Falrbury, Neb . Is vis iting her son, Ucrt Wliysung of Klgnin avenue. Blult City Masonic lodge will hold a r-pe-clal meeting this evening lor work in me second and third degrees. The regular meeting of the Woman's Re lief corps will be held this afternoon in stead of Thursday, as previously an nounced. For rent. Ave-room cottage city water in kitchen, good out building. r nnt1?i Call on K. F. Watts, Bee otllce. or m North First street. Bisters Mary Marcelllna. Mary Antoinette and Mary Aloysla of Bt. irr';,8hl(?cny left Monday evening for Pueblo. Colo., where tbey will upend the summer. Iost-Corkerel spaniel dog. black, with white spot in breast; goes by name of Don ace about 4 months, fieward If returned to U P. McKesson. 20 Oakland avenue. Rev K. W. Erlckson of tho Fifth Ave nue Methodist church will deliver the Fourth of July address at W laner , Net), lie was formerly pastor of the Methodist church at Wiener. Rev and Mrs. W. J. Calfee and children left yeeterday for Huron. 8. D., where Mr. Calfee will take charge of the South Dakota state Kpworth assembly, while Mrs. Calfee will aSHlst In the musical program. The Roard of Education will hold n spe cial session this evening to open the lids for the addition to the fierce street school according to the modified plans, and also the bids for tho construction of the toilet rooms at the Bloomer school. Marlon Runyon. charged with the theft of clothing and an album, the property of a young woman named Zents, was brought back from Omaha yesterday afternoon by Constable Albert!. The information was filed In Justice Hryant's court by Gyrus Zentz, a brother of tho young woman. County Supervisors Brandes. Dry den and Baker met yesterday afternoon and In spected tho roof of the county courthouse, which needs repairing. Hut few repairs have been made on the building since It was erected in IW and the cornices have rotted and in many places the slates are broken and missing, permitting the roof to leak. The committee will advertise for bids for the repairs deemed necessary. John Shea, aged 88 years, died yesterday morning at tho home of his daughter, Mrs. M. Melvln, 1619 Ninth avenue, death being due to the Inflrmltle attendant on old age. Plx daughters and three sons survive him. They are: Mrs. M. Melvln. with whom he made his home; Mrs. Fred Rapp of this city, Mrs. J. Adams and Mrs. F. Stork of Dos Angeles, Cal., Agnes Bhra of Ballda, Colo., Mrs. Lizzie Brown of Cleveland. O., John Bhea of Kansaa City, Humphrey Shea of Moberly, Mo. and John Bhea of this city. The remains will be taken to Moberly for burial. Deceased had been a resident of Council Bluffs for twenty-two years. ASSAULT WAS UNPROVOKED Companion of Roderick Says Mojer Had No rart In Quarrel Beforo Being Struck. The preliminary hearing of Otto W. Rod erick and John Williams, charged with causing the death of Railway Mall Clerk Moyer, will. It is expected, not be had be fore Justice Bryant before Saturday. Wil liams has made a statement to Chief of Police Tlbblts which In part la contradic tory to that Of Roderick and Indicates that Moyer was the victim of an unprovoked as ault. He said that Moyer took no part In the quarrel In front of the C res ton House saloon and made no attempt whatever to strike Roderick. Moyer, accbrdlng to Wll llama' statement, was standing apart from the other men and was apparently consid erably under the influence of liquor. Wll . llama said he slapped the man who made the Insulting remark to him and that Rod erlck went up to Moyer and dealt blm a . terrific blow in the face, the force of which lifted the unfortunate man clear off his feet and hurled blm backward to the pave tnent, his head crashing against the stone sidewalk. The rest of Williams' statement was substantially the same as that of Rod erlck. From Williams the police learned that the three young men in Moyer'a company at the time of the assault were Frank Cook, Roy Keller and William FrUby. The residences of the three young fellows is known to the authorities and they will be called as witnesses at the preliminary hearing Saturday. Up to last evening the police had mads no effort to secure any statements from the three young fellows. The remains of Clark Moyer were shipped last evening to Fairfield, la., where the Knights of Pythias lodge, of which he was a member, will take charge of the funeral. A brother of the dead man arrived from Lincoln last evening, but was unable to accompany the body to Fairfield. Babbits and Pigeons as Prises, There is a surplus of tame rabbits and pigeons at Fairmount park and at the meet ing of the Board of Commissioners last night a plan to get rid of tbem was de vised and It will be carried out, provid ing the clerk of the weather will call off the rain for July 4. The pigeons and rab bits will be offered by the commissioners as prises for races and other contests for children at Fairmount park. These business men were named as a committee to prepare a program and secure additional prizes for the little folk: A. Whltelaw, chairman; J. P. Davis, II. O. McOee, Charles Beno, Howard Culver, E. J. Gilbert. A committee from the Elks' lodge, headed by Alderman Lovett, waited upon the board and requested permission to occupy a por tion of Bayllss park for the proposed Elks' carnlva. The board gave Its consent on condition that tba Elks would agree to re pair any damage that might be done. Ac cording to present plans, the Elks expect to occupy the section fronting on First avenue and facing on Pearl street. The board derided to lay the matter of the tax levy over until the August meet ing. First Flret Firs! The largest stock of firs works In the city. A. B. Howe, S10 Broadway. Davis sells glass. Fuck's Domestic soap is best for lautflry. Real Estate Transfers. These tranrfers wrre filed y sttrday In tbs abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: Thomas E. Casady and wifs and others to James A. Toet, lot 1, Auditor's subd., neV, se1, 21-75-43. Q. c. a H K- B. Chrieman and wife to Patrick Rhyan. (.03 acres in neV sw' 2-1-77-42. w. d 1.000 Sherman Osier to Dorcas Osier. 19 acres In nw sw and swW nwU 16-74-39. w. d S50 t. J. Stewart, administrator, to A. Whltelaw. lot 10. block 10, Baylise second sad. a. d t.000 Yarlik A. Chittenden and wife to Wil liam Wachterhauser. feet of lot 1. block 39. Central subd., w. d James R. Rica and wife to same; same, q. c. d George W. Line and wife to same; 650 1 100 .l and wire to same, s Seven transfers, total.. .o,U6 LEWIS CUTLER FUNERAL DIRECTOR (Successor to W. 14 raAKk iraaar. C. Estop, 'rnoae fT. BLUFFS. HARD TO PICK THE WINNERS Republican Situation, to Far ai Tws Of ficer! At Concerned, ii Mixed. FIVE WANT TO BE CLERK OF THE COURTS One Less Entry la the Race for County Attorney, bat Form Play ers Are Fully as Mack In the Dark. The arproachlng republican county con vention, which will be held next Tuesday, Is causing but little stir in local political circles, although several of the candidates are said to be making fairly active can vasses. Chief interest centers in the nom inations for county attorney and clerk of the district court, as there are several candidates for each of these nominations. Things are badly mixed up and It would be hard even with the convention as close as It is to pick out the winners. This is the opinion expressed by many leading mem bers of the republican party In Council Bluffs yesterday. There are five active candidates for the nomination for clerk of the district court, Freeman L. Reed, who, seeks a renomlna tlon and, according to his friends. Is sure to get it; H. V. Batter, deputy clerk at Avoca, who is sanguine of success and says he will go into the convention wun solid delegations from Knox, Layton and Lincoln townships aa a starter; O. O. Balrd, deputy clerk at Council Bluffs,, who is an old-time republican war horse and party leader in the' Second ward and who undoubtedly will have a strong following In the convention, especially among the city delegates; Harry M. Brown, deputy clerk of the superior court and chairman of the city central committee, whose friends assert be will be heard from in no uncer tain terms when the roll is called, and K. E. Sayles, assistant ticket agent at the Union Pacific transfer depot and former al-dertnan-at-large. . Fonr for County Attorney. For the nomination for county attorney the present incumbent, W. H. KUlpack, la willing to accept a renomlnatlon and has so declared himself, but is not making a very strenuous campaign. His friends and be baa a large and powerful following in the county precincts are sanguine that the nomination will again fall to him. Clem Kimball, assistant county attorney, wants to drop the "assistant" from bis title and is making an active but dignified canvass. John M. Galvln Is regarded as a strong candidate and bis friends and sup porters see no reason why the lightning should not strike his way. There is some talk of J. J. Hess' name being brought be fore the convention In connection with this nomination, although up to date Mr. Hess has declined to be considered as a candi date. R. V. Innes has a clear field for renom lnatlon for county auditor, no one having appeared yet as willing to contest It with blm. Elmer E. Smith will, It is generally conceded, receive a renomlnatlon . for county reoorder, although D. H. Bailey, ticket agent at Loveland, has announced himself as a candidate. Allan Bullls, who was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Supervisor B. G. Auld, and Henry Brandes are both candi dates for the nominations for members of the county board and aa yet have the field all to themselves. For the township nominations It is be lieved that Justice Carson will be nom inated by acclamation for one of the can didates for that office, while Justice Bry ant will have an opponent in the person of Ovlde Vlen, who held the office before him for four terms. Lee Albert I and Hiram Balrd, the preaent incumbents, are the only two candidates mentioned to date for the nominations for constables. It is likely, however, before the convention rolls around that there will be other aspirants In the field. Mayne for Temporary Chairman. County Chairman Wright announced yesterday that George H. Mayne would be temporary chairman, of the republican county convention next Tuesday. Mr. Mayne is one of the younger members of the bar, who has the reputation of being quite an orator. The primaries to select delegates to the county convention will be held Saturday evening, and as far as appears on the surface, they will be entirely devoid of any exciting contests. The democrats of Pottawattamie county will, it Is said, inaugurate a new policy In the conduct of their campaign this fall The nominations for the several offices will be tendered to candidates willing to accept them on the express understanding that they will not be asked to contribute to a party campaign fund. In other words, the candidates will be left to their own resources to make the campaign as they deem best. Louis Zurmuehlen, Jr., It Is said, Is willing to accept tha nomination for clerk of the district court on thess conditions. T. E. Casady is talked of as the likely democratic nominee for county attorney. As yet candidates for ths other nominations have not made themselves known. Fire! Fire! fireworks in Broadway. Fire! The largest stock of the city. A. B. Howe, S10 Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 641 Broadway, Keep clean. Use Puck's Mecnanlo's soap. Burglar Partial to Peregoy. First avenue was ths scene of another burglary Monday night. For ths second time In two weeks the residence of J. W, Peregoy wss visited by a thief. Ths fam ily bad not retired tor ths night when a noiss of someone moving about In Mr. Pere goy's bedroom wss heard. One of ths fam ily went to investigate and as hs did so the thief made a dash down the ball and out of the front door. It was found ths thief had secured a gold watch and chain, but had overlooked a valuable Masonic ring with diamond setting, which was on the table beside the watch. It Is thought the thief entered the house by unlocking the front door with a skeleton key and left the door open in order to facilitate his es cape In the event of being discovered. Davis sells paint. Puck's Domestic soap la best. Use any aoap so Its Puck's soap. Artlaelal Ice Plant Burns. Tbs artificial lee plant at Mynster springs, north of the city, was burned to the ground Monday afternoon. Ths build Ing was formerly used ss a bottling works and the machinery la said to bave belonged to William Crauss of Omaha, who rscently purchased tbs plant and business from Henry Saulsbum. The machinery consisted of a gaaoliae eagiae, ammonia compressor a number of tanks and vats and coosldsra- bl piping. According to the men at work the fire started at the Ignltor of the gaso line engine. It spread with rapidity and In a few seconds the entire building, an old frame structure, was In flames. When the flames reached the ammonia tank there was aa explosion and the machinery was blown to pieces. Insurance of $2,600 was taken out on the contents of the building last Saturday. The building was insured for 1200. OBJECT TO CIVIL MARRIAGES Ministerial Association Discusses the Prevailing Favoritism for Justices. While the pastors of the city forming the membership of the Council Bluffs Minis terial association Insist that they do not look with covetous eyes upon the fees, they are firmly of the opinion that "the cause of religion and the sanctity of the marrlags Is greatly lowered" by so many wedding ceremonies being performed by the Justices of the peace. In other words, they protest against the prevalence of civil marriages. The subject was discussed at the meeting of the Ministerial association Monday and Pastor Calfee of the Broadway Methodist church was outspoken in his arraignment of civil marriages, the prevalence of which he attributed to the low fee charged by the Justices of the peace. After stating that the general Impression that the ministers were lining their pockets with gold per forming the marriage ceremony for the hundreds of people who made Council Bluffs a verltablo Mecca for weddings was er roneous, be said: "Most of the marriages are civil marriages, performed by some godless old Justice of the peace, who baa no more reverence for the sacredness of matrimony than he has for the divorce court. Why, It has gotten so that these Justices of the peace are invited out Into the country to perform this sacred and holy service." Justice Bryant, when told of Pastor Cal fee's arraignment of the Justices of tho peace, denounced it as uncalled for. He said: "I marry people who apply to me, providing they bave the properly issued license from the clerk of the district court, and I charge them the statutory fee. The law empowers me to perform the marriage ceremony and I shall continue to do so as long as I am Justice of the peace. Mr. Cal fee's attack on the Justices is entirety un called for." Judge Carson, when asked for an opinion, declined to express himself, but said he did not think when a couple applied to blm with the regularly Issued certificate to per form the ceremony that he would decline to act and refer them to some minister of the gospel. Fire! Fire! Fire! The largest stock of fireworks In the city. A. B. Howe, 810 Broadway. N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. Plumbing and beating. Blxby Son. TO OPPOSE TELEPHONE GIRLS Iowa Independent Companies, Says Webster Man, Will Aid Des Moines Coneerns. FORT DODGE, la., July 1. (Special Tel egram.) E. H. Martin, a Webster tele phone man, has a signed statement in this evening's Messenger, In which be de clares that all telephone companies in tho state are equally Interested in the Des Moines telephone girls' strike and all Inde pendent companies will aid the Des Moines concern. He says the Mutual company will never recognize a union if they have to lock up the telephone plants forever. .' Iowa Crops Are Menaced, CRESTON. Ia., July 1. (Special.) The farmers are beginning to feel apprehen sion for the condition of the crops In this part of ths state. The continued cold, damp weather is making its impression on the corn, which Is now at a standstill and showing signs of falling vitality, and is full of weeds. The hay is almost ready to cut, but it is Impossible to get in the fields on account of the wet condition of ths ground. Many fields of oats have fallen down, so it will be hard work to harvest them, and signs of rust are de veloping. One of the heaviest rains of the season visited this county Saturday night and continued all day Bunday. So much water fell that it was Impossible for the sewers to carry it all away and tha streets were turned into rivulets. The rain was a cold one, the thermometer dropping to within a few degrees of freez ing point. Menace Temperance Editor. CRESTON. Ia., July 1. (Special.) What appears to be a manifestation of ths dis pleasure of the saloon element of the city over the policy of the Searchlight, a new prohibition paper of Creston, has Just come to light. The paper has been in op eration for three weeks and has been bitter in its attacks, causing much com plaint among the saloon men. When tha editor, E. R. Button, went to open his office today he found a rope tied to the doorknob with a noose In the end of It snd a brick lying on the threshold. This was taken by the temperance people to be a covert threat of violence on the part of the whisky element, and they have taken steps to havs the property of the paper and its editor guarded. Iowa Crops Hot Injured. DES MOINES, July l.--With reports from ninety-seven counties out of ninety-nine Director Sage of the Iowa bureau and crop service declsred this morning that the Iowa crops were standing ths cold weather and heavy rains remarkably well and that the predictions of damags and loss were purely visionary. He declares that the bulk of the corn crop Is below ths averages, but be lieves that good weather will bring it out. The yield will be all that could be asked. Iowa Stat News Notes. Travelers reDort much Injury to corn In north Iowa by the severe frosts of recent nights. The Northeastern Iowa Press sssoclatton has arranged a two days' meeting at Du buque July 24 and 26. The first day will be devoted to business and the second to oleasure. Dubuaua will entertain the vis tors in Its most hospitable manner, and everything will be provided to make the stay thoroughly enjoyable. Harvest Is on In southern Iowa. Ths grain is considerably lodged in places, but ths yield Is at least fair, and in many places strong, and at the prevalent prices and on the basis of the world prospect for a crop, it is going to make money tor us growers beyond the ordinary profits on bumper crop. It Is not always ths heavy yield that brings tne money. While playing with other companions In Delmar Ephrlam Mills had some giant fire crackers. Not observing the customary Pi recautlon written thereon, he attempted to explode one and was terribly o explode one and was terribly injured In and about the face, severely burning his eyes. Medical assistance soon arrlvt-d and tne Injured boy was cared for as soon as possible. One eye will probably be blind, while the other will be oj. no use to him for some time. Mrs. Mildred Edgington Pelffer, a bride of five days, commiied suicide at Rock Is land. Mis Edgington was a resident of Marshalltown up to within a few weeks ago and her parents reside there. They were not aware of her whereabouts and did not know she had been married. Tha motive for ber deed Is not known, but the telegram to her people states she took a dose of carbolic acid and was In a saloon when the fatal dose was taken. She was only II years old and had been a domestlo in a number of prominent families In Alar ehaUtowu. I RAILROADS ARE SUBMISSIVE Submit Supplementary Es ports Under Nw Law Without Eraiion. CLARKSON MAY GET PENSION AGENCY Governor Cummins Appoints Two Oil Inspectors, Leaving One Vacancy oa StaffPrepar ing for Encampment. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, July 1. (Special.) Tbs last of the supplementary reports of ths railroad companies doing business in Iowa, as required under the request of the State Executive council in conformity with a law passed at the last session of the legisla ture, were received by the secretary this morning. These were the reporta of the Northwestern and the Milwaukee com panies. The supplemental reports had been delayed because the request was not made until a part of tbe year had elapsed. The information desired covers the In tricate matter of the relative proportion of the business in Iowa and outside of the state on the various systems, the exact proportion of the business which origi nated In Iowa and terminated elsewhere and the proportion which originated outside of tbe state and terminated in Iowa. It had been currently reported that the companies would not make these reports, at least not this year, but they bave been filing tbem one at a time. The reports, however, are far from com plete and will be of little actual assist ance to the council In the matter of fixing the assessments. The new law has now gone Into effect and the companies will have a full year In which to prepare this part of their reports. A classification of business Is what is called for In the blanks sent out by the counoll. Four schedules are asked for, one relating to the business done exclusively In Iowa, another to the business orlglnsttng in this state and terminating in some other state, a third to business originating in other states and terminating in Iowa, and a fourth to business passing through the state and neither originating nor terminat ing in Iowa. The Northwestern complied with the pro visions of the law in every particular as it referred to railroad business, but was un able to make a division of express and mall business. This is because the road makes contracts for the hauls In Iowa. The busi ness Is charged as Iowa Income and can be assessed accordingly. Tha Milwaukee claims that Its books bad not been kept In a manner rendering It pos slble to furnish the four schedules, but a complete statement Is made of tbe business accredited to the state. No disposition baa appeared Indicating that the roads Vrill make a fight on the law and from appearances an effort will be made to reconstruct the plan of bookkeep ing In order to meet the new requirements of the law. The members of the council are pleased with the result of the law so far as It has operated and It Is believed the as sessment will be more equitable by reason of these reports than It baa been for many years. St. Loals Exposition Commission. The Iowa commission to arrange for tbs Iowa exhibit at the St. Louis sxposltlon held a meeting today. There were present the following members: . William Larra- Dee, ciermontj W. .w. Wltmer, Des Moines; S. S. . Carruthers, Bloomfield; W. F. Harrlman, Hampton; Thomas Upde- graff, McGregor; L. A. Palmer, Mount Pleasant; S. M. Leach, Adel; W. T. Shen- herd, Harlan; P. L. Prentls, Mount Ayr; W. C. Whiting, Whiting; E. C. Erlckson, Boone. The commission met on call of the gov ernor, who extended to tbe commission, on behalf of the St. Louis exposition man agement, an urgent invitation to make an early visit to the site of the exposition and to select a site for the Iowa building. The governor also extended an invitation to the commission to meet with blm In the evening and take dinner. The commission organized by the selec tion of former Governor Larrabee as per manent chairman and W. T. Shepherd as temporary secretary. The chairman was selected on motion of Mr. Palmer, one of the democratlo members. Tbe remainder of tbe organization was deferred until a later date, or until after tbe commission visits St. Louis. The temporary secretary was directed to arrange for a visit of ths commission at St. Louis some day next week, either on Tuesday or within a few days thereafter. It la the intention of the commission to make this visit and then choose committees to do the work. The commission has $125,- 000 to use in making the exhibit and tbe intention la to keep well within tbe ap propriation and not ask the next leglsla ture tor anything. Clarkson May Get Pension Agency. Lafe Young, who has Just returned from the east. Is authority for tbe statement that it is known In Washington that the present pension agent for Iowa and Ne braska, located In the city of Des Moines, will not be reappointed on account of ob Jectlons being made from the pension bu reau as to bis efficiency. It is positively stated by members of ths Iowa delegation that under thess clrcuostsnces tbs ap pointment will be tendered to R. P. Clark son, former editor of the Iowa State Reg ister, and that under the circumstances Mr. Clarkson will accept ths appointment. In fact, it ia understood by direct in formation that In view of the rejection of Mr. Sperry, after Mr. Clarkson bad recom mended him, that Mr. Clarkson la willing to take the place. Preparing for Encampments. Adjutant General Byera went to Atlantic! this afternoon to make contracts for tbe encampment of the Fifty-first Iowa regl ment there late In tbe month. He has Just completed the routing of the companies to tbe Flfty-secend regiment encampment at Fonda next week. The companies from Mason City, Algona and Emmetsburg will go over the Milwau kee, leaving Mason City at 7:50 a. m. and Join with Sheldon at Spencer and go to Fonda as a special: The Perry, Boone and Hac City companies will corns in on ths Milwaukee from tbe south, arriving at 11 a. m., July 7. The Hampton. Webster City and Fort Dodge companies will go over the Illinois Central on a special and tha two Sioux City companies will go on the regular train. Tbe governor and staff will review tbe Fifty-second regiment on July 10 at Fonda. Capitol Improvement Commission. E. P. Schoentgen of Council Bluffs ar rived in the city this morning to attend a meeting of the organization of ths cap Itol commission, but Senator Funk did not arrive from Spirit Lake. Ths commission Is to meet and prepsrs for ths work of Improving snd completing ths capltol Messrs. Roach of Cedar Rapids, Currle of Mount Ayr, Rogers of Mount Pleasant and Morgan of Marshalltown, ntwly ss lected oil Inspectors, are In tbe elty to file bonds and prepare for their work. The new oil inspectors took office todsy. Tbe articles of incorporation of the Caa tana Mutual Telephone association of Cas tana wers filed today. It Is purely mutual. Ith W, W. Gingles president and W. C. Newton secretary. Ths articles of incorporation of the Na tional Crude Oil Burner company of Des Moines wers Bled today; capital $15,000; by C. C. Tate and others. Appointments by Cummins. Governor Cummins today appointed as oil Inspectors Thomas Chantland of Web ster county and A. E. Whitney of Fayette. This leaves one place to be filled. Appointments as members of tbs Board of Curators, Stats Histories! society: Har vey Ingham of Algona, Prof. James F. Mitchell of Des Moines, H. W. Byers of Harlan, Irving B. Rlchman of Muscatine, President Charles E. Shelton of Indlanota, Prof. E. W. Stanton of Ames, Prof. L. W. Parish of Cedar Falls. Prof. J. J. MrCon- nell of Cedar Rapids, William Mllchrlst of Sioux City. Messrs. Ingham, Byers, Rlchman, Parrlsh and Stanton were already on the board. Prof. Mitchell of Drake university takes the place of Frank Btcknell. President Shelton of Simpson college takes tbs place f H. H. Rood, who represented Cornell college. Prof. McConnell, who Is superin tendent of schools at Cedar Rapids, takes tbe place of Prof. Jesse Macey of Iowa college. Mr. Mllchrlst Is a prominent law yer of Sioux City. The State Historical society, which has headquarters at Iowa City, selects nine other curators. It has control of the his torical collection and the publications at Iowa City. Ma moth Roundhouse for Creston, CRESTON, la., July 1. (Special Tele gram.) The Burlington officials are about begin their extensive Improvement In their railroad property at this place. For some time there have been rumors afloat that a much larger roundhouse would be erected here for the accommodation of the mammoth new engines now being used by the company, and now those rumors have been verified, as officials of the road bave been here and approved the plans for the new house and the material has been or dered and instructions given to begin tbe work at once. The building will be erected section at a time and will be much arger than tbe present structure. Suspected Negro Arrested. DES MOINES, la. July J. Frank Hamil ton, a negro, was arrested at Iowa City, charged with assault on Ed Brehmer, a Davenport policeman, with Intent to kill, when tho officer attempted to arrest him for robbery. Hamilton Is believed to be James Hopson, wanted for alleged murder In St. Louis. Northwestern Boilermakers Strike. BOONE, Ia., July 1. (Special Telegram.) Disaffection among shopmen has spread to ths Northwestern shops at this place. This morning sixty bollermakers struck on demand for higher wages. They are now getting 29 cents an hour and ask for 86. NEW OWNERS ASSUME CONTROL . Jt M. Taken Possession of Kansas City 4t Omaha and I'nlon Pad no Absorbs Grand Island. YORK, Neb., July 1. (Special.) In ths transfer of the Kansaa City dt Omaha rail road to tbs B. t M. the Omaha stock mar ket will receive considerable benefit by reason of tbe tact that the Kansas City Omaha read, which was operated by ths St, Joseph Grand Island system diverted all stock trads to St. Joseph. Their stock train tlms was so arranged that It was convenient for all stock shippers on that line from Stromsburg to Fairbury and from York to Mlnden to ship all stock to St, Joseph. This stock will now go to Omaha. Tha City Improvement society of York has bad aoms correspondence with B. ft M. officials at Omaha and has tried to get tbem to build a new depot here. It baa re ceived a letter from Mr. O. W. Holdredge tatlng that the B. M. did not think It could make the requested improvement this year, but that it hoped to do so next year. FAIRBURY, Neb.. July 1. (Special.) The first B. ft M. train left Falrbury this morning on ths track of ths Kansas City Omaha railway, which passed Into the control of tbe former road this morning. The train service will be extended south to Endlcott, connecting with the Wymore division, of tbs B. ft M. The St. Joseph ft Grind Island railway passed into the control of tbe Union Pa cific this morning. This gives Falrbury ths Rock Island, the Union Paelflo and the Burlington lines. STROMSBURO, Neb., July 1. (Special.) Tbe B. ft M. railroad began operating Its new possession today with Burlington trains. Tbe service In time and trains will be a great Improvement over tbe old Kan sas City ft Omaha system and will greatly benefit this city. There will now be three malls in and out of here each day and tbe trains will con nect with tbe main line trains on the B. M. read. GNORE PARENTAL AUTHORITY Tonthfal Fremont Lovers Wed and Keep Affair Secret for Two Weeks. FREMONT, Neb., July 1. (Special.) Fremont young people were considerably surprised yesterday to learn that Lloyd Haven and Miss Pearl Ryan of this city were married at Wahoo June 21. Neither of tbe couple Is of ags. Mr. Haven Is a student In the State university and bis brlds is but 17 years of ags and graduated from the. High school last month. About two weeks ago the bride went to Wahoo to visit some friends. On the 21st of last month Haven went ostensibly to Omaha, but really to Wahoo, where bs mst MIsj Ryan, and tbey were married at tbe county Judge's office, each declaring to be of legal age. The groom came home and ths brlds cams back to ber father's. The couple Intended to keep their marriage secret, but It has Just leaked out. The only objection that the families of tbe young people bad was tbelr youtbful- ness. Each of tho coupls Is well known among ths young people here. New Rural Routes Open. HARVARD, Neb., July 1. (8peclal.) After several months' delay from tlms ap proved, four rural mall deliveries made their first trip this morning from this placs, each covering about twenty-five miles. Charles Pembrook, Samuel Martin, George Robertson and William Johnson are the carriers, the first three being civil war veterans. Washout an I'nlon Paolfle. NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. July 1 (Special.) One of ths most severe hailstorms ever seen in this country visited the section Just nasi nimniamiijiariaaununnalMs is skasss PDDF Brewed from carefully selected barky and hops never permitted to lesre the brewery until properly seed. Condogious Tfh 13 a J9 fJV ASn A sometimes infected with this awfu 115100(1 POISOI. S5Ss2 using the same toilet articles, a otherwise coming in contact with persons who have contracted it. It begins usually with ft little blister or sore, then swelling in the groins, ( red eruption breaks out on the bodv. ores and ulcers appear in the mouth, the throat becomes ulcerated, the hair, eye brows and lashes fall out and, as the blood becomes more contaminated, copper colored splotches and pustular eruptions and sores appear upon differ ent parts of the body, and the poison even destroys me bones. S. S. S. is a Specific for this loathsome disease, and cures it even in tht worst forms. It is a perfect antidote for the powerful vims that pollutes tht strictly vegetable compound. Write for our free home treatment book and learn all about contagious blood poison. If you want medical advice give us a history of your case, and oui physicians will furnish all the information you wish without any chargi whatever. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CA. this side of Julesburg. along the Union Pa cific, yesterday. In a strip about fifteen miles long and several miles wide all veg etation was pounded Into the ground, even the grass on the range being practically ruined. At a point sixty-three miles west of here the Union Pacific track was washed out and all trains were delayed until the break could be repaired. Four passenger trains were held west of the waehout and two freight trains east of It. The hall fell In immense quantities and this afternoon was from six Inches to two feet deep in the ditches beside the track. LOVERS ARE DETERMINED Roy Phillips and Blanche Reed Make Snecessfnl Elopement After Several Futile Attempts. BEATRICE, Neb., July 1. (Special Tele gram.) After several unsuccessful at tempts, Roy Phillips of Fllley and Miss Blanche Reed of this city eloped today. They hired a livery rig and drove to Fllley. There they were met by some friends, who drove them to Tecumseh, where, It Is sup posed, they took a train. Mrs. Vanderplot g, mother of the girl, no tified the sheriff, who did not deem It necessary to follow the truant lovers. Phillips is 19 and his fair partner 16 years of age. Fall Ends In Death. ALLEN, Neb., July 1. (Special.) V. H. Herfel, a pioneer of Dixon county, died here Sunday. Mr. Herfel a week ago fell down stairs, striking upon his head, and never recovered from the Injuries sustained. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Wednesday with Recnrrenee of Showers Thursday In Nebraska. WASHINGTON. July 1. Forecast: For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair Wednesday; Thursday showers and cooler. For Illinois Fair in north, showers in south portion Wednesday; warmer; Thurs day fair in north, showers in south por tion; light variable winds. For Iowa Fair In east, showers In west portion Wednesday; warmer; Thursday showers. For Missouri Showers In west, fair In east portion Wednesday; Thursday show ers. For North Dakota Fair Wednesday; Thursday ahowers and cooler. For Kansas Fair in west, showers in esat portion Wednesday; Thursday show ers and cooler. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. July i. Official record of t?m- rerature and precipitation, compared with he corresponding day of tbe last three years: 1902. 1901. 1900. 1699. Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperature .... Precipitation 73 91 9) 87 60 71 71 R5 , 6 82 80 76 , T .69 .00 .00 Recotd of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1: Normal temperature 71 Deficiency for the day Total excess since March I ... Normal precipitation Deficiency for the day Total rainfall since March 1... Deficiency since March 1 Deficiency for cor. period, 1901. Deficiency for cor. pelod, YmO. 8 211 . .18 Inch . .18 Inch 11.75 Inches 1.01 Inches 1.76 Inches 4.63 inches Reports from Stations at T P. at. -hi I : g : B a : 3 i 9 S : . : B : mI.1 72 73 T 74 fi T 70 72 .00 62 72 . 24 HO 82 T 68 74 T 78 tn .00 74 76 .00 66 66 .00 72 76 .80 W II T 88 70 .00 82 84 .20 60 70 .18 64 66 T 74 1 76 .00 64 66 .00 CONDITION OF WEATHER. THI Omaha, cloudy Valentine, clouay North Platte, cloudy . Cheyenne, cloudy Bait Lake, clear Rapid City, cloudy Huron, clear WUUston, clear Chicago, clear St. Louis, clear fit. Paul, cloudy Davenport, clear .t.... Kansaa City, cloudy Havre, clear Helena, cloudy Bismarck, clear Galveston, clear T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official Weather Summary for Jane. The meteorological aummary for the month of June, Just Issued by Ihe local weather bureau shows the following: Atmospheric Pressure Mean for the month, 29.88; highest. 20.25 on the 21st; lowest. 29 67 on the 10th. Temperature Mean. 7 degrees: highest. 96 on the 10th; lowest. 46 on the 21st: greatest dally range, 29 degrees on the 10th; leat dally range, 4 degrees on the 29th. Mean temperature for June for thirty-two years, 72; accumulated excess of dally mean tem perature since January 1. 234 degrees. Wind Prevailing direction. southeast; total movement. 6.870 miles; maximum velocity, thirty-six miles per hour, from the northwest on the 14th. Precipitation Total. 7.32 Inches: average for June for thirty-two years. i.W Inches; excess during the month, 19 Inch; accu mulated deficiency since JsniiHry 1, t 76 Inches; clear davs. 6: cloudy days, 12: partly cloudy days. 13. Thunderstorms occurred on the 6th. 7th, loth, 12th. 14th. 17th, 18th and 27th. Is the name sometimes given to what I generally known as the BAD DISEASE. I is not confined to den9 of vice or the lowe classes. The purest and best people an Ten years ago I contracted a bad cast of Blood Poison. I was under treatment of a physician until I found that he coult do tne xto good. Then began takin 8. 8. S. I commenoed to Improve at onot and In a very abort time all evidence oi the disease disappeared. I took six boh ties and today am sound and well. R. M. Wall, Morrlstown, Tena blood and penetrates to all parts of the system, uniesi you get this poison out of your blood it will ruin you, and bring disgrace and disease upon your children, foi it can be transmitted from parent to child. S. S. S. contains no mercury or potash, but is guaranteed BAD DIGESTION Imperfect digestion Is more serious snd lar-reschiug in its effect than Is generally understood. This state of health is like sn open gstc way to disease because germs that may be iu the air we breathe at once seiie such sn opportunity to attack the vital organs. Tbey slowly undermine the strength snd energy, and a collapae conies usually st a time when a strong healthy body Is most needed. 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