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TIIE OMAHA DA1LT BEEt MONDAY, JI7LT 7, 1002. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MISOR MESTIOV. Davit sells drugs. Btorkert sells carpets and rugs. Leffert, eyesight specialist. 23S Broadway. Dr. Stockdale, Firm Nat. Bank building. Pictures for wadding presents, C. K. Alexander tt Co., 833 Broadway. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zurmueh len, Jr., Sunday afternoon, a aon. Mlaa Mattlo I. Craig left Saturday on trip to Ogden and Bait Lake City. Taka home a brick of Metzgr's lea cream.. Vanilla, 25c; Neopolltan, 3oc. Mrs. O. W. Baundera of Manilla. la., la l visiting her aon, Colonel C. O. Saunders Dd family. ' W. E. Brown of Kansas City Is visiting ; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Brown : of Third avenue. ' Miss Bertha Marsh of the Twentieth i avenue acnooi nas gone o . oiorauo purines ' to spend the summer vacation. i Mrs. B. S. Tarklngton of Clinton. Ia., Is ; Vlsltlne; her son, W. B. Tarklngton, super intendent of the motor company, j Pay your quarterly water bills now and , save 6 per cent. Water company ofilce 'open Monday evening until o'clock. Cat Ilafer has gone to Chambersburg, pa., to visit relatives and will accompany home Sirs. Hafer, who haa been visiting there. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boot of Randolph, Neb., are visiting Mrs. Boot's parents, Mr, land Mrs. J. B. MaMlngly of Third street. ! Mrs. La. H. Davis la expected from Chi cago today on a visit to her husband, the ! flute soloist with Covalt'e Manawa band. The women of the First Presbyterian .church will give a free aoclaJ in the church I parlors Wediiesdajr afternoon from 8 to 6 o'clock. Chief Templetnn of the fire department Is home from Slloam Springs. Mo. Mrs. (Templeton and eon will remain there for .gome time longer. Tor rent, five-room cottage, city water In kitchen, good out buildings, ISM) per month. Call on E. F. Watts, Bee office, or 6 .North First street. Adam Eckert of Walnut hai announced himself a candidate for the republican nomination for member of the Board of County Supervisors. Miss Ada' Stephenson, a former teacher In the city schools of Council Bluffs, now Jiving In Chicago, Is visiting her sister, Mlas Mamie Stephenson. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. tslle of Robin Son, Kan., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C F. Backmyer of First avenue. Mr. Leslle ia editor of the Robinson Index. ' Mlsa Ellen Organ has gone to Troy, N. T., to spend the remainder of the summer. 'Before returning she will visit relatives and friends at Waterbury, Conn. Mrs. Henry Paschel of Willow avenue and grandchildren, Oenevleve and Hugh Gallagher of Washington, have gone to Visit relatives at Hartington, Neb. C. A. Wiley of the First National bank returned yesterday from a visit In Chicago. Mrs Wiley, who acompanied him east, has gone to Denver, where she will spend the summer. The regular monthly session of the city icouncll Is slated for tonight. Ae far as Is known there Is nothing besides the regu lar routine businesa to coma before the aldermen. . Miss Anna McOarglll of Imogene, la.. Is visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. E. iRogers of Washington avenue. She will 'be accompanied home this week; by Miss Varv Roaers. Miss Amy Robinson, a former teacher In the schools here, now connected with the Chicago puono scnoois, is in mo mi visiting her brother, Rollln Robinson and family, of Olen avenue. r T. F.lt and daughters. Ruth and Dorothy, left yesterday for Hot Springs, S. V.. where they will spend the summer. They were accompaniea oy aura. George Keellne. Mrs. Feltra mother. The condition of Eugene Peterson, Jr., who waa so seriously Injured while cele brating the Fourth, waa reported last night to be somewhat Improved, although the young man was not out of danger. I C. W. Nlchola, city billposter, left yes terday for Milwaukee to attend the meet in of the National Bill . Posters' associa tion. He Is a- candidate for the office of treasurer, at present held by A. B. Beall cf Sioux City. Mrs. Love Fllllns and daughter Marlon, who were guests of Mrs. erase and Mrs, A. J. Faul, have gone to Denver, where they will meet Mr. Flllina. and from there go to Catallna Island, whera they will spend the summer. The Council Bluffs Rowing association haa decided to abandon all sailing races at Lake Manawa owing to the low state of the water, making It Impossible to secure a course In which the yachta would not drag their center boards In the mud. James Jensen, aged 29 years, died yester day afternoon at the home of hla brother, A. Jensen, IM Little Benton street, from tuberculosis, after an Illness of eighteen Eonths. He was a member of the Urlca yers' International union at Butte, Mont. John Bohn, D. E. Stuart, Merton Grout, Frank Bohn, Harry Hattenhauer, Julea .linger and Thomaa Metcalf left yeaterday Cor the Little Big Horn canyon In yo inlng, where for two weeka they expect to have good sport with the mountain trout. The sheriff's Jury In tfte condemnation proceedings brought by the Mason City Fort Dodge railroad, has awarded N. P. Dodge M.oOO damagea for about three acres of his orchard south of Woodbury avenue needed by the railroad for ita right of way. Dodge's tenant waa awarded IW. These delegates to the republican county .Im(mI it the nrlmary In the First precinct of the Sixth ward , Saturday night: Israel jjoven, d. hard. Walter Hendrlx, George Clatterbuck, F. Meaamore, Ed Clawaon and O. P. Kemp. Israel Lovett was ' elected as member of the county central committee. The heavy rain Saturday night caused Indian creek to rise within a few Inches of the top of Its banks. At 2 o clock yes terday morning the water had risen until i. wmhod the ties of the Northwestern bridge and for a while an overflow waa Imminent. With the slackening of the rain the creek gradually began to subside and at 1 o docs, me aanger wm ovor. nnkr An-ktt. tha 11-vear-old aon of O. K Sackett, 2uZi Avenue A. was struck by a motor car at Avenue A and Twentieth street late Saturday night and escaped with nothing worse than a severe shaking BP and a number of painful bruises. The boy had alighted from a car going west and stepped in frost of another car going In the opposite direction. The fendur struck him and threw him to one side of the track. The city isolation hospital, or penthouse, at Mynster Springs, which has been con tinuously occupied for the last aeven months with smallpox patients, was closed Saturday, William Vance, the last re remaining patient, being removed to his home on Franklin avenue. James Autrey, the nurse, whose compensation at .' a day will amount to over sl.oou, haa been discharged, there being no further need of his services. Keep clean. Use Puck's Mechanic's soap. Pock's Domestle soap is best. Davis sella paint. Plumbing and heating. Blxhy & Son. ANNOUNCEMENT Owing to circumstances entirely be yond our control, and upon the solici tation of our friends and patrona, we have concluded to continue In the Jewelry Business in our present loca tion at No. 4u6 Broadway. Our recent clearing sale waa a great success, and we will Immediately place In stock a new and elegant assortment of the latest and up-to-date goods. We will also state that In addition to tha com plete new stock we Intend to make some Interesting prices. The store will be thorojghly remodeled and an op tical room and Jewelry manufacturing aevart ment added. TOMURKOW WE OFFER Xn-YKAH BOSS CASK EL. WATCH, IK JEWELS, 12.00. M. WOLLMAN oe UHOADWAY. Coaacll Ulafla. LEWIS CUTLER FUNERAL DIRECTOR (Successor to W. C- Estsp) M TKARL aritfcaVi'. 'f-neae T, BLUFFS. TO DEDICATE NEW CHURCH MetLodiit Strnctnrt at the Bluffi Now Eeadj for Occupancy. SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR THE OCCASION Festival Will Partake Largely of the Character of a Chautauqua, Serv ices Being- Held Through oat Entire Week. The program for the dedication of the new Trinity Methodist church, at the cor ner of Fourth and Worth streets, and for the week's special services in celebration of the event Is now complete. The week's dedicatory festival, as It is styled, will partake to a great extent of the character of the Chautauqua. The dedication will be held next Sunday, when this program will be carried out: 9:30 a. m. Pentecostal breakfast. Rev. Henry Deling. 10 a. m. Sermon and dedication. Rev. D. W. C. Franklin, D. D. 12:15 p. m. Sunday school rally. 3 p. m. Sermon, Rev. D. K. Tyndall, D. IJ. 3:45 p. m. Reception of probationers' class. 6:30 p. m. Epworth league, address by president Omaha district. Kpworth league. 7:30 p. m. Sermon, Kev. Clyde Clay Cls sell. 8:45 p. m. Sacramental service. During the week following this will be the program: Monday, 8 p. m.. Rev. D. A. Allen, sailor preacher, temperance advocate and veteran of the civil war. will lecture on "The Worth of a Man." Tuesday, 8 p. m.. Rev. Enoch Hill, will lecture on "Man a Conundrum." Wednesday, 8 p. m., the Mendelssohn Male quartet, consisting of D. H. Wheeler, first tenor; L. C. Haxel ton, second tenor; Charles Haverstock, first bass, and II. D. Andrews, second bass, assisted by Mrs. Welsh, soprano, will give a concert program. Thursday, 8 p. m., Rev J. W. Jennings, D. D., will lecture on "The Why of Methodism." Friday, 8 p. m., Rev. Thomas S. Molesworth will deliver a lec ture on "The Sun and the Son," Illustrated by sterotlptcon views. At each service there will be a special musical program. The Committees Named. To assist In carrying out the dedication and special services, these committees have been appointed: Invitation Mosdames Georgians Keith, H. L. Evans, Maud Southard, A. G. Mark, B. O. Whysong. Nellie Parady. Lvdla Sny der, Emma Drake, A. P. Clobrldge. Old Folks' Invitation Mesdamea Mar garet Martin, Hattle Mills, Hattle De Young, Mary E. Seely, Minnie Ball, Myrtle Carr, Ines Beasley, Lizzie Elllff. Nancy Capper. Music C. W. Foster. R. N. "Wycoff, W. A. Goehrlng, Nellie C. Telfer, Myrtle Shum way, Nellie Brown. Reception Margaret Lindsay, Lydla Selfert, Ella Lennox, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Bonham, Elvlna Larson, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mitts, Mrs. Nettle Roach Mrs. Mat. tie Witter, Mrs. N. C. Telfer. Mrs. Susie Custer, Mrs. Ettle Greenwalt, Laura Bchults, Grace Hewitt. Sunday School Membership Contest W. A. Goshrlng, J. W. Shumway and all the teachera. Stewards J. W. White. C. W. Foster, J. W. Shumway, Dwlght E. Wllklns. Decoration Mrs. C. W. Foster. Pearl Wlndle, Lydla Evans, Frank Chapman, Howard Freet. Gussle Shoemaker, Hugh Goss, Alllne Cole, Zora Hyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wycoff, Mrs. Mary Freet, Minnie Blcknell, Benjamin Blcknell. Entertainment Mrs. Lydia winaie. Mrs. Alice BroVn. Mrs. Lou Jones, Mrs. Re becca HiXT Mrs. M. D. Hayden. Mrs. Mat tie Lockhart, Mrs. Ida Wycoff, Mrs. Ida Dooley. Mrs. A. S. Wlndle. Seating John Reber, F. L. Anton. Jacob Woods, Fted Brown, A. P. Clobrldge, A. A. Edson, E. N. Foster. Ushers R. N. Wycoff. Sadie Goss, Lois Blcknell, Delia Wllklns. Fred Clobrldge, Ferd Martin. Winnie Lindsay, Lydla Evans, Emma Nooren, Pearl Goss, Eugenia Blck nell, Margaret Capper. Eva Jones. Joseph Dlmmock, Earl Brown, Mary Hayden, Grace FUcklnger Winnie Bchults, Bessie Lockhart, Mary Sandbak. Nettle Horn, Catherine Myers. Florence Taylor, Bessie Draper, Fred Cole. Fred Schlott. Mary Draper, Prudence Telfer. W. C. Waugh. The new edifice is a frame structure of Gothic architectural design, standing on a rock-faced brick basement. The audience room and Sunday school room connect by sliding glass partitions and are flooded with an abundance of soft, mellow light through cathedral art glass windows. The seating Is to be circular oak pews of handsome design. Though not of Imposing sppearance, yet It is one of the most com modious and handsome among the amaller churchea of the city. The entire southern portion of the city takes great pride in this new structure, ss it is the only church building, savs one, east of Main street and south of Broadway. Notice to Painters. Sealed bids addressed to the undersigned will be received up to noon Monday. July It. 1902. for painting on the outside all window casings and sash and for finishing in oil all outside doors and doorframes) U tha courthouse at Councl Bluffs. Ths right to reject any and all bids JatBV served. By order of th Board of Supervisors. R. V. INNE3, County Auditor. NARROW ESCAPE OF A CHILD Daasjhter of Edward Blamenateln Thrown from Baser Run away, bat la Not Hart. People on Broadway about 5 o'clock yes terday afternoon were horrified to seo a horse hitched to a light roadwagon, in which a little girl was clinging for dear Ufa, dashing madly down ths street. Po llcemen and others made vain attempts to check the animal, but without avail, and It looked as it the child would be dashed to death at any moment. The horse attempted to turn down Fourth street la front of the Masonic temple, but slipped snd fell, thus bringing his mad dened flight to a sudden halt. Ths child was thrown from the buggy, but escaped In- Jury. Officer Kirk, who. fortunately, hap pened to be nearby, seized the horse and prevented It starting again. The buggy was bsdly broken. The horse and buggy belonged to Edward Blumensteln of 1435 North Fifteenth street. Blumensteln got out of ths buggy st Twelfth street and was In the act of hitch ing the horse when a passing motor fright ened the anltual and It broke loose, dash ing off down Broadway, with Blumensteln's little year-old daughter holding ths reins and vainly trying to check 1U Davis sells glass. Puck's Domestic soap Is best tor lauc4ry. ARRANGE F0RTHE CARNIVAL Committees la Chare of Conilnar Street Fair Decides ta Be- la Work. Ths several committees la charge of the Elks' carnival and street fair will com mence active operations this week. Todsy ths soliciting committee, consisting of H. W. Binder, chairman; E. W. Hart, E. H. Uer- rlam, C. W. McDonald, H. A. Qulnn, J. E. Hollenbeck, Dr. D. Macrae. Jr., D. J. Clark. T. M. Peterson, Charles R. Hannan, I. M. Treynor aod E. H. Walters, will call on the business houses of every description solic iting contribution. E. A. Troutman, secretary of the executive committee, who has been appointed manager of the carnival. Is In correspondence with a number of attractions and no pains or ex pense will be spared to secure the best line of smurements for the week fair. The advertising committee has been at work for the last week and a number of dodgers have been printed, which, will be sent broadcast over the country advertising the carnival. This committee has also or dered several thousand lapel buttons of KB attractive design, which are expected here) today. They will be sold for a nominal sum and it Is expected will prove a popular form of advertising the carnival. It Is twenty years since Council Bluffs has had any street fair or carnival and every effort will be put forth to make this a record-breaker In all respects. The committee of which Alderman Lovett is chairman will watt on the city council to night with a request to occupy First avenue between Pearl and Sixth streets. Use any soap ao Its Puck's soap. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 641 Broadway. N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone ICO. BOONE RIVER IS BOOMING Hoboken, Snbnrb of Webster City. Is V'nder Water and Much Damage Results. WEBSTER CITY. Ia.. July . (Special Telegram.) Four and seventy-fly hun dredths Inches of rain fell .In this city last night. Boone river and White Fox, Lyon and Brewers creeks are fully a foot higher than at any previous time this year. Ho boken, the city's eastern suburb. Is badly flooded. Its residences stand In water up to the middle window sashes on the first floor. The rise was so sudden that resi dents In this part of the city were unable to save their household goods. Rescue crews today visited the stricken districts in boats and took everything from the sec ond stories of the houses. The swollen waters are up to the Northwestern main track for a stretch of half a mile, where It enters the city from the south. , No casualties have been reported. The rainfall last night practically In sures total failure of Hamilton county's corn crop and .a loss of full half the small grain crop. Many wagon bridges about the city are out and railroad bridges are seriously threatened. The waters have slowly risen all day today and give evidence of .a further rise tonight. Two Blgr Picnics. IOWA FALLS, Ia, July . (Special.) The dates have Just been announced for two big fraternal picnics to be held In this city the next two months. On July 23 the Knights of Maccabees will hold a district reunion here and will Include the mem bership of the order In the tents at Mar shalltown, Eldora, Hampton and Iowa Falls. The Cedar Valley Yeoman picnic will be held here August 21 and will In clude the order's membership In , several counties In this part of Iowa. Albert Al bertson of Cedar Falls Is president of the district association. Boy Severely Injured. Chauncejr Wesley, a 14-year-old 'boy. Is at the Women's Christian Association hos pital with Injuries tho extent of which could not he told last night. He wss re turning with a companion from Manawa, apparently stealing a ride on a motor train. At Twenty-third avenue and Sixth street he Jumped off and was struck by a south bound motor. He wss carried, unconscious, to the hospital and at a late hour had not revived. His Injuries are about the head. Iowa State News Notes. Des Moines thou eh t Itself blr enouarh to Imitate Chicago In having three straight holidays beginning Friday. Five DavenDort saloons closed on the first of this month because they could not pay the mulct tax of 1150 per quarter. The county auditor of Blackhawk county offers $7,000 of the school fund In lots not exceeding $3,000 at 6 per cent, and finds no tatters wno can out up the security re quired by law. In a few yeara no bank in town win pay over s per cent on de posits. After at severe electrical storm at Mon- tloello a windmill belonging to Robert hicks rarm refused to pump water, al though there waa no aDDarent change In condition from before the storm. On In vestigation It was found that the pump cylinder had been shattered. The love of T. A. Armstrong of Grin nell for a pet dog Is costing him a pretty penny of late, he having lost one valuable mare, a bull and Ave thoroughbred cows aa the result of a mad dog's bites. Mr. Armstrong's loss is heavy, as the cows were all thoroughbred Shorthorns, worth from 200 to $300 each, while both the bull and mare were of exceptional value. For the time being Sioux City becomes the storm center of lows, the Des Moines newspaper war being over. The Iowa Anti-Saloon league has closed thirteen para In that town and says It Is going after the rest. The number Is sufficient. The farohfbltlonlsts aver that It augurs, bad luck to the saloons, but there are a good many people of the place who are afraid that the hoodoo will cover the whole city before the work Is ended. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Lncy Malllns. PAPILLION, Neb.. July ' 6. (Special.) Tho funeral of Mrs. Lucy Mulllns, who died July 4. was held today. She waa born In Montgomery, Ala, December 25, 1S2L When the war broke out her two sons en listed In the union army and she ran the farm alone. One son waa never heard from. She was the mother of two sons and three daughters, of which one son and three daughters aurvlve her. Edward Crane. Edward Crane, aged ES years, for twenty ycara a resident of Omaha, died Saturday night at his residence, 1923 Leavenworth atreet. Mr. Crane tor a number of years was employed In the railway mall service. He leaves a widow and'one child. The re mains will be sent to Morrisvllle, Vt., for Interment, probably this afternoon, after short funeral services at the house. Mrs. Mary Harrington Riga. BEATRICE, Neb.. July 6. (Special Tele gram.) Mrs. Mary Harrington Rtgg, wife of Charles M. Rlgg, ex-postmaster of this city and a prominent politician of this state, died suddenly here this morning of heart failure, aged 40 years. Shs is sur vlved by her husband and two children. The funeral will ho held Tuesday at 4 o'clock. John llrouberg, Composer. NEW YORK, July 6. John Stromberg, composer snd leader of the orchestra of the Weber & Fields company, la dead at his summer horns In Freeport, L. I., death having resulted from paralysis of ths heart, following a long attack of rheu matism. Mr. Stromberg was born In Prince Edwsrd island, forty-two years ago. Kin Them la tha Bad. It you have loss of appetite, headache, constipation or biliousness take Electrlo Bitters. It cures or no pay. Only 60a. JUDGE AND POLICE AT WAR Through Petty Quarrel Administration of Justice is in Deplorable 8 tats. TROUBLE OVER THE GAMBLING HOUSES Conrt Says tho Officers Refuse to Give Evidence and Latter Asaert Conrt Does Not Desire the Testimony, (From a Staff Correspondent.) t)E3 MOINES, July 6. (Special.) The administration of Justice In city affairs in Des Moines has come to a deplorable state within the last few months by rea son of a petty quarrel between the police Judge and the heads of the police de partment. The trouble has arisen largely over the gamblers. There has been dis agreement as to the policy to be pursued In suppressing or scattering the gambling evil, and while some arrests have been made, thus far but little has been done to punish the gamblers. The police Judge accuses the police of being indifferent to the evils In the city and the chief of po lice says the Judge does not want to In flict punishment. A number of persons were brought before Police Judge Sllvara last week, accused of being found in a gambling house, and they were dkicharged by the court. " The Judge declared that the policemen did not appear to give evidence In the case, and Chief of Police Brackett says that the policemen were ready to testify, but the court would not let them. The result was that both the court and the police have been making personal threats against each other and the police declare they may take all their business Into the Justice courts. In the meantime six well-known gambling houses are open every night and the gamblers are not mo lested. Fire In a Warebonso. A large warehouse owned by Perkins A Perkins, coal dealers, burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. The fire Is supposed to have started from an elec tric wire, as there was no other way in which It could have been caused. The Are was discovered by an employe of the Great Western railroad working near and he tried in vain to reach the fire department by telephone and could not do so. He was finally compelled to go to a fire station several blocks away to turn In the alarm, and by this time the flames had gained such headway that tho warehouse could not he saved, ft waa filled with coal, ce ment and similar goods and the toss was about $10,000. Kew Lino to Minneapolis. The organizers of the Des Moines & Northern Iowa Railroad company, which has been trying In vain to secure entrance Into Des Molnea through the flneet park of the city, have Issued a statement de claring their intentions, and for the first time making known something definite of their plans. The promoters say that they intend to build from Des Moines to Min neapolis, 265 miles, and to construct a good roadbed of their own all the way, that they have no Intention of selling out to some other company, but will operate tho road as an Independent line, and that they have Just completed all the prelim lnarles for financing the road, so that It can be built at once. Tha, park commis sioners have refused to grant. the company a right-of-way through the park, insisting that this should not be done until there Is some definite knowledge of what la planned by the company. Strong pressure is being brought to bear on the commls sioners to allow the road to go through the park, aa that Is the only available way of getting Into the city from mat direction. It is claimed that the com pany has secured some right-of-way and privileges along the line norm oi ises Moines. Planning; for Democratic Paper. Ex-Congressman Walt Butler of this city, engaged In the insurance business for sev eral years, and Henry Relgleman, for merly of the Relgleman Millinery company, are planning to raise the funds with which to start a democratic paper in Dea Molnea and probably to make of It a morning pa per. They expect to sell stock In the pro posed1 company to influential free silver democrats all over the state and thua to aecure a fund of $50,000 to $75,000 with which to atart the paper. It Is planned that Butler la to be editor of the paper. Tho socialists of the state are preparing for an active campaign and W. A. Jacoba of Davenport, secretary of their state or ganlzatlon, ia soon to atart out on a speak ing tour to cover the entire state, organiz ing socialist clubs and preparing for the state convention in September In Daven port. He expects to speak In all the lead ing cities-of the state. Mall Carrier Goes Wrong, Tho postofflce officials have caused the arrest of Henry Ennen at Wellsburg, Grundy county, on a charge of embezzle ment while acting as a rural mall carrier. He la accused of having received a sum of money on a money order and failing to turn It over to ths postmaster. He Is said to have been found short about $75. Three men robbed a second-hand store hero late Saturday night, taking a revolver, a watch and a $10 bill. Tbey held up the clerk when he waa alone In the store. Tho residence of Mrs. Beds Egan was robbed last night and about $500 worth of silverware and valuables taken.. There la no clue to the robbers. Valuable Time Saved. . Slight Injuries often disable a man and cause several days' loss of time, and when blood poison develops, sometimes result In the loss of a hand or limb. Chamberlain's Pain Balm la an antiseptic liniment.' When applied to cuts, bruises and burns It causes them to heal quickly and without matura tion, and prevents any danger of bood poison. ATTENDANCE GROWS BETTER Interest at the Epworth Assembly la Proarreas at Huron Is Increasing. HURON, B. D., July .(Special.) At tendance and lntereat at the Epworth assembly continues to Increase. Following the Immense crowd that heard General Howard's great speech on the Fourth, came a lecture by Dr. Homer C. Stuntz, super intendent of Methodist missions In the Philippines. It was a acholarly presents tlon of conditions there, and In marked contrast of what waa presented by Colonel Bryan the day previous. Dr. Stunts speaks from personal knowledge aad observation and gives much valuable Information con cernlng tho people, their government and education. The address was ons of ths most eloquent and interesting of the series so far ctvea. The patriotic concert In the afternoon pre ceding General Howard's address was one of the best of the musical features of tho program; ths singing of patriotic songs by a large chorus, with ths aid of tho 1,600 people In the big. tent, was soma thing long to be remembered. It was ssps daily enjoyed by General Howard and tha JOO old soldiers that came front every direction to see and hear him. Saturday's program waa no less Interesting than those of previous dsys, while the sttendance was fully up to expectation. There wss bible school, departmental congress, senior and Junior Epworth session, chorus drills and cencerts; address by Rev. O. T. Not son, followed with an entertainment by tho Wagner Lady quartet of Chicago, the days exercises closing with a lecture by Dr. R. N. McKralc. on "Scenes In my Prison snd Fugitive Life." OFFICERS RELEASE GILLEN Man Chara-ed with Wantonly Killing- Horses Allowed to Return to Iowa Home. BIOUX FALLS. 8. D. July . (Special ) Frank Olllen, the ex-employe of Parker Bros, of this city, who horrified the peo ple of Sioux Falls about ten days ago by cutting the throat of a valuable horse, be- onglng to the firm, and attempted to kill several other horses and himself, has been released from custody. He has returned to his former home In Iowa. Glllen had been In the county Jail since he sur rendered, about a week ago. An examina tion of his mental condition was made by the proper authorities, snd upon the advice of tho stage's attorney he was re leased, after his friends had paid to Parker Bros, the sum of $200 in payment for the horse he killed, and the costs of his escapade. He can consider himself for tunate In being released, as the maximum penalty under the laws of the state for the crime charged to him, Is ten yesra In tho penitentiary. CATCH CALDWELL AT NORFOLK Booth Dakota Horsethlef Who Dis appeared Recently Captured In Kebrstks. BTURGI3. 8. D.. July 8 (Special Tele gram.) Leroy Caldwell, one the of Meade county Jail breakers, who disappeared on the night of May 27, charged with horse teallng, was caught at Norfolk, Neb. Sheriff Smith received notice to that ef fect and went down after him, returning with the prisoner today. Bott Schofleld, who was arrested on the same charge and broke Jail at the same time Is still at large, and is thought to have gone west. The officers are keeping lose watch for him. Nothing can be learned from Caldwell as to Schofleld's whereabouts. Caldwell was working in a livery barn when caught. HAS HIS HAND SHATTERED Tyndall Man Holds - Cannon Fire cracker In His Hand While It Explodes. TYNDALL, S. D., July 6. (Special Tele gram.) Mike Bucholz held a cannon cracker In his hand while It exploded. He thought it was a sky rocket. Two fingers have been amputated and one hand shat tered ss a result. Blood poisoning is feared. Avon and Daisy Valley played off a tie game today. Score: Avon, 7, and Daisy Valley, 8. The races, sports and fireworks which were postponed yesterday on account of the rain were held today. - Dental Kxamlners to Meet. BIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 6. (Special.) Preparations have been completed for the annual meeting of the State Board of Dental Examiners to be held at Watertown July 8, 9 and 10. About forty dentists are expected to be In attendance. The dental society was organized in Watertown In ter ritorial days and has ever since been a live organization. It la tho custom of .the so ciety to engage some well known specialist of recognized ability to exhaustively treat hla particular line during the annual meet ings. The specialist who has been secured for the approaching meeting Is Dr. Peck of Minneapolis, who Is a specialist on what Is known as Inlaid work. He will be present during two of the three days that the meet ing lasts. . Business Man Hart. IOWA FALLS, Ia., July . (Special.) Z. K. Hoag, a prominent business man and a member of the Arm of Hoag A Griffith, waa badly Injured here last evening by the explosion of a cannon firecracker. Stoop ing over a cracker that had failed to ex plode, be touched a match to it and an ex plosion followed before he could retreat, resulting in one eye being so badly injured that It Is doubtful whether the eyesight can be saved. The left hand is also badly lacerated. The wounds sro exceedingly painful and have required the constant at tendance of a surgeon since the accident. New Pastor at Henry. BIOUX FALLS, 8. D.. July . (Special.) Rev. Max Micbels of Watertown haa ac cepted a call to the pastorate of the Evan gelical Lutheran church at Henry and will remove there as soon as he can secure a house In which to live. In addition to looking after church affairs there he will also have charge of congregatlona at Orover, Carlton and several other small placea In that part of the state. The new pastor Is a very bright young man and the Lutherana of Henry and vicinity consider themselves fortunate In being able to se cure hla services. Post-Mortem Over Slant. PIERRE, S. D., July 6. (Special Telo- gram.) A post-mortem examination of the remains of Milton Gunsolus at Blunt abowed that 140 ahots had entered the body and most of them had pierced vital organs. The verdict of the coroner's Jury waa that Gunsolus had come to hla death from a gun shot wound, from a gun In the hands of Bert Llnnoy, which waa fired with intent to commit murder. Family Has Narrow Escape. BIOUX FALLS. 8. D., July 6. (Special.) A resident of Dell Raplda named Fulmer, with his wife and aon, had a miraculous es cape from Instant death during a recent thunderstorm. Ths houas In which they lived wss struck by lightning and utterly demolished, yet, atrange to say, none of the family, all of whom were in the build ing at ths time, were Injured to any great extent. Are Raisin Cattle. SIOLTC FALLS, 8. D., July . (Special.) Ths farmera In the vicinity of Raymond, Clark county, aa well as other parte of ths state, no longer have to depend solely upon grain for their incomes. In one day re cently an aggregate of 110,000 waa paid to farmers In that locality in exchange for cat tle, hoga and wool. ! MM to? I is ias fiFs Brewed ia plant u clean u the cleanest home kitchen always open to ycHir inspcctioD- TURNERS MEET IN DAVENPORT Twentieth National Convention of North American Tnrnerbnnd Openi, PERMANENT ORGANIZATION EFFECTED President l.leber Champions Recom mendation that Women lie Ad mitted to Fnll Member ship of Societies. DAVENPORT, la., July 8. The twen tieth national convention of tho North American Turnerbund opened In this city this morning, vlth Ed Lischer of Davenport temporary chairman and Noah Outer of Newark, N. J., temporary secretary. The report of tho credentials committee showed 216 delegates present, all of the twenty eight district Turner organizations bring repnsentcd. The delegates were welcomed by Mayor Backer on behalf of the city and by Ed Llschcr on behalf of the Davenport Turn ers. These were responded to by the pres ident of the national society, Herman Lle ber of Indianapolis. The only other features of the opening session were the reading of reports by Tresldent Lleber and Theodore Stempfel of Indianapolis. President Lelber in his addresa outlined the new contracts providing for a closer union of the normal school and the Na tional German-American Teachers' semi nary, Milwaukee, resulting In broader courses of Instruction in the normal school, opening it to both male and female appli cants and non-German-spcaklng ' students. Favors Women Members. He spoke eloquently In favor of the rec ommendation of the national executive committee that women be admitted to full membership In Turner societies. He then referred to attempts made in the past to exert the Influence of the Turnerbund in propogating the tenets of socialism. All such attempts, he said, had been frustrated by sound convervatlsm and he believed a re newal of the attempts would be attended by the same results. He submitted tha correspondence of the executive committee relative to furthering tho Red Cross work In the South African war, referred to the loyal support of the government by Turner societies in the civil war and concluded by saying: To the gymnastic union the American nag has ever been the emblem of liberty. To bo true to Its past the Turnerbund must protest against every attempt to change the mcanlntr of our flag. I doubt not that this convention will arlva utter. anoe to tho verdict of all freedom-loving inizrna in me i nnippine matter, in a man ner at once dignified and free from all political partisanship. , Secretary StemfePs report showed the order to be In a prosperous condition. It showed that during and for some time after the late business depression the Tur ner organization considerably decreased In membership, but that In the course of the last few years It had partially regained the lost ground. . The status January 1, 1902, was as fol lows: Local societies, 257, an Increase of four during the last year, grouped Into twenty-eight district organizations. Whole membership, 84,708, an Increase of 666 over 1901, divided aa follows: Active turners, 6,691; baers (turners of advanced age), 1,814; trainers (youths between 15 and 18 years), 1,890; pupils (between and 14), boys 18,012, girls 10,099; total increase of children for year, 621. Number of other than German parentage, 6,363; fencers number (,821; singers, 2,144; members of dramatic section, 690; women's organizations number 6,164, an Increase of seventy for the Tear. Large Female Class. Membership of female turner classes, 4,090, an increase of 843. Tho turner 11 brarlea contain 1,794 volumes. , Real estate and other property owned la valued at $4,475,950; . total Incumbrances thereon, $1,770,705. At tho afternoon session permanent or ganization was effected by tho election of Emll Wallber, Milwaukee, chairman; Adolph George, Chicago, vice chairman; Noah Guter, Newark, N. J., secretary; August Bugholz, Pittsburg, aaalstant sec retary. Chairmen of standing committees were elected as follows: Platform, L. H. Welse, Philadelphia; statutea, G. Pelfer, Chicago; board affairs, Emll Hoechster, Chicago; Turner seminary. Dr. Henry Nartung, Chi cago; finances. A.. Haessler, St. Louis; mental training. Dr. Haus Forman, Mil waukee; organization, A. Helfenateller, St Louis; practical turning, A. Kindervoter, St. Louis. PROXY WEDDING AT CURACAO New York Business Man Marries Sontb. American Girl Two Thou sand Miles Away. NEW YORK, July 6. Among the pas sengers who arrived on Philadelphia of the Red D. line from Porto Rico and South and Central American porta waa Mrs. De Lleder of Curacao, a bride of a fort night, who cornea to Join, her husband In New York. Mrs. Lleder was married June 25 by proxy at Curacao. She la a member of one of the moat important families of that little Dutch island, and although It seems proxy weddings are not rare there, nearly everyone of any, consequence on the Island witnessed tho ceremony. Mr. Lleder, who is in business In New York, Is a native of Curacao, where he and Miss Aranjo became engaged. A short time ago be wrote her that be waa ready to make her his wife and asked her to come north to meet htm, but she was unwilling to make the voyage alone, and besides, ahe wished to be married after the custom of her island. So a proxy ceremony waa agreed upon. Mr. Luis O. Negron stood in the place of ths absent groom and the knot waa tied securely, although ths groom waa 2,000 miles away. Mr. Negron, who la the brlde'a brother-in-law, accompanied Mrs. Lleder to New York. Ho is unmar ried, but haa represented five grooms at as many proxy weddings, so ths interest ing ceremony wss no novelty to him. After the civil ceremony the church rites wars solemnlied. Hamburg Shipping Record. BERLIN, July C The semi-annual report of the shipping at the port of Hamburg haa Juat been issued. It shows that 6,401 ves sels arrived at Hamburg for ths half year ended June SO, an incrtaae over the same period of last year of 370. The total ton nage which entered the port In the speci fied time was 4,318,671, an increase over the first six months of 1901 of 159,260 tons. -58,971 visitors lat year. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Sanahlne Is Promised In Nebraska, bnt Shovtrra May Come In lofts, WASHINGTON. July 6 Forecast: For Nebraska Fair Monday and Tuesday. For Iowa Showers and not so warm Mon day; Tuesday fair; freeh southwest winds. For Kansas Fair . Monday and Tuesday; warmer Monday. For Colorado, Wyoming and I'tah Fair and warmer Monday; Tuesday falcv Loral Record. OFFICE OF T11K WRATH KR m'RFATT. OMAHA, July 6. official recoiM of tempera ture and precipitation, compared with th corresponding day for the last three years: lfr1?. 1901. 191HV ISSfl. ' Maximum temperature .. M (9 ST Minimum temperature ... W SS 70 fi Mean temperature 74 7? R4 7H Precipitation ..' 1.69 .00 .11 .13 Record of temperature and rroclnltatlon at Omaha for this day and since March 1. 112: Normnl temperature 78 letlcloncy for the Any , 4 Total excess since March 1. 224 Normal precipitation .17 Inch Kxcess for the day I. hi Inches Total rainfall since March L 14 01 Inches I'encioncy since ftiarcn 1,. a. IS Inches Iellclenoy for cor. period, 111.. 4.35 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 19i.. 6.16 Inches Reports from station at t r. M. t i-s i : : 9 a : 3 : : : B j ' r ' m .00 So S3 .CO SO S'J .01 Si 7" .Oil 70 7: .oo M "I .Ol 7 M T 72 71 .nu M fS ,i M 91 . 78 yi . 7i .M M 8S .Oil M 8 .) fix .00 7t . 71 .oa S hi I .10 CONDITION OF THB WEATHER. Omaha, clear Valentine, clear North Platte, clcftr Cheyenne, cloudy pail Jjaae, near RnnM ('Itv rltnr . Huron, raining Chicago, part cloudy ni, jinuis, cicar St. Paul, clear Davenport, pari ciounv ... 1.' rllw nar. nliiJ., Havre, cloudy Helena, pan ciouay niimnrrk nl-Ar Galveston, clear T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. W'KIJSri. Local Forecast OlUi-Ul. Colorado The way to get the best ao commodatlons Is via ths Great rock Island Route WHY? It is the only direct line to Colorado Springs and Manitou. It is tho popular route to Denvea It has tha best Dining Car Service. It has the finest equipment and gives choice of three fast daily trains to Colorado. Rocky Mountain Limited leaves Omaha 6.50 a. m., arrives- Den ver 8.45 p. m., Colorado Springs (Man itou)8.30p. m. Bio 3 v leaves Omaha '1.30 p. m., arrives Den ver 7.45 a. m., Colorado Springs (Man itou) 7.35 a. m.. Pueblo 0.10 a. m. Colorado Flyer leaves Omaha 6.20 p. m., arrives Den ver H.00 a. m., Colorado Springa (Man itou) 10.35 a. m.. Pueblo li.60 a. m. Another inducement to use tha Cock Island will bo the $15 round trip rate to Colorado effective this summer by that line. Ask for details and free books. "Under the Turquoise Sky" gives the most fascinating description of Colorado. "Camping in Colorado" has full de tails for campers. CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1323 Farnam Street. OMAHA. S5.00 A1.10WTH Specialist Xa tU DI8EA.SE and DISORDER . of MEN. 13 years la Omaha, SYPHILIS cured by the QUICK, EST, safest aad most' natural method, thab has yet been dlsoowewd. Boon every sign and syuii'torn disappears completely and forever. No "BR3AKIN OUT" of tne dlaeaae on tha skin or fao. A ours that la guaranteed to b permanent! ' for Ufa. If IDIftftOCI C cur. ' Method now, lAnlvUUbLC without cutting, pain J no detention from work; permanent ours guaranteed. WKAK BTEK from Sxeesaea or Victim to Nervous Debility or Kjhauwtion, Was ing Weakness with Early Decay In Tounj and Middle Ad. lack of vim. vigor and -Strength, with organs Impaired aad weak. . THJOTVaUD cured with a new Horns ' .Treatment. No pain, no detention fronj business. Kidney and Bladder Troubles. Oemamltatlon ITree. Treataeeat by alaAli 1 OHaJtosa low. ai a. ita . . J3r. Searies & Siarles. 0ni3tiat NV Bee Want Ads Sell on Their Merit No free gift Is necessary to make them worth tbe pries we ask. Ths Bee has ths circulation that's why. ART MATERIAL ft If l- NIHVB BIAN8 qnlclrir m gs Q NervoutaeM.ailreiuiuuf lyl wT. 11 fHlllnt Utftottuud. draviut, lu ATA MsfaV ! Haiti ed mro fto4 men luten IcHiT ear ftOUM, loesVet, tend list to lutvrry tuouid take buz; wutitUhlnat rriuitat frnul wetk parti and )t power reftlorrj. l.uua& Deputy 8tAt YeterinarUA Food Irupector, H. L. RALMCCIOTTI, D, V. S. C1TT VETERINARIAN. OfBoe and Infirmary, 28th and Mason alts 1 jj