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Til II OI IAITA DAILY JJKE: WKDNESDAT, AUOCfiT (5, 1H02. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM 10 WA. COUNCIL KITOR. MF.STIOX. rv1i sells drusrs. Ptockert sell carpet sn1 rur. IXTert. eyesight pecialist. 4" Broadway. The preliminary hearing of W. J. Maher. Miss Mildred KIuk'II left Monday on a flslt to relatives la Denver. Mrs. r.. C. Hamilton left yesterday for rarls, Tex , to vlnlt relatives. Special efTerings tn rramed pictures. C I. Alexander Co.. K broadway. Ml Mamie Ott of 621 Washington eve lue left yesterday on a visit to relative B Dei Hoimi. Mr. M. J. WycknfT of Jacksonville, 111., Visiting her daughter, Mr. J. J. Hughes f (11 fourth street. Colonel C. Q. Saunders will leave todny for Anita, la., where he will deliver an tddress at the plcnia of the Modern Wood nen of America. Congressman Smith will go to Avora thin Horning, where he will deliver an address ' rsfore the Pottawattamie County Veter ans' association. . For saleMy home at 215 South First ttreet; a moiern nlx-rnom cottnge, laige it and rhaOe treen. Call at fcX Broad way. C. K. Nlcholeon. Tha funeral of llnry Kllngcl will -be this afternoon at o'clock from lha Derma n Methodist church and burial will ba in Kalrview cemetery. Frank Silver and wife, who went to Denver, Colo., a few month ago with the Intention cf making their home there, have returned to Council Blurt to reside. The Ladies' Aid society of St. John's Fngllsh Lutheran church will meet Thurs day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Laura B. Snyder, 217 fiuuth Seventh street. At the residence of Mra. Bunnell, lbf2 South fclghth street, MyrUe lodge No. U. Daughters of Honor, will hold a lawn social an Thursday evening, August 7. Everybody Invited. Alderman Lovett, accompanied by his. mother and a cousin. Miss Woodman, a teacher In the publlo schools cf Boston, left last evening for an outing among 'lie Colorado aummer resorts. George A. I.tson, acting" adjutant (ten eral on the staff of BrlKadlr General Man Chester, Iowa brigade. Uniform Rank, r nights of Pythias, left yesterday for San Tanclsco to attend ' tha conclave of the Order. , - I. V. Howard cf Fourth avenue hss re eel ved word of the death of his brother-in-law, T. V. WCKiicr. at Kahoks. Mo. Mr. Wagner waa well known in Council Bluffs, having frequently, visited at the Howard home. Allen Saunders, the colored man etruck by a Burlington train near the east end of tha Union Pacific brldre and Injured about the head, has sufficients recovered to leave the Woman's Christian association , boepltal. The preliminary hearing of Frank; Whlt tell I, Kohlnson and A. Anderson, the men charged with kidnaping the two news boys, George Nleman and John Fuher, has been set for thla afternoon in Justice Bry ant's court. The four young lads arrested on suspi cion cf being Implicated In the theft of copper wire from the motor company were discharged yesterday by Judge Scott. The police were unable to secure any definite evidence against the boys. . Dr. B. M. Webster has gone to Wyoming on his annual hunting trip, which he ex pects to last two months. Mra. Webster accompanied him part of the way and will visit friends on the Pacific coast while Dr. Webster Is on his hunting; trip. Bertha LJbbecke, - known to fame ns r at, ii 11 1 if Lua, im vuw mi &am. a ua commissioners for the Insane yesterday or dered her discharged from St. Bernard's hospital, ' where aha was committed about two months ago on the Nebraska au thorities finding sh was insane, Tha receipts In the general fund at the Christian Home last week amounted to .?J.18, bring I.S618 above the needs of the week. The balance was placed to the credit of the Improvement and contingent fund. In the manager's fund the re ceipts arera $30, being $5 below the needs of the week. Council ElufTs District eourt No. 106S of he Court of Honor was organised Monday might by Special Deputy George B, Albert of Mtrshelltown, assisted by District Dep uty J. H. Brooks of this city. The court fctarta out with a membership of forty and these are the officers: Chancellor, George P. Baker; recorder, Ida E. Clittlns; treao. irer, i'red i'rlcke; physician, Dr, N. , J. juice. . Plumbing and heating. Btxby ft Son. Davis sell paints. Seeks Eajota Motor Couicnf. Mr. Elizabeth Blackmer commenced pro ceedings tn tbe district court - yesterday to restrain tbe motor company from placing Its tracks on Pierce and Oak streets any closer to tb curb In front of ber property at north-want comer of these streets. A bearing will bo had Saturday for the Is suance of a temporary writ of Injunction. Mrs. Blackmer also asks for $1,5000, claim ing she hss been damaged this amount by reason of the motor company placing its tracks so close to the curb line In front of ber property as to deny ber the use of the street. At the meeting of the cfty council tbe motor company asked for permission to change Its tracks at this point in order to provide a better turn and presented two plans for shortening the width of the ldowalk, so as to furnish more room. The council in view of Mrs. Blackmcr's protest deferred action. It develops, however, that the motor company did not wait to secure tbe prrmlr.r'on of the city, but went ahead with the work of changing Us tracks. Puck's Domestic soap Is best for ieuirtry. Real Estate Transfer. These transfers were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Eaulre, 1C1 Pearl street: E. A. Howard and wife to John M. nivin, lot 1. biota , Wliuaiua' i list wi:i fl 'td $ 0O IWliliam J. V tilling and wife to Chr!fi Mumor. nouth 6) fet of lot 13, block (, 6 1 -., fc Wood add, to Lkst Omaha, w. d... 60 Anne J. nu.t Claude L. Craig to therles 8. Price, W. e4, la-it-o, w. 4 6,200 TothU three transfers.... 6,f0 A . i INDIVIDUALITY H. Thrtr.Wordl Pc-smsms a goodiuM all its own. Unetrlj juJtnent etrci4 in tb fc1ectuu oi mattnala, ii..Vti by L:. method oi brew ii , are t! ii) a Ucton rcspoo t . .t tot L.aU character. CLATzTlALT-VIVir.E SUMiVtt TOKIO ii li ui.iit lr Lirei. VM- CUTZ IZIK :S3 C3.. tf.,:a.b9 oHAita tittA.xtii, 1411 bouil.t St. let. 1UM. FUNLKAL DIUCCTOKr- Su - r to W. C Rtp it tL.A.Ut, UVI.Il.l. 'fkv kt. 1 ! I 7 . - J j j lj Lj L u 1 M MILHAUKUli ' I BLUFFS. PROGRAM FOR ME REUNION Three Daji1 Gstherinj of Vtra3 Tka Up with Inttreaticg Exarciwi. SHAM BATTLE EVENING OF SECOND DAY Weaacsdar Offill with Receytloa te th Vlaltar sii Aaaresae by rrsmliost Military aaa ' Clvle rerionsfti. Ths offlctal program for ths ihree days" reunion of the National Society of th Array cf the Philippine In thl city Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week was completed yesterday by tb ex ecutive committee. It 1 an follows: Wednesday Forenoon. August IS Recep tion of delegate at headquarter; general meeting of th society. Afternoon- General meeting of th o clety. Evening Cltlset.' reception at th Ca Ftno. Lr.ks . Manawa. Short I'rayer ." Rev. A. A. Walbnrn- Chaplain Flfty-firat Iowa Address of Welcome on Behalf of h Stat of Iowa..,. ..Gov. A. B. Cummin Musie Fifty-nrat Iowa Band Address of Welcome on Behalf of th City of Council Blufts ...Hon. John N. Baldwin Mnle Choru W. L. Thlckstun, Director Hhort addresses by Generals MacArthur, Wheaton, King, Smith, Kunston and others. Music Fifty-first Iowa Band Address.., Gov. E. P. ftavag of Nebraska Address Th Army of th rhllippines.. General Irving Hal Music Male Chorus Music Fifty-first lowa Band 'lhursday forenoon, Auuoi4t -Grand Mil itary parade, ' Governor of Iowa and Nebraska with Stan. - i Fifty-first Iowa Band. Major Crittenden, with Battalion of Twenty-second United State Infantry. Nebraska National Guards. Major Tin ley, with Baitalirto of Iowa Na tional Guard.i. Troon A, First Nebriuka Cavalry. High School Cadets, Council Bluffs and Omaha. I Artillery. McFadden's , Drum Corp Ab Lincoln Foot No. . G. A. R. Encampment No. , Union Veteran Legion. Other Veterans of th Civil and Mexican Wars. ' . General Hal and Staff. Other Generals in Carriages and MounUd. Veteran of th Philippine War. Afternoon General meeting. ' Evening Grand military demonstration and sham battle at Lak Manawa. begin, ning j.i 8 o'clock, in which, th following troops will participate: Twentyse-cond United State Infantry, Nebraska and low National Guards, galling gun section, light artillery section, cavaUy and High school cadets. ' Exact reproductions will be given of the massacre of Company C, Ninth United State infantry, the world famous water cure, construction and capture of pontoon bridge, entrenchment of landing party storming of Filipino village and blockhou, cutmlnktin; In grand trenenU assault by Infantry, cavalry and artillery. ,JLriliy.?i,or.nln' Auu" la-General met- Xfternoon-Jeneral meeting of th co clety, lecUon of ofJlcers and final business. Adjournment. President Macra of th Iowa society re ceived word from Governor Cummins ys terday that he had litruet4 Adjutant General Byers to make the neccisary ar rangement for transportation (or tb Fifty first regiment band from Centervlll to Council. Bluff so that It wiy. be her a th first day of th ireunloa. i GoTrnor Cummlps. h also written: Dr. Macra that he expects to be In Council Bluffs with his staff th first day of th reunion. He also Issued the necessary orders to bat tb three companies of ths Iowa National guard from Bed Oak, Glen wood and Shenandoah reach Council Sluffs A rly m possible on th morning of th second day of th reunion la order to take part In th military parade. Word waa received yesterday from Judg J. P. Conner, - member of congress from tbe Tenth Iowa district, that he would b present and take part la th meeting at Lak Manawa on th first evening of th reunite. .. ... ., Alc to Us Courtroom. Tii esecutiv commute ba-i ? piled fsr permission to us th courtroom Id. the federal building for th business meetings ot th society. . Postmaster Ktialt'ju, as custodian of th building, ba referred th matter to th department at Washington, and hopes to get a favorable answer. For several years th Medical Society of th Missouri Valley has held Its; meetings Jn th courtroom and the committee expects th government will so no objection to the soldiers being granted th' earn priv ilege. While Mayor Morgan will not lssu any official proclamation on tbe subject h Is anxious that th city be made as present able a possible tor the visitors net week. He suggest that ths business house b suitably decorated and that as far as pos sible ther be a general cleaning up, es pecially as tar as weeds ar concerned. . A number of cltlsens bar offered their horses for th us of th visiting general and members of th staSi of Governor Cummins and Savage. Governor Sbaw on th day of th return of tb Fifty-first low volunteers rede City Trese'irer Trie' handsome saddle horse and be has again placed it at the disposal of th committee. City Ticket Agent Labbe ot the Illinois Central ka also offered tb us of hi sad dle horse. The committee figures that It will need between thirty and forty saddle horses. N. T, Plumbing Co., taiApbon 133. Davis stllc gia VALUATION CFJTHE RAILROADS Moat of the Line la the Csstty I ereaacd, bat V'aiea rciao Is Dorea. Th statement of the assessment fr 1903 ot th different railroads La Pottawattamie county for taxation purposes was received yesterday from tb But Executive council by County Auditor Ion. , In th aggregat it shows a slight Increase over th assess- meat for IrOl. Tb total t.suieit tor 1KJ j a $1,460,431 63, a agllnat $1,4 6S 44 in 1901. . Tb total assessment of th sevtraJ railroads j is a follows: Vnloa Pacific. $161,677.73; Cuicago A Northwestern, $f,9.978.40; Chi cago, Milwaukee A 6t- Paul. 2j.:76; Cht csgo, Burlington Qulncy, $4.615.2; Cbi ceo, Rock Island A Pacific. $i75.370.S5; Illi. not Central, iil.iti 60; Wabash. $45,104.40; Omaha Brldg and Terminal, $23,944. In making th assessment tb executive council took one-fauna of th actual valu par mil ot it railroads' property as a basis. With th exception ef the Union Pa- 'cifls a slight lucre aa been mad la j the assessed valu ef th main lines, while In most tbe assessed valuation ef last year of the branch line ha Una permitted to stand. Ia the case of th Union Pacific, which bas 3.06 o;iles of mala lie tn th county, a marked decreas ba been made in the as seated valu a fixed by the state council. For )JrS Its assess d value f-r mile has been pltd at $75.04, 'a of over 525,0'jO when eco-tarsd wlia the uwiiucul for last yesr, which was $100,119. or som reason th assessed valu of tb Union Ps tlflo's main lis In Pottawattamie county ha been growing less year by year. In 1S9 Its assessed valuation waa placed at IIBO.MO a mil. In 1900 It went down to f 120,090. and in 1901 it was further reduced to 1100,110, and now It has been placed at IT5.0M. half ot what th aaae&aed valu was Considered to b In Tb assessed valu f th Union Pacific's dummy line, with a mileage of 1.71 mile. 1 placed t $4,000 per mile, th same as In 1901 Th assessed valu per mil of tb Mil waukee tor 1901 Is $8,500, as against $7,250 la 1901. Tb Milwaukee's mileage In Pot tawattamie) county Is li.li miles. Th NorthwesUrn, with a mileag ot 19. Ci milns, U assesed at $11,640 s mil, S against $11,191 for 190L No chang Is mad la th assessed valu ation ot th Omaha St. Louis, now owned by th Wabash, It being $4,029 per mil, th asm as last year. Th mileage of th Wabash In this county la 11.23 mile. Th Illinois Central, which owns th Dubuque Bloux City road, is assessed $2.77! per mil m 17.i miles. This la a slight In crease over tbe assessed valuation ot 1901, which was $3.(80. The Rock Island's low division has a mileage of 4S.0I mile and thla year Is assessed at $11,105 per mile a against $11,060 In 1901. Tb assessed valuation per mil of Its Carton branch with a mile age of 17.73 miles U placed at $3,600. th asm as last year. Th Harlan branch, with a mileage of 1.11 miles la ale as sessed at $300 par mi!, th same as in 1901. Tb Omaha Brldg and Terminal railway, with a mileage of 4.34 miles, receives this year an Increase, tb assessed valuation per mil belug placed at $8,000, as against $5,000 in 1901. In the case of th Burlington, Its main liae, with a mileag of 1.663 miles. Is as ossed at $1S.U0 a mile. In 1901 th as sessed valuation was $11,150 a mil. Th Red Oak and Atlantic branch, with a mileage ot 1.99$, Is assessed at $3,603 a mil, th same as in 1S0L No change Is mad la th assessed valuation of th Hast ing and A voce branch, with a mileage ef 1.144 miles, which 1 left at $3,000 per mil, th same as last year. An increase, however, has been placed on th assessed valuation ef th Kansas City, St. Joseph ft Council Bluffs line, with a mileage ot 3.714 miles. For this year it is $6,330 per mils, as against $5,310 for 190JU Gravel roofing. A. H- fcaad, (41 Broadway. City Coaavll Meeting,. The city council will meet this afternoon at 1:80 o'clock to Inspect the paving recently completed by Contractor Wlckham on South Eighth street and 'Willow avenue and to approve th assessment schedules prepared by the city engineer for th cost of the improvement to b taxed to th abutting property. It II expected that the council will also take up several matters, which were laid Over for want of time Monday night Tha alderman will also meet as a Board of Health to further consider th proposition ot building as Isolation fcos- Puck's - Domestic soap is beat. Two Mill for Park. Tb park commissioner at their regular monthly session last night decided that a l-mill levy would produc sufficient rev enue to maintain ths parks tor th nsuing year. Thin was tb levy in 1501 and with th present assossed valuation of the city' will produce about $7,300. Under th law' the Park board la entitled to levy not ex ceeding 4 mills for park purposes. Clsrk Phillips was Instructed to certify tbe levy up to tbe city council. The fixing ot the levy and tbe auditing of th monthly grist of bills and payroll was th only business transacted at tbe meeting. Keep clean. Us Puca Mechacta's soae. Vm any soap so. Ii Pick's soao. . Happening ONAWA. Ia.. Aug. 6. (Special Tele gram.) Onawas ball team, Anderson's leaguer, left this afternoon for Fort Ddge, I., wber they ar scheduled for two games with th crack team of that place. Superintendent Lark of tb Konona County Normal instltut has secured ths Elks' Mai tjuartst .of Bloux City to give an ntertaiament at the Congregational church Ttursdsy night for' tb teachers and their friends. lowa State lews Rote. Iroton Clipper: Another on of thos bumper crops is now being harvested In Bloux county, fit would be easier to find a needl in a hay stack than to discover a Bloux county land owner with a sour coun tenance. T. W.- Brown and C. L. Oleson of the Des Moines Coal company have secured options on a large tract of coal land In Marion county near the southwestern cor ner, with th poatofflc ef Dallas In th vicinity. This Is believed by them to be on of the Anest coalbeds in this coal re gion and it will be developed In due time. A railroad spur will have to ba butlt to the coal lend. Audubon Republic.: We understand the 3. 3. Courtney nin.ety-a.ere farm, a mil north of Hon, was sold last wock to Jim Irunnell of Douf;la townhip tor 3lu0 per sere. It is good land and well, thouah not extra well. Improved. Ll Finch formerly owned It. Three year ago it sold at &j0 per sere, being th nrt iim. la Cfcscron township to soil at so high a figure. 'Now It Is th first in tha towpahlp to change hands at liuU pr aci a. Messrs J. M. and O. P. Strickler. of Grundy Center and torn parttea of Kan sas City, have been offered 10,000 for their mine la Mexico. It I very rich in gold, silver and copper, and should the cvmpanv conclude to refuse the offer and put In tbeit time developing the mine they wculd cln up several hundred thousand dollar. It Is gratifying to iat that the btrlckler boys own one-third of tbe mi no end are bound to clean up a snug fortune In th enterprise. " A call on Conrressmon Rumple In Chl eao lately rovr&ied tbe fact that so far Ui treatment given h!m has exceeded ail expectations, and that by reason of the solenoid proprtsxa tuus far r-iad he 1 Srtiy aitouuraaod a to the outcome, oriner lowa cuiwns in Chicago are daily caller on hlra and everything possible la being don by them to aUt tbe captain In pueaing away tn time tiiat otherwise mltjlil prov tiresome to him. Mr. Kumpi Miunir la ratly pleased with the reaulis accomplished, and with a continuation of the in proiriess hope in a few week that he may rotum horn, and the eul.l captain shall be biinaeif again. -Waverly Hepubllcan: Sam Meyers tlirwhed the first oat in this vicinity, his ciup yieUitxl sixty-vne bushels per acre. He brought a low hundred busiiels to town and sold them at 4.'. rent per bjsheL The market ha lm: tskni a tumble and 'ii rr iiii Is new about the lop tor oats to ship. The crop ia a bumper one, and will about all be harvMted here bouts tils week. Mr. Meyers r&ised the early Champion, an early vttriety of oats, lie brought in one load that krouifht lam -&. lie also raised a few acre of winter wheat that ran thtrty-elgnt bimiieis to the acre. This ha is selling 11 turners fr next year ed at 70 oent per bushel. In reapons o a letter written him In June t.y Wia, C. D. Van Vetchen, Anarew ( amen is ha ofTared to rlv veiiar Kspid t tt.VM Ivr a frt public Iltirary buliillug In that city. It will be remembered that Vral Years ago he offered to alv tte j city iM.fr v 1t a horary bulldir. on bis I Ukual conditions. A year ago ln'.m c'.lrt was Incioased to $7a ffO with the additional coodliloii that the library bun.iln should be a pnrt of the CocunM-raiiil ciuu rl.'er fri!it Improvement plan. The ltler to Mrs. Van Velciien offers th t 6.0") uncon oulorially a to tb river-front plan, but cuiiunioi.al upun the action of the city cuuiidl, whli h muil pasa r-elutiuns guar snieclrtt supiort of tn library ai not leas Inaa l k-JU .rr year and arcure a sua "perfrutiy saUalai. Ivry Iw Use leople kt tbe ti'.j'. LABOR TROUBLES SMOULDER Creak Oat Afrtiia Whaa Telepbrms Art IfiBUlltd ia UuSni.lad Bnildigg. WORKMEN 0M STRUCTURE DROP TOOLS Resanse Labor, However, Whoa traoseat Ar HemoveA Iasisv aae Conspeale 114s with Telepheae Cooeera. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES, Aug. 3. (Special. Th troubles over th striking telephone opera tors broke out In a new place this morning. A new bank building Is being erected by th Cltlsens' bank and Is nearly completed. Soma time ago an effort was mad to have non union workmen place a telephone In on of the doctor's offices In th upper stories of th building. A strike ot all th builders was only averted by tbe owner agreeing that under no circumstances should any non union workmen be allowsd to do any work In tb building. r ' Lust night workmen for th Iowa Tele phone company went into th building and placed three telephones, two in doctors' offi ces and one In a grain commission office. When the carpenter and other union work men found this out today they all quit work. The president ot the Trades assembly was called In and the advisory committee coun seled moderation. The owner of the build ing disclaimed any knowledge of what bad been done and agreed to have all th 'phones taken out, and th workman went back to their tasks. Th barbers have Joined other trades and have declared a boycott on tbe Iowa tele phones and that they will not patronls any merchant who has an Iowa 'phone in bis place of business. The retail gTocers have signed order for removal of their 'phones, but the company bas not removed them and bas secured an injunction preventing anyone from removing them. Tha insuianc men of the city came to tb aid of th telephone company and signed an sppeal to the city council not to have th Iowa 'phone removed as It would In crease the danger from fire, but the coun cil has for a second time ordered all Iowa 'phoaes taken out. Negotiations are still pending for a settlement by arbitration, but nothing definite has been don. Expeaa of State actuation. Ths semi-annual report of A. D. McCown, accountant for th .Stat Board of Control, on expense ot th various stat Institutions was filed todsy. Th report shews that th Institution used eupplle In th tint two quarters of th year and there waa paid out ot the support and special funds aa follows: first Second Institution. Quarter. . Quarter. Anamosa $ l.7f.S.fJ $ 1.1, 67") M Clarlnda 28.loo.OtJ 48 ES3.44 Council Bluff 8,88.0 e,X.33 Davenport 10,4h0.O4 JS0,Si6 67 Eldora 1.... 18.844.1S 11919.93 Fort Madison , 1WH.76 1S.S 21 Glenwood "$4,411.38 1 1,31.37 inliii.iu.uu. ' ' " 2T.T Marshalltown 20,1!'M 1,W2 99 UitchellviUe t.2S 31 4, Ml. SI Mount Pleasant ..' 30.472.23 32.SH1.30 Vinton 3.78O.E0 2.687.S6 Total pald'rint .$215.4.n. 81 $237,884.57 Supplies drawn ...... 108,763.04 90.813.M To Examine Oateopatas. The State Board 'of Radical Examiner will meet In tiU city tomorrow to mak ar rangement' for the first examination ot os teopaths untW lb naw law, which requires examination tut tosttbpatha before they can practice" in Jfowa. '.The board ba applica tions from a great .many of them sow, but tbe regulations i under' which they may be admitted bar not yet been prepared. Tbe first examination cannot take plac until No vember next. The board will tomorrow Issu certificates to ths doctor who passed exam ination at the recent meeting. - The Underwood Savings bank filed articles ot Incorporation- today, capital $10,000; C. M. Oolden, president; W. J. Deator, cashier. The Scott County Coal and Mining company of Davenport Incorporated with a capital of $2,600, by J. B. Mayer and others. Governor Cummins bas Issued a proclama tion for Labor day, September L Iowa Crop) Report. Iowa section of the climate and crop service of the Weather bureau, crop bulletin for week ending August 4: Tbe week was warm and clear, with dry ing winds and conditions generally favora ble for baying." harvesting and threshing. In the larger part of th state? ther was no Interruption: of work or damag by storms, and excellent progress ba been mad In securing ths matured crop. Small grain Is mostly In stack or shock, except In fields that were too wet and soft tor us ot reaper. Threshing Is tn progress and report lndlcste better yield and quality nt grain than was anticipated. Th weather has been favorable for th rapid advance ment ot corn, which In early and well cul tivated fields is earing heavily and is very promising. Exoept In very, wet soil, pota toes ar doing well. Th bay crop Is heavy ana a goodly portion ha been put up In fair condition. Moat ot th ripened timothy bas been cut for seed. Early apples ar quit abundatft, but the tall and winter erop will be much below th average. The monthly crop estimate lau4 this evening by the Iowa Weather and Crop service indicates that there is great im provement over thla time last year In quality of th crops. Ths percentages re ported for August 1 are: Cora, $3; In crease ot 33; wheat, 84, same a last year; oat. S3, increass ef 8; barley, 89, Increase of 6; flax, 81, Increase of 17; hay, 100, in-, crease ot it; potatoes, 107, Increase of 87; apples, 83. Increas of 31; piums, 61, In crease of 11. FIREWORKS EXPLODE TOO SOON Tom Met Seriously lajared at M4tta Woodnsea Cele brattoa. IOWA CITT. Ia.. Aug. I. At tbe conclu sion of the program of th Modern Wood men district meeting her this afternoon, at which an address on "Fraternity" by Wil liam J. Bryan waa th feature, a premature explosion ot firework tonight created a panic ia the overcrowded grandstand. Four men, who were slightly burned. Jumped t tbe ground and sustained sever Injuries. Thev wwii A. L. Catkins, formerly proprietor of th Iowa City Republican. Edward Shaft. Frd Calkin. . Ray Erer. ' All th injured will live. lewa Has Charged with Crime. BLACKFOOT. Idaho, Aug. $. (Special Telegram.) W. A. Durham, who is under arrest here charged with murdefT formerly lived at Carson, Ia., and his people srs quite prominent. Tbe chart en which he 1 held I the killing of John Donaldson of Wood River, ''S'eb., nd E. M. Frits of Fo catello, Idaho. Tb three men were among those in th first rush at th opening ot th Fort Hail reservation. Tb bodies of Donaldson sxd Frits vert not found tor several days afi.r th murder and up to last week ther were o clues auffiiuenily stioog to warrant the arrest of any one on ac count ef ths crime. Tb evidence against Durham Is all circumstantial. PRESIDENT BEARDSHEAR DEAD ted College Ma of lews Fa Away a Resalt of Nervee Ft strtlB. AUKS, la., Aug. I (Special.) Dr. Besrdsbear, president ef th Iowa Stat college, died at an early hour this morning. after aa illness of about a month. William M. Bear dh ear, A. M., C D., ws natlv of Ohio, 13 years eld. an able minister In bis earlier days nd a great educator In bis prime. He was of Swiss extraction on his paternal side, while bta mother was ot Scotch and Welsh blood. The grandfather bad moved from Pennsyl vania to Tirginla, thence to Ohio arly In tb century and bad entered 700 acres ot land near Dayton. This wa the old home stead on which Dr. Beerdshear waa bora November T, I860. HI early life waa on the farm, but at the ago of 14 b enlisted In th One Run dred and Eighty-fourth Ohio volunteer and served to tbe clos of th war with th Army ot tb Cumberland Returning to Ohio bo prepared to give himself aa education. He so tared the pre paratory department of Otterbeln univer sity and after elx year ot hard study grad uated at the head ot bis class. While at tending college b united wlh th United Brethren church and oa big graduation la 1873 b was called to th paatorat of a church at Arcanum, O. Later attended Tale Theological seminary and fitted him self for th ministry. Ho was then called to th Summit Street church, Dayton, but la 1881 resigned to ac cept the presidency of Western college, Toledo, Ia. The college had but recently been moved from Linn county to Toledo and Dr. Beardahear entered upon th work of building It up. Ho was remarkably suc cessful in this work and placed the college on a firm footing. In 1889 b was offered and accepted the uparlntendetacy ot th West De Moines public schools, which position he filled with great credit to lilmielf until 83L when wss called to th presidency of th Iowa Stat College of Agriculture and Mechan ical Art at Ames. Dr. Beardshear waa always actlv In school work and for many years was a prominent Instructor la normal Institutes. While In his ministerial work In Ohio he was elected a delegate to the National Sun day School convention at Atlanta. Ill col- leg gave blm tb degr of A M.. and later be was given th honorary degree ot D. D. by Lebanon Valley college. He was president of the Iowa State Teachers' as sociation in 1893 and waa a director' ot th national association for Iowa. He bo- came president ot the National Educational association two years ago and when he waa taken sick waa In Minneapolis to preside at the last convention 6f that body. He was a member of th United State Indian commission, also a juror on educational awards at th Pan-American exposition. In tbe nln year ot his work at tha head of th Iowa But college Dr. Beardshear had made for himself a national reputa tion as on of th most progressiva educa tors In th country. Th colleg had grown ?rc2cr?u!!y ear. . .. He was married in 1873 to Mis Josephine Mundbenk In Ohio and they bav four children. Arrangement for tbe funeral bav not been completed, but h will probably be buried oa the college ground, near tb grave of Dr. A. C. Welch, tb first presi dent of the college. GOVERNOR ON CITIZENSHIP Iowa Execs five . V'rge Saceltr 'of ESdaeattoa tm Salvia Falnro ' Frobleass. . IOWA FALLS. Ia., Aug. S. (Special Tel egram;) This waa Iowa or Governor's day at th Chautauqua assembly in this city. Between 3,000 and 4,000 people were on the grounds. Tbe Rock Island brought over 1,200 people from tbe south on a special train. Addresses were made by Governor A. B. Cummins, Hon. Milton Remley and Hon, O. R. Courtrlght of Waterloo. Tb governor's speech was enthusiastically re ceived. Speaking of th good work th Chautauqua were doing In educational lines In. creating a higher eltiteashlp, he lead out, touching the broader questions that were sure to confront th American people and must be solved by tbe education of the people to the highest Ideals, paying a high tribute to American clttsenshlp in the past, be urged upon bis hearers th fact that th grand efforts of history would not solve the problem ot the future, that only broader education and deep study of tb weightier questions ot government and political economy would avail in assisting th American people to grapple with tb great questions that ar aur to com to them. Th governor attended th banquet given th editorial association this aranlng aad responded to the toast "Th Country Editor and th Politician." Wllisa Will & to WasMagtea. TRAEH, Ia., Aug. 8. (Special.) Secre tary Wilson and bis son and private secre tary, Jasper Wilson, who have been spend ing a vacation of three week oa their farm near Traer and with many relatives and friends In Traer, expect to leave tb last of th week for Washington. Mr. Wil son wtU stop on the way in Illinois and do- liver an address on tbe 18th. The secretary is very much pleasad with ths handsome treatment accorded blm by the republican state convention, especially by the Fifth district delegates, and also with the plat form adopted. Resales of Crocker' Brigade. MT. VERNON. Ia.. Aug. S. Croker low brigade will bold It eleventh biennial re union at Muscatine Wednesday and Thurs dsy. September $4 and 25. All soldiers who havs st any time served In ths "Iowa Brigade," composed of the Eleventh, Thir teenth. Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa in fantry volunteers, are by the consitutloa A Word to tlie Wise When yoa hare a thirst for something delicious, wholesome and refreshing . try ROSE'S Limo Juice It is the product of the choic est West Indian Lime Fruit, and has won universal approval las the beet temperance drink and an eicellent blood purifier. Ask your grocer or drug gist for it and Insist oa hiving ROSE'S. entitled to membership and are cordially invited and orgd to attend. The biennial address will be delivered by W. O. Mitchell, Company C, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry volunteers. CHARGE MURDER TO GAMBLERS Mas vVho Headed Crssade gtrsck IHwx asd Klllett fa Street ; of De Molaes. DES MOINE3, Aug. $. Isaao Flnkelsteln, whos crusad against publlo gambling doted th alght bouse la De Motnea two weeks ago, was murdered at 10 o'clock last atght oil Walnut street at an alley entrance) between Sixth and Seventh treeta. II wa on bis way to bis bom, less than a block aad a bait away, when a man stepped out of the shadow of th alley and struck blm a blow over tb bead with a singletree. Flnk elsteln fell to the ground. Four men less than a block away saw blm fall and ran to ssslst blm. Ho was dead when they ar med, bis skull being fractured. Sav for th bloody slngletre. which was left beaid th vlctlnr, th only clu to th murderer I a report that a little after tb tune of tb murder one unrocognlswl man waa overheard to say to another, "I killed th " and at another tlm on man wa heard to tell another, "Keep your mouth but." , Tb murder Is supposed to bav resulted from Flnklesteln' action In prosecuting the gambler. Ho did not object to publlo gamb ling, but wanted th city to receive a rev enue from it, bo said, and when th pollc did not raid tb bouse h filed complaint with th sheriff. ' Th resultant raids proved o expensive that the gambler closed their places. . N EVANGELICAL GERMANS MEET General lions ' Missionary Boara t North America 3a Sosstoai . ' at Keokalc KEOKUK, Ia, Aug. 8. Th General Horn Missionary Board of North America of th German Evangelical church began It eml-annual session today. Ther wer present: Rev. J. Ballser, St Louis, chair man; Rev. F. Reller, BvansvlU, Ind., o retary; Rev, W. Hackman, St, Joseph, Mo., Rev. Jacob Neusch, Keokuk, and Rev. J. Plater, Cincinnati, president of tb synod, of North America. Reports wer received from the missions at Salt Lake City, established three month ago, aad from San Francisco, New Tork City and other missions la tho . United States and Canada, all of which are aided by this board. The resignation ot Rev. Haas of Detroit a member aad treasurer 6f tho board waa accepted.. IOWA PACKING PLANT . SOLD Establish meat at Cllatoa Thoastht to Have Passed Isto Hssd of Packer' Syndicate. CLINTON, la. , Aug. 8. (Special.) Th property of th Iowa Packing and Provision company of this city ha been sold. The plant was erected about ten year ago at a enat of about 8250.000. It had a capacity of 1,600 hog a day. The purchasers are unidentified, although It Is thought It was bought by one of the big packing syndicate for tb purpose ot removing It from the Sold. However, th agent who mad the purchaa said $500,000 would b expended In improvements and xtenslons and that the plant would be op erated to It fullest capacity. ' Xsstsa Railroad' Valaatloa. j . .. ....... . ! ONAWA, Ia Aug: 8. (Special Telegram.) The executive council of th stat board has returned the following valuation of th railroad In Monona oounty to the county auditor: Illinois Central. $195,260; Maple River branch Chicago a Northwestern, 4S, 761; Soldier Valley branch Chicago A North western. $237,000; Sioux City a Paclflo branch Chicago a "Northwestern, 1670,195; Chicago, Milwaukee a St. Paul. $385,420; total) 113 mile. This I an Increase over 1901 of $150,564. '. Weak-Minded Mas Pans Awsy. AVOCA. Ia.. Aug. B.fSpeclal.) William Fraati of this place, who has been consid ered of weak mind for the last two years, suddenly disappeared yesterday morning and was found this evening about four miles east of Harlan. He will be brought here tomorrow morning and sent to a hos pital or asylum. I-.. You Want la looking at offices In different build lags, tb greatest prals th ownsr of rsntal agent can give aa offlc is to say thst It is "as good as an oSSo In Th I- Building." It may be la soma respects, but it eaa not be la every respect. Tbe Bee Bunding 1 on of tb only two absolutely fireproof office building la Omaha. Th Bee Building Is th only building bsvlng ail night and all dar Sunday elevator service. Th Be Building furnishes electric light and water without ad ditional cost. Ths Be Building I kept elean, not som tit th tlm, but all f the tlm. . Keep the points tn mind when looking for aa nffloe, and you will tak oa of thos listd below, If yon ar wis. List of vacant rooms in Ground , , Rental Per Month. ROOM Hi IttO feet. Faces Seventeenth street and ha windows along ths alley. Tills is a large, light room, a nd the rental price tnc:uas heat, light, water ana Janitor service. It has an entrance both ua lla Hee building Court and Seventeenth street Price J6J.0 First Floor. CITE) lOli Ther 1 n finer offlc suit in Omaha than this on. It 1 located lust on the right hand ot ins great marble stairway, and has unusually large windows looking upon the front entrance way of the buliUlng. It ' fronts oa Farnaro street, una room is 17ziy and the other 1x19. It has a burglar-proof vault, marble man lei-piece, hardwood floor, and wni be frescoed to suit tenant fries' $75.09 ROOM 1U4. This room is just at ths head of ths mala stairway oa tb ti si floor. - It would t a very ueatr&ble oilics for some reai estate man or con tractor. Th floor space is lfxl feet Price $30 Third ROOM SOS: This room Is fflxg feet and is vry conveniently located near fSs elevator. A sign on Xt door can be readily seen ia stepping oft ue ele vator fries $15 01 ROOM feUiat: This room ia 17x82 feet and will be divided to suit th tsntuiL Thla room is particularly adapted for some concern needing .large Avor spacs and la a decidedly baDasoens office, having an eatraur lacing th court ana winaows looning out upon iarg. burglar-proof vault. oar X wood c IB ths DUUOJng, Fourth tOOin 401: 15x11 feet. This room 1 nex has a Urge burglar-proof vault an and for the price furuinhee Crst-cl Fifth IITB gl: Tbia is a very large room. 1 light and wail ventilated. It 1 v.r fried In Th Be bull-ling. It eoul employing a larg Dumber of cUr wholesale Jtwtior, or manuiacturer s sgent, who would Ilk to be in a fireproof bulialng, or It arlll be dlv Ided to suit the tenant. Piles $4.t$ ROOM 6K1: This room face th court and 1 lxU feet. It bas a burglar-proof vault, aud aa it Is near th telegraph oftice and on th aam floor wun a r. suibr of grain firms, It would t a particular good room for a grain firm Ctsirlug nrst-claa accommodation fries $20.tt Sixth Sl'ITB etO: This consist of two rooms, large bui g lar-proof vault, have tn where any buauiess or proiossloual th. twq ..-, ft. C. PETERS & CO., Ccsta! Aj-eatJ. TFIfe cf rmUr.t Jkc-?aa i f l iters cf th) 2I?nr)on ( hnrch, Bait Lake CIS, Utah, Icon Mcncii IjdU.E. rinahsrn'g Vr j?f tat-le CTound Tor iTo cian'ej rerlodlcaftins. "Ika Mn, . Trrr k A if ! 71ffve I knew oi Lydla 11 rinkbam's y CtaTilo Compound 1 creaJe4 u approach of tho tiro for my menstrual period, a it would tooaa a cob pi of I ff Vm KR3. HTJXDA JAKXMAX. day In bod with intense rain and suf xerlncr. I waa under th physiolana earn for over a roar without any relief, when my attention was called to Lrdla E. Finkham Veg-etabl Compound by several of our ItTormon Tromrn who had been curnd through lta uae. I bejran its systematic us and im- Srored gradually la health, and after bona of aix bottle nnr health wag completely restored, and for over two year I have had neither ache or pain. You have a truly wonderful remedy for women. Very aincerely your, Ataa. HrT.rj. Jakmah, t5altLlrCttT,Utah. 4VOO ftrftlX stows ttlmtmtal I mat emlM Just bm rarely as Sirs. Jakf man was cu.-d Just so surely will .Lydla E. Pinltham'a Vegetable Compound cure every n-omari suffering from any form of fe male Ilia. Mrs. IMxLkhftm advises sick vTO nusn free Address, Lynn, JUasa G HEAP EXGUnSlQIJS VIA FRCr.l OMAHA (1) St. Paul. Minn I I M (1) Minneapolis. Minn 9 0 (1 Lake MJnnetonka , 10 24 i. i u . u , t i , n , -..nrt ...... . T l (D Waterville, Minn. (Lake Tetorikaji 7 .60 (1) Waaeca, Minn. , (D Duiuih, Mint.. ........ 13.W U) Winnipeg, Manitoba v Ju 10 Clear Lake, Iowa S.1.9 Spirit Lke, Iowa g.tfl (2 Waupaca, ' Wis 10 95 (2 Milwaukee, Wia ig.g UJ usnaosn ., ................. la.Tj (2) Port Huron, Mich 23 o (2) Buffalo, N. T 41 to (.2) Waterloo, Iowa iuh (2 Chautauqua, Lak Points. N. T.... 0.o (3) Dubuque, lowa .,..a0.ie Kates - above named ars for - round trip tickets. D Dates of sale: Aug. l-15ttt, inc.; Sept. l-'Wh, incl. Return, Oct. Slat. On other days In July and August rate wllt.be on fare plus $2.00. (2) Dates of sale: Until Sept. $0th. Re turn, Oct. Slut. (3) Dates of sale: August $-7th, Inclusive. Also circuit tour via Duluth or Chicago and Steamer, via th Great Lake. Special excursion rates to many other points In Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and eastern points. Write ua where you are going and we will be glad to give you full information. Let us make your Sleeping Car or Steamer reservations In advance. Call at Illinois Central City Ticket Office, No. 102 Farnam Street, or adress, W. II. BHItJ Dist. Paaa. Agt., 11L Cnt. rTr., Omaha. Neb. TuT. Feuurrojrsl: nut. tuf le failure; longeM, mo oltnluu cues relieved la a few dajai li-UU Si , Shermaa MoCoaaeU Drug Co.. Omsk, feh. Floor. Floor. teveuieemu irsai. it baa a very floor aud la on ot th choicest ottl- Frtc IM.CX Fl oor. t to tb elevator and face court It d Is w.ll ventilated, lias good light, is accommou uona ...fiu. $17.6 Floor. Vxtt test It face west, but la very y seldom that antes of tuts slss Is cf. d be u.ad to advantage iy avui flno as, or requiring Urge floor space a Floor. both lSillH. Fach of them ba a newly decorated and are rooms man may be comfortable. Price tur usm Ground Floor, Ece BuiiJ'nx die Best